White House warns of ‘intensifying impacts of climate change’ as Biden tours flood-hit Kentucky – as it happened

08/08/2022 21:00 The Guardian

President and first lady to tour state in which 37 have diedSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailOn Joe Biden’s visit to flood-ravaged eastern Kentucky today he is not just viewing the effects through the lens of a disaster needing federal assistance but also through the lens of the climate crisis that is making events like this more intense, more common and more deadly, in America and around the world.White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre addressed the issue in her media briefing aboard Air Force One en route to Lexington with the US president and first lady Jill Biden a little earlier. Continue reading...

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The US college protests and the crackdown on campuses - podcast

Police have arrested dozens of students across US universities this week after a crackdown on pro-Palestine protests on campuses. Erum Salam and Margaret Sullivan report from New YorkAs the Israel-Gaza war grinds on amid a worsening humanitarian crisis, the world’s attention this week was captured...

26/04/2024 02:00 The Guardian

USC cancels main commencement ceremony amid Gaza protests

Move made after more than 90 demonstrators arrested on campus and university cancels pro-Palestinian valedictorian’s speechThe University of Southern California (USC) has canceled its main stage graduation ceremony, citing new safety measures as student protests over the Israel-Gaza war have surge...

25/04/2024 23:51 The Guardian

Foreign states targeting sensitive research at UK universities, MI5 warns

Ministers considering more funding to protect important research sites, with China seen as a particular concernMI5 has warned universities that hostile foreign states are targeting sensitive research, as ministers consider measures to bolster protections.Vice-chancellors from 24 leading institutions...

25/04/2024 23:02 The Guardian

Microsoft’s heavy bet on AI pays off as it beats expectations in latest quarter

World’s largest public company reports $61.86bn revenue after investing billions into artificial intelligenceProfits at Microsoft beat Wall Street’s expectations as its heavy bet on artificial intelligence continued to bear fruit in the latest quarter.The technology giant has invested billions o...

25/04/2024 22:15 The Guardian

House speaker condemned for remarks on pro-Palestine student protests

Republican Mike Johnson accused of ‘wilfully spreading misinformation’ and ‘inciting violence’ after CNN interviewProgressive activists have condemned Mike Johnson, the speaker of the House of Representatives, for “willfully spreading misinformation” and “inciting violence” in a TV i...

25/04/2024 18:58 The Guardian

Police serve search warrant on New Orleans archdiocese in child sex abuse case

A judge approved the warrant in investigation to determine if church hierarchy illegally covered up systemic child molestationLouisiana state police went into the office of the Roman Catholic archdiocese of New Orleans on Thursday to begin the process of collecting records from the organization span...

25/04/2024 17:21 The Guardian

Student protesters are demanding universities divest from Israel. What does that mean?

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators are calling on universities to sell investments in companies they say are complicit in war in GazaAs protests against Israel’s offensive in Gaza are spreading throughout American campuses, one demand made by students across schools keeps coming up: divestment from Isr...

25/04/2024 17:08 The Guardian

MEPs urged to fight far right as they head home to campaign for European elections

European parliament term ends with warnings about dangers of disinformation and authoritarian forcesThe starting gun has been fired on the next European parliamentary elections with more than 600 MEPs departing Strasbourg urged to use their “strength and patience” to fight the far right and disi...

25/04/2024 16:45 The Guardian

Poland and Lithuania pledge to help Kyiv repatriate Ukrainians subject to military draft

Strong rhetoric is boost for Ukraine reinforcement drive but it is not clear by which mechanism émigrés could be sent backPoland and Lithuania have said they are prepared to help Ukrainian authorities return men subject to military conscription to the country, after Kyiv announced this week that i...

25/04/2024 16:28 The Guardian

Russia-Ukraine war: ‘mortal’ Europe needs stronger defence, says French president – as it happened

Emmanuel Macron says Europe faces existential threat from Russian aggression and calls on continent to adopt ‘credible’ defence strategy. This live blog is closedRussia has vetoed a UN security council resolution calling on all nations to prevent a dangerous nuclear arms race in outer space, des...

25/04/2024 15:25 The Guardian

Relatives ‘surprised and shocked’ after 68-year-old Gaza woman’s Australian visa cancelled on security grounds

Palestinian Australian advocates call for transparency after home affairs department cancels visa of Fatma Almassri, a diabetic living in a displaced persons’ camp, without warningFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily new...

25/04/2024 15:00 The Guardian

Macron criticises Rwanda-style asylum schemes days after UK passes bill

Such policies are ‘betrayal’ of values, says French president in speech covering defence and negative effects of BrexitEmmanuel Macron has criticised migration policies that involve sending people to African countries as “a betrayal of our [European] values”, just days after the UK governmen...

25/04/2024 13:59 The Guardian

Slovakian journalists wear black to protest media overhaul

Populist government accused of trying to undermine independent media with move to replace public broadcaster RTVSJournalists in Slovakia are protesting against a government move to overhaul the country’s public broadcaster, warning that the populist prime minister, Robert Fico, and his allies are...

25/04/2024 13:48 The Guardian

Captain Tom Moore’s Bedfordshire house on sale for £2.25m

Family lists property where war veteran raised funds during Covid – minus unauthorised spa poolThe listed family home where Captain Sir Tom Moore walked laps of his garden to raise millions of pounds for the NHS during the Covid pandemic has gone on sale for £2.25m.The sight of the 99-year-old wa...

