The Guardian

Canadian foreign minister condemns ‘unjustified’ trade war and condemns ‘Trump’s talks of annexing our country through economic coercion’ Congressional brinkmanship, including repeated near-misses with shutdowns and over the nation’s $36 trillion in debt, has contributed to global ratings agencies’ moves to downgrade the US federal government’s once-pristine credit rating, reports Reuters.Democrats have long chided Republicans for threatening or voting for government shutdowns, and Republicans were quick to call them out for considering votes that could risk one. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/mar/12/donald-trump-us-politics-tariffs-mahmoud-khalil-education-latest-news-live-updates Author : Chris Stein (now) and Amy Sedghi (earlier) Publish date : 2025-03-12 15:28:00 Copyright for syndicated

Proposed changes, which include scrapping principle of remand as ‘last resort’ for youth, condemned as ‘backwards step’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLegal, human rights and First Nations groups have condemned the Victorian government’s overhaul of the state’s bail laws, which will force courts to treat children accused of serious crimes like adults when deciding whether to remand them or release them into the community.The premier, Jacinta Allan, on Wednesday announced proposed changes to the Bail Act that would result in more unsentenced people being remanded in custody.

Deanne Mathews fined $3000 after pleading guilty to trafficking psilocybin at Clunes wellness retreat where Rachael Dixon fell ill and diedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman has admitted serving up magic mushrooms at a spiritual retreat where a participant died, leaving court without a conviction recorded for drug trafficking.Spiritual healer Deanne Mathews, 53, was fined $3000 after she pleaded guilty to the single charge at Bacchus Marsh magistrates court on Wednesday.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/12/spiritual-healer-deanne-mathews-magic-mushrooms-psilocybin-clunes-wellness-retreat-ntwnfb Author :

Research shows apex predators are increasing in numbers and excreting important nutrients into Top End waterwaysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe growing saltwater crocodile population in the Northern Territory has led to the creatures gorging on nine times more prey than they did 50 years ago, with the apex predators contributing important nutrients to Top End waterways, new research suggests.Saltwater crocodile populations have increased exponentially in recent decades, from less than 3,000 in 1971, when a ban on hunting was introduced, to more than 100,000 animals today.Sign

Joint statement says ‘ball is now in Russia’s court’ as two countries also revive plans for minerals dealEurope live – latest updatesUkraine said it was ready to accept an immediate 30-day ceasefire in the war with Russia, as the US announced it would immediately lift its restrictions on military aid and intelligence sharing after high-stakes talks in Saudi Arabia.Donald Trump said he now hoped Vladimir Putin would reciprocate. If the Russian president did, it would mark the first ceasefire in the more than three years since he launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Continue reading... Source link :

Remains brought to Britain as part of colonialism, such as Egyptian mummies, should be repatriated, a report saysThe public display of human remains in the UK, including the ancient Egyptian mummies in the British Museum, is offensive and should be stopped, according to a group of MPs.A report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Afrikan Reparations (APPG-AR) said it should become an offence to sell ancestral remains or publicly display them without consent. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/12/ancestral-remains-should-no-longer-be-displayed-in-uk-museums-say-mps Author : David Batty Publish date : 2025-03-12 00:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Research has found that the number of ADHD prescriptions in England increased from around 25 per 1,000 people in 2019/20 to 41.55 in 2023/24The number of prescriptions being issued in England for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication has risen by 18% year on year since the pandemic, with the biggest rise being seen in London, according to research.Experts said increased public awareness via social media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok could be a factor behind the substantial rise in prescription rates, encouraging “more people to seek assessment, diagnosis and treatment”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/mar/11/adhd-prescriptions-in-england-have-risen-by-18-each-year-since-pandemic Author :

The federal government says it remains in discussion with the Trump administration, and will have ‘more to say’ on the matter soon. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastButler said the US tariff decision was “bad for our relationship” when asked whether it had a damaging effect on international relations on ABC News Breakfast a short while ago.The federal health minister also said it was a bad economic decision:This is a disappointing decision. It’s a bad economic decision. It’s bad for our relationship. It’s bad for the US, ultimately, because we think that

