Four people killed in Belgium in train and school bus collision

26/05/2026 12:39 The Guardian

Two children among dead after incident at level crossing near town of Buggenhout in FlandersEurope – latest updatesAn investigation is under way after four people, including two children, were killed when a school minibus collided with a train in northern Belgium.Five children were injured in the crash at a level crossing near the small town of Buggenhout in Flanders on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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Middle East crisis live: Iran’s foreign ministry says US broke ceasefire with overnight strikes

The US military said it carried out strikes on Monday against targets including boats attempting to lay mines and missile launch sites Iran remains in peace talks despite first US strikes since ceasefireIranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on his Telegram channel that Gulf powers will no lon...

26/05/2026 19:42 The Guardian

Moscow wants to ‘destabilise’ Europe, EU chief warns, as countries summon Russian ambassadors over Kyiv threats – as it happened

Ursula von der Leyen visiting Lithuania amid drone incursions as diplomats are called over Russian requests for envoys to leave the Ukrainian capitalBack to Ukraine, the EU has summoned Russia’s top diplomat in Brussels over Russian warnings telling foreigners and diplomats to leave Kyiv amid plan...

26/05/2026 16:05 The Guardian

Czech police release Russian bishop after ‘white powder’ found in his car

Russia says arrest of Bishop Hilarion, who heads Orthodox congregation in Karlovy Vary, was politically motivated ‘setup’Czech police have released a Russian Orthodox bishop who was detained on suspicion of drug possession, after Moscow condemned the arrest as a politically motivated setup.Bisho...

26/05/2026 14:58 The Guardian

Iran’s access to global internet starts to resume after 88-day blackout

End of shutdown comes despite interim court order questioning authority of body overseeing the moveMiddle East crisis – live updatesIran’s access to the global internet slowly restarted on Tuesday, ending a record 88-day blackout that has contributed to thousands of Iranians losing their jobs an...

26/05/2026 14:28 The Guardian

War crimes investigator and AFP ask corruption commission to probe Ben Roberts-Smith leak

Government’s special investigator tells Senate estimates he was surprised journalists had prior knowledge of former SAS man’s arrestGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government’s special investigator for war crimes allegations and the Australian federal pol...

26/05/2026 11:55 The Guardian

Cornyn fights to hold Texas Senate seat in runoff with Trump-backed Paxton – US politics live

Vote for Republican nomination is latest test of President’s grip over GOPKen Paxton, the state attorney general, takes on four-term incumbent John Cornyn on Tuesday in the ugliest primary election of the year. The winner of the Republican Senate runoff in Texas will contest November’s general e...

26/05/2026 10:41 The Guardian

EU could deny new member states veto rights as bloc pushes for enlargement

Measure could ease concerns from countries – such as France – that are sceptical about bringing in more membersEurope live – latest updatesThe EU could deny future member states veto rights for several years in an attempt to make enlargement more politically acceptable as the bloc undergoes a...

26/05/2026 10:27 The Guardian

‘True Maga warrior’ takes on old-guard Texan in key test of Trump’s GOP grip

Scandal-plagued Ken Paxton has won Trump’s backing – can he defeat John Cornyn in a high-stakes primary runoff? Ken Paxton, the state attorney general, takes on four-term incumbent John Cornyn on Tuesday in the ugliest primary election of the year. The winner of the Republican Senate runoff in T...

26/05/2026 10:00 The Guardian

Next boss warns over ‘dramatic fall’ in UK entry-level jobs

Peer’s comments come as Milburn report is likely to find government has failed to tackle youth unemploymentBusiness live – latest updatesThe boss of Next has sounded the alarm about a “dramatic fall” in the number of entry-level jobs in the UK that is driving up youth unemployment, saying th...

26/05/2026 09:58 The Guardian

NT police won’t be charged over Kumanjayi White’s death as Lidia Thorpe criticises lack of justice

Police commissioner acknowledges outcome causes ‘significant distress’ for 24-year-old Warlpiri man’s family and wider communityWarning: This article contains references to Indigenous Australians who have diedNorthern Territory police will not lay any charges against officers after an Indigeno...

26/05/2026 08:45 The Guardian

Heavy rain and storms expected in Australia’s south-east as severe weather warning issued for Tasmania

Bureau of Meteorology says thunderstorms could bring widespread rainfalls and flash flooding while there are ‘signs of El Niño development’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSevere thunderstorms could bring heavy rain...

26/05/2026 07:57 The Guardian

Tuesday briefing: With unease at home spreading, what next for Russia’s isolated leader?

In today’s newsletter: Our Russian affairs reporter on Vladimir Putin’s slipping approval and singular goal – as discontent ripples from wider society to the reachers of the KremlinGood morning. There is little doubt that when Vladimir Putin ordered his invasion of Ukraine in 2022, he did not...

26/05/2026 05:47 The Guardian

BHP ‘laughing’ at Australia’s key climate policy while pocketing hundreds of millions in tax breaks, Pocock says

Outrage as leaked documents reveal mining giant’s backsliding on commitments to slash emissionsAdam Morton: Big Mining gets a $4bn tax break to use fossil fuel. It’s a strange way to tackle emissionsRead more from the BHP files investigation hereGet our breaking news email, free app or daily new...

26/05/2026 04:46 The Guardian

Tehran expresses ‘resolute support’ for Hezbollah – as it happened

This blog is now closed – our live coverage of the Middle East crisis continues hereEbrahim Rezaei, the spokesperson of the Iranian parliament’s national security and foreign policy commission, has said that time is working against the US and warned that Iran does not respond well to threats.In...

