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In a new interview, the new pope’s brother reveals he ‘knew how to behave’ because he had seen the 2024 hit thrillerVatican watchers weren’t the only ones consulting the movie Conclave before the pivotal election of a new pope.The new pontiff himself – Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who took the name Leo XIV – watched the 2024 movie dramatizing the Vatican’s selection process ahead of the sequestration of cardinals that chose him to lead the Catholic church, according to his older brother. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/may/09/pope-leo-xiv-watched-conclave-movie Author : Adrian Horton Publish date : 2025-05-09 17:44:00 Copyright for syndicated

Exclusive: Act found to be failing as hostile immigration policies deter trafficking victims from seeking helpModern slavery victims are choosing to stay with their exploiters rather than access government support designed to protect them for fear of immigration enforcement, research has found.The independent anti-slavery commissioner, Eleanor Lyons, said the system was “deeply broken”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/09/modern-slavery-victims-opt-to-stay-with-exploiters-for-fear-of-deportation-research-finds Author : Diane Taylor Publish date : 2025-05-09 15:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Two Ukrainians arrested as authorities claim operation had one eye on a possible future military incursion Europe live – latest updatesUkrainian authorities claim to have busted a Hungarian spy ring operating on its territory, alleging that Budapest was collecting sensitive military data with one eye on a possible future incursion into the west of the country.Hungary’s foreign minister dismissed the accusations as “propaganda”, but the allegations will further test already fraught relations between the two neighbouring countries. While Hungary is a member of Nato and the EU, its prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has been an outlier among European leaders, strongly

Pope is holding mass for cardinals in the Sistine Chapel, with a live feed broadcast to the worldProfile: the moderate, good humoured first US popePope Leo’s in-tray: the many urgent issues to addressShare your views on Pope Leo XIVChina has sent congratulations to newly elected Pope Leo XIV and hopes the Vatican under the new pontiff will continue dialogue with China “in a constructive spirit”, Reuters reports a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday at a regular press conference.Leo’s predecessor, Pope Francis, strained relations between the Vatican and China in 2020 when he described China’s Muslim Uyghurs as a

Russia staging a lavish, ‘biggest ever’ parade in Moscow to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world warRussian president Vladimir Putin has just delivered a fairly brief (for his standards) speech at the Victory Day parade in Moscow.He spoke of “joy and sadness, of pride and gratitude … to the generation that crushed the nazism at the cost of millions of lives.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/may/09/russia-victory-day-parade-putin-zelenskyy-ukraine-france-poland-latest-news-updates Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-05-09 07:36:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

April trade data comes the day before representatives from Washington and Beijing were set to meet to discuss Trump’s tariffsChinese trade with the United States slumped in April even as its total exports beat forecasts, official figures show, as trade representatives from both nations prepared to meet this weekend in the midst of a gruelling trade war between the superpower rivals.Exports to the United States – one of China’s top trading partners – fell 17.6% in April, data showed. Against that backdrop, analysts polled by Bloomberg had expected exports to rise just 2% year-on-year last month. However they beat expectations,

Decision announced at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, where all finalists will be exhibited to the public from SaturdayArchibald prize 2025 finalists: Nicole Kidman, Aaron Chen, Jackie O and others – in picturesGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailJulie Fragar has won the 2025 Archibald prize for her portrait of her fellow artist Justene Williams.Announced as the winner of the $100,000 prize at the Art Gallery of New South Wales on Friday, the winning work was selected unanimously by the judges from 904 entries and 57 finalists.Fragar is just the 13th woman to win the prize in its

Announcement makes UK the first country to agree deal with US since Trump imposed sweeping tariffs in AprilAston Martin and Rolls-Royce share prices soar as manufacturers welcome US tariff cutsAnalysis: new UK/US trade deal is a relief for Starmer but doubts, and tariffs, remainUS politics live – latest updatesThe UK and US have agreed a “breakthrough” trade deal slashing some of Donald Trump’s tariffs on cars, aluminium and steel and that the prime minister said would save thousands of British jobs.Keir Starmer said it was a “fantastic, historic day” as he announced the agreement, the first by the White House

