Writer and Russia critic Masha Gessen claims Australia has ‘functionally denied’ them a visa

19/08/2024 06:38 The Guardian

Prominent US-based journalist says ‘I am shocked the first allies the Russians have found in this quest to constrain me are the Australian authorities’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastRussian-American journalist Masha Gessen has had their visa application delayed by Australia with the Department of Home Affairs reportedly asking for police checks from Russia that were “not possible” to produce.Gessen, an outspoken critic of Russian president Vladimir Putin, is based in the US and was due to arrive in Australia in recent days to speak at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas in Sydney this coming weekend.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...

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Australia news live: extreme heat warning for Victoria as state fights multiple bushfires

Severe to extreme intensity heatwave conditions will peak on Tuesday and Wednesday. Follow today’s news liveDeputy opposition leader stands by Sussan LeyTed O’Brien, the deputy leader of the opposition, said while it’s been a “tough week” for the Coalition following another split with the...

25/01/2026 20:40 The Guardian

‘Huge mistake’: Labour in turmoil as Burnham blocked from byelection race

Allies of Greater Manchester mayor say No 10 has ‘chosen factionalism’ as decision leads to a furious backlashThe Labour party faced the prospect of civil war on Sunday night after Keir Starmer and his allies blocked Andy Burnham’s return to parliament to stave off a potential leadership chall...

25/01/2026 19:46 The Guardian

‘You don’t want to live inside his head’: diplomats’ dilemma in the age of Trump

Flood of boasts, broadsides and conspiracy theories leaves envoys sifting for the signal within the Trumpian noiseHow does one keep tabs on, and then interpret, a president who in a single year sent out more than 6,000 social media posts, conducted more than 433 open press events and held free-assoc...

25/01/2026 17:00 The Guardian

US storm cuts power to hundreds of thousands of homes and grounds flights

Snow, sleet, freezing rain and perilously cold temperatures forecast to sweep eastern two-thirds of nationMore than 700,000 households and businesses in the US are without power and over 10,000 flights are expected to be cancelled ahead of a monster winter storm that threatens to paralyse eastern st...

25/01/2026 14:12 The Guardian

UK politicians welcome Trump’s retreat over British troops’ role in Afghanistan

Home secretary says climbdown was ‘as good as it gets’ from US president despite failure to apologise for remarksDonald Trump’s climbdown over his claim that UK troops avoided the frontline in Afghanistan has been greeted with cross-party relief in Westminster despite his failure to apologise...

25/01/2026 12:23 The Guardian

‘This is what fascism looks like’: terror in Minneapolis reminiscent of civil war

Alex Pretti’s death could be a moment of reckoning for Democrats to call time on Trump waging war on his peopleWearing helmets, gas masks and camouflage fatigues, the federal agents took aim and prepared to open fire. “It’s like Call of Duty,” one could be heard saying via a TV mic, referrin...

25/01/2026 10:00 The Guardian

How botched Tory insulation scheme looms over Labour’s warm homes plan

Eco programme turned into a national scandal – but experts worry £15bn plan will prioritise green energy over insulatingNo homeowner wants to be faced with a hefty bill for household repairs – and when those charges are the result of botched insulation under a UK government-run scheme, individu...

25/01/2026 10:00 The Guardian

Fitness fraud: gym goers warned over fake deals on memberships and personal trainers

January is a prime time for people looking to get fit, so fraudsters create fake websites and appsA new year means a new start – it’s time to get fit and there are quite a few deals out there. On Facebook you see a local gym advertising a discount on membership if you sign up within the next few...

25/01/2026 07:00 The Guardian

Australia news live: Albanese says objectives of Trump’s ‘board of peace’ are ‘unclear’; measles warning for Sydney

Smoke hangs over state as out-of-control fire at Carlisle River near Gellibrand in south-west continues. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJust rounding out the rest of the prime minister’s jam-packed Insiders interview, Anthony Albanese reiterated that...

