Home Statistics #Ukraine #Russia #Russian #Military #Putin #Sanctions #Crisis #Kremlin #Invasion #Troops

Recent Canadian wildfires are record-breaking – and will threaten US air quality for days

30/05/2025 12:00 The Guardian

After historic seasons in last two years, blazes continue trend of warm, dry conditions intensified by climate crisisEnormous early-season wildfires have erupted across the prairie provinces of Canada this week, taxing local emergency response and threatening a long stretch of dangerous air quality across eastern North America.The country’s largest fires – the Bird River fire and the Border fire – remain completely uncontained in northern Manitoba. In Manitoba alone, wildfires have burned about 200,000 hectares already this year – already about three times the recent full-year average for the province. Continue reading...

Continua a leggere su "The Guardian"
Altre notizie da "The Guardian"
Hamas submits response to US-led Gaza ceasefire proposal

Group says it will release 10 living hostages and 18 bodies in return for Isreal’s release of Palestinian prisonersHamas said on Saturday that it had submitted its response to a proposal presented by Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, to mediators, the most concrete sign of progres...

31/05/2025 15:45 The Guardian
Desperate Palestinians block and offload Gaza food trucks – Middle East crisis live

World Food Programme says that 77 vehicles were stopped as the region teeters on the brink of famineGaza is hungriest place on Earth, warns UNThe Times of Israel reports that today, a convoy of tractors that set out from kibbutzim across Israel has arrived at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, calling for...

31/05/2025 14:48 The Guardian
Israel’s ‘violations’ in Gaza make world more dangerous, Norway warns

Low respect for international law and human rights set worrying precedent, international development minister saysIsrael is setting a dangerous precedent for international human rights law violations in Gaza that is making the whole world more dangerous, Norway’s international development minister...

31/05/2025 12:20 The Guardian
Russia seizes more Ukrainian territory amid fears of fresh ground offensive

More than 200 settlements in Sumy region under evacuation orders after Russia takes control of two villagesUkrainian officials issued evacuation orders on Saturday for 11 more villages in the northern Sumy region after continued Russian gains led to fears that Moscow could be gearing up for a fresh...

31/05/2025 12:07 The Guardian
Drones, AI and new technology will dramatically change nature of war, UK defence review to warn

MoD document expected to highlight dangers posed by Russia and China, and shortfall in UK troop numbersBritain is facing “a new era of threat” with drones, artificial intelligence and other technologies changing the nature of warfare more fundamentally than at any other point in history, the gov...

31/05/2025 09:24 The Guardian
Tourist damages two of China’s terracotta warriors after jumping fence

The man ‘pushed and pulled’ the ancient clay warriors and damaged them to varying degrees, said authoritiesA domestic tourist climbed over a fence and jumped into a section of the world-famous display of China’s terracotta army, damaging two ancient clay warriors, authorities said on Saturday....

31/05/2025 08:37 The Guardian
Women and girls ‘not safe anywhere’ as Darfur suffers surge in sexual violence

Médecins Sans Frontières report sparks calls for Sudan’s warring parties to be held to account for rapes and attacks As Sudan’s Darfur region has been overrun by militias, women are facing the constant threat of sexual violence, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has reported.The medical charity...

31/05/2025 07:00 The Guardian
Vapers warned not to stockpile ‘fire risk’ disposables before UK ban

The ban, enforced from Sunday, is designed to reduce youth vaping and tackle environmental damageVapers have been warned not to stockpile soon-to-be-banned disposables before Sunday’s outright ban as they “pose a significant fire risk”.The Local Government Association (LGA) said users were sto...

31/05/2025 05:00 The Guardian
Only two European states have net zero military emissions target, data shows

Austria and Slovenia are exceptions in continent where just a third of militaries even know their carbon footprintRevealed: Nato rearmament could increase emissions by 200m tonnes a yearCarbon footprint of Israel’s war on Gaza exceeds that of many entire countriesJust two of 30 European countries...

31/05/2025 05:00 The Guardian
Polish presidential candidates neck and neck on eve of runoff vote

Polls show close-run contest after first round in which one rural municipality was decided by a single voterPoles will cast their votes on Sunday in the closest presidential runoff since the fall of communism, in an election that pits two different visions of the nation against each other. In Polan...

