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Mauritian PM expects ‘speedy resolution’ with UK over Chagos Islands theguardian.com 12 hours ago by Peter Walker Senior political correspondent
Chagos Islands, Foreign policy, Mauritius, Politics, UK news, Africa, World news, Keir Starmer, Labour
Navin Ramgoolam says Keir Starmer expressed confidence about finalising agreement within weeks Downing Street has refused to comment on the p…
Deaths predicted amid the chaos of Elon Musk’s shutdown of USAid theguardian.com 14 hours ago by Mark Townsend, Karen McVeigh, Charles Pensulo in Lilongwe, Caroline Kimeu in Nairobi and Luke Taylor in Bogota
Global development, USAid, Aid, Elon Musk, Humanitarian response, US news, Trump administration, US foreign policy, World news, US politics, Society, Women's rights and gender equality, Famine, Hunger, Global health, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Malawi, South Africa, Aids and HIV, Colombia, Contraception and family planning, Africa, Americas, Middle East and north Africa, Health
The impact of the billionaire’s declaration has been swift and brutal, with food and crucial drugs abandoned in warehouses, vital programmes c…
‘There is nothing here’: the island left behind by Lagos’s economic boom theguardian.com 18 hours ago by Eromo Egbejule in Lagos
Nigeria, Africa, World news
Politicians in Nigeria hope the country’s largest city will one day look like Dubai, but on nearby Refuge Island people live without electrici…
Rwandan-backed rebel group M23 declares unilateral ceasefire in DRC theguardian.com 21 hours ago by Carlos Mureithi in Nairobi and agencies
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, World news, Africa
Militias say decision is ‘for humanitarian reasons’, as UN says at least 900 killed in last week’s fighting with DRC forces The Rwanda-backed…
Trump says he will cut off funding to South Africa over land ‘confiscations’ theguardian.com 2 days ago by Rachel Savage in Johannesburg
Trump administration, South Africa, Donald Trump, Cyril Ramaphosa, Elon Musk, USAid, Aid, Africa, US news, US politics, World news
Cyril Ramaphosa’s government ‘treating certain classes of people very badly’, says Trump, calling for investigation * US politics live – lat…
Tiny Nigerian museum marking a forgotten British invasion pushes for recognition theguardian.com 2 days ago by Eromo Egbejule in Warri
Nigeria, World news, Africa, UK news, Heritage, Colonialism
Museum in Koko, Niger Delta, commemorates important exiled merchant prince Nanna Olomu – but it has no cooling and a termite issue In the sle…
Democrats and protesters rally outside treasury department to protest Elon Musk’s access to sensitive information – as it happened theguardian.com 3 hours ago by Helen Sullivan (now and earlier); Robert Mackey, Chris Stein, Anna Betts, and Yohannes Lowe
Trump administration, Donald Trump, US news, World news, Mexico, Canada, Americas, China, Asia Pacific, Robert F Kennedy Jr, US politics, Republicans, US Congress
This live coverage has ended. You can find the latest US news here. As the clock nears midnight in Washington DC, signalling the beginning of…
Why has Trump made the Panama canal a top priority? – podcast theguardian.com 4 hours ago by Presented by Hannah Moore with Andrew Roth; produced by Eleanor Biggs and Joel Cox; executive producer Elizabeth Cassin
Panama canal, Panama, Trump administration, Donald Trump, Americas, US news, World news
The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, visited Panama on the weekend to put pressure on the country over how it runs the canal and its ties w…
El Salvador offers to hold deportees and incarcerated US citizens in its jails theguardian.com 9 hours ago by Anna Betts
El Salvador, US immigration, US prisons, US news, Americas, Marco Rubio, Trump administration, US politics, World news
Human rights groups alarmed as Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, meets with Nayib Bukele during overseas trip El Salvador’s president, Nayi…
Trump administration says it has begun deporting migrants to Guantánamo Bay theguardian.com 11 hours ago by Richard Luscombe
US immigration, US news, Trump administration, Guantánamo Bay, Donald Trump, El Salvador, Cuba, US politics, World news, Americas
Press secretary says at least two deportation flights to Cuban base of undocumented immigrants ‘under way’ The Trump administration has begun…
Panama court is asked to cancel Hong Kong firm’s contract to run canal ports theguardian.com 12 hours ago by Mat Youkee in Panama City
Panama canal, China, Donald Trump, Panama, US news, Americas, World news
Complaint by local lawyers to supreme court follows US demands to reduce China’s alleged influence on waterway * Trump says China is ‘operat…
Rubio welcomes Panama’s move to exit Chinese infrastructure plan as ‘great step forward’ theguardian.com a day ago by Helen Davidson and Reuters
