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Israeli offensive intensifies amid reports Hamas will seek amendments to Trump’s Gaza planHere are some images coming in via the newswires today:The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said that the “intensification of military operations in Gaza City” has forced the humanitarian organisation to temporarily suspend operations at its Gaza City office and relocate its staff to ICRC offices in southern Gaza “to ensure staff safety and operational continuity”.The ICRC will continue to strive to provide support to civilians in Gaza City, whenever circumstances allow, from our offices in Deir al-Balah and Rafah, which remain fully operational. This includes

Mette Frederiksen says she backs the European Commission’s proposal for a reparation loan for Ukraine, secured on frozen Russian assetsSiliņa says the EU should move on drones very quickly, as she rejects some criticism that fully developing the bloc’s “drone wall” could take up to three-four years.“We don’t need three years, and I believe we can do it in a much shorter time.It just depends on the leaders we can agree on a much shorter time, because with drones, how they’re developing so fast, three years is too long.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/oct/01/mette-frederiksen-denmark-europe-russia-vladimir-putin-volodymyr-zelenskyy-ukraine-hybrid-war-security-europe-live-news Author : Tom Bryant (now)

Defend Our Juries has received 1,500 pledges to attend demonstration and expects hundreds more to register by SaturdayA mass protest against the ban on Palestine Action on Saturday could set a record for the number of people arrested at a single event of civil disobedience, the organisers have said.Defend Our Juries said it had received 1,500 pledges to attend the demonstration in London and risk arrest and was expecting hundreds more to register by the weekend. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/01/palestine-action-protest-london-could-set-record-number-arrests-say-organisers Author : Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent Publish date : 2025-10-01 09:19:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Competing bills rejected in Senate as Republicans and Democrats accuse each other of partisan politics. Follow the latest news and updates after the US government shut downUS government shuts downTracker: how each US senator votedA deep impasse between Donald Trump and congressional Democrats prevented Congress and the White House from reaching a funding deal. So what will take to end the shutdown?What Republicans wantPresident Trump and Congressional Republicans just shut down the government because they refused to stop your health care costs from rising. Let me be clear: Republicans are in charge of the White House, House, and Senate. This

As typical annual dual-fuel charge rises to £1,755, charities warn over record £4.4bn owed to suppliersThree and a half years after war plunged Europe into an energy supply crisis, millions of households in Great Britain are braced for another winter of painful gas and electricity bills.On Wednesday, the quarterly cap on charges will increase again. Despite a fall in wholesale gas prices, the ceiling for a typical annual dual-fuel bill will rise by 2% to £1,755 to help cover the costs of energy policies and network upgrades. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/oct/01/homes-in-great-britain-brace-for-winter-with-soaring-energy-debts Author : Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent Publish

The Global Sumud Flotilla is aiming to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza and deliver aidFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government has said it is “deeply concerned” about the safety of its citizens on board a flotilla to Gaza, with expectations the boats will be intercepted by Israeli forces on Wednesday afternoon Australian time.The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has said they have been in contact with six Australians confirmed to be on flotilla consisting of more than 40 ships. Continue reading... Source link :

Opposition leader has reportedly written to her frontbench team laying out minimum standards of behaviour. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastClare O’Neil notes Treasury has advised the government scheme will push up home prices by 0.5% over six years.Guardian Australia’s Luca Ittimani wrote an explainer on the new plan, and experts’ concerns with that estimate, below:They’ve spent the last three years trying to slow our government down and stop us from providing supports to Australians who are struggling. Now, I say out of touch because if you think, firstly, that billionaires’ children

Release comes after a Guardian investigation revealed US pullback on anti-trafficking efforts, which Trump officials deniedUS politics – latest updatesThe US Department of State has released a long-delayed, legally required report on human trafficking after an investigation by the Guardian and bipartisan pressure from Congress.The 2025 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, which details conditions in the United States and more than 185 countries, was initially scheduled for release at an event in June featuring the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, the Guardian has reported, but the event was scrapped and staff at the state department office charged with leading

