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Police working to identify victims but say there is strong evidence to suggest gunman shot himselfEurope live – latest updatesThe gun attack that left 11 people dead in the Swedish city of Örebro was “a one-man operation”, police have said, as they worked to identify the victims of the country’s deadliest mass shooting.The suspected gunman was among the dead and six people were hospitalised after a shooter entered Campus Risbergska, a school specialising in adult education, just after 12.30pm on Tuesday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/05/orebro-school-shooting-was-one-man-operation-police-say-sweden Author : Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent Publish date : 2025-02-05 12:40:00 Copyright for

Albanese government will reverse stance on set tariffs to head off opposition attacks on antisemitism responseGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government will attempt to pass minimum jail sentences between one and six years for hate speech crimes in a bid to stave off opposition attacks on its response to antisemitism ahead of the federal election.The move marks a significant departure from Labor’s own national policy platform, which opposes minimum sentencing laws which it says do “not reduce crime”, “lead to unjust outcomes” and are “often discriminatory in practice”. Continue reading... Source link :

Foreign policy set to dominate PMQs amid unease over deal with Mauritius and Trump’s Gaza commentsGood morning. PMQs is normally mostly about domestic politics, but today – despite the government doing its best to promote an announcement about a £2.65bn investment in flood defences – foreign policy may well dominate. That is partly because of President Trump, and his desire to leave office with the US territorially bigger than it was when it arrived (something that went out of fashion in most parts of the respectable world around the end of the 19th century).Last night Keir Starmer had dinner with

Attacker believed to be among those killed as police say there is no information saying he had ‘ideological motives’Police say 11 dead in Örebo campus attackin AthensOn the second day of feeling the ground shake under her feet, Veroniki Balabonidi decided it was to time to leave Santorini. At 4.30am on Sunday she and her two young children were on a ferry bound for the port of Piraeus, surrounded by other families fleeing the Aegean isle. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/feb/05/sweden-orebro-shooting-dead-france-prime-minister-budget-greece-santorini-europe-latest-updates-news Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-02-05 08:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

David Anderson tells court Tingle’s public comments were a ‘different matter and that was dealt with at the time’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe managing director of the ABC has told a court he believes “Australia is a racist country” during questions about alleged double standards at the public broadcaster over its presenters airing personal opinions.While giving evidence at the federal court on Wednesdayto the unlawful termination case brought by former radio presenter Antoinette Lattouf in the federal court, outgoing managing director of the ABC, David

Prime minister says he is not going to ‘give a daily commentary’ on statements by the US president Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese and the Coalition are continuing to back Australia’s push for a two-state solution in Gaza despite the US president, Donald Trump, vowing to take control of the war-torn strip and permanently “resettle” Palestinians elsewhere in the Middle East.In a joint press conference with Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump said the “US will take over the Gaza Strip” and relocate Palestinians living

US president says Palestinians should move to neighbouring countries and declines to rule out sending US troops during news conference alongside Israeli PMTrump says US will ‘take over’ Gaza Strip in shock announcement during Netanyahu visit“Gaza MUST BE FREE from Hamas,” Rubio wrote in a post on X, “As @POTUS shared today, the United States stands ready to lead and Make Gaza Beautiful Again. Our pursuit is one of lasting peace in the region for all people.”Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has joined a chorus of criticism from US Democrats of Trump’s plan to resettle Palestinians outside of Gaza, likening the proposal

Agency staffers overseas – except those deemed essential – placed on leave as diplomats’ union plans legal actionThe Trump administration is placing US Agency for International Development direct-hire staffers around the world on leave, except those deemed essential.A notice posted online on Tuesday gives the workers 30 days to return home, upending the aid agency’s six-decade mission overseas. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/04/trump-us-aid-workers-overseas Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2025-02-05 03:09:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Bondi approved 54-46 as staunch political ally of president propelled to top perch of US law enforcementThe US Senate confirmed Pam Bondi on Tuesday as the next attorney general to steer the justice department through Donald Trump’s second term and his clear intent to turn it into an extension of his executive power, especially as a cudgel against his personal and political adversaries.The 54 to 46 vote to confirm Bondi was largely across party lines. All Republicans voted to confirm and all but one Democratic senator, John Fetterman, voted against. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/04/pam-bondi-confirmed-trump-attorney-general Author : Hugo Lowell

