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Former Trump adviser makes first court appearance over 18-count indictment handed down by federal grand jury in MarylandEx-Trump adviser John Bolton surrenders after indictmentThe US Senate failed on Thursday to re-open the government and to vote to fund the military during the federal government shutdown, ensuring that the standoff will stretch into next week.The Senate vote on a short-term Republican funding bill failed for the 10th time with just 51 votes. A second vote on Pentagon funding in the afternoon similarly failed in a floor vote, meaning the process to begin fully funding military operations also becomes a non-starter. After

Fans of Israeli football team Maccabi Tel Aviv banned from match at Aston Villa next monthZarah Sultana, the former Labour MP who is now a member of the Independent Alliance in parliament, alongside Ayoub Khan and four others, has also defended the Maccabi ban on the grounds that Israeli teams should not be competing in international sport. She says:Next UEFA must ban all Israeli teams.We cannot have normalisation with genocide and apartheid.Apartheid South Africa was banned from the Olympics for 32 years.The same people who called Nelson Mandela a “terrorist” now say we can’t boycott apartheid Israel.There are two distinct

Diplomatic tensions escalate amid rows over planning hold-ups and collapse of spying trialUK politics live – latest updatesTensions between Britain and China have escalated after Beijing criticised further delays to a planning decision on its proposed “mega embassy” in London.China’s ministry of foreign affairs expressed “grave concern and strong dissatisfaction” after Steve Reed, the housing secretary, pushed back his final decision on the proposal until 10 December. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/17/china-accuses-uk-of-bad-faith-over-delayed-embassy-project Author : Kiran Stacey Policy editor Publish date : 2025-10-17 10:37:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The bodies of around 10,000 people are estimated to be trapped under debris and collapsed buildings in GazaThe World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that infectious diseases are “spiralling out of control”, with only 13 of the territory’s 36 hospitals even partially functioning.“Whether meningitis … diarrhoea, respiratory illnesses, we’re talking about a mammoth amount of work,” Hanan Balkhy, regional director for the UN health body, told Agence France-Presse (AFP) in Cairo.This week, more than 220 pallets of essential medicines and medical supplies were dispatched from our southern warehouse for partners supporting hospitals across Gaza.Thanks to @eu_echo for its continued support.

The museum has declined to answer key questions about the decision to return the artwork, prompting the New York-based researcher who uncovered the story to challenge the NGV’s handling of the caseFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe National Gallery of Victoria has quietly returned a 17th-century painting to the descendants of a Jewish family who lost it during the Nazi era, without public announcement or explanation.The painting, Lady with a Fan by Gerard ter Borch, was removed from the NGV’s website in early September. The only public

Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo tried to knock each other down while Curtis Sliwa took potshots at bothZohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee and current frontrunner for New York City mayor, faced off with Andrew Cuomo, the former New York governor now running as an independent, and Curtis Sliwa, the Republican candidate, at the first New York mayoral election debate on Thursday night.Here are some key takeaways from the evening. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/16/key-takeaways-new-york-mayoral-debate Author : Anna Betts in New York and Sam Levin Publish date : 2025-10-17 03:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Trump tariffs are not meant to apply to returned goods if they were manufactured in the USFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia Post incorrectly collected tariffs from customers returning items to the US after retail parcel services to the country resumed last week, the government-owned postal service has admitted.Australia Post said it had identified an error with a third-party provider where “a number of customers” were incorrectly charged a tariff for postal returns of US-manufactured items, which should not be subject to import duties. Continue reading... Source

Europa League match is classified ‘high risk’ by policeKeir Starmer: ‘We will not tolerate antisemitism’Fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv will not be allowed to attend the Europa League match at Aston Villa on 6 November owing to safety concerns.West Midlands police said it had classified the fixture as “high risk” based on “current intelligence and previous incidents, ­including ­violent clashes and hate crime offences that occurred during the 2024 Uefa Europa League match between Ajax and ­Maccabi Tel Aviv in Amsterdam”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/oct/16/maccabi-tel-aviv-fans-banned-from-game-at-aston-villa-in-europa-league Author : Neha Gohil and Paul MacInnes Publish date : 2025-10-16 21:23:00 Copyright

