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Although Mark Carney welcomed offer to become bloc’s first associate member, no one seems to know what that means Europe live – latest updates Mark Carney received a rapturous reception in the European parliament when he gave his speech on Thursday welcoming a proposal for Canada to become the EU’s first-ever associate member. Politicians queued to shake his hand and take selfies. One MEP leader …

Comments follow far-right election win in Saxony-Anhalt ‘I’d like to reclaim the flag for myself and for us,’ he says Jürgen Klopp has said Germany’s football team can help ensure “national pride is not entrusted to the wrong people” after a recent far-right AfD election victory . In a Frankfurt press conference announcing his first Germany squad, the former Liverpool manager referenced a recent …

Noura Erakat says a Florida mayor shortened speaking time and banned discussion of investment in Israeli bonds The human rights lawyer Noura Erakat was arrested on Tuesday at a Palm Beach county, Florida , budget hearing about the county’s more than $1bn investments in Israeli bonds. Erakat, a prominent Palestinian American activist, legal scholar and Guardian contributor, was one of several peop…

56-year-old man arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder following discovery of woman reported missing in 2020 A body found in an area of London shrubland that was partially cleared of foliage by a wildfire in August is that of a woman who disappeared from Hampshire nearly seven years ago, police have said. A man has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder after the …

State reportedly asks for Epi-Aid support unless federal agency recognizes four local measles-related deaths Pennsylvania is seeking emergency assistance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a major measles outbreak spreads across the state. The state warned the request could be withdrawn unless the federal agency publicly recognizes four measles-associated deaths repor…

Ulf Kristersson has stood down from his post, paving way for Social Democrats leader to form a government Sweden ’s centre-right prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, has stood down, clearing the way for Magdalena Andersson, the Social Democrats leader, to attempt to form a government. In a victory speech on Thursday, Andersson said the Swedish people had “voted for a new direction for our country, vo…

María Elvira Salazar says some enforcement has ‘gone too far’ as GOP seeks distance from Trump before midterms A Republican congresswoman has released a campaign ad criticizing Donald Trump ’s approach to immigration enforcement, in the latest sign that a key plank of the president’s 2024 re-election campaign has become a liability for his congressional allies ahead of November’s midterm election…

The country’s migration settings have become a source of discontent – but will Tony Burke’s approach be seen as the right mix? Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Tony Burke has promised to make Labor’s existing migration policy work better rather than announcing a dramatic cut in numbers, arguing that populist promises to slash net overseas migration will “trash Australi…

Farming lobby says shoppers will see emptier shelves and higher prices because of restrictions on backpackers Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The farming lobby’s claim that immigration rule changes will increase food prices for households is wrong, Tony Burke has said, describing moves to speed up processing of backpacker visas as a positive step for agriculture. Burk…

From ‘there were three of us in this marriage’ to ‘recollections may vary’, a lot can be conveyed with a carefully worded phrase As denials go, King Charles’s response to Earl Spencer’s allegations that Charles said after Diana’s death “We’ll forget her soon enough” was a masterclass in the diplomatic royal rebuke. Rarely has Buckingham Palace responded to claims in countless books on royalty. Bu…

Facebook told it was wrong in leaving up AI-generated videos of a Labour councillor and Muslim campaigner, amid calls to curb fakes Meta’s “supreme court” has ordered the tech company to take down deepfake videos of a UK politician and a young Muslim woman from Facebook and do more to tackle AI-generated fake imagery . A fake video showing a Labour party councillor in Scotland making inflammatory…

National Park Service lays out concerns that planned 250ft arch could interfere with historic sites in US capital Donald Trump’s desired triumphal arch in downtown Washington DC will likely contribute “to adverse effects to historic properties”, per the National Park Service’s planning document , but the construction is still planned to go forward. The president’s 250ft arch could interfere with …

Banker, 44, was arrested in connection with 2017 incident but family say ‘no credible evidence’ he was involved The family of Nicholas Brandram have denied he was the so-called “Putney pusher” and said he “took his own life after months of immense pressure caused by a Metropolitan police investigation”. Brandram, 44, was found unresponsive at a property in Chiswick , west London, believed to be h…

Exclusive: Internal FBI memo, reviewed by the Guardian, said women wanted to dox and ‘embarrass’ agents, but provided few details The FBI internally warned that a group of women were creating fake online dating accounts with “tradwife” aesthetics in an effort to lure US immigration agents and “dox” them. The FBI in Chicago disseminated a brief memo to other law enforcement officials across the US…

Ireland joins Netherlands in refusing to take part in 2027 song contest, in second consecutive year of protests Ireland is to boycott Eurovision for the second year running over the “appalling” ongoing killing in Gaza, the national broadcaster has said. Ireland was one of five countries , along with Iceland, Netherlands, Spain, and Slovenia, that refused to take part in the competition this year …