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Key Fed inflation gauge rises to three-year high in May after gas prices peaked

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Consumer prices rose 4.1% in May from a year earlier – a sign rising costs could pose problem for Trump in midtermsThe Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge rose to a new three-year high in May as gas prices peaked, a sign rising costs could pose political problems for Donald Trump and his political party as midterm elections near.Consumer prices rose 4.1% in May from a year earlier, the US ...

City of Paris achieves partial victory over TotalEnergies in climate risks case

The Guardian • 2 months ago

French capital hails ‘landmark decision’ against oil firm relating to disclosure of emissions from oil and gas productsA Paris court has ​ruled that French oil major TotalEnergies must disclose the climate risks linked to emissions from its oil and gas products, and set out plans to ⁠address them in a high-stakes case brought by NGOs and the city of Paris.The ruling on Thursday is a partial victor...

‘Constitutional coup’ claims as Zimbabwe senate approves extending presidential term

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Opposition figures fear changes will further tighten 83-year-old president Emmerson Mnangagwa’s hold on powerZimbabwe is on the brink of amending its constitution to give the president more time in office, a change that the government says will bring stability but that opponents have labelled a “constitutional coup”.The upper house of Zimbabwe’s parliament voted on Wednesday 75-4 in favour of the ...

‘Constitutional coup’ claims as Zimbabwean senate approves extending presidential term

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Opposition figures fear changes will further tighten 83-year-old President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s hold on powerZimbabwe is on the brink of amending its constitution to give the president more time in office, a change the government said will bring stability – but which opponents have labelled a “constitutional coup”.The upper house of Zimbabwe’s parliament voted on Wednesday 75-4 in favour of the co...

Unions urge teachers to strike as French school exams go ahead in up to 40C heat

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Claims health of staff and children at risk as France struggles to adapt heat-trap school buildingsEurope live – latest updatesTeachers in France are risking their own and students’ health in overheated schools as a severe heatwave sets new record temperatures, education unions said, urging staff to strike over “unacceptable working conditions”.Several teaching unions on Thursday issued a joint st...

Unison chief endorses Ed Miliband for chancellor in a Burnham government

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Exclusive: Head of trade union backs energy secretary to replace Rachel Reeves, but two other big unions are opposedUK politics live – latest updatesThe boss of Britain’s biggest trade union has endorsed Ed Miliband for chancellor, as the race to take over the Treasury under a potential Andy Burnham government intensifies.Andrea Egan, the general secretary of Unison, has backed the energy secretar...

Unison chief endorses Ed Miliband for chancellor under a Burnham government

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Exclusive: Head of trade union backs energy secretary to replace Rachel Reeves, but two other big unions are opposedUK politics live – latest updatesThe boss of Britain’s biggest trade union has endorsed Ed Miliband for chancellor, as the race to take over the Treasury under a potential Andy Burnham government intensifies.Andrea Egan, the general secretary of Unison, has backed the energy secretar...

Unison chief endorses Ed Milband for chancellor under a Burnham government

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Exclusive: head of trade union backs energy secretary to replace Rachel Reeves, but two other big unions are opposedUK politics live – latest updatesThe boss of Britain’s biggest trade union has endorsed Ed Miliband for chancellor, as the race to take over the Treasury under a potential Andy Burnham government intensifies.Unison would be the most high-profile organisation to back the current energ...

New evidence casts doubt on RFK Jr testimony before Senate

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Kennedy repeatedly said 2019 Samoa trip had ‘nothing to do with vaccines’. An email from his then colleague says they were on a vaccine-related ‘mission’New evidence has emerged that Robert F Kennedy Jr was on a vaccine-related “mission” when he visited Samoa ahead of a deadly measles outbreak in 2019, raising further questions about whether the US health secretary lied to the US Senate when he sa...

Unison endorses Ed Milband for chancellor under a Burnham government

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Exclusive: Trade union backs energy secretary to replace Rachel Reeves, but two other big unions are opposedUK politics live – latest updatesBritain’s biggest trade union has endorsed Ed Miliband for chancellor, as the race to take over the Treasury under a potential Andy Burnham government intensifies.Unison has become the most high-profile organisation to back the current energy secretary, who i...

US, Cuba and Iran join global rescue effort after Venezuela earthquakes

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Latin American and European counties also among those offering solidarity and help for country already facing a humanitarian crisisVenezuela earthquake – latest updatesCountries around the world, including Iran, the US and Cuba, have committed to help with rescue efforts in Venezuela after deadly twin earthquakes hit the country.On the evening of 24 June, Venezuela was rocked by two back-to-back e...

Scenes of destruction after deadly earthquakes in Venezuela – visual guide

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Rescue efforts under way after buildings reduced to rubble in capital and along northern coastHundreds of people are feared to have died and thousands have been injured in Venezuela’s largest earthquake in more than a century.Two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 hit 39 seconds apart near the town of Morón. Continue reading...

Burnham could become PM on 17 July based on on Labour leadership contest timetable – UK politics live

The Guardian • 2 months ago

The former Manchester mayor could be installed as prime minister in weeks if no other MP puts themselves forwardIn her Q&A this morning Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, confirmed that she wants the government to approve the licences for the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields in the North Sea.She said:I’ve been very clear that I think that the North Sea is a crucial asset for the UK, and tha...

