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Threat of protectionist ‘America first’ trade policies adds urgency to European reforms to boost economic growthEU leaders are gathering in Budapest for an informal summit on the bloc’s ailing competitiveness – a task given added urgency by the threat of protectionist “America first” trade policies promised by the US president-elect Donald Trump.“Don’t ask what the US can do for you, ask what Europe should do for itself,” the Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, said as the meeting got under way. “Europe must find a balance. We know what we have to do.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/08/eu-summit-trade-policy-economic-growth Author :

Russian leader expresses admiration for Trump, as race for control of the House intensifies. Plus, why a movement calling for celibacy among straight women is going viral after Trump’s winGood morning.Vladimir Putin has congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory and said Moscow was ready for dialogue, in a development that will deeply concern Kyiv and dial up unease across Europe.What has Trump said on Ukraine? He’s claimed, with little substantiation, that he could bring peace to Ukraine “within 24 hours” – leading to fears within Nato that his plan may just be to order Ukraine to surrender.Where are we

Presence at Cenotaph and Festival of Remembrance mark her first consecutive days of engagements since start of yearThe Princess of Wales will attend two remembrance events this weekend, Buckingham Palace has said, as she gradually returns to public duties after her treatment for cancer.Catherine will join the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph and the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall alongside King Charles and the Prince of Wales to honour the nation’s war dead. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/08/kate-to-join-prince-william-and-king-at-remembrance-events-this-weekend Author : Jamie Grierson Publish date : 2024-11-08 11:24:53 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Firm issues another profit warning after review into ‘understated’ build costs in south divisionShares in the FTSE 100 housebuilder Vistry plunged on Friday after it issued a second profit warning in as many months and said cost overruns on building projects were worse than previously thought.Vistry was the top faller on the blue chip index of stocks, with shares down 18%, wiping about £500m off the value of the company. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/08/shares-in-housebuilder-vistry-plunge-as-cost-overruns-hit-profits Author : Mark Sweney Publish date : 2024-11-08 10:29:05 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

UK foreign secretary says US election result ‘not wholly bad’ and Britain should not underestimate opportunities of the next four yearsGood morning. As the Labour government tries to work out what having Donald Trump back in the White House will mean for Britain, and what it must do in response, David Lammy is absolutely at the centre of that debate. Partly that is because he is foreign secretary, and partly it’s because (in a crowded field) he is probably the British MP who has been most outspoken and critical about Trump in the past.Lammy has now given a long interview

Security minister says fans ‘encountered antisemitism and were attacked with unimaginable cruelty just because of their Jewishness’Hezbollah said it targeted a naval base near the Israeli city of Haifa with missiles on Friday, the second such attack in less than 24 hours.AFP reports that the Iran-backed Lebanese group said it targeted the Stella Maris naval base, north west of Haifa, with a missile barrage, “in response to the attacks and massacres committed by the Israeli enemy”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/nov/08/middle-east-crisis-live-israel-gaza-lebanon-football-fans-attacked-amsterdam Author : Amy Sedghi Publish date : 2024-11-08 08:27:19 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Republicans are seven seats away from House majority that would give Trump control over all branches of governmentTen key takeaways from Trump’s winThe key swing states and counties that handed Trump the White HouseOur latest episode of Politics Weekly America dropped in the last couple of hours. With Donald Trump president-elect, a 6-3 conservative majority in the US supreme court, and a majority secured in the Senate, Jonathan Freedland speaks to the Washington Post reporter Marianna Sotomayor about what happens if Democrats are not victorious in the lower chamber …You can listen to it here: Can the Democrats salvage the

Resident in the suburb of Como says water was ‘literally spraying all around’ after pipeline to Woronora Dam burstFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA quiet Sydney street was thrown into chaos on Friday as residents described a wave of water rushing through their windows from a burst pipe.Sydney Water said network technicians were assessing a leak on the main when it burst at Binya Place in Como, a suburb in the city’s south, on Friday afternoon. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/08/it-was-just-coming-through-the-window-wave-of-water-rushes-into-sydney-homes-after-pipe-bursts Author : Miles Herbert and

Noonan Real Estate Agency in Sydney forced to apologise after it disclosed renter’s full name, occupation and financial circumstances to global audienceFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA New South Wales real estate agent who doxxed a tenant who left a bad Google review broke privacy laws, Australia’s information commission has found.After the tenant, who has not been named for legal reasons, gave Noonan Real Estate Agency a one-star review in 2021, the agency responded by disclosing his full name, occupation and financial circumstances, in a practice known

