Iran and the US are set to hold high-stakes negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme, but a dispute over the agenda suggests progress will be hard wonAnalysis: Iran is betting Trump does not have a plan for regime changeUS and Iran talks brought back from the brink after White House relents on move to OmanIran’s Mehr news agency has reported some comments from the pre-talks meeting between Aragchi and Albusaidi, in which the Iranian foreign minister warned against excessive demands by the US.“Araghchi emphasised full readiness to defend the country’s sovereignty and national security against any excessive demands or acts of
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In wake of Donald Trump’s call for Republicans to ‘take over’ voting, senator Ruben Gallego urges citizens to take a stand and give the ‘ultimate response’The Democratic senator Ruben Gallego has proposed that, should Donald Trump try to sabotage the midterm elections, Americans should respond with a general strike that would “grind the country to a halt”.Earlier this week the US president called for Republicans to “take over” and “nationalise” voting in at least 15 unspecified locations, repeating his false claims that elections are plagued by widespread fraud. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/06/donald-trump-voting-midterms-democrat-national-strike Author : David Smith in Washington
The journalist Jen Ortiz charts the rise of Bad Bunny – the Puerto Rican superstar musician and ICE critic – before his performance at the Super Bowl on SundayThe halftime show at the Super Bowl is an American cultural institution and this year it will be performed by perhaps its most controversial star yet.Bad Bunny has been labelled by those on the American right as “un-American” and “shameful” – criticised for everything from his outspoken stance against ICE to his insistence on singing in Spanish. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2026/feb/06/bad-bunny-goes-to-the-super-bowl-podcast Author : Presented by Nosheen Iqbal with Jen Ortiz;
Emails appear to show Mountbatten-Windsor attempting to introduce Epstein to UAE crown prince via foreign affairs ministerAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor vouched for Jeffrey Epstein during a UK state visit to the United Arab Emirates with Queen Elizabeth II in 2010, according to newly released emails.The email was sent from “The Duke” to Epstein on 24 November of that year, with the subject listed as “Abdullah” – an apparent reference to the UAE foreign affairs minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/06/andrew-vouched-for-epstein-on-state-visit-to-uae-with-queen Author : Guardian staff Publish date : 2026-02-06 00:03:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to
Prime minister will meet with Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto to sign Australia-Indonesia Treaty on Common Security, announced in NovemberGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland man charged over alleged threats to federal parliamentariansA Queensland man has been charged with allegedly threatening multiple federal parliamentarians on social media. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/feb/06/anthony-albanese-indonesia-security-pact-sussan-ley-coalition-liberals-nationals-leadership-rba-interest-rates-inflation-ntwnfb Author : Nick Visser Publish date : 2026-02-05 21:58:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Trump might not embody Christian values yet is the religious right’s chosen instrument to turn the tide against liberal, godless AmericaThey had come to say a prayer for the father, the son and the holy ghost.The father was Donald Trump, who, despite sending federal militias to roam Minneapolis, threatening to invade Greenland and telling lies by the dozen, remains the lord and saviour of the religious right. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/05/trump-religious-right-republicans Author : David Smith in Washington Publish date : 2026-02-05 19:17:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Keir Starmer’s days as prime minister are numbered, Labour MPs have warned, after a week of fury over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador despite his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. While several MPs have said the prime minister’s chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, should take responsibility and resign, the mood surrounding No 10 has seemed ‘terminal’, said an MP from the 2024 intake. Lucy Hough talks to political correspondent Alexandra Topping Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2026/feb/05/is-this-the-end-for-starmer-the-latest Author : Presented by Lucy Houghwith Alexandra Topping; produced by Bryony Moore; senior producer Ryan Ramgobin; lead producer Zoe Hitch Publish
President addresses deaths in Minneapolis during NBC interview, claiming ‘nobody feels worse about shootings than ICE agents’Trump’s meandered during his remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast today. He’s denigrated Thomas Massie, the Republican congressman and his frequent target who co-sponsored legislation to release the full tranche of Epstein files, and voted against the most recent funding bill package that the president signed into law on Tuesday. “There’s something wrong with him,” Trump said. “ They love voting ‘no’. They think it’s good politically.”The president also touted the military operation in Venezuela, which resulted in the capture of the now deposed
Pressure continues to build on the prime minister after he said he knew about Mandelson’s friendship with Epstein before his appointment as US ambassadorAfter the release of a vast tranche of documents and emails that shed further light on the close relationship between Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein, the government has come under intense pressure to release details about its vetting process before Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador in December 2024.Below, we look at how much Keir Starmer knew about Mandelson’s relationship with Epstein, and what vetting process the former peer went through for the top diplomatic job in Washington.
