1 hour ago Is Net Zero to blame for Spain blackout chaos? Why green power may have exacerbated anarchy as 30,000 officers are deployed to the streets and panic

The country declared a state of emergency last night and said it was deploying 30,000 police officers as part of security measures to deal with the mayhem caused by the calamitous outage.

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3 h. ago State of emergency declared in blackout stricken Spain as 30,000 police are deployed to keep order, panic

Spain's Interior Ministry on Monday added the emergency status will be applied in the regions that request it.

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4 h. ago Spain in state of emergency with 15,000 guards deployed over outage chaos as shops emptied

Following a massive power outage across several countries in Iberian Peninsula, Spain has declared an official state of emergency and have deployed 15,000 guards

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4 h. ago State of emergency declared as in blackout stricken Spain as 30,000 police are deployed to keep order, panic

Spain's Interior Ministry on Monday added the emergency status will be applied in the regions that request it.

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5 h. ago MLB commissioner Manfred to rule on Pete Rose ban after Trump meeting

17-time All-Star was given life-ban over betting scandalManfred and Trump also discussed foreign playersMLB commissioner Rob Manfred said he discussed Pete Rose with Donald Trump at a meeting two weeks ago and he plans to rule on a request to end the sport’s permanent ban of the career hits leader, who died in September.Speaking Monday at a meeting of the Associated Press Sports Editors, Manfred said he and Trump have discussed several issues, including Manfred’s concerns over how Trump’s immigration policies could impact players from Cuba, Venezuela and other foreign countries. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago State of emergency declared as ‘rare atmospheric phenomenon’ causes huge power outages in Spain and Portugal

The Portuguese grid operator Ren warned that it could take up to a week to fully restore power

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6 h. ago Spain declares state of emergency in the wake of huge power outage

Many face night without electricity after train network, traffic lights and mobile connections shut down by mystery blackout

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6 h. ago Spain power outage LIVE: State of emergency declared amid major power outage across Iberian peninsula

Outage hits cities across Spain and Portugal, including capitals Madrid and Lisbon, knocking out metro networks, phone lines, traffic lights and ATM machines

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58 h. ago Americans, including Republicans, losing faith in Trump, new polls reveal

Trump scores poorly on economy and immigration as some fear he is ‘exceeding powers’ and focussed on wrong issuesAmericans, including some Republicans, are losing faith in Donald Trump across a range of key issues, according to polling released this week. One survey found a majority describing the president’s second stint in the White House so far as “scary”.Along with poor ratings on the economy and Trump’s immigration policy, a survey released on Saturday found that only 24% of Americans believe Trump has focussed on the right priorities as president. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Melania Trump's discreet instruction to Donald at Pope's funeral revealed by lip reader

A lip reader has claimed to have discovered the three-word command that Melania Trump issued to her husband Donald during the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome

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3 d. ago Ukraine has exposed Trump’s true identity: as a vandal, an autocrat, a gangster and a fool | Jonathan Freedland

This presidency places authoritarian ambition above all – and now the people of Ukraine are paying the priceTo see the true face of Donald Trump, look no further than Ukraine. Laid bare in his handling of that issue are not only his myriad weaknesses, but also the danger he poses to his own country and the wider world – to say nothing of the battered people of Ukraine itself.Don’t be fooled by the mild, vaguely theatrical rebuke Trump issued to Vladimir Putin on Thursday after Moscow unleashed a deadly wave of drone strikes on Kyiv, killing 12 and injuring dozens: “Vladimir, STOP!” Pay attention instead to the fact that, in the nearly 100 days since Trump took office, the US has essentially switched sides in the battle between Putin’s Russia and democratic Ukraine, backing the invaders against the invaded.Jonathan Freedland is a Guardian columnist and the host of the Politics Weekly America podcast100 days of Trump’s presidency, with Jonathan Freedland and guests. On 30 April, join ...

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4 d. ago Trump pardons Nevada politician who paid for her plastic surgery with funds to honor a slain officer

President Donald Trump has issued a full pardon for loyalist Michele Fiore, who paid for her plastic surgery with funds that were meant for a statue honoring a slain police officer

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4 d. ago ‘Vladimir, stop!’ Trump in rare rebuke to Putin as Kyiv attack toll rises to 12

Intervention comes as US president makes renewed push to end war, reportedly on terms favourable to MoscowEurope live: latest updatesDonald Trump has issued a rare rebuke to Moscow for an air attack that killed 12 people in Kyiv, telling the Russian president in a social media post: “Vladimir, STOP!”The US president’s remarks come as he makes a renewed push to end the Ukraine war, reportedly on terms favourable to Russia that include recognition of Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, something the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has said he cannot accept. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago 'Vladimir, STOP!' Trump issues plea to Putin as Russia launches biggest attack on Kyiv since July

Rescue workers hunt for bodies under rubble as Putin’s forces launch deadly attack on Ukraine’s capital

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4 d. ago ‘Vladimir, stop!’ Trump issues rare rebuke to Putin as Kyiv attack toll rises to 12

Ninety people also wounded after one of the most devastating air attacks against Ukraine for monthsEurope live: latest updatesAt least 12 people have been killed and more than 90 injured in Kyiv after Russia carried out one of the most devastating air attacks against Ukraine for months, with Kharkiv and other cities also targeted.The attack drew a rare rebuke of Russia from Donald Trump, who posted on social media: “Vladimir, STOP!” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago US interior agency to fast track fossil fuel and mining permits over ‘fake emergency’

Department cites Trump’s ‘energy emergency’ declaration to expedite permissions from multiple years to 28 daysUS politics live – latest updatesThe US interior department has announced plans to radically fast track permitting for projects involving fossil fuels and mining citing Donald Trump’s ‘energy emergency’ declaration that many experts say does not exist.The move would reduce to a maximum of 28 days permitting procedures that previously could take multiple years, the department said late Wednesday. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Moment 'chemical' seen exploding out of tanker before emergency incident declared in Oldham

Emergency services raced to the scene with cordons put in place

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6 d. ago Pope Francis hailed as ‘unflinching global champion’ on climate crisis

Officials and campaigners from around world pay tribute to pontiff who put environment at heart of his papacyPope Francis, groundbreaking Jesuit pontiff, dies aged 88He declared destroying the environment a sin, warned that humanity was turning the glorious creation of God into a “polluted wasteland full of debris, desolation and filth”, and located the cause of the climate crisis in people’s “selfish and boundless thirst for power”.The messages Pope Francis delivered on the climate and environmental crises were forceful and direct. He called the leaders of fossil fuel companies into the Vatican to hold them to account; declared a global climate emergency, in 2019; and in his final months, held a conference on “the economics of the common good”. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Major tourist destination declares 'pre emergency' in warning to British holidaymakers

Holidaymakers may want to avoid the destination over the next few days, as a number of alerts about hazardous weather conditions have been issued.

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7 d. ago Bill Clinton special adviser issues damning analysis on Trump’s first 100 days: ‘He’s fallen into the trap’ and ‘overread his mandate’

It comes as Trump nears the milestone of his first 100 days in office

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