Activists claim use of laws to curtail internet freedoms part of well-documented history of cracking down on dissent When Gabon’s media regulator indefinitely suspended major social media platforms in February, citing security concerns during anti-government protests, it became t
The 32.3m surpasses those caused by disasters for the first time, as 82.2m people displaced in total around world The number of internal displacements triggered by conflict or violence around the world reached a record high in 2025, surpassing the number of disaster-driven intern
Country with a population of just 2.5m credits investment in young athletes for its rise but this progress is under threat It was a fairytale ending to the World Athletics Relays in Gaborone. In the final strait, Collen Kebinatshipi surged past South Africa’s Zakithi Nene to win
Temperatures soar in California and Arizona, while deluge continues across Western and Northern Cape Heat is expected to intensify across western parts of the US and Mexico this week as a ridge of high pressure pushes temperatures well above the seasonal norm. Daytime highs are f
1st Lt Kendrick Lamont Key Jr was participating in military exercise among US, Nato allies and African countries A search team recovered the body of a US soldier who went missing near a cliff during a training exercise in Cap Draa, Morocco, the US army said on Sunday. Moroccan se
Beloved animated series will return for 36th season in the fall after telecoms giant Bell Media reaches deal with Disney Fans of Les Simpson have a message for anyone who doubted the future of the beloved and long-running Québécois version of the animated satirical show: Mange de
Richard Werstine, wanted in connection with killing of Cold as Life vocalist Rodney Barger, was arrested in Panama A suspect accused of murdering his rock singer friend in 1993 has been apprehended in Central America after spending more than 30 years successfully evading authorit
Exclusive: In letter seen by the Guardian, 30 members of Congress warn US president’s Cuba military operation would worsen ‘mass suffering’ US politics live – latest updates More than 30 members of Congress have urged Donald Trump ’s top officials to end the use of the Guantánamo
Davis is the country’s first leader to serve a second consecutive term in nearly 30 years The Bahamas prime minister, Philip Davis, and his ruling Progressive Liberal party (PLP) have been re-elected , making him the country’s first leader to serve a second consecutive term in ne
Demarcation of 410,000 hectares of territory is intended to protect the Amazonian community from farming, illegal mining and logging More than 25 years after the existence of one of the Amazon’s most vulnerable nomadic hunter-gatherer communities was confirmed, the Brazilian gove
Case attracts widespread attention as example of China balancing enthusiastic adoption of AI with job security A court in China has ruled in favour of a worker whose company replaced him with artificial intelligence (AI), awarding him more than £28,000 in compensation. The worker
Ronald dela Rosa, accused of crimes against humanity by international criminal court, has holed up in building to evade arrest Gunshots have been fired in the Philippines senate as a senator who is wanted by the international criminal court (ICC) remained holed up in the building
US’s apparent decline has fuelled growing Chinese nationalism while US president has lost his novelty value Trump in Beijing – latest updates Five key issues for Xi-Trump summit Yaoji Chaogan, a no-frills canteen next to Beijing’s historic Drum and Bell towers, once proudly displ
Fugitive faces charges including corruption and money laundering in US and Malaysia for role he allegedly played in scandal The fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low, a central figure in the multibillion-dollar scandal at the state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), is repo
Invitation to be part of group including Elon Musk and Tim Cook highlights American AI and tech ambitions The billionaire chief executive of the chipmaker Nvidia, Jensen Huang, has joined Donald Trump’s China delegation after a reported last-minute invitation, highlighting the US
Angus Taylor to give budget reply speech tonight. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Good morning and welcome to our live politics blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then Nick Visser will take the helm (wi
Australia Palestine Advocacy Network says criticism of Israel is routinely misrepresented as antisemitic – and that Palestinian voices are being excluded from debate Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcas
Exclusive : Young inmate took own life in Long Bay prison five months after independent inspector warned of ‘ligature points in cells across all areas’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A 19-year-old man has died in a Sydney prison unit that an independ
Figures show the treasurer’s reforms will make the tax system fairer but some will not have the advantages enjoyed by their parents As Jim Chalmers was doing the round of the parliamentary press gallery on Tuesday, he was encouraging journalists to see the tax reforms in the budg
Opposition leader to unveil plan to dramatically cut number of migrants in budget reply speech on Thursday Explore all of our 2026 Australia federal budget coverage Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast
Brand owner Mondelēz was accused of reducing weight of Alpine Milk bar from 100g to 90g without significantly altering the packaging Many chocolate lovers consider shrinkflation a serious crime – and they have been vindicated after a German court ruled that the makers of Milka ch
New rules would enable single-ticket bookings across multiple rail operators throughout Europe Cross-border train journeys through several European countries are the stuff of many a holidaymaker’s dreams. But the reality of trying to buy the tickets, navigating multiple websites
This blog is now closed, you can read more of our Ukraine war coverage here Responding to the Guardian’s questions, the operator also confirmed that the vast majority of the 1,187 guests on board are British. There are also 514 crew members. Ambassador Cruise Line also confirmed
