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Half allocated to state’s justice department while other half set aside for legal groups to defend immigrantsGavin Newsom, the California governor, signed laws on Friday setting aside $50m to help the state protect its policies from challenges by the Trump administration and defend immigrants amid the president’s mass-deportation plans.One of the laws allocates $25m for the state’s department of justice to fight legal battles against the federal government, and another sets aside $25m in part for legal groups to defend immigrants facing possible deportation. During his first presidency, Trump sparred with California over climate laws, water policy, immigrant rights and

Exclusive: Move allows China to further global influence, UK foreign secretary says on Ukraine visitDonald Trump’s plans to make dramatic cuts to the United States’ international aid budget could be a “big strategic mistake” that allows China to step in and further its global influence, the UK foreign secretary has said.David Lammy cautioned that Britain’s own experience of merging the Department for International Development (DfID) into the Foreign Office, announced by Boris Johnson in 2020 with little fanfare, was a serious blow to Britain’s “soft power” in developing countries and beyond. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/07/trumps-international-aid-cuts-usaid-china-lammy Author : Pippa

Monsoon trough and forecast heavy rain is a hammer blow to residents who have begun returning to their inundated homesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlready sodden parts of north Queensland are set for further heavy rainfall following near-record flooding that isolated towns and required defence force assistance.Totals in excess of 200mm were possible in areas spanning from Tully to Ayr, south of Townsville, before additional rainfall blankets the region through Monday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/08/more-severe-weather-to-hit-north-queensland-as-insurance-claims-rack-up Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2025-02-07 23:05:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Karim Khan, court’s British chief prosecutor, said to be focus of move decried as attack on international rule of lawGovernments around the world have rushed to defend the international criminal court after Donald Trump launched sanctions against the global body, which is seen as a vital last resort to prosecute powerful individuals accused of atrocities including war crimes and genocide.Set up more than two decades ago to serve as an impartial and incorruptible body that had the heft to take on criminals – from militant warlords to heads of state – the ICC has found itself under attack from Washington

Prime minister says US president covets northern neighbour’s vast resources as Canadians rally against threatDonald Trump’s recent fixation on absorbing Canada is “a real thing”, Justin Trudeau has told business leaders, warning that the US president wants access to his northern neighbour’s vast supply of critical minerals.The outgoing prime minister was in Toronto for a hastily called summit of business and labour leaders, seeking to coordinate a response Trump’s looming threat of a 25% tariff on all Canadian imports. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/07/trudeau-trump-canada-annex Author : Leyland Cecco in Toronto Publish date : 2025-02-07 21:11:00 Copyright for syndicated content

Proceeds from sale of 1714 instrument will be used to fund scholarships for violinists at New England ConservatoryA Stradivarius violin crafted in 1714 sold for $11.25m (£9.1m) at a New York auction on Friday, missing the world record for a musical instrument that some predicted it might break, but still securing a solid financial future for a new generation of performers.The 311-year-old instrument, listed by Sotheby’s of Manhattan as “a masterpiece of sound”, once belonged to the celebrated 19th-century Hungarian violinist Joseph Joachim, a close friend of the composer Johannes Brahms. It was gifted to the New England Conservatory in

Supermodel alleges ‘concerted deception’ by fellow trustee kept her in dark over running of Fashion for ReliefThe supermodel Naomi Campbell has claimed she knew nothing of the extensive financial misconduct and mismanagement at the anti-poverty fashion charity she created and sat on the board of for more than five years.Campbell was disqualified from running a charity in May 2024, before the publication of a devastating watchdog report that revealed a trail of administrative chaos, misuse of charity funds, and chaotic record-keeping. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/feb/07/naomi-campbell-fashion-for-relief-charity-tribunal-hearing Author : Patrick Butler Social policy editor Publish date : 2025-02-07 18:44:00 Copyright