The prime minister will rally his partyroom as women outnumber men. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast“We do need to reflect a modern Liberal Party,” Ley says. She is speaking on Sunrise ahead of the Liberal’s party room on Tuesday, where they will select a new leader:It’s about making sure that I am listening to my colleagues and … demonstrate to them we want a strong approach that includes everyone. I want to harness all of the talent in my team, take it forward under my leadership and meet the Australian people

Pakistan tried to hit Indian-administered Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan, according to India, which reported ‘no losses’Kashmir crisis live – latest updatesIndia claims it has thwarted retaliatory missile and drone strikes launched by Pakistan on Thursday evening that attempted to hit sites in Indian-administered Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan.Residents in Jammu, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, reported missiles and drones over the city and the noise of explosions, amid a city-wide blackout. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/08/india-pakistan-kashmir-tensions-airstrike Author : Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi and Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad Publish date : 2025-05-08 18:57:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

US president rejects suggestion he is overstating significance of deal as UK and US hail ‘first announcement’ of trade agreement Starmer and Trump to announce UK-US trade dealThe winners and losers of Trump’s first tariff war strongly suggest that bankruptcies and farm consolidation could surge during his second term, with major corporations best placed to benefit from his polices at the expense of independent farmers.New analysis by the non-profit research advocacy group Food and Water Watch (FWW), shared exclusively with the Guardian, shows that Trump’s first-term tariffs were particularly devastating for farmers in the Maga rural heartlands. Continue reading... Source

Commemorations take place across the UK and Europe against backdrop of Ukraine conflictAnother from the Guardian archive:St Peter Port, Guernsey Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/may/08/ve-day-80th-anniversary-victory-europe-uk-live-latest-news Author : Amy Sedghi (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier) Publish date : 2025-05-08 13:45:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Pakistan says four soldiers wounded in Indian drone attackImages on the news wires show the aftermath of alleged attacks on both sides of the India-Pakistan border and in the long-disputed territory of Kashmir.India’s government has said it has been recovering debris from a number of locations after it accused Pakistan of launching an attack using drones and missiles. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/may/08/india-pakistan-kashmir-latest-live-news Author : Martin Belam Publish date : 2025-05-08 11:23:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Up to four rounds of voting expected with history suggesting white smoke might be seen todayExplainer: how does the conclave work?Leading candidates to be the next pope The chimney cam is back (and so are the seagulls; I will come back to this later).Our live stream at the top is showing the chimney, too – although, as explained earlier, there is no guarantee we are going to get any smoke after the first round of voting. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/may/08/new-pope-conclave-vatican-white-black-smoke-papacy-catholic-cardinals Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-05-08 08:53:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

US president teases announcement with ‘big and highly respected country’ at 10am (3pm BST) in WashsingtonIn the morning Politico newsletter, Andrew McDonald makes the following point worth bearing in mind. He writes:This was never meant to be a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) with the US, of the sort that previous Tory governments tried and failed to win. Instead, this had been pitched by UK officials as a narrow economic pact to avoid tariffs and work together on AI and critical tech. How narrow or otherwise, we should know soon. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/may/08/donald-trump-us-uk-keir-starmer-trade-deal-politics-live-news Author : Martin Belam

Patterson has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder relating to a lunch she served at her Leongatha home in 2023. Follow live updatesWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Erin Patterson’s lawyer Colin Mandy cross-examining Kylie AshtonMandy asks about the previous evidence from medical witnesses that Erin was present at the hospital for five minutes before she discharged herself.I said these could be symptoms of illness and we needed to do further investigation to ensure she was safe. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/may/08/erin-patterson-trial-live-evidence-continues-mushroom-cooks-trial-day-eight-ntwnfb Author : Adeshola Ore Publish date

Projects including solar, wind and batteries expected to create 3,200 jobs and power 2.7m homes. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBen Raue’s predictions for Menzies, Bullwinkel and BradfieldAnalyst Ben Raue also predicted that Labor’s Gabriel Ng lead by 1,145 votes in Menzies, Victoria, will “grow slightly”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/may/08/australia-news-live-anthony-albanese-environment-labor-cabinet-liberal-leadership-sussan-ley-angus-taylor-ntwnfb Author : Cait Kelly Publish date : 2025-05-08 01:17:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Brian Murphy rules in favor of immigrant rights advocates as reports suggest US military planned to begin deportations later this weekBritain is in “active discussions” with US officials over the extraordinary 100% tariff on all movies produced outside the US proposed by Donald Trump, as it tries to protect one of its biggest creative industries.“We are already in active discussions with the top of the US administration on this subject. We are working hard to establish what might be proposed, if anything, and to make sure our world-beating creative industries are protected,” creative industries minister Chris Bryant told parliament. Continue

