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Did Trump really rescue Venezuela? – podcast

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Tom Phillips on life in the country four months after the US abduction of the former president Nicolás Maduro“The last time I flew out of Venezuela was right at the start of August 2024, just after the disputed presidential election,” the Guardian’s Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, tells Annie Kelly.“It was a moment of real turmoil. There was a huge wave of repression that was unfolding ...

Thailand tightens visa rules for tourists, citing crime by foreigners

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Move brings an end to a 60 day visa-free stay that was agreed with 93 countries, including the UK, US and much of EuropeThailand is drastically cutting the length of visa-free stays for tourists from more than 90 countries in an effort to curb crime involving foreign nationals, officials said on Tuesday.Tourism is vital to the south-east Asian nation’s economy, but foreign arrivals are yet to retu...

‘They decided to buy the seat’: Massie speaks out after losing House primary to Trump-backed challenger Ed Gallrein – live

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Kentucky congressman who championed Epstein bill failed to fight off attacks from president in victory for TrumpTrump critic Thomas Massie defeated in Kentucky Republican House primarySign up for the Breaking News US emailTrump told reporters he is giving Iran until the weekend or early next week, to make a deal to end the war.He said that yesterday he was within an hour of deciding to resume bomb...

Australia news live: shadow treasurer Tim Wilson promises campaign to support small businesses; AI nudify service ordered to block children’s access

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Wilson will take aim at the impact of capital gains tax changes on businesses and startups in a speech to the National Press Club. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe NSW economy will grow less than expected next financial year amid rising inflation and the global oil shock, the state’s treasurer will warn ahead of next month’s budget.In a speech today...

Thomas Massie loses Kentucky House primary to Trump-backed Republican challenger Ed Gallrein – live

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Kentucky congressman who championed Epstein bill failed to fight off attacks from president in victory for TrumpTrump critic Thomas Massie defeated in Kentucky Republican House primarySign up for the Breaking News US emailTrump told reporters he is giving Iran until the weekend or early next week, to make a deal to end the war.He said that yesterday he was within an hour of deciding to resume bomb...

Australia news live: $1m reward for information on opal miner’s unsolved death; inflation and oil shock expected to slow NSW economy

The Guardian • 3 months ago

A $1m reward has been announced for information relating to the suspicious death of an opal miner more than 30 years ago. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe NSW economy will grow less than expected next financial year amid rising inflation and the global oil shock, the state’s treasurer will warn ahead of next month’s budget.In a speech today ahead of...

Google announces glasses are back and search is getting an AI makeover

The Guardian • 3 months ago

At annual I/O conference, company debuts a product for everyday consumers to create autonomous AI agentsGoogle announced Tuesday that it would expand its search bar, the centerpiece of the most-visited website in the world, with a heavy dose of artificial intelligence. The tech giant is also trying its hand at hi-tech glasses again, more than a decade after wearers of its first eyewear were dubbed...

Trump critic Thomas Massie defeated in Kentucky Republican House primary

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Victory for Ed Gallrein, former Navy Seal hand-picked by Trump, shows strength of president’s grip on party Donald Trump displayed his supremacy over the Republican party on Tuesday when voters in northern Kentucky rejected the maverick congressman Thomas Massie in favour of the US president’s hand-picked challenger.Ed Gallrein, a retired Navy Seal and farmer who was recruited into the race by Tru...

Australia news live: inflation and oil shock expected to slow NSW economy; $1m reward for information on opal miner’s unsolved death

The Guardian • 3 months ago

NSW treasurer Daniel Mookhey has warned of ‘difficult choices’ ahead of next month’s state budget. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe NSW economy will grow less than expected next financial year amid rising inflation and the global oil shock, the state’s treasurer will warn ahead of next month’s budget.In a speech today ahead of the 23 June state budg...

Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill at least 19 as clashes with Hezbollah continue despite ceasefire

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Single strike on the village of Deir Qanoun al Nahr in the coastal Tyre province killed 10, including three children and three women, health ministry saysIsraeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed at least 19 people, including four women and three children, Lebanon’s health ministry said, the latest in near-daily attacks from both sides that have not stopped despite a fragile, US-bro...

Firm finds LA county officials did not discriminate in response to Eaton fire

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Altadena group pans report as ‘pages of deflection’ and cites reliance on ‘department insiders’ rather than residentsLos Angeles county fire officials did not discriminate on the basis of race or socioeconomic status and did not delay in their evacuation orders during last year’s deadly Eaton fire in Altadena, a consulting firm found on Monday.At the behest of the county and its fire department, t...

Polls close in Kentucky, where Thomas Massie seeks to survive Trump’s attacks as several states hold primaries – live

The Guardian • 3 months ago

President also endorses hardline ally Paxton over veteran senator for Senate race in Texas amid latest test of Trump’s grip on GOPTrump endorses attorney general Ken Paxton in Texas Senate primarySign up for the Breaking News US emailTrump told reporters he is giving Iran until the weekend or early next week, to make a deal to end the war.He said that yesterday he was within an hour of deciding to...