31/05/2025 04:00 The Guardian
Germany vows to step up militarily but rhetoric may struggle to match reality

Not all is going smoothly after Friedrich Merz’s promise to build up German army and ‘no limits’ on helping UkraineWithin days of Russia launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Olaf Scholz announced a Zeitenwende, or historical “turning point”. The then German chancellor prom...

31/05/2025 03:00 The Guardian
Trump says he is doubling tariffs on imported steel to 50% – US politics live

President makes announcement that he is raising tariff from 25% at Pennsylvania rally celebrating US Steel and Nippon Steel ‘partnership’Trump warms to Nippon Steel, backing ‘partnership’ with US SteelThe Republican nominee for governor of Virginia has recently tried to distance herself from...

30/05/2025 23:23 The Guardian
Growing geopolitical uncertainty casts shadow over UK defence review

Paper is likely to run into two difficulties, people and money, as personnel numbers fall and spending risesBritain may not be at war, but the backdrop to next Monday’s strategic defence review is the greatest geopolitical uncertainty since 1945. A set of loosely interconnected conflicts – led b...

30/05/2025 23:01 The Guardian
Israeli airstrikes target sites in western Syria, reportedly killing one

Attack follows announcement of indirect talks between Damascus and Israel aimed at reducing tensions between the longterm antagonistsIsraeli airstrikes have struck western Syria, the Israeli military and Syrian state media have said, and reportedly one civilian has been killed in the first such atta...

30/05/2025 21:59 The Guardian
Étienne-Émile Baulieu, French scientist who invented abortion pill, dies aged 98

Doctor whose discovery helped create mifepristone was ‘guided by his commitment to progress made possible by science’ French scientist Étienne-Émile Baulieu, the inventor of the abortion pill, has died at the age of 98 at his home in Paris.The doctor and researcher, who achieved worldwide reno...

30/05/2025 19:50 The Guardian
Loretta Swit, who played ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan on M*A*S*H, dies aged 87

The actor, who won two Emmy awards, was best known for being one of longest-serving cast members on the hit seriesLoretta Swit, who won two Emmy awards for playing Major Margaret Houlihan, the demanding head nurse of a behind-the-lines surgical unit during the Korean war on the pioneering hit TV ser...

30/05/2025 19:49 The Guardian
Google and Home Depot drop Pride Toronto sponsorship amid Trump’s DEI war

Organizer points to president’s anti-diversity push as companies join Adidas and Clorox in withdrawing supportIn another blow to one of the largest celebrations of LGTBQ+ people in North America, Pride Toronto has unexpectedly lost two more major corporate sponsors, just weeks before the festival...

30/05/2025 18:39 The Guardian
Gaza is ‘hungriest place on Earth’ with all its people at risk of famine, says UN

Mission to deliver help is ‘one of most obstructed aid operations in recent history’, humanitarian agency saysGaza is “the hungriest place on Earth”, according to the UN, which has warned that the Palestinian territory’s entire population is at risk of famine.Jens Laerke, a spokesperson fo...

30/05/2025 17:58 The Guardian
Europe and Asia should form ‘positive new alliance’, says Macron in Singapore

French president espouses shared principles and cooperation on security and trade to counteract superpowersEuropean and Asian countries should form a “positive new alliance” based on shared principles, security, defence and trade, away from the battling superpowers of the US and China, Emmanuel...

30/05/2025 16:44 The Guardian
China has ‘totally violated’ its trade agreement with the US, says Trump

President took to social media to denounce Beijing in the latest development in his ongoing tariff warDonald Trump declared that China has “totally violated its agreement” against the US on trade just two weeks after the countries reached a deal, raising fears that the trade war will continue to...

30/05/2025 16:19 The Guardian
Thom Yorke calls Netanyahu an ‘extremist’ in statement on Gaza

Radiohead frontman makes lengthy statement after he had been criticised over perceived silence on the war, and for previously performing in IsraelAfter he was criticised for his silence on the subject, Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has made a statement regarding the war in Gaza, saying Benjamin Neta...