Kirill Dmitriev, Russian envoy, said the group had made ‘positive movement forward’ but warned against additional foreign interferenceIn other news, Air Force Two carrying the US vice-president JD Vance is currently on approach to Milan’s Malpensa airport.The vice-president, together with the US state secretary Marco Rubio, is coming to Italy to take part in tomorrow’s opening ceremony of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games.“It’s unfortunate that the term ‘ice’ isn’t something we can embrace because of what is happening, and the implications of what some people are doing.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/feb/05/ukraine-russia-us-talk-end-war-abu-dhabi-live-updates-latest-news Author : Jakub Krupa Publish
In today’s newsletter: A police investigation, newly released documents and long‑standing questions about accountability have converged to place one of Labour’s most enduring figures under unprecedented scrutinyGood morning. Older readers may remember Peter Mandelson as a man in a sharp suit drifting through New Labour’s 1990s heyday like a Bond villain with a Filofax. An architect of Labour’s modernisation and a lightning rod for right-wing press ire, he has been in the orbit of power for more than three decades.That run has now come to a shuddering halt after the release of the so-called Epstein files by the US Department
Today show host acknowledges reports of alleged ransom letter and calls for safe return of 84-year-old mother onlineToday show host Savannah Guthrie, along with her siblings Annie and Cameron, has published a video statement calling for the safe return of their 84-year-old mother Nancy Guthrie, who was reported missing on Sunday.In a video posted to Instagram on Wednesday, the siblings said that their mother is in poor health and is without her medication. Savannah Guthrie also acknowledged reports about a reported ransom letter from alleged kidnappers. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/04/savannah-guthrie-missing-mother-video Author : Abené Clayton Publish date : 2026-02-05
Cauchi, who lived with schizophrenia, killed six people in 2024 Westfield shopping centre stabbing before being shot dead by police inspector Amy ScottFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt was a “major failing” for Joel Cauchi’s former psychiatrist not to recognise he had relapsed in the lead up to the Bondi Junction stabbings in 2024, a coroner has found.The state coroner, Teresa O’Sullivan, handed down her findings in an 837-page report on Thursday after she had delayed its release following the Bondi beach terror attack in December. Continue
Singer was member of vocal group that scored 1960s hits with Up, Up and Away and Aquarius/Let the Sunshine InSinger LaMonte McLemore has died. He was a founding member of the 5th Dimension, a vocal group whose smooth pop and soul sounds with a touch of psychedelia brought them big hits in the 1960s and 70s.McLemore died on Tuesday aged 90 at his home in Las Vegas, surrounded by his family, his representative Jeremy Westby said in a statement. He died of natural causes after having a stroke. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/feb/04/lamonte-mclemore-dies-5th-dimension Author : Associated Press Publish date
Israeli president to arrive in Australia next week. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhat is the capital gains tax discount?The capital gains tax discount is likely an issue we’ll keep hearing about and talking about, so let’s do a quick revise on what it actually is. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/feb/05/australian-politics-live-anthony-albanese-sussan-ley-labor-liberal-question-time-chalmers-budget-cost-of-living-marles-defence-leadership-challenge-spill-ntwnfb Author : Krishani Dhanji Publish date : 2026-02-04 20:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Trump’s stopgap bill funds the department of homeland security until 13 FebruaryWhite House border czar says 700 federal agents will leave MinnesotaTom Homan, the president’s so-called “border czar” is set to speak to reporters in Minneapolis shortly.A reminder that Homan took over the immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota from senior border official Gregory Bovino, just days after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti and the mounting backlash in the Twin Cities. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/feb/04/donald-trump-epstein-files-us-politics-live-latest-news-updates Author : Lucy Campbell (now); Shrai Popat and Tom Ambrose (earlier) Publish date : 2026-02-04 18:09:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the
Film-maker Peter Ettegui responded to BBC interview in which Reform leader apologised for any hurt causedNigel Farage has been accused of making a “non-apology” by a school contemporary who accused him of racist and antisemitic behaviour, after saying he was “sorry” if he “genuinely” hurt anyone.For the first time since the row broke following a Guardian investigation, the Reform party leader appeared to indicate some remorse for the impact of his alleged behaviour while at Dulwich college, a private school in south London. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/04/nigel-farage-non-apology-school-contemporary-peter-ettegui-accused-racism Author : Daniel Boffey Chief reporter Publish date : 2026-02-04 15:34:00
