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Visa ban for European critics of online harm is first shot in US free speech war

24/12/2025 13:14 The Guardian

Legislation that seeks to curb harmful content is viewed as a threat to Silicon Valley by many Maga politiciansUK politics live – latest updatesFor Maga politicians, European tech regulation hits hard in two areas: at the economic interests of Silicon Valley and at their view of free speech.The action against five Europeans who are taking on harmful content and the platforms that host it has had an inevitable feel to it, given the increasingly vociferous reactions to the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) and the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA). Both pieces of legislation require social media firms to protect users or face the threat of sizeable fines. Indeed, Elon Musk’s X has been fined €120m (£105m) this month for breaching the DSA. Continue reading...

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Israel strikes southern Lebanon as deadline to disarm Hezbollah nears

Strikes were latest violation of year-long ceasefire and targeted what Israel said were Hezbollah sites Israel carried out several airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Wednesday targeting what it said was Hezbollah infrastructure, as a new year’s deadline for the Lebanese state to disarm the group in...

24/12/2025 15:08 The Guardian
Trump’s claims to Venezuelan oil are part of broader ‘resource imperialism’, experts say

Critics compare offensive to Iraq war, citing familiar mix of regime-change rhetoric, security pretexts and oil interestsDonald Trump’s recent claims that the US should keep Venezuelan oil from seized tankers are part of a broader belief in rightwing “resource imperialism”, experts say.In rece...

24/12/2025 15:00 The Guardian
White Christmas ‘unlikely’ but health alert issued amid falling UK temperatures

Christmas Day expected to be dry and bright, with low temperature warnings posing greater risk to vulnerable peopleChristmas Day will bring bright weather in much of the UK, but a cold health alert has been issued warning of a “greater risk to life of vulnerable people”.While the prospect of a w...

24/12/2025 14:05 The Guardian
Welsh first minister vows to keep Labour ‘most successful democratic party on the planet’

Eluned Morgan says Welsh Labour would retain crown, despite polls indicating Reform UK and Plaid Cymru could win more seats in electionsThe first minister of Wales has said she is determined for Welsh Labour not to lose its crown as the world’s most successful democratic party, despite warnings it...

24/12/2025 14:00 The Guardian
US and Ukraine edge closer to joint plan to end war – with Moscow’s response uncertain

Ukraine accepts principle of demilitarised zone in east, while insisting Russia make similar concessions in pulling back forcesWashington and Kyiv have edged closer to a jointly agreed formula to end the war in Ukraine amid continuing uncertainty over Moscow’s response and a number of unresolved...

24/12/2025 13:37 The Guardian
Two British anti-hate speech campaigners sanctioned by US state department – UK politics live

Imran Ahmed and Clare Melford among five Europeans hit with visa bans over claims they wish to ‘suppress American viewpoints they oppose’Good morning. Christmas is the time of peace on earth and goodwill towards all men. But there is not much sign of that in US/UK relations this morning, where t...

24/12/2025 09:28 The Guardian
‘A gamechanger’: 200,000 UK small businesses sign up to TikTok Shop

Big brands such as Sainsbury’s and M&S also selling directly in app through links in videos and livestreamsIt is better known for its viral dances and for making hits out of forgotten songs, but the social media site TikTok is becoming a force to be reckoned with as a shopping platform.Major r...

24/12/2025 07:00 The Guardian
Three killed in Moscow car explosion, say Russian authorities

‘Explosive device’ was triggered when police approached a suspicious person, say officialsTwo traffic police officers and a third person have been killed in a car explosion in Moscow, Russia’s investigative committee has said.The committee, which investigates major crimes, said in a statement...

24/12/2025 06:38 The Guardian
‘Warning to others’: murky death of militia leader as Kremlin reasserts control

Reports that Stanislav Orlov was killed by Moscow security services highlights careful managing of non-state powerBeneath the frescoed ceilings and golden icons of Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, hundreds of men packed tightly into the lower hall as priests intoned prayers for the dead....

24/12/2025 05:00 The Guardian
Train firms warned over ‘best price’ claims after watchdog bans ads

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24/12/2025 05:00 The Guardian
Thousands in Hastings could face Christmas with no water after mains pipe bursts

Southern Water warns households may begin losing water from Christmas Eve as system rapidly loses supplyThousands of households in Hastings could face a Christmas with no water after a mains pipe burst.Southern Water has warned that households may begin losing water from the evening of Christmas Eve...

23/12/2025 19:39 The Guardian
Ministers raise inheritance tax threshold for farms after backlash

U-turn lifts limit from £1m to £2.5m after protests and warnings that family farms were at riskMinisters will increase the threshold for taxing inherited farmland from £1m to £2.5m after months of pressure from campaigners and MPs representing rural areas.In a statement slipped out just before C...

23/12/2025 17:38 The Guardian
‘Too good to be true’: parents warned to check before they buy amid flood of counterfeit toys

Border Force warns knock-off Labubu dolls and similar items can be dangerous, and sales fund criminal networksAt this time of year, with the big day looming and the north pole elves straining to meet their manufacturing quotas, it may be tempting for Santa to try outsourcing toy production to intern...

23/12/2025 16:59 The Guardian
Washington state officials warn of toilet rats after floods: ‘Try to stay calm’

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23/12/2025 16:38 The Guardian
Russian attacks kill three and cut power to freezing Ukrainian regions

Four-year-old child among those killed in drone and missile assault targeting energy infrastructureA massive Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine has killed three people and cut power to several Ukrainian regions two days before Christmas and as the country enters a period of very cold weathe...

