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Move puts forces in close proximity at a time when military and diplomatic rivalry is increasing over UkraineUkraine will at some point have to enter into talks with Russia to bring an end to their more than two-year-old war, a senior Ukrainian intelligence official said in an interview published on Thursday.Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has repeatedly ruled out talks with the Kremlin, and a...

Irakli Kobakhidze tries to draw a parallel between a crackdown on protests in Georgia and police action on US campusesIn a joint statement yesterday, a group of members of the European parliament said they are “deeply worried about the situation in Georgia” and “condemn the violence against peaceful protesters and opposition politicians.”David McAllister, Marina Kaljurand and Sven Mikser said they “have already expressed our...

One tornado in Oklahoma was the first of 2024 to be rated as EF-4, the second most severe categorySevere thunderstorms affected parts of the United States last week, spawning at least 129 tornadoes across midwestern and southern states between 25 and 28 April. The majority occurred on 26 April, with most touching down in Nebraska and Iowa.Two that formed were particularly large and long-lived,...

Court hears that Keith Davidson texted National Enquirer editor on night of Trump’s 2016 victory to say ‘What have we done?’Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial enters its 11th day following raucous testimony about his increasingly unhinged underling and the tawdry business of celebrity sex scandals.Keith Davidson, the attorney representing Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal, returned to the witness stand on Thursday. Davidson was grilled...

Move comes after west African country’s military government had told US to withdraw its troopsRussian military personnel have entered an airbase in Niger that is hosting American troops, after a decision by Niger’s junta to expel US forces from the country.The military officers ruling the west African country have told the US to withdraw its nearly 1,000 military personnel, which until a coup last...

College under federal investigation after students with Palestinian and Muslim ancestry allege ‘hostile environment’, Guardian learnsThe US government has opened an investigation into Emory University’s alleged discrimination against students with Palestinian, Muslim or Arab ancestry since 7 October, the Guardian has exclusively learned.The US education department notified the Council on American Islamic Relations, Georgia, or Cair-GA, and Palestine Legal, a national organization, on Tuesday...

Los Angeles mayor calls late-night attack by counter-demonstrators ‘abhorrent’ as footage shows people wielding sticksUS campus protests – live updatesProtests at university campuses across the US – in picturesThe University of California in Los Angeles was reeling on Wednesday following a late-night violent attack by counter-demonstrators on a pro-Palestinian protest encampment, as the state’s governor condemned a slow response from law enforcement to some...

Riyadh seeks more modest agreement with Washington in absence of Gaza ceasefire and Netanyahu resistance to Palestinian stateThe US and Saudi Arabia have drafted a set of agreements on security and technology-sharing which were intended to be linked to a broader Middle East settlement involving Israel and the Palestinians.However, in the absence of a ceasefire in Gaza and in the face of adamant resistance...

The writer of The New York Trilogy, Leviathan and 4 3 2 1 – known for his stylised postmodernist fiction – has died from complications of lung cancerPaul Auster, the author of 34 books including the acclaimed New York Trilogy, has died aged 77.The author died on Tuesday due to complications from lung cancer, his friend and fellow author Jacki Lyden confirmed to the...

Police say four officers who died serving warrant over firearms possession were ‘heroes’ as investigation into shooting continuesEight law-enforcement officers were shot, four fatally, during a shootout on Monday outside a home in North Carolina while serving a warrant to someone wanted for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. It was the deadliest attack on US law enforcement since 2016.Three of the four...

US campus protests escalate after students suspended, while dozens arrested in Texas, Utah and VirginiaMiddle East crisis – live updatesDozens of protesters have taken over a building at Columbia University in New York, barricading the entrances and unfurling a Palestinian flag out of a window in the latest escalation of demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war that have spread to college campuses across the US.Video...

Gary Farro, who last week described financial arrangements related to alleged catch-and-kill scheme, to resume testimonyDonald Trump’s New York criminal trial enters its third week on Tuesday morning with additional testimony from a private banker who last week described financial maneuvering related to the ex-president’s alleged catch-and-kill scheme.The trial on Friday adjourned for the week following testimony from Gary Farro. In 2015, Farro became...