Firm, founded by green energy entrepreneur Stephen Fitzpatrick, says there is “uncertainty” around plan to improve capital positionOvo Energy has cast doubt on its future as one of Great Britain’s largest domestic gas and electricity suppliers after failing to meet the regulator’s financial standards.The company, founded by the green energy entrepreneur Stephen Fitzpatrick, said in its latest financial accounts, seen by the Guardian, that there was “uncertainty” around the plan it had agreed with the regulator to improve its capital position. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/sep/30/future-of-ovo-energy-in-doubt-after-failing-financial-stress-tests Author : Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent Publish date : 2025-09-30 18:09:00 Copyright for

Keith Kellogg tells Warsaw Security Forum that war in Ukraine is ‘unwinnable’ for PutinIf you are keen to understand the dynamics between the US and Belarus a bit better (10:08), here’s a brilliant story from our own Pjotr Sauer, who recently visited Minsk.Since Trump took office, Lukashenko, an authoritarian strongman who has ruled Belarus since 1994, has been edging out of the diplomatic freeze, cautiously probing for space beyond Moscow, which sees Belarus as both its closest ally and a vital buffer.Sensing a political opening with the new Trump administration, Lukashenko has regularly met US officials and even held a

Israeli PM says ‘we turned the tables and isolated Hamas’, while Qatar says it will hold talks on the proposals with Hamas and Turkey later on TuesdayWhat’s in Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza?The Gaza health ministry has announced on Telegram that 453 people, including 150 children, have died of famine and malnutrition in Gaza.Since the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) declared famine in Gaza in August, a further 175 deaths have been recorded, among them 35 children. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/sep/30/netanyahu-israel-gaza-hamas-trump-peace-plan-latest-news-middle-east-crisis-live Author : Matthew Pearce (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier) Publish date : 2025-09-30 13:14:00 Copyright

Crunch meetings between Donald Trump and House and Senate leaders failed to make progress, with JD Vance saying ‘I think we’re headed into a shutdown’The Utah governor, Spencer Cox, has called on people in the US to “stop shooting each other – that’s it” saying he makes that plea against political violence after being unable to “unsee” video of a sniper in his state killing rightwing activist Charlie Kirk.Cox delivered those comments in an interview aired Sunday evening on the CBS program 60 Minutes, 18 days after Kirk’s shooting death at Utah Valley University (UVU) and one week from the

Health secretary is due to speak at the Labour conference after announcing plans for an ‘online hospital’ aimed at cutting waiting timesWes Streeting, the health secretary, told LBC this morning that Reform UK’s plan to rescind indefinite leave to remain as an immigration status, including from people who have already been told they can remain in Britain for good, would be a “disaster” for the NHS.Asked what impact it would have, he said:It would be a disaster.There are doctors, nurses, care workers, NHS, staff earning less than £60,000 a year, who have come to this country, who have given back,

US official says inquiry launched in June still under way but Australian PM and defence minister confident deal is secureFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Aukus submarine deal will proceed as planned after reportedly surviving the Pentagon’s review of the security pact.The Japan-based Nikkei Asia reported the Trump administration would retain the original timeline for the $368bn program, which includes the US selling three Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines to Australia from 2032. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/30/aukus-submarines-deal-pentagon-review-richard-marles Author : Dan Jervis-Bardy in Canberra Publish date : 2025-09-30

Richard Marles says plan, announced by US president alongside Benjamin Netanyahu, ‘keeps the door open’ for a two-state solutionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government has welcomed the Trump administration’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza and says it leaves the door open to a two-state solution.The acting prime minister, Richard Marles, told ABC radio on Tuesday the plan represents hope for the region to end hostilities and see aid flow into Gaza and hostages returned. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/30/australia-welcomes-trump-20-point-peace-plan-gaza-there-is-hope Author : Krishani Dhanji Publish

BRC says households are finding shopping increasingly expensive after annual shop price inflation rises to 1.4%Retailers have told the government that tax rises could further fuel inflation as the pace of shop price rises stepped up in September with increases on home improvement and gardening goods offsetting stabilising food prices.Annual shop price inflation rose to 1.4% in September, up from 0.9% in August, according to the latest monthly report from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and analysts NIQ. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/sep/30/retailers-tax-rises-further-fuel-inflation-shop-prices-jump Author : Sarah Butler Publish date : 2025-09-29 23:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Prime minister wraps up overseas visit with meetings in United Arab Emirates. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastShadow communications minister says Australians not getting enough answers on triple-zero networkMelissa McIntosh, the shadow minister for communication, reiterated the Coalition’s calls for a full independent investigation into the triple-zero network after a series of Optus outages, including new call failures in the Illawarra region of NSW on Sunday.It is our most essential telecommunications service. People rely on triple-zero in their most needed state when it is an emergency. And there are so many questions

