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Ukrainian president says ‘reliable peace essential for all’ after speaking to Polish PM on Friday morning, Trump’s deadline day for Russia to move towards a ceasefireChinese president Xi Jinping held a phone call with Russian president Vladimir Putin on Friday, China’s state broadcaster CCTV reported.The pair reportedly spoke about Ukraine, with Xi saying that China will continue to promote peace talks, and noting that China was glad to see Russia and the US maintain contact, Reuters said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/aug/08/trump-putin-deadline-day-russia-ukraine-wildfires-azerbaijan-armenia-latest-updates Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-08-08 12:40:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Move comes amid president’s suggestions that his administration could fully take over running the cityGood morning and welcome to the US politics live blog. I’m Tom Ambrose and I will be bringing you all the latest news lines from the day.There will be increased presence of federal law enforcement in Washington DC, the White House announced yesterday, to combat crime for at least the next week.Vice-president JD Vance kicks off a trip in the United Kingdom with a meeting with British foreign secretary David Lammy on Friday that will bring renewed scrutiny of Vance’s sharp criticism of Britain and its

MP reported crew rowing from Land’s End to John O’Groats to raise money for motor neurone disease to coastguardThe independent MP Rupert Lowe has agreed to donate £1,000 to a charity after mistaking its rowing crew, including a former Royal Marine, for “illegal migrants”.Lowe, who was elected as a Reform MP but now sits as an independent for Great Yarmouth, said he had shopped the crew to the authorities and vowed to do everything he could to have them deported if they turned out to be what he suspected. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/aug/08/rupert-lowe-gives-charity-1000-after-taking-its-rowers-for-immigrants Author : Kevin Rawlinson Publish

Brandon Russell, founder of neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division, was convicted of plotting to blow up Baltimore power gridThe founder of a Florida-based neo-Nazi group has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for conspiring with his girlfriend to plan an attack on Maryland’s power grid in furtherance of their shared racist beliefs.Brandon Russell, 30, was convicted by a jury earlier this year. Prosecutors presented evidence detailing his longstanding affiliation with white supremacist causes and his recent efforts to organize “sniper attacks” on electrical substations around Baltimore. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/08/neo-nazi-leader-sentenced-to-20-years-for-plot-to-attack-marylands-power-grid Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish

The announcement comes after Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel intended to take full control of Gaza and hand over the territory’s governance to friendly Arab forcesBenjamin Netanyahu’s office has said on social media that the Israel Defense Forces will prepare to take over Gaza City and to provide aid to civilians outside the areas of fighting.The full post on X (translated from Hebrew) reads:The Political-Security Cabinet approved the Prime Minister’s proposal for the defeat of Hamas.The IDF will prepare to take control of Gaza City while providing humanitarian aid to the civilian population outside the combat zones. Continue reading... Source link

John Cornyn claims FBI agreed to help return Democrats to state, sparking backlash amid GOP map pushUS politics live – latest updatesDemocrats harshly criticized Donald Trump and Republicans on Thursday after a US senator said the FBI had agreed to assist in locating Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state to block Republicans from enacting a gerrymandered congressional map that would likely add five more Republican seats before next year’s midterm elections.Senator John Cornyn’s claim that the FBI would assist Republicans’ effort could not be independently confirmed. The FBI declined to comment. An administration official told NBC News this week

Patterson expected to appear remotely for court hearing via video link from prison. Follow today’s news liveHousing minister defends government’s plans for 1.2m homes, says crisis ‘very hard problem to solve’The housing minister, Clare O’Neil, is speaking about the government’s pledge to build 1.2m new homes in Australia by 2029. She said just 2,000 social and affordable homes have been built of a five-year target of 55,000. But she defended questions on Radio National if the government would meet those targets, saying they were part of a “national aspiration” worth pushing towards.Our housing crisis has been cooking for 40 years

Temporary halt for facility in Florida Everglades comes as attorneys argue whether it violates environmental lawsA federal judge on Thursday ordered a temporary halt to construction of an immigration detention center – built in the middle of the Florida Everglades and dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” – as attorneys argue whether it violates environmental laws.The facility can continue to operate and hold detainees for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), but workers will be barred from adding any new filling, paving or infrastructure for the next 14 days. US district judge Kathleen Williams issued the ruling during a hearing and said she