Cheng ‘Charlie’ Saephan, who was born in Laos and immigrated in 1994, wants to provide for his family and ‘find a good doctor’It was about eight years after a cancer diagnosis when Cheng “Charlie” Saephan, his wife and their friends bought a batch of lottery tickets at a north-east Oregon convenience store in early April.They ended up winning the eighth-largest jackpot in US lottery...

Police say officers were in Charlotte serving warrant for suspect, who was also killed, wanted over firearms possessionEight law-enforcement officers were shot, four fatally, during a shootout Monday outside of a home in North Carolina. The officers were serving a warrant to an individual wanted for possessing a firearm when the shooting began.When marshals approached a home on the 5000 block of Galway Drive...

Republican governor says on social media ‘no encampments will be allowed’ as videos show police using pepper sprayProtesters who returned to the University of Texas at Austin on Monday were greeted by dozens of law enforcement officers, many in riot gear. At least 43 protesters were arrested as police and campus security used pepper spray and flash-bang charges on the crowd.The Republican governor, Greg...

Protesters arrested in city’s historic French Quarter as witnesses allege officers used ‘indiscriminate’ force to clear protestPolice arrested a dozen pro-Palestine protesters in New Orleans’ historic French Quarter, as efforts to set up an encampment in the city’s center were suppressed by local law-enforcement officers.Officers used batons and tasers on protesters who had congregated in Jackson Square Park, according to eyewitnesses and video reviewed...

T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint and AT&T say they will appeal against ‘excessive’ fines meted out by US regulatorThe Federal Communications Commission on Monday fined the largest US wireless carriers nearly $200m for illegally sharing access to customers’ location information.The FCC is finalizing fines first proposed in February 2020, including $80m for T-Mobile; $12m for Sprint, which T-Mobile has since acquired; $57m for AT&T, and nearly...

State department says five units mostly from IDF but including at least one police unit responsible for gross violations in West Bank The US has found five units of the Israeli security forces responsible for gross violations of human rights, over incidents in the West Bank before the current Gaza war, the state department has said.The findings come at a time when Israel is...

US secretary of state to discuss avoiding regional conflictAntony Blinken will travel to Saudi Arabia to try to restart fraught ceasefire negotiations in Gaza, as a delegation from Hamas, expected in Cairo in parallel to the US secretary of state’s visit, said they would provide a response to an Israeli proposal focused on an initial hostage release.Pressure on international mediators has mounted to secure...

Wang Yi tells Antony Blinken ‘disruptions’ could arise amid threat of sanctions over China’s support for Russia’s defence industryChina’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, has warned the US that the recent improvements in the two countries’ relations were being jeopardised by “disruptions” that could take them back to a “downward spiral” leading to rivalry, confrontation and even conflict.Wang was speaking at the start of a...

Police have arrested dozens of students across US universities this week after a crackdown on pro-Palestine protests on campuses. Erum Salam and Margaret Sullivan report from New YorkAs the Israel-Gaza war grinds on amid a worsening humanitarian crisis, the world’s attention this week was captured by a battle on the campuses of elite US universities. Pro-Palestine student protesters were arrested en masse by New...

Mogul’s lawyers say decision in New York will strengthen appeal in Los Angeles but victims confident guilty verdict will be upheldHarvey Weinstein was already expected to spend the remainder of his life in prison for crimes in New York when a Los Angeles jury found him guilty of rape and sexual assault in 2022 and he was sentenced to an additional 16 years.But on...

Defence minister Richard Marles welcomes confirmation of congressional funding that ensures US can produce Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines for AustraliaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA United States funding package authorising more military aid for Ukraine and Israel passed by Congress on Tuesday includes a A$5bn boost for the US domestic...

Former National Enquirer publisher says he helped Trump to suppress negative stories that threatened 2016 election campaignThe former tabloid publisher David Pecker will continue testimony at Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial on Thursday, following his testimony earlier in the week.Pecker, the former chief executive of American Media, which publishes the National Enquirer, testified that he used his position to help Trump kill negative...