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President could announce minerals deal believed to have been scuppered, reports say, as Canada and China retaliate against tariffsOne in three Americans approve of Donald Trump’s handling of the cost of living, a sign of unease as he enacts steep tariffs on imports that are stoking inflation worries, according to a new survey.The Reuters/Ipsos poll showed Trump’s approval ratings below 40% on a range of issues, including the economy, foreign policy and corruption. The notable exception was his 49% approval rating on immigration policy. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/mar/05/trump-congress-speech-address-latest-updates Author : Léonie Chao-Fong Publish date : 2025-03-05 00:03:00 Copyright

Beachside and low-lying suburbs most at risk, city council flood map shows, when category-two storm hits coastTropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE updates and latest newsAlice thought Brisbane wouldn’t flood twice in one decade. Now she’s bracing for AlfredGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAuthorities in Brisbane say 20,000 properties in the city are at risk of inundation by storm surge or flooding as Tropical Cyclone Alfred continues its ominous track towards the populated south-east Queensland coast.Updated tracking maps on Wednesday morning show Alfred maintaining its intensity, speed and likely path to landfall.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking

Queensland premier says ‘very small number’ of people evacuated so far and ‘if you are told to evacuate, you should leave and I can’t be more blunt than that’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSandbag queues ‘about an hour’ in Brisbane – WellsThe federal sports minister, Anika Wells, also spoke on the Today Show this morning from Brisbane and said it was the “calm before the storm”.At the moment that’s the shortest it’s been in 24 hours. It’s a big couple of days ahead for south-east Queensland. We’re more than up to

Conservative alliance and Social Democrats to propose exempting spending of more than 1% of GDP on defenceThe prospective partners in Germany’s next government have said they will seek to loosen rules on running up debt to allow for higher defence spending.They said they will also seek to set up a huge €500bn ($533bn ) fund to finance spending on Germany’s infrastructure over the next 10 years. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/04/germanys-future-coalition-partners-to-relax-debt-rules-to-boost-defence-budget Author : Agencies Publish date : 2025-03-04 20:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Alice Mackey, 42, remanded in custody over death of Annabel Mackey, who was found in a pond in 2023A 42-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of her two-year-old daughter who died after being found in a pond.Police were sent to a report that Annabel Mackey had gone missing from her home in Kingsley near Bordon, Hampshire, on 10 September 2023. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/04/woman-charged-two-year-old-daughter-pond-hampshire-annabel-mackey Author : PA Media Publish date : 2025-03-04 18:46:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Designation comes after Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since the start of Israel-Hamas warUS politics live – latest updatesThe US state department has reinstated the “foreign terrorist organization” designation for Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi group, fulfilling an order announced by Donald Trump shortly after he took office.The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, announced on Tuesday the department had restored the designation, which carries with it sanctions and penalties for anyone providing “material support” for the group. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/04/yemen-houthis-terrorist-organization Author : Associated Press in Washington Publish date : 2025-03-04 17:16:00

US president also claims he will imprison ‘agitators’ a day after administration called for review at Columbia UniversityDonald Trump threatened on Tuesday to halt all federal funding for any college or school that allows “illegal protests” and vowed to imprison “agitators”.“All Federal Funding will STOP for any College, School, or University that allows illegal protests,” the US president wrote on Truth Social. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/04/trump-university-funding-protests Author : Anna Betts Publish date : 2025-03-04 15:53:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Egypt proposes reconstruction of territory to create ‘sustainable, green and walkable’ housing and urban areas An Arab summit draft communique on Tuesday adopted an Egyptian plan for Gaza’s future and called on the international community and financial institutions to provide support for the plan quickly.Hamas leader Sami Abu Zuhri told AFP Tuesday that disarming is a red line for his movement and other Palestinian militant groups in negotiations to extend the fragile Gaza ceasefire. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/mar/04/arab-league-summit-gaza-strip-donald-trump-middle-east-crisis-live-news Author : Charlie Moloney Publish date : 2025-03-04 14:47:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Staff at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall alleged to have allowed or encouraged nearly 70 fights involving young detaineesThirty officers at a southern California juvenile detention facility have been charged for their role in facilitating so-called “gladiator fights” between youth in their care, the state’s attorney general said on Monday.A grand jury indictment alleges the officers at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Los Angeles county allowed and sometimes encouraged nearly 70 fights to take place between July 2023 and December 2023. More than 140 victims between the ages of 12 and 18 were involved. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/04/california-juvenile-detention-gladiator-fights-charges Author

