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Europe's political landscape is unexpectedly shifting due to a resurgence of right-wing parties and social movements, with events like Brexit and elections in Italy and France reinforcing a trend that few analysts accurately predicted.
The Biden administration's ambitious plan to electrify the U.S. Postal Service is significantly behind schedule, facing criticism for its slow rollout of just 250 electric mail trucks despite a $10 billion investment.
Growing tensions are visible as former President Trump resumes aggressive rhetoric towards Iran and Russia, threatening severe consequences if international conflicts are not resolved promptly.
Healthcare insurers are requesting substantial premium hikes, with increases over 20% reported, reflecting rising medical care costs and prompting concerns over the affordability of health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
In a notable shift, President Trump has reiterated his commitment to blocking the implementation of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the U.S., promising to take legislative actions to prevent its establishment.

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Arrested Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi faces terror charges theguardian.com 21 hours ago by Agence France-Presse in Nairobi
Kenya, Africa, World news
Mwangi accused of ‘facilitation of terrorist acts’ during last month’s protests against government of William Ruto The Kenyan rights activist…
Malaria ‘back with a vengeance’ in Zimbabwe as number of deaths from the disease triple theguardian.com 2 days ago by Farai Shawn Matiashe
Global development, Zimbabwe, Malaria, Africa, Society, World news, Global health, Infectious diseases, Science, Trump administration, Aid, Aids and HIV
Withdrawal of USAID funds threatens decades of progress, say experts, with cuts to research and shortage of mosquito nets putting thousands at…
Trump administration to destroy nearly $10m of contraceptives for women overseas theguardian.com 3 days ago by Carter Sherman
Trump administration, Contraception and family planning, Health, Women, USAID, US politics, US news, Society, Africa, World news, Reproduction, Reproductive rights
As part of president’s end to foreign aid, destruction of the long-acting contraceptives will cost US taxpayers $167,000 The Trump administra…
Sudan’s children face growing threat of deadly infectious diseases as vaccination rates halve theguardian.com 4 days ago by Kat Lay, Global health correspondent
Global development, Global health, Sudan, Vaccines and immunisation, Africa, Middle East and north Africa, World news, MMR, Health, Society, Children, Humanitarian response, Infectious diseases, Science, World Health Organization
The country, beset by war, has the world’s lowest rates of vaccination, says the World Health Organization, as global immunisation drive also …
Sudanese paramilitary RSF accused of killing almost 300 people in village raids theguardian.com 6 days ago by Carlos Mureithi in Nairobi and agencies
Sudan, Africa, Middle East and north Africa, World news
Rights group says targets of Rapid Support Forces in North Kordofan were ‘empty of military objectives’ Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Fo…
Rubio moves to strip US visas from eight Brazilian judges in Bolsonaro battle theguardian.com 2 days ago by Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
Marco Rubio, Migration, Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, Trump administration, Trump tariffs, Americas, US news, US politics, World news
Move by Marco Rubio is latest attempt by Trump administration to help former president avoid justice over alleged coup The US secretary of st…
Caracas releases 10 Americans as Venezuelans freed from El Salvador jail theguardian.com 2 days ago by Associated Press
Venezuela, World news, Americas, US news, El Salvador, Trump administration
Scores of Venezuelans deported by US to El Salvador repatriated as Marco Rubio hails return of Americans Venezuela released 10 jailed America…
Trinidad and Tobago declares second state of emergency, citing gang threat theguardian.com 3 days ago by Natricia Duncan and Kejan Haynes
Trinidad and Tobago, Americas, World news
Police commissioner says there has been intelligence of formation of organised crime syndicate intent on havoc Trinidad and Tobago has declar…
