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Proposals for financial or language requirements will either split families or force them into dangerous journeys, says Refugee CouncilAnd while we are talking about Blair-era Labour aides, Peter Hyman, who wrote speeches for Tony Blair and later worked for Keir Starmer in the run-up to the general election, has launched a new Substack blog. It is called Changing the Story, which tells you quite a lot about what he thinks is going wrong with No 10. Here is an extract from his first post.Starmer is an ‘opportunity’ prime minister forced to become a ‘security’ one. And that’s why the government’s

Donald Trump said at Alaska summit two weeks ago that he was close to breakthrough leading to meeting between Putin and ZelenskyyAppearing alongside Lithuanian president Gitanas Nausėda, the EU’s von der Leyen is now speaking about the EU’s plans for supporting the countries on the bloc’s eastern border.She says that EU member states with a direct border with Russia and Belarus “will receive additional funding,” as “it is in the European interest that we have the protection of the border here.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/sep/01/volodymyr-zelenskyy-ukraine-donald-trump-semi-deadline-war-end-europe-latest-updates-news-live Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-09-01 08:47:00 Copyright for syndicated content

Several villages in Kunar province ‘completely destroyed’, says ministry for public health, as rescue operations take placeAt least 250 dead after 6.0 magnitude quake near JalalabadThe death toll from the earthquake in Afghanistan has now risen to 622, Reuters has cited an Afghan interior ministry spokesperson as having said.Authorities said that more than 1,500 people were injured by the 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan just before midnight local time on Sunday.The figures for martyrs and injured are changing. Medical teams from Kunar, Nangarhar and the capital Kabul have arrived in the area.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/sep/01/afghanistan-earthquake-live-hundreds-after-shallow-quake-strikes-countrys-east-state-media-reports Author

At least 25 people were injured in the quake that hit at a depth of just 8km near the Pakistan borderA magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border leaving nine people dead and many more injured.The quake struck at 11:47pm on Sunday and was centred 27km northeast of the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, the US Geological Survey said. It was just 8km deep. Shallower quakes tend to cause more damage. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/01/afghanistan-earthquake-near-jalalabad-magnitude-6-quake-pakistan-border Author : Agencies Publish date : 2025-09-01 03:11:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastShadow immigration minister says Coalition support ‘sustainable’ migrationAsked about the Coalition’s own migration policy, Scarr says he supports a “sustainable” level of migration.That looks like considering things like skill shortages, considering things like our humanitarian intake. Australia has always had a generous humanitarian intake for decades and decades.Net overseas migration obviously was in negative territory during Covid, and then we had these huge increases during the first two years of the Albanese government, and that has distorted, in many respects, the debate.We just need to be terribly

Valentine Low’s Power and the Palace relays story in which young Camilla ‘whacked attacker in the nuts’ on train to PaddingtonQueen Camilla was a victim of an attempted sexual assault as a teenager and used the heel of her shoe to fight off her attacker, a new book about the monarchy has claimed.According to Power and the Palace, serialised in the Sunday Times, the queen told Boris Johnson about the attack while he was mayor of London. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/31/queen-camilla-fought-off-sexual-assault-as-teenager-book-claims Author : Joe Coughlan Publish date : 2025-08-31 22:41:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Washington judge says unaccompanied children cannot be deported for at least 14 days as legal process unfoldsA US judge on Sunday ordered an emergency halt to a plan by the Trump administration to deport a group of nearly 700 unaccompanied Guatemalan children back to their home country after immigrant advocates lawyers called the plan “illegal”.Attorneys for 10 Guatemalan minors, ages 10 to 17, said in court papers filed late on Saturday that there were reports that planes were set to take off within hours for the Central American country. But a federal judge in Washington said those children couldn’t be

Foreign secretary to say an assessment will be carried out of whether Israel has complied with Keir Starmer’s termsDavid Lammy will tell MPs on Monday that the UK still intends to recognise a Palestinian state in September, with Israel having shown no sign of meeting the government’s demands.The foreign secretary will say in a Commons statement that government officials intend to carry out a formal assessment in the coming days of whether Israel has complied with the tests set out by the prime minister, Keir Starmer. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/aug/31/uk-still-intends-to-recognise-a-palestinian-state-david-lammy-to-tell-mps Author : Kiran Stacey Policy editor Publish date

