Zelenskyy to make missiles case in US as Trump plans to meet Putin in Budapest

16/10/2025 18:59 The Guardian

US president has repeatedly hinted at supplying Kyiv with Tomahawks but some in Moscow say Kremlin sees it as negotiating gambitVolodymyr Zelenskyy will head to the White House on Friday for a crucial meeting with Donald Trump, hours after the US president said he had agreed to another summit with Vladimir Putin in Budapest after a “very productive” call.The possible supply of US Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine is expected to top the agenda during the Ukrainian president’s visit. Trump has repeatedly hinted in recent weeks that he may deliver Tomahawks, which would give Kyiv its longest-range weapon yet that would be capable of striking Moscow with accurate, destructive munitions. Continue reading...

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Australia news live: Ley challenges Albanese over Trump meeting; storm warning for Sydney

The Liberal leader says the prime minister must extract ‘concrete’ results on Aukus and trade. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHume: Ley describing Melbourne as Australia’s ‘crime capital’ just ‘explaining what every Victorian already...

16/10/2025 23:15 The Guardian

Man accused of killing Georgina Ward in 2020 appears in Dudley court

Daniel Birtwistle, 39, faces trial for manslaughter of 24-year-old tattoo artist and other charges including assault A man has appeared in court charged with manslaughter, assault and coercive and controlling behaviour.Daniel Birtwistle, 39, from Tamworth, Staffordshire, appeared by video link at Du...

16/10/2025 22:08 The Guardian

US ‘on a trajectory’ toward authoritarian rule, ex-officials warn

A network of former intelligence and security officers says democratic decline is accelerating under Trump’s ruleThe United States is “on a trajectory” toward authoritarian rule, according to a sobering new intelligence-style assessment by former US intelligence and national security officials...

16/10/2025 20:29 The Guardian

Judge orders federal immigration officers in Chicago area to wear body cameras

Agents also appear to have violated order banning them from using riot-control, such as tear gas, without warningFederal immigration officers in the Chicago area have been ordered by a court to wear body cameras after they repeatedly deployed pepper balls, smoke grenades and tear gas against protest...

16/10/2025 19:14 The Guardian

Israel and Hamas trade accusations as tensions rise over hostages’ remains

Militant group says it needs specialist equipment to recover bodies as Netanyahu says fight ‘is not over yet’Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti assaulted by Israeli prison guards, son saysIsrael and Hamas have traded accusations of ceasefire violations amid tensions over the flow of aid into Ga...

16/10/2025 18:30 The Guardian

India casts doubt on Trump’s claims that it has agreed to stop buying Russian oil

The US president claimed Modi had assured him of deal, but Indian officials insist no such conversation took placeIndia has cast doubt on claims by Donald Trump that its prime minister, Narendra Modi, had agreed to stop buying Russian oil.On Wednesday, Trump claimed that Modi had assured him “toda...

16/10/2025 17:18 The Guardian

Virginia Giuffre’s story reveals system in which men abuse women with impunity, UK campaigners say

In excerpts from posthumously published text, Giuffre warns more women will suffer if people continue to believe Jeffrey Epstein was ‘an anomaly’Virginia Giuffre’s latest revelations are a “mirror held up to a system” that still enables powerful men to groom, abuse and exploit women with i...

16/10/2025 16:58 The Guardian

Queer and trans immigrants allege forced labor and sexual assault in Ice facility: ‘I was treated worse than an animal’

At the South Louisiana Ice Processing Center in Basile, detainees say they were forced into hard labor – and sexually assaulted and stalked by an assistant wardenQueer and trans immigrants at a detention facility in south Louisiana have alleged that they faced sexual harassment and abuse, medical...

16/10/2025 16:56 The Guardian

Brace for early flu season in England and get vaccinated, say experts

Uptick in flu levels being driven by cases among children and young people, say public health leadersThe flu season could be coming early this year, public health experts in England have warned, adding that those who are eligible should take up their offer of a free vaccination.According to the UK H...

16/10/2025 16:43 The Guardian

Prosecutors expected to ask grand jury to indict Trump critic John Bolton

Potential move against ex-national security adviser comes amid effort to prosecute president’s political enemiesUS politics live – latest updatesFederal prosecutors are expected to ask a grand jury on Thursday afternoon to indict John Bolton, the former national security adviser in Donald Trump...

16/10/2025 16:31 The Guardian

Russia bombards Ukraine’s gas sites as Zelenskyy flies to US for Trump meeting

Strikes cause outages in eight regions before Washington talks to discuss US providing Kyiv with cruise missilesA massive Russian drone and missile attack has hit gas facilities in eastern Ukraine as the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, flew to Washington for a meeting with Donald Trump to...

