23 h. ago Aid cuts leave a million facing starvation in Nigeria – as food supplies run out

Exclusive: Huge cuts to international aid – alongside intensifying conflict and the devastating impact of climate change – are creating a humanitarian crisis across Nigeria and its neighbours. Now, the UN’s food charity has warned that supplies of food are set to run out next month. Nick Ferris reports

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26 h. ago Trump’s cuts leave a million facing starvation in Nigeria – as food aid runs out

Exclusive: Huge cuts to international aid – alongside intensifying conflict and the devastating impact of climate change – are creating a humanitarian crisis across Nigeria and its neighbours. Now, the UN’s food charity is warning of the risk of famine, with supplies of food set to run out next month. Nick Ferris reports

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29 h. ago Trump’s Medicaid cuts are coming for rural Americans: ‘It’s going to have to hit them first’

Experts worry the tax-and-spending bill will gut healthcare and hospitals, especially in states like North CarolinaWhen Hurricane Helene drowned western North Carolina in muck and floodwater last year, it caught folks off-guard.Now, local leaders in places like Asheville expect the Republican-led reconciliation bill – called the “big, beautiful bill” by Donald Trump – to bear down on rural America. And they wonder whether people are missing the warning signs. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' PASSES despite Republican rebels... here are the crucial tax cuts YOU need to know about

Congress has passed President Donald Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill,' a landmark piece of tax cuts and spending legislation containing many of the Republican's campaign promises.

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46 h. ago Airstrikes and shootings kill 94 Palestinians in Gaza including dozens trying to get aid, officials say

Israel is facing ongoing criticism of its handling of food aid in the war-torn enclave, as efforts to forge a ceasefire continue

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3 d. ago Trump’s sweeping tax cut and spending bill heads to House – US politics live

Vote expected to be tight after so-called ‘big beautiful bill’ cleared the Senate by the narrowest of margins with JD Vance breaking a tieSenate Republicans pass Trump’s sweeping policy billWhat’s in Trump’s major tax bill?Legally mandated US national climate assessments seem to have disappeared from the federal websites built to display them, making it harder for state and local governments and the public to learn what to expect in their back yards from a warming world.Scientists said the peer-reviewed authoritative reports save money and lives. Websites for the national assessments and the US Global Change Research Program were down Monday and Tuesday with no links, notes or referrals elsewhere. The White House, which was responsible for the assessments, said the information will be housed within Nasa to comply with the law, but gave no further details. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago EPA forced to auction off 20,000 lab rats, mice, and rabbits as Trump shuts down research projects

Approximately three quarters of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development — representing 1,000 scientist positions — will be cut under the Trump administration

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3 d. ago The Latest: Senate passes Trump tax bill after turbulent all

Senate Republicans have narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s tax breaks and spending cuts bill after a tense overnight session

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3 d. ago Interest rates would have been cut, if not for Trump’s tariffs, Fed chair says

Trump has pressured Powell and the Fed to lower short term interest rates

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3 d. ago Wimbledon icon Sue Barker turned down Sky Sports job amid contested BBC exit

Sue Barker was the face of the BBC's Wimbledon coverage for 25 years - before leaving in 2022.

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3 d. ago EPA staffers are trying to get people to adopt lab rats as Trump team shuts down research projects

Approximately three quarters of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development — representing 1,000 scientist positions — will be cut under the Trump administration

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3 d. ago ‘Music to my ears’: Trump welcomes Senate passage of his sweeping tax and spending bill – live updates

Vice-president JD Vance was in the chamber to break the tie after three Republicans voted against president’s sweeping tax and spending billWhat’s in Trump’s big, beautiful bill? Tax cuts, deportations and moreThe senate has adopted an amendment offered by Republican senator Joni Ernst – who represents Iowa - to prevent jobless millionaires from claiming unemployment compensation.Lawmakers voted 99-1 to strike the AI regulation ban from the bill by adopting an amendment offered by Republican senator Marsha Blackburn. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago The Guardian view on Trump’s aid cuts and development: the global majority deserve justice, not charity | Editorial

