West’s spy chiefs alarmed at recklessness of Russian counterparts

16/10/2024 17:14 The Guardian

After expulsion of hundreds of embassy-based spies, Kremlin is using riskier and less conventional methodsA developing Russian campaign of arson, sabotage and even murder plots has left western intelligence agencies alarmed over the past year.The ramping up of activity has come as the Kremlin’s spy apparatus recovered from the initial shock of seeing 450 agents posing as diplomats expelled from Europe in response to the invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading...

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Russia-Ukraine war live: Kremlin says hypersonic missile strike on Ukraine was warning to the west

Moscow says strike was sign it will respond to moves by UK and US to let Kyiv hit Russia with their missilesSee all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageRussia’s use of an experimental hypersonic missile to hit Ukraine was a “terrible escalation” in the war, German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said on F...

22/11/2024 12:14 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Hungary to invite Netanyahu to visit in defiance of ICC arrest warrant

Viktor Orban, whose country holds the EU’s rotating presidency, said he rejects warrant for Netanyahu over alleged war crimes in GazaThe US have said they “fundamentally reject” the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrants for senior Israel officials and said the court does not have ju...

22/11/2024 12:13 The Guardian

First Thing: ICC seeks Netanyahu’s arrest over allegations of ‘war crimes and crimes against humanity’

The international criminal court also issued arrest warrants for Israel’s Yoav Gallant and Hamas’s Mohammed Deif. Plus, Trump picks Bondi for attorney general after Gaetz withdrawsDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.The international criminal court has issued...

22/11/2024 11:28 The Guardian

Trump’s Pentagon pick Hegseth wrote of US military taking sides in ‘civil war’

Defense secretary pick said in 2020 that should Democrats win election the military ‘will be forced to make a choice’Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, has written in a book that he could imagine a scenario in which the US armed forces would be used violently in American...

22/11/2024 11:00 The Guardian

Seoul says Russia sent air-defence missiles to North Korea in return for troops

Kremlin dispatched weapons as payment for 10,000 troops deployed to support war in Ukraine, says South Korean officialRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesRussia has sent air-defence missiles and other military technology to North Korea in return for the deployment of its troops to support the...

22/11/2024 10:16 The Guardian

Warren says Trump’s ‘unprecedented’ actions during transition risk security

US Senator Elizabeth Warren sounds alarm over president-elect’s refusal to sign MOU and failure to release ethics planDonald Trump’s refusal to cooperate with the outgoing Biden administration is putting national security at risk and weakening safeguards against corruption, the US Senator Elizab...

22/11/2024 10:00 The Guardian

Labour having to tackle ‘chaos’ in the asylum system, says Yvette Cooper – UK politics live

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22/11/2024 09:04 The Guardian

Police detain owner of Laos hostel after tourists became ill and died following suspected methanol poisoning

Officer at Vang Vieng’s tourism police says manager and owner of Nana backpacker hostel taken for questioning, but no charges laidLao police have detained the manager and owner of a hostel where two teenage Australian tourists stayed who were poisoned by tainted alcohol, one fatally, in a case tha...

22/11/2024 07:55 The Guardian

Putin’s Ukraine missile a warning to west before second age of Trump

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22/11/2024 07:00 The Guardian

Large parts of adult social care market in England face collapse, thinktank warns

Sector will have extra £2.8bn cost burden from April due to tax and wage rises announced in budget, says Nuffield TrustLarge parts of England’s adult social care market face collapse as a result of tax and wage rises announced in the budget, with devastating consequences for vulnerable and older...

22/11/2024 05:16 The Guardian

Drones could bring guns into prisons in England and Wales, watchdog fears

Exclusive: Chief inspector says drones are ‘number one concern’ amid ‘inadequate’ Prison Service responseGuns could be delivered by drones into jails already riven by drug-related gang wars amid an “inadequate” response from the prison service, a leading watchdog has told the Guardian.Ch...

22/11/2024 05:00 The Guardian

Russian ballistic missile attack a ‘severe escalation’, says Zelenskyy

Ukrainian president appeals for tough global response, as Nato accuses Vladimir Putin of trying to intimidate Kyiv’s alliesSee all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageVolodymyr Zelenskyy said the use of an experimental ballistic missile by Russia amounted to “a clear and severe escalation” in the w...

22/11/2024 04:48 The Guardian

ICC issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged Gaza war crimes

Joe Biden describes as ‘outrageous’ the warrants for Israeli PM and former defence minister, which put them at risk of detention if they go to some other countriesExplained: Why did ICC issue Netanyahu arrest warrant and what are the implications?The international criminal court has issued arres...

22/11/2024 00:34 The Guardian

UN chief calls for de-escalation after Russian strike on Ukraine – as it happened

UN secretary general António Guterres’s spokesperson says Russia’s use of a new ballistic missile is ‘yet another … worrying development’. This blog is now closed Full report: Putin says Russia fired experimental ballistic missile into UkraineUkraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, ha...

22/11/2024 00:18 The Guardian

Trump names Pam Bondi as attorney general pick after Gaetz steps aside

Ex-Florida attorney general is longtime Trump ally and was one of his lawyers during first impeachment trialDonald Trump announces Pam Bondi as new attorney general – livePresident-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate former Florida AG Pam Bondi to be US Attorney General after first pick, Matt...