16/10/2025 16:23 The Guardian

Russian cyber-attacks against Nato states up by 25% in a year, analysis finds

Microsoft report says sector most targeted by Russian state cyber-activity was government amid warnings of Kremlin’s ‘hybrid warfare’Russia has increased cyber-attacks against Nato states by 25% over the past year, according to an analysis, as the Kremlin escalates its “hybrid war” against...

16/10/2025 14:44 The Guardian

Californians wary yet supportive of proposal to redraw voting maps: ‘This is a tactical measure’

Proposition 50 is part of the Democratic governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to counter Texas’s gerrymandered mapsCalifornia is set to vote on a new congressional map in November, part of a plan by the governor, Gavin Newsom, and state Democrats to deliver up to five new Democrat-held seats in the US C...

16/10/2025 13:00 The Guardian

‘Gruesome videos’: social media pushes distressing news to children, experts say

Survey by Internet Matters finds children being left worried and upset by content showing shootings, stabbings and warMore than half of children who get news from social media are left worried and upset after seeing content that involves war, violence and death, according to new research that found...

16/10/2025 09:11 The Guardian

Proposed UK cuts to global aid fund could lead to 300,000 preventable deaths, say charities

Exclusive: 20% reduction in contribution to Aids, TB and malaria funding expected to be announced next monthThe UK is expected to slash its contribution to a leading aid fund combating preventable diseases, with charities warning this could lead to more than 300,000 otherwise preventable deaths.If c...

16/10/2025 07:16 The Guardian

‘I need to do everything now’: the Ukrainian combat medic-turned playwright

Since Alina Sarnatska’s first play premiered a year ago, she has documented wartime Ukraine with unflinching franknessEighteen months ago, Alina Sarnatska was serving as a combat medic on Ukraine’s frontline – including in the hellish battle for Bakhmut – and had barely been to the theatre.S...

16/10/2025 04:00 The Guardian

South Korea bans travel to parts of Cambodia amid deepening scam crisis that has left 80 missing

An additional 60 South Koreans remain detained by Cambodian authorities after a crackdown on scam operationsSouth Korea has issued its most serious travel warning for parts of Cambodia, issuing a “code black” ban that orders citizens to leave areas in which the government has identified surging...

16/10/2025 03:59 The Guardian

Australia news live: tax office warns against raiding super for dental work as numbers double; surprise jump in unemployment

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore information on the incident at a Townsville facility involving ADF personnel: the Queensland ambulance service said three people were injured after a single-vehicle crash.Paramedics assessed one patient with li...

16/10/2025 00:53 The Guardian

Questions for CPS after No 10 publishes key witness statements in China spy row

Documents reveal messages between the accused pair warning: ‘You’re in spy territory now’ The Crown Prosecution Service abandoned a case against two Britons accused of spying for China despite being told by the UK’s deputy national security adviser that Beijing’s intelligence agencies “h...

15/10/2025 22:45 The Guardian

‘My vote is my voice’: protesters fight for democracy as Trump casts shadow

Outside the supreme court, protesters invoked the legacy of civil rights giants with a key Voting Rights Act plank at stakeWearing a T-shirt proclaiming “We won’t Black down”, Wanda Mosley had made the trip from Atlanta. “I had to be here because the Voting Rights Act is on life support,”...

15/10/2025 20:36 The Guardian

Starmer only read China spy witness statements this morning, No 10 says, as Cleverly accuses PM of misquoting him – as it happened

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15/10/2025 17:33 The Guardian

Outcry after US strips visas from six foreigners over Charlie Kirk remarks

Cancellations represent escalating government-wide campaign to suppress criticism of rightwing influencerCivil liberties advocates are warning that the Trump administration’s decision to strip visas from at least six foreign nationals over social media posts about Charlie Kirk’s killing represen...

15/10/2025 17:03 The Guardian

Canadian man fined for submitting AI hallucinations as part of legal defense

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15/10/2025 16:31 The Guardian

Canadian jobs ‘sacrificed on Trump’s altar’ as Stellantis announces US investment

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15/10/2025 16:30 The Guardian

Russian drone incursion ‘tactically stupid and counterproductive’ says Polish minister

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15/10/2025 16:03 The Guardian

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15/10/2025 15:51 The Guardian

‘Alarming rise’ in mental health stigma in England, research shows

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15/10/2025 15:00 The Guardian

Syrian president in first visit to Moscow as former enemies hold talks

Ahmed al-Sharaa in effort to diversify alliances while Putin seeks to safeguard military interests in SyriaThe Syrian president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, travelled to Moscow on Wednesday for talks with Vladimir Putin, marking their first meeting since the fall of the Kremlin ally Bashar al-Assad and his sub...

15/10/2025 14:59 The Guardian

Sweden, Estonia, and Finland pledge to increase spending on weapons purchases from US – as it happened

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15/10/2025 14:24 The Guardian

German coalition in row over push to bring back conscription

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15/10/2025 14:19 The Guardian

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