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 podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories but then Nick Visser will be along to take you through the day.The opposition leader, Sussan Ley, has challenged Anthony Albanese to extract “concrete outcomes” on Aukus, trade and tariffs from his meeting with President Donald Trump next week. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/oct/17/australia-news-live-sussan-ley-anthony-albanese-trump-meeting-foi-climate-laws-ntwnfb Author : Martin Farrer Publish date : 2025-10-16 19:30:00 Copyright

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 stark new intelligence-style assessment by former US intelligence and national security officials, who warn that democratic backsliding is accelerating under the Trump administration – and may soon become entrenched without organized resistance.The report, titled Accelerating Authoritarian Dynamics: Assessment of Democratic Decline, was released on Thursday by the Steady State, a network of more than 340 former officers of the CIA, NSA, state department, and other national-security agencies. Continue reading... Source link :

That the government chose a junior minister to answer an urgent question on the matter demonstrated their confidenceIt’s all as clear as mud. If Keir Starmer thought that releasing the three witness statements of the deputy national security adviser (DNSA), Matthew Collins, late on Wednesday night was going to make the China spy case row go away, then he was in for a big disappointment.There was no way MPs were going to let a story like this out of their clutches. This was their moment to take centre stage. When they can bathe in their own importance. When they can

Labour MP and chair of security committee Matt Western says there are ‘a lot of questions still to be asked’UK politics live – latest updatesQuestions for CPS after No 10 publishes key witness statements in China spy rowMPs will hold an inquiry into the collapse of a trial of two men accused of spying for China, after No 10 published key evidence in an attempt to draw a line under the row.Matt Western, a Labour MP and chair of the joint committee on the national security strategy, told the House of Commons there are “a lot of questions yet to

Government asked for a statement ‘on the three witness statements in relation to alleged breach of Official Secrets Act on behalf of China’The Conservative MP Nick Timothy has posted a thread on social media with some of the questions he claims are raised by the three China witness statements. His first one is::1. Why did Matt Collins insert positive language about the relationship with China in the Labour government’s evidence, but not the Tory evidence?The last two directors have had no significant prosecution background at all before their appointment. Yet the core of CPS work is decision-making on which cases

Exclusive: external consultancy report found discrimination ‘baked into HR systems’ at London forceA review of anti-Black racism within the Metropolitan police has been “buried” by the force, despite finding discrimination “baked into its HR systems”, the Guardian can reveal.The internal review, commissioned by the Met from the consultancy HR Rewired, concluded that bias, racial stereotyping and inequity were woven through the force’s recruitment, promotion and grievance processes, affecting Black staff specifically. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/16/review-anti-black-racism-metropolitan-police-force-london Author : Nadine White Publish date : 2025-10-16 07:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

GP services will end at the Collingwood, Fitzroy, and Kensington sites in DecemberFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThousands of Victorians with complex health needs who are also facing homelessness, trauma and family violence will be forced to find a new GP after the sudden announcement that services at three cohealth clinics will close.Cohealth provides a range of integrated health and social support services across Melbourne, often at no cost. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/16/gp-cohealth-clinics-close-victoria-healthcare Author : Melissa Davey Medical editor Publish date : 2025-10-16 04:07:00 Copyright

Follow live as we announce the winner of the 2025 Australian bird of the yearMore Australian bird of the year contentGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHeads up: the livestream ceremony is just a few minutes away from launch! You’ll be able to watch it here on the Guardian blog, as well as on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. Links to come very shortly …Top 10 spotlight: the bush stone-curlewDopey, anxious and adorable. They never seem to be in a sensible location, or quite sure of how they got there. And they scream like banshees. Continue reading...

NTSB report finds OceanGate company did not adequately test submersible before 2023 voyage to wreck of TitanicThe deadly implosion of a submersible traveling to the wreck of the Titanic was the result of faulty engineering, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced on Wednesday.The NTSB’s final report on the voyage that killed five people in June 2023, said that OceanGate, the private company that owned the Titan, did not adequately test its experimental submersible before the trip. The Washington-state based firm, which suspended operations after the catastrophic implosion, was unaware of the submersible’s true durability, the report said. Continue reading...