23/12/2025 16:29 The Guardian
‘Gunboat diplomacy on steroids’: US signs security deals across Latin America

Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro warns Trump administration may ‘destabilise the entire region’ amid rising tensionsWhile all eyes are on the four-month-long US military campaign against Venezuela, the White House has been quietly striking security agreements with other countries to deploy US troop...

23/12/2025 12:59 The Guardian
Non-crime hate incident recording system for police ‘not fit for purpose’ – UK politics live

Police chiefs to call for non-crime hate incidents to be scrapped and replaced with a ‘common sense’ checklist systemSteve Reed, the secretary of state for housing, communities and local government, has written to all councils to warn that adopting a four-day week for staff puts them at risk of...

23/12/2025 10:11 The Guardian
Four-day week may be considered a sign of failure, England councils told

Local government secretary writes to town halls warning them against ‘part-time work for full-time pay’The secretary for local government has written to all councils to warn that adopting a four-day week for staff puts them at risk of being declared a failing authority, according to reports.Twen...

23/12/2025 09:47 The Guardian
Biography aims to fill gaps in story of ultra-libertarian Telegram founder Pavel Durov

Like many of his US counterparts, the Russian science prodigy turned hugely successful ‘digital populist’ has a deep suspicion of government constraintTech visionary, Kremlin dissident, FSB agent, free speech absolutist, health guru. These are just some of the labels admirers and critics have at...

23/12/2025 08:41 The Guardian
Reform plan to cap aid at £1bn would damage UK’s international influence, critics warn

Exclusive: Campaigners say slashing overseas aid would leave UK unable to meet existing commitmentsPlans by Reform UK to slash the aid budget by 90% would not cover existing contributions to global bodies such as the UN and World Bank, shredding Britain’s international influence and risking its st...

23/12/2025 07:00 The Guardian
Russia and China pledge support for Venezuela as Trump ratchets up pressure on Maduro

Trump again called for Venezuela’s president to leave power and said the US would keep or sell the oil it had seizedChina and Russia have expressed support for Venezuela as it confronts a US blockade of sanctioned oil tankers, while Donald Trump continues to ramp up his pressure campaign on the So...

23/12/2025 02:52 The Guardian
Trump announces plans for new navy warships to be known as ‘Trump-class’

President says the ships will be bigger, faster and a hundred times more powerful than any previous US-built warshipJust when you thought it was safe to go back in the water. Donald Trump has announced plans for the US navy to build a new generation of warships – known as “Trump-class”.The shi...

23/12/2025 00:13 The Guardian
Stars urge UK government not to scrap Sport England brake on playing field selloff

Mo Farah and Matthew Pinsent among those to speak outPlaying fields and facilities at risk of being built overSports playing fields and facilities in England are at risk of being built over en masse with devastating consequences for local communities, sports stars and governing bodies have warned.Th...

22/12/2025 23:00 The Guardian
Vince Zampella, co-creator of Call of Duty video game series, dies aged 55

Game developer, who was also involved in Medal of Honor and Titanfall, was killed in a car crashVince Zampella, the co-creator of the Call of Duty video game series, has died aged 55.The head of the video game developer Respawn Entertainment and the co-founder of Infinity Ward was killed in a car cr...

22/12/2025 21:10 The Guardian
Betty Reid Soskin, who became a park ranger at 85, dies aged 104

During her time as a ranger Soskin sought to shed light on experiences of women of color during the second world warA new start after 60: I found my feet in midlife, became a park ranger at 85 – and retired happily at 100Betty Reid Soskin, who retired in 2022 as the National Park Service’s oldes...

22/12/2025 19:33 The Guardian
Russian general killed by car bomb in Moscow, say investigators

Russia’s Investigative Committee says it is looking into whether Ukraine intelligence services were behind attackA Russian general has been killed after an explosive device detonated beneath his car in what Moscow described as a likely assassination carried out by Ukrainian intelligence services.L...

22/12/2025 18:52 The Guardian
Larry Ellison gives personal guarantee for Paramount takeover of Warner Bros Discovery

WBD had urged shareholders to reject $108.4bn hostile takeover bid from Paramount, which is controlled by the Ellisons, following $82.7bn Netflix deal The tech billionaire Larry Ellison has agreed to provide a personal guarantee of more than $40bn for Paramount Skydance’s fight to gain control of...

22/12/2025 16:13 The Guardian
Russia ‘ready to legally confirm it has no intention of attacking EU or Nato’ – as it happened

Comments from deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov carried by state news agencyThe Guardian’s Russian affairs reporter, Pjotr Sauer, has some more detail on this developing story. Here is an extract from his report:Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov, who oversees combat training and readiness for Russia’s...

22/12/2025 15:26 The Guardian
‘A champion of Aboriginal rights’: Alice Springs leader Geoffrey Shaw dies aged 79

The 79-year-old Vietnam war veteran and founding member of the Central Land Council ‘believed deeply in service’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWarning: This article contains images of and references to Indigenous A...

22/12/2025 14:00 The Guardian
Neo-Nazi terror group steps up US operations as FBI pulls back

Online activity shows the Base, headed by alleged Russian asset Rinaldo Nazzaro, sees US and Ukraine as key centersAmid high-profile arrests in its Spanish cell, the American-born and designated neo-Nazi terrorist group the Base – once a major preoccupation of FBI counter-terrorism efforts – has...

22/12/2025 14:00 The Guardian
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