Discover

T

The Guardian · World

Trump hosts crew of historic Artemis mission: ‘I would have had no trouble making it’

The astronauts joined president in Oval Office for a press conference, and it wasn’t long before he praised himselfDonald Trump hosted the crew of the historic Artemis II lunar flyby mission at the White House on Wednesday.The four astronauts – commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover and mission...

Marina Dunbar 3 months ago

Read

T

The Guardian · World

Stephen Fry sues tech conference organisers for £100,000 over fall from stage

Actor and presenter broke his hip, right leg, pelvis and ribs when he gave a talk at CogX festival at O2 Arena in 2023Stephen Fry is suing two companies that organised a tech conference where he was injured in 2023 after falling off the stage, high court documents show.The actor and presenter broke...

Aneesa Ahmed 3 months ago

Read

T

The Guardian · World

Golders Green attack claim highlights rise of shadowy Iran-linked group

HAYI has taken responsibility for a string of incidents targeting Jewish sites, but investigators say the latest claim may be opportunistic rather than state-backedPolice treating stabbing of two men in Golders Green as terrorismIt took just over an hour after the horrific knife attack on two Britis...

Dan Sabbagh 3 months ago

Read

T

The Guardian · World

Knee surgery for cartilage damage does not benefit patients, study suggests

People with meniscus tears who underwent surgery had poorer knee function and worse osteoarthritis after 10 years than those who did notA common knee surgery for cartilage damage does not benefit patients and may lead to worse outcomes, a 10-year trial suggests.The study tracked outcomes for patient...

Hannah Devlin Science correspondent 3 months ago

Read

T

The Guardian · World

Australia news live: Penny Wong wins jet fuel pledge from China in Beijing visit; US lawmaker says Aukus price might go up

Foreign affairs minister says China has agreed to facilitate exports of jet fuel to ease supply disruptions. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn interim report by the antisemitism royal commissioner Virginia Bell is expected to be released on Thursda...

Guardian Staff 3 months ago

Read

T

The Guardian · World

With supreme court ruling, Republicans can marginalize Black political power

Decision gives mapmakers in Republican states power to crack districts into pieces and dilute votes into oblivionThe Voting Rights Act was a political peace compact written in John Lewis’s blood.The Callais v Landry decision by the US supreme court, which set aside much of section 2 of the Voting Ri...

George Chidi 3 months ago

Read

T

The Guardian · World

Trump and Putin discuss Iran war and float temporary Ukraine ceasefire in call

Russian president welcomed decision to extend Iran ceasefire in what US president said was a ‘very good conversation’Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump discussed the war in Iran and floated a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine in a phone call on Wednesday.In the call, which lasted more than 90 minutes, the...

Pjotr Sauer 3 months ago

Read

T

The Guardian · World

Elon Musk gets an apology from California regulators as SpaceX lawsuit is settled

Regulators settled suit that claimed a state agency showed political bias against rocket company and its chief executiveSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxCalifornia regulators apologized to the SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk, this week as they settled a lawsuit that...

Associated Press 3 months ago

Read

T

The Guardian · World

GB News commentator to sue charity for not offering internships to white people

Sophie Corcoran challenging 10,000 Interns Foundation, which works with people from under-represented groupsAn influencer is taking a charity that organises internships for black and minority ethnic people to court because they do not organise schemes for white people.Sophie Corcoran, a GB News comm...

Helena Horton and Aamna Mohdin 3 months ago

Read

T

The Guardian · World

Senior UK ministers deride Rachel Reeves’s reported plan of year-long rent freeze

Housing secretary and housing minister latest to criticise idea, which has also been ruled out by No 10Senior ministers have poured scorn on the idea of freezing private sector rents for a year, less than 48 hours after the Guardian revealed Rachel Reeves was considering it.Steve Reed, the housing s...

Kiran Stacey,Heather Stewartand Pippa Crerar 3 months ago

Read

T

The Guardian · World

Fed leaves interest rates unchanged in defiance of Trump’s calls for cuts

Fed officials cite elevated inflation, slow job growth and uncertainty in Middle East as reasons for holding ratesSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged after its latest board meeting, defying once again Donal...

Lauren Aratani in New York 3 months ago

Read

T

The Guardian · World

Office for Students’ University of Sussex humiliation is a symptom of deeper failings

England’s higher education regulator must rebuild trust with troubled sector after series of blunders under previous leadershipIn its brief and unhappy life, England’s Office for Students has been offered a series of challenges it has largely failed to meet. This week the latest and most embarrassin...

