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Government agencies give conflicting advice after email from Elon Musk demanding employees list accomplishments from past weekElon Musk said on Monday that starting this week, government workers would be put on administrative leave if they fail to return to the office.Musk, who is leading a downsizing effort at the US government wrote on X:Those who ignored President Trump’s executive order to return to work have now received over a month’s warning.Starting this week, those who still fail to return to office will be placed on administrative leave.French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with Donald Trump in Washington on Monday, saying

Keir Starmer to join European leaders on call to Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss Ukraine war Keir Starmer posted this on social media this morning about the third anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine.Three years on from Putin’s barbaric full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we face a once in a generation moment for our collective security and values.We continue to stand with Ukraine for a just and lasting peace. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/feb/24/keir-starmer-labour-latest-politics-live-news-updates Author : Andrew Sparrow Publish date : 2025-02-24 10:39:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Israeli tanks in West Bank for first time in more than two decades amid tensions over ceasefire agreement with HamasThe UN secretary general, Antonio Guterres, has been speaking at the UN human rights council in Geneva.“I am gravely concerned by the rising violence in the occupied West Bank by Israeli settlers and other violations, as well as calls for annexation,” Guterres said, as he urged for the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel to remain intact.The ministry of foreign affairs and expatriates warns of the Israeli occupation army’s deployment of heavy tanks around Jenin, viewing it as a prelude to

Donald Trump has made it clear he is ‘fairly indifferent to Europe’s fate’, says CDU leader who plans to form a coalition by EasterGerman election 2025: results in fullGuten Morgen aus Berlin,In November 2019, Freidrich Merz joined a conference of German students at Harvard.From our point of view it can get going very, very quickly. We should hold the first talks this week already, in the coming days.My impression is that there are many people in the SPD who also see that we can and should do something together, and then we will find compromises. Continue reading... Source link :

Ukraine president pays tribute to ‘absolute heroism’ of Ukrainians as EU leaders arrive in KyivSee all our Ukraine coverageA dozen leaders from Europe and Canada arrived in Ukraine’s capital by train Monday morning to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion, the Associated Press reports. The visitors were greeted at the station by Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha and the president’s chief of staff Andrii Yermak. Among them were European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.In a post on X, von der Leyen wrote that Europe was in Kyiv “because Ukraine is in Europe.”

New Zealand defence minister Judith Collins says department has ‘never seen a task group of this capability undertaking this sort of work’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew Zealand’s defence minister has warned that Chinese warships located off the east coast of Australia are armed with “extremely capable” weapons that could reach Australia.The three vessels, known as Taskgroup 107, undertook two live-fire exercises in the seas between Australia and New Zealand last week, causing commercial flights to be diverted in the skies above.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking

Screen Actors Guild awards went to Shōgun and Conclave ensembles, while Jane Fonda gave a rousing political speech while accepting a life achievement awardTimothée Chalamet has won best actor in a surprise upset at the 2025 Screen Actors Guild awards for his performance as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, with Demi Moore and the ensembles of Shōgun and Conclave also winning big.Chalamet won best male actor in a leading role, his first in an awards race that has been led all season by The Brutalist’s Adrien Brody, who has picked up the Golden Globe, Bafta and Critics’ Choice awards

Tech company’s share price plummets after latest market update and resignations of Lisa Brock, Richard Dammery, Michael Malone and Fiona Pak-PoyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFour board members at Australian tech company WiseTech will resign this week, citing “differing views” around the role of its embattled billionaire founder, Richard White.The four directors said in a Monday statement to the ASX they were acting in the best interests of the company to stand aside. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/24/wisetech-board-members-resign-richard-white-asx-ntwnfb Author : Jonathan Barrett Business editor Publish date

Former Liberal staffer appeared in Hobart magistrates court by phone and did not enter a pleaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFormer Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has faced a Tasmanian court accused of stealing a car.Lehrmann appeared by phone in Hobart magistrates court on Monday morning, with the matter adjourned without plea.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/24/bruce-lehrmann-alleged-car-stealing-theft-charges-hobart-court-ntwnfb Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2025-02-24 01:03:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Preliminary results show CDU/CSU will be largest party but success of Alternative für Deutschland likely to complicate formation of a governmentGerman election – latest updatesThe conservative opposition has won the most votes in Germany’s general election, preliminary results indicated, but a dramatic surge by the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is likely to complicate the formation of a government to help spearhead a European response to growing global threats.The CDU/CSU candidate, Friedrich Merz, was preparing on Sunday night to try to form a ruling coalition after clinching roughly 29% of the vote from a high turnout. Continue reading... Source link

