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This blog is now closedLabor calls Coalition’s tax breaks for business lunches a ‘farce’ as Dutton fails to clarify costGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAsked about the future of the weekly pro-Palestinian protests across Australia, Malarndirri McCarthy said as long as they are respectful and peaceful, “they are part of our democratic way”.It’s interesting, isn’t it? I mean, we...

In today’s newsletter: As Israeli security forces launch an operation in the city of Jenin and violence by settlers escalates, Emma Graham-Harrison explains what happens nextGood morning.A few days after a ceasefire brought at least temporary relief to Gaza, violence erupted in the occupied West Bank. On Tuesday, the Israeli military launched what was described as an extensive raid in the city of Jenin,...

The photographer’s exhibition, which features images of Noel Gallagher, took place after donation to the gallery’s £40m makeoverThe National Portrait Gallery (NPG) has been accused of nepotism after it hosted a photography exhibition by a large donor to its £40m makeover.Zoë Law’s work is on display until 2 March in the Studio Gallery and Spotlight Space, with the organisation also acquiring her portrait of...

Ibac says it has charged one Victorian Building Authority employee and 27 people involved in building registration applicationsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s anti-corruption watchdog has charged a further 28 people as part of its investigation into allegations the Victorian Building Authority accepted financial bribes in exchange for registering builders.The state’s...

Exclusive: Treasury analysis shows ticket prices expected to go up across board with no plans for frequent flyers to shoulder more of the costRachel Reeves’s bid to expand Heathrow airport could add £40 to the cost of an airline ticket, according to the Treasury’s own analysis.The chancellor’s proposal to minimise the carbon emissions of a bigger Heathrow include the use of sustainable aviation fuels,...

Washington looks happy for the video app to harvest users’ data – as long as China does not reap the rewardsIf the Chinese-owned TikTok is deemed definitively by the US to be a national security threat, it is hard to see how the UK or other western countries could conclude differently.But the fact that Donald Trump has walked into the White House talking of...

Organisers say festival ‘needs a little more time to recharge’ after last year cancelling due to ‘unexpected events’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Splendour in the Grass festival has been cancelled for the second year in a row.In a post to Facebook, organisers said they needed “a little more time to...

Houthis in Yemen said 25-member crew of Galaxy Leader had been freed ‘in support’ of the Gaza ceasefire agreementSee all our Middle East crisis coverageYemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis have released the crew of the Galaxy Leader more than a year after they seized the Bahamas-flagged vessel off the Yemeni Red Sea coast, Houthi-owned Al Masirah TV has reported.It said on Wednesday the crew were handed...

Before Trump appointee Brendan Carr stepped in, outgoing chair had rejected complaints as trying to ‘weaponize’ FCCThe Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday reinstated complaints about how ABC News moderated the pre-election TV debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, and appearances of Kamala Harris on CBS’s 60 Minutes and NBC’s Saturday Night Live.Last week, then FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel said the commission was rejecting...

Forty-six Democrats joined Republicans to further bill requiring detention of undocumented immigrants for theftThe US House on Wednesday gave final approval to a bill requiring the detention of undocumented immigrants charged with theft-related crimes, sending the proposal to Donald Trump’s desk and giving the new president his first legislative victory as he presses his hardline immigration agenda on multiple fronts.The House vote was 263...

Report reveals solar power generated 11% of Europe’s electricity, surpassing coal at 10%Europe made more electricity from sunshine than coal last year, a report has found, in what analysts called a “milestone” for the clean energy transition.Solar panels generated 11% of the EU’s electricity in 2024, while coal-burning power plants generated 10%, according to data from climate thinktank Ember. The role of fossil gas...

US president tells his Russian counterpart to ‘settle now and stop this ridiculous war’ or face repercussionsDonald Trump has threatened Russia with taxes, tariffs and sanctions if a deal to end the war in Ukraine is not struck soon, as the new US president tries to increase pressure on Moscow to start negotiations with Kyiv.Writing in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday, Trump...