Jessica Brösche to join Lucas Sielaff, who is reported to have returned to Germany on 6 MarchA German tourist detained by US immigration authorities is due to be deported back to Germany on Tuesday after spending more than six weeks in detention, including eight days in solitary confinement.Jessica Brösche, a 29-year-old tattoo artist from Berlin, will reportedly join Lucas Sielaff, 25, from Bad Brida in Saxony Anhalt, who is reported to have returned to Germany on 6 March, after being arrested at the Mexican border on 18 February before being detained for almost two weeks. Continue reading... Source link :

Three people in custody after Caleb Wilson was allegedly punched repeatedly in chest at Southern UniversityAuthorities have arrested two more suspects in the recent fraternity hazing death of a 20-year-old student at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.Kyle Thurman was captured on Monday at a home in Port Allen, Louisiana, which is adjacent to Baton Rouge, local police said. Meanwhile, Isiah Smith, whose father reportedly owns a warehouse where Wilson was mortally injured while undergoing the pledging process to join Southern’s Omega Psi Phi fraternity, turned himself over to the custody of police on Tuesday. Continue reading... Source link :

Louise Haigh and Layla Moran cite broadcaster in arguing for amendment that would ban such agreements that stopped staff revealing harassmentIn the Commons Robert Jenrick, the shadow justice secretary, is asking Shabana Mahmood about the Sentencing Council’s decision to refuse her request to change what he described as its “two-tier guidance”.Jenrick says Mahmood briefed the papers that she was “incandescent”. Was she incandescent about her officials, or about her failure to read the papers about what the Sentencing Council was proposing.We will never stand for a two-tier approach to sentencing, but I am actually getting on with fixing the problem,

President shares more than 100 Truth Social posts as stock markets react shakily to his refusal to rule out recessionDonald Trump posted to social media more than 100 times on Monday in a frenzy of self-aggrandizing messages even as the global stock market fell sharply amid fears that his economic policies could produce a US recession.Far from rushing to calm troubled waters after markets reacted shakily to his refusal to rule out a recession, the US president instead shared a blizzard of links on Truth Social, the platform he owns, starting at 11.44am ET with a link to a Fox

President cites Ontario’s recent imposition of 25% surcharge on electricity exports to US as reason for doubling dutiesDonald Trump has announced he is doubling tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum from 25% to 50% as a retaliation for the province of Ontario’s imposition of a 25% surcharge on electricity exports to several US states, in a dramatic escalation of the trade war between the two ostensibly allied countries.“Based on Ontario, Canada, placing a 25% Tariff on ‘Electricity’ coming into the United States, I have instructed my Secretary of Commerce to ad an ADDITIONAL 25% Tariff, to 50%, on all STEEL

Desolate spectacle of executions begins again under Trump, in landscape of capital punishment as riven as US is as a wholeDavid Leonard Wood. Jessie Hoffman. Aaron Gunches. Wendell Grissom. Edward Thomas James. Moises Sandoval Mendoza.So many names. So many dead men walking. Ten days, five states, six death row prisoners scheduled for execution. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/11/executions-death-penalty-upcoming Author : Ed Pilkington Publish date : 2025-03-11 13:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

American Civil Liberties Union decries attack on free speech after immigration authorities arrest Mahmoud KhalilPolls have opened in Greenland for early parliamentary elections Tuesday as US President Donald Trump seeks control of the strategic Arctic island.The self-governing region of Denmark is home to 56,000 people, most from Indigenous Inuit backgrounds, and occupies a strategic North Atlantic location. It also contains rare earth minerals key to driving the global economy, AP reported. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/mar/11/donald-trump-latest-us-politics-news-live Author : Tom Ambrose (now) and Yohannes Lowe (earlier) Publish date : 2025-03-11 11:48:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Clifford raped and shot dead Louise Hunt and killed her sister Hannah Hunt and their mother Carol HuntThe hearing has begun. Kyle Clifford was asked to attend today’s sentencing in person or via video link but the judge, Justice Bennathan, says he declined.Kyle Clifford previously pleaded guilty to murdering Louise, Hannah and Carol Hunt, one count of false imprisonment and two charges of possession of an offensive weapon.26 June 202430 June 20243 July 20244 July 2024 Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2025/mar/11/crossbow-killer-kyle-clifford-sentencing-live-latest-updates Author : Yohannes Lowe Publish date : 2025-03-11 10:35:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