President expected to ask for more money for immigration crackdown as Democrats invite fired federal workers to speechTrump to lay out second-term vision in key address to CongressUS vice-president JD Vance said that the best way to protect Ukraine from another Russian invasion is to guarantee the US has a financial interest in Ukraine’s future.“If you want real security guarantees, if you want to actually ensure that Vladimir Putin does not invade Ukraine again, the very best security guarantee is to give Americans economic upside in the future of Ukraine,” Vance said in the interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity

UK fund manager reverses 2021 rebrand that was criticised by brand expert as ‘ill thought-out’Business live – latest updatesWhen the UK fund manager Aberdeen removed the vowels from its name four years ago, it prompted a wave of whimsical mickey-taking and caused its boss to accuse those mocking Abrdn of “corporate bullying”. Now, its new boss has performed a U-turn and returned to the company’s original name – but without capital letters.Alongside the Edinburgh-based company’s annual results, chief executive Jason Windsor, the former finance chief who was promoted to the top job in September, announced the “pragmatic decision” to bring

Few hours after Starmer’s statement to Commons on Monday, White House suspended all military aid to UkraineGood morning. Yesterday Keir Starmer had a comfortable two hours in the Commons during which MPs from all sides praised him, lavishly and sincerely, for the leadership he has shown on Ukraine, trying to hold the US and Europe together, while mobilising European efforts to build up support for Ukraine.There were probably only two moments when Starmer lashed out; first at Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, whom he accused of fawning over Vladimir Putin; and then at Stephen Flynn, the SNP leader at

White House official says US is reviewing its aid to ‘ensure that it is contributing to a solution’US has suspended all military aid to Ukraine, White House official says, in wake of Trump-Zelenskyy rowHungary’s government has offered support to the Donald Trump administration’s decision to suspend military aid to Ukraine as the country defends itself against Russia’s invasion and illegal annexation of Ukrainian territory.A spokesperson for Viktor Orbán’s government said “The US president and the Hungarian government share the same stance: instead of continuing weapons shipments and the war, a ceasefire and peace talks are needed as soon as possible.”To

Markets tumble as US president’s levies against Canada, Mexico and China come into effectChina and Canada unveiled retaliatory measures against the US after Donald Trump imposed his sweeping tariffs plan at midnight US time, despite warnings it could spark an escalating trade war.US tariffs have come into force of 25% against goods from Canada and Mexico, the US’s two biggest trading partners, and 20% tariffs against China – doubling the levy on China from last month. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/04/trump-tariffs-canada-mexico-china Author : Callum Jones in New York Publish date : 2025-03-04 06:04:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Moscow trying to improve its claim to entire Kherson region in time for peace negotiations, says governorRussian forces are repeatedly trying to seize a foothold across Ukraine’s Dnipro River, dispatching troops on high-casualty missions to gain territory for future peace negotiations, according to the Ukrainian governor of Kherson region.Oleksandr Prokudin said Russian forces were trying to cross in four locations to justify their claim to the whole oblast, one of four Ukrainian regions that Moscow says it wants to incorporate. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/04/russia-sending-suicidal-missions-to-win-foothold-over-dnipro-river-says-ukraine Author : Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor Publish date : 2025-03-04 05:00:00 Copyright

Reserve Bank board members say February cut does ‘not commit them to further reductions in the cash rate target at subsequent meetings’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Reserve Bank is cautious about future cash rate cuts and doesn’t view last month’s decision to reduce the official interest rate level as a commitment to make further reductions, according to the minutes of the bank’s recent board meeting.The 18 February meeting minutes, released on Tuesday, deflate the hopes of mortgage holders of another quick-fire reprieve in lending rates. They