Félix ‘the Cat’ Bingui due to appear in Marseille court on multiple charges including money launderingOne of France’s most wanted suspected drug traffickers was due in court in Marseille after his extradition from Morocco.Félix Bingui, known as “the Cat” and reportedly head of the notorious Yoda clan, was arrested in Casablanca last March. Continue reading...

Martin’s formal appointment as taoiseach blocked after day of ‘utter disgrace’ in Irish parliamentIreland’s incoming prime minister, Micheál Martin, has accused opponents of a “subversion of the Irish constitution” after formal election to the role was cancelled amid chaotic scenes in the Irish parliament.The outgoing taoiseach, Martin’s coalition partner, Simon Harris, called Wednesday’s events in Dáil an “utter disgrace [with] so many pressing issues”...

Case of Osama Najim puts spotlight on controversial migration pact between Italy and LibyaGiorgia Meloni’s government is under pressure to clarify why a Rome court refused to approve the arrest of a Libyan general accused of war crimes, allowing him to return home to a hero’s welcome on an Italian secret services flight in what critics believe was a tactic to shield alleged abuses...

Mohammad Javad Zarif says he hopes new Trump administration will be more serious, focused and realisticA senior Iranian politician has appealed to Donald Trump to begin new negotiations with Tehran over its civil nuclear programme, saying: “I hope that this time around, [Trump 2.0] will be more serious, more focused, more realistic.”Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s vice-president for strategic affairs, pointed out that the returning...

Israel defence minister calls Jenin siege ‘shift in … security strategy’, as Palestinian Red Crescent says ambulances cannot reach dead and woundedMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsraeli forces have besieged a Palestinian government hospital in Jenin and a nearby refugee camp in the heart of the city, as the Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz, said the assault marked “a shift in … security strategy”...

Commonwealth War Graves Commission begins project to honour those who, unlike white counterparts, were never commemoratedElliot Malunga Delihlazo’s grandmother would say that her brother Bhesengile went to war and never came back. The family knew he had died in the first world war, but they never had a body to bury, only a memorial stone in the rural family homestead in Nkondlo in South...

The Iraqi parliament has passed a ‘terrifying’ law permitting children as young as nine to marryIraqi MPs and women’s rights groups have reacted with horror to the Iraqi parliament passing a law permitting children as young as nine years old to marry, with activists saying it will “legalise child rape”.Under the new law, which was agreed yesterday, religious authorities have been given the power...

Officials describe ‘tsunami of people’ in city of Cúcuta escaping one of worst outbreaks of violence in recent yearsAuthorities in the Colombian border city of Cúcuta are scrambling to cope with an influx of internal refugees, as thousands of civilians flee an outbreak of fighting between rival rebel factions.Buses, trailers and dump trucks packed with disoriented mothers and children have been streaming into the...

US president reinstates Cuba on terror list despite Biden deal to release prisoners jailed over demonstrationsThe families of Cuban protesters jailed in anti-government demonstrations are waiting anxiously to see if the government will continue with a planned prisoner release after Donald Trump reneged on a deal made last week by Joe Biden.Activists from the human rights group Justicia 11J believe about 150 prisoners have...

Uncertainties over Trump presidency and his stance on Ukraine loom with both leaders facing domestic woesMuch was said over the last 48 hours about Elon Musk’s apparent use of a salute banned for its Nazi links in Germany.Do you wonder what the Germans make of it? The Guardian’s Kate Connolly looked into this and it’s complicated. Some say it was an unambiguous Nazi salute...

New retailer, which is part of Great British Railways plan, is not expected until 2026 at the earliestBusiness live – latest updatesA new online train ticket retailer backed by the government is to be created, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced, with the aim of simplifying the process of buying tickets from different rail operators.However, the service will only be available once Great...

New US president threatens to ignite trade war, accusing China of ‘sending fentanyl to Mexico and China’Here is the video clip of the Episcopal bishop of Washington, Mariann Edgar Budde, pleading with Trump during a prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral to protect immigrants and respect gay rights.If you would like something to listen to, today’s episode of our Today in Focus podcast...