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Tensions are rising between Presidents Trump and Zelensky as Trump publicly criticizes Zelensky for not signing a key rare earths deal with the U.S., which had been anticipated by administration officials.
The U.S. is pursuing a significant nuclear power agreement with Armenia, eyeing Westinghouse as a potential builder for a new reactor, which could face competition from Russia's Rosatom.
Jack in the Box is planning to close up to 200 underperforming locations to bolster its financial standing amid declining consumer spending, signaling concerns in the fast-food industry.
Reports of anti-American sentiment in Canada and France indicate a growing consumer trend away from U.S. brands, driven by reactions to recent U.S. policies and rhetoric under Trump's administration.
Ongoing discussions regarding Iran's nuclear program could lead to a significant accord, with Trump hinting at potential rapprochement while addressing concerns surrounding Iran's nuclear ambitions.

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Weather tracker: thunderstorms lash Italy in aftermath of Storm Hans theguardian.com a day ago by Lauren Herdman for MetDesk
Environment, World news, Italy, Europe, Kenya, Africa, Flooding, Extreme weather
Authorities warn of mudslides during intense rainfall, as Kenya is hit by deadly flash flooding * Europe live – latest updates After Storm …
Lifesize herd of puppet animals begins climate action journey from Africa to Arctic Circle theguardian.com a day ago by Isabel Choat
Global development, Puppetry, Senegal, Africa, World news, Art and design, Culture, Climate crisis, Activism, Environment, Nigeria, Environmental activism
The Herds project from the team behind Little Amal will travel 20,000km taking its message on environmental crisis across the world Hundreds …
Tanzania opposition officials arrested as Tundu Lissu refuses to appear in court theguardian.com 2 days ago by Agence France-Presse in Dar es Salaam
Tanzania, Africa, World news, Amnesty International, Governance, Global development
Chadema spokesperson says party’s vice-chair John Heche and secretary general John Mnyika held on way to protest over treason charges Tanzani…
DRC government and M23 agree to halt fighting and work towards truce theguardian.com 2 days ago by Carlos Mureithi in Nairobi and agencies
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Qatar, Africa, World news, Middle East and north Africa, Governance, Global development
Both sides say they have resolved to end conflict through peaceful means after ‘frank’ talks facilitated by Qatar The Democratic Republic of …
‘The devil wants this pattern of mass death repeated’: Actors Guild of Nigeria calls for better regulation after two actors die theguardian.com 4 days ago by Catherine Shoard
Film, Culture, Nigeria, Africa
After two actors died in Owerri, Imo State, AGN head Emeka Rollas drew comparisons to events last year, when popular Nollywood actor Junior Po…
‘I hope I’ll one day be at peace’: civilians seek mental health help in war-ravaged eastern DRC theguardian.com 4 days ago by Prosper Heri Ngorora in Goma and Carlos Mureithi in Nairobi
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mental health, Africa, World news
People traumatised by conflict have queued outside the Saint Vincent de Paul neuropsychiatric hospital in Goma each day since free scheme laun…
Brazil’s former president arrested and ordered to begin prison sentence theguardian.com a day ago by Associated Press in São Paulo
Brazil, Americas, World news
Fernando Collor, who led the country from 1990 to 1992, was sentenced in 2023 after being convicted for corruption Brazil’s former president,…
Green groups decry plan to list world’s biggest meatpacking company on NYSE theguardian.com 2 days ago by Jonathan Watts
US news, Meat industry, Stock markets, Brazil, Cattle, Environment, Amazon rainforest, Deforestation, Americas, Farming, Food
Critics fear decision to list Brazil-based firm JBS, long linked to Amazon’s deforestation, will add to the climate crisis Environmental grou…
Trump is jailing immigrant families again. A mother, father and teen tell of ‘anguish on a daily basis’ theguardian.com 2 days ago by Maanvi Singh
US immigration, US news, Texas, World news, Canada, Mississippi, Colombia, Americas, US politics
Family incarceration has been revived after Biden – and Jade, Jason and Gabriela are speaking out about their distressing treatment in Texas …
‘Morally repugnant’: Brazilian workers sue coffee supplier to Starbucks over ‘slavery-like conditions’ theguardian.com 2 days ago by Tiago Rogero in Rio de Janeiro
Brazil, Starbucks, Business, Americas, Food & drink industry, World news
Brazil has been the world’s leading coffee producer due to the forced labour of enslaved Africans and Afro-Brazilians “John” was just days fr…
Colombian ex-minister accuses the country’s president of drug abuse theguardian.com 3 days ago by Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent
Colombia, World news, Americas
