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Extremists, including Tommy Robinson allies, expected to attend but organisers say they want event to be nonpolitical Far-right groups are seeking to hijack the farmers’ protest against tax changes introduced by the chancellor, Rachel Reeves.Extremists, including close associates of Tommy Robinson, have been using social media to urge supporters to turn up at the protest in London on Tuesday, as farming leaders sought to remind those attending of their responsibilities. Continue reading…



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Author : Ben Quinn and Helena Horton

Publish date : 2024-11-17 16:29:41

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Incoming first lady is planning to split her time between New York and Florida during her husband’s presidencyMelania Trump will probably not be returning to the White House for the next four years with her husband, multiple sources told CNN this week, but rather will be splitting her time between Palm Beach, Florida, and New York City, where Barron is going to college.For many observers it is unclear who might be more relieved by that decision: Melania, who famously did not love her life in DC the first time around, or the White House itself, where Trump’s wife once expressed her discontent by filling the halls with blood-red Christmas trees and destroying the historically beloved Rose Garden. Continue reading…



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Author : Laura Bassett

Publish date : 2024-11-17 15:00:11

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Minor party’s offer, which includes ban on native-forest logging, represents its second concession on stalled legislation in less than a weekGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Greens have dropped their demand for a climate trigger to be incorporated in the government’s stalled Nature Positive legislation, indicating they are now prepared to pass the bills in return for a Australia-wide ban on native-forest logging alone.The party has previously refused to support Labor’s legislation, insisting that both a climate trigger and forest-logging ban must be included.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…



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Author : Karen Middleton Political editor

Publish date : 2024-11-17 14:01:09

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Mohammed Afif killed in first Israeli airstrike on central Beirut in more than a month, official saysAli Hijazi, secretary-general of the Lebanese branch of the Ba’ath party, has “confirmed the death of Hezbollah media official” Mohammed Afif, reports AFP, citing the official National News Agency.Israel has yet to comment on the reported death of Afif. Continue reading…



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Author : Claire Phipps

Publish date : 2024-11-17 13:15:30

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Margaret Hodge and Andrew Mitchell criticise ‘dither and delay’ that they say protects corruption and conflictOpen registers are only way to stop dirty moneyThe UK’s offshore financial centres must fall in behind plans to stop “dirty money” by publishing registers of corporate ownership, leading political campaigners have said, as Labour pledged not to cave in to lobbying designed to weaken the proposals.Labour’s Dame Margaret Hodge and the Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell hit out at “dither and delay”, ahead of this week’s summit between UK government officials and overseas territories, such as the British Virgin Islands (BVIs) and Cayman Islands, in London. Continue reading…



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Author : Rob Davies

Publish date : 2024-11-17 12:04:44

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This week a flurry of controversial and extremist picks for Trump’s cabinet came at a hectic pace with a level of provocation that made heads spin“Welcome back,” Joe Biden told Donald Trump, his predecessor and successor, as the pair shook hands in the Oval Office. For Biden, it was important to show the world that America can still conduct a peaceful transfer of power. “A transition that’s so smooth it’ll be as smooth as it can get,” Trump said.It was an outward show of permanence and stability. But behind the two men a fire was burning fiercely in the grate. TV comedian Stephen Colbert observed: “I do think it was fitting that they held the meeting in front of a roaring metaphor for the future.” Continue reading…



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Author : David Smith in Washington

Publish date : 2024-11-17 11:00:06

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Researchers are baffled by 12th-century corpses uncovered at a heritage learning centre built in the garden of Leicester Cathedral after discovery of Richard III’s remainsIn gardens a few metres from Leicester Cathedral, archaeologists have made a disturbing discovery. Their excavations have revealed a narrow vertical shaft filled with the remains of 123 men, women and children.It is one of the largest pit burials ever excavated in the UK, with subsequent research suggesting the bodies were dumped there more than 800 years ago, early in the 12th century. Continue reading…



