‘An unauthorized war’: Democratic senators grill Pete Hegseth on US war with Iran – live

30/04/2026 17:13 The Guardian

Questions for Trump’s defense secretary fall along partisan lines – Democrats make critical points as Republicans give Hegseth the chance to flaunt war successes Sign up for the Breaking News US emailLouisiana governor Jeff Landry yesterday told GOP candidates that he plans to suspend next month’s primary elections so that state lawmakers can pass a new congressional map first, the Washington Post (paywall) reported last night.It came hours after the US supreme court decided that Louisiana’s creation of a second majority black congressional district to satisfy previously rulings relied too heavily on race and was “an unconstitutional racial gerrymander”, as opposed to a required effort to comply with the Voting Rights Act. Continue reading...

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Trump tells Merz to ‘fix his broken country’ in new attack on German chancellor

US president’s latest outburst comes a day after he suggested a ‘possible reduction’ in US troops in GermanyWhy does the US have military bases in Germany – and will Trump follow through on his threat?Donald Trump has again lashed out at Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, saying he shou...

30/04/2026 16:37 The Guardian

Neo-Nazi who planned mass gun attack convicted after MI5 undercover sting

Senior police officer warns of young people being drawn into violent extremism as Alfie Coleman found guiltyMore and more young people are being drawn into the world of violent extremism, a senior police officer has warned after a young neo-Nazi caught in an undercover MI5 sting was convicted of pla...

30/04/2026 15:57 The Guardian

Bank of England warns ‘higher inflation unavoidable’ after holding interest rates

Governor says decision to keep rates at 3.75% reasonable given unpredictability of events unfolding in Middle EastBusiness live – latest updatesWhy Bank kept rates on hold despite UK bracing for TrumpflationThe Bank of England has left interest rates unchanged at 3.75% but said the UK may need to...

30/04/2026 15:44 The Guardian

Trump launches fresh attack on Merz after threatening US troop reduction in Germany – as it happened

US president uses social media post to criticise chancellor over Ukraine, immigration and ‘interfering’ in Iran conflictThe Commission was also asked about yesterday’s meeting of Hungary’s incoming prime minister, Péter Magyar.But we didn’t get much more than what we saw in yesterday’s...

30/04/2026 15:01 The Guardian

Active-duty US soldiers to receive psychedelic drugs for PTSD next year

Hope that sessions of MDMA-assisted therapy could help soldiers fight longer by helping them process traumaAs the war on drugs approaches its end, a new doctrine could soon take hold: psychedelic drugs for active-duty soldiers suffering from PTSD.In two studies funded by the Department of Defense (D...

30/04/2026 15:00 The Guardian

Australians will pay more if Albanese fast-tracks fossil fuel projects, former oil and gas leaders warn

Exclusive: Government should back projects that prioritise renewables to protect consumers from ongoing price shocks, they sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFormer oil and gas industry leaders, including senior executives from BP and Shell, are warning the Albanese govern...

30/04/2026 15:00 The Guardian

Oil price tops $126 a barrel after Trump warns Iran blockade could last ‘months’

Markets spooked as US president appears willing to keep up naval blockade and Iran keeps strait of Hormuz all but shutBusiness live – latest updatesThe global oil price hit $126 a barrel on Thursday, its highest level since 2022, after Donald Trump said the US blockade of Iranian ports could last...

30/04/2026 13:38 The Guardian

US economic growth rebounds 2% as consumer spending slows amid Iran war

First quarter output, driven by AI investment and government spending, rose as oil shock fuels inflation fearsUS gross domestic product (GDP) accelerated 2% in the first three months of 2026, though consumer spending is slowing as the war with Iran continues to impact energy prices.The last GDP read...

30/04/2026 13:11 The Guardian

Eurozone inflation soars to 3% as Iran war drives up energy prices

ECB keeps interest rates on hold as growth stumbles and price rises gather pace, up from 2.6% in March and 1.9% in FebruaryBusiness live – latest updatesAir France-KLM cuts forecasts amid $2.4bn fuel bill riseInflation across the eurozone soared to 3% this month as the Iran war drove up energy pri...

30/04/2026 12:30 The Guardian

Local election campaigning enters final week as forecaster warns Labour could lose 1,850 English seats –UK politics live

Robert Hayward predicts Reform will be big winner, taking seats from both Labour and the ConservativesOn BBC Radio Merseyside the presenter, Tony Snell, put it to Kemi Badenoch that Merseyside was a lost cause for the Tories. He said that Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, had been on the programme...

30/04/2026 10:19 The Guardian

Air France-KLM cuts capacity growth forecast amid expected $2.4bn fuel bill rise

Move comes as airline industry reacts to uncertainty over Iran war and increase in price of Brent crudeBusiness live – latest updatesAir France-KLM has cut its capacity growth forecasts for this year as the Iran war drives up its fuel costs by billions of dollars.The French-Dutch airline expects i...