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PM says former cabinet minister and peer lied about ‘extent and depth of the relationship’ and should not have been appointed as US ambassadorNewly released Jeffrey Epstein files: 10 key takeawaysPMQs is starting soon. Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question.The Reform UK MP Lee Anderson has dismissed claims that his party’s plan to support the pub industry would cost far more than the £3bn it claims.To be honest with you, we’re not interested in who you’ve been talking to. We’re more interested who we’ve been talking to, and we’ve been talking to landlords and small
Four children among dead as restrictions on evacuations put in place days after reopening of crossing to EgyptIsraeli tank shelling and airstrikes have killed 18 people, including four children, in Gaza and Israel has halted the evacuation of patients through the Rafah border crossing, Palestinian officials have said.The Israeli military said it fired on Gaza after a gunman shot at Israeli soldiers and seriously injured a reservist. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/04/israeli-strikes-gaza-patient-crossings-rafah-halted Author : Reuters Publish date : 2026-02-04 10:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Formal approval given for new university group to operate from August, with both institutions keeping their namesThe universities of Greenwich and Kent have confirmed they have been given formal approval to merge into the UK’s first “super-university”.The merged entity will be the third-largest higher education institution in the UK, the universities said, and is consulting on being named the London and South East University Group. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/feb/04/greenwich-kent-merger-uk-first-super-university Author : PA Media Publish date : 2026-02-04 08:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Richard Marles has decided to sell more than 60 properties, including Victoria Barracks in Sydney, Melbourne and BrisbaneFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government will sell off $3bn in defence properties around the country, after a major audit of land holdings found they served no useful strategic value.Defence sites – including Victoria Barracks in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane – will be sold after the multi-year audit, tasked with identifying surplus and costly property holdings, often costing millions to maintain. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/04/albanese-government-to-sell-off-3bn-worth-of-historic-defence-sites-amid-push-to-free-up-space-for-new-homes Author
Prediction markets allow you to put money on everything from the US attacking Iran to Jesus returning. Saahil Desai explains their dizzying riseIn the early hours of 3 January, Donald Trump ordered a surprise attack on the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, to kidnap the country’s leader, Nicolás Maduro. Millions of Venezuelans’ lives were thrown into uncertainty. Politicians at home and abroad scrambled to respond. It seemed this was something no one had seen coming. Except one person did actually predict it.In the hours before the attack, someone - and we have no way of knowing who - placed a series of
Shahed-139 said to have approached USS Abraham Lincoln ‘with unclear intent’ in lead-up to expected US-Iran talks on Tehran’s nuclear programmeThe US military says it shot down an Iranian drone that “aggressively” approached the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea.The Iranian Shahed-139 drone was flying toward the carrier “with unclear intent” when an F-35 fighter jet shot it down, US Central Command said on Tuesday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/03/us-shoots-down-iranian-drone-arabian-sea-navy-says Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date : 2026-02-04 00:10:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
New England MP says he has added to the surge in support for the fringe party since he defected in December. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo-thirds of homeless youth unable to access housing services: reportApproximately 40,000 15- to 24-year-olds have nowhere to live in Australia each year, with only 3.1% accessing long-term housing, according to a new report from the Home Time Youth coalition. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/feb/04/australian-politics-live-labor-liberal-anthony-albanese-sussan-ley-leadership-challenge-coalition-littleproud-chalmers-interest-rates-rise-rba-ntwfb Author : Krishani Dhanji Publish date : 2026-02-03 21:57:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Far-right leader’s appeal against block on her running for president in 2027 and a four-year sentence is in final stages French state prosecutors have asked appeal court judges to maintain a five-year election ban on the far-right leader Marine Le Pen for embezzlement of European parliament funds in a fake jobs scandal.If the judges decide to grant the request, Le Pen would probably not be able to run in France’s 2027 presidential election. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/03/french-prosecutors-ask-appeal-court-to-keep-ban-on-marine-le-pen-running-for-office Author : Angelique Chrisafis Publish date : 2026-02-03 19:22:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.