Bolsonaro ordered to wear ankle tag over fears he may abscond as coup trial nears end theguardian.com 3 days ago by Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Americas, World news
Guilty verdict widely expected for Brazil’s ex-president accused of plot to seize power after losing 2022 election Federal police have raided…
Shooting of bear that swam to Canadian island frustrates First Nations theguardian.com 4 days ago by Olivia Bowden
Canada, Animals, Wildlife, Americas, Environment, World news, Indigenous peoples
Indigenous groups had offered to rehome grizzly nicknamed Tex who was killed without authorization The journey of Tex, a young grizzly bear t…
Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba vows to stay on despite losing upper house majority theguardian.com 7 hours ago by Gavin Blair in Tokyo with agencies
Japan, Asia Pacific, World news, The far right, Population
Ballot heaps pressure on Ishiba’s minority government just as it attempts to negotiate deal to avert Trump tariffs Japanese prime minister Sh…
Death toll from South Korean rains rises to 17 theguardian.com 17 hours ago by Agencies
South Korea, Asia Pacific, World news, Climate crisis
Eleven people still unaccounted for after record downpours sweep north across country, triggering landslides Heavy rain in South Korea has ki…
Typhoon Wipha hits Hong Kong bringing on highest storm alert theguardian.com a day ago by Agencies
Hong Kong, Climate crisis, Asia Pacific, World news
Authorities axe flights and school classes as typhoon closes in, with China’s Hainan and Guangdong provinces also on high alert Hong Kong iss…
At least 38 dead after tourist boat capsizes in Ha Long Bay in Vietnam theguardian.com a day ago by Associated Press
Vietnam, Asia Pacific, World news
Rescue workers save 12 people with seven still missing after vessel overturns during sudden thunderstorm A tourist boat capsized during a sud…
Death toll grows from torrential rains in South Korea with thousands unable to return home theguardian.com 2 days ago by Reuters
South Korea, Asia Pacific
Four people have died and two are missing after four days of heavy rain as authorities warn of landslides and flooding Torrential rains that …
News live: Australian share market falls after record gains; Sydney man charged after allegedly posing as foreign police theguardian.com 39 minutes ago by Josh Taylor (now), Nick Visser (earlier)
Australian politics, Liberal party, Labor party, Coalition, Tasmanian politics, Australia news, Australian Greens, Australian education, Australian economy
Follow today’s news live * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Hutton issued his own statement declaring that the “…
Walter Sofronoff had no ‘corrupt, dishonest or malicious motive’ in leaking Lehrmann inquiry report, lawyer argues theguardian.com an hour ago by Stephanie Convery
Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australia news, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, Law (Australia)
Former Queensland judge ‘believed he was acting in the public good’ when he leaked report on Bruce Lehrmann’s prosecution to journalists, cour…
Victoria to establish state register of childcare workers within weeks, Jacinta Allan says theguardian.com 3 hours ago by Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent
Australia news, Victoria, Victorian politics, Childcare Australia
State’s premier says systems ‘need to be strengthened’ after an alleged Victorian sex offender was sacked from multiple centres * Follow our…
Woman speared in head airlifted to hospital as NT police search for alleged attacker theguardian.com 5 hours ago by Australian Associated Press
Northern Territory, Australia news, Australian police and policing
The 18-year-old is in a serious but stable condition at Royal Darwin hospital * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * G…
Drew Hutton says Greens have ‘lost their way’ after party votes to expel co-founder theguardian.com 6 hours ago by Joe Hinchliffe and Krishani Dhanji
Australian Greens, Australian politics, Queensland, Australia news, Queensland politics
Party says Hutton’s membership has been terminated over debate harmful to trans people but he says it’s an issue of free speech * Follow our…
