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Unions demand ‘dignified wages’ as unequal recovery from debt crisis has left many struggling with higher costsA nationwide strike by public- and private-sector employees looks likely to paralyse Greece on Wednesday as the pro-business government of the prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, comes under increased pressure to deal with a worsening cost of living crisis.Unions demanding “dignified wages” in the face of soaring consumer costs...

Dr Oz, best known for his daytime talkshow, leaned heavily into Trumpism during his failed 2022 run for US SenateDonald Trump has chosen Mehmet Oz, best known for starring in his eponymous daytime talkshow for more than a decade and leaning heavily into Trumpism during his failed 2022 run for a Pennsylvania Senate seat, to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)....

Strongest atmospheric river seen by California, Washington and Oregon this season knocks out power and downs treesCalifornia and Pacific north-west brace for an atmospheric river – but what is it?What was expected to be one of the strongest storms in the north-west US in decades arrived on Tuesday evening, knocking out power and downing trees across the region.The Weather Prediction Center issued excessive rainfall...

Northern Mariana Islands governor says ‘the world is changing in the Indo-Pacific’ as work continues in the US territory on defense developmentThe governor of the Northern Mariana Islands says an $800m US military upgrade plan which includes a new airfield in the Pacific territory “has to happen” amid concern over China’s recent missile tests in the region.Tinian, home to about 3,500 people, is one...

President-elect picks prominent donor and co-chair of transition team as education secretary; Trump won’t rethink Gaetz for attorney general despite mounting scrutinyTrump nominates transition co-chair Linda McMahon for education secretaryTrump’s cabinet and White House picks – so farPresident-elect Donald Trump will join billionaire Elon Musk for a SpaceX launch in Texas later today, as reported by Reuters.This will be the sixth test flight to...

Billionaire and former Senate candidate served in president-elect’s cabinet in first administrationLinda McMahon, co-chair of Donald Trump’s transition team, has been named as the president-elect’s pick for education secretary in his upcoming administration.In a statement, Trump extolled the “incredible” job McMahon, the billionaire co-founder of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), has been doing as transition team co-chair and said: “As Secretary of Education, Linda will...

Some experts liken tariffs to a game of whack-a-mole, with trade flows simply rerouted if the potential rewards are big enough Businesses are bracing for the economic impact of a second Trump presidency, which, if his campaign promises are to be believed, will mean tariffs across nearly all imports to the US, especially those from China.But amid the gloom over the spectre of a...

Strike with US-made missiles has prompted fears of Russian reprisal that would broaden the scope of a frontlineRussia-Ukraine war live: latest news updatesA Ukrainian strike using American-made missiles to hit targets deep inside Russia using American-made weaponry, has prompted renewed fears of reprisal through “hybrid warfare” – a chaotic tool of conflict that muddies borders and broadens the scope of a frontline.Over recent years,...

This live blog is now closed. For the latest on this SpaceX launch, read our full report:Trump joins Musk for SpaceX Starship rocket launchThe term Starship refers to the entire launch vehicle, namely the booster rocket and spacecraft of the same name.A main purpose of the program is to return humans to the surface of the moon for the first time since 1972. Continue...

Antony Blinken makes statement months after President Nicolás Maduro claimed to have won July contestThe US government has recognized Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia as the “president-elect” of the South American country, months after President Nicolás Maduro claimed to have won the July contest.Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, recognized González in a post on X in which he also demanded “respect...

Scholz, Starmer, Trudeau and Macron among leaders who say communique finalized by Lula ‘not strong enough’Ukraine’s western allies have criticised the final G20 communique as inadequate for failing to highlight Russia’s invasion of its neighbour in 2022 as the conflict enters its 1,000th day.The final agreed text from the summit in Brazil was significantly weaker than that of the previous year, only highlighting humanitarian...

