‘Damage will be widespread’: Narelle brings 250km/h wind gusts, with tourists evacuated and schools closed

19/03/2026 17:50 The Guardian

Massive storm tracking a path to Queensland coast, which intensified offshore Thursday morning to category 5, fuelled by warm waters in Coral SeaLive updates: Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle – latest newsCyclone Narelle path tracking mapSevere Tropical Cyclone Narelle is expected to make landfall in far north Queensland on Friday morning as a monster category 5 storm, bringing destructive wind gusts of 250km/h, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.The severe cyclone rapidly intensified over the past 48 hours and in the early hours of Friday morning had built to a category 5 storm that was barrelling west, sitting about 150km east of the small town of Coen. Coen has a population of approximately 330. Continue reading...

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Trump confirms he will ask Congress for $200bn to fund war on Iran, calling it ‘a small price to pay’ – US politics live

President says there are a ‘lot of reasons’ for extra funding without going into details about those reasonsSign up for the Breaking US News US emailAnswering a reporter’s question on Iran’s missile capabilities, considering the country has managed to strike numerous states in the Gulf, Gen...

20/03/2026 00:10 The Guardian

Viktor Orbán refuses to agree to €90bn loan for Ukraine as EU leaders accuse him of betrayal

German chancellor Friedrich Merz described Orbán’s U-turn on the loan Hungary had agreed to in December as ‘a gross act of disloyalty’EU leaders fumed after Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, refused to drop his opposition to a vital €90bn (£78bn) loan for Ukraine, accusing him of...

20/03/2026 00:07 The Guardian

Seven-year-old Canadian girl with autism and mother detained by ICE in Texas

Mother and child held in notorious Rio Grande Valley detention centre despite presenting visa, family saysA Canadian mother and her seven-year-old daughter, who has autism, have been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Texas since Saturday, family members have said.Relatives...

20/03/2026 00:02 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu says Israel acted alone in Iran gasfield strike and denies ‘dragging’ US into war

Israeli prime minister says US president has asked Israel ‘to hold off on future attacks’ and dismisses claims Israel bounced US into attack as ‘fake news’A visual guide to the oil and gas site attacks in the Middle EastTurning to Australia now, a petrol tsar will manage “unprecedented”...

19/03/2026 23:59 The Guardian

Historic March heatwave in US west shatters high-temperature records

Some highs in California, Nevada and Arizona recorded at 25-35F above normal, with widespread alerts and closuresStates across the US south-west recorded blistering temperatures at the tail end of winter, including some of the hottest March temperatures ever recorded in the US, with forecasts indica...

19/03/2026 23:56 The Guardian

Tropical Cyclone Narelle live updates: Queensland premier warns far north residents in cyclone’s path to ‘stay where you are’ as storm crosses coast

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘Eerie feeling’ as water shut off and electricity to be lost in far north QueenslandFar north residents in the path of Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle say they have taken shelter as winds begin to swirl in the r...

19/03/2026 23:08 The Guardian

Iran says it will show ‘zero restraint’ if energy infrastructure is targeted again

Foreign minister issues warning after Israeli attack on South Pars gasfield and as Qatar reels from retaliatory strike‘Doomsday scenario’: a visual guide to the oil and gas site attacks in the Middle EastMiddle East crisis – live updatesIran said on Thursday it would show “zero restraint”...

19/03/2026 22:02 The Guardian

Tropical Cyclone Narelle hits far north Queensland as ‘high-end’ category four storm

Authorities warn of strong winds, heavy rain, flooding and coastal storm surgeLive updates: Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle – latest newsCyclone Narelle path tracking mapHow did global heating fuel Tropical Cyclone Narelle?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSevere Tropical...

19/03/2026 21:21 The Guardian

Nigel Farage condemned over call to ban public prayer for Muslims in the UK

Reform party leader criticised for making comments after event held in London’s Trafalgar Square this weekMuslim leaders have condemned Nigel Farage’s call to ban public prayer by Muslims in the UK as bigoted and warned of a “growing tide of hate” after the Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch...

19/03/2026 19:28 The Guardian

Strike on Iran gasfield exposes US-Israel rift as Trump claims he did not know

US president says he told Netanyahu ‘don’t do that’ as he distances himself from attack that has angered Gulf alliesThe US-Israeli war against Iran has exposed further divisions between the two countries after an Israeli strike on Iran’s largest gasfield angered US allies in the Gulf and pro...

