Guardian USG20 Trade war looms over G20 as Trump attacks India over tariffs - business liveThe Guardian - Graeme WeardenRolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as US president blasts India for raising tariffs on American goods Latest: China to present ‘trade terms’ to Trump • Fact check: Is Trump right
Guardian USWorld News Spain fights huge forest fire as European heatwave intensifiesThe Guardian - Sam Jones in MadridMore than 500 firefighters and soldiers are working to bring a huge forest fire under control in north-eastern Spain as the early summer heatwave intensifies across Europe. The fire, in the Catalan province
Guardian USBoris Johnson Theresa May says next PM must not try to bypass parliament on BrexitThe Guardian - Heather Stewart Political editorTheresa May has warned the two men vying to replace her against trying to bypass parliament, insisting they must find a solution to the Brexit deadlock that can win the support of a majority of MPs. Boris
Guardian USG20 US briefing: Democratic debate, Trump's G20 threats and migrant deathsGuardian US - Tim WalkerThe long process of whittling down the Democratic field to a single presidential nominee began in Miami on Wednesday night, with the senators Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker, and the former housing secretary
Guardian USWorld News Dutch railway to pay out €50m over role in HolocaustThe Guardian - Daniel BoffeyThe Dutch railway has accepted a recommendation that it pay up to €50m (£45m) to relatives of thousands of people it transported to Nazi death camps during the second world war. Roger van Boxtel, the executive
Guardian USNews Japan says next British PM must not lead UK out of EU without dealThe Guardian - Matthew WeaverJapan’s foreign minister has pleaded with Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt not to lead the UK out of the EU without a deal when one of them becomes prime minister. In an unusually blunt warning, Tarō Kōno
Guardian USPlay buttonAngela Merkel Angela Merkel seen shaking for second time in just over a weekThe Guardian - Philip Oltermann in BerlinAngela Merkel will travel to the G20 summit in Japan despite experiencing a second bout of shaking in just over a week at a public event, her spokesperson has said. “Everything is going ahead as planned,”
Guardian USPlay buttonDalai Lama Dalai Lama says Donald Trump has a 'lack of moral principle'The Guardian - Kate LyonsThe Dalai Lama has said Donald Trump lacks moral principle and that he is open to the next spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists being a woman, but only if she is “attractive”. In an interview with the
Guardian USYemen 'I feel lucky': millions have fled war-torn Yemen – the US has accepted 50The Guardian - Lauren Aratani in New YorkYou can’t overstate the impact on Yemenis seeking safety in the United States. It’s become almost impossible. Nazanin Ash I never lived in this country as a normal person. I always have deep sadness in
Guardian USChemicals ‘Children are being poisoned’: California moms lead the way to pesticide banGuardian US - Sam Levin in San FranciscoElisa Rivera’s face swelled up, her eyes watered and soon she was struggling to breathe. The 39-year-old first started to feel ill when the smell of pesticides drifted from nearby Fresno county fruit on
Guardian USEl Salvador A young family left El Salvador for a better life. Their tragedy encapsulates the immigration crisisGuardian US - Anna-Catherine Brigida in San MartínWhen Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez told his mother that he was planning to take his wife and young daughter from their home on the outskirts of the San Salvador and head north to the United States, she
Guardian USTariffs Trump warns China is 'ripe' for new tariffs and suggests Vietnam could be nextThe Guardian - Guardian staff and agenciesPresident Donald Trump flew to the G20 summit on Wednesday sounding warnings that China was “ripe” for new tariffs and suggesting that Vietnam, which he called “the single worst abuser of everybody”, be
Guardian USFacebook Facebook says it can't handle election misinformation crisis aloneThe Guardian - Kari Paul in San FranciscoMark Zuckerberg has said Facebook cannot be expected to manage the crisis around election misinformation campaigns on its own. The Facebook CEO, speaking at the Aspen Ideas Festival on Wednesday, said
Guardian USDonald Trump Jr Reddit 'quarantines' its biggest pro-Trump message boardGuardian US - Julia Carrie Wong in San FranciscoReddit has taken steps to “quarantine” the largest pro-Donald Trump community on its site, The_Donald, due to “repeated rule-breaking behavior” and, in recent days, “encouragement of violence towards officers
Guardian USJuan Guaidó Venezuela government says it foiled plot to assassinate president MaduroThe Guardian - Associated Press in CaracasVenezuelan officials said that they have foiled a plot to overthrow the government that included assassinating President Nicolás Maduro and his closest political allies. Maduro spokesman Jorge Rodríguez