Organization earlier this year came to the tech mogul’s aid over his widely criticized salutes at Trump’s inaugurationElon Musk has accused the Anti-Defamation League, one of the most prominent Jewish organizations in the US, of being a “hate group” against Christians, suggesting that it encourages murder.“The ADL hates Christians, therefore it is is a hate group,” Musk responded on Sunday night to an X account that posts anti-immigrant content. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/29/elon-musk-anti-defamation-league-christian-extremism Author : Nick Robins-Early Publish date : 2025-09-29 19:28:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Both there and not there, no minister dares mention his name but he’s etched on to everyone’s subconsciousUK politics live – latest updatesHow do you solve a problem like Andy? Schrödinger’s very own guest feline at the Labour party conference in Liverpool. The man who is both there and not there.Not invited on to the main stage, but the star attraction at countless fringe events. The man no cabinet minister dares mention by name, yet who is seemingly buried deep in everyone’s subconscious. Living rent free in the heads of Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves. The man who is making

Google Maps images show suspect who was shot dead by police had Trump sign outside his Michigan houseThe gunman who killed at least four worshippers, wounded eight and was shot to death by police Sunday at a Mormon church in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, had a sign emblazoned with the last name of Donald Trump outside his house, public records show.The president responded to the church shooting on Sunday by saying “there is still a lot to learn” about the deceased suspect, identified as 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford. “This appears to be yet another targeted attack on Christians in the

US president to push Israeli prime minister to agree to new framework to end war in Gaza and free remaining hostages held by HamasSaudi real estate developer Dar Global plans to build a $1bn Trump Plaza project in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah as US president Donald Trump’s family business expands in the Gulf, the company said on Monday.The project will be the second Trump-branded development in the kingdom after the launch of Trump Tower Jeddah last year, Dar Global said in a statement. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/sep/29/donald-trump-benjamin-netanyahu-gaza-white-house-us-politics-live Author : Lucy Campbell (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier) Publish date :

President Maia Sandu had accused Russia of using underhand tactics in attempt to sway votersBut Zelenskyy also warns about the worsening situation in Georgia and Belarus.“That is why we cannot afford to lose a single day or a single country. After Moldova’s election, we must keep supporting Moldova. The hardest task is to meet voters’ expectations,” he says.Russia failed to destabilise Moldova, even after spending huge, huge resources to undermine it and to corrupt whoever they could. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/sep/29/moldova-voters-pro-eu-government-russia-drones-europe-live Author : Guardian Staff Publish date : 2025-09-29 09:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Chancellor will make pledge at Labour party conference in echo of Gordon Brown’s flagship schemeRachel Reeves is on LBC, being interviewed by Nick Ferrari.Reeves says almost one million young people are not in work or training. That amounts to one in eight, she says, 18 to 24-year-olds.At the spending review, I pledged record investment in skills to support our young people. And so today, I can announce that with that investment we will fund a new Youth Guarantee …We won’t leave a generation of young people to languish without prospects – denied the dignity, the security and the ladders of

A letter warns Shabana Mahmood that ‘targeting refugees will do nothing to tackle’ problems with housing and the NHSMore than 100 charities have sent a letter to the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, calling for an end to the “scapegoating of migrants”.The letter, sent before her speech at the Labour party conference in Liverpool on Monday afternoon, was coordinated by Refugee Action and signed by 105 organisations from a wide range of sectors – including Save the Children, Mind, Oxfam, Shelter, Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth, as well as dozens of migrant and anti-racism charities. It has also been signed

Hope Not Hate founder Nick Lowles has spent decades researching, infiltrating and helping communities to combat far-right groups. But now, he says, ‘they have their sights on our multicultural society’For almost four decades Nick Lowles has been trying to push back against the far right. First with the research magazine Searchlight and later with the campaigning organisation Hope Not Hate that has helped foil bomb and murder plots, as well as working in communities to combat far-right propaganda.He tells Helen Pidd about growing up in the 1970s with the National Front on the rise and how in the 1980s he