Supreme court hands Trump administration big win with rulings on key immigration cases – live

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Justices allow Trump administration to end protections for Haitians and Syrians and pave way to turn back asylum seekers at southern borderSupreme court lets Trump administration end TPS for Haitians and SyriansTrump officials can turn back asylum seekers at US-Mexico borderSign up for the Breaking News US emailHere’s my colleague Maanvi Singh’s report on the supreme court’s decision to give the T...

UK records its hottest ever June day as health emergencies surge across Europe

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Temperatures linked to third child’s death in France, where three-quarters of country are under extreme heat alertEurope live – latest updatesThe UK recorded its hottest ever June temperature on Thursday, as brutally hot conditions supercharged by the climate crisis were linked to the death of a third toddler in France and a sharp rise in medical emergencies across Europe.The UK’s new provisional...

US judge blocks Trump administration’s bid to restrict mail-in voting

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Ruling comes amid drive by Republican administration to reshape rules around voting ahead of midtermsThe Trump administration’s plan to deny mail-in ballots to states that would not give their voter rolls to federal officials was blocked Thursday morning by a federal judge in Boston.US district judge Indira ⁠Talwani ruled that the provisions of an executive order issued by Donald Trump on 31 March...

Hospitals in England declare critical incidents as machines and IT fail in heat

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Extreme weather breaks MRI scanners and cooling units, as workload rises for sleep-deprived staff on sweltering wardsDoctors have set out the disastrous impact extreme heat is having on the NHS in England, with radiotherapy machines and MRI scanners failing, critical IT systems stalling and cooling units that serve entire hospitals breaking down.The hot weather has also prompted a surge in admissi...

US supreme court blocks thousands of lawsuits over Roundup maker’s pesticide warning labels

The Guardian • 2 months ago

The case, Monsanto v Durnell, specifically dealt with claims that the company failed to warn users of product risksUS politics live – latest updatesThe US supreme court has found in favor of the former Monsanto company in a ruling that is expected to block thousands of lawsuits filed by people alleging the key ingredient in the weed killer Roundup causes cancer.The decision was made in a 7-2 vote,...

Britain’s six prime ministers since 2016 – ranked!

The Guardian • 2 months ago

From Cameron’s Brexit exit to Starmer’s Burnham bow-out, half a dozen PMs have gone. So who’s the best of the bunch?The UK has had six prime ministers in the last 10 years – with a seventh likely to be in place by as early as mid-July.John Crace ranks those who have been booted out of Downing Street between 2016 and 2026. Continue reading...

Who is Tommy Robinson? The Karl Stefanovic guest who may have cost Australia’s famed TV host his job

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is an anti-Islamic, far-right political activist well known in the UK and EuropeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe man who calls himself Tommy Robinson has roared into prominence in Australia after the morning TV mainstay Karl Stefanovic posted an interview with Robinson for his podcast.The fallout was swift. Nine Ente...

Archbishop of Canterbury calls for end to Israeli occupation of Palestine

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Sarah Mullally ends visit to region with call for two-state solution that allows Israelis and Palestinians to live in peaceThe archbishop of Canterbury has called for an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestine after a pilgrimage in which she met Palestinians attacked by settlers and others detained without trial.Sarah Mullally, the head of the Church of England, and the Anglican archbishop of J...

Supreme court allows Trump administration to end legal protections for Haitians and Syrians amid slew of big decisions – live

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Justices rule on TPS; officials’ ability to turn migrants away at the US southern border, a major gun rights case in Hawaii and lawsuits against a weedkillerSupreme court lets Trump administration end TPS for Haitians and SyriansTrump officials can turn back asylum seekers at US-Mexico borderSign up for the Breaking News US emailHere’s my colleague Maanvi Singh’s report on the supreme court’s deci...

US supreme court allows Trump administration to strip Haitians and Syrians of protected status

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Decision effects hundreds of thousands of people who have permission to live and work in the US because their home countries are unsafeSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe US supreme court on Thursday ruled in favor of the Trump administration’s bid to strip temporary protected status (TPS) from hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians, who were legally in the US and protected...

David Clayton-Thomas, lead singer for Blood, Sweat & Tears, dies aged 84

The Guardian • 2 months ago

The Canadian musician, who achieved major hits such as Spinning Wheel and You’ve Made Me So Very Happy, died peacefully at a Toronto hospitalDavid Clayton-Thomas, lead singer of 60s and 70s group Blood, Sweat & Tears has died at 84.According to his publicist, the Canadian singer died peacefully at a hospital in Toronto with no cause of death given. Continue reading...

Supreme court sides with Trump over asylum claims at US border and strikes down Hawaii gun law – live updates

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Decisions still outstanding in birthright citizenship cases among others; Trump and Congress in standoff over housing and voter ID billsSupreme court strikes down Hawaii’s gun restrictionsCourt rules in favor of former Monsanto company in pesticide caseSign up for the Breaking News US emailHere’s my colleague Maanvi Singh’s report on the supreme court’s decision to give the Trump administration a ...