Jasmine Crockett, Maxine Waters, Ayanna Pressley, Chuck Schumer and others rally outside treasury buildingUS politics live – latest updatesElon Musk has proposed a “wholesale removal of regulations” in an intensification of his crusade to slash US federal government spending.On a call aired on X, the social media platform he owns, the multibillionaire entrepreneur said regulations should be “gone” amid growing opposition to his mission as Donald Trump’s enforcer and head of a newly created “department of government efficiency” (Doge). Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/04/musk-regulation-spending Author : Robert Tait in Washington Publish date : 2025-02-05 00:23:00 Copyright for syndicated content

Unfair dismissal claim is examining how and why reporter was taken off air after she posted about Israel-Gaza war on social mediaFive things we’ve learned this week from Antoinette Lattouf’s alleged unfair dismissal case against the ABCThe Antoinette Lattouf v ABC hearing continues today in Sydney’s federal court with the ABC managing director, David Anderson, the next witness to be called.The hearing schedule is already a day behind, the court was told yesterday, as Lattouf’s cross-examination extended over two days – more than the expected five hours.The party’s schedule has been completely exploded. We’re a day behind after two days.

Human rights groups alarmed as Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, meets with Nayib Bukele during overseas tripEl Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, has offered to accept deportees from the United States of any nationality and hold them in his jails, including “dangerous American criminals”, Marco Rubio said on Monday.The US secretary of state, who this week made his first overseas trip as the top US diplomat, visited El Salvador on Monday as part of a wider trip through Central America and the Caribbean. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/04/el-salvador-deportees-incarcerated-us-citizens Author : Anna Betts Publish date : 2025-02-04 21:25:00 Copyright for

Home affairs minister Tony Burke warns of national security risk. Follow today’s updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese speaks with Ukraine presidentOvernight the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese spoke with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, ahead of the third anniversary of Russia’s war in Ukraine.The Prime Minister spoke to President Zelenskyy last night as Ukraine approaches the third anniversary of Russia’s illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese underlined Australia’s ongoing support for Ukraine through military equipment and other assistance including our action through sanctions to hold Russia to account. Continue reading... Source link :

Complaint by local lawyers to supreme court follows US demands to reduce China’s alleged influence on waterwayTrump says China is ‘operating’ the Panama canal – here are the factsTwo Panamanian lawyers have lodged a lawsuit with the country’s supreme court in an attempt to cancel a Hong Kong-based company’s concession to operate two ports at either end of the Panama canal.Their complaint – filed a day after the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, told Panama’s president, José Raúl Mulino, to reduce China’s alleged influence on the canal – argues that the contract for the two ports is unconstitutional. Continue

Struggling company may require significantly more resources than roughly £6.3bn it previously indicatedThames Water may need as much as £10bn in debt and equity investment to repair its finances, according to a representative of creditors hoping to lend the struggling utility another £3bn.London’s high court heard evidence on Tuesday that suggested the UK’s largest water company may need significantly more resources than the roughly £6.3bn it has previously indicated. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/04/thames-water-may-need-10bn-investment-to-repair-finances-high-court-hears Author : Jasper Jolly and Anna Isaac Publish date : 2025-02-04 17:33:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Groups sue Trump administration over the ‘department of government efficiency’ being granted unheard-of accessThree federal employee unions are suing the Trump administration, alleging that Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge) has been granted unprecedented and potentially illegal access to sensitive government records.The lawsuit, filed on Monday in federal court, claims that the treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, violated federal privacy laws by giving Musk’s team full access to the Bureau of the Fiscal Service’s confidential payment systems. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/04/federal-employee-lawsuit-musk-doge Author : Joseph Gedeon in Washington Publish date : 2025-02-04 16:16:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Defence claims PC Stephen Lovell only submitted second statement after the CPS declined to charge Matildas starThe Metropolitan police officer at the centre of Sam Kerr’s criminal trial did not mention being called “stupid and white” by the footballer in his first statement about the incident, a court has heard, and only included it in a further statement 11 months later.On Monday, Kingston crown court heard that Kerr, 31, the captain of the Australian women’s football team and Chelsea’s star striker, called PC Stephen Lovell “fucking stupid and white” after he doubted her claim of being “held hostage” by a

