Winter storm across US south disrupts travel and closes schools

11/01/2025 19:17 The Guardian

Flight cancellations pile up and state officials warn of dangerous roads on Saturday with biting cold and wet snowFlight cancellations piled up and state officials warned of continuing dangerous roads on Saturday in the wake of a winter storm that closed schools and disrupted travel across parts of the southern US.A storm that brought biting cold and wet snow to the south was moving out to sea off the east coast on Saturday, leaving behind a forecast of snow showers in the Appalachian mountains and New England. But temperatures are expected to plunge after sundown on Saturday in the south, raising the risk that melting snow will refreeze, turning roadways treacherous and glazed with ice. Continue reading...

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Middle East crisis live: Iran strikes oil refinery in Kuwait, says it shot down US fighter jet

Iranian attacks reported across the Gulf as Trump tells Tehran the US will launch further strikesAt border crossing, some Iranians are fleeing war and some are heading homeAuthorities in Abu Dhabi have reported two incidents of debris falling from intercepted aerial threats in the UAE capital, with...

03/04/2026 11:04 The Guardian

Iraqi leaders face balancing act as Iran conflict exposes deep rifts

Country is torn between those who hope for end to Tehran’s influence and those loyal to Islamic republicOf all the countries being pulled into the US-Israeli war on Iran, it is Iraq – a country that still bears the emotional and physical scars of the last time the Americans tried to reshape the...

03/04/2026 11:00 The Guardian

How sheltered really is the US from the Gulf oil supply crisis?

As Trump suggests Middle East oil disruption is not his problem, experts say talk of US ‘energy independence’ is a smokescreen – with consumers paying the priceA month has passed since the US and Israel’s war on Iran all but closed the strait of Hormuz, through which about a fifth of the wor...

03/04/2026 10:00 The Guardian

‘Every night they are bombarding’: at border crossing, some Iranians are fleeing war and some are heading home

People leaving Iran for Turkey tell of impact of bombs and internet blackouts, while others are travelling the other way to be closer to relatives in perilHe could not help but splutter out a laugh at the question. Amir, whose name has been changed for his safety, had just crossed the Kapıköy bord...

03/04/2026 07:00 The Guardian

A day in the life of Asia’s fuel crisis

From farms in New Zealand to factories in Delhi, the effects of the oil crisis triggered by the Iran war are rippling across Asia Continue reading...

03/04/2026 04:00 The Guardian

Canadian woman held with daughter by ICE is released after nearly three weeks of detention

Tania Warner is fitted with ankle monitor and released along with seven-year-old daughter Ayla Luca after being deemed not a flight riskA Canadian woman and her seven-year-old daughter, who were held for nearly three weeks in a notorious detention center by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (IC...

03/04/2026 03:59 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Trump urges Iran to make deal after bridge strike that killed at least eight – live

US president warns there was ‘much more to follow’ after B1 bridge on the Karaj northern bypass in western Tehran, Iran, was targeted on ThursdayTrump has claimed that Iran was “right at the doorstep” of gaining a nuclear weapon.Earlier on Wednesday the president said he did not care about I...

03/04/2026 02:04 The Guardian

Firm backed by Trump sons tries to sell drone interceptors to Gulf states being attacked by Iran

Drone-maker backed by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr tries to win contracts with Gulf countries protected by USA drone-maker backed by Donald Trump’s two oldest sons is trying to sell to Gulf countries while they are under attack by Iran and dependent on the US military led by their father.The sal...

03/04/2026 00:59 The Guardian

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy offers expertise on keeping waterways open amid Middle East conflict

‘Ukraine has expertise concerning sea waterways, and the defence and reopening of maritime traffic,’ says president. What we know on day 1,500Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered on Thursday to provide Ukraine’s expertise in dealing with freedom of navigation in the Black Sea to those countries conside...

03/04/2026 00:20 The Guardian

Top US army officer steps down after Hegseth reportedly demanded removal

Pentagon announces Randy George retiring from role as US army chief of staff, ‘effective immediately’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxRandy George, the US army’s top officer, is stepping down from his role after the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, r...

02/04/2026 22:37 The Guardian

Maryland man receives 20-year sentence for pet crematorium scam

Rodney Ward returned debris instead of pets’ ashes and stored animals’ bodies in hearse or threw them out on roadSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA Baltimore county man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of defrauding pet...

02/04/2026 21:09 The Guardian

Trump warns Tehran ‘more to follow’ after strike destroys Iran’s largest bridge

Eight people reported killed in attack on newly completed suspension bridge after strike splits structure in halfMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump claimed responsibility for destroying Iran’s largest bridge, a day after he threatened to bomb the country “back to the stone ages” i...

