» Trump at Iowa rally uses antisemitic slur in reference to bankers – US politics live
04/07/25 01:12 from World news | The Guardian
President holds rally after passage of sweeping policy bill and uses slur in speech about estate taxes and bankers Trump’s tax-and-spending bill passes Congress in major win for president Jeffries has just passed the five-hour mark and h...

» Australia news live: Victoria police warn drivers to be prepared after spate of snow rescues; no ransom request after cyber-attack, Qantas says
04/07/25 00:59 from World news | The Guardian
Airline to notify victims of cyber-attack in which personal information was harvested. Follow the latest updates live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Smoke coming from Sydney tram causes to be suspended on Ra...

» Police shoot man dead after siege in Victorian town of Daisy Hill
04/07/25 00:44 from World news | The Guardian
Man allegedly fired shots during hours-long standoff at rural house Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast An armed man has been shot dead by police after a sev...

» Stateless Palestinian woman detained after honeymoon released from Ice jail
04/07/25 00:43 from World news | The Guardian
Ward Sakeik, 22, who came to US aged eight, tells of ‘joy and a little shock’ after more than four months in detention Ward Sakeik, a stateless Palestinian woman who was detained in February on the way back from her honeymoon, was releas...

» California blaze spreads in hot, windy conditions in year’s largest wildfire
04/07/25 00:19 from World news | The Guardian
Madre fire, one of at least a dozen in the state, has burned more than 50,000 acres in San Luis Obispo county A fast-growing wildfire in central California has become the largest in the state this year, surpassing the size of January’s w...

» EPA puts 139 employees on leave after they sign a ‘declaration of dissent’
04/07/25 00:11 from World news | The Guardian
Letter from workers, which EPA claims is ‘unlawful’, says agency is no longer living up to its mission The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday put on administrative leave 139 employees who signed a “ declaration of dissent ” abou...

» Trump’s big bill achieved what conservatives have been trying to do for decades
03/07/25 23:08 from World news | The Guardian
The Republican fantasy of lower taxes and hard-to-access social safety net programs will now be a reality For decades, Republicans have argued that the US would be better off if taxes were low, and programs to help low-income Americans w...

» First-time buyers turn from rural areas to Britain’s regional cities
03/07/25 23:01 from World news | The Guardian
Number looking to move to urban centres up 16% in first five months of 2025 compared with same period in 2015 With the rise of home working and surging house prices in many urban areas, one might have assumed that British cities had lost...

» Victoria will legislate for permanent First Peoples’ Assembly later this year
03/07/25 22:14 from World news | The Guardian
Body will be able to advise government and make decisions on issues directly affecting Aboriginal people in the state Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Victorian government will introduce a bill to parliame...

» Taliban praise Russia’s ‘brave decision’ to recognise their rule in Afghanistan
03/07/25 22:06 from World news | The Guardian
Islamic leaders, in power since 2021, announce development after talks with Russian ambassador in Kabul Afghanistan’s government has said that Russia had become the first country to officially recognise its rule, calling it a “brave deci...

» MP Zarah Sultana says she will ‘co-lead’ new party as she quits Labour for Corbyn group
03/07/25 22:05 from World news | The Guardian
Coventry South MP, who lost whip last year, surprises some in Corbyn’s Independent Alliance with news of formal plans UK politics live – latest updates The suspended Labour MP Zarah Sultana has announced she is resigning from Labour to j...

» Countries must protect human right to a stable climate, court rules
03/07/25 21:53 from World news | The Guardian
Costa Rica-based inter-American court of human rights says states have obligation to respond to climate change There is a human right to a stable climate and states have a duty to protect it, a top court has ruled. Announcing the publica...

» US supreme court clears way for deportations of eight men to South Sudan
03/07/25 21:28 from World news | The Guardian
Court halts ruling that allowed migrants to challenge removal to countries where they could be in danger The supreme court has allowed the Trump administration to deport the eight men who have been held for weeks at an American military ...

» Crete wildfire forces 5,000 to evacuate as Europe heatwave continues
03/07/25 21:26 from World news | The Guardian
Fire on island being fanned by gale-force winds, with blazes also raging on mainland Greece and in other parts of Europe A wildfire fanned by gale-force winds has forced the evacuation of about 5,000 people on the Greek island of Crete, ...