25/01/2026 03:28 The Guardian

Winter Storm Fern as it happened: three people found dead in New York City as tens of thousands go without power across US

Winter storm system brings emergency declarations as snow and ice create unsafe driving conditions and power shortages. This blog is now closed.Snow, sleet and power outages: 140m Americans under warnings for massive winter stormThe severe cold weather has created unsafe driving conditions on many r...

24/01/2026 23:09 The Guardian

Snow, sleet and power outages: 140m Americans under warnings for major winter storm

Dangerous weather engulfing large area of country as 16 states plus DC declare states of emergencyA powerful winter storm with more than 140 million Americans in its crosshairs started sweeping across much of the US on Saturday, packing heavy snow and sleet as well as freezing rain and causing wides...

24/01/2026 22:31 The Guardian

Storm Ingrid washes away part of Teignmouth’s historic pier

Yellow warnings for heavy rain remain in place across parts of Northern Ireland, Scotland and south-west England and WalesDownpours and high winds are likely to continue after Storm Ingrid wreaked havoc in the south-west and washed away part of a historic pier in Devon, the Met Office said on Saturd...

24/01/2026 21:13 The Guardian

Donald Trump walks back comments about UK soldiers in Afghanistan

After criticism of claim that Nato troops ‘stayed off front lines’, US president says UK forces were ‘great and very brave’Donald Trump has said UK soldiers who fought in Afghanistan were “among the greatest of all warriors” after previously drawing criticism for his claims that Nato tro...

24/01/2026 18:14 The Guardian

Russia launches ‘brutal’ attack on Ukraine as peace talks continue

Kyiv says Moscow used 396 drones and missiles in ‘another night of Russian terror’ on second day of talks in UAERussia launched a major drone and missile attack targeting Ukraine’s two largest cities, Kyiv and Kharkiv, early on Saturday, as US, Ukrainian and Russian negotiators met in the Unit...

24/01/2026 15:01 The Guardian

‘Massive’ Russian strikes on Ukraine hit negotiation table as well as people, Kyiv says – as it happened

this blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereIndia and Europe hope to strike the “mother of all deals” when EU chiefs meet prime minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi next week, as the two economic behemoths seek to forge closer ties, AFP reports.Facing challenges from China and th...

24/01/2026 13:24 The Guardian

Syrian and Kurdish forces agree to extend ceasefire as threat of war looms

Ceasefire to be extended for one month to allow transfer of suspected Islamic State members from Syria to IraqThe Syrian government and Kurdish forces agreed to extend a ceasefire on Saturday, according to Syrian diplomatic sources, temporarily staving off a looming war between the two sides in the...

24/01/2026 12:47 The Guardian

Palestine Action hunger striker may die within days, says doctor

Umer Khalid, 22, has stopped drinking water as well as food in protest against charges against himThe last Palestine Action prisoner still on hunger strike has now stopped drinking water, which a doctor has warned could kill him.Umer Khalid, 22, has been on a hunger strike since November. His action...

24/01/2026 11:36 The Guardian

Fake weight-loss medication in tablet form could flood Britain, experts warn

Better regulation and enforcement urged before launch of oral treatments, which criminals are likely to try to exploitExperts are warning that fake weight-loss treatments could become more prevalent as tablet forms of the medications, currently available only via injections in the UK, are launched.T...

24/01/2026 10:00 The Guardian

Federal prosecutors reportedly blocked from investigating Renee Good’s killing – as it happened

This live blog is now closed.Talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States have begun in Abu Dhabi, according to the United Arab Emirates’ ministry of foreign affairs.The UAE is hosting a rare set of trilateral talks, bringing together negotiators from Russia, Ukraine, and the US. The talks...

24/01/2026 03:00 The Guardian

Manhunt widens for alleged triple murderer accused of shooting pregnant woman in remote NSW

Police have warned Lake Cargelligo and surrounds to use ‘extreme caution’ and are exploring whether Julian Ingram is receiving help to stay hiddenWarning: This article contains references to Indigenous Australians who have diedA gunman suspected of killing his pregnant former partner and two oth...