Funding is plummeting as needs grow, with the closure of USAID, the slashing of UK and European aid budgets, and the obstruction of debt reform and cancellationWhen one door closes, you would hope that another opens. As USAID was formally shut down on Monday, a once-in-a-decade development financing conference was kicking off in Seville. But while initially intended to move the world closer to its ambitious 2030 sustainable development goals, it now looks more like an attempt to prevent a reversal of the progress already made.A study published in the Lancet predicted that Donald Trump’s aid cuts could claim more than 14 million lives by 2030, a third of them among children. For many poor countries, the scale of the shock would be similar to that of a major war, the authors found. More than four-fifths of the US agency’s programmes have been cut, with surviving projects folded into the state department. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago What’s in Trump’s major tax bill? Extended cuts, deportations and more

GOP’s sweeping legislation boosts wealthy, funds border wall and risks $3tn deficit before Trump’s term endsSenate Republicans on Tuesday passed Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending bill after spending all night voting on amendments. The bill, which the GOP has dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, now returns to the House of Representatives, which passed their version last month, ahead of a Friday deadline the president has imposed for the legislation to be on his desk.Here’s what’s in the Senate’s version of the bill: Continue reading...

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3 d. ago ‘Music to my ears’: Trump welcomes Senate passage of ‘big, beautiful bill’ – live updates

Vice-president JD Vance was in the chamber to break the tie after three Republicans voted against president’s sweeping tax and spending billWhat’s in Trump’s big, beautiful bill? Tax cuts, deportations and moreThe senate has adopted an amendment offered by Republican senator Joni Ernst – who represents Iowa - to prevent jobless millionaires from claiming unemployment compensation.Lawmakers voted 99-1 to strike the AI regulation ban from the bill by adopting an amendment offered by Republican senator Marsha Blackburn. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Senate narrowly passes Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ spending bill after three Republicans vote no – live updates

Vice-president JD Vance was in the chamber to break the tieWhat’s in Trump’s big, beautiful bill? Tax cuts, deportations and moreThe senate has adopted an amendment offered by Republican senator Joni Ernst – who represents Iowa - to prevent jobless millionaires from claiming unemployment compensation.Lawmakers voted 99-1 to strike the AI regulation ban from the bill by adopting an amendment offered by Republican senator Marsha Blackburn. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Federal Reserve chair blames Trump’s tariffs for preventing interest rates cut

Jerome Powell says inflationary impact of the president’s trade policies needs to be assessed before borrowing costs can be reducedThe chair of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, has blamed Donald Trump’s tariffs for preventing the immediate interest rate cuts the president has demanded.Trump has repeatedly urged Powell to reduce borrowing costs in the US economy. He posted a hand-scrawled note on his Truth Social platform on Monday, saying: “You have cost the USA a fortune – and continue to do so – you should lower the rate by a lot!” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Federal Reserve chair blames Trump’s tariffs for preventing interest rate cuts

Jerome Powell says inflationary impact of the president’s trade policies needs to be assessed before borrowing costs can be reducedThe chair of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, has blamed Donald Trump’s tariffs for preventing the immediate interest rate cuts the president has demanded.Trump has repeatedly urged Powell to reduce borrowing costs in the US economy, and on Monday posted a hand-scrawled note on his Truth Social platform saying: “You have cost the USA a fortune – and continue to do so – you should lower the rate by a lot!” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Fed chair Jerome Powell blames Trump tariffs for failure to cut US interest rates this year – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsUS dollar has worst first half in more than 50 years amid Trump tariffsSainsbury’s has recorded its strongest growth since last summer after its Argos chain recorded a big step up in sales as shoppers sought out paddling pools and fans during recent hot weather.The retail group said Argos, its catalogue shop, was able to achieve growth of 4.4% in the three months to 21 June, up from 1.9% in the previous quarter. Comparable group sales, excluding fuel, rose 4.7% on a year earlier.Companies have now expanded production slightly for the fourth month in a row, order intake has ceased to fall, and slightly longer delivery times also indicate that demand is picking up a bit.Against the backdrop of numerous uncertainties - US tariffs, the crisis in the Middle East, and Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine - this can certainly be seen as a sign of resilience. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago What’s in Trump’s big, beautiful bill? Tax cuts, deportations and more

GOP’s sweeping legislation boosts wealthy, funds border wall and risks $3tn deficit before Trump’s term endsThe Republican-led Senate is on a final sprint to pass the one big beautiful bill, a sprawling piece of legislation that will enact Donald Trump’s tax and spending priorities. Lawmakers from both parties are offering last-minute amendments ahead of a final vote on passage that could come Tuesday, after which the legislation will return to the House of Representatives, which passed their version of the bill last month.Here’s what’s in the Senate’s version of the bill: Continue reading...

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