» Slavery reparations group takes fight to Westminster and Brussels
03/07/25 21:25 from World news | The Guardian
Lobbying effort by independent delegation follows Jamaica’s move to ask King Charles to request legal advice Global campaigning for slavery reparations gathered pace this week with lobbying in Westminster and Brussels, days after the Jam...

» ‘A plea for connection’: Gaza musicians perform at Sydney Opera House as cultural institutions destroyed at home
03/07/25 21:12 from World news | The Guardian
Israel’s bombardment of Gaza is ‘destroying heritage and history and culture’, says curator Ayşe Göknur Shanal. Her show is ‘trying to protect and preserve’ Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads As long as you can hear a be...

» Labour’s 10-year health plan for the NHS is bold, radical – and familiar
03/07/25 21:01 from World news | The Guardian
The health service transformation proposed for England faces daunting challenges that overwhelmed earlier attempts at reform The government’s 10 Year health plan to revive, modernise and future-proof the NHS in England – has arrived as t...

» Gaza aid contractor tells BBC he saw colleagues fire on hungry Palestinians
03/07/25 20:14 from BBC News - World
The Israel- and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has strongly denied the allegation.

» Austria to change two streets named after Nazi supporters
03/07/25 19:54 from BBC News - World
The move follows a historian's report that said that keeping the names was unconstitutional.

» Dozens killed in Gaza as Israel intensifies bombardment, rescuers say
03/07/25 19:52 from BBC News - World
Many children and women were reportedly among those killed when a school in Gaza City and a tent in al-Mawasi were hit.

» Putin insisted Russia ‘will not step back from goals’ in Ukraine in hour-long call to Trump, Kremlin says – as it happened
03/07/25 19:43 from World news | The Guardian
This live blog is now closed. You can read our latest report on Ukraine here: Deputy commander of Russian navy killed in strike near Ukraine frontline in Italy Due to the climate emergency, Italian seas have reached temperatures above 20...

» Streeting sets out digital overhaul of NHS centred on ‘doctor in your pocket’ app
03/07/25 19:34 from World news | The Guardian
Health secretary banks on resulting efficiencies to reduce number of frontline workers in 10-year health plan Wes Streeting has staked the future of the NHS on a digital overhaul in which a beefed-up NHS app and new hospital league table...

» Lula visits former Argentinian president under house arrest in snub to Milei
03/07/25 19:05 from World news | The Guardian
Brazilian president meets Cristina Fernández de Kirchner at her flat in Buenos Aires after regional summit Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , has eschewed a one-on-one meeting with the Argentinian president, Javier Milei , d...

» Death of Liverpool forward Jota leaves football world in shock
03/07/25 18:08 from BBC News - World
The football world is mourning the death of Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota, aged 28, in a car crash.

» Deputy commander of Russian navy killed in strike near Ukraine frontline
03/07/25 18:02 from World news | The Guardian
Maj Gen Mikhail Gudkov personally promoted by Putin and had previously led one of Russia’s most notorious brigades Europe live – latest updates A deputy commander of the Russian navy who had previously led one of the military’s most noto...

» Two tourists from UK and New Zealand killed by elephant, Zambian police say
03/07/25 17:12 from World news | The Guardian
Commissioner says two women were attacked by female elephant that was with a calf Two female tourists from the UK and New Zealand have been killed by an elephant while on a walking safari in a national park in Zambia, police in the south...

» Austria deports man to Syria for first time in 15 years
03/07/25 16:52 from World news | The Guardian
Syrian man, 32, was granted asylum in 2014 but lost refugee status because of a criminal conviction Austria has returned a Syrian with a criminal conviction to his birth country in what it described as the first such deportation since th...

» Angélique Kidjo first black African to get Hollywood Walk of Fame star
03/07/25 16:09 from BBC News - World
Africa's "premier diva" has been honoured after more than 40 years in the industry.

» Israel steps up deadly bombardment of Gaza before ceasefire talks
03/07/25 15:52 from World news | The Guardian
Officials say about 90 people killed since Wednesday night as Israeli security cabinet prepares for meeting Israel has escalated its offensive in Gaza before imminent talks about a ceasefire, with warships and artillery launching one of ...

» Four dead, 14 injured in drive-by shooting outside Chicago nightclub
03/07/25 15:48 from BBC News - World
The crowd was leaving the nightclub following an album release party for rapper Mello Buckzz.