After drawing delighted crowds since first sighted in Orkney the young male has swum 400 miles across the North Sea A peripatetic walrus who became a local celebrity as he toured the north-east coast of Scotland has now been spotted in Norway, bringing to an end his Celtic sojour
Strikes killed at least six people as Moscow and Kyiv trade long-range attacks after brief ceasefire Europe live – latest updates Russia targeted Ukraine with more than 800 drones in a large-scale daytime assault that killed at least six people on Wednesday, hours after a previou
The covert meeting with the UAE’s president is the latest milestone in a rapidly developing Middle East alliance Benjamin Netanyahu has revealed he made a secret trip to the United Arab Emirates at the height of the Iran war to meet president Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. “
Pete Hegseth and other officials appear before House to face grilling on Iran war expenditure and military operations Iran has expanded its definition of the strait of Hormuz into a “vast operational area” far wider than before the war, according to a senior officer in the Islami
If current precarious ceasefire between US and Iran ends, Emirates are more likely to be targeted by Tehran The risk of some Gulf states becoming embroiled in a direct war with Iran has risen after it was reported the United Arab Emirates had secretly launched a major attack on I
The inquiry came after the Guardian revealed Israel used company technology to support mass surveillance of Palestinian phone calls The head of Microsoft ’s Israeli subsidiary will step down in the wake of an inquiry that has scrutinised its business dealings with the Israeli mil
Knesset approves plan for livestreamed trials in military court, drawing comparisons to 1962 Adolf Eichmann trial Israeli lawmakers have approved setting up a livestreamed special tribunal with the power to sentence to death Palestinians convicted of taking part in the Hamas atta
Stone being paid $50,000 a month to ‘rebuild’ relations between Washington and Myanmar’s military-backed government The US lobbyist Roger Stone, a longtime friend and ally of Donald Trump, has been condemned for accepting $50,000 a month to “rebuild” relations between Washington
Turmoil and violence rocks state after prime minister Narendra Modi’s party claimed victory in legislative election Tensions have been high in the Indian state of West Bengal after a top political aide from Narendra Modi’s party was shot dead in the street and hundreds were arres
Mamata Banerjee says Narendra Modi’s party ‘forcefully captured’ election that ended her party’s 15 years in power A political showdown is taking place in the Indian state of West Bengal as the chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, India’s most powerful female politician, has refused
Result in key Indian state is set to have significant implications for the country’s political landscape Narendra Modi’s party has won a resounding election victory in West Bengal, a state which had been a rare opposition stronghold, expanding his unrivalled consolidation of powe
Jitu Munda says he was refused access to money in case highlighting ‘lack of humanity’ in Indian bureaucracy The sight of a man bringing the remains of his dead sister to a bank in India after officials had refused to let him withdraw money without proof of her death has caused s
Elias Calocane says he thought violent messages sent by brother related to suicidal thoughts not harming others The younger brother of Valdo Calocane, who killed three people in an attack in Nottingham, said he felt “powerless” over his sibling’s mental ill health and believed vi
Health secretary’s move to force race sparks scramble on left of Labour for candidate to oppose him Wes Streeting is preparing to launch a leadership challenge against Keir Starmer on Thursday if the health secretary can secure the support of enough MPs to trigger a contest. Stre
Health secretary’s lack of challenge had reassured Starmer and his allies – but then briefings for a speculative Thursday launch emerged As the unofficial political truce of the king’s speech approached, with still no sign of a leadership challenge from Wes Streeting, some of his
St John the Divine, Kennington has built one of UK’s largest youth choral programmes in area marked by deprivation St Paul’s Cathedral school, one of the UK’s most prestigious private schools, has long been associated with the musical elite. So was seven-year-old N’raeah, from so
King Charles unveils government agenda for the next year as PM faces leadership threat from within Labour Keir Starmer on Wednesday looked to reassert his authority over his restive party, unveiling his plans for the next parliamentary session even as speculation grew that he wou
Warsh will serve four-year term as chair, taking over amid rising inflation and pressure from Trump to lower rates The US Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as chair of the Federal Reserve , one of the most powerful roles in the federal government that holds enormous sway over the econ
Brian Kemp’s move makes Georgia latest southern state to initiate map-making after dismantling of Voting Rights Act The Republican governor of Georgia called a special session for next month to redraw electoral maps, the latest southern state to initiate new map-making after the
Resolution fails by 49-50, with Lisa Murkowski and fellow GOP members Rand Paul and Susan Collins voting in favor The Senate on Wednesday rejected the seventh attempt by Democrats to force an end to American involvement in the war on Iran, even as the ranks of Republicans opposed
Jordan Derrick charged in connection with deadly attack in the French Quarter on New Year’s Day 2025 US politics live – latest updates Federal authorities have filed charges against a Missouri man accused of publishing online tutorials on how to manufacture explosives that the te
Justices said decision was due to ‘improper external influences on the jury’ by a court clerk during the trial Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The South Carolina supreme court on Wednesday overturned the murder convictions of Alex Murdaugh , the disgraced South
