World news | The Guardian

This live blog is now closed. For the latest on the Trump-Nawrocki meeting, you can read our full report here:

North Korean leader invited to visit Russia as Zelenskyy says Putin is displaying impunity' with new Ukraine strikes

Tribunal will look at Britain's legal responsibilities and whether there is any evidence of covert support for IsraelJeremy Corbyn will open a two-day public tribunal into alleged British complicity in Israeli war crimes in Gaza on Thursday, at which former diplomats, UN specialists and international law academics will examine the Foreign Office's handling of the crisis.The tribunal is being jointly chaired by the former Labour leader and is the kind of political initiative that will be a thorn in Keir Starmer's side as his party seeks to retain the backing of leftwing and Muslim voters at the next election. Continue reading...

Move reflects government's continuing attempts to deter undocumented migrants after surge in arrivals this yearGreece has passed draconian legislation that foresees rejected asylum seekers receiving prison terms, fines and orders to wear ankle tags in a move that reflects the centre-right government's continued attempts to deter undocumented migrants from arriving on its soil.The tough penalties usher in an unprecedented era of zero tolerance for people who remain in the country if their asylum claims are denied. As a frontier state, long viewed as a gateway to Europe, Greece has had a surge in migrant arrivals this year. Continue reading...

Jamie Raskin says Farage is a Trump sycophant' before UK politician addresses the House judiciary committee in WashingtonKemi Badenoch is probably hastily redrafting her PMQs script in the light of Angela Rayner's statement about underpaying her stamp duty. She has got less than half an hour to craft the right questions. And she will probably want to ask about the economy, and hate speech laws, too.Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question. Continue reading...

Byron Waller, accompanied by instructor but doing all the flying, stops off in England on way round back to AustraliaAt 15 years and 10 months of age, Byron Waller can't order a pint and has never driven a car, but on Wednesday afternoon he landed his small plane at an airport in Brighton, on England's south coast. It was the 16th or so stop (he can't quite remember) of a remarkable airborne odyssey that he hopes will make him the youngest supported pilot to fly around the world.The adventure began at his home in Brisbane, Australia, four weeks ago and has taken the teenager across the Indian Ocean and through the Middle East to Europe, from where he will venture around the other half of the globe back home. Though he is accompanied by an instructor - global aviation rules not easily permitting children to fly around the world on their own - Byron does all the flying of their tiny single-engined Sling TSi aircraft. Continue reading...

Letter by senior Democrats asks state department to reveal details behind financing of Gaza Humanitarian FoundationSenior Democratic senators have called on the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, to reveal details behind the financing and oversight of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) amid concerns over rising death tolls near aid sites, the group's apparent coordination with the Israeli army and its reported use of private military contractors linked to intelligence operations.The letter, co-signed by senators Elizabeth Warren, Chris Van Hollen and Peter Welch, accuses the state department of an inability to answer basic questions about GHF in a timely manner" and said that the department's overriding of internal protocol and staff warnings is particularly concerning given it is unlikely to be able to conduct basic oversight of the funds it provided to GHF". Continue reading...

In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, Spain's prime minister admitted that the EU's refusal to hold Israel to account amounts to failure. Plus, Russia's undeniable interference'Against the scale of civilian slaughter, famine and mounting evidence of war crimes in Gaza, Europe's political leaders have been passive to the point of complicity, argue many human rights advocates and even former high-ranking EU officials.Now the Spanish prime minister has come close to acknowledging as much. In an interview with the Guardian, Pedro Sanchez characterised Europe's refusal to act against the Israeli government as a moral and political failure that would damage its global credibility for years to come. Sanchez warned that Europe's response to one of the darkest episodes of the 21st century" has been a failure, absolutely". Continue reading...

HHS secretary failed to respond to critics in editorial amid growing calls for him to resign and chaos across the agency

Mamuka Mdinaradze appointed as study says his Georgian Dream party has consolidated controlA Georgian Dream MP who criticised the west over a policy of blackmail and threats" has been appointed to lead the country's security services as an authoritative report warned of an autocratic takeover.Mamuka Mdinaradze, who was the parliamentary majority leader for the ruling party, was confirmed on Wednesday as head of the country's powerful state security service. Continue reading...

Live footage of private conversation between Russian president and Chinese leader aired at Beijing military paradeThe authoritarian strongmen Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have mused on how organ transplants might lead to immortality, during a brief exchange of small talk caught on a hot mic at a military parade.The Russian president was in Beijing on Wednesday with the Chinese leader, who hosted allies for a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war. Continue reading...

More than 40,000 have suffered new war-related injuries' with more than half left disabled, says UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesYemen's Houthis have claimed responsibility for a missile launched at Israel (see 8.17am BST), saying they fired two ballistic missiles at Tel Aviv in what they said was an initial response to Israeli attacks on Yemen.The Israeli military moved deeper into Gaza City on Wednesday, with soldiers and tanks pushing into Sheikh Radwan, one of the urban centre's largest and most crowded neighbourhoods, reports Reuters. Continue reading...