UK ‘built for climate that no longer exists’ and needs urgent changes to survive global heating, report warns

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Landmark report calls for widespread air conditioning and says UK temperatures forecast to exceed 40C by 2050British homes will need air conditioning to survive predicted levels of global heating, the government’s climate advisers have warned in a report, as measures such as drawing curtains, opening windows and growing trees for shade are not likely to be enough.Air conditioning should be install...

Spending watchdog warns £38bn cost of Sizewell C nuclear plant is ‘risky’

The Guardian • 3 months ago

National Audit Office says potential benefits are ‘considerable but uncertain’ while risks are ‘immediate and substantial’The cost of the government’s £38bn nuclear plant in Suffolk is subject to “significant uncertainty” and may outweigh the benefits for UK households until at least 2064, according to the government’s spending watchdog.The National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that although the ...

Britain must think like a hot country – otherwise inequalities will only grow

The Guardian • 3 months ago

The government must act to redress the unequal impact of climate change, or risk rising temperatures making disparities worseUK ‘built for climate that no longer exists’ and needs urgent changes to survive global heating, report warnsIt may not always feel like it, but Britons are going to have to get used to living in a hot country.Temperatures are already 1.4C above the historic norm, and headin...

Kylie Minogue announces she had second cancer diagnosis in 2021

The Guardian • 3 months ago

In new Netflix documentary, pop superstar says she ‘got through it, again’, referring back to successful treatment for breast cancer in 2005Kylie Minogue has revealed that in early 2021 she was diagnosed with cancer for a second time, after diagnosis and successful treatment for breast cancer in 2005.The pop star discussed the previously unannounced diagnosis in a new Netflix documentary entitled ...

‘We’ve done it’: euphoria as Arsenal win first Premier League in a generation

The Guardian • 3 months ago

The Emirates erupted as the Gunners were crowned champions – with expats, drivers and a boy in pyjamas out to celebrate‘Twenty-two years,” said the father to his son, shaking his head reflectively. “Twenty-two effing years.” Standing outside the Emirates Stadium among an ever-growing crowd, he was not alone in trying to get a handle on his feelings. Arsenal had just won their first league title in...

Australia news live: inflation and oil shock expected to slow NSW economy; one dead and four injured in Sydney shooting

The Guardian • 3 months ago

NSW treasurer Daniel Mookhey has warned of ‘difficult choices’ ahead of next month’s state budget. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe NSW economy will grow less than expected next financial year amid rising inflation and the global oil shock, the state’s treasurer will warn ahead of next month’s budget.In a speech today ahead of the 23 June state budg...

Least fit people need to do more exercise than fittest to get same benefit – study

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Research appears to challenge previous studies but some experts call aspects of it ‘misguided’People who are the least fit need to do 30-50 minutes more exercise a week than the fittest to get the same reduction in cardiovascular risk, according to research.Researchers examined data from more than 17,000 British adults taking part in the UK Biobank study. They completed a cycle test to measure the...

Ousted senator Bill Cassidy: no regrets over Trump impeachment vote

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Republican defeated in primary says backing Trump’s conviction ‘may have cost me my seat, but who cares?’Returning to the US Capitol after a stinging primary re-election loss, Bill Cassidy, a Republican senator of Louisiana, said he had no regrets about his “momentous” vote to convict Donald Trump on 2021 impeachment charges during his first presidency.“I voted to uphold the constitution. It may h...

Trump leads media tour of ballroom building site as Congress balks at $1bn price tag

The Guardian • 3 months ago

President says $400m building costs to be funded by private donors, but has asked for taxpayers to cover security costsShouting over the banging and clanging sounds from heavy construction equipment, Donald Trump on Tuesday gave a group of reporters a closer look at the construction for the White House ballroom he’s building on the site of the former East Wing to mount a defense of the project tha...

Polls start to close in Kentucky, where Thomas Massie seeks to survive Trump’s attacks as several states hold primaries – live

The Guardian • 3 months ago

President also endorses hardline ally Paxton over veteran senator for Senate race in Texas amid latest test of Trump’s grip on GOPTrump endorses attorney general Ken Paxton in Texas Senate primarySign up for the Breaking News US emailTrump told reporters he is giving Iran until the weekend or early next week, to make a deal to end the war.He said that yesterday he was within an hour of deciding to...

US Senate votes to advance resolution to curb Trump’s Iran war powers

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Chamber advances bill for first time as four Republicans join all but one of Senate’s DemocratsThe Senate voted on Tuesday to advance a war powers resolution aimed at forcing Donald Trump to end the war in Iran unless he receives congressional authorization to continue it.Tuesday’s vote marks the first time the chamber has advanced the bill. Continue reading...

One person dead and four in hospital after alleged shooting in Sydney’s south-west

The Guardian • 3 months ago

NSW police establish crime scene at Canley Heights home after two pairs of men present at different hospitalsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne man has died and four others are in a serious condition after an alleged shooting at a Sydney home on Tuesday night.A crime scene was set up in Canley Heights, in the city’s ...

Teenagers behind mass shooting in San Diego rushed at mosque ‘fully armored’

The Guardian • 3 months ago

The firearms the shooters, aged 17 and 18, used in the fatal rampage were registered to one of their parentsThe two teenage assailants responsible for a mass shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, California, rushed toward the mosque “fully armored” with handguns and rifles, authorities said.A security guard shot and struck one of the shooters, according to members of the mosque – but the at...