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20/05/2025 20:30 The Guardian

Wednesday’s power outage at Strathfield still causing delays across the system. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then my colleague Rafqa Touma will take over.Sydney Trains have warned commuters to expect delays this morning and try different travel options after yesterday’s overhead line collapse at Strathfield paralysed large parts of the system and caused extensive delays. Train services on most lines will be affected this morning, Sydney Trains said. We’ll have updates soon. Continue reading...

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NSW floods: BoM warns of ‘lots of flooding to come’ amid wet weather on mid-north coast

Two days of heavy rainfall still on way as SES carries out 130 rescues amid floods in Taree and nearby areasAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe weather bureau has warned of “lots of flooding to come” on the New South Wales mi...

21/05/2025 00:40 The Guardian

Pacific must not become a ‘military zone’ amid rise of China, New Zealand’s deputy PM warns

In an interview with the Guardian, Winston Peters says the world faces the ‘most uncertain time’ in 80 years ahead of talks with Australia's foreign ministerThe Pacific must be protected from becoming a military zone amid China’s growing push for influence in the region, New Zealand’s top di...

21/05/2025 00:03 The Guardian

Watchdog urges Scotland to take action after repeatedly missing climate targets

Climate Change Committee says original goal of a 75% emissions cut by 2030 will now be delayed by up to six yearsThe UK’s climate watchdog has warned that Scotland needs to take “immediate action at pace and scale” to cut its emissions after ministers axed a series of policy pledges.The Climat...

20/05/2025 23:01 The Guardian

‘Plenty of time’ to solve climate crisis, interior secretary tells representatives

Burgum defends Trump budget slashing green funds, saying AI and Iran pose bigger threats than warmingThe US has “plenty of time” to solve the climate crisis,” the interior secretary, Doug Burgum, told a House committee on Tuesday.The comment came on his first of two days of testimony to House...

20/05/2025 18:25 The Guardian

EU to lift economic sanctions on Syria to aid recovery of war-torn country

Move comes one week after Trump announced all US sanctions on Syria would be liftedThe EU has agreed to lift economic sanctions on Syria in an effort to help the war-torn country recover after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime.After the decision by EU foreign ministers on Tuesday, the EU’s ch...

20/05/2025 18:05 The Guardian

Israel says ‘external pressure will not divert’ it after UK pauses trade talks – Israel-Gaza war live

Israel foreign ministry spokesperson accuses Britain of ‘anti-Israel obsession’ after UK pauses trade talks over blockade of GazaPhilippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of Unrwa, the UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees, has been speaking to Euronews.He said US President Donald Trum...

20/05/2025 17:31 The Guardian

Girl, 11, who drowned at water park was unlawfully killed, coroner finds

Kyra Hill died after getting into difficulties in lake in Berkshire, where there were no signs to warn of deep waterAn 11-year-old girl who drowned during a birthday party at a water park was a “beautiful, beaming beacon of light”, her father told an inquest where a coroner found she was unlawfu...

20/05/2025 16:04 The Guardian

Senators question Paramount over efforts to settle Trump lawsuit

Warren, Wyden and Sanders push for information to determine if media company violated federal bribery statuteDemocratic US senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden, along with their liberal colleague Bernie Sanders, are pushing for information on Paramount’s efforts to settle a lawsuit filed by Don...

20/05/2025 15:27 The Guardian

Senior Liberals fear Coalition split may damage party for years but others see silver lining

Reforming with Nationals could be very difficult once deep policy divergences set in and are openly debated, MPs sayAustralia news live: latest politics updatesWhat does the Nationals’ split from the Coalition mean for Australian politics? – Full Story podcastGet our breaking news email, free ap...

20/05/2025 15:00 The Guardian

Zelenskyy says Russia ‘trying to buy time to continue war’ – as it happened

Ukrainian president posts on social media after Putin refuses to agree to a ceasefire in phone call with Trump. This live blog is closedThe European Union has adopted new sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine, focusing on Moscow’s “shadow fleet” of oil tankers, human rights violatio...

20/05/2025 14:47 The Guardian

Kash Patel scraps FBI unit monitoring surveillance rules compliance

Bureau’s office of internal auditing was set up to uncover misuses of Fisa surveillance during Trump’s first termUS politics live – latest updatesThe FBI director, Kash Patel, has scrapped a watchdog team set up to scrutinise a warrantless surveillance law he previously claimed was being abuse...

20/05/2025 14:35 The Guardian

Greggs sales pick up as its mac and cheese goes viral

Bakery helped by new products including iced tea and pizza boxes after raising prices earlier this yearBusiness live – latest updatesSales at Greggs have picked up after the UK’s biggest bakery chain branched out into iced drinks, pizza boxes and a macaroni cheese that has gone viral on social m...

20/05/2025 13:36 The Guardian

Three men on trial in Germany accused of Russian sabotage plot

German-Russian dual citizens allegedly spied for Kremlin and planned bomb attacks on buildings and infrastructureWar in Ukraine – live updatesThree German-Russian dual citizens have gone on trial in Munich accused of spying on behalf of the Kremlin and planning attacks on critical military infrast...

20/05/2025 12:20 The Guardian

Sydney commuters warned of ‘knock-on effects’ after high-voltage wire falls on train causing major delays

Passengers freed from train entangled in wiring at Strathfield as incident causes significant delays to T1, T2, T3 and T8 linesAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSydney commuters have been warned there could be “knock-on effects...