Doctors, nurses, patients and other experts describe the loss of decades of progress in beating the virus in 100 days after Pepfar was disruptedAid cuts in east Africa have led to cases of babies being born with HIV because mothers could not get medication, a rise in life-threatening infections, and at least one woman having an unwanted abortion, according to interviews with medical staff, patients and experts.A report by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) sets out dozens of examples of the impact of disruption to Pepfar - the president's emergency plan for aids relief - in Tanzania and Uganda. Continue reading...

People take to streets against Trump administration plans to rescind funding for life-saving international programsAs Congress reconvened on Tuesday, activists gathered near the White House to protest against cuts to global HIV funding, calling attention to funds they say are being withheld illegally by the Trump administration despite being appropriated by Congress.The end of the fiscal year 2025 is 30 September, which means the majority of the withheld federal funds will disappear. The activists called for the release of the funding for programs such as Pepfar (the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief), a program established in 2003 that has saved an estimated 26 million lives around the world and promised to help bring the HIV epidemic to an end. Continue reading...

Rowley says officers should not be policing toxic culture wars debates' and are in an impossible positionThe Metropolitan police have declined to drop their investigation into the comedy writer Graham Linehan for tweets about trans issues, and said that the law used by officers to detain him needs reviewing.The Met commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, said on Wednesday officers should not be policing toxic culture wars debates", and while any review took place, officers would investigate only more serious cases concerning online messages. Continue reading...

The broadcaster is leaving the hit BBC programme after presenting more than 1,000 episodes and having enriched the lives of millions'Melvyn Bragg has announced that he will be leaving BBC Radio 4 show In Our Time after hosting it for 27 years. He launched it in October 1998, after being asked to present a programme during what was known as the death slot" because of its low Thursday morning audience figures.The show, which explores the characters, events and discoveries that have shaped our world, has proved extremely popular. It celebrated its 1,000th episode in 2023 and is regularly one of the BBC's most listened to on-demand programmes worldwide. Continue reading...

CrossPolitic has in recent weeks hosted pastors who have opposed liberal democracy and pushed authoritarian ideasThe flagship podcast of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches (CREC), the Christian denomination that claims US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, as a member, has functioned as a platform for the promotion of Christian nationalist and other far-right positions.CrossPolitic, whose hosts are close associates of Idaho-based pastor Douglas Wilson, has in recent weeks hosted a theocratic Canadian pastor who has called for his country to be absorbed by the United States, and a self-styled patriot professor" who has backed the rise of Russia and China and the decline of liberal democracies and endorsed the criminalization of homosexuality in Uganda. Continue reading...

Move is attempt to attract multigenerational shoppers and bring more of that family day out'John Lewis is to host Topshop in 32 of its 36 stores from February as the clothing brand's only national stockist on UK high streets, in a drive to attract younger shoppers and their mums.Peter Ruis, the managing director of the staff-owned department store chain, said Topshop - and Topman, which is to go into six outlets - would really exemplify the new John Lewis", as it tries to broaden its appeal with more fashion, home and beauty brands, ranging from Fenty to the Conran Shop. Continue reading...

Polls point to very close election' between the Jamaica Labourparty and the opposition People's National partyJamaicans head to the polls on Wednesday for a closely fought general election which has been overshadowed by an investigation into potential corruption in the ruling Jamaica Labour party (JLP) which is seeking a third term in office.The latest local poll put the opposition People's National party (PNP) 3.1% lead over the JLP, but political analyst Damion Gordon cautioned that the lead was barely larger than the margin of error. Continue reading...

Sewell, who has been charged over alleged attack on Indigenous protest site, described in court as having at his disposal a large group of followers'

Machines in five of supermarket's stores work like tiny X-rays to allow shoppers to analyse fruit before buyingIt is the millennial's perennial problem: returning home after spending a small fortune on an avocado only to find the green fruit is either too squishy to slice for a salad or too hard to smash on toast.One UK retailer, however, is claiming to have found the tech to solve the textural trouble. Tesco has begun trialling in-store avocado scanners that allow shoppers to asses how ripe the fruit is before they put it in their basket. Continue reading...

Videos show Dezi Freeman arguing about Covid-19 mask mandates and telling police they have intelligence of kindergarten children'

Health secretary criticises Tory policing record after Father Ted co-creator arrested over posts on transgender issuesKeir Starmer wants the police to focus on policing streets and not tweets", Wes Streeting has said, after the co-creator of TV's Father Ted was arrested at Heathrow over three social media posts on transgender issues.Graham Linehan, who also created the IT Crowd, said he was intercepted by five armed officers after flying in from Arizona and was told he was under arrest over the posts. Continue reading...