Defence department confirms incident but did not give further details. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastUS has ‘a lot of enthusiasm’ for Aukus deal, defence industry minister saysPat Conroy, the minister for defence industry, is in the US visiting Washington DC, where he is meeting officials from the Trump administration.There’s a lot of enthusiasm for Aukus in the United States, particularly at a congressional level. And every congressional leader I’ve met with has been very strong in support for Aukus and as a co-equal branch of the government, I think that’s very

California governor blocks 77-year-old’s parole for second time, saying she ‘poses an unreasonable danger to society’Gavin Newsom this week again denied parole for Patricia Krenwinkel, who has spent more than half a century in prison for her role in the 1969 Tate-LaBianca killings orchestrated by Charles Manson and perpetrated by his followers.Nearly five months after California’s parole board found the 77-year-old suitable for release, the governor on Monday reversed the decisionand said she “currently poses an unreasonable danger to society if released from prison at this time’”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/15/charles-manson-follower-parole-patricia-krenwinkel-gavin-newsom Author : Dani Anguiano Publish date :

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 represents yet another example of dangerous government crackdowns on protected speech.On Tuesday, the state department announced it was systematically identifying visa holders who “celebrated the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk”, declaring in a social media statement that “the United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/15/us-visas-charlie-kirk-reaction Author : Joseph Gedeon in Washington

Fast-fashion retailer recorded 20% growth in sales and fees to $37bn but big hit is expected from US changes to import tax rulesBusiness live – latest updatesShein has reported a 20% rise in global revenues to $37bn (£27.7bn) but profits have fallen as the fast-fashion retailer faced increased costs, even before it felt the impact of recent changes to US tax laws.The Singaporean parent company of the rapidly growing retailer said pre-tax profits had fallen by 13% to $1.5bn last year from $1.3bn in 2023 after an increase in selling and marketing costs, according to new accounts. Continue reading... Source

GOP seeking to have section 2, designed to prevent discrimination in voting, declared unconstitutional as battles around redistricting take place across nationA new video from Robert De Niro implores people in the US “to stand up and be counted” in coming protests against Donald Trump’s second presidency that are being planned across the country for Saturday.In the clip, the two-time Oscar winner characterizes Trump as an aspiring tyrant who aims to end American democracy, which – among other major historical events – has survived the first and second world wars. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/oct/15/donald-trump-federal-government-shutdown-redistricting-voting-rights-act-kash-patel-us-politics-live-news-updates Author : Tom Ambrose

Israel previously said the flow of aid would be cut by half and Rafah crossing would not open as planned due to delay in returning bodies of hostagesIsrael limits aid into Gaza in dispute over hostages’ remainsAssociated Press (AP) have more detail on Dr Hossam Abu Safiya mentioned in the previous post (see 8.40am BST).AP reports that it is not known if Abu Safiya, 52, might still be released. Israeli officials did not immediately respond to requests by the news agency for comment. His family said on social media there were “no confirmed details about the date of his release,”

British social media star sent back by border force after apparently arriving on tourist paperwork but with several appearances scheduledBritish social media personality “Big John” Fisher has cut short a tour and appearances in Australia after saying he was detained by immigration officers for arriving on the wrong visa.Fisher, who is famous for his love of Chinese takeaway and reviews of fast food and has almost 700,000 followers on Instagram, said he was held for four hours by Australian Border Force officers after arriving in Perth on Tuesday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/15/big-john-fisher-australia-visa-detained-deported Author : Daisy Dumas Publish date

Chinese president is behind patriarchal turn in politics with activists silenced for ‘promoting gender antagonism’Addressing dignitaries gathered in Beijing on Monday, Xi Jinping praised the “historic achievements” of women’s rights in China. In the past 30 years, the Chinese president said, maternal mortality rates had dropped by nearly 80%, and women were now participating in the project of national governance with “unprecedented confidence and vigour”.Xi was speaking at the global women’s summit, an event on Monday and Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of the historic UN’s world conference on women, which took place in Beijing. It was there in