US president says Zelenskyy ‘more difficult to deal with than Putin’ after so-called energy ceasefire collapses Donald Trump has called Ukraine’s renewed strikes on Russian oil refineries a “disgrace”, while renewing his criticism of Volodymyr Zelenskyy after an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine collapsed. Ukraine resumed strikes on Russian oil refineries after Zelenskyy said that Ky…
Labour says idea is ‘tin-eared’ as report says fixing rate will cost low-paid workers almost £9,000 over five years A shadow minister has called for the government to freeze the minimum wage for five years, a move that could cost low-paid workers almost £9,000. The call came in a report from the Prosperity Institute thinktank, which carries an endorsement from Andrew Sharpe, the shadow business mi…
काठमाडौँ । युक्रेनसँग रुसी ब्यालिस्टिक क्षेप्यास्त्र रोक्न प्रयोग गरिने अमेरिकी प्याट्रियट हवाई प्रतिरक्षा प्रणालीका इन्टरसेप्टर क्षेप्यास्त्र सकिएको जनाइएको छ । यसले युक्रेनलाई रुसका क्षेप्यास्त्र आक्रमणविरुद्ध थप जोखिममा पारेको समाचारमा उल्लेख छ । अमेरिकी समाचार संस्था सीएनएनका अनुसार,
Key Takeaways: Twenty-five children rescued at Gaddachauki border Children were reportedly being taken to Dehradun in India Indian border personnel returned the children to Nep...
Shevaun Haviland argues PM is right to revisit Labour’s EU red lines as current trading relationship is bad for business Repairing the economic damage of Brexit should be the top priority for Andy Burnham as he reconsiders Labour’s red lines on EU membership, the head of one of Britain’s leading business groups has said. Shevaun Haviland, the director general of the British Chambers of Commerce (B…
Rights group says Youssef al-Manasif was tortured and first met his lawyer five years after arrest for non-violent crimes A young man faces imminent execution in Saudi Arabia for attending protests and funerals when he was aged 15 to 17, say human rights groups, in the latest example of the kingdom’s surging use of the death penalty for non-violent crimes. Youssef al-Manasif was arrested in 2017 a…
Accused war criminal announces venture with video on Instagram of him walking along beach and working out Accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith has launched a brand, saying he needs the income to support his family and fund his legal expenses after being charged with murdering or ordering the murders of five unarmed detainees while deployed in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2012. Roberts-Smith laun…
The oil-rich province of Alberta will vote to decide if it wants to remain a Canadian province or start the legal process toward separation. Carney warned that the US was trying the divide-and-rule tactic.
21-year-old was treated on field after injury during game Coach pays tribute to player’s ‘quiet strength’ Southern Nazarene University in Oklahoma announced on Thursday that sophomore safety Tyler Ulrich has died five days after sustaining what the school called a “traumatic injury” during a game against Ouachita Baptist. Ulrich was 21. The Division II school based in Bethany, Oklahoma, did not re…
The US vice-president is following the Donald Trump playbook, attacking the Democrats, attempting to make jokes and even swearing more. Jonathan Freedland talks to Arwa Mahdawi about why Vance is making such an effort to court voters Buy your tickets to the Guardian’s post-midterm live event, hosted by Jonathan Freedland Watch Jonathan Freedland on our new Politics Weekly YouTube channel Send your…
More than 11,400 drivers last year were fined for offences they did not recognise as RAC says system needs reform The number of reported “cloned” vehicles involved in offences on UK roads has reached a record high, official data shows. More than 11,400 drivers contacted the DVLA last year after being issued with fines for offences they said they did not recognise or accept responsibility for – mos…
Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed says Iran-backed militia’s use of drones represents ‘new era of radical terrorism’ The future of western security is being fought out in the mountains and hills surrounding the south-western Yemeni city of Taiz, the country’s former prime minster has said. Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed, now an adviser to Yemen’s president, said it would be catastrophic if the city fell to the Iran-…
Four children allegedly ‘mutilated’ by explosive weapons and lawyers say unprecedented number held in custody French lawyers and rights groups have said that several teenagers have suffered war-like injuries from police weapons used during school protests, and an unprecedented number of children have been held in police custody, some of whom reported being hit or racially insulted. France is in th…