US and Ukraine officials meet in Jeddah after Moscow authorities said one person was killed in a drone attack on the Russian capitalKremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Moscow expects that the United States will inform Russia about US talks with Ukraine taking place on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia, Russian state news agency TASS reported.President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff plans to visit Moscow this week to meet president Vladimir Putin, sources told Reuters on Monday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/mar/11/ukraine-russia-us-peace-talks-moscow-war-latest-live-news-europe Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-03-11 09:02:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Poll takes place against backdrop of threats by Donald Trump and growing calls for independenceGreenland’s prime minister said voters face a “fateful choice” as the Arctic island prepares to go to the polls in a pivotal election closely watched by Europe and the US.The vote on Tuesday has attracted global attention after Donald Trump’s repeated assertions about acquiring the autonomous territory, using military and economic force if necessary. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/10/greenland-faces-fateful-choice-says-islands-pm-as-it-prepares-for-election Author : Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent Publish date : 2025-03-11 07:49:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

One person killed, says regional governor, after at least 91 drones descended on Russian capitalUkraine targeted Moscow early on Tuesday in possibly its largest ever drone attack on the Russian capital, reportedly killing at least one person. The attack sparked fires and forced the suspension of flights and train travel, authorities said.The Russian defence ministry said 337 drones were launched at Russia over Monday night, with 91 of them targeting the Moscow region. The Moscow city mayor Sergei Sobyanin, said it was the largest Ukrainian drone attack on the city. The governor of the wider region, Andrei Vorobyov, said: “At

Symon Hill paid £2,500 by Thames Valley police over his arrest at proclamation of Charles III’s accession in 2022Police have admitted acting unlawfully in arresting a trainee Baptist minister who called out “Who elected him?” at a local proclamation of the accession of King Charles III.After a two-and-a-half-year battle, Symon Hill, 47, has been paid £2,500 in compensation from Thames Valley police over his arrest in September 2022. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/11/police-admit-arrest-of-anti-monarchy-heckler-in-oxford-was-unlawful Author : Daniel Boffey Chief reporter Publish date : 2025-03-11 05:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Duterte is wanted by the international criminal court over his so-called ‘war on drugs’, which rights groups say left 30,000 people deadThe former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has been taken into custody after the international criminal court issued a warrant for his arrest for his so-called “war on drugs”. The president’s office said Duterte was arrested on Tuesday morning at Manila airport after flying back from Hong Kong.“Early in the morning, Interpol Manila received the official copy of the warrant of the arrest from the ICC,” the presidential palace said in a statement. “As of now, he is under the

First official meeting of two governments since disastrous Trump-Zelenskyy encounter comes as Russia intensifies attacksThere is “no military solution” to the conflict in Ukraine, US secretary of state Marco Rubio has said ahead of high-stakes meetings on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia aimed at repairing a severely damaged relationship that has left embattled Kyiv without Washington’s support.Ukraine’s delegation, led by Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, will meet Rubio, and other senior White House officials on what is seen as neutral ground in the Saudi city of Jeddah. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/10/us-and-ukraine-officials-arrive-in-saudi-arabia-for-talks-to-repair-ties Author : Oliver Holmes in London

Chris Minns vows to remove ‘overseas visitors, tourists, backpackers’ from houses purchased in Lismore buyback Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSquatters living in formerly vacant, water-damaged homes will be forcibly evicted as the clean-up begins from the latest spate of floods in northern New South Wales.Chris Minns vowed on Tuesday to evict “overseas visitors, tourists, backpackers” who he said were taking advantage of condemned properties left empty after being included in a state buyback scheme for Lismore homes after the 2022 floods.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking

Suggestion he pressured MHRA to approve ventilators for NHS is ‘ludicrous’, former minister says Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/10/michael-gove-wanted-to-circumvent-watchdog-to-push-through-dyson-bid-covid-inquiry-told Author : Nadeem Badshah and PA Media Publish date : 2025-03-10 21:45:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Policy would apply to those seeking asylum as well as anyone who had been charged with or convicted of immigration offencesAll foreign nationals in the UK who receive a criminal conviction would be deported under a new Conservative party policy. The Tory plan would introduce an amendment to the government’s borders bill that would remove the current threshold, in which foreign criminals are only removed after being handed a prison sentence of one year.The party hopes this amendment, which would need support from Labour MPs, would also make it easier for the government to deport foreign offenders by ending exceptions