Trump says Ukraine has ‘zero gratitude’ for peace plan amid international talks 23. November 2025 (16:18) US president appears to roll back from demand Zelenskyy sign by Thursday amid claims Russia authored the textDonald Trump on Sunday claimed Ukraine had shown no gratitude for US efforts to end the war, as American, Ukrainian and international negotiators met in Switzerland to discuss the “peace plan” that would involve significant concessions to Moscow from Kyiv.Poland’s president, Donald Tusk, asked where Trump’s “peace plan” came from, after an apparent admission by the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, that the text was originally drafted by Moscow. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Cyril Ramaphosa closes G20 summit after US boycott and handover row 23. November 2025 (16:08) South African president bangs gavel after rejecting plan from US, which hosts next meeting, for him to hand over to junior officialSouth Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, closed the G20 summit in Johannesburg by banging a gavel, having rejected a US proposal for him to hand over to a relatively junior embassy official for the next summit in Florida in a year’s time.South Africa presented the two-day event as a triumph for multilateralism but it was marred by a boycott by the US, which has repeatedly accused South Africa of discriminating against white-minority Afrikaners, a claim that has been widely discredited. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Israel targets Hezbollah chief of staff in strike on Beirut 23. November 2025 (15:40) At least two people killed and dozens injured in airstrike on southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capitalIsrael targeted the chief of staff of Lebanon’s Iran-aligned group Hezbollah in a strike in Beirut’s southern suburbs, the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Sunday.The strike was the first in months on the Lebanese capital’s southern suburbs, known for housing Hezbollah officials. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Labor pledges to pass long-awaited nature laws this week as Greens demand more concessions 23. November 2025 (15:00) The government has offered to make changes to the bill to both the Greens and the Liberals hoping to reach a deal on legislation that can pass the SenateGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastYears of debate about environmental law reform have come down to a tense standoff in the final sitting week of federal parliament for the year, with Labor claiming it can do a deal that will pass the Senate by Thursday.The government is still pushing to pass its major changes, despite not yet having reached an agreement with either the Greens or the Coalition. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Labor pledges action as survey reveals how many young NSW men admit to sexually harassing women 23. November 2025 (15:00) Exclusive: ‘Man box’ stereotype of appearing tough and believing in rigid gender roles linked to likelihood of committing acts of abuse, new report findsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than a quarter of young New South Wales men who participated in a recent survey agreed that “men should use violence to get respect if necessary”, and over one-third admitted to sexually harassing a woman in the past month.The findings came from the NSW Man Box report, commissioned by the Minns government and released on Monday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Stranded’: Palestinians who were in Israel on 7 October 2023 are suspended between exile and war 23. November 2025 (15:00) Unable to reunite with their families in Gaza due to the closed border, Palestinian workers have spent two years in a refugee camp at Nablus stadiumInside a dim locker room at the Nablus municipal stadium, in the occupied West Bank, the television rarely goes dark, streaming day and night the relentless news from Gaza. Gathered in front of it are a group of men from Khan Younis. For more than two years, they have lived in this stadium converted into a refugee camp, their lives suspended between exile and the war they watched on a screen.They are mostly construction workers who were in Israel on the morning of 7 October 2023 when Hamas launched its attack. As Israel rounded up Palestinians from Gaza, they fled to the West Bank, where they remain – cut off from wives and children living in makeshift tents inside the strip. With very few exceptions, civilians are not currently allowed in or out of Gaza. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Labor has brushed aside concerns over the social media ban. But what if it doesn’t work as promised? 23. November 2025 (15:00) If Meta, the world’s biggest social media company, expects problems after a year of preparation, then what should the rest of us be expecting?Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne year ago this week, Labor introduced its social media ban for under 16s, ramming it through parliament within seven days. Passing on the final sitting day of 2024, the contentious bill controversially only received a four-hour inquiry, such was the keenness of both major parties to speed it through parliament.A year later, just 19 days before the laws come into effect on 10 December, the government was still adding new platforms to the list of tech companies to face up to $50m fines if they fail to ban children from their services. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Labor advances universal childcare plan with new laws to allow collection of data from private operators 23. November 2025 (15:00) Exclusive: Jason Clare says new powers will ensure information is ‘accurate, comprehensive and representative’ to help government deliver ‘evidence-based reforms’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor is quietly advancing plans for universal childcare in Australia, with new laws to require private operators to hand over sensitive commercial data needed to design a new national system.Anthony Albanese wants a dramatic expansion in quality childcare services to form part of his political legacy and has pledged to move forward with the plans this term. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Architect George Clarke calls for boycott of firms criticised by Grenfell inquiry 23. November 2025 (15:00) TV personality wants homeowners and businesses to shun ‘dishonest’ firms Arconic, Kingspan and CelotexGrenfell United and the TV architect George Clarke are calling on businesses and homeowners to take a “moral decision” and boycott the companies criticised in the Grenfell inquiry for “systematic dishonesty”.Clarke, best known for his series George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces, said he had made the decision not to use products from Arconic, Kingspan and Celotex, three companies that were heavily criticised in the findings of the Grenfell inquiry published last year and who have continued to deny wrongdoing. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
London exhibition to explore mental health and social bonds in ‘polarised’ times 23. November 2025 (15:00) Artworks to go on display in January at Bethlem Museum of the Mind, in the world’s oldest psychiatric hospitalFrom images of empty community rooms and a colourful canvas crammed with caricatures to a baby linked by an umbilical-like cord to a seated stranger, artworks on the subject of mental health are to go on display in an exhibition that examines social bonds against the backdrop of today’s polarised times.Artists have long drawn on their own experiences of mental ill health. Staged at the Bethlem Museum of the Mind, in the world’s oldest psychiatric hospital, in south-east London, Kindred will explore the power of communities to make people feel comforted as well as isolated. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