Andrew Searle, retired fraud investigator, and wife Dawn found dead in their renovated rural home in south-west FranceFrench police are investigating the deaths of a retired British couple whose bodies were found in their renovated rural home in Aveyron in south-west France.Andrew Searle, a retired fraud investigator, and his wife Dawn were discovered dead on Thursday at their home in the village of Les Pesquiès, south of Villefranche-de-Rouergue. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/07/french-police-investigating-deaths-of-retired-british-couple-in-aveyron-home Author : Kim Willsher in Paris and Matthew Weaver Publish date : 2025-02-07 17:19:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Campaigners and retailers say Britain should follow US and EU in phasing out exemption on duties for low-value parcelsTax campaigners have joined retailers in urging the UK government to close a tax loophole to prevent a “massive influx” of cheap goods from companies such as Shein and Temu flooding the market.It comes after the EU said it was joining the US in phasing out an exemption on customs duties for low-value parcels that has been used by the companies to export goods from China cheaply. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/07/uk-tax-loophole-shein-temu-us-eu Author : Sarah Butler Publish date : 2025-02-07 16:00:00

Army making rapid advances across the country and closing in on RSF-held Republican Palace in KhartoumSudan’s brutal civil war appears to be approaching a decisive phase as the country’s military reported sweeping gains in the symbolic battle for the capital.As a ruinous conflict, often characterised by bloody stalemate, nears its two-year anniversary, the Sudanese armed forces (SAF) declared a string of rapid advances across the country against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/07/sudanese-military-reports-gains-battle-for-capital-khartoum Author : Mark Townsend Publish date : 2025-02-07 14:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Officials work to gather details of plane heading across Norton Sound in third US aviation incident in eight daysRescuers searched on Friday for any sign of a plane that went missing while carrying 10 people across Alaska’s Norton Sound south of the Arctic Circle.The Bering Air Caravan, a single-engine turboprop, was heading from Unalakleet to Nome on Thursday afternoon with nine passengers and a pilot, according to Alaska’s department of public safety. Authorities were working to determine its last known coordinates. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/07/alaska-missing-plane Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2025-02-07 12:59:00 Copyright for syndicated content

Greenlandic parliament calls for snap election for 11 March as ruling party, Siumut, proposes accelerating independence processGerman chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday that US president Donald Trump was wrong to impose sanctions on the international criminal court (ICC) as it jeopardized an important institution.“Sanctions are the wrong tool. They jeopardize an institution that is supposed to ensure that the dictators of this world cannot simply persecute people and start wars, and that is very important,” Scholz said at a campaign event, as per Reuters. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/feb/07/greenland-independence-referendum-denmark-snap-election-sweden-belgium-europe-latest-updates-news Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-02-07 11:52:00

The work and pensions secretary said those who think they were unable to work probably could with the right supportEd Miliband, the energy secretary, reportedly argued against the government’s decision to back a third runway at Heathrow at a cabinet meeting the day before Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, confirmed the move in a speech.In an interview this morning, he said he would abide by “collective responsibility” with regard to the decision – but he would not say he was personally in favour.I’m part of a government that has said it wants to invite applications from Heathrow for a third runway

American Federation of Government Employees and American Foreign Service Association seeks order to block ‘unconstitutional actions’After President Donald Trump floated nuclear talks with Tehran. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also suggested that “there should be no negotiations with such a government,” but stopped short of issuing a direct order not to engage with Washington, the Associated Press reports.Khamenei’s comments in Tehran seemed to contradict earlier remarks that opened the door to talks. Khamenei. Even after signing an executive order to put “maximum pressure on Iran” on Tuesday, Trump suggested he wanted to deal with Tehran. “I’m going to sign it, but hopefully

Arab Council Australia calls broadcaster’s legal defence ‘disturbing’, while Australian Lebanese Association notes ‘irony’ considering nature of caseAntoinette Lattouf hearing day five – as it happenedSign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter hereThe ABC’s legal position that Antoinette Lattouf failed to prove that Middle Eastern races exist has been widely criticised by multicultural groups, with one demanding a public apology and accusing the public broadcaster of “betraying Arab Australians”.In her unlawful termination case against the ABC, Lattouf has alleged that her political stance and race played a role in the decision to terminate her casual radio hosting contract

Israeli PM thanks Trump for executive order; Amnesty chief says sanctions seek to ‘destroy what the international community has painstakingly constructed’Trump imposes sanctions on ICC, accusing it of targeting US and IsraelHello, and welcome to our live coverage of developments in the Middle East. It’s nearly XY am in Gaza and Jerusalem and if you are just tuning in, there is plenty to catch up on.Rights activists have strongly criticised Donald Trump’s sanctioning of the international criminal court (ICC). The US president’s announcement, in which he claimed the court had targeted the US and its close ally, Israel, came two