26/05/2026 04:13 The Guardian

UK consumers likely to face higher prices ‘for many months to come’

Data shows even if Iran war ends, shop price inflation on rise, while only 16% of firms left unscathed by conflictHigher prices could persist over the summer even if ceasefire talks between the US and Iran bear fruit, consumers have been warned, with economic shock waves likely to be felt “for man...

26/05/2026 04:00 The Guardian

Australia politics live: Bowen hits back at Tehan in row over climate negotiations travel bill; warning over integrity bodies

Centre for Public Integrity launches new report calling for core integrity agencies to be independent and accountable. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘This is very good value for money for Australia’: Bowen defends COP roleChris Bowen, who ha...

26/05/2026 01:08 The Guardian

‘If Iran gets a bomb it will be Bibi’s’: Trump’s deal outline sparks alarm in Israel

Netanyahu’s joint war with the US began with talk of regime change in Tehran but may leave him with few strategic gainsMiddle East live – latest updatesWhen Donald Trump launched a pre-emptive war on Iran with Israel in February, many in the country hailed the campaign as the crowning triumph of...

25/05/2026 18:50 The Guardian

Spread of Ebola in DRC ‘outpacing’ response efforts, warns WHO

Director general of World Health Organization urges neighbouring countries to take immediate actionThe World Health Organization has warned that the Ebola outbreak is outpacing response efforts and countries neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are at high risk from the disease.“We...

25/05/2026 17:00 The Guardian

Oil prices fall below $100 a barrel on hopes of Iran peace deal

Brent crude futures down 6% to lowest level in two weeks and stock markets riseOil prices fell below $100 a barrel on Monday and stock markets rose on hopes that the US and Iran are inching closer to a peace deal.Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, were down 6% to $97.43 a barrel, the low...

25/05/2026 16:05 The Guardian

Nigel Farage’s Russian hack claim ‘without any merit’, former NCSC chief says

Ciaran Martin says Reform UK leader’s allegation over Guardian report on £5m gift ‘entirely unsubstantiated’Nigel Farage’s claim that a Russian hack was behind a Guardian report on the £5m gift he received from a crypto billionaire has been described as “without any merit” by a former...

25/05/2026 15:33 The Guardian

Remains of US soldier killed in WWII returned to Pennsylvania after 80 years

John A Walko was identified through DNA and brought home to Pennsylvania 80 years after his WWII deathThe remains of a US soldier killed during the second world war were returned to his Pennsylvania hometown more than 80 years after he died after DNA analysis identified him.John A Walko, a US army P...

25/05/2026 15:09 The Guardian

Shock of Iran war unites Middle East rivals in pushing Trump towards peace

Region adapting to diminished US power after Washington fails to land knockout blow on Tehran or safeguard alliesMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe shock of the Iran war and its fallout has driven rivals in the Middle East to get behind a peace deal, pushing the Trump administration to accept a...

25/05/2026 15:03 The Guardian

Labour needs ‘system reset’ to tackle youth unemployment, report to say

Alan Milburn, who is leading review commissioned by government, says current strategy ‘going in wrong direction’Labour has failed to tackle soaring youth unemployment and must launch a “system reset” involving a fresh attempt to overhaul health and disability benefits, a report commissioned...

25/05/2026 13:00 The Guardian

Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks prompt raft of conspiracy theories in divided US

Ever-growing influence of social media and AI means such ideas spreading at faster rates than before, experts sayHantavirus and Ebola outbreaks carry with them familiar attendants in the US: extreme conspiracy theories about a planned pandemic, or “plandemic”, designed to upend midterm elections...

25/05/2026 12:00 The Guardian

Reform MP refuses to say whether Farage should produce evidence for Russian hack claim

Danny Kruger says matter is ‘private’, after party leader claimed hack was behind Guardian story about £5m giftA senior Reform UK figure has refused to call on the party’s leader, Nigel Farage, to hand evidence to the UK’s security services to support his claim he was hacked by Russian agen...

25/05/2026 10:52 The Guardian

The BHP files: World’s biggest miner BHP backtracks on climate action with key projects put on ice, leaked documents reveal

Exclusive: Cache of internal documents leaked to the Guardian and the ABC’s Four Corners show multinational has war-gamed ways to massively delay decarbonisationRevealed: the internal BHP memo that slammed the brakes on world’s biggest miner’s climate pushRead more from the BHP files investiga...

25/05/2026 10:30 The Guardian

US and Iran inch closer to peace deal as Trump faces criticism from GOP hawks | First Thing

US president says he is not rushing into a deal after proposed plan to end war prompts Republican backlash. Plus, mood in Russia turns against PutinDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Donald Trump defended himself against criticism from fellow Republicans yesterda...

25/05/2026 10:12 The Guardian

‘A bridge, not an obstacle’: is Armenia a new crossroads between east and west?

As former Soviet Republic goes to the polls, it finds itself in a strategic tug of war between Russia, the US, Turkey, Europe and AzerbaijanTo describe Yerevan, a charming city of liberal values encased in imposing Soviet architecture, as the centre of the world is a stretch, but Armenia’s claim t...

25/05/2026 07:40 The Guardian

Venezuela inmates occupy prison roof and set fire to mattresses to highlight alleged abuse

Inmates at Barinas prison allege they were peacefully protesting when prison staff opened fire, leaving some woundedInmates at Venezuela’s western Barinas prison staged a protest on its roof on Sunday, piling flaming mattresses and calling for the removal of the facility’s director, whom they ac...

25/05/2026 06:20 The Guardian

Australia news live: Albanese warns Taylor to watch his back with next Liberal leader ‘just behind you’; Nacc chief Paul Brereton resigns

Prime minister and opposition leader trade barbs in question time. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWere the teal party conversations sparked by the government’s electoral reforms?Yes and no, Allegra Spender and Zali Steggall say.There are many t...

25/05/2026 05:43 The Guardian

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