Richard Adams Education editor 3 months ago

Read

T

The Guardian · World

Black lawmakers decry supreme court voting decision: ‘We’re going backwards’

Terri Sewell and Shomari Figures are at risk of losing their seats in Alabama’s Black congressional districts after rulingThe lawmakers who represent Alabama’s two Black congressional districts, who are now at risk of losing their seats after the supreme court effectively decimated the Voting Rights...

Fabiola Cineas in Washington 3 months ago

Read

T

The Guardian · World

Ukraine asks Israel to seize vessel it claims is carrying grain stolen by Russia

Accusation vessel contains grain looted from Russian-occupied territories triggers diplomatic spat between both nations Ukraine has asked Israel to seize a vessel it claims is carrying grain looted from Russian-occupied territories, triggering a rare diplomatic spat between the two countries.The dis...

Pjotr Sauer 3 months ago

Read

T

The Guardian · World

Leasehold ban in England and Wales unlikely before next general election, minister says

Matthew Pennycook says ending system must be done slowly to avoid hitting housing supply and legal pitfallsA ban on new leasehold properties in England and Wales is unlikely to come into force until after the next election, the housing minister has said, as he defended the government’s piecemeal att...

Kiran Stacey Policy editor 3 months ago

Read

T

The Guardian · World

Nigel Farage referred to standards watchdog over undisclosed £5m gift

Rival parties demand investigation as Tory party chair refers Reform UK leader to commissioner over gift from crypto tycoonExclusive: Farage given undisclosed £5m by crypto tycoonAnalysis: Farage’s attempt to get ahead of story raises more questionsNigel Farage has been referred to parliament’s stan...

Anna Isaacand Peter Walker 3 months ago

Read

T

The Guardian · World

Family of ailing Iranian Nobel laureate say keeping her in jail is a death sentence

Narges Mohammadi denied medical leave from prison in spite of sharp decline in health and drastic weight loss, say lawyersThe family of the jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi say they fear for her life after a sharp deterioration in her health, suspected heart attack and drop in body wei...

Deepa Parent 3 months ago

Read

T

The Guardian · World

Prosecutors seek detention of alleged White House dinner shooter

Attorneys, citing new evidence including selfies, filed a motion to detain Cole Tomas Allen until his trial Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxFederal prosecutors provided in a filing Wednesday the most detailed account to date of Cole Tomas Allen’s alleged...

Cate Brown in Washington 3 months ago

Read

T

The Guardian · World

James Comey surrenders to authorities after DoJ indictment

Former FBI director indicted over social media post from last year of seashells arranged into ‘86 47’US politics live – latest updatesJames Comey surrendered to authorities on Wednesday at the eastern district of Virginia after the justice department indicted him this week for a second time.The form...

Guardian staff 3 months ago

Read

T

The Guardian · World

US supreme court sides with anti-abortion centers in New Jersey case

Justices in unanimous decision revive federal suit brought by anti-abortion ‘crisis pregnancy centers’ in the stateSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US supreme court sided on Wednesday with the operator of Christian faith-based anti-abortion “crisis pre...

Reuters 3 months ago

Read

T

The Guardian · World

Pete Hegseth denies Iran war is a ‘quagmire’ as estimated US cost so far hits $25bn

As his defense secretary testified before House committee, Trump posted AI-generated image of himself with a weapon and a caption saying ‘NO MORE MR. NICE GUY’Pete Hegseth has denied that the US-Israel war on Iran is “a quagmire” and claimed critics of the operation posed a greater threat to the US...

Joseph Gedeon in Washington 3 months ago

Read

T

The Guardian · World

Veteran goalkeeper, 70, to return to pitch for official game in Spain

Ángel Mateos González due to play for CD Colunga, making him oldest player to take part in official matchAt an age when many veteran footballers might prefer to be regaling grandchildren, friends and assorted barflies with slightly embroidered tales of their former sporting prowess, 70-year-old Ánge...

Sam Jones in Madrid and agency 3 months ago

Read

T

The Guardian · World

Co-op marking commonly stolen items with forensic spray to track reselling

Wave of measures has helped cut offending in stores last year by a fifth as new retail crime law comes into forceCo-op is secretly marking commonly stolen items including alcohol and laundry detergents with invisible “forensic spray” to track them, in the latest crackdown on shoplifting as a new law...

Sarah Butler 3 months ago

Read

T

The Guardian · World

‘Do we need to think about moving away?’: Jewish community fears for safety after Golders Green stabbings

Residents call for stronger action after two men attacked on north London street in suspected antisemitic incident “People feel scared, people feel unsafe,” said Baruch Stern, of Gross Butchers, behind the cordon raised after two men were stabbed in north London in an apparent antisemitic attack. “P...

Jamie Grierson, Aamna Mohdin and Adela Suliman 3 months ago

Read