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Ukraine president says Kyiv will not ‘recognise any territory occupied by Russians’Ukraine agrees to 30-day ceasefireFrench European Affairs minister, Benjamin Haddad, said the European Union could go further in its response to US tariffs, though a trade war was in no-one’s interest, Reuters reported.“We have the means to go further, if we want,” Haddad told TF1 TV. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/mar/12/ukraine-war-live-updates-russia-ceasefire-putin-trump-zelenskyy-update Author : Jakub Krupa (now) and Helen Sullivan (earlier) Publish date : 2025-03-12 16:55:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Canadian foreign minister condemns ‘unjustified’ trade war and condemns ‘Trump’s talks of annexing our country through economic coercion’ Congressional brinkmanship, including repeated near-misses with shutdowns and over the nation’s $36 trillion in debt, has contributed to global ratings agencies’ moves to downgrade the US federal government’s once-pristine credit rating, reports Reuters.Democrats have long chided Republicans for threatening or voting for government shutdowns, and Republicans were quick to call them out for considering votes that could risk one. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/mar/12/donald-trump-us-politics-tariffs-mahmoud-khalil-education-latest-news-live-updates Author : Chris Stein (now) and Amy Sedghi (earlier) Publish date : 2025-03-12 15:28:00 Copyright for syndicated

Proposed changes, which include scrapping principle of remand as ‘last resort’ for youth, condemned as ‘backwards step’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLegal, human rights and First Nations groups have condemned the Victorian government’s overhaul of the state’s bail laws, which will force courts to treat children accused of serious crimes like adults when deciding whether to remand them or release them into the community.The premier, Jacinta Allan, on Wednesday announced proposed changes to the Bail Act that would result in more unsentenced people being remanded in custody.