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News live: Australian government evacuates families of diplomats as tensions rise in Middle East

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Embassies in Tel Aviv and Beirut remain open but Dfat warns situation is ‘unpredictable’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo men will appear at Bankstown local court today charged with the kidnapping and murder of 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian whose body was found on the outskirts of Sydney this week.The pair were arrested at addresses in Kenthurst and Castle Hill yesterday before police said last night that they had been charged. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/feb/26/dfat-middle-east-evacuation-syria-isis-families-wives-children-anthony-albanese-angus-taylor-budget-cost-of-living-capital-gains-tax-reform-ntwnfb Author : Nick Visser Publish date : 2026-02-25 20:19:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the
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Top Democrat defends State of the Union protests as House speaker says he nearly ejected Omar and Tlaib – live

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Chuck Schumer says Democrats were right not to stand for Trump; Mike Johnson criticizes congresswomen’s verbal protests during speechThe ‘golden age of America’? Trump delivers the State of the Union address – podcastSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA newly revealed diplomatic cable calls on US diplomats to work against attempts by foreign nations to regulate how US tech companies handle their citizens’ data, as “data sovereignty initiatives” gather steam in Europe over security concerns.More from Reuters:President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered U.S. diplomats to lobby against attempts to regulate U.S. tech
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Ed Davey accuses care home trustee of embezzlement amid watchdog enquiry

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Lib Dem leader says crisis at William Blake House is ‘one of my worst nightmares’ after Guardian revealed inquiry into financesEd Davey has accused a trustee of a learning disability care home of embezzlement and called for watchdogs to take over the charity to resolve a crisis he described as “one my worst nightmares”.The Liberal Democrat leader’s intervention at prime minister’s questions came hours after the Guardian revealed the Charity Commission has opened a serious inquiry into concerns around financial mismanagement and potential misuse of funds at William Blake House. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/25/ed-davey-accuses-william-blake-house-care-home-trustee-embezzlement Author : Patrick Butler
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Man arrested for entering Manchester mosque allegedly carrying axe and knife

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Witness claims suspect entered mosque during Ramadan evening prayers armed with axePolice in Manchester have arrested a suspect after he allegedly entered Manchester Central Mosque with an axe and a knife.Police were called at about 8.40pm to reports that two men had entered Manchester Central Mosque on Upper Park Roadand were acting suspiciously. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/25/man-arrested-entering-manchester-central-mosque-allegedly-weapon Author : Hannah Al-Othman and Maya Yang Publish date : 2026-02-25 12:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Commons speaker says he tipped off police before Mandelson was arrested – UK politics live

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Sir Lindsay Hoyle said he told police he had heard that former US ambassador was planning to leave the countryThe Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has published figures showing that local authorities in England dealt with 1.26m flytipping incidents in 2024/25 – 9% increase on the previous year.And there was an 11% increase in incidents involving a “tipper lorry load” amount of rubbish. There were 52,000 of these, up from 47,000 in 2023/24. Defra said these alone cost councils £19.3m.These figures show the equivalent of 142 monster landfills a day took place, confirming what communities across the country
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Ukraine-US talks in Geneva on Thursday ‘preparation for trilateral meeting with Russia’, Zelenskyy says – Europe live

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Ukrainian president says trilateral meeting with with Russia expected in early MarchThe “reset” of post-Brexit relations between the UK and the EU must be “decisively accelerated” and given a “super charge” to speed up links between the two sides, the co-chair of the EU-UK parliamentary partnership has said.Ahead of the visit to London of the European parliament president Roberta Metsola, Sandro Gozi, MEP said:“Progress has been too slow. The EU-UK reset must now be supercharged. Engagement, based on respect of the Union’s principles, should be broadened and accelerated ahead of this summer’s EU-UK Summit.”“We would like to see a reset
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Behind the Guardian’s analysis of 100 years of MPs’ language on immigration

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Methodology: how we trained a machine learning model to analyse rhetoric on immigration in the UK parliament over the course of a centuryThe Guardian has revealed a significant rightward shift toward sentiment relating to immigration among MPs speaking in the House of Commons in the past five years. To do this analysis the Guardian’s Data Science and Data Projects teams, in collaboration with University College London, developed an in-house machine learning model to measure linguistic sentiment in debates in the Commons over the course of a century.Unlike off-the-shelf sentiment models, the Guardian’s version distinguishes sentiment directed specifically at immigration from
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Two men arrested in relation to alleged kidnapping and murder of 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian

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Human remains suspected of being those of Baghsarian were found on Tuesday morning near a golf club in Pitt Town, on Sydney’s northwest fringeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo men have been arrested “in relation to the alleged kidnapping and murder of 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian”, police have said.New South Wales police said a man, 29, was arrested in Kenthurst and a man, 24, was arrested in Castle Hill. They were taken to Riverstone police station as inquiries continued. No charges had been laid as of Wednesday morning.
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State of the Union address: Trump boasts about ‘winning too much’ and welcomes US men’s Olympic hockey team into House chamber – live