Panama, US news, Marco Rubio, China, Belt and road initiative, World news, Americas
News comes after US secretary of state visited Panama to pressure the country over its ties with Beijing US secretary of state Marco Rubio ha…
Māori protesters turn their backs on government ministers at Waitangi Day event theguardian.com an hour ago by Eva Corlett in Wellington
New Zealand, Māori, Indigenous peoples, Asia Pacific
Anger at policies that roll back Māori rights surface as rightwing Act party leader David Seymour has microphone removed twice and protesters …
China has reacted in kind to Trump’s tariffs, but a deal may still emerge theguardian.com 17 hours ago by Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent
China, Trump administration, International trade, Asia Pacific, Business, Economics, Global economy, US news, US politics, World news
Beijing will defend its core interests, but its initial response is more cautious than when Trump imposed levies in 2018 Moments after Donald…
British investigative journalist banned from Cambodia theguardian.com 19 hours ago by Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent
Cambodia, Censorship, Media, Freedom of speech, Journalist safety, UK news, Asia Pacific, World news
Treatment of Gerald Flynn, who writes for the outlet Mongabay, condemned as attack on independent media A British environmental and investiga…
Asian stock markets tumble in response to Trump tariffs theguardian.com 2 days ago by Philip Wen
Stock markets, Global economy, Economics, Business, European Union, Asia Pacific, China, Trump administration, US politics, Mexico, Canada
European futures also down more than 3% after Trump indicates tariffs will ‘definitely happen’ in EU countries * Trump tariffs spark retalia…
Leaders in the Pacific raise alarm over ‘direct impact’ of Trump’s climate retreat and aid freeze theguardian.com 4 days ago by Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson
Samoa, Pacific islands, Fiji, US foreign policy, Papua New Guinea, Asia Pacific, US news, Climate crisis, Pacific leaders: in their words
Samoa’s prime minister says US withdrawal from Paris climate agreement is ‘very disappointing’ and puts the survival of Pacific countries at g…
Fears grow in Japan for truck driver trapped in sinkhole for third day theguardian.com 5 days ago by Justin McCurry in Tokyo
Sinkholes, Japan, World news, Asia Pacific
Residents near Tokyo question slow pace of effort to rescue 74-year-old as workers race to build 30-metre ramp Fears are growing for a truck …
Australia news live: Tasmania’s overland bushwalking track closed amid bushfire threat theguardian.com an hour ago by Cait Kelly (now) and Krishani Dhanji (earlier)
Australian politics, Australia news, Australian economy, Business, Health, Australian education, Australian immigration and asylum, Australian foreign policy
Follow today’s updates live * Watch: Albanese backs two-state solution in Middle East after Trump announces Gaza plan * Get our breaking ne…
Albanese and Coalition continue to back two-state solution despite Trump’s vow to ‘take over’ Gaza Strip theguardian.com an hour ago by Sarah Basford Canales
Australian foreign policy, Australia news, Donald Trump, Anthony Albanese, Gaza
Prime minister says he is not going to ‘give a daily commentary’ on statements by the US president * Follow our Australia news live blog for…
Antoinette Lattouf hearing day three: ABC managing director David Anderson tells court ‘we can’t regulate’ what employees post on social media theguardian.com an hour ago by Amanda Meade Media correspondent
Australia news, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Unlawful termination case is examining how and why reporter was taken off air after she posted about Israel-Gaza war on social media * Five …
NSW man allegedly linked to Dural caravan filled with explosives ‘has nothing to do with it’, brother says theguardian.com an hour ago by Jordyn Beazley
Antisemitism, Australia news, New South Wales, Sydney
Scott Marshall and his partner, Tammie Farrugia, were named in the search warrant relating to a caravan and are in custody on unrelated charge…
‘I will find you and end you’: vicious death threat against Antoinette Lattouf revealed in court documents theguardian.com an hour ago by Ben Doherty and Amanda Meade
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australian media, Australia news, Media
Journalist details abusive messages in affidavit to court hearing unlawful termination claim * Follow our Australia news live blog for lates…
Victorian police minister considers reintroducing bail laws abolished after Veronica Nelson’s death theguardian.com 2 hours ago by Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent
Victorian politics, Victoria, Australian police and policing, Australia news, Indigenous Australians
Indigenous woman’s mother accuses Labor of ‘trampling on our graves’ as Anthony Carbines disputes coroner’s findings * Follow our Australia …
