The U.S. ready to make up, Europe ready to break up in Munich
Secretary of State Marco Rubio tried to reassure Europe at the Munich Security Conference, but European leaders are skeptical.
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In Argentina, locals are taking loans to buy food
Argentinians are taking on loans, selling their belongings, and living on credit cards to pay for basics including food.
In Hungary, Marco Rubio Stresses Trump’s Support for Viktor Orban
The U.S. secretary of state said in Budapest that the president was “deeply committed” to the success of Viktor Orban, who has boasted of creating an “illiberal state.”
Rage. Grief. Anxiety. The New Mood in Iran.
In the aftermath of another wave of antigovernment unrest, Iran is gripped by a mood of collective grief and uncertainty about the future.
In Xi Jinping’s Purge of the Military, a Search for Absolute Loyalty
By reaching back to Maoist tactics of “rectification,” the Chinese leader is signaling that control over the gun requires a state of perpetual cleansing.
English councils face ‘unnecessary race against time’ to organise elections, leaders say
Government drops plans to delay 7 May ballots for 30 councils undergoing reorganisation, leaving 11 weeks to prepareCouncils are experiencing “whiplash” and face an “unnecessary race against time” to organise ballots after the government abandoned plans to delay 30 council elections in England, local authority leaders have said.Ministers had wanted to delay elections at councils undergoing major reorganisation, with many set to be merged or subsumed into others, but faced a legal challenge from Reform UK, which argued it was undemocratic. Continue reading...
Australia news live: racism ‘systemic’ at universities; Angus Taylor disowns leaked migration policy
Seven in 10 experienced indirect racism, rising to nine in 10 Palestinian and Jewish students and staff, report finds. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the best of the breaking news this morning before Nick Visser takes the reins.Angus Taylor says he knew nothing about a plan drawn up by ousted Liberal leader Sussan Ley to ban immigration from regions of 13 countries including Gaza and Somalia. However, he has been warned by leading party figures not to mimic Trump-style hardline immigration policies. More to come. Continue reading...
‘Joyful yet tearful’: Khalil Hathaleen on charges for Yinon Levi
Awdah Hathaleen's brother says Israeli prosecutors’ plan to indict settler Yinon Levi is welcome, but not enough.
California governor ‘a loser’, says Trump as state signs green energy deal with UK
Gavin Newsom angers president over ‘inappropriate’ agreement on scaling up technologies and ties with UKDonald Trump has vented his fury against a green energy deal between the British government and California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, a likely future Democratic presidential candidate.“The UK’s got enough trouble without getting involved with Gavin Newscum,” Trump said in an interview with Politico, using the derogatory nickname he reserves for Newsom. “Gavin is a loser. Everything he’s touched turns to garbage. His state has gone to hell, and his environmental work is a disaster.” Continue reading...
Australian IS families in Syria camp turned back after leaving for home
The group of 34 women and children with family links to Islamic State group have been held in the Roj camp for nearly seven years.