24/01/2026 00:01 The Guardian

Russia keeps up demand for Ukrainian land as three-way talks begin in UAE

Moscow repeats call for Ukraine to leave Donbas before first trilateral talks since start of invasion in February 2022Ukraine, Russia and the US have begun three-way talks for the first time since Russia’s full-scale military invasion began in February 2022, but with the Kremlin maintaining its ma...

23/01/2026 18:26 The Guardian

Ukraine-Russia-US talks start in Abu Dhabi – as it happened

Two days of rare trilateral discussions have begun but hopes are low amid continued territorial demands by RussiaThe European Commission has offered a bit more detail on the deployment of 447 emergency generators from EU reserves to Ukraine, mentioned in the earlier post (12:33).“The generators ...

23/01/2026 18:00 The Guardian

‘Island of peace’: Israeli-Palestinian restaurant in Berlin to close – but live on as TV series

Kanaan, a symbol of dining across religious and political divides, will shut its doors ‘probably in March’, say ownersAn Israeli-Palestinian restaurant in Berlin conceived as an “island of peace” will close in the spring, but its Jewish and Arab owners say their dream will live on in a telev...

23/01/2026 17:04 The Guardian

Strong UK pay growth could limit interest rate cuts, Bank policymaker warns

Megan Greene says apparent end to the decline in wage growth could hinder fight against inflationThe Bank of England may not be able to lower interest rates as much as expected this year, due to strong UK pay growth and expected rate cuts in the US, one of its top policymakers has said.Megan Greene,...

23/01/2026 16:00 The Guardian

Scandal-hit Glasgow hospital must publish latest patient safety reviews, says Sarwar

Scottish Labour leader calls for transparency after ‘worst scandal in the history of the Scottish parliament’The Scottish government must publish up-to-date patient safety reviews for every ward at the super-hospital at the heart of the “worst scandal in the history of the Scottish parliament...

23/01/2026 15:51 The Guardian

Democratic lawmakers accuse Trump of letting white-collar criminals ‘off the hook’

Elizabeth Warren and others call for inquiry into Trump for diverting tax evasion resources to immigration crackdownSenator Elizabeth Warren and fellow Democrats have accused Donald Trump of letting white collar criminals “off the hook” by diverting crucial resources to his sweeping immigration...

23/01/2026 13:21 The Guardian

Privatisation not the problem for England’s water, says author of review

Architect of government’s water plan says nationalisation might not fix everything and the current system can workThe privatisation of water in England is not the reason for its failings, the architect of the government’s water plan has said, as he warned there was no one “simple solution” s...

23/01/2026 13:00 The Guardian

Union boss warns against Labour ‘control-freakery’ over Andy Burnham

Unison’s Andrea Egan among several figures to speak out against any moves to rig selection for Gorton and Denton byelectionThe boss of Britain’s biggest union has warned Labour to ensure a democratic process in the Gorton byelection, amid signs a “Stop Andy Burnham” campaign is under way to...

23/01/2026 12:12 The Guardian

Russia deploys new high-speed drones amid claims they contain western parts

Experts say Geran-5 long-range attack UAVs could pose serious threat to Ukraine’s struggling air defences Europe live – latest updatesRussia has begun using a new model of high-speed drone against Ukraine amid claims by Kyiv’s military intelligence directorate that key parts are sourced from w...

23/01/2026 11:53 The Guardian

Weather tracker: Record snowfall in eastern Russia leaves people stranded

Town of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky gets 1.8 metres of snow in places, burying cars and cutting off roads and buildingsA record-breaking snowfall event unfolded in far eastern Russia last week when the town of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, located on the Kamchatka peninsula’s east coast, received more th...

23/01/2026 10:46 The Guardian

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