20/05/2025 11:14 The Guardian

Second person charged over fires at Keir Starmer-linked properties

Man, 26, was arrested at Luton airport on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger lifeA second person who has been charged over fires at two properties and a car linked to Keir Starmer has been denied bail.Stanislav Carpiuc, 26, a Romanian national who was born in Ukraine, is...

20/05/2025 11:12 The Guardian

RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank of Australia cuts cash rate to 3.85% amid lowering inflation

Michele Bullock says she does not expect Australia to fall into recession, but the bank is wary of economic conditions deterioratingAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Reserve Bank of Australia has cut the cash rate by a quarter...

20/05/2025 10:59 The Guardian

Qatar defends offer of plane gift to Trump as ‘a normal thing between allies’ – US politics live

PM Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani dismisses concerns country is trying to buy influence as Schumer introduces bill to block such a moveJP Morgan’s chief executive, Jamie Dimon, warned on Monday that investors were being too complacent as markets shook off news that the US has lost its la...

20/05/2025 10:56 The Guardian

UK and Europe target Russia with major sanctions after Putin-Trump call

Sanctions are aimed at entities supporting Russia’s military machine after call failed to deliver meaningful concessionsWar in Ukraine – live updatesThe UK and Europe have announced major sanctions against Russia as it became clear that Monday’s call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin had...

20/05/2025 10:50 The Guardian

Nationals split from Coalition as Sussan Ley says Liberal party’s door ‘remains open’

Liberal sources say National party gave Ley less than an hour’s warning of their decisionAustralia news live: latest politics updatesFull federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news p...

20/05/2025 10:14 The Guardian

First Thing: UN says 14,000 babies could die in Gaza in next 48 hours under Israeli aid blockade

UK, France and Canada warn Israel of action if ‘egregious’ conduct in Gaza continues. Plus, Trump and Putin discuss UkraineGood morning.The UN’s humanitarian chief, Tom Fletcher, told the BBC this morning that 14,000 babies could die in Gaza in 48 hours if aid did not reach them in time. Five...

20/05/2025 10:02 The Guardian

Researchers puzzled as baby whales spotted in unexpected places along Australia’s ‘humpback highway’

Newborns seen in colder waters as far south as Tasmania, indicating breeding and migration more complex than thoughtSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereBaby humpback whales are turning up in unexpected places.In Australia, humpback mums were assum...

20/05/2025 08:34 The Guardian

UK not rejoining the EU with new deal, says minister – UK politics live

Industry minister Sarah Jones says economic benefits will outweigh costs amid Tory attacksRachel Reeves said the UK government is closing in on a trade pact with six Gulf nations, including Qatar and Saudi Arabia, as its next major deal.The chancellor told the BBC the agreement would be the governme...

20/05/2025 07:49 The Guardian

Uneasy India-Pakistan ceasefire holds but is a return to war inevitable?

Trump’s interventions have infuriated India, which has emerged from conflict not as triumphant as it had hopedAgainst the odds, the ceasefire that followed India and Pakistan’s almost-war has held; fragile, uneasy but still unbroken. Yet in the aftermath of four days of cross-border drones and m...

20/05/2025 07:30 The Guardian

NSW flash flooding and weather warnings: intense rain leads to evacuation orders, school closures and rescues

Mid-north coast and Hunter region cops barrage of extreme weather, with more than 68 schools closedAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPersistent and heavy rain has caused significant flooding on the mid-north coast of New South Wale...

20/05/2025 06:29 The Guardian

Tuesday briefing: What Israel’s new aid response of ‘basic food’ will – and won’t – deliver

In today’s newsletter: A humanitarian worker outlines the situation on the ground following an 11-week blockade – and whether the country’s announcement will make a differenceGood morning.As Israel intensifies its assault on Gaza, bombarding the already besieged strip with relentless airstrike...

20/05/2025 05:41 The Guardian

Australia news live: RBA cuts cash rate to 3.85%; Chalmers warns nation not immune to ‘dark shadow’ hanging over global economy

Reserve Bank cuts official interest rate by 25 basis points. Follow today’s news liveReserve Bank cuts official cash rate to 3.85%Nationals leaving Coalition as David Littleproud announces split with Liberal party after election defeatGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLibe...

20/05/2025 05:34 The Guardian

The latest twist in a Canadian medical mystery – podcast

In March 2021, the Toronto-based reporter Leyland Cecco heard about a memo sent by New Brunswick health officials that warned about a possible unknown neurological syndrome thought to be affecting about 40 people. Since then the story has taken many twists and turns, most recently with a peer-review...

20/05/2025 04:00 The Guardian

Canva billionaire Cameron Adams and wife Lisa Miller join Bill Gates pledge to give away wealth

Couple promise to dedicate majority of their money to tackling environmental issues via The Giving PledgeAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCanva co-founder Cameron Adams and his wife, Lisa Miller, have joined a pledge taken by the...

20/05/2025 01:41 The Guardian

At least 50 Venezuelans sent to El Salvador prison entered US legally, report finds – as it happened

This blog has now closed. You can read more of our US politics coverage hereFull report: at least 50 migrants sent to El Salvador prison entered US legally, report findsJD Vance extended an invitation to Pope Leo XIV to visit the United States during a meeting at the Vatican on Monday ahead of a flu...

20/05/2025 01:40 The Guardian

At least 50 migrants sent to El Salvador prison entered US legally, report finds

Cato analysis goes against Trump administration’s claim that only undocumented people were deported to CecotUS politics live – latest updatesAt least 50 Venezuelan men sent by the Trump administration to a prison in El Salvador had entered the United States legally, according to a review by the...

19/05/2025 23:12 The Guardian

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