Guardian USJulian Castro Democratic debates: candidates clash over healthcare while uniting against Trump – as it happenedGuardian US - Adam Gabbatt in Adrienne Arsht Center, MiamiWarren was convincing on healthcare and other key issues; Booker’s answers stood out on immigration; and Castro had a good night That’s all for tonight. It was a good debate for Julián Castro, Elizabeth
Guardian USThe Guardian Georgia: newborn baby found alive in plastic bag – video reportGuardian US - US NewsPolice in Georgia have released dramatic bodycam footage showing the moment a newborn baby girl was discovered alive in a plastic bag. Local residents called the police on 6 June after hearing cries from
Guardian USBoris Johnson Boris Johnson: odds of no-deal Brexit are 'a million-to-one against'The Guardian - Rowena Mason Deputy political editorBoris Johnson has said the chances of a no-deal Brexit are a “million-to-one against”, despite promising to leave on 31 October whether or not he has managed to strike a new agreement with the European
Guardian USSperm Canada IVF doctor loses licence for using wrong sperm – including his ownThe Guardian - Tracey Lindeman in OttawaAt the height of his 41-year medical career the Canadian fertility specialist Norman Barwin was known as the “baby god” but the 80-year old has been stripped of his medical licence for repeatedly using
Guardian USAbortion Medical experts criticise BBC for use of phrase 'heartbeat bill'The Guardian - Tara ConlanAn international alliance of medical experts has accused the BBC of using “medically inaccurate” and biased “dangerously emotive” language after the corporation refused to stop describing US legislation
Guardian USPlay buttonBorder Patrol ‘The river is treacherous’: the migrant tragedy one photo can't captureGuardian US - Patrick Timmons in Piedras NegrasMore than eight children have drowned in the river this year. It’s insane Claudio Bres Garza, mayor of Piedras Negras We are trying to figure out what to do. Do we turn ourselves in or try to keep going?
Guardian USCoal US generates more electricity from renewables than coal for first time everThe Guardian - Oliver MilmanThe US generated more electricity from renewable sources than coal for the first time ever in April, new federal government data has shown. Clean energy such as solar and wind provided 23% of US electricity
Guardian USPlay buttonMegan Rapinoe Donald Trump warns Megan Rapinoe not to 'disrespect' US flag at World CupThe Guardian - Tom Lutz in New YorkOn Monday, Megan Rapinoe scored two goals to send the US through to the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup. On Wednesday, the President of the United States warned her not to “disrespect” her country.
Guardian USParkinson's Disease Growing evidence suggests Parkinson's disease starts in gutThe Guardian - Nicola DavisEvidence that Parkinson’s disease may start off in the gut is mounting, according to new research showing proteins thought to play a key role in the disease can spread from the gastrointestinal tract the
Guardian USPlay buttonPrince William Prince William: I’d be absolutely fine if my children were gayThe Guardian - Caroline DaviesThe Duke of Cambridge has said he worries about the pressures his children may face if in future they came out as gay or lesbian. Prince William said he would be “absolutely fine” if they did, but had
Guardian USEric Trump US Senate passes $4.6bn border funding bill – as it happenedGuardian US - Vivian Ho (now) and Jamiles Lartey (earlier)GOP-led Senate passes bill with strong bipartisan support, while Republican senators urge investigation of Trump sexual assault allegation OK everybody, it’s been real. But now it’s time for the first
Guardian USKim Kardashian Kim Kardashian West’s Kimono shapewear touches nerve in JapanThe Guardian - Edward Helmore and agenciesThe American television star Kim Kardashian West has caused controversy in Japan by naming her new line of shapewear Kimono, prompting some to accuse her of disrespecting the traditional outfit. The reality
Guardian USRobert Mueller US briefing: border patrol chief quits, Democrat debates and MuellerGuardian US - Tim WalkerThe acting head of US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has resigned amid escalating controversy over the administration’s hardline immigration policies, specifically the inhumane conditions at a CBP
Guardian USCardi B Cardi B pleads not guilty to strip club assaultThe Guardian - Laura SnapesCardi B has pleaded not guilty to assault following two altercations at a New York strip club in August 2018. The rapper, born Belcalis Almanzar, turned herself in to police in October following the alleged
Guardian USGuns 'If I can hear you, I can find you': the woman teaching kids to dodge bullets in their neighborhoodGuardian US - Abené Clayton in Richmond, CaliforniaThe bangs froze the small group of children playing on the new jungle gym on this sunny northern California afternoon last week. The kids stopped swinging and playing tag and ran full speed to hide behind
