Play buttontrump news update White House insists Trump not having second thoughts on China trade warGuardian US - Julian Borger in BiarritzDonald Trump admitted on Sunday to having second thoughts about raising tariffs against China, spark brief hopes of a possible truce in the trans-Pacific trade war. But his spokeswoman later insisted only
Lisa Bloom Lisa Bloom: lawyer in Epstein case speaks of suffering sexual abuseGuardian US - Edward Helmore in New YorkWe still have an opportunity in the civil system, and that is to demand full and fair compensation for Epstein's victims The pendulum needs to keep swinging … because we’ve been living through an epidemic
Play buttonHong Kong Hong Kong protests: police fire teargas at demonstrators in triad-linked districtThe Guardian - Verna Yu in Hong KongPolice have fired teargas at protesters after tens of thousands of people poured on to the streets on a rainy day in a Hong Kong area noted for its links with triad gangsters, where demonstrators were
Play buttonBoris Johnson Trump says Boris Johnson is 'right man' to deliver BrexitGuardian US - Heather Stewart Political editorDonald Trump has described Boris Johnson as “the right man” to deliver Brexit, as the pair met for a breakfast meeting at the G7 summit in Biarritz. Asked what his advice was for Brexit, the US president
World News Landmark US case to expose rampant racial bias behind the death penaltyThe Guardian - Ed Pilkington in New YorkA very stark and unmistakable picture of discrimination emerges Cassandra Stubbs, ACLU They feared that breaking the link between the death penalty and race would remove too many people from death row
Water 'Damage has been done': Newark water crisis echoes FlintGuardian US - Lauren Aratani in NewarkThere are so many different narratives being pushed out there that no one really knows what to believe Anthony Diaz, Newark Water Coalition The water doesn’t last you a day. It’s summer, it’s hot. We waiting.
Radiation Russian officials blame food for traces of radiation in doctor treating blast victimsThe Guardian - Staff and agenciesA doctor who helped treat victims of the mysterious nuclear blast in Russia more than two weeks ago has traces of radiation in his muscle tissue, said regional officials, who blamed the readings on his
Kit Harington Game of Thrones star Kit Harington joins Marvel's The EternalsThe Guardian - PA MediaThe Game of Thrones star Kit Harington will join the Marvel Cinematic Universe as part of superhero group The Eternals, Disney has announced. The British actor will join his co-star from the fantasy drama
Boris Johnson Boris Johnson seeks legal advice on five-week parliament closure ahead of BrexitThe Guardian - Toby Helm and Heather StewartBoris Johnson has asked the attorney general, Geoffrey Cox, whether parliament can be shut down for five weeks from 9 September in what appears to be a concerted plan to stop MPs forcing a further extension
World News Bolsonaro enjoys comedy club outing as Amazon fires rage onThe Guardian - Dom Phillips in Rio de JaneiroWhile the Amazon burned and Brazilians demonstrated their outrage, Brazil’s far-right president Jair Bolsonaro went to a comedy club. As the president’s pre-recorded speech to the nation explaining how
Boris Johnson Boris Johnson prepares for Biarritz balancing act with Donald TrumpThe Guardian - Julian BorgerBoris Johnson will sit down for breakfast on Sunday morning with a man he once famously described as “betraying a quite stupefying ignorance that makes him frankly unfit to hold the office of president
Measles New Zealand teen with measles may have exposed Disneyland visitorsGuardian US - Reuters in Los AngelesA teenage girl from New Zealand sick with measles visited Disneyland and other popular tourist stops across southern California earlier this month, possibly infecting others, local government health officials
Play buttonDonald Trump Jr Not the Messiah: Trump insists 'chosen one' China trade war remark was a jokeGuardian US - Amanda HolpuchDonald Trump has twice insisted he was just joking when he claimed to be “the chosen one” to take on China over trade. Speaking to reporters in Washington on Friday night, then in two tweets from the of
Emmanuel Macron Macron hopes to convince G7 leaders to halt trade war and heal divisionsThe Guardian - Julian Borger and Angelique Chrisafis in BiarritzIt is increasingly difficult for all of us to find common language when the world needs our cooperation more, not less Donald Tusk French president Emmanuel Macron has said he hopes to convince world to
Jeffrey Epstein Prince Andrew denies seeing any suspicious Epstein behaviourThe Guardian - Amanda Holpuch in New York and agenciesPrince Andrew has commented on the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, saying he did not “see, witness or suspect any behaviour of the sort that subsequently led to [the] arrest and conviction” of the deceased financier.