Russia strikes on Kyiv kill one and cause fires across Ukraine’s capital theguardian.com 3 hours ago by Guardian staff and agencies
Ukraine, Russia, Europe
City officials say a subway station in central Kyiv, commercial property, shops, houses and a kindergarten were all damaged in the attacks Ru…
Two seriously injured as car crashes into barn roof in Germany theguardian.com 14 hours ago by Associated Press
Germany, Europe
Vehicle veered off road in Bohmte, hit a boy on a trampoline then catapulted into the air, police say Police in northwestern Germany said on …
Leaked document shows boat slashing failed to stop migrants reaching UK theguardian.com a day ago by Diane Taylor
Immigration and asylum, France, UK news, Europe, Migration
Coastguard log raises new concerns over safety and viability of flagship policy to intercept dinghies crossing Channel New concerns about the…
EU commissioner shocked by dangers of some goods sold by Shein and Temu theguardian.com a day ago by Lisa O’Carroll
Retail industry, European Union, Shein, Business, Europe, World news, China, E-commerce
Michael McGrath awaits results of secret shopper investigation amid crackdown on Chinese retail platforms The EU justice commissioner has exp…
Oleksandr Usyk wraps Ukraine’s flag around himself and his fists around Daniel Dubois | Barney Ronay theguardian.com a day ago by Barney Ronay at Wembley
Boxing, Oleksandr Usyk, Sport, Ukraine, Europe
No boxer has ever represented his country to this degree: Usyk is a living embodiment of his nation’s defiance of the Russian invasion Perhap…
Pope condemns Gaza war’s ‘barbarity’ as 93 reported killed by Israeli fire while waiting for food theguardian.com 10 hours ago by Jennifer Rankin and agencies
Israel-Gaza war, Pope Leo XIV, Israel, Middle East and north Africa, World news, Aid, Palestinian territories, Gaza
Israeli forces open fire on hungry Palestinians near Gaza City in one of bloodiest incidents involving aid seekers Pope Leo XIV has condemned…
Palestinian Health Ministry says 73 people killed while waiting for aid in Gaza – as it happened theguardian.com 17 hours ago by Yohannes Lowe
Syria, Middle East and north Africa, World news
More than 150 people also wounded, some critically, as some witnesses say Israeli military shot at crowd. This live blog is closed Israel wan…
‘Tense calm’ returns to Syria’s Sweida province after week of deadly violence theguardian.com 19 hours ago by Jennifer Rankin and agencies
Syria, Middle East and north Africa, World news
More than 1,000 people estimated to have been killed after clashes between Bedouin and Druze groups An uneasy calm returned to southern Syria…
Clashes continue in Sweida after Syrian presidency’s ceasefire declaration theguardian.com a day ago by Donna Ferguson and agencies
Syria, Israel, Middle East and north Africa, World news
Government urges all parties to commit to truce and says any breaches will be violation of sovereignty * Escalating unrest lays bare new reg…
Recognised Palestinian state could develop disputed gas resources, expert says theguardian.com a day ago by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
Gaza, Israel, Palestinian territories, World news, Middle East and north Africa, Access to energy
The Palestinian Authority’s ability to use the Gaza Marine field could leave them less dependent on aid Recognition of Palestine as a state w…
Children of elderly UK couple jailed by Taliban call for release before they ‘die in custody’ theguardian.com 9 hours ago by Hayden Vernon
Afghanistan, World news, UK news, South and central Asia, Taliban
Barbie Reynolds, 76, and husband Peter, 80, have been held for five-and-a-half months without charge The children of an elderly couple impris…
Bangladeshis linked to Hasina regime appear to have made UK property transactions in past year theguardian.com 2 days ago by Rob Davies
Real estate, Business, UK news, Bangladesh, South and central Asia, World news, Property, Sheikh Hasina, London, Land ownership
Call for asset freezes after figures under investigation in Dhaka employed services of UK law firms and consultants By the time Bangladesh’s …
Why thousands of Afghans were secretly relocated to the UK – podcast theguardian.com 3 days ago by Presented by Helen Pidd with Dan Sabbagh; produced by Ivor Manley and Yassin El-Moudden; executive producers Courtney Yusuf and Homa Khaleeli