Follow today's news live

After two years of weak economic growth, there are signs of a recovery in household consumption - though productivity remains a soft spot

Defending laws to curb antisemitism, Yasmin Catley said in March there had been more than 700 incidents, but new figures imply a smaller number

Youth justice minister acknowledges small decrease of 2.25%' in 2024 but has not stated LNP's crime reduction target for 2025

In today's newsletter: The leftwing candidate crushed rivals Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns. Will his leadership take the party to new heights - or risk alienating hard-won moderates?Good morning. After a bruising leadership contest, Zack Polanski didn't just win the Green party vote, he cleaned up. His eco-populist" platform - which borrowed directly from Nigel Farage's playbook - earned him 85% of votes.Polanski defeated Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns, winning 20,411 votes relative to their 3,705 in a ballot of party members. The contest exposed deeper questions about Green party identity and how it positions itself amid a rapidly shifting political landscape.UK news | Britain's long-term borrowing costs have hit their highest level in 27 years, intensifying the pressure on the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, before the autumn budget.Spain | Europe and western countries' double standards over the wars in Ukraine and Gaza threaten to undermine their global standing, the Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, has warned.Brazil | Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and seven of his allies, including four senior members of the military, have gone on trial for allegedly attempting to stage a coup.China | Xi Jinping warned the world faced a choice between peace or war as he capped a week of diplomatic grandstanding with China's largest-ever military parade, flanked by Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong-un.UK news | Esther Ghey, the mother of the murdered teenager Brianna Ghey, and the Oscar-winning actor Kate Winslet are calling on Keir Starmer to legally ban smartphones in schools. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Whistleblowers claim food vouchers for volunteers were spent on perfume and Apple devices insteadThe head organiser of the LGBTQ Pride parade in London is under internal investigation over claims he abused his position, including by buying luxury perfumes with food and drink vouchers donated by a sponsor.Christopher Joell-Deshields, who has been chief executive of Pride in London since 2021, is facing a series of allegations from volunteer directors and others. Continue reading...

Union labels intervention a rare and damning rebuke'

Australian federal police allege Sheree Young ignored safety instructions and swore at cabin crew on a flight in July

Kim Ju-ae's arrival in Beijing ahead of China's victory day military parade show she is her father's preferred successor, experts sayThe appearance of Kim Jong-un's daughter in China ahead of Xi Jinping's victory day" parade in Beijing has added to speculation that she is being groomed to become the first female ruler of North Korea.Photos released by North Korean state media showed Kim Ju-ae, who is believed to be in her early teens, stepping off her father's heavily armoured train in the Chinese capital, where she was greeted by Chinese officials at the start of her debut on the international stage. Continue reading...

Affidavit filed in Queensland supreme court as Hutton seeks to overturn expulsion from Greens over trans rights debate

Exclusive: Voter intimidation, influence of shadowy groups and alleged threat of interference are major themes a parliamentary committee will explore

Former Victorian Labor premier earlier filmed shaking Chinese president Xi Jinping's hand

Conservative Bhumjaithai party leader Anutin Charnvirakul gets main opposition party's conditional backing to form interim governmentTycoon-turned-politician Anutin Charnvirakul appears to have taken the lead in a chaotic race to become Thailand's next prime minister, after days of tense negotiations.Anutin, who is leader of the conservative Bhumjaithai party and perhaps best known for championing medical cannabis legalisation, has received the backing of MPs from the main opposition party People's party to form an interim government, provided he signs an agreement laid out by its leaders. Continue reading...

Xi Jinping is showing off China's military hardware at event attended by leaders from Russia, North Korea, Iran and Myanmar

Interior minister says they were waiting for' official who was shot at point-blank range outside his home in killing that has shocked PeruPeru's government has said the fatal shooting of an Indonesian embassy official in Lima on Monday night was likely a contract killing".Zetro Leonardo Purba, 40, an official at the Indonesian embassy in Peru, was shot dead outside his block of flats in Lima's Lince neighbourhood while riding a bicycle home from work on Monday evening. Continue reading...

Watchdog's report says government is unable to calculate exact cost of response to data breach, raising doubt over 850m estimateMore than 7,300 Afghans are expected to be resettled in the UK as a result of a major government data breach, according to a National Audit Office report that raises doubts over officials' claims of a 850m cost.The accidental leak by an MoD official in 2022 of 18,700 Afghans' details who had worked with or for the British government led to the opening of a new route by which those endangered could seek relocation to the UK from their home country. Continue reading...

Government to ban sale of energy drinks with more than 150mg of caffeine, citing concerns over obesity and lack of concentrationUnder-16s in England will be banned from buying energy drinks such as Red Bull and Monster because they fuel obesity, cause sleep problems and leave them unable to concentrate.Health experts, teaching unions and dentists welcomed the ban and said it would boost children and young people's health. It fulfils a pledge Labour included in its manifesto for last year's general election. Continue reading...

