-
2 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Michael Safi |Eli Block |Priya Bharadia |Courtney Yusuf
Just after midnight on Tuesday, EDT time, the wall of tariffs Donald Trump announced last week came into effect. The new system upends decades of precedent from the world’s strongest economy and has sent global markets reeling. The Guardian’s senior economics correspondent, Richard Partington, explains to Michael Safi the dynamics of a market crash and a trade war and how together they may contribute to the onset of a global recession.
-
3 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Michael Safi |Richard Partington |Homa Khaleeli |Eli Block
Donald Trump is on a mission to Make America Wealthy Again. Speaking outside the White House, he said for too long the country had been ‘looted, pillaged, raped and plundered by nations near and far, both friend and foe alike’. Now that would come to an end, he said, as he slapped eye-watering tariffs on countries around the world. The Guardian’s senior economics correspondent, Richard Partington, explains why Trump has taken such action and how it could affect the global economy.
-
3 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Hannah Moore |Rebecca Ratcliffe |Eli Block |Joel Cox |Courtney Yusuf
“It took around four to five minutes for the earthquake to shake and then it stopped and shook again. It is the most severe earthquake I have experienced in my life.”Esther J is a reporter based in Bangkok, Thailand, more than 600 miles (966km) away from her home country of Myanmar – the epicentre of last week’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake.
-
1 month ago | 
theguardian.com | Helen Pidd |Nicola Slawson |Eli Block |Tom Glasser |Elizabeth Cassin
Nicola Slawson, a journalist and author of Single: Living a Complete Life on Your Own Terms, has been single for 10 years. She didn’t think it was going to be possible for her to have a baby. She had looked into solo parenthood, but didn’t think she wouldd be able to afford it. Then, she became friends with Tom Hayes. He worked at the Hive, an arts centre in Shrewsbury where Nicola was a trustee.
-
1 month ago | 
theguardian.com | Michael Safi |Emma Graham-Harrison |Elizabeth Cassin |Eli Block
On Tuesday, Israel launched a wave of airstrikes on Gaza, killing more than 400 people. This bombardment brings the fragile ceasefire, which began in mid-January, to an end. Israel also issued evacuation orders for the northern town of Beit Hanoun and other communities further south, which suggests that Israeli troops may launch a renewed ground operation.
-
1 month ago | 
theguardian.com | Hannah Moore |Leyland Cecco |Eli Block |Courtney Yusuf |Raphael Boyd |Joel Cox | +1 more
You can subscribe for free to Guardian Australia’s daily news podcast Full Story on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Just a few months ago, the future of Canada seemed clear – the Conservatives were on the rise. After almost a decade in power, Justin Trudeau resigned and his Liberal party seemed down and out. But then came not just Donald Trump’s tariffs – but his threats that Canada could become the “51st state”. Canadians were appalled. The government hit back with retaliatory tariffs and strong words.
-
1 month ago | 
theguardian.com | Hannah Moore |Leyland Cecco |Eli Block |Raphael Boyd |Joel Cox |Homa Khaleeli | +1 more
Just a few months ago, the future of Canada seemed clear – the Conservatives were on the rise. After almost a decade in power, Justin Trudeau resigned and his Liberal party seemed down and out. But then came not just Donald Trump’s tariffs – but his threats that Canada could become the “51st state”. Canadians were appalled. The government hit back with retaliatory tariffs and strong words. Ordinary Canadians began boycotting goods from the US. And support for the Liberals surged.
-
1 month ago | 
theguardian.com | Michael Safi |Andrew Roth |Eli Block |Ruth Abrahams |Joel Cox |Elizabeth Cassin
On Monday, Donald Trump’s administration suspended all US military aid to Ukraine, in an attempt to pressure Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to agree to a ceasefire deal on US terms. It comes after an explosive meeting between the leaders in the Oval Office on Friday.
-
1 month ago | 
theguardian.com | Helen Pidd |Henry Dyer |Eli Block |Joel Cox |Elizabeth Cassin |Alex Atack
Lord David Evans of Watford, 82, offered access to ministers during discussions about a commercial deal, an undercover investigation can reveal. Lord Evans was recorded explaining to Guardian undercover reporters – who were posing as property developers looking to lobby the government – on how to approach Angela Rayner, the deputy prime minister and housing secretary. An online meeting with Lord Evans took place six days before Christmas.
-
2 months ago | 
theguardian.com | Helen Pidd |Eli Block |Tom Glasser |Sami Kent
This Sunday, millions of Germans will head to the polls to vote in the country’s federal elections – historic not only because they will determine who will be the next chancellor, but because they come at a time when the far right in Germany is polling better than in any other period since the second world war. Regardless of the result, it is a remarkable development for a country so haunted by its Nazi past.