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Dozens of congressional Democrats skip president’s address and gather for counter rally to protestDemocrats hold counter-events during Trump’s State of the Union address: ‘These are not normal times’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxErika Kirk, the widow of the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, will attend tonight’s State of the Union address as a special guest of the president.After her husband was assassinated at a college event for his non-profit Turning Point USA, Erika Kirk took over the organization.If he’s coming to our house, you got to be there. Otherwise, you let
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Australia news live: Greens leader says threats of violence against MPs ‘must be called out’; capital gains tax discount too generous to the rich, ex-productivity chief says

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Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolitico, a major US news company, is set to launch in Australia later this year.The company announced a move into the Australian market and the launch of a new product called Canberra Playbook when parliament returns in the third quarter of 2026, after the winter recess.POLITICO’s expansion to Australia will bring its signature ahead-of-the-curve, insider political and policy journalism to help the country’s most influential audiences cut through the noise in a vibrant democracy.The expansion will further POLITICO’s mission of linking global power centers and help readers in
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‘Very troubling’: Albanese’s evacuation from Canberra Lodge over bomb threat a sign of the times, Gallagher says

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Police investigation under way after prime minister was moved from official residence for three hours on Tuesday nightFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese was evacuated from his official Canberra residence on Tuesday night as police responded to a bomb threat, in circumstances a senior minister called “extraordinary” and potentially unprecedented.The prime minister was moved from The Lodge to another location at about 6pm while an investigation was carried out. He was able to return after 9pm once a search had been completed. Continue reading... Source link
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Just 32% of Americans say Trump has right priorities, new poll finds, ahead of State of the Union speech – live

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CNN poll reveals Trump’s approval among independents at 26%; White House press secretary says speech to focus on US’s 250th anniversary and affordability concernsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxAbout 30 members of Congress are planning to attend a Democratic counter-program event tonight instead of the State of the Union, according to the organizers of the “People’s State of the Union,” led by liberal group MoveOn and progressive media outlet MeidasTouch.Here are the lawmakers who are expected to attend the separate event and skip the Trump speech:Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)Senator Ed Markey
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Mexico pledges safety for World Cup after violence erupts from cartel boss’s killing

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Mexico’s president says there is ‘no risk’ for those visiting for Fifa games after military killed drug lord ‘El Mencho’Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum has said that there is “no risk” for visitors coming to Fifa World Cup games scheduled to be held in the country, after the death of a top cartel boss triggered a wave of retaliatory violence from gunmen who blocked roads and attacked security forces across the country.The Mexican military attempted to detain “El Mencho”, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, in a dawn raid on Sunday, leading to a firefight in which he was
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Your Russia-Ukraine war questions answered as Europe marks four years since the full-scale invasion – live

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Central and eastern Europe correspondent Shaun Walker joins Jakub Krupa to answer readers’ questions about four years of war, and where it’s headingZelenskyy says “we must be just as determined and strong as we were when the invasion began,” as “the threat hasn’t become smaller.”He says Europe can only respond to this war working together with the US, even as he remarks it “is not an easy task to maintain transatlantic unity and cooperation in the current conditions.”“So there must be no place in the free world for Russian oil, for Russian tankers, Russian banks, Russian sanctions …, schemes, or
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Minister signals government won’t stop MPs voting to publish Andrew trade envoy documents – UK politics live

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MPs to debate the release of documents relating to the appointment of ex-prince Andrew as UK trade envoyKeir Starmer is taking part in a coalition of the willing video call to discuss Ukraine. There is a live feed of his public contribution here.Kemi Badenoch is holding a press conference now. She is appearing with the relatives of children who she says have died as a result of social media – either because they took their own lives, or because it led to them being attacked. She says she wants to give them a platform to tell their stories. Continue reading...
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Zelenskyy urges Trump to visit Ukraine in speech marking invasion anniversary

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Leader says Vladimir Putin has not achieved his goals and visit by Trump might make clear ‘who the aggressor is’Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appealed to Donald Trump to visit Kyiv, in a video address on the fourth anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion, and has said Ukraine will not betray its people in any negotiations with Russia.Zelenskyy said Putin had not achieved his original war goals or “broken the Ukrainian people”. “He has not won this war,” he said. “We have preserved Ukraine, and we will do everything to achieve peace. And to ensure justice.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/24/zelenskyy-trump-putin-invasion-anniversary-speech
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Tuesday briefing: The long and winding road of war in Ukraine, as the human cost mounts