Israeli PM gives interview to Fox News as security cabinet due to meet over his planFears for Palestinians and hostages as Netanyahu plans full Gaza occupationThe medical NGO Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has called for the immediate closure of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), the US- and Israeli-backed aid organisation operating in Gaza, describing GHF-run food distribution sites in Gaza as having become sites of “orchestrated killing and dehumanisation”.In a social media post on Thursday, MSF wrote:“In MSF’s nearly 54 years of operations, rarely have we seen such levels of systematic violence against unarmed civilians.”The GHF-run food distributions in Gaza, Palestine,

Russian president says Trump talks could take place as early as next week and the UAE could hostRussian news agency Ria Novosti has just reported that the meeting between Putin and Trump is “likely to take place next week.”Separately, asked for updates on Gaza, the European Commission has confirmed that “Israeli authorities continue not to authorise or allow EU access to Gaza” as the bloc “is not considered a humanitarian actor,” and it has to rely on UN reports. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/aug/07/urkaine-russia-us-talks-zelenskyy-putin-trump-tariffs-eu-europe-live-news-updates Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-08-07 14:24:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Protests set to greet vice-president on visit after governor said redistricting ‘looks like it’s going to happen across many Republican states’Donald Trump on Wednesday celebrated a commitment by Apple to increase its investments in US manufacturing by an additional $100bn over the next four years.Apple’s plan to up its domestic investment comes as it seeks to avoid Trump’s threatened tariffs, which would increase the tech giant’s costs as it relies on a complex international supply chain to produce its iPhones. Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, warned during an earnings call in May that the tariffs could cost the company up to

Home secretary says the move ‘sends a message to every migrant currently thinking of paying organised crime gangs to go to the UK’Keir Starmer has also issued a statement about the detention of small boat arrivals (see 9.58am) on his social media feed. He says:We have detained the first illegal migrants under our new deal before returning them to France. No gimmicks, just results.If you break the law to enter this country, you will face being sent back.The transfers to immigration removal centres are under way as we speak, so we won’t provide operational details at this point that criminal

Chris Wilson was in a sling under the helicopter on a crocodile-egg collecting mission when it plunged to the ground, killing himFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA seasoned crocodile egg collector has been brought to tears in court after being asked how he learned of Outback Wrangler co-star Chris “Willow” Wilson’s fatal helicopter crash.Michael “Mick” Burns of Wild Harvest NT was the first witness in the Supreme Court trial of the reality TV show’s other star, Matt Wright, who has been charged with attempting to pervert the

Reza Zavvar has lived in US for 40 years but is being held in detention due to marijuana conviction from the 1990sFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor has cast doubt on the possibility of the Trump administration transferring an Iranian-born man from US immigration detention to Australia, saying it has no knowledge of the case.The US government is threatening to deport Reza Zavvar, a 52-year-old permanent resident who lives in Maryland, to either Australia or Romania – despite having no links to either country. Continue reading... Source

Ground stops issued nationwide including at hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Newark and San FranciscoUnited Airlines on Wednesday said it had suspended flights due to a widespread tech issue, and anticipates additional flight delays in the evening.“Due to a technology issue, we are holding United mainline flights at their departure airports,” United said in a statement. “We expect additional flight delays this evening as we work through this issue. Safety is our top priority, and we’ll work with our customers to get them to their destinations.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/united-grounds-flights-technology-issue Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date

Jailed MP seeks court order restraining NSW parliament from expelling him. Follow today’s news liveHundreds more CSIRO jobs on the chopping blockHundreds more jobs could be axed at Australia’s national science agency, sparking concerns the country is gutting its research capability just as the Trump administration makes deep cuts into the sector in the US. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/aug/07/australia-news-live-nsw-deepfake-gareth-ward-mp-expulsion-acoss-property-tax-break-ntwnfb Author : Nick Visser Publish date : 2025-08-06 23:19:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Lawmakers had been sheltering in Illinois after denying Texas Republicans quorum for gerrymandering schemeTexas Democrats who left the state say they experienced a bomb threat at their Illinois hotel on Wednesday morning amid an ongoing clash with Republicans over their effort to block a new congressional map from going into place.John Bucy III, a Democrat who represents Austin in the state legislature, confirmed the threat on X on Wednesday and said the lawmakers were evacuated. “This is what happens when Republican state leaders publicly call for us to be ‘hunted down’. Texas Democrats won’t be intimidated,” he said. Continue reading...