02/04/2026 19:23 The Guardian

Sadiq Khan warns of ‘zero-tolerance approach’ to any repeat of Clapham disorder

London mayor says more arrests will be made after young people stormed into shops as part of social media trendSadiq Khan has warned against any repeat of “utterly unacceptable” scenes of disorder in Clapham earlier this week, saying culprits who assault and intimidate shop workers will face the...

02/04/2026 18:01 The Guardian

‘You have to be serious’: Macron criticises Trump’s mixed messages about Nato and Iran

Speaking in South Korea, the French president defended the transatlantic alliance and called for return to peaceMiddle East crisis – live updatesEmmanuel Macron has sharply criticised Donald Trump’s inconsistent and often contradictory pronouncements on the Iran war and Nato, saying if “you wa...

02/04/2026 17:34 The Guardian

Starmer must call energy summit akin to 2008 crisis response, Labour MP says

Former government adviser Polly Billington urges bigger steps to shield people in UK from effects of Iran warMiddle East crisis – live updatesKeir Starmer should convene a global energy summit of the same order as Gordon Brown’s response to the 2008 financial crisis and put Britain on a “war f...

02/04/2026 17:31 The Guardian

‘A litany of lies’: Trump’s rambling primetime Iran address sparks backlash

US president’s 19-minute Wednesday address at the White House was met with bewilderment from commentatorsDonald Trump’s primetime nationwide address on the war with Iran caused widespread bewilderment, with commentators voicing shock at his vow to continue bombing to “bring them back to the st...

02/04/2026 16:43 The Guardian

Oil price jumps and markets slide after Trump warning to Iran

Brent crude rises 8% as US president vows to hit Iran ‘extremely hard’ over coming weeksBusiness live – latest updatesOil prices have soared after Donald Trump vowed in a televised speech to hit Iran “extremely hard” over the coming weeks, knocking hopes of a near-term end to the conflict...

02/04/2026 15:59 The Guardian

Award-winning Iranian human rights lawyer arrested in Tehran, says her daughter

Activists accuse Iran’s regime of crackdown on civil society as whereabouts of Nasrin Sotoudeh are unknownIs Iran using the war to hide a surge in executions?The prize-winning Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been arrested in Tehran, according to her family, as activists accused the...

02/04/2026 15:53 The Guardian

Republican senators McConnell and Tillis break with Trump on Nato withdrawal

They warned leaving the alliance would aid rivals, threaten US security and require Senate approval under 2024 lawUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA second Republican senator spoke out in defense of Nato on Thursday, joining Mitch McConnell and the...

02/04/2026 15:37 The Guardian

Europe should lift sanctions on Russian energy amid Iran crisis, Viktor Orbán says as he taunts Tusk – as it happened

This blog is now closedBack to Trump’s frustration with European allies – although it doesn’t involve a Nato member this time – Austria is the latest country to risk the US president’s wrath after a defence ministry spokesperson confirmed it denied all US requests for military overflights...

02/04/2026 15:21 The Guardian

Artist files war crime case in Paris over Israeli strike that killed parents in Lebanon

Lebanese-French man Ali Cherri demands investigation into Beirut bombing as possible war crime against civiliansA Lebanese-French artist has filed a legal complaint in a Paris court about an Israeli bombing of his family home in Lebanon that killed his parents and a domestic worker, claiming the att...

02/04/2026 14:27 The Guardian

Trump’s White House ballroom project faces panel vote after judge ordered halt – US politics live

The National Capital Planning Commission had previously delayed the vote after thousands of negative public commentsSign up for Breaking News US email alertsA reminder that my colleagues are covering the latest developments out of the Middle East at our dedicated live blog. This includes reaction to...

02/04/2026 13:18 The Guardian

‘Not up to standard’: Macron criticises Trump after comments about his marriage

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02/04/2026 12:07 The Guardian

UK braces for Storm Dave over Easter with winds up to 90mph

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02/04/2026 11:51 The Guardian

UK firms expect to raise prices more quickly as Iran war pushes up costs

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02/04/2026 11:41 The Guardian

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02/04/2026 11:37 The Guardian

Archaeologists discover wreck of Danish warship sunk by Nelson 225 years ago

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02/04/2026 10:42 The Guardian

First Thing: Trump claims Iran war is ‘nearing completion’ in address to nation

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02/04/2026 10:33 The Guardian

Trump polled advisers about replacing Tulsi Gabbard as intelligence chief

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02/04/2026 10:00 The Guardian

Coordinated conflict: how the Ukraine and Iran wars are starting to overlap

Battlefield outcomes are connected by the sharing of weapons and intelligence as well as the damage to the global economyThe Iran and Ukraine wars are becoming more intertwined with every passing week – to the point that some analysts argue the two conflicts are beginning to merge.Quite how each w...

02/04/2026 08:00 The Guardian

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