Anne McClain Nasa astronaut 'accessed ex-partner's bank account from space station'Guardian US - Robin McKie Science editorNasa is investigating a claim that an astronaut accessed the bank account of her estranged partner while she was living on the International Space Station (ISS). The case appears to be the first allegation
Bashar al-Assad Three million caught in crossfire as Assad vows to capture every inch of SyriaThe Guardian - Emma Graham-HarrisonSyrian government forces have made fresh military advances towards President Bashar al-Assad’s goal of reclaiming “every inch” of the country in an offensive that has intensified fears of a humanitarian
Northern Ireland On the Irish border lanes of Fermanagh, the bad old days are returningThe Guardian - Rory CarrollBoris Johnson vowed to preserve peace in Northern Ireland during diplomatic forays to Germany and France last week, saying “under no circumstances” would the UK put checks and controls on the border. prime
Politics Tusk: Boris Johnson must not become known as 'Mr No Deal'The Guardian - Julian Borger in BiarritzDonald Tusk has told Boris Johnson not to “go down in history as ‘Mr No Deal’”. Speaking at the G7 summit in Biarritz, where the pair will meet on Sunday, the European council president noted that Johnson
Play buttonGreenland Trump plans to open US consulate in Greenland despite row over offer to buyThe Guardian - Associated Press in WashingtonThe Trump administration is planning to open a US consulate in Greenland for the first time in decades, amid increased strategic and economic interest in the Danish territory. The state department said
Vaping Patient's death could be first in US linked to vaping, officials sayThe Guardian - Associated PressUS health officials are reporting what could be the country’s first death linked to vaping. The officials said on Friday that an adult patient in Illinois, who contracted a serious lung disease after had
Play buttonHong Kong Hong Kong riot police beat protesters at anti-surveillance rallyThe Guardian - Verna Yu in Hong KongHong Kong riot police have fired rounds of teargas, rubber bullets, pepper balls and sponge rounds, and beaten people, as protesters led them on a game of cat-and-mouse across the city. The actions took
G7 Summit Biarritz in lockdown as G7 summit descends on French resortThe Guardian - Angelique Chrisafis in BiarritzThe French seaside resort of Biarritz is under lockdown by security forces ahead of the G7 summit, with more than 13,000 police as well as a special magistrates court set up to try anyone committing offences.
Schools School at centre of Guardian's Cancer Town series may move students due to air pollutionGuardian US - Oliver LaughlandLocal officials in Reserve, Louisiana, are examining the prospect of removing pupils from an elementary school situated a few hundred feet from a chemical plant that presents the highest risk of cancer
Play buttonNews Russia Today puts Japan on the map, where New Zealand should beThe Guardian - Naaman ZhouRussian news channel RT has apologised for apparently accidentally labelling New Zealand as “Japan”, and Papua New Guinea as “South Korea” in an embarrassing southern hemisphere mix-up. The mistake came
Neo-nazism 'Tip of the iceberg': what a Nazi salute video says about Orange countyGuardian US - Sam Levin in Los AngelesStudents have arranged red plastic cups in the shape of a swastika. They’ve held up “We love White” signs. They’ve chanted a Nazi marching song. Several high schools in Orange county, California, have
Rashida Tlaib Rashida Tlaib on Trump v the Squad: 'He's scared of us'Guardian US - Tom PerkinsWhat he’s doing by choosing us four as his target is trying to distract folks from the fact he has failed as a president People will target me, but my work, my vote says the complete opposite of what say
Play buttonWorld News 'Our dad is dead': the families left behind after police shootingsThe Guardian - Khushbu ShahIn America, there is a common conversation between black parents and their children, long known as “the talk”. It is about what to do when approached by a police officer. How to talk. How to act. How,
News (Hong Kong) UK consulate worker detained in China is freed in Hong Kong, says familyThe Guardian - Verna Yu in Hong KongA staff member at the British consulate in Hong Kong who was detained in mainland China has been released, his family said on Saturday, ending an ordeal that lasted more than two weeks. “Simon [Cheng]
Play buttontrump news update G7 leaders to hold emergency talks over Amazon wildfires crisisThe Guardian - Julian Borger in Biarritz, Jonathan Watts, and Tom Phillips in Mexico CityLeaders of the world’s major democracies are due to hold emergency talks this weekend on the wildfires engulfing the Amazon, as international efforts to force Brazil to change its deforestation policies
