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Moscow is pushing hard on eastern frontline amid uncertainty as to how Trump taking office will affect warRussia launched its biggest ever drone attack on Ukraine on Monday night and Tuesday morning, sending a reported 188 drones into the country against various targets, resulting in power cuts in part of western Ukraine and damage to residential buildings outside Kyiv.Russian forces are pushing hard along...

Five more rescued and seven still missing from the Sea Story, which was carrying 30 tourists and 14 crewEgyptian naval forces recovered four bodies and rescued five more people from the Red Sea a day after a large tourist boat sank in rough waters, officials have said. Seven people are still missing.The Red Sea governor, Amr Hanafi, said the yacht, called Sea Story, had...

Data shows a threefold increase in internal displacement across the African continent since 2009, with flooding and drought posing a growing threatWars and climate disasters have driven a threefold increase in the number of internally displaced people in Africa over the past 15 years, according to new data.There are now 35 million people internally displaced on the continent, according to the Internal Displacement Monitoring...

ITUC-Africa raises ‘severe concerns’ over labour practicesOrganisation calls on Caf to press Fifa on human rightsA trade union organisation that represents 18 million African workers has submitted a complaint to the United Nations against labour practices in Saudi Arabia. It has called for “immediate and decisive action” with the country poised to be granted World Cup hosting rights next month.In an account that collates...

Ukraine’s military shoots down 76 out of 188 weapons with Kyiv coming under attack and critical infrastructure hit in TernopilRussia has confirmed it has detained a British man it captured fighting for Ukraine in Kyiv’s offensive into Russia’ western Kursk region.A court in the region said it had on Monday ordered James Scott Rhys Anderson be remanded in custody, alleging he had “participated in...

Rolling coverage of the latest ecoonomic and financial newsTrump vows tariffs on Mexico and Canada and deeper tariffs on ChinaHalfords could raise prices for car servicing and repair to help it cope with a £23m cost increase after the autumn budget, and called for more business support from the government.The cycling and motoring retailer, which has more than 12,000 employees, reported on Tuesday that...

PM set to unveil what government calls 'biggest employment reforms in generation’ as Tories say he is not making tough calls on sickness and benefitsGood morning. Today the government is unveiling what it is calling, in the headline on its overnight press release, the “biggest employment reforms in a generation”. The reforms are intended to tackle the fact that Britain is the only major...

Cycling and motoring retailer calls for more support for business from the governmentBusiness live – latest updatesHalfords could raise prices for car servicing and repair to help it cope with a £23m cost increase after the autumn budget, and called for more business support from the government.The cycling and motoring retailer, which has more than 12,000 employees, reported on Tuesday that the budget measures...

Authorities have enforced a lockdown for the last two days after Khan called for a march on parliament to demand his releaseAt least five police and paramilitary personnel have been killed and dozens of people injured in Pakistan as thousands of supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan forced their way through security barriers and entered the capital Islamabad on Tuesday morning.Authorities have...

President-elect attacks neighbors over immigration and accuses China over fentanyl entering USBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump has said that he will sign an executive order imposing a 25% tariff on all products coming in to the United States from Mexico and Canada, and additional tariffs on China, once he becomes US president again.“On January 20th, as one of my many first Executive Orders,...

The 79-year-old pop veteran, fresh from UK No 1 album this year, will follow in the footsteps of Dolly Parton and Lionel Richie in much-loved Sunday teatime slotGlastonbury festival has announced its first act for 2025, with Rod Stewart booked to perform on the Pyramid stage in the Sunday teatime “legends” slot.Stewart said he was “proud and ready” to play at the festival, adding...

Warnings remain in England and Wales as ex Environment Agency chair says not enough is spent on flood defencesMore flooding is likely this week after Storm Bert brought torrential rain over the weekend, the environment secretary has said.Steve Reed said the impact “should be less severe” than it was on Sunday and Monday morning, as communities in England and Wales start a massive clean-up...

Exclusive: Dual national understood to be in stable condition after tragedy which has claimed six livesFull Story podcast: The suspected methanol poisonings in LaosGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA third Australian also fell ill after a suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos that has claimed six lives, Guardian Australia has confirmed.Melburnians Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, both 19, died...

IDF would withdraw entirely from southern Lebanon and Hezbollah pull back its heavy weapons under agreementIsrael’s security cabinet is due to meet on Tuesday to decide on a ceasefire agreement with Lebanon after more than a year of fighting between Israeli forces and the Shia militia Hezbollah.Under the deal being considered, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) would reportedly withdraw entirely from southern Lebanon, Hezbollah...

Exclusive: Victorian Greens confident of retaining inner Melbourne seat as former MP ‘absolutely disputes’ claims by internGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Victorian Greens are confident they can hold on to the inner-Melbourne seat of Prahran despite new allegations against their former MP, Sam Hibbins, as Labor opts to sit out the byelection.Guardian Australia understands Labor’s administrative committee will...

Risk of blackouts has receded in Sydney, while a WA bushfire has prompted emergency evacuation in parts of Shire of DandaraganFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe heatwave baking much of eastern Australia will rapidly make way for conditions offering the “perfect ingredients” for thunderstorms later this week, raising risks of heavy...

This blog is now closedChinese ambassador to Australia extends olive branch to Dutton but warns against letting differences ‘hijack’ relationshipGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe independent MP Zoe Daniel was on ABC News Breakfast earlier to discuss her alternative to the under-16 social media ban, which she introduced as a private member’s bill yesterday.Daniel said her bill would implement...

In today’s newsletter: A police visit to a Daily Telegraph columnist about a tweet unleashed a barrage of coverage – but the story is more complicated than it appears • Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. A journalist visited by police over an erroneous tweet. A barber accused of racism over a dodgy haircut. And someone in Warwickshire reported for...

Thaw to continue despite points of contention over territory disputes in south-east Asia, Taiwan, China’s ties to Russia and human rights abusesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChina’s top envoy in Australia has extended the olive branch to Peter Dutton’s Coalition, urging the major parties not to let “differences” between the two...

Northern Territory domestic homicide rate seven times the national rate, with systemic failings contributing to deaths, coroner’s report finds Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWomen’s safety advocates are urging governments and the police to take immediate action after a landmark coroner’s report exposed systemic failings that contributed to the deaths of...

Survival International says Hongana Manyawa in Indonesia are at risk but mining company says the people in ‘voluntary’ contact with workersUncontacted hunter-gatherers in Indonesia “are facing a severe and immediate threat of genocide” because of mining for minerals on their lands for use in electric vehicles, a report claims.In their own language, the Indigenous Hongana Manyawa people, of Halmahera island, call themselves “the people...

Andrews-era reforms to be introduced in state parliament on Tuesday will cap load-up to $100, $400 less than in New South WalesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Victorian government will use the final sitting week of the year to introduce to parliament long-awaited gambling reforms, which will slash the maximum...

Detectives investigate death of two-year-old girl in Innisfail, where temperatures peaked above 30C on MondayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice investigating the death of a two-year-old girl at Innisfail in north Queensland believe the toddler had been inside a vehicle for several hours before she was found unresponsive on Monday.The far...

This live coverage has ended now, You can read our full story at the link below: Trump vows tariffs on Mexico and Canada and deeper tariffs on ChinaCorey Lewandowski, an adviser to Donald Trump, has said that he and the president-elect have “no concerns at all” regarding Pete Hegseth’s confirmation by the Senate as the next US secretary of defense.During an appearance on NewsMax,...