Gustavo Petro hits back after Álvaro Leyva accused him of going awol during official visit to France A prominent Colombian politician and for…
Families of detainees in El Salvador and Venezuela decry Bukele’s prisoner swap offer theguardian.com 3 days ago by Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent
El Salvador, Venezuela, Trump administration, Donald Trump, Nicolás Maduro, US politics, US news, Americas, World news
Salvadorian president denounced as ‘tyrannical’ as he floats trading 252 prisoners with fellow authoritarian regime The families of prisoners…
Trump administration investigating California university over foreign gifts theguardian.com 14 hours ago by Associated Press
Trump administration, US news, California, West Coast, US universities, Donald Trump, China, Asia Pacific, US politics, World news
DoE investigation revives reports that UC Berkeley failed to disclose Chinese funding for a now severed partnership The Trump administration …
Xi announces plan for Chinese economy to counter impact of US trade war theguardian.com a day ago by Helen Davidson
China, Chinese economy, Xi Jinping, Trump tariffs, International trade, Tariffs, Global economy, Economics, Business, Asia Pacific, World news
Beijing will ‘strengthen bottom-line thinking’ as reports say it could drop tariffs on some US products * Business live – latest updates Xi…
Han Kang Nobel prize lecture book sells 10,000 copies in first day online in South Korea theguardian.com a day ago by Ella Creamer
Han Kang, Books, Culture, Nobel prize in literature, Awards and prizes, South Korea, Asia Pacific
Korean retailers report strong sales for Light and Thread, featuring speeches, essays and poems by novelist A book featuring Han Kang’s Nobel…
California’s economy surpasses Japan’s as it becomes fourth largest in world theguardian.com 2 days ago by Dani Anguiano
California, Gavin Newsom, Japan, US news, Asia Pacific, West Coast, World news, Trump administration, Trump tariffs, Homelessness, US politics, Housing
State’s nominal GDP reaches $4.1tn, edging out Japan’s $4.02tn, ranking it behind the US, China and Germany California’s economy has surpasse…
US and China holding talks on trade war, Trump says after Beijing rebuttal theguardian.com 2 days ago by Heather Stewart in Washington
International trade, Global economy, Trump tariffs, Trump administration, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, Economics, US news, China, Asia Pacific, World news, Business
President’s comments follow Chinese government’s denial of ‘baseless’ claim that Washington was close to deal The US and China held talks on …
US writers at growing risk of crackdown on free speech, says PEN America theguardian.com 2 days ago by Robert Tait in Washington
PEN, Books, Censorship, US news, China, Iran, Israel, Palestinian territories, World news, Middle East and north Africa, Asia Pacific
China again biggest jailer of writers in 2024, followed by Iran – with Israel in fifth place, says organisation’s annual report Writers in th…
Virginia Giuffre, Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew accuser, dies aged 41 theguardian.com 6 hours ago by Benita Kolovos
Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Australia news, US news, World news, Prince Andrew, UK news
Giuffre’s family issue statement confirming she killed herself at her farm in Western Australia Virginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent v…
Dutton listens to locals sharing crime stories in NT; heavy rain to hit northern NSW – as it happened theguardian.com 7 hours ago by Petra Stock and Rafqa Touma
Australian election 2025, Australian politics, Labor party, Coalition, Australian Greens, Australia news, Australian economy, Business, Health, Australian education, Australian immigration and asylum, Australian foreign policy, Anthony Albanese, Peter Dutton
This blog is now closed * Peter Dutton urges respect for welcome to country but reaffirms stance on ‘one flag’ only * Anywhere but Canberra…
Peter Dutton urges respect for welcome to country but reaffirms stance on ‘one flag’ only theguardian.com 9 hours ago by Benita Kolovos and Australian Associated Press
Australian election 2025, Australia news, Indigenous Australians, Australian politics, Peter Dutton, Coalition
Opposition leader repeats condemnation of dawn service interruptions but says if he wins election he won’t display Aboriginal and Torres Strai…
Valerie the dachshund is found safe and well after 529 days on the run on South Australian island theguardian.com 14 hours ago by Martin Farrer and Tory Shepherd
Valerie the dachshund, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia news, Dogs
Rescuers on Kangaroo Island say they are ‘overjoyed’ after the dog walked into one of their traps * Election 2025 live updates: Australia fe…
Sydney woman who sold a cartoon cat T-shirt told to pay US$100,000 in Grumpy Cat copyright case theguardian.com a day ago by Josh Taylor
Australia news, Internet, US news, World news, Business, Intellectual property, Law
Alda Curtis, who earned US$1 for the T-shirt she sold on RedBubble, had US$600 removed from her PayPal account without explanation * Electio…