19/03/2026 19:25 The Guardian

Trump mocks Japan about Pearl Harbor in response to question about Iran war

US president was meeting with Japanese PM when he said: ‘Who knows better about surprise than Japan?’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxIt would be funny if it wasn’t so Trumpy.Hosting the Japanese prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, in the Oval Office on...

19/03/2026 18:48 The Guardian

Indian film board blocks release of Oscar-nominated Gaza drama The Voice of Hind Rajab

Distributor says authorities warned screening Tunisian film-maker Kaouther Ben Hania’s docudrama could harm India–Israel relationsThe Indian release of The Voice of Hind Rajab, the Oscar-nominated Tunisian film about the death of a five-year-old girl during the Israel-Gaza war, has been blocked...

19/03/2026 17:24 The Guardian

Concerns raised over ex-Putin interpreter’s key role in monitoring Hungary vote

Daria Boyarskaya coordinating OSCE mission overseeing vote in which pro-Moscow Viktor Orbán could lose powerHungarian rights groups have raised concerns over the appointment of Vladimir Putin’s former interpreter to a key role in an international election monitoring mission, amid fears of Russian...

19/03/2026 17:05 The Guardian

PEN America announce 2026 World Voices festival with Judith Butler and Bill McKibben

The 2024 festival was cancelled after multiple authors pulled out over the non-profit’s stance on the Israel-Gaza warThe literary free speech organization PEN America has announced plans for their 2026 World Voices festival. The four day event will take place in New York and Los Angeles from 29 Ap...

19/03/2026 17:00 The Guardian

Bank of England tipped to raise UK interest rates twice this year to fight inflation shock from Middle East crisis, as oil and gas prices rise – as it happened

UK central bank has left rates on hold, and warned that CPI inflation will be higher in the near term as a result of the ‘new shock to the economy’ from Iran warBank of England holds interest rates at 3.75% and signals rise is possible within monthsWhy are mortgage rates going up when the Bank o...

19/03/2026 16:44 The Guardian

No breakthrough on Hungary’s veto of EU’s €90bn loan to Ukraine – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereGermany’s chancellor Friedrich Merz also called for de-escalation in the Middle East, welcoming what he said were signals by US president Donald Trump that combat action in Iran could come to an end, which could allow Europe to cont...

19/03/2026 16:17 The Guardian

Oman claims Israel pushed US into Iran war when deal was possible

Foreign minister claims Israel convinced Donald Trump to make ‘grave miscalculation’ of waging war on IranMiddle East crisis – live updatesOman’s foreign minister has claimed the US has “lost control of its own foreign policy” and accused Israel of persuading Donald Trump’s administrat...

19/03/2026 15:50 The Guardian

No timeframe for ending US war against Iran, says Pete Hegseth

US defense secretary suggests Thursday will be ‘largest strike package yet … death and destruction from above’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, said on Thursday there is no “timeframe” for ending the US war...

19/03/2026 15:02 The Guardian

More than 500 reports of possible petrol price-gouging made to ACCC since start of Iran war

Fuel retailers put on notice as watchdog promises to come down hard on those doing the wrong thingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe competition watchdog has received more than 500 reports of possible price-gouging at...

19/03/2026 14:00 The Guardian

Prolonged high oil prices could ‘crimp’ AI boom, WTO warns

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19/03/2026 14:00 The Guardian

Europe’s biggest airlines say fuel price spike caused by Iran war will drive up fares

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19/03/2026 13:04 The Guardian

BoE delivers message Britons don’t want to hear as inflation – and rates – look set to rise

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19/03/2026 12:56 The Guardian

Bank of England holds interest rates at 3.75% and signals rise is possible within months

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19/03/2026 11:23 The Guardian

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19/03/2026 10:00 The Guardian

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19/03/2026 10:00 The Guardian

Oil and gas prices jump after Iran and Israel attack gasfields

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19/03/2026 09:23 The Guardian

Leo Varadkar: LGBTQ+ rights in Europe face ‘chill wind’ from east and west

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19/03/2026 07:00 The Guardian

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