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Oleksandra Matviichuk warns any amnesty could encourage authoritarian leaders to attack their neighbours Any peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine that includes an amnesty for war crimes could encourage other authoritarian leaders to attack their neighbours, Ukraine’s only Nobel peace prize winner has warned. Oleksandra Matviichuk said the leaked 28-point US-Russia plan did not account for “…

Christopher Hopkins also named the Nikon-Walkley Press Photographer of the Year for work published in Al Jazeera, The Age, and the Guardian Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Guardian Australia has won a Walkley award for excellence in journalism for a series on Australians facing the truth of their family’s involvement in frontier violence. Guardian Australia won the Wa…

Richard Hughes, head of Office for Budget Responsibility, says he has apologised to chancellor for ‘letting people down’ How Rachel Reeves’s budget was leaked 40 minutes early Business live – latest updates UK politics live – latest updates The chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility has said he felt “personally mortified” by the early release of its budget documents and said the former bos…

Incentive scheme for CEO of fashion group, which also includes Boohoo, comes as sales slump 23% The boss of Boohoo and Debenhams could collect almost £150m in shares if he significantly boosts the value of the struggling fashion group, which is battling to turnaround sliding sales. Debenhams Group said on Thursday that Dan Finley, the chief executive, is in line to receive £148.1m in stock in thr…

‘Once-in-a-generation transformation’ of Grade-I building will bring teaching spaces under same roof as gallery The Courtauld has unveiled an £82m campus redevelopment it is calling a “once-in-a-generation transformation” of its Grade-I listed building at Somerset House in London. The Stirling prize-winning architects Witherford Watson Mann will take charge of the project at the teaching and rese…

Contamination of wildlife with Pfas, which can increase risk of cancer, a growing problem in US Hunters in Maine have been warned not to eat wild turkeys in parts of the state, after the birds were found to contain “forever chemicals” that can cause an increased risk of cancer. Maine officials warned that high levels of Pfas – per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – have been detected in wild turke…

The attack makes the troops’ Washington DC exit less likely and offers a convenient data point for rightwing narratives “Washington DC is considered a safe zone,” Donald Trump declared on Tuesday, veering off topic at the national Thanksgiving turkey pardoning ceremony at the White House. “This was one of the most unsafe places anywhere in the United States. It is now considered a totally safe ci…

Rahmeh Aladwan barred from practising for 15 months pending inquiry amid claims she ‘celebrated terrorist acts’ An NHS doctor accused of antisemitism has been suspended for 15 months pending an investigation, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) in the UK has ruled. The General Medical Council (GMC) is investigating Dr Rahmeh Aladwan over posts and comments made across various social…

Figure of 204,000 in 12 months to June 2025 is lowest since 2021, statistics body says UK politics live – latest updates Net migration to the UK was an estimated 204,000 in the 12 months to June 2025, down 69% year on year and the lowest annual figure since 2021, the Office for National Statistics said. More details soon … Continue reading...

Diplomatic row worsens after US president says member state will not be invited to 2026 summit Donald Trump has said that South Africa will not be invited to G20 events in the United States when it presides over the forum next year, a measure the African nation described as “punitive”. The US president repeated widely discredited claims that South Africa is “killing white people”, extending a dip…

Macron due to unveil proposals for a new voluntary military service to boost the country’s defences without having to return to regular conscription The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, insisted that Ukraine can still successfully defend itself, pushing back on the narrative “peddled by Russia,” as he insisted that it’s not Kyiv, but Moscow, who must face pressure to agree to peace. His …

Climate change minister Chris Bowen acknowledges ‘additional work’ needed to meet 2035 goal Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates The Albanese government will need to substantially ramp up its climate policies to meet its recently announced 2035 emissions reduction target, according to an offi…

The left-leaning Resolution Foundation says freezing income tax thresholds less progressive than raising income tax rates by 1p Ask the Guardian your budget questions Richard Hughes , chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility, has said that “an external person” may have been involved in the accidental release of its budget report yesterday. In an interview on the Today programme, he said that…

Deal to rewrite the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act marks end to five-year struggle to fix broken system Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Labor has struck a deal with the Greens to overhaul federal environmental protection laws on parliament’s final sitting day of the year, ending a five-year struggle to deliver on Graeme Samuel’s blueprint to …

US group Dekleptocracy identifies chemicals used for military vehicles’ lubricants and tyres as potential vulnerabilities A US group has identified several obscure but potentially key sanctions it says could seriously disrupt Russia’s war effort in Ukraine after last month’s targeting of the Kremlin’s biggest oil firms. Previous rounds of sanctions have been applied to Russian energy companies, b…