22/11/2024 00:00 The Guardian

News live: Penny Wong says Australia ‘respects the independence’ of ICC after Netanyahu arrest warrant; heatwave coming to Victoria and NSW

Australian foreign affairs minister says ‘we have been clear that all parties to the conflict must comply with international humanitarian law’. Follow today’s news headlines liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHeatwave conditions are building over parts of Victoria a...

21/11/2024 23:24 The Guardian

Putin says Russia fired experimental ballistic missile into Ukraine

President says missile was in reply to Kyiv’s strikes in Russia with western missiles, and appears to directly threaten US and UK Ukraine war – latest updatesVladimir Putin has said Russia fired an experimental ballistic missile at a military site in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday morn...

21/11/2024 20:13 The Guardian

US and Israel reject ICC warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest as number of countries signal they will abide by it – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. You can read our latest reporting on the ICC arrest warrant here:See all our Middle East coverageIsrael’s position has always held that the rulings of the international criminal court do not apply to it, as it is not a member.Foreign minister Gideon Saar on Thursday s...

21/11/2024 19:42 The Guardian

Defence firm Thales faces bribery and corruption investigation

UK Serious Fraud Office and French equivalent ‘will pursue every avenue’ in allegations against Paris-based companyThe Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is investigating suspected bribery and corruption at Thales Group, a multinational aerospace and defence electronics contractor.The company, which is...

21/11/2024 19:31 The Guardian

Poor nations may have to downgrade climate cash demands, ex-UN envoy says

Rich country budgets are stretched amid inflation, Covid and Ukraine war, Mary Robinson tells Cop29Poor countries may have to compromise on demands for cash to tackle global heating, a former UN climate envoy has said, as UN talks entered their final hours in deadlock.In comments that are likely to...

21/11/2024 19:04 The Guardian

UK weather: Storm Bert to cause disruption with snow, winds and rain

Northern England and Scotland expected to be worst hit by the second named storm of the seasonThe second named storm of the season is forecast to bring snow, rain and strong winds to parts of the UK this weekend.Storm Bert, expected to hit the UK on Saturday, has prompted a number of weather warning...

21/11/2024 18:02 The Guardian

Malian singer Rokia Traoré to be extradited from Italy to Belgium

Italy’s highest court rejects musician’s appeal after she was arrested in Rome in June over child custody disputeMalian musician Rokia Traoré, who was arrested in Rome last June over an international child custody dispute, will be handed over to Belgium in the coming days after Italy’s highes...

21/11/2024 16:29 The Guardian

EU migration chief raises alarm over Russian visas amid security fears

European Union may need to tighten visa policies in light of growing security threats, warns EU chiefThe EU’s top official in migration has said she is concerned about the bloc’s visa policy that allowed nearly 450,000 Russians to visit Europe last year.Ylva Johansson, who is standing down as th...

21/11/2024 16:28 The Guardian

Merkel: I mistook Trump for ‘someone completely normal’

Memoir of former German chancellor recalls US president’s soft spot for tyrants and apparent fascination with PutinAngela Merkel’s first mistake with Donald Trump, she says in her keenly awaited new memoir, was treating him as if he were “completely normal”, but she quickly learned of his ...

21/11/2024 16:21 The Guardian

War crimes charges will be hard stigma for Netanyahu to shrug off

The ICC warrants are a legal earthquake and could weigh heavier on the Israeli PM and his former minister over time• Middle East crisis – live updatesThe arrest warrants issued by the international criminal court (ICC) represent an earthquake on the world’s legal landscape: the first time a we...

21/11/2024 16:20 The Guardian

Nikki Haley criticizes Trump cabinet picks Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr

Republican calls Trump’s choice of national intelligence director ‘a Russian, Iranian, Syrian, Chinese sympathizer’Nikki Haley, the former UN ambassador and Republican presidential hopeful, criticized two of Donald Trump’s cabinet picks, calling his choice for director of national intelligen...

21/11/2024 15:49 The Guardian

‘Reward for terrorism’: Israeli politicians unite to condemn ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu

Leaders from across spectrum are outspoken in rejection of court’s ‘antisemitic’ and ‘outrageous’ decisionIsraeli leaders from across the political spectrum united to condemn the decision by a three-judge panel of the international criminal court to issue arrest warrants for the prime mini...

21/11/2024 15:19 The Guardian

Howard Lutnick’s China ties draw fire after Trump taps him to lead trade war

Commerce secretary pick has substantial business links with China, raising questions of possible conflict of interestUS politics live – latest updatesThe investment banker Howard Lutnick’s exposure to China came into sharp relief, after the Republican president-elect, Donald Trump, tapped him to...

21/11/2024 15:14 The Guardian

Australian free-to-air TV stations push for more M-rated content hours and watered down child protections

Critics of proposal say it would expose children to inappropriate material and alcohol advertisingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCommercial broadcasters want to allow M-rated content for an additional two hours a day a...

21/11/2024 14:00 The Guardian

Anonymous gambling should be allowed in NSW until 2028, leaked report from government panel says

Exclusive: Confidential report seen by Guardian Australia does not mention cashless gaming cards trial and recommends ‘account-based gaming system’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnonymous gambling on poker machines...

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