Afghanistan, Ministry of Defence, UK news, Politics, John Healey, World news, South and central Asia
Dan Sabbagh on the data leak that may have cost hundreds of millions of pounds – and put Afghan lives at risk This week an email was sent to …
Air India finds ‘no issues’ with fuel switches on other Boeings after crash theguardian.com 4 days ago by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
Air India Ahmedabad plane crash, India, Plane crashes, South and central Asia, World news, UK news, Boeing, Airline industry
US report says investigators looking at actions of plane’s captain before plane crash that killed 260 people Air India has said it found “no …
Thousands of Afghans relocated to UK under secret scheme after data leak theguardian.com 5 days ago by Dan Sabbagh and Emine Sinmaz
Ministry of Defence, Military, UK news, Superinjunctions, Law, Afghanistan, South and central Asia, World news, Injunctions
Conservative government used superinjuction to hide error that put Afghans at risk and led to £2bn mitigation scheme * What we know about th…
Nick Cave fans swarm charity bookshop in UK after musician donates thousands of books theguardian.com an hour ago by Sian Cain
Nick Cave, Music, Culture, Brighton, UK news, Books
‘It’s an incredibly varied donation. He clearly held on to his books, some of them are quite old,’ says bookshop worker Nick Cave fans have d…
Resurrect HS2 northern leg to boost rail freight capacity, say UK manufacturers theguardian.com 2 hours ago by Phillip Inman
Rail industry, HS2, Transport policy, Transport, Rail transport, Productivity, UK news, Business, Politics, Couriers/delivery industry, Manufacturing sector
Reviving line to Manchester and Leeds would help get lorries off roads and cut emissions, according to lobby group Manufacturers will press m…
‘Everything here is just better’: Ellen DeGeneres confirms she moved to the UK because of Donald Trump theguardian.com 3 hours ago by Michael Sun
Ellen DeGeneres, Television & radio, Culture, Donald Trump, US news, UK news
US comedian and Portia de Rossi have stayed in the UK since Trump’s re-election, and are considering getting married again in case the US over…
Four arrested under Terrorism Act during Liverpool pro-Palestine protest theguardian.com 7 hours ago by Hayden Vernon
Protest, Liverpool, UK news
Merseyside police says material in support of Palestine Action was reportedly seen in possession of protesters Four people were arrested on s…
Average UK house asking price registers steepest monthly drop for 20 years theguardian.com 8 hours ago by Joanna Partridge
Housing market, Real estate, Business, House prices, Property, Money, UK news, Stamp duty, Council tax
Rightmove blames the 1.2% fall in new sellers’ prices on the end of stamp duty discounts and more homes coming on to the market The average p…
Alaska Airlines grounds flights after IT outage theguardian.com an hour ago by Reuters
Air transport, Technology, Airline industry, US news
Carrier says Horizon Air flights also suspended while not specifying reasons for outage causing fleet’s second grounding in a year US carrier…
‘Papa Jake’ Larson, D-day veteran and TikTok star, dies aged 102 theguardian.com 4 hours ago by Associated Press
US news, TikTok, D-day, Second world war
Larson, who survived Normandy landings, gained 1.2 million followers on social media platform by sharing second world war stories D-day veter…
Pat Tillman’s brother arrested for driving into California post office – report theguardian.com 8 hours ago by Guardian staff and agencies
California, West Coast, US news, San Jose
Late NFL star’s brother, Richard Tillman, taken into custody as suspect after crash causes building to go up in flames Police are investigati…
One dead and two missing after six people swept down waterfall in Oregon theguardian.com 11 hours ago by Maya Yang
US news, Oregon, West Coast
Search and rescue operation under way after group went over Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River One person has died while two others remain m…
Ice chief says he will continue to allow agents to wear masks during arrest raids theguardian.com 13 hours ago by Michael Sainato
US immigration, Trump administration, US news, US politics
Legal advocates and attorneys general argue practice poses accountability issues and contributes to a climate of fear The head of US Immigrat…