US president calls meeting ‘highly productive’ amid unconfirmed reports on halt to long-range strikesDonald Trump has claimed “great progress was made” during talks on ending the war in Ukraine between his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on Wednesday.The three-hour talks came two days before a deadline the US president set for Russia to reach a peace deal in the war or face fresh sanctions. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/06/steve-witkoff-putin-trump-envoy-talks-russia-ukraine-peace-deal Author : Shaun Walker in Kyiv and Andrew Roth in Washington Publish date : 2025-08-06 18:02:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

President claims on social media that DC is ‘totally out of control’ and if the city doesn’t ‘get it’s act together’ he will have ‘no choice but to take Federal control’In a post on his Truth Social platform, the president said he would “federalize” the city if local authorities failed to address crime, specifically calling for minors as young as 14 to be prosecuted as adults.Trump’s threat could theoretically take several forms. The constitution grants Congress broad authority over the federal district, though completely suspending local governance would likely require congressional legislation. Trump could also deploy federal law enforcement or

Truck drivers have said delivering aid has become increasingly dangerous, while Jordan says Israeli settlers attacked a separate Gaza-bound convoy on WednesdayIsraeli officials have said Benjamin Netanyahu discussed a plan with the White House as it attempted to portray Hamas as having walked away from ceasefire negotiations, a claim denied by Hamas, which blamed Israel for the protracted impasse.While the Trump administration has not commented on the Netanyahu proposal, it has been given some credence by leaked comments made by the US envoy Steve Witkoff to Israeli hostage families at the weekend, suggesting his proposal for a ceasefire in exchange

Donald Trump has set a Friday deadline for progress on ending the Ukraine war, after which Russia could face increased US sanctionsWe are getting first pictures from inside the Kremlin showing Russia’s Putin welcoming Witkoff for their talks.Earlier today, Witkoff also went for a walk through Zaryadye Park near the Kremlin with Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian president’s envoy for investment and economic cooperation, AP reported pointing to footage aired by Tass. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/aug/06/russia-ukraine-war-steve-witkoff-vladimir-putin-volodymyr-zelenskyy-europe-latest-news-updates Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-08-06 10:40:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Culture secretary Lisa Nandy says ‘majority of young people spend all, or almost all, of their free time alone in their bedrooms, online’Rachel Reeves will need to raise taxes to close a government spending gap that is on course to reach more than £40bn after a slowdown in economic growth and higher-than-expected inflation, according to the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), a thinktank. Phillip Inman has the story.Good morning. Keir Starmer is out on a visit today and he will be doing broadcast interviews. It may be the only time we hear from him this week, and

Travel to Antarctica during the southern winter is restricted to emergencies with crews having to navigate extreme conditions and icy landings The New Zealand air force has evacuated three people from a US research base in Antarctica in a high-risk operation that required navigating through extreme weather and round-the-clock darkness.The air force said on Wednesday the United National Science Foundation requested a medical evacuation for three of its staff members based at the McMurdo Station, one of whom needed urgent medical care. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/06/mcmurdo-station-antarctica-medical-evacuation Author : Eva Corlett in Wellington Publish date : 2025-08-06 05:38:00 Copyright

Liberal insists he will govern for four years but authority to be tested within weeks when parliament returnsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTasmania’s Liberal government has been recommissioned after weeks of political limbo after a snap election that failed to deliver either major party a majority.The premier, Jeremy Rockliff, met with the governor, Barbara Baker, on Wednesday at Government House to formally ask for his minority government to remain. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/06/jeremy-rockliff-premier-tasmania Author : Australian Associated Press and Luca Ittimani Publish date : 2025-08-06

Advertising revenue at division that includes the Australian, Daily Telegraph and Herald Sun down 5%Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter hereRevenue generated from News Corp’s global newspaper mastheads has fallen sharply, including in Australia, weighing down an otherwise positive financial result.Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate continues to generate large wads of cash from its digital real estate arm but advertising revenue at News Corp Australia, a division that includes the Australian, the Daily Telegraph and the Herald Sun, was down 5% over the past financial year to US$343m (A$530m).Sign up