Man charged over Audrey Griffin’s murder found dead in prison cell theguardian.com a day ago by Stephanie Convery and Nino Bucci
Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia news, Violence against women and girls, Crime - Australia, Deaths in custody, Prisons
Police confirm 53-year-old discovered unresponsive at Silverwater correctional complex late on Thursday * Election 2025 live updates: Austra…
World leaders and royals join 400,000 for Pope Francis’s funeral – live theguardian.com an hour ago by Amy Sedghi (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier)
Pope Francis, Catholicism, Christianity, Religion, The papacy, World news, Italy, Europe, Vatican
Italy’s interior minister says 400,000 mourners in St Peter’s Square and surrounding area for funeral of Pope Francis At least 130 foreign de…
‘I haven’t slept for two days’: Kharkiv residents reel from Russian attacks theguardian.com 9 hours ago by Luke Harding in Kharkiv. Photos by Julia Kochetova
Ukraine, Europe, Russia, World news, US foreign policy
Exhausted residents point out latest drone strike came hours after Donald Trump’s rare rebuke to Vladimir Putin About 1am on Friday, Yuliia V…
Giorgia Meloni faces awkward weekend at funeral of pope whose values she opposed theguardian.com 10 hours ago by Lorenzo Tondo
Pope Francis, Giorgia Meloni, Italy, Religion, Catholicism, Christianity, The papacy, Europe, World news
Italian PM and pontiff could not have been further apart on issues such as migration, climate crisis and economy * Pope Francis funeral: lat…
Son of CIA deputy director was killed while fighting for Russia, report says theguardian.com 17 hours ago by Andrew Roth in Washington
CIA, Trump administration, Russia, Ukraine, US news, World news, Europe, US politics
Michael Alexander Gloss, 21, who died on 4 April 2024, was the son of top-ranking US spy Juliane Gallina An American man identified as the so…
A carve-up in gift wrapping: Trump’s peace plan puts the sacrifice on Ukraine theguardian.com 20 hours ago by Dan Sabbagh
Ukraine, Crimea, Russia, US foreign policy, Donald Trump, Europe, World news, Trump administration
Redolent of old great power thinking, Trump’s Crimea giveaway could usher a return to international lawlessness “Crimea will stay with Russia…
Trump envoy meets Putin hours after Moscow killing of Russian general theguardian.com 21 hours ago by Pjotr Sauer
Russia, Ukraine, US foreign policy, Trump administration, Europe, US news, World news
Russian official calls talks with Steve Witkoff ‘quite useful’ as investigation launched into suspected Ukrainian bombing Donald Trump’s envo…
Huge explosion in Iranian port wounds at least 516 people theguardian.com an hour ago by William Christou
Iran, Middle East and north Africa, World news
Cause of blast in southern port of Shahid Rajaee in Bandar Abbas unknown but one report says containers exploded An immense blast in Iran’s s…
New details on killing of paramedics in Gaza appear to contradict IDF’s account theguardian.com 2 days ago by Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem
Israel, Israel-Gaza war, Benjamin Netanyahu, Gaza, Palestinian territories, Middle East and north Africa, World news
Haaretz report comes as supreme court gives Israeli PM more time to respond to affidavit from fired Shin Bet chief New developments have come…
Israel ends mention of humanitarian zones as Gaza war grinds on theguardian.com 2 days ago by Bethan McKernan and Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Jerusalem
Israel-Gaza war, Israel, Gaza, Palestinian territories, Middle East and north Africa, World news, Humanitarian response, Global development
International aid workers fear for Palestinians who have fled their homes in search of safety Israel has quietly stopped designating areas of…
Israel’s far-right security minister to visit Yale Jewish society day after Mar-a-Lago dinner theguardian.com 3 days ago by Joseph Gedeon in Washington
Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Yale University, Trump administration, Mar-a-Lago, US news, US politics, Middle East and north Africa, World news
Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has past convictions for supporting terrorism, attended fundraiser at Trump’s resort Israel’s far-right national securit…
Children in school shelter among 25 killed in wave of Israeli strikes on Gaza theguardian.com 3 days ago by Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem
Israel-Gaza war, Gaza, Palestinian territories, Israel, Middle East and north Africa, World news
Israel launches wave of airstrikes as Arab negotiators make new ceasefire proposal At least 25 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes …
Jordan shuts local branch of Muslim Brotherhood after arrests theguardian.com 3 days ago by William Christou in Beirut
Jordan, Muslim Brotherhood, Middle East and north Africa, World news
Ban comes week after 16 members were arrested, accused of threatening national security Jordan has said it is shutting down the local branch …