‘Everyone is on tenterhooks’: Santorini streets empty after days of tremors theguardian.com 2 hours ago by Helena Smith in Athens
Greece, Europe, World news, Earthquakes
Thousands of locals and tourists have fled Greek island amid fears of bigger earthquake or volcanic eruption On the second day of feeling the…
French PM François Bayrou expected to survive confidence vote theguardian.com 2 hours ago by Kim Willsher in Paris
France, Europe, National Rally, Emmanuel Macron, World news
Bayrou’s decision to use constitutional clause known as ‘49.3’ prompted immediate no confidence motion François Bayrou, the French prime mini…
Foundations laid for tribunal to try Putin for Ukraine invasion, EU says theguardian.com 8 hours ago by Jennifer Rankin in Brussels
Russia, Ukraine, World news, Europe, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Tribunal’s creation was first proposed days after the full-scale invasion, but lawyers have struggled to find the right courtroom for nearly t…
Sweden shooting: 10 people dead after attack at education centre in Örebro, say police – as it happened theguardian.com 9 hours ago by Nadeem Badshah , Christy Cooney,Jakub Krupa
Sweden, Europe, World news
Perpetrator of shooting at Risbergska campus in Örebro believed to be among the dead, say police Aftonbladet daily is reporting, quoting loca…
Swedish police say 11 people dead in Örebro campus attack theguardian.com 11 hours ago by Jon Henley Europe correspondent, and Nadeem Badshah
Sweden, Europe, World news
Victims still being identified after what Sweden’s PM says was the worst mass shooting in the country’s history Police have said 11 people ha…
Ukraine open to exchanging minerals for US military aid, says Zelenskyy theguardian.com 13 hours ago by Oliver Holmes
US foreign policy, Trump administration, Ukraine, US politics, US news, Europe, World news, Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Germany’s Olaf Scholz criticises Trump’s transactional foreign policy as ‘very selfish, very self-centred’ Ukraine is open to “investment” fr…
Trump declares US will ‘take over’ Gaza Strip, sparking widespread criticism – live theguardian.com an hour ago by Kate Lamb
Israel-Gaza war, Israel, Gaza, Middle East and north Africa, Palestinian territories
US president says Palestinians should move to neighbouring countries and declines to rule out sending US troops during news conference alongsi…
Israeli PM and US president hold White House press conference – as it happened theguardian.com 3 hours ago by Kate Lamb (now); Léonie Chao-Fong Christy Cooney and Yohannes Lowe (earlier)
Donald Trump, Middle East peace talks, US news, World news, Israel, Gaza, Middle East and north Africa, Palestinian territories, Benjamin Netanyahu
This blog is closed. Follow the latest on our new live blog here The second Israeli soldier killed in the attack at a military checkpoint in …
Trump says US will ‘take over’ Gaza Strip in shock announcement during Netanyahu visit theguardian.com 5 hours ago by David Smith in Washington
Gaza, Palestinian territories, Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, US news, World news, Middle East and north Africa, Israel-Gaza war
President’s plan, which is low on detail, would involve the permanent resettlement of Palestinians from Gaza to neighbouring countries * Tru…
Trump says Palestinians have ‘no alternative’ but to leave Gaza theguardian.com 9 hours ago by Andrew Roth in Washington
Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, Washington DC, International criminal court, International criminal justice, Israel, Hamas, Gaza, Palestinian territories, Middle East and north Africa, US news, World news
President in effect endorses ethnic cleansing of territory before hosting meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu * Middle East crisis – live update…
Iran reformists urge concessions in attempt to reconnect to west theguardian.com 16 hours ago by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic Editor
Iran, Global economy, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Economics, Middle East and north Africa, World news, Business
Decision expected in next week that could allow country to rejoin international banking system Iran’s reformists are pressing for the country…
Critic of Italy-Libya migration pact told he was target of Israeli spyware theguardian.com 2 days ago by Stephanie Kirchgaessner and Angela Giuffrida
WhatsApp, Libya, Israel, Giorgia Meloni, Middle East and north Africa, World news, Italy, Technology, Surveillance, Espionage
Husam El Gomati, who reports on links between Italian government and Libya’s coastguard, fears for his sources A Sweden-based Libyan activist…
Taliban minister ‘forced to flee Afghanistan’ after speech in support of girls’ education theguardian.com 2 days ago by Tom Levitt and Zahra Joya
Taliban, Women's rights and gender equality, Afghanistan, Global development, South and central Asia, World news, Women, Global education, Human rights, Society
Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, Taliban’s deputy foreign minister, left for UAE after criticising ban on secondary school and higher education for g…
Indians flock to Hindu temples to pray for US visas after Trump crackdown theguardian.com 2 days ago by Penelope MacRae in Delhi
India, South and central Asia, World news, Hinduism, Donald Trump, US immigration, US news, Religion
Aspiring emigrants seek help at ‘Visa Hanuman’ and ‘Visa God’ temples after US president demanded tougher vetting Indian professionals have b…
How joy turned to horror as Kumbh Mela festival crowd crush unfolded theguardian.com 6 days ago by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Prayagraj. Photographs by David Levene
Kumbh Mela, India, Hinduism, South and central Asia, Religion, World news, Narendra Modi
This year’s event, heavily promoted by India’s ruling party, continues despite deaths of at least 30 people As the sun set on the sangam, the…
Dozens killed in crowd crushes at Kumbh Mela in India theguardian.com 7 days ago by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Prayagraj
Kumbh Mela, India, Hinduism, South and central Asia, Religion, World news
Witnesses describe people being trampled amid surging crowds on the banks of the Ganges during Hindu festival At least 30 people have been ki…
Police in India confirm at least 30 killed and 60 more people injured in crush – as it happened theguardian.com 7 days ago by Martin Belam (now), Kate Lamb and Helen Livingstone (earlier)
India, Kumbh Mela, South and central Asia
India’s prime minister Narendra Modi confirmed there had been fatalities at the world’s largest religious gathering Dozens feared dead in Ind…
Stories woven in cloth in Pakistan’s first textile museum theguardian.com 9 days ago by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
Pakistan, Textile art, Museums, Culture, Art and design, V&A, World news, South and central Asia
Nasreen and Hasan Askari open Karachi museum with her 1,000-piece centuries-old collection from trade crossroads As a young medical student i…
UK childhood mental health crisis to cost £1.1tn in lost pay, study finds theguardian.com an hour ago by Anna Bawden
Mental health, Children, Young people, Society, UK news
Researchers estimate lifetime earnings lost as charities call for independent review of causes of the crisis More than £1tn will be lost in l…
‘Basic lack of decency’ driving self-harm in women’s prisons, report says theguardian.com 7 hours ago by Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor
Women, Prisons and probation, UK criminal justice, James Timpson, Society, UK news, Politics
Inspectorate points to challenges including ban on using washing machines for knickers and difficulties with family contact Women in prison a…
Home Office wasted nearly £100m on plans to house asylum seekers, watchdog finds theguardian.com 7 hours ago by Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor
Home Office, Immigration and asylum, UK news, Politics, Public finance, Society
Public Accounts Committee examined series of site purchases and found ‘troubling culture that repeatedly wastes public money’ The Home Office…
‘Watershed moment’ as three-year time limit on child rape claims scrapped in England and Wales theguardian.com 7 hours ago by Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor
Law, Society, UK news, England, Wales
Under current rules, civil child sexual abuse cases must be brought within three years of turning 18 Hundreds of child rape survivors, includ…
Minister promises to spend £250m to top up England’s flood defences theguardian.com 8 hours ago by Robyn Vinter North of England correspondent
Flooding, UK news, Environment, Labour, Politics, Climate crisis, Hull
Labour pledges to protect 66,500 more properties, criticising previous Tory efforts Ministers are topping up flood defence investment in Engl…
Labour MP to push for better maternal mental health care after friend’s suicide theguardian.com 10 hours ago by Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor
Postnatal depression, Mental health, Society, Health, NHS, Labour, Politics, Women, UK news
Laura Kyrke-Smith says perinatal mental health care in England is ‘postcode lottery’, with disadvantaged women more likely to miss out A new …
University of California rejects claim it was sued for racial discrimination theguardian.com 3 hours ago by Robert Mackey
US universities, Race, California, West Coast, US news
School system says it has not been served with a filing and will ‘vigorously defend’ its admissions practices A newly formed group dedicated …
Trump dismisses USAid direct-hire workers around the world theguardian.com 4 hours ago by Associated Press
US news, US politics, Trump administration, World news
Agency staffers overseas – except those deemed essential – placed on leave as diplomats’ union plans legal action The Trump administration is…