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President says vice-president will focus on supposed ‘Massive Corruption and Crime taking place in Democrat run Cities and States’ US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump has said that the US is no longer seeking a deal to end the war with Iran and ordered JD Vance, who had spearheaded recent efforts to restart negotiations with Iran, to focus on domestic politics instead. In a post to his…

Donalds is governor-elect in state that leads the US in the number of executions, with its 20th this year taking place next week Three exonerated former death row prisoners in Florida have called on incoming governor Byron Donalds to halt the state’s record run of executions and review the cases of all 235 prisoners who are now condemned. At a press conference in Tallahassee on Thursday hosted by…

Government considers further curbs on non-disclosure agreements after Guardian investigation of TV personality Ministers are looking at ways to change the law quickly to expand protections that stop non-disclosure agreements being used to cover up harassment or discrimination in the wake of the allegations about David Walliams . This could involve extending measures that mean an NDA cannot be use…

F1 driver urges Israel to let aid into Gaza Trip involved tour of facilities with aid workers Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton said on Wednesday that Israel must allow aid ⁠trucks into Gaza, a day after he visited the Rafah border crossing in Egypt. Hamilton, a seven-time ⁠world champion, arrived ⁠in ​El Arish on Tuesday, where he was briefed on how aid is prepared and coordinated before it ⁠is …

Hardline remarks come as Ukrainian military faces disruptions to Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite service Vladimir Putin warned US negotiators that Russia would target any foreign troops deployed to Ukraine, in a series of hardline remarks that came as the Ukrainian military faced renewed disruptions to Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite service. During the talks at the Kremlin with the US envoys Jared…

Russians ‘have no business’ in country, says minister Skating and cross-country skiing first to be affected Finland says it will restrict entry to the country for Russian athletes because of the war in Ukraine, potentially affecting a number of winter sports. The move follows a backlash in Finland to Russia being reinstated for the ice hockey world championships. “As long as Russia’s war of aggre…

‘I must now listen to my body and my doctors’, says Taylor, who was one of the earliest members of the new wave hit-makers The drummer for Duran Duran, Roger Taylor, is to step down from the band due to worsening tinnitus. In a statement, Taylor said: “This is one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make. Playing drums in this band has been the joy of my life, and I’ll never be able to prop…

Exclusive: Former health secretary says he wants to ‘tear up the old approach’, with under-25s to lose personal independence payments UK politics live – latest updates Some young people with disabilities will lose their personal independence payments and will have to apply instead to a local fund for short-term expenses and equipment, Alan Milburn’s review will recommend. While those with the mos…

Swedish activist criticised world governments for their failure to prevent environmental breakdown The planet is “not dying, it is being killed and we know by who”, said Greta Thunberg, who excoriated world governments for their failure to prevent environmental breakdown in her first appearance at the annual UN climate talks in five years. Thunberg , 23, the Swedish activist who became famous for…

‘Rules of origin’ on vehicle batteries due to come into force on 1 January if deal on new delay is not reached Business live – latest updates The UK car industry is preparing to push for a two-year delay to Brexit tariffs on electric cars traded with the EU, after an initial European proposal suggested a shorter delay. Tariffs are due to kick in on 1 January for the majority of electric cars trad…

Police are looking for suspect after incident at Logan Circle, one mile north of the White House Multiple people shot in Washington DC as police warn people to stay inside Multiple people have been shot in north-west Washington DC on Thursday morning, local police confirmed have confirmed, prompting a “barricade situation” in the area. In a statement at 9.21am ET, the DC police said that the inci…

Young people are being found with ‘hard drives full of what can only be described as gore’, one expert says In March, Guardian Australia revealed that most people who have been charged with the new federal crime of possession of violent extremist material are under 18. This week Australian federal police sounded the alarm about a surge in teen extremism: 32 of the 37 young people prosecuted in co…

Chris Minns is trying to address the threat of undeclared lobbying but falls well short of what the commission recommended five years ago Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast A dirt file on a state minister peddled to journalists. A subterranean campaign to discredit the building commissioner. Convincing the Liberal party to unseat councillors in the Hills district who w…

Expert warns of ‘huge loophole in political communication laws’ as state government among parties presenting accounts as unaffiliated news sources Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast “Breaking,” a reel from the Instagram account nswnewsroom reads. “Another Liberal MP quits, almost a third now gone.” The post looks like it could have been made by a media outlet. It cites…

Mostafa Sepahvand and Farhad Javadi Manesh carried out surveillance in an effort to inflict violence on targets Two men of Iranian origin who were hired through social media as part of a plan to “eliminate” journalists in the UK have been found guilty of engaging in conduct likely to assist Tehran’s intelligence services. Mostafa Sepahvand, 41, and Farhad Javadi Manesh, 46, carried out surveillan…