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Fed chair hits back, accusing DoJ of threatening criminal charges because central bank defied Trump’s demands The Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve, a significant escalation in Donald Trump’s extraordinary attack on the US central bank. In a blistering statement on Sunday, Powell argued he had been threatened with criminal charges…

Rubina Aminian, 23, struck by bullet from behind after joining Tehran protest from college, says human rights group Iran warns US against attack as protest death toll reportedly soars A 23-year-old student was shot in the head “from close range” during the anti-government protests in Iran, a human rights group has said. Rubina Aminian attended Shariati College in Iran’s capital, Tehran, where she…

An outstanding critical voice, his deep knowledge and love of music was evident in everything he wrote The Guardian’s long-serving and much admired classical music critic Andrew Clements died on Sunday aged 75 after a period of illness. Clements joined the Guardian arts team in August 1993, succeeding Edward Greenfield as the paper’s chief music critic. His appointment was clinched by a personal …

Rising costs and economic uncertainty take toll, in contrast to Keir Starmer saying Britain will start to feel richer UK business confidence weakened sharply at the end of 2025 and hiring fell amid rising costs and uncertainty about the economic outlook, according to key business surveys. Contrasting with the prime minister’s optimistic new year message that the country was about to start feeling…

Flood warnings in place as BoM forecasts more rain while thousands remain without power Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Queenslanders are bracing for floods as repairs are under way after a tropical cyclone battered the far north coast. After days of intense buildup, ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji ran out of power as it…

Tech giant says ongoing compliance will be a ‘multi-layered process’ as UK Labour faces pressure to bring in similar ban for teenagers Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Meta has deactivated more than half a million accounts for teenagers across Facebook, Instagram and Threads as a result of Australia’s under-16s soc…

Police allege a 47-year-old imam was assaulted after he and his wife were forced off the road by three people in Melbourne’s south-east Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A Victorian Muslim religious leader was punched in the face after he and his wife were allegedly forced from their car on a Melbourne freeway in wh…

Multiple Torah scrolls were damaged after fire broke out early Saturday at Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson A suspect has been taken into custody after a historic synagogue in Mississippi was badly damaged in a fire that authorities described on Sunday as an arson case. According to officials, the blaze broke out shortly after 3am Saturday at Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson. No one was hur…

Lawyers for Abu Zubaydah accused British intelligence services of providing questions to his CIA interrogators The UK has settled out of court by paying a “substantial sum” to a Guantánamo Bay detainee who was suing the government for its alleged complicity in his rendition and torture, according to the inmate’s legal team. Lawyers for Abu Zubaydah have accused the British intelligence services o…

Social media giant said while complying with the law, it continued to lobby government for ‘better way forward’. Follow the latest updates live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Victoria emergency services minister urges residents to respect roadblocks and avoid burned-out areas Vicki Ward , Victoria’s emergency services minister , is providing an update on the ongoing …

Demonstrators recount experiences on the frontlines as protest movement rapidly moves beyond government’s control Sarah felt she had little left to lose. A 50-year-old entrepreneur in Tehran, she watched as prices soared higher while her freedoms shrank each year. So, when protesters started gathering in the high-end Andarzgoo neighbourhood of Tehran on Saturday night, she was quick to join them.…

Man, thought to be in his 50s, was found under 2.5 metres of snow and had been skiing off-piste A British skier has been killed by an avalanche in the French Alps. The man, believed to be in his 50s, was found under 2.5 metres of snow after a 50-minute search, a statement from the La Plagne resort in south-eastern France said. Continue reading...

If the US gets its response wrong to the Tehran regime’s repression it could end up entrenching the ayatollah Iran warns US against attack as protest death toll reportedly soars Donald Trump is being warned by Iranians that it will be too late unless he acts quickly to fulfil his promise to help protesters under fire from security services in Iran but the US president is receiving conflicting adv…

Crash on Wigan Road in the early hours of Sunday kills drivers of both vehicles as well as two passengers Three teenagers and a man in his 50s have died in a collision between a car and a taxi in Bolton, Greater Manchester, police said. Five injured passengers were also taken to hospital for treatment after the crash on Wigan Road, which took place at about 12.45am on Sunday. Continue reading...

Former UK ambassador tries to distance himself from financier and says he knew nothing of his sex life Peter Mandelson has declined to apologise to Jeffrey Epstein’s victims for staying friends with the convicted paedophile, and suggested that as a gay man he knew nothing of the financier’s sex life. The Labour peer, who was sacked as US ambassador when details of his support for Epstein emerged …