14 h. ago The Guardian view on Israel’s aid blockade: pushing Palestinians toward catastrophe | Editorial

A pan-Arab coalition resists US-Israeli policy on Gaza, while Donald Trump’s reported Hamas talks signal a potential reversal of longstanding strategyIsrael’s decision to block aid to Gaza, as ceasefire talks falter, is a devastating blow to 2 million hungry, vulnerable civilians in the shattered territory. As the occupying power, Israel is legally bound to allow relief into Gaza under the Geneva convention. Denying it isn’t just inhumane – it’s a war crime. But Benjamin Netanyahu already faces an international criminal court arrest warrant for “starvation as a method of warfare” and “crimes against humanity”.Mr Netanyahu’s ability to flout international law is thanks to Donald Trump, who remains firmly in his corner. Washington now appears to accept starvation as an Israeli bargaining chip to pressure Hamas into accepting a US-devised truce extension – one that secures hostage exchanges while ensuring Israeli forces remain in Gaza. Hamas, which sparked the war with its 2023 massacr...

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18 h. ago Trump reverses pledge to claim Greenland but announces major new move to take the Panama Canal

President Donald Trump is addressing Congress for a joint session for the first time since his 2020 State of the Union.

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21 h. ago Trump reverses pledge to claim Greenland but announces major new move to take the Panama Canal: Recap

President Donald Trump is addressing Congress for a joint session for the first time since his 2020 State of the Union.

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28 h. ago Trump reverses pledge to claim Greenland but announces major new move to take the Panama Canal: Live updates

President Donald Trump is addressing Congress for a joint session for the first time since his 2020 State of the Union.

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3 d. ago ‘There’s quite a similarity’: US civil rights pioneers warn of ‘surge backwards’ under Trump

They faced violence and racism as they fought on the frontlines for justice and equality. Now Trump is reversing the progress they toiled forCarolyn McKinstry knows about the dangers of extremism in America. She lived it.McKinstry was the Sunday school secretary at the 16th Street Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama, when the church was bombed by white supremacists on 16 September 1963, killing four Black girls – Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Roberts, all 14, and 11-year-old Cynthia Wesley. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Scientists scorn EPA push to say climate change isn't a danger, say just look around at the world

As President Donald Trump's administration looks to reverse a cornerstone finding that climate change endangers human health and welfare, scientists say they need to look around because it’s obvious how bad global warming is and how its getting worse

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1 week ago Trump administration reverses its previous decision and reinstates legal aid for migrant children

Days after telling legal groups who help migrant children who arrive in America alone — some so young they are in diapers or their feet dangle from their chairs in court — that they must stop their work, the federal government reversed itself

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2 w. ago No seat for panicking Europe or Zelensky at Ukraine peace talks: US and Russia meet in Saudi Arabia as Germany storms out of summit amid fears Trump will abandon Baltics

The meeting in Riyadh marks a major step by the Trump administration to reverse US policy on isolating Russia and is meant to pave the way for a meeting between Trump and Putin.

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