30/04/2026 09:13 The Guardian

‘We’re coming for you’: NT police search for suspect after body of missing five-year-old found

Mother of Kumanjayi Little Baby, whose body was found after five-day search near Alice Springs, says ‘it’s going to be so hard to live the rest of our lives without you’• Warning: This article contains references to Indigenous Australians who have diedFollow our Australia news live blog for...

30/04/2026 08:03 The Guardian

Sounds of hope in Kent as more nightingales join dawn chorus

Elusive nightingale ‘doing well’ at Northward Hill, Kent, but experts cite concerns around loss of habitatThe dawn chorus at RSPB Northward Hill in Kent is a riot of sound: the melodic robin, the two-tone cuckoo, the whitethroat’s scratchy warble. Even the garbling geese and mooing cows from t...

30/04/2026 06:53 The Guardian

Syrian commission prepares war crimes case against notorious Assad official

Fadi Saqr is accused of mass killings of civilians in Tadamon, Damascus, where people say he must face justiceA Syrian rights commission is preparing a case accusing Fadi Saqr, a militia leader within the Assad regime, of involvement in crimes against humanity and war crimes, a senior Syrian officia...

30/04/2026 06:00 The Guardian

US father and daughter admit selling fake Picasso and Banksy works, duping art world

Pair apologise in court after being accused of defrauding buyers including some of New York’s most prominent fine art auction housesA father and daughter in New Jersey have pleaded guilty to running a years-long counterfeiting scheme to trick art galleries and auction houses into buying forged pai...

30/04/2026 03:35 The Guardian

‘A day of loss for our democracy’: civil rights groups slam supreme court ruling that weakens key part of Voting Rights Act – as it happened

This live blog is now closed.Sign up for the Breaking News US emailUS supreme court ‘demolishes’ key Voting Rights Act provision that prevented racial discriminationThe US Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday after a key policy meeting, likely the last ch...

30/04/2026 02:00 The Guardian

Bernie Sanders urges international cooperation to halt AI’s ‘runaway train’

US senator holds panel with leading Chinese scientists and warns of risks to society unless new technology is regulated The US senator Bernie Sanders espoused the importance of international cooperation in regulating AI at a Wednesday panel on Capitol Hill alongside two leading Chinese scientists.As...

30/04/2026 01:01 The Guardian

World’s largest aircraft carrier to return to US after record deployment

USS Gerald R Ford to sail home after 10-month spell including role in Maduro capture and Middle East warThe world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R Ford, will be heading home following a record-setting deployment of more than 300 days that included participating in the war against Iran...

29/04/2026 23:51 The Guardian

News live: Syria claims Australian government ‘refused to receive’ families from detention camp trying to leave Damascus

Meanwhile Penny Wong says China has agreed to facilitate exports of jet fuel to ease supply disruptions. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChalmers says inflation numbers were ‘confronting’Treasurer Jim Chalmers said yesterday’s inflation numb...

29/04/2026 21:37 The Guardian

Hegseth denies Iran war is ‘quagmire’ as cost to US hits estimated $25bn

As defense secretary testifies before House, Trump posts AI-generated image of himself with weapon and caption: ‘NO MORE MR. NICE GUY’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxPete Hegseth denied that the US-Israel war on Iran, which the Pentagon estimates has...

29/04/2026 20:03 The Guardian

Trump and Putin discuss Iran war and float temporary Ukraine ceasefire in call

Russian president welcomed decision to extend Iran ceasefire in what US president said was a ‘very good conversation’Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump discussed the war in Iran and floated a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine in a phone call on Wednesday.In the call, which lasted more than 90 minutes,...

29/04/2026 19:55 The Guardian

US gas prices hit $4.23 high as Hormuz fears drive oil surge

Blockade threat in vital strait and Trump’s stance lift crude, pushing pump prices to highest level since 2022Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxAverage US gas prices have hit a new high at $4.23 a gallon, their highest since 2022 and a record since the st...

29/04/2026 18:18 The Guardian

Ukraine asks Israel to seize vessel it claims is carrying grain stolen by Russia

Accusation vessel contains grain looted from Russian-occupied territories triggers diplomatic spat between both nations Ukraine has asked Israel to seize a vessel it claims is carrying grain looted from Russian-occupied territories, triggering a rare diplomatic spat between the two countries.The dis...