Mayor says city stands firm against antisemitism after message scratched into black marble memorial A Holocaust memorial unveiled only eight months ago in the French city of Lyon has been inscribed with the words “Free Gaza”, local officials said, amid growing concern about antisemitic incidents in France.The words were scratched into the black marble memorial late on Saturday, the city’s mayor, Grégory Doucet, said. Yonathan Arfi, of the Council of French Jewish Institutions (CRIF), posted a photo on social media and called the incident “despicable”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/31/lyon-mayor-condemns-free-gaza-defacement-of-holocaust-memorial Author : Jon Henley Publish date : 2025-08-31 15:02:00

Oxfordshire manor once planned as hub for global technologists and philosophers now offered at £5.95mWytham Abbey, a 15th-century grade I-listed manor that was once planned as a hub for technologists and philosophers to solve some of the world’s toughest problems, has had its sale price slashed by 60% to £5.95m as its charity owners struggle to find a buyer.The Effective Ventures Foundation (EVF), formerly the Centre for Effective Altruism, bought the 27-bedroom, 18-bathroom Oxfordshire estate in April 2022. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/aug/31/wytham-abbey-asking-price-slashed-by-60-per-cent-after-failure-to-find-buyer Author : Sundus Abdi Publish date : 2025-08-31 12:33:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Russian president and Indian prime minister among more than 20 world leaders attending Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in TianjinAt an emergency meeting of the UN security council on Friday, the US warned Russia to move toward some sort of peace settlement and meet with Ukraine or face possible sanctions.The meeting was called after a major Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight from Wednesday to Thursday that killed more than 20 people. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/aug/31/russia-ukraine-war-control-major-ukrainian-city-latest-updates-news-live Author : Yohannes Lowe Publish date : 2025-08-31 09:57:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson joins gathering in Canberra while far-right figure speaks outside state parliament in MelbourneFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA neo-Nazi was among speakers to address the crowd at a tense anti-immigration protest in Melbourne, as similar demonstrations under the banner March for Australia took place in state and territory capitals across the country on Sunday.While the protests were condemned as hateful by the federal government, some politicians attended, including the One Nation leader, Pauline Hanson, and party member Senator Malcolm Roberts in Canberra

Ten years after Angela Merkel declared ‘We can do this’ at the height of the 2015 migration into Europe, Syrian refugee Somar Kreker looks back at his 44-day odysseyThe trip would be tough, Somar Kreker knew, but he was not overly fearful. It was the summer of 2015, and in a small flat in Amman, Jordan, this young Syrian’s only thought was how to turn a long and arduous journey into something more bearable. The engineering student had fled Syria three and a half years earlier after refusing to enlist in the brutal regime’s army. He was now ready to

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAsked about the planned anti-immigration protests across Australia today, Julian Leeser says he’s concerned about some of the anti-Indian and antisemitic sentiment being expressed. But he also adds that there are people who will be attending these protests with “goodwill”:There are people there of goodwill who want to change policies in relation to this country. But I would say to them be careful of the company you keep. I’ve seen some of the material for that particular protest and I’m really concerned about the anti-Indian sentiment that

Police say there have been several reported sightings of fugitive suspect since he fled in dense bushland, though none have been confirmedFrom Wieambilla to Porepunkah, violent ‘anti-government extremists’ are a growing threatFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man from a town near where alleged the Porepunkah police killer Dezi Freeman vanished has been charged during the search for the fugitive, police say.Victoria police on Sunday said they had arrested a 61-year-old man in Bright just before 5pm on Friday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/31/dez-freeman-accused-porepunkah-police-killer-dezi-manhunt-day-six-ntwnfb Author :

Acting CEO of parent agency makes announcement one day after judge blocks her from firing VOA directorThe agency that oversees Voice of America and other government-funded international broadcasters is eliminating jobs for more than 500 employees, a Trump administration official said. The move could ratchet up a months-long legal challenge over the news outlets’ fate.Kari Lake, acting CEO of the US Agency for Global Media, announced the latest round of job cuts late Friday, one day after a federal judge blocked her from removing Michael Abramowitz as VOA director. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/30/voice-of-america-lay-offs Author : Maya Yang and

