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Gaza and Aukus nuclear sub deal divide Labor and grassroots groups

Exclusive: Labor Friends of Palestine and Labor Against War ramp up internal pressure on Albanese government over major foreign policy positionsElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interacti...

08/04/2025 15:00 The Guardian
Surprising Allies for Syria’s New Leaders: Some Jews Who Fled Long Ago

A group of Jews who left Syria decades ago wants sanctions relief for a government with former ties to Al Qaeda, despite wariness from other Jewish groups and from Israel....

05/04/2025 09:03 New York Times
Trump announces sweeping tariffs, upending decades of US trade policy | First Thing

Tariffs will hit developing and wartorn nations particularly hard. Plus, Australia records hottest 12 months on recordGood morning.Donald Trump announced wide-ranging tariffs on the US’s major trading partners on Wednesday, a move that puts the world at risk of a global trade war and that sent sto...

03/04/2025 10:17 The Guardian
Trump ‘running out of patience’ with Putin over Ukraine ceasefire, says Finnish president

Alexander Stubb – who played golf with Trump this weekend – suggested deadline and US sanctions packageDonald Trump is losing patience with Vladimir Putin’s stalling tactics over the Ukraine ceasefire, the Finnish president, Alexander Stubb, said after spending several hours with the US presid...

30/03/2025 17:59 The Guardian
How to Punish Russia, Make Money for America and End the War in Ukraine

By combining income from tariffs with the threat of sanctions on oil and gas sales, the U.S. can make money while pressuring Russia to end its war in Ukraine....

27/03/2025 18:09 New York Times
European leaders agree now ‘not the time’ to lift sanctions against Russia

Support for Ukraine continues with divided opinion on Franco-British plan for ‘reassurance force’ to help ceasefireEuropean leaders have affirmed their support for Ukraine at a Paris summit and agreed now was “not the time” to lift sanctions against Russia, but with splits remaining on Franc...

27/03/2025 18:04 The Guardian
Key European leaders say it is ‘not the time’ to start lifting sanctions against Russia – as it happened

UK prime minister Keir Starmer calls out Russia for ‘playing games’ as French president Emmanuel Macron says Europe must prepare for any scenarioThe search continues for four US soldiers that went missing in Lithuania on Tuesday night, as their vehicle has been discovered submerged in water.The...

27/03/2025 18:00 The Guardian
First Thing: Mike Waltz takes ‘full responsibility’ for Signal chat gaffe

National security adviser accepts he made the group but deflects blame. Plus, the definitive guide on getting over a grudgeDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Michael Waltz, has said he accepts “full responsibility”...

26/03/2025 12:44 The Guardian
Crystal clear Trump wants to turn Putin from pariah to partner with lifting of some sanctions

This is a hugely significant moment. For the first time in more than three years, Washington is lifting sanctions on Moscow instead of imposing them....

26/03/2025 08:01 Skynews
Wednesday briefing: Just how bad was the White House accidentally leaking military plans over Signal?

In today’s newsletter: After a blunder exposes top officials sharing war plans on a private group chat, questions are being asked about secrecy, protocol … and sheer incompetenceGood morning. Look, it could happen to anyone: I well remember, for example, the time I added my mum to a thread with...

26/03/2025 06:51 The Guardian
Russia and Ukraine agree to ‘eliminate the use of force’ in Black Sea

Kremlin stipulates maritime ceasefire will start only if it gets sanctions relief on agricultural exportsRussia and Ukraine have agreed to “eliminate the use of force” in the Black Sea after parallel talks with US negotiators in Saudi Arabia, though the Kremlin said a maritime ceasefire would st...

26/03/2025 00:40 The Guardian
Ukraine and Russia Agree to Cease Fighting in the Black Sea, White House Says

The deal was limited, and it was not clear when or how it would start. The Kremlin also demanded some Western sanctions be lifted first....

25/03/2025 23:43 New York Times
Ukraine ceasefire deal looks like a Russian wishlist tied with a US bow

A moratorium on attacks on ships in the Black Sea seems to be contingent on sanctions relief – a key Kremlin demandThe Kremlin is pressing its advantage with a White House that is impatient to show that Donald Trump is the only leader who can deliver peace in the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine.At...

25/03/2025 19:30 The Guardian
‘The only thing still working’: Russia and UK agreement to tend war graves transcends bitter international relations

Private understanding ensures tending of British military graves in Russia and Crimea, and Soviet graves in UKIn graves at Murmansk, Arkhangelsk and Vladivostok, in Russia, lie the bodies of 663 British military personnel. Most of the dead lost their lives in the period just after the first world wa...

23/03/2025 12:00 The Guardian
Friday briefing: Why Europe is divided over how to defend Ukraine – and itself

In today’s newsletter: As Zelenskyy urges the EU to step up, divisions remain on how to secure the continent’s future amid Russian aggressionGood morning. Yesterday, Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed a European Council summit in Brussels, and emphasised the urgency of the EU’s role in Ukraine’s...