29/04/2026 17:46 The Guardian

Camp Mystic director says ‘we tried our hardest’ in deadly flood: ‘It wasn’t enough to save your daughters’

Tearful testimony details missed warnings and lack of plan as families oppose reopening of Texas campA director of Camp Mystic, the all-girls Christian camp in the Texas Hill Country where 25 campers and two counselors were killed in a flash flood last summer, has offered a tearful apology to victim...

29/04/2026 15:38 The Guardian

EU farmers and hauliers to get up to €50,000 to cover extra costs of Iran war

Fishing companies can also access subsidies in loosening of state aid rules to cover fuel and fertiliser price risesThe EU is to subsidise up to 70% of the extra cost of fuel and fertilisers caused by the Iran war for farmers, fishing businesses and road hauliers as part of a package of emergency me...

29/04/2026 15:14 The Guardian

US supreme court weighs whether protected status of Haitians and Syrians can be revoked

Case looks at whether Trump administration has authority to strip hundreds of thousands of immigrants of TPSThe US supreme court was hearing oral arguments on Wednesday over whether the Trump administration can strip the temporary protected status (TPS) of hundreds of thousands of Syrians and Haitia...

29/04/2026 14:52 The Guardian

Consequences of Iran war ‘may echo for months or years to come,’ EU chief warns – as it happened

Ursula von der Leyen later due to meet new Hungarian leader who is seeking to unlock EU funds in return for reformsAFP is reporting that so far, officials in Brussels are hopeful that Péter Magyar – who once served under Viktor Orbán, before turning on his former boss – will genuinely launch a...

29/04/2026 14:42 The Guardian

Mystery ‘El Money’ figure offered to pay men to set fire to property linked to Starmer, court hears

Three defendants deny plotting arson attack on two homes and a car connected to prime minister in London last yearA series of arson attacks on property linked to Keir Starmer was masterminded by a Russian-speaking contact using the pseudonym “El Money”, a court has heard.Roman Lavrynovych, 22, a...

29/04/2026 14:38 The Guardian

Kevin Warsh clears key Senate hurdle to replace Fed chair Powell

A Senate committee advances Trump’s pick as doubts linger over the Fed’s independence and Powell’s futureUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailKevin Warsh, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve, clears a key procedural hurdle on Wedn...

29/04/2026 14:36 The Guardian

Britain to create joint naval force with nine European countries as ‘complement’ to Nato

Royal Navy chief says unified naval force will deter future Russian threats from the ‘open sea border’ to the northBritain has agreed to create a unified naval force with nine European countries to deter future Russian threats from the “open sea border” to the north, the head of the Royal Na...

