US group sues Apple over DR Congo conflict minerals
Apple says it instructed its suppliers to halt the sourcing of material from DR Congo and neighbouring Rwanda.
China blocks ByteDance from Nvidia chip use: Report
ByteDance had bought more Nvidia chips than any other Chinese firm in 2025 as it raced to secure computing power.
Protests, tears and a baby: five key images that tell the story of Cop30 – The Guardian
- Protests, tears and a baby: five key images that tell the story of Cop30 The Guardian
- COP30 seals uneasy climate deal that sidesteps fossil fuels Reuters
- Here’s what’s next in the fight to curb climate change, now that talks in Brazil have ended AP News
- US, Russia and Saudi Arabia create axis of obstruction as Cop30 sputters out The Guardian
- Oil Producers, but Maybe Not the Planet, Get a Win as Climate Talks End The New York Times
Five key takeaways from the UK’s tax-and-spending budget
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a rise in taxes and increased welfare spending.
Massive fire rips through Hong Kong high-rise complex, killing several
Video shows a colossal fire tearing through high-rise buildings at Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court, killing at least 14.
Arsenal vs Bayern Munich 3-1: UEFA Champions League – as it happened
All our updates with post-match reaction and interviews following our text commentary stream of the UCL tie.
Guinea-Bissau military takes ‘total control’ amid election chaos
Officers say they are closing borders and suspending poll as president and main rival both claim victory
Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau have announced they are taking “total control” of the west African country, three days after elections that both the two main presidential contenders claim to have won.
Military officers said they were suspending Guinea-Bissau’s electoral process and closing its borders, in a statement read out at the army’s headquarters in the capital Bissau and broadcast on state TV. They said they had formed “the high military command for the restoration of order”, which would rule the country until further notice.
Continue reading...Von der Leyen warns against ‘carving up’ of Ukraine amid crunch US-led talks
Commission president says undermining of sovereign European nation would ‘open the doors for more wars’
The European Commission president has warned against “the unilateral carving up of a sovereign European nation” as Europe scrambles to assert influence over the US’s attempt to end the war in Ukraine.
Speaking to European lawmakers in Strasbourg on Wednesday, Ursula von der Leyen said Russia showed “no signs of true willingness to end the conflict” and continued to operate in a mindset unchanged since the days of Yalta – the much-criticised and misunderstood 1945 summit to settle the postwar order.
Continue reading...Von der Leyen warns against ‘carving up’ of Ukraine amid crunch US-led talks
Commission president says undermining of sovereign European nation would ‘open the doors for more wars’
The European Commission president has warned against “the unilateral carving up of a sovereign European nation” as Europe scrambles to assert influence over the US’s attempt to end the war in Ukraine.
Speaking to European lawmakers in Strasbourg on Wednesday, Ursula von der Leyen said Russia showed “no signs of true willingness to end the conflict” and continued to operate in a mindset unchanged since the days of Yalta – the much-criticised and misunderstood 1945 summit to settle the postwar order.
Continue reading...European parliament calls for social media ban on under-16s
MEPs pass resolution to help parents tackle growing dangers of addictive internet platforms
Children under 16 should be banned from using social media unless their parents decide otherwise, the European parliament says.
MEPs passed a resolution on age restrictions on Wednesday by a large majority. Although not legally binding, it raises pressure for European legislation amid growing alarm about the mental health risks to children of unfettered internet access.
Continue reading...European parliament calls for social media ban on under-16s
MEPs pass resolution to help parents tackle growing dangers of addictive internet platforms
Children under 16 should be banned from using social media unless their parents decide otherwise, the European parliament says.
MEPs passed a resolution on age restrictions on Wednesday by a large majority. Although not legally binding, it raises pressure for European legislation amid growing alarm about the mental health risks to children of unfettered internet access.
Continue reading...Georgia judge drops election interference case against Trump
A judge in the southern state of Georgia rules that the case against Trump 'is hereby dismissed in its entirety'.
Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau announce their government takeover on state TV – NPR
- Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau announce their government takeover on state TV NPR
- Guinea-Bissau coup: Soldiers seize power and detain President Umaro Sissoco Embaló BBC
- Guinea-Bissau army officers say they have seized power; president arrested Al Jazeera
- Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appear on state television saying they have seized power AP News
- Portugal calls for end to violence in Bissau, vote counting resuming Reuters
Noem made decision to continue deportation flights to El Salvador, justice department says
Justice department maintains that Trump administration didn’t violate judge’s order to return flights to US
The Department of Justice said in a statement that Kristi Noem, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, was the one who made the decision to continue with the deportation flights of Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador in March, despite a federal judge’s directive that the flights must be returned to the United States.
In a court filing on Tuesday, the justice department said that “Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche and Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove provided DHS with legal advice regarding the court’s order as to flights that had left the United States before the order issued, through DHS Acting General Counsel Joseph Mazzara” and that “after receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador”.
Continue reading...Noem made decision to continue deportation flights to El Salvador, justice department says
Justice department maintains that Trump administration didn’t violate judge’s order to return flights to US
The Department of Justice said in a statement that Kristi Noem, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, was the one who made the decision to continue with the deportation flights of Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador in March, despite a federal judge’s directive that the flights must be returned to the United States.
In a court filing on Tuesday, the justice department said that “Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche and Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove provided DHS with legal advice regarding the court’s order as to flights that had left the United States before the order issued, through DHS Acting General Counsel Joseph Mazzara” and that “after receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador”.
Continue reading...US ranchers whiplashed by Trump’s beef policies
Ranchers find themselves caught between the president's desires to appease both them and the US consumer.
John Kerry urges Australia to take ‘hard-nosed’ approach with world’s biggest fossil fuel-producing countries at Cop31
Exclusive: Former US secretary of state calls for more demanding steps from Australia as it takes over presidency of next year’s UN climate summit
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Australia’s government, which will preside over the next UN climate summit, should gather the world’s 25 biggest greenhouse gas emitting countries and push them to draw up a roadmap to end the era of fossil fuels, former US secretary of state John Kerry has said.
Only by “hard-nosed” confrontation with fossil fuel producers, and reducing their consumption in major economies, would the world be able to tackle the climate crisis, he said.
Continue reading...John Kerry urges Australia to take ‘hard-nosed’ approach with world’s biggest fossil fuel-producing countries at Cop31
Exclusive: Former US secretary of state calls for more demanding steps from Australia as it takes over presidency of next year’s UN climate summit
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Australia’s government, which will preside over the next UN climate summit, should gather the world’s 25 biggest greenhouse gas emitting countries and push them to draw up a roadmap to end the era of fossil fuels, former US secretary of state John Kerry has said.
Only by “hard-nosed” confrontation with fossil fuel producers, and reducing their consumption in major economies, would the world be able to tackle the climate crisis, he said.
Continue reading...As France prepares military expansion, how is Europe beefing up its armies?
European nations are rushing to bolster their defences amid Russia threat and uncertainty of US support
France will this week become the latest EU country to set out plans to expand its army, with Emmanuel Macron expected to announce on Thursday that military service will be restored – albeit on a voluntary basis – nearly 30 years after the end of conscription.
In the face of Russia’s military threat and uncertainty over the US’s commitment to defending its transatlantic allies, Europe is rushing to bolster its defence industry and its deployment capability after radically cutting them back since the cold war.
Continue reading...Pope Leo to travel to Turkiye, Lebanon on first foreign trip
Pope Leo XIV spoke about his upcoming first foreign trip as pontiff to Turkiye and Lebanon.