Ukraine-Russia war: Germany to make long-range missiles with Ukraine and gives €5bn more in military aid – as it happened

28/05/2025 16:57 The Guardian

German chancellor says there will be no restrictions to how far weapons can reach at press conference with ZelenskyyTurkey’s foreign minister will travel to Kyiv on Thursday for a two-day visit after discussing peace efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine in Moscow earlier this week, a Turkish foreign ministry source told Reuters on Wednesday.Foreign minister Hakan Fidan held talks in Moscow on Monday and Tuesday, meeting Russian president Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials, including Moscow’s top negotiator at talks in Istanbul earlier this month aimed at ending the three-year war. Continue reading...

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UK must consider food and climate part of national security, say top ex-military figures

Former army and navy leaders urge government to think beyond military capability in advance of key defence reviewFormer military leaders are urging the UK government to widen its definition of national security to include climate, food and energy measures in advance of a planned multibillion-pound b...

29/05/2025 14:00 The Guardian

Israel confirms plans to create 22 new settlements in occupied West Bank

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29/05/2025 11:24 The Guardian

Universe’s mysteries may never be solved because of Trump’s Nasa cuts, experts say

‘Extinction-level cuts’ to space agency’s spending means labs will close and deep-space missions will be abandonedSome of the greatest mysteries of the universe, such as the possibility of life on Mars or Venus, may never be solved because of Donald Trump’s proposed “extinction-level” cu...

29/05/2025 10:00 The Guardian

Starmer to attack Farage’s spending plans as ‘mad experiment’ – UK politics live

PM to say Reform UK leader is promoting a ‘fantasy’ that would unleash a Truss-style economic crisisStarmer to say Reform’s spending plans would cause Truss-style meltdownGovernment minister Emma Hardy has urged doctors to “vote no” in an upcoming strike ballot.The water minister told Sky...

29/05/2025 07:49 The Guardian

Man allegedly raped by Gareth Ward quizzed on route he took to NSW MP’s house

Kiama MP allegedly sexually assaulted political staffer after offering him place to stay following mid-week eventAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA political staffer has accepted he could be confused about his movements before and...

29/05/2025 07:45 The Guardian

Warm winter forecast for Australia as SA and Victoria face unseasonal fire risk

BoM prediction follows much wetter than average autumn for northern and eastern Australia, and much drier one for southGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s winter will be warmer and wetter this year, with higher than average day and night temperatures, and above-a...

29/05/2025 07:45 The Guardian

Australia news live: BoM forecasts wetter and warmer than average winter; One Nation claims WA Senate seat

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29/05/2025 07:30 The Guardian

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29/05/2025 06:55 The Guardian

Thursday briefing: What chaos at new Gaza food distribution point means for Palestinians facing famine

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Housing ombudsman for England warns of ‘simmering anger’ over living conditions

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28/05/2025 23:01 The Guardian

Trump says he warned Israel against attack on Iran as nuclear deal ‘very close’

US president claims he told Tel Aviv he thought agreement on Tehran’s nuclear programme could come within weeksDonald Trump has claimed he warned Israel against attacking Iran because he believed he was very close to a deal on Tehran’s nuclear programme in which US inspectors will be given unpar...

28/05/2025 21:07 The Guardian

Four people killed after starving Palestinians burst into UN food warehouse in Gaza

Deaths from crushing and gunshot wounds come a day after Israeli forces opened fire at a food distribution pointFour people have died as thousands of Palestinians burst into a United Nations warehouse in Gaza, tearing away sections of the building’s metal walls in a desperate attempt to find food....

28/05/2025 20:44 The Guardian

Family of four-year-old who would ‘die within days’ fighting deportation from US to Mexico

Deysi Vargas, her husband and ‘Sofia’ entered US legally in 2023 on humanitarian grounds to seek medical careThe family of a four-year-old girl who is receiving life-saving treatment in the United States are fighting against deportation, as her medical team warns she will likely die “within da...

28/05/2025 19:43 The Guardian

Judge orders release of Harvard researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos

Russian-born scientist Kseniia Petrova was doing research to advance cancer cures, colleagues testifiedA federal judge in Vermont on Wednesday released a Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher from immigration custody as she deals with a criminal charge of smuggling frog embryos in...

28/05/2025 19:43 The Guardian

Eight Mexican soldiers killed by improvised explosive device

The use of IEDs in a war between criminal groups in the Michoacán-Jalisco border region has increased drasticallyEight Mexican soldiers have died after triggering an improvised explosive device (IED) in the state of Michoacán, underlining the rising use of mines by organised crime factions.The sol...

28/05/2025 18:58 The Guardian

Families of hostages stage protests on 600th day of Israel-Gaza war

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28/05/2025 17:56 The Guardian

Germany and Ukraine reach deal for long-range weapons production

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28/05/2025 14:59 The Guardian

Hawaii will tax vacation stays and use money to help counter climate crisis

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Zadie Smith and Ian McEwan among 380 writers and groups to call Gaza war ‘genocide’

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Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, first Arab and African director to win Cannes Palme d’Or, dies aged 95

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UK politics: minister defends Labour’s justice record after warnings of threat to public safety – as it happened

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World faces new danger of ‘economic denial’ in climate fight, Cop30 head says

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