Between Donald Trump’s suggestion that the US could take control of the Gaza Strip, forcibly removing Palestinians from their homes, and Elon Musk’s continued efforts to dismantle the US federal government, the critics are lining up. The Democrat senator Andy Kim is one of them. But what can he, his party, or anybody else do to stop the president and his non-elected billionaire pal? He speaks to Jonathan FreedlandArchive: ABC News, CNN, NBC News, PBS Newshour, CBS News Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2025/feb/07/trump-and-musks-plan-for-world-domination-podcast Author : Presented by Jonathan Freedland, with Sen Andy Kim. Produced by Danielle Stephens; the executive

AFP also allege man used social media to contact Victorian state politicianFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Victorian man has been charged in connection with alleged death threats and antisemitic comments against a federal politician in the latest incident investigated by a special police taskforce.The Australian federal police confirmed on Friday a 33-year-old Reservoir man was charged with four counts of using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence and one count of using a carriage service to threaten to kill.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s

Five witnesses called in eight days, including accuser A$AP Relli, who was on stand for three day’s worth of testimonyLos Angeles county prosecutors rested their case on Thursday at the trial of rapper and fashion mogul A$AP Rocky, who is charged with firing a gun at a former friend on a Hollywood street in 2021.They called five witnesses in eight days of testimony, including two police officers, a police detective and a firearms expert. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/feb/06/asap-rockys-prosecutors-ex-friend-assault-trial Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2025-02-07 01:31:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Democrats vote unanimously against key architect of Project 2025 but lose in 53-47 vote after all-night debate US politics live – latest updatesThe US Senate has voted on party lines to confirm Russell Vought, a key architect of Project 2025, to lead the office of management and budget despite intense opposition from Democrats.In an 53-47 vote, the full Senate approved Vought’s confirmation, which came after Democratic senators held an all-night session express their deep concerns that he intends to work with Donald Trump to dismantle the federal government. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/06/russell-vought-democrats-protest-trump Author : Alice Herman and Kira

Judge hears further argument about whether ex-officer Kristian White should be jailed after fatally Tasering dementia patient in 2023Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA now former police officer who fatally Tasered a 95-year-old dementia patient in New South Wales could receive a jail term at a Friday sentence hearing.Kristian James Samuel White was found guilty of manslaughter after Tasering Clare Nowland at Yallambee Lodge aged-care home in the southern NSW town of Cooma in the early hours of 17 May 2023.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news

Unlawful termination claim at federal court examining how and why Lattouf was taken off ABC Radio Sydney after posting about Israel-Gaza on social mediaHearing blows out beyond initial expectationToday – day five in this case – was supposed to be the final day for evidence to be heard, with the court resuming at the end of February for closing arguments. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/live/2025/feb/07/antoinette-lattouf-vs-abc-unlawful-termination-hearing-day-five-live-news-updates-chris-oliver-taylor-ita-buttrose-ntwnfb Author : Kate Lyons Publish date : 2025-02-06 22:25:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Former PM advises Peter Dutton and other centre-right politicians to make sure they can deliver less tax and less government. Follow the latest news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastO’Neil makes housing announcements in lead-up to electionThe housing minister, Clare O’Neil, is in Parramatta today and will travel to Bennelong later, announcing 28 new social and affordable homesFunding is incredibly important here. I know all of our Australians at home who are watching are really deeply concerned about those devastating differences we see between health outcomes, even important things like infant mortality.All of the indicators

New scheme, aimed at reducing platform dashes, will see schedules deleted from boards three minutes before departureRail bosses have been accused of patronising passengers by hiding trains’ departure information minutes before they are due to leave in a bid to tackle last-moment platform dashes.Under the scheme, which is being trialled at King’s Cross, the final call for long-distance trains will be made four minutes before departure. Train details will be deleted from departure boards three minutes before they leave. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/06/how-patronising-rail-bosses-face-anger-over-plan-to-hide-train-departure-times Author : Matthew Weaver Publish date : 2025-02-06 19:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Grenfell United says voices of bereaved have been ignored and they fear disaster could be ‘put out of mind’The demolition of Grenfell Tower could mean that the injustice of the fatal fire is “put out of sight and out of mind” and forgotten, some survivors have said.The deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, told members of the community that the 24-storey block in which 72 people were killed in June 2017 would be dismantled to ground level, during a meeting on Wednesday and in writing. The decision has prompted anger and claims that the government has failed to listen to the