Country’s foreign minister says UN climate summits have produced ‘no results’ as Pacific nation takes the rare step of withdrawing from upcoming Cop29Papua New Guinea’s decision to pull out of an upcoming UN global climate summit due to frustration over “empty promises and inaction” has prompted concern from climate advocates, who fear the move will isolate the Pacific nation and put vital funding at risk.Prime minister James Marape announced in August the country would not attend Cop29 in “protest at the big nations” for a lack of “quick support to victims of climate change”. Then last week, foreign affairs minister

A passenger onboard QF520 to Brisbane says it was ‘a real struggle to get airborne and it was clear to everyone … that something was badly wrong’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Qantas flight bound for Brisbane was forced to turn back to Sydney after suffering an engine failure, with the emergency landing coinciding with a grass fire next to one of the airport’s runways.QF520 left Sydney Airport at about 12:35pm, but four minutes later, the Boeing 737 suddenly changed directions and stopped climbing, before circling and

Mountain fire in Ventura county has destroyed 132 homes and damaged 88, and fire is 5% contained, officials sayA wind-driven wildfire roared through rural and residential communities north-west of Los Angeles, charring more than 20,500 acres and leveling scores of homes.The Mountain fire in Ventura county, California, continued to burn on Thursday morning, as footage showed dozens of structures turned to smoldering ruins now lining the streets where neighborhoods once stood. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/07/california-wildfire-evacuations Author : Gabrielle Canon in Oakland and Anna Betts Publish date : 2024-11-08 03:09:16 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The historical series, Time in the Northwest, chronicles the life of Xi Zhongxun from peasant roots to Communist revolutionary in ChinaXi Jinping’s father is the subject of a rousing new historical drama that premiered on Chinese state television on Tuesday.Funded by the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist party (CCP), Time in the Northwest chronicles the life of Xi Zhongxun, the father of the Chinese president, who was himself a CCP elder and key figure in the party under Chairman Mao Zedong. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/08/time-in-the-northwest-xi-jinping-father-zhongxun-time-in-the-northwest-china Author : Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent Publish date : 2024-11-08

Independent David Pocock calls for disclosure reform, while Liberal James Paterson says many politicians don’t update the log fast enoughGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor is unlikely to pursue formal Senate action against the Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie for not disclosing 16 flight upgrades over her time in parliament, despite parliamentary rules around declaring travel requiring disclosures within 35 days.The independent senator David Pocock said it highlighted the need for reforming parliamentary transparency rules. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/08/bridget-mckenzie-flight-upgrades-nationals-senator-ntwnfb Author : Josh Butler Publish date : 2024-11-08 01:26:05 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Wealthy Democratic outsider unseats incumbent mayor London Breed in expensive raceAfter years of negative headlines and post-pandemic economic struggle, San Francisco has picked a wealthy Democratic outsider with no government experience to serve as the city’s new mayor.Daniel Lurie, 47, is one of the heirs to the Levi Strauss jeans company fortune, and previously spent 15 years as the executive of a San Francisco non-profit he founded. He defeated several Democratic challengers, including the current mayor, London Breed, in an election that was expected to break local campaign spending records. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/07/san-francisco-mayor-election Author : Lois Beckett

Wiles, who the president-elect often publicly praised for her leadership, will be first woman to hold influential roleUS elections 2024 – live updatesPresident-elect Donald Trump has named Susie Wiles, the manager of his victorious campaign, as his White House chief of staff, the first woman to hold the influential role.Wiles is widely credited within and outside Trump’s inner circle for running what was, by far, his most disciplined and well-executed campaign, and was seen as the leading contender for the position. She largely avoided the spotlight, even refusing to take the mic to speak as Trump celebrated his victory early

Hersant in October became the first Victorian convicted of intentionally performing a Nazi salute in publicAn Australian far-right extremist has been sentenced to one month in jail for performing the Nazi salute in public.In October Jacob Hersant, 25, became the first Victorian convicted of intentionally performing the salute in public. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/08/nazi-salute-jail-jacob-hersant-far-right-victoria-melbourne-ntwnfb Author : Adeshola Ore Publish date : 2024-11-07 23:13:50 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Republican ousts incumbent Democratic senator Bob Casey after contentious and expensive race, widening GOP majorityThe Republican Dave McCormick won the Senate race in the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Thursday, denying the Democratic incumbent, Bob Casey, a fourth term and expanding his party’s majority in the upper chamber.When the Associated Press called the race at 4.09pm ET on Thursday, two days after polls closed in Pennsylvania, McCormick led by 0.4 points. The narrow margin raised the possibility of a recount, although his victory is expected to stand given his lead of roughly 30,000 votes.Trump wins the presidency – how did