The domestic pressures shaping India’s response to Kashmir attacks theguardian.com 20 hours ago by Penelope MacRae in Delhi
India, Kashmir, Pakistan, Narendra Modi, South and central Asia, World news
Narendra Modi must weigh a response that balances domestic fury with strategic restraint India’s furious response to the terrorist massacre o…
Pakistan and India exchange fire as UN calls for ‘maximum restraint’ theguardian.com a day ago by Penelope McRae and Aakash Hassan in Delhi, and Peter Beaumont
India, Pakistan, Kashmir, South and central Asia, World news, Narendra Modi
Countries trade blows across line of control in disputed Kashmir as tensions rise after deadly shooting Troops from Pakistan and India exchan…
India and Pakistan closer to conflict over Kashmir attack as tit-for-tat moves mount theguardian.com 2 days ago by Aakash Hassan and Penelope MacRae in Delhi and Peter Beaumont
Kashmir, India, Pakistan, South and central Asia, World news
Islamabad closes airspace to Indian aircraft and tells Delhi any interference in water sharing will be seen as act of war Nuclear rivals Indi…
BBC launches satellite news channel in Myanmar after Trump silences VOA theguardian.com 2 days ago by Michael Savage Media editor
BBC, Myanmar, BBC World Service, Media, The news on TV, Radio industry, Press freedom, South and central Asia, World news, Television & radio
Corporation responds to ‘urgent need’ following earthquake by taking over Voice of America’s former channel The BBC has stepped in to launch …
Kashmir attack sparks fear of fresh conflict between India and Pakistan theguardian.com 3 days ago by Penelope MacRae in Delhi
Kashmir, India, South and central Asia, Pakistan
Tensions rise between nuclear-armed neighbours who have fought three wars over territory as Delhi vows to respond The brutal militant attack …
India closes land border with Pakistan after 26 tourists killed in Kashmir attack theguardian.com 3 days ago by Aakash Hassan in Delhi and Peter Beaumont
India, Pakistan, Kashmir, South and central Asia, World news
Water treaty also suspended amid hunt for militants said to have executed men unable to recite Islamic verses India has closed a key land bor…
London councils yet to spend £130m in local climate funds theguardian.com 2 hours ago by Sam Gelder
Carbon offsetting, Greenhouse gas emissions, Local government, London politics, London, England, UK news, Environment, Society
Exclusive: Local authorities have spent less than £40m out of £170m collected since offsetting scheme began in 2016 * ‘Smart, green thinking…
Ambulance service and NHS trust admit failures over death of musician theguardian.com 8 hours ago by Matthew Weaver
London, England, UK news, NHS, Mental health
Ebow Graham died after falling out of a third-storey window in east London in April 2020 following a psychotic episode An ambulance service a…
More than 100 landfills in England may be leaching ‘highly hazardous’ waste theguardian.com 9 hours ago by Robyn Vinter North of England correspondent
Pollution, UK news, Environment, Environment Agency, Rivers, Landfill, Waste, Natalie Bennett, Manchester Metropolitan University
Inadequate record keeping means councils do not know whether former waste sites contain toxic substances More than 100 old landfills in Engla…
For political parties judging this year’s local election results it’s all about the baseline theguardian.com 9 hours ago by Paula Surridge
Local elections, Politics, UK news, Local government, Local politics, Labour, Reform UK, Liberal Democrats, Conservatives
The polls will be first electoral test for Labour government, while Reform is standing candidates in almost every contest It’s all about the …
York Minster hosts controversial metal concert as threatened protests fail to materialise theguardian.com 16 hours ago by Robyn Vinter, North of England correspondent
York, Metal, Music, Christianity, Religion, Anglicanism, UK news, Culture
Cheering crowd at 800-year-old cathedral enjoy Plague of Angels gig, which had been branded an ‘outright insult’ Protests at one of the most …
US food delivery app DoorDash offers to buy UK rival Deliveroo for $3.6bn theguardian.com 18 hours ago by Lauren Aratani
Business, Deliveroo, Technology, US news, UK news, London, San Francisco
The London-based company, the second largest food deliver app in the UK, said no ‘firm offer’ had been made yet DoorDash is offering to buy i…
Residents of New Orleans comeback district fear port development could kill the renaissance theguardian.com 39 minutes ago by Jason Berry in New Orleans
New Orleans, Shipping industry, Louisiana, Hurricane Katrina, Infrastructure, US news
Residents of the Lower Ninth Ward say a huge industrial project will imperil its recovery from 2005’s Hurricane Katrina Residents ofNew Orlea…
‘100-year timeframe’: how Project 2025 is guiding Trump’s attack on government theguardian.com 39 minutes ago by Martin Pengelly in Washington
Project 2025, Donald Trump, US politics, US news, Culture, World news, Books
David A Graham’s latest book considers the vast far-right plan to change US politics – and why its architects are playing the long game David…