Swedish police say they are responding to an attack at a school in the city of ÖrebroResponding to some early reporting in Swedish media, police authorities say no police officers were injured by gunfire during the operation.Five people have been injured, with four requiring hospitalisation, after an attack on an education campus in Örebro, Sweden, 200 km from StockholmThe country’s justice minister called the situation “very serious”Police press conference expected at 3:30pm local time (2:30pm GMT) Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/feb/04/sweden-school-shooting-orebro-latest-updates-live-news Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-02-04 13:39:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Israeli PM in Washington for talks with US president as Hamas says it is ready to discuss details of second phase of ceasefire and hostage releasesRecent weeks have seen a major operation by the Israeli military in the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank.The camp contains mostly people displaced in 1948 as the state of Israel was being established and their descendants. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/feb/04/benjamin-netanyahu-donald-trump-israel-gaza-middle-east-ceasefire-latest-live-news Author : Christy Cooney Publish date : 2025-02-04 12:18:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Trend shows support for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has grown significantly since general electionNigel Farage has said the UK could be “friendly” with the EU but did not outline what kind of ties with the bloc his party would support, PA Media reports. PA says:The Reform UK leader said that “industrial collaboration” with the EU will give the UK “less flexibility” to make a deal with the US.His comments came in an interview on the Today programme after his party edged ahead of Labour to top a voting poll from YouGov for the first time. Continue reading... Source link :

EU leaders trade minister meet in Warsaw as bloc continues to work handle challenges US president presentsDanish prime minister Mette Frederiksen continues her tour of Europe to rally support for Denmark’s position on Greenland and she will be in London today to meet with Britain’s prime minister Keir Starmer.A brief note by her office says the pair – who both attended the Brussels meeting of EU leaders last night – will discuss European security, with particular focus on the Baltic Sea and the Arctic; Russia; and Nato.In 14 days, Donald Trump has already turned the world upside down with a

Chinese national, 57, staying with her daughter in Australia died after Yun Sen Luo’s advice to cease all ‘western medicine’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Sydney-based practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine has been found guilty of professional misconduct after a diabetic woman died after his advice to cease all “western medicine”.Yun Sen Luo was found guilty on 30 January of unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct after being prosecuted by the Health Care Complaints Commission before the New South Wales civil and administrative tribunal.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link

Exclusive: Paywall to return after a decade with new Sun Club offering also featuring Royal Exclusive video showSun readers will have to pay £2 a month to access columns by star writers including Jeremy Clarkson, popular content such as from the agony aunt Dear Deidre and some exclusive stories and investigations, as the UK’s biggest tabloid launches a paid-for content strategy.Called Sun Club and initially priced at £1.99 a month, it launches on Tuesday and comes a decade after the Sun scrapped a subscription strategy that put all of its content behind a paywall. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/feb/04/sun-website-charge-jeremy-clarkson-paywall-royal-exclusive

Levy on all goods exported from China to US comes into effect as deadline passes, despite warning of threat to growthUS China tariffs – live updatesDonald Trump has fired the opening salvo of his trade war, imposing tariffs on China on Tuesday in a move he claims will strengthen the US economy, despite warnings it will increase prices and knock growth.The US president pulled back from the brink of an economic conflict with Canada and Mexico, however, delaying threatened duties for another month following 11th-hour talks. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/04/trump-china-tariffs Author : Callum Jones in New York Publish

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau says he had ‘good call’ with US president, as Mexico tariffs paused tooTrump agrees to postpone Canada and Mexico tariffs by one monthNew York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday told hospitals that they would be violating state law if they stop offering gender-affirming care for people under age 19 in response to an executive order from President Donald Trump aimed at curtailing federal funding for such treatments, the Associated Press reports. In a letter, James, a Democrat, told health care facilities that refusing to provide the treatments would violate New York’s anti-discrimination laws. “Regardless of