Singer, who met Dean when she was 18, says ‘words can’t do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years’Carl Dean, devoted husband of Dolly Parton and also the inspiration behind Parton’s iconic hit Jolene, died on Monday. He was 82.According to a statement provided to the Associated Press by Parton’s publicist, Dean died in Nashville, Tennessee, and will be laid to rest in a private ceremony with immediate family attending. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/03/carl-dean-husband-dolly-parton-dies Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date : 2025-03-04 01:22:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The Wilderness Society launches legal action in hope of helping animals on brink of extinctionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne of Australia’s largest conservation organisations has launched legal action alleging that successive federal environment ministers failed to meet their obligation to create recovery plans for native species threatened with extinction.The Wilderness Society (TWS) filed the proceedings in the federal court on Monday.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/mar/04/wilderness-society-legal-action-australia-endangered-species Author : Lisa Cox Environment and climate correspondent Publish date : 2025-03-04

Follow today’s news liveTropical Cyclone Alfred intensifies as latest forecast predicts landfall just north of BrisbaneWhen and where is Cyclone Alfred likely to hit?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhy should Australia trust president Donald Trump, given how he’s treated Ukraine’s president at the Oval Office? Richard Marles said the government’s focus was on supporting Ukraine:That’s where Australia lies. That’s the decision that we have to make. And Ukraine can absolutely rely on Australia’s ongoing support in their defence, and we will work with international partners.We’ve obviously worked with the United States over the last three

Announcement leads to sharp sell-off on Wall Street as Trump also vows tariffs on farm products starting in AprilThe US will press ahead with steep tariffs on Canada and Mexico from Tuesday, Donald Trump has said, setting the stage for a trade war with his country’s two largest economic partners.Hours before his administration was due to hit America’s closest neighbors with sweeping import duties, the US president claimed there was “no room left” for a deal to avoid their imposition. The announcement led to a sharp sell-off on Wall Street. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/03/trump-tariffs-agriculture Author : Callum Jones

BoM data predicts storm will hit coast overnight on ThursdayWhen and where is Tropical Cyclone Alfred likely to hit?Bribie Island braces for AlfredFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTropical Cyclone Alfred has intensified and is forecast to take a sharp turn towards the heavily populated south-east Queensland coast on Tuesday afternoon.It has been upgraded from a category one to a category two storm, with wind gusts up to 130km/h. Updated tracking maps from the Bureau of Meteorology now forecast Alfred potentially making landfall just north of Brisbane overnight

Keir Starmer won praise for taking the UK ‘back to the heart of Europe’ at the weekend, but will it be a long-term move?Britain is back. That was the concise verdict of Eléonore Caroit, the vice-chair of the French national assembly’s foreign affairs committee. And the optics of Sunday’s crisis talks on Ukraine bore this out, with Keir Starmer at the very centre of the leaders’ joint photo.“You are back on the scene, of the leadership in Europe,” Caroit told the BBC on Monday morning. James MacClearly, the Liberal Democrat MP who speaks for the party on Europe, was equally

US president responds to Ukrainian president’s most recent interview, following blow-up in the Oval Office last weekUS politics live – latest updatesThe rift between Washington and Kyiv over a potential ceasefire in the war with Russia grew larger on Monday as Donald Trump expressed new outrage at Volodymyr Zelenskyy for saying that the end of the war could be “very, very far away”.In a post to social media on Monday, Trump posted a link to an Associated Press story outlining Zelenskyy’s comments and said: “This is the worst statement that could have been made by Zelenskyy, and America will not

Such a truce would determine whether Putin is ‘acting in good faith’, French foreign minister saysEurope live – latest updatesFrance is proposing a partial one-month truce between Russia and Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron and his foreign minister have said, as European efforts to bolster support for Kyiv accelerate in the face of uncertain US backing.The French foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, said on Monday: “Such a truce – on air, sea and energy infrastructure – would allow us to determine whether Vladimir Putin is acting in good faith” and gauge his attitude to “real peace negotiations”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/03/uk-france-suggest-partial-truce-russia-ukraine-putin

Senior Hamas official claims Israel is attempting to avoid negotiations over second phase or ceasefireMourners at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis have been attending the funeral of two Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in Rafah earlier today.Just a couple of kilometres to the east, kibbutz Nir Oz has seen Israeli mourning at the funeral procession for Itzhak Elgarat, who was abducted during the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack inside Israel, whose body was recently returned from captivity. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/mar/03/middle-east-crisis-live-news-israel-criticised-aid-blockade-gaza Author : Yohannes Lowe (now) and Martin Belam (earlier) Publish date : 2025-03-03 15:32:00 Copyright for syndicated