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China denounces US threat of sanctions over trade with Iran

By Julian Borger Senior international correspondent

Beijing says it will take ‘all necessary measures’ to protect its interests as US steps up efforts to isolate Tehran Explainer: could US sanctions threaten China-Iran ties? China has denounced the threat of US sanctions for its trade with Iran, saying any such measures would be illegal, and warned it would take “all necessary measures” to protect its national interests. Beijing’s rejection of the US threat of seconda

Community-maxxing: gen Z are done with doomscrolling – and ready to socialise

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Research shows young adults often feel isolated. So alongside embracing ‘grandma hobbies’, they want to get involved with the places they live and be good neighbours Name: Community-maxxing. Age: The portmanteau is recent, but Homo sapiens have always been social creatures. Continue reading...

Revealed: How undercover agents spied on anti-ICE protesters in Minnesota

By Sam Levin

DHS officers posed as concerned citizens, joining Signal groups and taking photos of community meetings Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Newly disclosed records reveal how undercover federal agents posed as concerned community members to spy on residents and activists who opposed Immigration and Customs Enforcement ’s (ICE) crackdown in Minnesota. Internal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) files,

UK to warn citizens to stock up on food amid threat from climate crisis and hostile states

By Jessica Elgot and Kiran Stacey

Government resilience campaign aims to ensure people can cope in a national disaster, in order to free resources for most vulnerable UK citizens will be told to stock up on tinned food and take steps to ensure they are prepared for national emergencies as part of a new government campaign to improve the nation’s resilience. The new campaign from the Cabinet Office will set out ways people can prepare for extreme weat

There’s no place like a revered writer’s home | Letters

By Guardian Staff

Readers respond to an editorial on preserving the homes of writers such as William Blake, Ted Hughes and William Wordsworth for the public Your editorial (The Guardian view on writers’ houses: a museum of one’s own, 18 August) rightly laments that George Eliot has no publicly open home despite efforts to secure one. The same is true, remarkably, of William Blake, and he is at least as worthy a cause, and arguably eve

Why the threat from the rampaging AI machine went ignored | Letters

By Guardian Staff

Jonathan Michie on his father’s efforts in the 1970s to map out concerns regarding widespread social coercion driven by automation. Plus a letter from Callum Brown Jill Lepore asks why nobody listened to warnings about the threats posed from the AI revolution (Democracy v the machine, 18 August). As she is a Harvard professor, her piece is understandably US-centric. But in 1972 there was an international gathering of

Learning from lived experiences of poverty | Letters

By Guardian Staff

Carol Taylor and Howard Williamson respond to Katriona O’Sullivan’s article on the grinding reality of living in poverty Reading Katriona O’Sullivan’s article (Can anyone be too poor to buy a toothbrush? Yes – I know, because that was me, 19 August) reminded me of when I was a community worker at the Park Hill estate in Sheffield in the 1970s. When I (young and naive) asked the mums why they bought chips for their to

Ulez has been a breath of fresh air for London | Letters

By Guardian Staff

Sadiq Khan’s ultra-low emission zone in London is celebrated by Lorna Henderson, George Coleby and Leonard Neamtu after a study showed its health benefits for children In light of the astonishing results achieved in lowering air pollution by the introduction of the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) in London by Sadiq Khan (Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children, study finds, 18 August), should w

Sir Billy Boston obituary

By Peter Mason

First rugby league player to be knighted who was an explosive winger for Wigan and Great Britain Sir Billy Boston, who has died aged 92, was one of the greatest, and most popular, rugby league players of all time. A rambunctious, explosive powerhouse of a winger for Great Britain and Wigan during the 1950s and 60s, he would leave trails of bedraggled tacklers in his wake with his blockbusting runs, while his robust d

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Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on wide range of US goods

By Leyland Cecco in Toronto

Ottawa’s ‘focused response’ to levies imposed by Donald Trump on Canadian products comes after trade talks collapsed last week US politics live – latest updates Canada has announced it will impose tariffs on a wide range of key American industries including cosmetics, dairy, wood products and outdoor equipment in the coming weeks, as it retaliates roughly “dollar for dollar” against levies imposed by the US. In a str

Canada announces 50% retaliatory tariffs on hundreds of US goods as trade war escalates – live

By Lucy Campbell (now); Shrai Popat and Hayden Vernon (earlier)

Move by Canada comes after US president spent morning railing against the country, calling it the ‘most difficult’ nation he deals with Sign up for the US Breaking News email On Truth Social, however, the president shot down assertions that the US talks with Canada collapsed in part due a proposed trade deal that would have weakened French language protections. “I would never interfere with Canadians speaking French!

Vuelta a España: Tadej Pogacar punishes peloton with mighty solo win on stage four

By Agencies

Slovenian powers to victory by more than three minutes Leader breaks rivals on brutal climb at halfway point Tadej Pogacar arrived in red, lit the fuse on the climbs and turned stage four of the Vuelta a España ⁠into a private exhibition on Tuesday, powering away with almost 50km remaining to win alone in Andorra la Vella. The Slovenian, bidding to ⁠complete his Grand ⁠Tour collection by ​claiming the Vuelta for the

People’s bodies are changing in the age of Ozempic. How are we meant to talk about it?