25/04/2024 13:26 The Guardian

Georgians arrested over cross-Europe thefts of rare library books

Suspects alleged to have posed as academics to access books and replace them with copies, says EuropolEurope live – latest updatesPolice have arrested nine Georgians suspected of running a sophisticated criminal operation stealing valuable antique books – including an original Alexander Pushkin...

25/04/2024 13:11 The Guardian

Oil price could exceed $100 a barrel if Middle East conflict worsens, World Bank warns

Increase in cost of crude could drive inflation up and force central banks to keep interest rates high• Business live – latest updatesA serious escalation of tensions in the Middle East would push the price of oil above $100 (£80) a barrel and reverse the recent downward trend in global inflati...

25/04/2024 12:31 The Guardian

Dozens more protesters arrested as Mike Johnson suggests calling in national guard | First Thing

The Republican House speaker visited Columbia University as another 80 people arrested at colleges in Austin and LA. Plus, Arizona indicts Trump allies over ‘fake elector’ schemeDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Dozens of people were arrested on Wednesday as...

25/04/2024 10:23 The Guardian

US Congress passes foreign military aid package with $5bn boost for Aukus agreement with Australia

Defence minister Richard Marles welcomes confirmation of congressional funding that ensures US can produce Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines for AustraliaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA United St...

25/04/2024 08:44 The Guardian

Europe live: Venice residents protest as city begins visitor charging scheme

Locals say city is against plan and accuse authorities of turning Venice into a ‘theme park’ by charging day trippers for visitsTransport & Environment, an NGO campaigning for cleaner transport, has warned about the impact of over-tourism.”The current number of cruise ships globally is hig...

25/04/2024 08:18 The Guardian

Thursday briefing: How Michael Gove’s ‘new deal’ for renters went sour

In today’s newsletter: The renters’ reform bill was meant to address a spiralling housing crisis, but as a watered-down version finally passes, we look at the ways a great hope has become a crushing disappointment• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning, and if you ar...

25/04/2024 05:55 The Guardian

Nature destruction will cause bigger economic slump in UK than 2008 crisis, experts warn

Green Finance Institute report said further pollution could cut 12% off GDP by 2030sThe destruction of nature over the rest of the decade could trigger a bigger economic slump in Britain than those caused by the 2008 global financial crisis and the Covid pandemic, experts have warned.Sounding the al...

25/04/2024 05:00 The Guardian

Senior Democrat calls for arrests of ‘leftwing fascists’ urging Gaza ceasefire

Congressman Adam Smith says ‘totalitarian’ protesters are ‘trying to silence anyone who dares to disagree with them’Protesters calling for Israel to cease fire in its war with Hamas who have disrupted US public events and infrastructure are practicing “leftwing fascism” or “leftwing to...

25/04/2024 04:00 The Guardian

Mosquito-borne diseases spreading in Europe due to climate crisis, says expert

Illnesses such as dengue and malaria to reach unaffected parts of northern Europe, America, Asia and Australia, conference to hearMosquito-borne diseases are spreading across the globe, and particularly in Europe, due to climate breakdown, an expert has said.The insects spread illnesses such as mala...

25/04/2024 04:00 The Guardian

Synthetic opioids: warning issued in NSW after nitazenes cause cluster of overdoses

NSW Health investigating after powerful drugs detected in samples related to overdoses in Nepean Blue Mountains local health districtFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA cluster of 20 drug overdoses in New So...

25/04/2024 03:16 The Guardian

Australia news live: mass pilot whale stranding on WA beach; NSW Health warns of severe opioid overdoses

NSW Health is investigating around 20 severe opioid overdoses in the Penrith area from the past month, and have issued a warning. Follow the day’s news liveThousands gather for dawn services and marches to mark Anzac Day around AustraliaGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily...

25/04/2024 03:09 The Guardian

Burkina Faso soldiers massacred 223 civilians in one day, finds rights group

Human Rights Watch demands investigation into killings in two villages just weeks after Russian troops fly in, amid intensifying conflictBurkina Faso’s military summarily executed 223 civilians, including at least 56 children, in a single day in late February, according to an investigation into on...

25/04/2024 03:00 The Guardian

Russia vetos UN resolution to prevent nuclear arms race in space

Moscow described the security council resolution, which would have called on countries not to deploy weapons of mass destruction in outer space, a ‘dirty spectacle’Russia has vetoed a UN security council resolution calling on all nations to prevent a dangerous nuclear arms race in outer space, d...

25/04/2024 01:14 The Guardian

Fox journalist among dozens arrested at Texas university as protests swell

Local and state police clash with demonstrators in state capital of Austin while rightwing governor says protesters ‘belong in jail’At least 20 people were arrested, including a photojournalist, as police and demonstrators violently clashed at the University of Texas at Austin on Wednesday.Hundr...

25/04/2024 00:44 The Guardian

Mike Johnson calls on Columbia president to resign; students arrested at campus protests in California, Ohio and Texas – live

House speaker says ‘madness has to stop’ while visiting Columbia University; videos show tense scenes and arrests on campuses across several statesUS campus protests over Israel-Gaza war – in picturesMike Johnson, the Republican House speaker, will visit Columbia University today to speak to J...

24/04/2024 22:38 The Guardian

Freezing nights forecast for parts of UK, with snow possible in some areas

Temperatures could hit -3C in northern England and Scotland, but Met Office says conditions are ‘nothing exceptional’Freezing overnight temperatures will hit parts of the UK on Wednesday and Thursday, with experts warning some areas could see snow.The cold Arctic air is expected to cause frosts...

24/04/2024 22:23 The Guardian

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