21/03/2025 07:01 The Guardian
EU ready to impose more sanctions on Russia after summit talks

Show of unity marred by Viktor Orbán refusing to back declaration of support for UkraineEU leaders – apart from Hungary’s Viktor Orbán – say they are ready to increase pressure on Russia through further sanctions, as summit talks exposed a geographical divide on rearming Europe.Meeting in Br...

20/03/2025 16:50 The Guardian
Elite London law firm fined £465,000 for Russian sanctions breaches

Former Moscow office of Herbert Smith Freehills made six payments totalling £3.9m to sanctioned banksHerbert Smith Freehills, the elite global law firm based in London, has been fined by the British government after its former Moscow office made millions of pounds in payments to sanctioned Russian...

20/03/2025 13:45 The Guardian
Putin’s ice hockey diplomacy reveals lasting scars of sport’s soft power

Recent Four Nations competition, which excluded Russia, clearly got beneath the skin of hockey-loving strongmanAmid the somewhat murky details emerging from Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin’s call on Tuesday – the two leaders discussed a halt on attacking energy infrastructure, then Russia immedi...

20/03/2025 06:00 The Guardian
Bringing back ‘golden ticket’ visas ‘a big mistake’, Magnitsky sanctions architect warns Dutton

Bill Browder says such visas ‘a way for dodgy people … to buy themselves legitimacy and insert themselves into countries’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageThe architect o...

19/03/2025 03:19 The Guardian
New drugs added to PBS; alleged e-scooter bandit arrested – as it happened

This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBandt: government could deliver cheap renewable energyThe Australian government could use publicly owned electricity generators and retailers such as Snowy Hydro to offer power at cost to households and businesses, Ban...

16/03/2025 04:38 The Guardian
The new reality dawning in Australia: it can no longer rely on the US

For all the fraternal rhetoric, the alliance has always been asymmetric. It seems Washington under Trump sees it as immaterialGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt’s not really about the tariffs.Not for Australia the brutal humiliation meted out on camera to Ukraine in the...

14/03/2025 14:55 The Guardian
What leverage does Trump have over Putin in Ukraine negotiations?

The Russian president remains unwavering in his demands, making wider sanctions and tariffs ineffectiveRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesUkraine’s agreement to support a US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in its war against Russia’s invasion has focused attention on what Moscow may or ma...

12/03/2025 15:13 The Guardian
Ukraine war: Zelenskyy says Russia has carried out ‘hundreds of attacks’ against Ukraine this week – as it happened

Ukrainian president calls for strengthened sanctions as he highlights weapons used against his countryLocal officials from Russia’s ruling party have caused controversy by presenting mothers of soldiers killed in Ukraine with gifts of meat grinders, an appliance widely used to describe Russia’s...

09/03/2025 15:58 The Guardian
US vetoes G7 proposal to combat Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers

US pushes to remove references to sanctions and Russia’s war in Ukraine from a Canadian draft statementThe US has rejected a Canadian proposal to establish a task force that would tackle Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” of oil tankers, according to reports last night.Canada, which has the c...

08/03/2025 21:22 The Guardian
Trump ‘Strongly Considering’ New Sanctions on Russia to Force Cease-Fire Deal

The president framed his threat as part of his effort to forge a cease-fire and permanent peace deal in Ukraine. He later defended Russia’s overnight attacks on Ukraine....

08/03/2025 02:14 New York Times
Trump ‘strongly considering’ Russia sanctions until Ukraine peace agreed – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read our new Ukraine blog here:Ukraine war live: latest updates as Russia steps up attacksMeanwhile, in Ukraine… Russia launched a “massive” drone and missile attack on Ukrainian energy facilities early Friday, just days after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and...

07/03/2025 17:20 The Guardian
Trump ‘considering sanctions’ on Russia after bombardment of Ukraine

Moscow launches missile and drone strikes across Ukraine day after US stopped sharing intelligence with KyivRussia has carried out massive ballistic missile and drone strikes across Ukraine a day after the US stopped sharing intelligence with Kyiv that had previously given advance warnings of attack...

07/03/2025 16:22 The Guardian
US designates Yemen’s Houthi group as foreign terrorist organization once again

Designation comes after Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since the start of Israel-Hamas warThe US state department has reinstated the “foreign terrorist organization” designation for Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi group, fulfilling an order announced by Donald Trump shor...

04/03/2025 17:16 The Guardian
Tuesday briefing: Where Gaza’s fragile ceasefire stands – and what it will take to move it forward

In today’s newsletter: With talks stalled, aid blocked and a truce in question, can the path to peace get back on track?Good morning. The first phase of the ceasefire in Gaza expired over the weekend – and now, the only thing stopping the resumption of Israel’s assault on the territory is the...

04/03/2025 06:30 The Guardian
White House directs officials to draft proposal to lift US sanctions on Russia

Sources say work on so-called ‘options paper’ comes as Trump seeks to restore Moscow ties and end Ukraine warThe United States is drawing up a plan to potentially give Russia sanctions relief as Donald Trump seeks to restore ties with Moscow and stop the war in Ukraine, a US official and another...

03/03/2025 19:52 The Guardian
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