Alternative für Deutschland projected to finish second in federal election with about 20% of the voteFor more than 150 years, the symbolism of the Siegessäule, or Victory Column, in Berlin’s Tiergarten, has shifted alongside German identity: from emblem of the empire to strategic relocation by the Nazis and, finally, its adoption as an icon of Berlin’s legendary love parade.On Sunday, as throngs of people gathered in its shadow, the golden statue bore witness to yet another shift – an election that had yielded an emboldened far right in a result that was unprecedented in Germany’s postwar history. Continue reading... Source

PM calls the war ‘immoral’ and Dutton says resolution must not reward ‘murderous’ Putin. Follow today’s news liveShadow Health Minister Anne Ruston is speaking to RN Breakfast. She says Labor will use ‘lies’ and ‘distractions’ on health during the election campaign.The opposition is also accusing the government of having a poor record on maintaining bulk-billing, saying rates have been dropping over the last three years.We are going to have to expect, unfortunately, a scare campaign. I mean, yesterday, at the launch, the Prime Minister and Butler spent more time talking about Peter Dutton and the Liberal Party than they did

The CDU and far-right AfD have led in polls in the run-up to the election, but the makeup of the new Bundestag is uncertain. Follow the results live as they come in• The exit poll is expected shortly after polls close at 1800 CET/1700 GMT, with first official results within the next hour or twoFull coverage on the live blogIn elections to the Bundestag, or federal parliament, German voters cast two votes. The “first vote” is to elect a “direct” representative for their local constituency, much like in a British election: the candidate with the most votes wins the seat.

Teetering designs, upside-down fabrics and garments made from offcuts created a feel of topsy-turvy dramaWhere can you find the author Daphne du Maurier and the sculptor Phyllida Barlow, along with the actor Tippi Hedren and the costume designer Edith Head? Only at London fashion week.All four women were muses for designers on the third day of catwalks. Barlow’s uncompromising art was the inspiration at Roksanda, where vast ballgowns in bright felt wobbled perilously on the 16th floor of an empty brutalist office block, channeling the audacious spirit of Barlow’s teetering towers of fabric, rope, chicken wire or papier mache. Continue

ReidOut is being cancelled as part of a lineup shuffle being helmed by the network’s new president, Rebecca KutlerMSNBC has reportedly canceled longtime anchor Joy Reid’s show in what is evidently a major programming restructure at the liberal network.Speaking to the New York Times, two people familiar with the reshuffling told the outlet that Reid’s 7pm show, The ReidOut, is being cancelled as part of a lineup shuffle being helmed by the network’s new president, Rebecca Kutler. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/feb/23/msnbc-joy-reid-show Author : Maya Yang Publish date : 2025-02-23 16:49:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Comments come after Russia launches largest drone attack on eve of third anniversary of invasionVolodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to give a press conference this afternoon at about 14:30 GMT. We will bring you the latest lines from the briefing once its begins.The Russian government has supported comments made by US President Donald Trump about Volodymyr Zelenskyy - such as calling the Ukrainian leader a “dictator” - are “understandable” after Zelenskyy made “inappropriate remarks” about Trump. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/feb/23/ukraine-war-live-russia-drone-attack-third-anniversary-invasion Author : Yohannes Lowe (now) and Daniel Lavelle (earlier) Publish date : 2025-02-23 15:37:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

The prime minister also criticised Reform UK over employment rights and potential NHS charges at the Scottish Labour conferenceKeir Starmer has condemned Nigel Farage and Reform UK for talking the language of workers’ rights online but wanting to charge people to use the NHS and for “fawning over Putin”.The prime minister said Labour must be ready for the test Farage’s party presents, saying there had been a rise in “dangerous rightwing politics” and those who claim to be seeking to “tilt politics towards the interests of working people”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/23/starmer-condemns-farage-and-reform-uk-for-fawning-over-putin Author : Aletha Adu Political correspondent