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In today’s newsletter: how the war looks from inside the country four years on – and what the west’s audience and leaders still misunderstandGood morning. Today marks four years since Russian tanks first rolled towards Kyiv as Vladimir Putin launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine – a war he insisted on calling a “special military operation”. The initial assault was repelled, almost certainly to his surprise, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government remained intact to marshal the nation’s defences.What followed has been widely perceived as a grinding war of attrition. While Russia has made incremental advances across territory it had already destabilised
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Australian women held in Syrian camps say they would accept children returning home separately

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Some of the 11 mothers detained in Kurdish-controlled al-Roj camp say they want Australian government to repatriate children at any costFamilies in convoy from Syrian camp warned they would be attacked unless they turned aroundFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian women detained in north-east Syria over ties to Islamic State fighters said they would accept separation from their children if it meant the children could return to Australia.Some of the 11 women held in Kurdish-controlled al-Roj camp said on Monday that they wanted the Australian government to
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Judge permanently bars US justice department from releasing report on Trump’s classified documents case – live

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First amendment group criticizes Aileen Cannon’s order to permanently block release of Jack Smith report after dismissing case against Trump in 2024Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxMajor institutions of higher education in the US are reckoning with the latest release of the Epstein files after discovering the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s relationships with board members, professors and administrators on campuses across the country.In some cases, professors have been placed under review, research centers closed or conferences canceled. Students and staff have responded in different ways, including petitions, open letters and campus
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Australia news live: Victoria to tighten rules for endometriosis diagnosis after Four Corners report; revenue slump for Nine

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Meanwhile state warned of severe storms and potential for flash floods. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese plans to write to other commonwealth nations about decision on former prince AndrewBack to Mountbatten-Windsor, Albanese said he plans to write to the other commonwealth countries to inform them of Australia’s position. He said Australia was first in writing to Starmer, telling RN:We have initiated it. Australia likes being first, and we have made sure that everyone knows what our position is. And we’ll be writing today to the other realm countries as well, informing
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Majority believes Trump moving US in wrong direction, poll finds

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Study released a day before State of the Union address shows president has lost support among RepublicansMost US adults think Donald Trump is moving the country in the wrong direction during his second presidency, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll released the day before his State of the Union speech.Fifty-five percent of adults feel that Trump is changing the country for the worse, a 13-point increase from around the same time of his first presidency, the survey conducted from 27 to 30 January found. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/23/trump-poll-state-of-the-union Author : Eric Berger Publish date : 2026-02-23 20:34:00
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Millions face road travel bans as snow blankets New York and north-east US

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Blizzard warnings issued as some areas receive two feet of snow, creating whiteout conditionsMillions of people in New York City and a large swath of the north-eastern US were stuck at home under road travel bans and blizzard warnings on Monday as heavy snow and strong winds intensified, creating whiteout conditions in the densely populated region.Snowfall totals in 21 cities and towns across New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Massachusetts had reached at least 2ft, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). In some areas, that snow has been accompanied by strong wind gusts of over 30mph (48km/h) and
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Trump threatens ‘obnoxious’ tariffs as UK and EU seek clarity on trade deals

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US president suggests trade war could escalate as administration says it will stop collecting levies ruled illegal by supreme courtBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump has declared that he can use tariffs in a “much more powerful and obnoxious way”, as the UK and the EU said they were seeking urgent clarity on the US trade deals they struck last summer.Trump threatened to ramp up his global tariff war on Monday, after a supreme court ruling last week that he had overstepped his legal authority to impose his “liberation day” measures last year. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/23/us-stop-collecting-trump-tariffs-supreme-court-dollar-gold-ieepa-refunds Author
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Phillipson says Send reforms needed ‘even if money were no object’ because current outcomes ‘not good enough’– UK politics live

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Education secretary says education, health and care plans (EHCPs) shouldn’t be the ‘only way’ for children to get helpBridget Phillipson, the education secretary, has been speaking about the Send reforms at an event in Peterborough.This is what she said about the need for inclusion.Inclusion is a choice. It is an educational choice, and it is also a political choice because we could duck this challenge, ignore the injustice of a postcode lottery in life chances putting off fixing the Send system yet again.The system works well for some at least.We welcome the scale of vision contained in the white paper
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Weather tracker: early taste of spring to sweep parts of Europe

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South-western France could hit 25C, while a powerful Nor’easter is forecast to bring blizzards to BostonEurope live – latest updatesAn early taste of spring is on the way for millions across northern and western Europe this week. Temperatures could climb close to a near record-breaking 20C (68F) in parts of Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, with south-western France approaching 25C on Wednesday.The warmth is being driven by a highly amplified synoptic pattern, featuring a region of low pressure over the Atlantic and strong high pressure over central Europe. The setup will allow exceptionally mild air to spread across much
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