Georgetown professor called to testify says Republican-led proceedings ‘an attempt to chill protected speech’A congressional panel investigating antisemitism on US college campuses on Wednesday was accused of trying to chill constitutionally protected free speech and likened to a cold-war era committee notorious for wrecking the lives of people suspected of communist sympathies.The comparison was made by David Cole, a professor at Georgetown University law centre, who told the House education and workforce committee that its proceedings resembled those staged by the House un-American Activities Committee (Huac) during and after the second world war. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/07/house-committee-campus-antisemitism Author

Loss of the vast Hornsea 4 offshore wind project is bad news but it reveals a big flaw in setting a deadlineDanish firm shelves huge UK windfarm project over rising costs“Immensely challenging” and pushing the limits “of what is feasibly deliverable”. That was the state-owned National Energy System Operator’s description of its own proposals on how to decarbonise electricity generation in Great Britain by 2030. In short, it thought clean power by that date, a key Labour manifesto pledge, was “credible” and “achievable” as long as little went wrong along the way.Neso’s £200bn plan, detailing a rapid rollout of offshore

Cardinals set to meet behind closed doors to decide on successor to Pope FrancisWho will be the next pope? Potential candidatesPapal in-tray: new pontiff will have to hit ground runningHow does the conclave work?If you’d rather get up to date on the pomp and the politics of the conclave, the process to elect Pope Francis’s successor, good news: we’ve got you covered.It is, as Guardian journalist Harriet Sherwood explains, an election rich in ceremony and ritual. Yet it can get very dirty too: cardinals lobbying in corridors and Vatican gardens; allegations of leaks to the media to discredit rivals; even

Iranian leaders are already pushing back, saying renaming the gulf would be ‘indicative of hostile intent toward Iran’US politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump plans to announce while on his trip to Saudi Arabia next week that the United States will now refer to the Persian Gulf as the “Arabian Gulf” or the “Gulf of Arabia”, according to two US officials.The move has prompted a push back from Iranian leaders. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/07/trump-rename-persian-arabian-gulf Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2025-05-07 12:33:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Senior Conservatives praise deal and say tax exemptions for seconded workers are routineUK politics live – latest updatesA series of senior Conservatives have contradicted Kemi Badenoch after she criticised a landmark UK-India trade deal because it temporarily exempts seconded Indian workers from national insurance payments in the UK.Tories including Oliver Dowden, who was deputy prime minister under Rishi Sunak, said the deal should be hailed as a dividend of Brexit that would bring economic growth and cheaper goods from India. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/may/07/tory-brexiters-contradict-kemi-badenoch-criticism-uk-india-trade-deal Author : Peter Walker Senior political correspondent Publish date : 2025-05-07 10:12:00 Copyright for

Increasingly desperate Palestinians struggle for food as gangs exploit breakdown of law and orderMedical officials in Gaza report rising cases of acute malnutrition, and community kitchens that served 1m meals a day are shutting down for lack of basic essentials. Aid agencies say they have distributed all remaining stocks of food. Dozens of bakeries that supplied vital free bread closed last month.“By the time a famine is declared, it will be too late. The crime wave is because you have 2 million or more desperate, traumatised people packed together with virtually no policing,” said one humanitarian official in Gaza. Continue

She will cover world affairs across all platforms including the Asia Pacific newsroom and Foreign CorrespondentSign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter hereAustralia news live: latest politics and federal election updatesGet our breaking news email,free app ordaily news podcastThe political editor for 7.30, Laura Tingle, is taking on a new role at the ABC as global affairs editor, providing analysis on world events across TV, radio and online.Tingle joined the broadcaster in 2018 after 35 years as a political journalist for newspapers including the Australian Financial Review, the Australian, the Age and the Sydney Morning Herald.Sign up to