29/04/2026 14:32 The Guardian

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Is Quitting OPEC 30/04 13:27 - People Are Calling Out Trump's Age After He Seemed To Short-Circuit When Asked About 2 Wars 30/04 13:19 - News24 | Iran's supreme leader defies US blockade as oil prices soar 30/04 13:11 - US economic growth rebounds 2% as consumer spending slows amid Iran war 30/04 13:08 - Russia’s role in Mali questioned as rebels push for exit 30/04 13:00 - Why are Western feminists silent on the war on Iranian women? 30/04 13:00 - Why are Western feminists silent on the war on Iranian women? 30/04 12:53 - $25bn or $1 trillion: How much has Iran war really cost the US? 30/04 12:53 - $25bn or $1 trillion: How much has Iran war really cost the US? 30/04 12:38 - Russia has given Iran something more important than weapons 30/04 12:38 - Russia has given Iran something more important than weapons 30/04 12:30 - Eurozone inflation soars to 3% as Iran war drives up energy prices 30/04 12:19 - Neo-Nazi guilty of terror charge after MI5 sting 30/04 11:58 - Ukraine Reacts With Shrug to Phone Call Between Trump and Putin 30/04 11:12 - Will the Iran war reshape the global energy order? 30/04 11:12 - Will the Iran war reshape the global energy order? 30/04 11:04 - Mali crisis deepens as separatists and jihadists step up attacks 30/04 10:55 - Do Americans back the Iran war? – Pentagon chief vs. polls 30/04 10:19 - Local election campaigning enters final week as forecaster warns Labour could lose 1,850 English seats –UK politics live 30/04 10:13 - Russia rejects Tuareg rebels' call to withdraw from Mali, Kremlin says 30/04 10:13 - Russia rejects Tuareg rebels' call to withdraw from Mali 30/04 10:12 - US: Hegseth under fire in Congress over Iran war as diplomacy stalls 30/04 09:40 - ‘Environmental disaster’: Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries rock Russia 30/04 09:40 - ‘Environmental disaster’: Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries rock Russia 30/04 09:40 - "It Could Save Your Life": Doctors And Nurses Are Calling Out The Biggest Health Warning Signs You Should Never Ignore 30/04 09:29 - Crude oil prices hit four-year high as Iran war threatens to drag on 30/04 09:29 - US: Supreme Court weakens voting rigths act 30/04 09:16 - Middle East: Rising tensions on Israel’s border as Iran negotiations falter 30/04 09:13 - Air France-KLM cuts capacity growth forecast amid expected $2.4bn fuel bill rise 30/04 09:07 - Press freedom worldwide falls to its lowest level in 25 years 30/04 09:07 - Press freedom worldwide falls to its lowest level in 25 years 30/04 09:04 - How the War in Iran is Affecting Africa’s Economy and Fuel Supply 30/04 09:00 - Russia scales back Victory Day plans as Ukraine’s military reach expands 30/04 08:56 - Mali’s junta asked Russians to bring order. Militants just stormed in. 30/04 08:50 - News24 | Iran war cost the US $25 billion so far, but justified to stop a ‘nuclear bomb’ - Hegseth 30/04 08:26 - Police in Australia Were Warned of Terror Risk Before Bondi Attack, Report Says 30/04 08:21 - 'Haitian solutions for Haitian problems: Every international intervention in Haiti has failed' 30/04 08:10 - News24 | King Charles meets Trump, set to address Congress amid US-UK tensions over Iran war 30/04 08:03 - ‘We’re coming for you’: NT police search for suspect after body of missing five-year-old found 30/04 07:30 - Iran war: What’s happening on day 62 as Trump asks Iran to ‘give up’? 30/04 07:30 - Iran war: What’s happening on day 62 as Trump asks Iran to ‘give up’? 30/04 07:03 - Could the US-Iran war become a protracted ‘frozen’ conflict? 30/04 07:03 - Could the US-Iran war become a protracted ‘frozen’ conflict? 30/04 06:53 - Sounds of hope in Kent as more nightingales join dawn chorus 30/04 06:16 - Jewish agency warned of 'high' threat level ahead of Bondi shooting, report finds 30/04 06:00 - Syrian commission prepares war crimes case against notorious Assad official 30/04 05:03 - Ukraine volunteer claims MP stole idea to donate ventilators - to divert them to Cuba 30/04 05:01 - 27 Warm Weather Clothing Pieces From Amazon Reviewers In Their 40s Love 30/04 05:00 - News24 | Trump warns Iran ‘choking like a stuffed pig’, naval blockade can last months 30/04 04:25 - Video emerges of heavy firefight in Mali 30/04 04:25 - Video emerges of heavy firefight in Mali 30/04 03:35 - US father and daughter admit selling fake Picasso and Banksy works, duping art world 30/04 03:25 - Trump says US studying troop cuts in Germany, after Merz criticises war 30/04 02:50 - Iran crisis, World Cup tensions overshadow FIFA Congress in Vancouver 30/04 02:49 - Middle East war live: US naval blockade ‘doomed to fail’, Iran’s president says 30/04 02:00 - ‘A day of loss for our democracy’: civil rights groups slam supreme court ruling that weakens key part of Voting Rights Act – as it happened 30/04 01:12 - Italy probes Venice Biennale over Russian particiaption – media 30/04 01:01 - Bernie Sanders urges international cooperation to halt AI’s ‘runaway train’ 30/04 00:31 - Neurologists Are Opening Up About Terrifying Sleep Problems That Might Be Early Warning Signs Of Dementia 30/04 00:16 - Following The Mess That Is The Iran War, Wall Street Has Apparently Given Trump A New 5-Letter Nickname That's Just Hilarious 30/04 00:00 - Iran war live: Trump urges Tehran to ‘give up’; Ghalibaf mocks US strategy 30/04 00:00 - Iran war live: Trump urges Tehran to ‘give up’; Ghalibaf mocks US strategy 29/04 23:56 - Takeaways From Hegseth’s Testimony on Iran War and His Tenure 29/04 23:51 - World’s largest aircraft carrier to return to US after record deployment 29/04 23:35 - The 'Polar Bear Capital' with Arctic gateway ambitions 29/04 23:21 - Europe air quality improves but falls short of 2030 targets, European Environment Agency warns 29/04 22:49 - Oil price rises above $120 after reports of 'extended' Iran blockade 29/04 22:07 - Pentagon Puts Iran War Cost at $25 Billion as Hegseth Berates Skeptics 29/04 22:06 - Fed Meeting Underscores Tough Task Ahead for Warsh 29/04 22:04 - Supreme Court Limits Reach of Voting Rights Act 29/04 21:37 - News live: Syria claims Australian government ‘refused to receive’ families from detention camp trying to leave Damascus 29/04 21:23 - Russia scales down WW2 victory parade due to Ukrainian threat 29/04 21:19 - Two Cocky Authoritarians Blocking Hormuz: What Could Go Wrong?