30/05/2025 16:16 The Guardian
Jacqueline Wilson ‘very wary’ of writing adult Tracy Beaker novel

Author says she won’t revisit the beloved character because it would seem ‘inappropriate’ to discuss her sex lifeJacqueline Wilson has said she would feel “very wary” about writing an adult novel about Tracy Beaker “because it would seem inappropriate that we would learn about her sex li...

30/05/2025 15:19 The Guardian
Rachel Reeves set to confirm extra money to spend on areas outside south-east – as it happened

The chancellor will announce billions in regional spending after rewriting Treasury investment rulesAndrew Bailey has urged the UK government to deepen ties with the EU, as he warned a breakdown in global trade would make it harder for the Bank of England to control inflation.In a speech in Dublin o...

30/05/2025 14:43 The Guardian
Warning UK-Gulf trade deal could let in low-welfare chicken and undermine farmers

Industry figures say allowing poultry imports that do not align with British production standards would be ‘betrayal’UK politics live – latest updatesAn imminent trade deal with Gulf states including Saudi Arabia could have a destructive impact for UK farmers, industry figures have warned, sug...

30/05/2025 13:04 The Guardian
Inflation data shouldn’t deter us from rate cuts, says Bank policymaker

Alan Taylor voted for a 0.5-point cut last month and feels recent economic figures are led by one-off factorsBusiness live – latest updatesA member of the Bank of England’s interest rate-setting committee has warned that higher-than-expected inflation and growth figures should not distract polic...

30/05/2025 11:12 The Guardian
How the US became the biggest military emitter and stopped everyone finding out

Academic Neta Crawford warns that if Donald Trump follows through on his threats of war, emissions will soar and the planet will pay the priceCarbon footprint of Israel’s war on Gaza exceeds that of many entire countriesRevealed: Nato rearmament could increase emissions by 200m tonnes a yearThe cl...

30/05/2025 11:00 The Guardian
Mexico steps into unknown with world’s first popular election of all judges: ‘A blind date with democracy’

Critics warn the experiment will lead to low turnout, a political power grab and infiltration by organised crimeOn a heat-dazed afternoon in Culiacán, the capital of Mexico’s Sinaloa state, a speaker by the cathedral was droning through an advert for the judicial elections on loop when a plume of...

30/05/2025 11:00 The Guardian
Hamas says US ceasefire plan accepted by Israel does not meet demands to end war in Gaza

Draft reportedly includes release of 28 hostages in first week, a 60-day ceasefire and aid for Gaza as soon as deal signed offIsrael has agreed to a US ceasefire proposal for Gaza, the White House has said, and Hamas said it was reviewing the plan although its terms did not meet the group’s demand...

30/05/2025 07:30 The Guardian
Australia news live: Richard Marles says Pete Hegseth raised prospect of Labor boosting defence spending at Singapore meeting

Defence minister highlights ‘sense of optimism’ after meeting with Trump administration counterpart. Follow today’s news liveOne Nation picks up surprise NSW Senate seat for former British soldier Warwick StaceyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe health minister, Mar...

30/05/2025 07:01 The Guardian
London tunnels that inspired James Bond creator will become spy museum

Complex built during second world war is to include military equipment, interactive exhibitions and a barDuring his time in military intelligence, Ian Fleming, the author of the James Bond novels, regularly worked with Winston Churchill’s spy organisation based 30 metres below ground in a labyrint...

