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Britain gets off comparatively lightly but US president’s action could still cost billions in lost growthUS politics – latest updatesDonald Trump has hit the UK with tariffs of 10% on exports to the US as he ignited a global trade war that could wipe billions off economic growth.The US president accused other nations, including allies, of “looting, pillaging, raping and plundering” the US, as...

Prime minister says Israel will build a new security corridor to isolate parts of the strip in major escalation Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel is “seizing territory” and intends to “divide up” the Gaza Strip by building a new security corridor, amid a major expansion of aerial and ground operations in the besieged Palestinian territory.“Tonight, we have shifted gears in the Gaza Strip. The...

French president tells ministers that judges are independent and ‘all litigants have the right of appeal’Emmanuel Macron has said the French judiciary is independent and must be protected as a judge was put under police guard after sentencing Marine Le Pen to an immediate ban from running for office.Speaking on Wednesday, two days after the far-right leader’s conviction for the embezzlement of European parliament...

Forensic consultant says multiple bullets were used from short range in attack that has caused global outrageA forensic doctor who examined the bodies of some of the 15 paramedics and Palestinian rescue workers shot dead by Israeli forces and buried in a mass grave in southern Gaza has said there is evidence of execution-style killing, based on the “specific and intentional” location of shots...

Brother of Jagtar Singh Johal claims he is being ‘mentally tortured’ through unwarranted detentionThe British Sikh activist Jagtar Singh Johal, detained for seven years in an Indian jail, has been placed into solitary confinement and under 24-hour surveillance despite being acquitted of all terrorism charges against him by a Punjab court on 4 March, his family have claimed. Johal is still facing the exact...

Defence minister Israel Katz says large areas of the territory will be seized and added to the security zones of IsraelAirstrikes continued on Gaza on Wednesday morning after the Israeli defense minister announced that Israel intended to expand its war. In a statement, Israel Katz said the offensive was “expanding to crush and clean the area of terrorists and terrorist infrastructure and capture large...

PM hopes to reach economic deal with US but growing numbers call for unified retaliation to US tariffsDavid Lammy, the foreign secretary, is today due to sign an intelligence-sharing agreement with Serbia intended to disrupt people smuggling gangs, the Foreign Office says. It says almost 22,000 people were recorded using the Western Balkans to transit into Europe last year. Lammy says:With the world becoming...

France’s industry minister urges negotiation and calming measures as ECB figures call for retaliation and European ‘independence’Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that Ukraine had attacked Russian energy facilities twice during the past 24 hours, despite a US-brokered moratorium on energy strikes by both Russia and Ukraine, Reuters reports.The Guardian could not verify the reported strikes.This systematic and constant nature of Russian strikes clearly...

Liberal judge Susan Crawford wins race for seat on Wisconsin supreme court in litmus test for Donald Trump’s and Elon Musk’s popularityLiberal Susan Crawford beats Musk-backed candidateSusan Crawford won the race for a seat on the Wisconsin supreme court on Tuesday, a win which the liberal judge said showed “our courts are not for sale”.“Today Wisconsinites fended off an unprecedented attack on our democracy,”...

Icelandic brothers’ ready meal firm Bakkavor to be taken over by sandwich maker GreencoreBusiness live – latest updatesTwo Icelandic brothers, described as “business Vikings”, are in line to make millions after their ready meals company, Bakkavor, agreed a takeover deal with the competitor Greencore, in a move set to create a £4bn food-to-go giant.Greencore, the UK’s largest sandwich maker, said it had agreed to...

Bridget Phillipson warns of ‘difficult period’ ahead for trade, but government ‘working through every eventuality’Business live – latest updatesUK politics liveThe UK government will not engage in a “kneejerk” response to any tariffs imposed by Donald Trump, as it warned there would be a “difficult period” ahead in trade relations with the US and called for calm.The US president is to announce his latest...

Indigenous teenager re-admitted to hospital after suffering seizures and ‘in a bad way’, doctor tells courtGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAn Indigenous teenager with head injuries was released from a hospital only to be re-admitted hours later in a worse condition, which led to his death, a murder trial has been told.Cassius Turvey, a 15-year-old Noongar Yamatji boy, died...

Louise Haigh calls for end to two-tier system over complaints of sexual misconduct or harassmentBosses should be banned from the “improper” use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) for low-paid workers in the service, retail or hospitality sectors, a former cabinet minister has said, as she calls for an end to a two-tier system for victims.Louise Haigh, the former transport secretary, has urged MPs to look...

Owner ByteDance required to find non-Chinese buyer for video app’s American operations by SaturdayDonald Trump is preparing to consider a final proposal to decide the future of TikTok before a deadline for the app to find a non-Chinese buyer or face a US ban.The US vice-president, JD Vance, the commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, the national security adviser, Mike Waltz, and the director of national...

Emergency workers mobilise amid fears wild weather and swollen rivers could inundate parts of mid north coast, northern rivers and northern tablelandsGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastHundreds of emergency workers have been deployed in northern New South Wales as the impact of heavy rain and flooding in Queensland moves south.The mid north coast, northern rivers and northern tablelands regions...

This blog is now closedLabor to consider WTO challenge if Trump targets Australia with ‘liberation day’ tariffsAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastForeign minister Penny Wong has...

Some government sources anticipate tariffs of up to 20% across all exports to the US in broad-brush regimeElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia will consider taking its ally America...

Wild 5.5 metre swells hammer the eastern NSW coastline, causing damage to key walkways and closing beachesElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastLocals in Sydney’s east woke on Wednesday to discover some of the city’s most famous beaches and coastal walkways battered and damaged by huge overnight swells.Bondi, Bronte, Clovelly and Cronulla beaches...

Exclusive: Australian state’s hate speech legislation includes safeguard allegedly inspired by Matildas star’s UK trialThe Australian state of Victoria has passed laws to crack down on hate speech, which include a so-called “Sam Kerr clause” to prevent the harsh new penalties from being used to punish the people they are intended to protect.Those found guilty of serious vilification offences, such as inciting hatred or...

In today’s newsletter: The administration’s sweeping tariffs have left markets bracing for volatility – but what impact will they have on an unsteady global economy?Good morning. According to Donald Trump, it’s “liberation day”: the advent of a new trade order in which Americans reap the benefit of massive tariffs on imports, and the rest of the world picks up the tab.Unsurprisingly, the United States’...

From Guy Burgess’s briefcase to microdots secreted in talc, an exhibition reveals remarkable items from the agency’s archives – and the extraordinary stories behind themThe agency that would become MI5, originally known as the Secret Service Bureau, employed just 17 staff in 1914; by the end of the first world war, the number working for Britain’s domestic counter-intelligence agency had swelled to 850, including...

China’s military says drills will continue in the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday and will use live fireThe US has accused China of putting the region’s security at risk after it launched a second day of military drills targeting Taiwan with a rehearsal blockade and attack.China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) began the joint drills without notice on Tuesday morning, sending 76 aircraft and more than...

President’s plans have rattled global stock markets and triggered heated rows with US’s largest trading partnersDonald Trump will announce his latest round of tariffs at the White House on Wednesday, threatening to unleash a global trade war on what he has dubbed “liberation day”.Trump has rattled global stock markets, alarmed corporate executives and economists, and triggered heated rows with the US’s largest trading partners...

A 26-year-old man was rescued from hotel in capital Naypyidaw, long after disaster that has killed thousandsA man was pulled alive from the rubble of a hotel in Myanmar on Wednesday, five days after the country’s worst earthquake in a century flattened entire neighbourhoods and tore through temples, bridges and highways.The 26-year-old was found alive in the ruins of the building in the capital,...