Mahdawi was arrested and targeted for deportation but the permanent US resident is resuming postgraduate studiesJust over four months after being arrested, detained and nearly deported by the Trump administration for his activism, Mohsen Mahdawi, the 34-year-old Palestinian student and US permanent resident, returned to Columbia University on Tuesday and vowed to continue speaking out.They have failed to silence me, and in fact, now I am more outspoken than before, and I will continue to work for peace and justice. I do this work not for myself alone - I do this for the future of children, whether they are Palestinians or Israelis," he told the Guardian on Tuesday in his first interview since stepping back on to campus to begin his graduate studies. Continue reading...

From Friday night to Monday night, 58 shot in 37 separate shootings in city, with no suspect in custody for most casesEight people were killed and 50 others were wounded in dozens of shootings in Chicago over the Labor Day weekend, according to police.Between Friday night and Monday night, a total of 58 people were shot in 37 separate shootings in the country's third-largest city, according to preliminary information from police. Most involved one victim, but multiple people were injured in three of the shootings. Most victims were in good or fair condition, but several were listed in serious or critical condition. In a handful of cases, police said a person of interest was being questioned, but in most, no suspect was in custody. Continue reading...

Effort comes as Trump administration cracks down on immigration, ramping up arrests and deportationsThe US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the federal justice department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by the Associated Press.The military will begin sending groups of 150 attorneys - both military and civilians - to the justice department as soon as practicable" and the military services should have the first round of people identified by next week, according to the memo, dated 27 August. Continue reading...

Deputy PM may have to pay tens of thousands of pounds more if tax officials judge she paid incorrect rate on property purchaseAngela Rayner faces having to pay tens of thousands of pounds more in stamp duty if tax officials judge she incorrectly paid the lower rate on her Hove flat, tax experts have warned.The deputy prime minister could be slapped with an additional tax bill if officials judge she paid too little stamp duty when she bought her 800,000 property earlier this year, they said. Continue reading...

Yvette Cooper has announced several tough policies after a summer dominated by Farage and Reform UKAfter a summer recess dominated by headlines about Reform UK's hardline immigration proposals and protests outside hotels housing asylum seekers, the home secretary returned to parliament seeking to wrest back control of the narrative.Yvette Cooper has announced a flurry of tough asylum measures including suspending refugee family reunion applications, and even floated the idea that refugees could be moved out of hotels and into warehouses instead. Continue reading...

Lawyers for Bella Culley negotiating plea agreement, court reportedly toldThe pregnant British teenager Bella Culley has reportedly been told she will be released from the Georgian prison where she is being held on drug-smuggling charges if she pays a substantial fine.Culley, from Billingham, on Teesside, has been detained in the former Soviet country for more than three months after being accused of trying to bring in 14kg of cannabis in a travel bag. She has been told she faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Continue reading...

Last-minute application from NHS Fife's lawyers to amend their pleadings means could delay case by monthsAn employment tribunal brought by an NHS Fife nurse who objected to sharing a changing room with a transgender doctor has concluded its evidence with conflicting interpretations of how the supreme court's landmark ruling on sex affects the case.Sandie Peggie, who has worked as a nurse for more than 30 years, contends she was subject to unlawful harassment under the Equality Act when she was expected to share a changing room with Dr Beth Upton. Continue reading...

Laken Ashlee Snelling, a 21-year-old cheer team member, faces charges of corpse abuse and evidence tamperingA University of Kentucky athlete allegedly placed her dead infant inside a trash bag later found in a closet while trying to hide the baby's birth, leading to her being jailed, according to local authorities and media reporting.Laken Ashlee Snelling, 21, faces charges of corpse abuse, tampering with physical evidence and concealing the birth of an infant after her arrest on Sunday, police in Lexington, Kentucky, said in a statement. Continue reading...

Government spokesperson confirms migrants could be housed on industrial sitesLamb says the Greens are the antidote to Reform".That gets a big round of applause.We're a home for all those people across the country holding their heads in their hands as the Labour government lets them down again and again and again, whether it is switching from the aid budget or from people with disabilities and not bringing in taxes ... we need.And that is why, in reaction, a new Green wave is sweeping the country as people turn to us.It's already become a bit of a cliche, but we are really moving into a multi-party system, with the Greens poised to help create the next government.And, like all the best cliches, it has the distinct advantage of also being for true. Continue reading...

Carmaker says it has shut down its systems but there is no evidence customer data has been stolenJaguar Land Rover's manufacturing and retailing activities have been severely disrupted" by a cyber incident, forcing it to shut down its systems.Britain's largest carmaker said there was no evidence that any customer data had been taken. Continue reading...