Officials ‘incredibly concerned’ as Moscow vows response to Kyiv’s use of US-made missiles on targets inside RussiaRussia-Ukraine war live: latest news updatesThe US state department said it was “incredibly” concerned about Russia’s campaign of hybrid warfare against the west, amid fears it will escalate following Ukraine’s first use of US-made long-range missiles on targets inside Russia, after the Biden administration lifted restrictions on their...

Armed groups clash with residents and police after plans for attack on Pétionville area announced on social mediaGangs have launched a fresh attack on Haiti’s capital, targeting an upscale community in Port-au-Prince where people with guns clashed with residents who fought side by side with police.The attack on Pétionville was led by the Viv Ansanm group, whose leader, former police officer Jimmy Chérizier, had...

UK prime minister was condemned by Iain Duncan Smith, who is on Beijing’s sanctions listKeir Starmer has twice declined to directly condemn the jailing of dozens of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy figures, less than 24 hours after meeting China’s president at the G20 summit.The UK prime minister was asked both during a BBC interview and at his press conference in Rio de Janeiro...

Summit leaders have reshoot in Rio after Biden, Justin Trudeau and Giorgia Meloni were no-shows the day beforeThe first time G20 leaders took their photo together at a summit in Rio, they forgot Joe Biden. On Tuesday, they had a reshoot – with the outgoing US president firmly back in the frame.Biden; the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau; and the Italian prime minister, Giorgia...

Army killing of six priests, their housekeeper and her daughter was one of civil war’s most notorious crimesA court in El Salvador has ruled to bring a former president and retired military officials to trial for their alleged roles in the prominent murder of six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her teenage daughter during the country’s civil war 35 years ago.The former president Alfredo...

Exclusive: Sister says Harshita Brella reported abuse but ‘police processes made her feel more scared and alone’The family of a woman found dead in a car boot in east London have accused police of not doing enough to protect her, saying she had filed a complaint alleging domestic abuse by her husband weeks before.The body of Harshita Brella, a 24-year-old Indian citizen who was...

WHO says hijacking by armed men has aggravated already severe scarcity of food, medicine and other aidFood prices have soared in Gaza after the looting of nearly 100 aid trucks amid an already severe food crisis caused by more than a year of war between Israel and Hamas.This weekend’s hijacking of 98 lorries of a 109-strong convoy by armed men – the biggest such...

Human rights groups concerned after handing down of sentences of up to 10 yearsGovernments and human rights groups have expressed concern and outrage at the sentencing of 45 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong after the city’s largest national security trial.On Tuesday, a court handed down sentences, ranging from four years and two months to 10 years, to activists, former legislators, councillors and academics, who...

Police say 350-400 people have stayed in Stilfontein mine to avoid arrest after minister vowed to ‘smoke them out’South African authorities are assessing whether it is safe to rescue potentially thousands of illegal miners who may be trapped underground, after police stopped food, water and medicine being delivered to them about two weeks ago to try to force the miners to the surface.A police...

Met Office places three yellow warnings for snow and ice in place across areas of UKAs snow falls across the UK, charity Age UK has said it is worried that the loss of the winter fuel payment had caused many older people to be “extra fearful” about turning on their heating this winter.Caroline Abrahams, director at the charity, said:With high energy bills and food...

Boris Pistorius says ‘no one believes’ two undersea fibre-optic communications cables were cut accidentallyRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesDamage caused to two undersea fibre-optic communications cables in the Baltic Sea must be seen as sabotage, although it is still unclear who is responsible, Germany’s defence minister has said.“No one believes that these cables were cut accidentally. I also don’t want to believe in versions...

Environment minister defends tax changes as farmers protests in LondonSome farmers have been driving tractors into Parliament Square to publicise the protest.Here is a story from Jamie Grierson this morning about the protests. Continue reading...

Indiana county commissioner John Jessup won re-election while on house arrest, but will not be able to serve in officeDays after winning elected office, a Republican politician in Indiana pleaded guilty to trying to sexually assault a woman in Las Vegas and now must resign his position.John Jessup, commissioner of Hancock, Indiana, is at the center of one of the more bizarre tales to...