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Author : Robin McKie

Publish date : 2024-11-17 09:00:04

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Biggest air strike in months raises fears for Ukraine energy infrastructure ahead of winter monthsA drone crashed into a factory workshop in west-central Russia, causing an explosion and injuring one person, the head of Udmurtia republic said on Sunday.“There was no serious damage,” Alexander Brechalov said on the Telegram messaging app. Continue reading…



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Author : Harry Taylor

Publish date : 2024-11-17 08:46:23

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ALP denies reforms rushed into parliament are designed to target Simon Holmes à Court and Clive PalmerGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s two major political parties will more than double their public funding at the 2028 federal election to reap a combined $140m under the government’s proposed changes to electoral laws, according to the organisation which funded successful teal independent candidates at the 2022 election.Climate 200 has calculated the likely increase in the amount the Labor and Liberal parties could claim in public funding at the 2028 election, after the proposed new system is slated to take effect.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…



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Author : Karen Middleton Political editor

Publish date : 2024-11-17 07:41:12

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With the hearings in their final phase, there has been less movement on the issues besetting the organisation than might have been hopedThe final phase of the long-running inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal has delved into the current operations and culture at the Post Office, as well as the issue of compensation payments to the hundreds of branch operators who were wrongly prosecuted.If the expectation was to find an organisation transformed – the reformation of a toxic culture, repair of the broken relations with staff and government and a well-oiled compensation process – testimony has shown that in many respects little, fundamentally, appears to have changed. Continue reading…



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Author : Mark Sweney

Publish date : 2024-11-17 06:00:04

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Palestinian groups shocked by US president-elect’s favouring of outspoken supporters of far-right activists in the regionRightwing settlers and extremist nationalist Zionists in Israel have described top officials in Donald Trump’s new administration as a “dream team” which will offer a “unique and special opportunity” to expand Israel’s hold on occupied territory and permanently end any prospect of a Palestinian state.Palestinian groups and leftwing NGOs in Israel have been shocked by Trump’s appointment of outspoken supporters of the projects of far-right Israeli activists and say the government of Benjamin Netanyahu has been emboldened by Trump’s victory. Continue reading…



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Author : Jason Burke in Jerusalem

Publish date : 2024-11-17 05:00:02

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Milorad Zaric, 47, appears at Melbourne magistrates court on Sunday while withdrawing from drugs and alcohol, hearing is toldFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Melbourne man has been charged with murdering his neighbour after a woman was allegedly stabbed to death in front of three teenagers.Milorad Zaric, 47, appeared at Melbourne magistrates court on Sunday while he was withdrawing from drugs and alcohol, the court heard.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…



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Publish date : 2024-11-17 04:06:46

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Karolyi trained multiple Olympic gold medalists and help turn the US into an international gymnastics powerBela Karolyi, the charismatic if polarizing gymnastics coach who turned young women into champions and the US into an international power, has died. He was 82.USA Gymnastics said Karolyi died Friday. No cause of death was given. Continue reading…



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Publish date : 2024-11-17 02:24:19

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PM seeks to reassure Australians about the fate of their businesses under US Trump administrationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese is seeking to reassure Australian exporters about the fate of their businesses under an incoming US Trump administration, insisting he is confident they will be spared tariffs of up to 20% that the president-elect is threatening to impose.The prime minister said on Sunday that he did not expect any US move to slap tariffs on incoming goods to include imports from Australia.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…



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Author : Karen Middleton Political editor

Publish date : 2024-11-17 02:25:29

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PM silent on demands for Rudd apology over past remarks calling Trump ‘the most destructive president in history’ and ‘the village idiot’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese says Kevin Rudd will remain as Australia’s ambassador to Washington despite the apparent disquiet about Rudd’s past commentary on president-elect Donald Trump among some in Trump’s inner circle.Albanese is digging in against media speculation that Trump could demand Rudd’s withdrawal or that others in his administration could make the ambassador’s position untenable, insisting he will stay in the job no matter what. Continue reading…



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Author : Karen Middleton Political editor

Publish date : 2024-11-17 00:32:46

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