Netherlands presses on with plan to ban imports from illegal Israeli settlements 10. November 2025 (11:31) Move follows rising Israeli violence against Palestinians and freeze on broader sanctions last monthEurope live – latest updatesThe Netherlands is still working on legislation to bar imports from illegal settlements in occupied Palestine, even though it has paused a push for broader sanctions on Israel after last month’s ceasefire deal in Gaza, the foreign minister has said during a visit to the region.The partial ban was a response to settlement expansion and spiralling Israeli violence against Palestinians that threatened the viability of the two-state solution, David van Weel said after visiting an area in the West Bank that had been targeted by settlers. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
The temperature at Cop30: Trump’s absence better than a US wrecking ball 10. November 2025 (11:00) After bully-like behavior last month over a small emissions levy, diplomats will be relieved if the US stays away from climate talksFor years, countries around the world pressed the US to engage with them in addressing the climate crisis and to show it was serious about taking action. Now, with key United Nations climate talks under way in Brazil this week, other nations have been quietly hoping the US stays well away.Under Donald Trump, who has called the climate crisis “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world”, the US has not only pulled back from climate action but openly agitated for greater global fossil fuel use and for other countries to tear down their own climate policies. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Coffee may protect people against irregular heartbeats, US study finds 10. November 2025 (11:00) Trial’s findings go against common beliefs that people with atrial fibrillation should avoid caffeinated coffeeDrinking coffee may protect people against irregular heartbeats, despite the conventional wisdom to the contrary, according to a new study.The Does Eliminating Coffee Avoid Fibrillation (Decaf) clinical trial found 200 patients with persistent irregular heartbeats had a “significantly” lower risk of the condition recurring if they belonged to the study group that was allocated coffee consumption rather than the one abstaining from it – 47% to 64%. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Troubled drinks giant Diageo names former Tesco boss to lead turnaround push 10. November 2025 (09:27) Appointment of Sir Dave Lewis as CEO represents major coup for struggling FTSE 100 firm• Business live – latest updatesThe executive credited with steering Tesco out of the worst financial crisis in its history has been handed the top job at the struggling Guinness maker Diageo.On 1 January, Dave Lewis will become chief executive of the FTSE 100 drinks company, whose shares have fallen by a third this year. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Weather tracker: Typhoon Fung-Wong becomes second in a week to hit the Philippines 10. November 2025 (08:37) Destructive winds and rainfall hit archipelago, while a cold spell in Florida prompts fears of falling iguanasTyphoon Fung-Wong, locally known as Uwan, is the second in a week to affect the Philippines after making landfall on Sunday evening. The weather system prompted warnings for heavy rainfall and life-threatening storm surges across much of the country, with sustained winds of 115mph (185 km/h) and gusts of about 140mph recorded on Sunday by the national meteorological agency.By the time Fung-Wong moves past the Philippines early this week, more than 200mm of rainfall is expected to have fallen on Luzon, the country’s most populous island. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Gough Whitlam’s dismissal ‘a calculated plot’ to remove elected government via partisan ambush, PM says 10. November 2025 (08:30) Albanese says ‘old suffocating conservatism’ of Menzies era reached out of its political grave to remove a government chosen by votersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGough Whitlam’s dismissal was not a constitutional crisis but “a calculated plot” to remove a democratically elected government via partisan ambush, the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says.Reflecting ahead of Tuesday’s 50th anniversary of governor general Sir John Kerr’s move to dismiss the Labor government on 11 November 1975, Albanese has used a speech at Old Parliament House to lash the then opposition leader, Malcolm Fraser, accusing the Coalition of forming government without any “legitimate pretext”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Former radio host Mark Parton elected ACT Liberal leader after Leanne Castley and deputy quit 10. November 2025 (08:07) ‘It is time to leave shit behind,’ Parton says after weeks of turmoil in the territory’s oppositionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA former commercial radio host and race-caller has been elected the new leader of the ACT Liberal opposition after a dramatic day in territory politics.Mark Parton was elevated to the role at a party-room meeting on Monday after former leader Leanne Castley and deputy Jeremy Hanson abruptly quit their positions. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians 10. November 2025 (08:00) IDF soldiers tell documentary of opening fire unprovoked and arbitrary designations of who was an enemyIsraeli soldiers have described a free-for-all in Gaza and a breakdown in norms and legal constraints, with civilians killed at the whim of individual officers, according to testimony in a TV documentary.“If you want to shoot without restraint, you can,” Daniel, the commander of an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tank unit, says in Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War, due to be broadcast in the UK on ITV on Monday evening. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Love The Traitors and Only Murders in the Building? Visit The Mousetrap, says bold new director of West End perennial 10. November 2025 (08:00) Ola Ince, who has refreshed Agatha Christie’s record-breaking mystery, says ‘we all fancy ourselves as detectives’Audiences left hungry for more suspense after the nail-biting Celebrity Traitors finale should visit the ultimate murder mystery, The Mousetrap, its new director has suggested.Ola Ince has taken charge of Agatha Christie’s indomitable whodunnit, the world’s longest-running play, which is in its 73rd year in London’s West End. The director, acclaimed for her bracing takes on Shakespeare, said Christie’s drama about a group of strangers snowed in at a remote guesthouse with a killer at large is “juicier” than she had previously imagined. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
NSW MP rebuffed by security after asking to relocate planned neo-Nazi protest away from parliament 10. November 2025 (07:48) Greg Piper says one of his staffers told him about the protest and his request to move it away from the building could not be facilitated Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales speaker says he asked parliamentary security to relocate Saturday’s neo-Nazi rally but was told his request to move it from the front of the building was not possible.Greg Piper, the house speaker in NSW’s Legislative Assembly, told Guardian Australia a member of his staff advised him about the planned rally late on Friday afternoon. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