30/05/2025 06:00 The Guardian
BREAKING NEWS
31/05 19:42 - IAEA: Iran led secret nuclear activities according to a new report 31/05 19:42 - U.S. Says Hamas Response to Gaza Cease-Fire Proposal ‘Only Takes Us Backward’ 31/05 17:15 - EU 'strongly' regrets US plan to double steel tariffs 31/05 17:08 - EU has imported €209bn of Russian fuel since start of the war 31/05 17:03 - Russian overnight strikes on Ukraine: Emmanuelle Chaze is in Kiev 31/05 16:58 - US Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth warns of 'imminent' China threat 31/05 16:47 - Defeating Russia impossible – German foreign minister 31/05 16:43 - Israel-Hamas war: music brings hope to Gaza’s displaced children 31/05 15:59 - Swiss glacier collapse underscores urgency of efficient warning systems elsewhere, experts say 31/05 15:45 - Hamas submits response to US-led Gaza ceasefire proposal 31/05 15:36 - Macron threatens China with NATO expansion 31/05 14:56 - Iran significantly growing uranium stockpile, warns UN nuclear agency 31/05 14:48 - Desperate Palestinians block and offload Gaza food trucks – Middle East crisis live 31/05 14:18 - India and Pakistan’s Air Battle Is Over. Their Water War Has Begun. 31/05 14:13 - Iran rejects IAEA report alleging increased enriched Uranium stockpile 31/05 14:13 - Iran rejects IAEA report alleging increased enriched Uranium stockpile 31/05 13:34 - Hegseth warns China poses 'imminent' threat to Taiwan 31/05 13:34 - Andreeva thanks fan for 'lucky charm' after win 31/05 13:14 - ACLU Presses to Stop Trump’s Use of Alien Enemies Act in Court Brief 31/05 13:10 - Vandals target Paris Holocaust memorial, synagogues with paint 31/05 12:20 - Israel’s ‘violations’ in Gaza make world more dangerous, Norway warns 31/05 12:07 - Russia seizes more Ukrainian territory amid fears of fresh ground offensive 31/05 11:55 - Girl, 9, killed in Russian missile attack - as Moscow continues advance on Ukrainian territory 31/05 10:11 - Ukraine orders evacuation of 11 villages on Russian border as Kyiv braces for Sumy offensive 31/05 09:32 - Gaza ‘hungriest place on Earth’, all its people at risk of famine, UN warns 31/05 09:32 - Gaza ‘hungriest place on Earth’, all its people at risk of famine, UN warns 31/05 09:24 - Drones, AI and new technology will dramatically change nature of war, UK defence review to warn 31/05 09:02 - A Federal List of Immigrant ‘Sanctuaries’ Nets Trump Allies and Foes Alike 31/05 09:02 - North Korea Gets a Weapons Bonanza From Russia 31/05 08:37 - Tourist damages two of China’s terracotta warriors after jumping fence 31/05 08:34 - Poland holds pivotal presidential runoff influenced by Trump, the far right and the Ukraine war 31/05 08:29 - Hegseth warns of China threat as Beijing’s top brass skip Singapore summit 31/05 08:29 - Hegseth warns of China threat as Beijing’s top brass skip Singapore summit 31/05 07:00 - Women and girls ‘not safe anywhere’ as Darfur suffers surge in sexual violence 31/05 06:45 - Ukraine accuses Russia of undermining next round of peace talks 31/05 05:00 - Only two European states have net zero military emissions target, data shows 31/05 05:00 - Vapers warned not to stockpile ‘fire risk’ disposables before UK ban 31/05 04:47 - Guatemala jails ex-paramilitaries for 40 years over rapes during civil war 31/05 04:47 - Guatemala jails ex-paramilitaries for 40 years over rapes during civil war 31/05 04:00 - Polish presidential candidates neck and neck on eve of runoff vote 31/05 04:00 - Experts Who Warn of Risks Posed by Chinese Students Are Skeptical of Trump Plan 31/05 03:00 - Germany vows to step up militarily but rhetoric may struggle to match reality 31/05 02:01 - 27 Easy Basics From Banana Republic Factory That'll Breathe Life Back Into Your Wardrobe 31/05 01:03 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,192 31/05 01:03 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,192 31/05 00:22 - Trump to double tariffs on steel imports - as he threatens China 30/05 23:42 - North and South Korea are in an underground war - Kim Jong Un might now be winning 30/05 23:23 - Trump says he is doubling tariffs on imported steel to 50% – US politics live 30/05 23:01 - Growing geopolitical uncertainty casts shadow over UK defence review 30/05 22:51 - M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit dies aged 87 30/05 21:59 - Israeli airstrikes target sites in western Syria, reportedly killing one 30/05 21:49 - Trump Accuses China of Violating Trade Agreement 30/05 21:22 - UN says famine stalks all in Gaza; Israel shoots, wounds aid seekers 30/05 21:22 - UN says famine stalks all in Gaza; Israel shoots, wounds aid seekers 30/05 20:29 - Dozens dead after floods submerge market town in Nigeria 30/05 20:12 - Next round of Russia-Ukraine talks uncertain as Moscow won’t reveal terms 30/05 19:51 - Israel says Hamas must accept US deal or be ‘annihilated’, Trump says Gaza truce ‘close’ 30/05 19:50 - Étienne-Émile Baulieu, French scientist who invented abortion pill, dies aged 98 30/05 19:49 - Loretta Swit, who played ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan on M*A*S*H, dies aged 87 30/05 19:22 - Macron warns the West could lose credibility over Ukraine and Gaza wars 30/05 19:20 - Trump gives Musk a warm Oval Office farewell, ending a tumultuous tenure 30/05 19:08 - Macron: Israel risks sanctions if Gaza blockade continues 30/05 19:08 - Macron: Israel risks sanctions if Gaza blockade continues 30/05 19:06 - Moscow questions Macron’s commitment to Ukraine peace 30/05 19:05 - I Screamed So Loud At These Terrible, Awful, No-Good Building Designs That I Nearly Knocked Down My Walls 30/05 18:39 - Google and Home Depot drop Pride Toronto sponsorship amid Trump’s DEI war 30/05 18:34 - Is a Palestinian state being derailed by Israel’s illegal settlements? 30/05 18:34 - Is a Palestinian state being derailed by Israel’s illegal settlements? 30/05 17:58 - Gaza is ‘hungriest place on Earth’ with all its people at risk of famine, says UN 30/05 17:57 - Israel Orders Evacuation of Much of Northern Gaza, Warning of Dangerous Combat 30/05 17:45 - The Trump administration pivots to a wary Asia 30/05 17:11 - Ukraine Accuses Russia of Stalling Peace Negotiations 30/05 17:09 - UN: ‘100 percent’ of Gazans on brink of famine 30/05 17:09 - UN: ‘100 percent’ of Gazans on brink of famine 30/05 17:06 - Trump hesitant to confront Putin over Ukraine – Politico source 30/05 16:44 - Europe and Asia should form ‘positive new alliance’, says Macron in Singapore 30/05 16:42 - Jacqueline Wilson says she wouldn't return to Tracy Beaker as an adult 30/05 16:40 - 'The only way for Israel to defeat Hamas is to offer Palestinians an alternative' 30/05 16:28 - China hits back after Trump claims it is 'violating' tariff truce 30/05 16:19 - China has ‘totally violated’ its trade agreement with the US, says Trump 30/05 16:16 - Thom Yorke calls Netanyahu an ‘extremist’ in statement on Gaza 30/05 15:55 - Six killed as RSF attack devastates Sudanese hospital in North Kordofan 30/05 15:55 - Six killed as RSF attack devastates Sudanese hospital in North Kordofan 30/05 15:35 - Disposable vapes ban unlikely to reduce appeal, says campaigner 30/05 15:32 - Islamic State Says It Targeted Syrian Forces in Bomb Attacks 30/05 15:31 - US truce proposal 'so ambiguous it gives Israel leeway to effectively not act in good faith' 30/05 15:21 - Former UN chief's labelling of Gaza war as 'genocide' marks extraordinary shift 30/05 15:21 - Former UN aid chief calls Gaza war 'genocide' – extraordinary intervention marks significant shift 30/05 15:19 - Jacqueline Wilson ‘very wary’ of writing adult Tracy Beaker novel 30/05 15:14 - A coalition of conscience must rise to stop Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza 30/05 15:14 - A coalition of conscience must rise to stop Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza 30/05 15:13 - Trump Makes a New Push to ‘Decouple’ U.S. From China 30/05 15:06 - Is Hollywood still the world's movie business capital? 30/05 14:43 - Rachel Reeves set to confirm extra money to spend on areas outside south-east – as it happened 30/05 14:41 - Gaza death toll may be much higher than reported, new research shows 30/05 14:41 - Gaza death toll may be much higher than reported, new research shows 30/05 14:37 - More than 100 killed in heavy Nigeria flooding, rescue efforts ongoing 30/05 14:37 - More than 100 killed in heavy Nigeria flooding, rescue efforts ongoing 30/05 14:26 - Royal Navy warship seizes £30m of drugs 30/05 14:14 - EU state sentences teacher for ‘pro-Russian’ views