Vermont senator says Kennedy is endangering the health of the American people as head of the US health departmentBernie Sanders has joined in on growing public calls for Donald Trump’s health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, to resign, after recent chaos across US health agencies.In an op-ed published in the New York Times on Saturday, the Vermont senator accused Kennedy of “endangering the health of the American people now and into the future”, adding: “He must resign.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/30/bernie-sanders-rfk-jr-resign Author : Maya Yang Publish date : 2025-08-30 18:58:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Eleanor Lyons will interview women who say they have been trafficked into sex work and advertised onlineThe independent anti-slavery commissioner has launched an investigation into so-called pimping websites amid concern at the level of exploitation of trafficked and vulnerable women on those platforms.Eleanor Lyons will interview women who say they have been trafficked into sex work and advertised on adult services websites such as Vivastreet that allow users to browse images and videos of women selling sex in their local area. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/aug/30/uk-anti-slavery-commissioner-launches-investigation-into-pimping-websites Author : Amelia Gentleman Publish date : 2025-08-30 16:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content

Lower court to determine if Ralph Leroy Menzies, who killed Maurine Hunsaker in 1986, is competent to face executionThe impending execution of a man by firing squad in Utah was blocked by the state’s supreme court on Friday after his attorneys argued he should be spared because he has dementia.Ralph Leroy Menzies, 67, was set to be executed on 5 September for abducting and killing Utah mother of three Maurine Hunsaker in 1986. When given a choice decades ago, Menzies selected a firing squad as his method of execution. He would have become only the sixth US prisoner executed by

Police launch investigation into escalation of dispute in bar in Évreux, Normandy, after five others injuredA man has driven a car into a crowd outside a bar in northern France after a dispute in which one person was killed and five others injured, according to prosecutors.The incident took place in the town of Évreux, Normandy, at about 4am on Saturday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/30/car-rams-crowd-outside-bar-evreux-northern-france-death-normandy Author : Clea Skopeliti and agencies Publish date : 2025-08-30 11:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says one person dead and dozens injured after five-story residential block attackedThe Russian defence ministry said it had shot down 20 Ukrainian drones, including 18 over Moscow-annexed Crimea, between 4am and 8am GMT on Saturday, reports Reuters.The other two drones were shot down over Russia’s western Smolensk region.I thought a lot about other martyrs’ families who were not present there. So, I had this meeting arranged as I wanted to meet and console the bereaved families of all the heroes and relieve them of their sorrow and anguish even a little.My heart breaks and aches more at the

It is understood an investigation will look at whether Paul Bean of Durham council breached civil service codeA local councillor for Reform UK who works for the Home Office processing asylum and immigration claims has been suspended from his job while an investigation is carried out, the Guardian has learned.Paul Bean, who serves as a councillor for Crook ward at Durham county council, declared his day job as a civil servant at the Home Office in his register of interests. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/aug/30/reform-uk-councillor-suspended-from-job-at-home-office-processing-asylum-claims Author : Diane Taylor Publish date : 2025-08-30 06:05:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Paralegal dismissed by US attorney general for ‘inappropriate conduct’ towards troops deployed on the streets of WashingtonThe US attorney general, Pam Bondi, has fired a justice department official for making a vulgar gesture to members of the National Guard deployed in Washington DC on her way to work.The employee, Elizabeth Baxter, was a paralegal at the department’s environmental defense section, according to a memo to her published by the New York Post, which first reported Friday’s dismissal. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/30/bondi-fires-justice-department-employee-for-making-vulgar-gesture-at-national-guard Author : Reuters Publish date : 2025-08-30 03:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Appellate panel upholds lower court’s ruling as homeland security spokesperson attacks ‘activist’ judgesA federal appeals court on Friday blocked Donald Trump’s plans to end protections for 600,000 people from Venezuela who have permission to live and work in the US, saying that plaintiffs are likely to win their claim that the president’s administration’s actions were unlawful.A three-judge panel of the ninth US circuit court of appeals unanimously upheld a lower court ruling that maintained temporary protected status for Venezuelans while TPS holders challenge actions by the Republican president’s administration in court. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/29/court-blocks-trump-venezuela Author : Associated

State is following Texas’s lead in Trump’s push to gain more House seats for Republicans in 2026 midtermsThe Missouri governor, Mike Kehoe, is calling a special legislative session to redraw congressional districts in his state, expanding Donald Trump’s push to tilt more seats toward Republicans in 2026.This is breaking news. Check back for updates later … Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/29/missouri-governor-special-legislative-session-congressional-maps Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date : 2025-08-29 22:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.