By Madeleine Aggeler

Discussing people’s bodies can be fraught. We asked eating disorder experts how to do so – or not – responsibly In the age of Ozempic and people being open about plastic surgery, discussion about people’s bodies is rife. At the same time, nobody seems quite sure how to talk about them, as shown by recent coverage of celebrities like Ariana Grande. It is a fraught topic. We asked eating disorder experts for guidelines

CIA director John Ratcliffe reportedly on Moscow visit

By Peter Beaumont

Unannounced trip reported by US media is said to be Ratcliffe’s first known visit to Russia as CIA chief The CIA director, John Ratcliffe, has made an unannounced visit to Moscow, US media reported, after flight data showed an American military aircraft flew to the Russian capital, where a US diplomatic motorcade was later spotted. CBS News quoted sources familiar with the situation as confirming Ratcliffe’s trip, sa

London bus drivers resume strike over heatwave working amid fears over air con deal

By Joanna Partridge

Drivers concerned that bus operator’s offer to retrofit cabs on 730 buses will not be complete by next summer London bus drivers have resumed strike action over having to work in high temperatures, amid fears that proposed improvements to air conditioning will not be complete by next summer. About 1,500 members of the Unite union working across north London and Essex are taking part in the four-day strike from Tuesda

Manchester United confirm Carlos Baleba signing as midfield spend nears £150m

By PA Media and Guardian sport

Cameroon international joins from Brighton He says United are the ‘club of my dreams’ Manchester United have completed the signing of the Brighton midfielder Carlos Baleba in a deal worth up to £70m. The Cameroon international is the third midfielder to join this summer, after Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans. Baleba has signed a five-year contract with the option to extend for 12 months after United agreed a £65m d

VW workers boo boss as he urges them to ‘pull together’ amid job cuts

By Kate Connolly in Berlin

Oliver Blume faces workforce at German HQ as carmaker struggles against Chinese competition and US tariffs The chief executive of Volkswagen has faced boos and whistles of protest at the company’s headquarters after telling thousands of workers that a comprehensive reorganisation, which could include job losses and factory closures, is vital for its future. As Oliver Blume urged more than 10,000 workers on Tuesday to

Judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking appeal, calling claims ‘demonstrably meritless’

By Edward Helmore

Maxwell sought to vacate Epstein-related conviction, alleging hidden trial evidence and juror’s abuse history Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A federal judge has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell ’s legal effort to throw out her 2021 conviction on sex-trafficking charges and 20-year prison sentence, calling her claims “demonstrably meritless, and generally based on speculation, distortions, and/or outright

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Ukrainian star leaves LSU women’s basketball team after signing of Russian recruit

By Agencies and Guardian sport

Center Kate Koval departs after one season with Tigers Anna Minaeva of Russia joined team earlier this month Kim Mulkey hoped two could be ‘ambassadors’ for peace Ukrainian center Kate Koval is leaving LSU less than two weeks after the Tigers brought in a player from Russia. LSU coach Kim Mulkey said Monday night that Koval was leaving for “personal reasons”, adding that the program will “respect her privacy on her d

John Irvin obituary

By Ryan Gilbey

British film-maker and director of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy who was described by Alec Guinness as having ‘balls behind the camera’ Bouncing from war zone reportage to cold war espionage, Hollywood horror to Sherwood Forest swashbuckler, Harold Pinter to Arnold Schwarzenegger, the director John Irvin, who has died aged 86, was nothing if not eclectic. “I’m a bit split,” he said. “I like playing with expensive toys, y

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Prime minister Andy Burnham ‘heartbroken’ after death of rugby league legend Billy Boston

By Aaron Bower

Boston was one of the finest players in the sport’s history Wigan plan series of tributes in Thursday’s Hull KR clash Andy ­Burnham says he is “heart­broken” by the death of Sir Billy ­Boston after the prime minister led tri­butes to the rugby league icon. Boston died on Tuesday at the age of 92. He was one of the sport’s all‑time great players, scoring almost 500 tries during an illustrious career for Wigan Warriors

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‘Economic D-day’: How desperate is Trump to end Iran war? - The Latest

By Presented by Lucy Hough with Julian Borger; produced by Rosie Peters-McDonald, Tiara Chiaramonte and Bryony Moore; senior producer Ryan Ramgobin; executive producer Zoe Hitch

The White House has threatened sanctions on any country that trades with Iran in another bid to economically isolate the country, as US military efforts falter. Launching what he called Operation Economic Outcast, the US Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, compared it with D-day. China, Iran’s biggest trading partner, has already signalled that it will not cooperate with Trump’s attack on the Iranian economy. Lucy Hou

Kemah Bob: Love Child review – Miss Fortunate’s follow-up is a superbly playful origin story

By Brian Logan

Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh With icky and edgy jokes, the comedian offers an authentic inquiry into her childhood in her sophomore show A standup’s debut show usually tells us who they are, then with their follow-up, they branch out. Kemah Bob has done things the other way around. After 2024’s Miss Fortunate, a wild shaggy dog story about a disastrous trip to Thailand, she now delivers that delayed “this is me” se

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Badenoch plotted to remove Sunak as PM months before election, book claims

By Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

Anthony Seldon’s book alleges Badenoch asked fellow Tory ministers ‘if anyone was interested in changing the captain’ Kemi Badenoch plotted with fellow Conservative cabinet ministers to remove Rishi Sunak as prime minister months before the general election, it has been claimed. Anthony Seldon, who has written political biographies of every prime minister since John Major, has alleged in a new book that Badenoch, who

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A staring contest and a captivating eclipse – readers’ best photographs

By Guardian Staff

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