The ACCC is holding an inquiry into the nation’s supermarkets. Follow today’s news headlines liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRacism, colonialism ‘driving Indigenous self-harm’Australia’s dark colonial past and ongoing racism are driving self-harm in Indigenous communities, according to a respected Aboriginal psychologist.That whole process has left communities suffering from intergenerational trauma, disadvantage and ongoing racism, as well as the exclusion from the benefits of society and a lack of acknowledgement and respect for their different cultural values.We still want clinical approaches but we want to see culture at the centre of that.13YARN 13 92 76;

Newfoundland Memorial Univeristy team find white masses are likely material used to clean pipes in oil industryWhen the chemist Chris Kozak finally got his hands on a sample of the mysterious blobs that recently washed up on the shores of Newfoundland’s beaches, Project Unknown Glob officially began.At his disposal, Kozak and a team of graduate students had the “gorgeous” new science building and “world class facilities” of Newfoundland’s Memorial University to run a battery of tests on the white, doughy blob. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/07/canada-blob-mystery-solved Author : Leyland Cecco in Toronto Publish date : 2024-11-07 20:26:46 Copyright for

Competition to resemble Normal People star is markedly lower-stakes than chaotic Timothée Chalamet event in New York last monthTwo weeks ago, a mobbed competition to find a Timothée Chalamet lookalike in New York led to one arrest, a $500 fine for an “unpermitted costume contest” and a surprise appearance by the real-life Chalamet, fuelling further chaos.But a similar event in Dublin on Thursday, this time to find a doppelganger for Paul Mescal, the star of Normal People and the upcoming Gladiator II, unfolded rather more sedately. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/nov/07/paul-mescal-lookalike-competition-dublin-20-euro Author : Catherine Shoard Publish date : 2024-11-07

Leon Panetta says he also expects US president-elect to favor letting Russia retain control of areas of UkraineDonald Trump will as president give Benjamin Netanyahu a “blank check” in the Middle East, possibly opening the way for all-out war between Israel and Iran, the former CIA director and US defense secretary Leon Panetta predicted.“With regards to the Middle East, I think he’s basically going to give Netanyahu a blank check,” Panetta said of Trump, who won the presidential election this week and will take office again in January. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/07/trump-blank-check-netanyahu-war-iran-panetta Author : Martin Pengelly in Washington

Judges suspend Dylan Willis’s jail term on account of his ADHD and low IQ but uphold sentences of three other menA teenager jailed for smashing a restaurant window during rioting in Middlesbrough is to be freed after appeal judges ruled that a court had not considered his complex developmental and mental health background.Dylan Willis, 18, who pleaded guilty to violent disorder after repeatedly smashing the window with a brick, had his 14-month sentence suspended by court of appeal judges on Thursday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/07/teenager-who-smashed-window-during-middlesbrough-riots-freed-on-appeal Author : Hannah Al-Othman North of England correspondent Publish date : 2024-11-07 17:58:22

Mildura’s Powerhouse Place won for sustainable architecture and urban design, while Sydney renovation for Atlassian offices wins top awardGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWith its whirring engines and towering smoke stacks, Mildura’s power station was rarely out of the news as a technological marvel of the early 20th century.When a new engine was installed to help light up the regional Victorian city in June 1925, the local newspaper proclaimed there would finally be enough “juice” for everyone. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/07/power-station-turned-event-space-lights-up-australian-architecture-awards Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2024-11-07 16:53:49 Copyright for

Experienced envoy is considered best person to help guide Labour government during potentially fraught periodUK politics live – latest updatesUS elections 2024 – live updatesThe British ambassador to Washington, Dame Karen Pierce, is to be asked to stay in post as Donald Trump takes power, ahead of a complex shuffle of UK security and diplomatic jobs in the new year.Pierce, with her deep knowledge of the Republican party, is considered to be the best person to help guide the Labour government during what could be a perilous transition from the Biden to Trump administrations. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/nov/07/uk-us-ambassador-karen-pierce-stay-in-post-trump-transition