Bridget Phillipson calls 2.5% target ‘ambitious’ days before PM meets with Donald Trump in WashingtonKeir Starmer is unlikely to set out a plan this week for when the UK will increase its defence spending to 2.5% of GDP, a cabinet minister has indicated.The education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, said the target was ambitious, despite Labour previously claiming it would set out a path to meeting the spending goal after the strategic defence review in the spring. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/23/starmer-unlikely-to-unveil-plan-for-rise-in-defence-spending-this-week-says-minister Author : Aletha Adu Political correspondent Publish date : 2025-02-23 12:46:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz could unseat chancellor Olaf Scholz but threat of gains by far-right AfD looms largeGuten Tag, and good day from Berlin.Sixty million Germans choose their next government today, which will lead Europe’s largest economy through what will most likely be the most tumultuous era in decades. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/feb/23/german-election-live-olaf-scholz-alice-weidel-afd-friedrich-merz-germany-latest-news Author : Jakub Krupa in Berlin Publish date : 2025-02-23 11:39:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Credit reporting firm Equifax accidentally sends email to a charity that suggests it has data on ‘hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting Britons’The Home Office has been accused of collecting data on “hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting British citizens” while conducting financial checks on migrants.A report by a private contractor for a routine immigration application was mistakenly sent to a charity by a government official, and contained information on more than 260 people including their names, dates of birth and electoral roll data. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/23/home-office-contractor-collecting-data-on-uk-citizens-while-checking-migrants-finances Author : Lizzie Dearden Publish date : 2025-02-23 10:00:00 Copyright for syndicated

Hezbollah’s former leader was killed in Israeli strike last September; Israel suspends release of 600 PalestiniansAs we mentioned in the opening summary, Hassan Nasrallah, who led Hezbollah for more than three decades, was killed last September by Israel in a series of airstrikes on the group’s underground headquarters in Dahieh, a southern suburb of Beirut.The Guardian’s international security correspondent, Jason Burke, has this profile on Nasrallah, who, prior to his death, had not been seen in public for years because of fears of being assassinated by Israel. Here is an extract from the piece:A qualified Islamic scholar, effective public speaker

Ahead of a career retrospective, Sue Williamson tells how the US pair are dragging her country ‘through the mud’For more than 50 years, Sue Williamson’s art has been shining a light on South Africa’s problems – first to campaign against the apartheid state, and then to question how far the country has progressed in reconciliation and remembrance.But as she prepares for her first retrospective exhibition, the 84-year-old artist has a new pair of targets in sight: US president Donald Trump and his billionaire, South African-born adviser, Elon Musk. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/23/trump-and-musk-are-gaslighting-anti-apartheid-artist-on-how-us-president-and-his-billionaire-ally-are-attacking-south-africa Author : Rachel Savage in Johannesburg

The UK leader has been advised to choose his words carefully at this week’s crucial White House meeting• Keir Starmer lays down Ukraine peace demand ahead of Trump talksWhen Keir Starmer is advised on how to handle his crucial meeting with Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, he will be told by advisers from Downing Street and the Foreign Office to be very clear on his main points and, above all, to be brief.“Trump gets bored very easily,” said one well-placed Whitehall source with knowledge of the president’s attention span. “When he loses interest and thinks someone is

Super Members Council says summit may sway US president on tariffs on Australian industry after seeing scale of investment in USFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s $2.8tn superannuation industry will bolster the Albanese government’s bid to secure an exemption from the Trump administration’s 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports this week.A delegation of Australia’s largest funds will meet with US government officials from Monday, as part of a four-day summit designed to improve awareness of the industry’s long-term contributions to the US economy and its plans

Victim is in a stable condition at a Brisbane hospital with abdominal and leg injuries, authorities sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man is recovering in a Brisbane hospital after being bitten by a shark and airlifted for treatment from a Moreton Bay island.The man, who is reported to be 29, was mauled in the waters off the bay side of Moreton Island near the Wrecks Walking Track shortly after 3pm on Saturday.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/23/man-bitten-by-shark-off-queenslands-moreton-island-in-second-attack-in-less-than-a-month Author