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John Healey in talks with Canada about UK joining new global defence bank
John Healey, now chancellor, is in talks with Canada about the UK joining a new multilateral defence bank, weeks after his predecessor Rachel Reeves rejected the idea. Britain has been formally invited to become a founding member of the Canada-led defence, security and resilience bank (DSRB), which backers say could help fund defence projects more…
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South African president vows justice as more women’s bodies found near Johannesburg
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed that “no stone will be left unturned” in the hunt for those responsible for killing several women in and around Kempton Park, north-east of Johannesburg, over the past two months. Police say the investigation now covers eight deaths, most of the victims found partially or fully naked, after…
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The Guardian view on the Bank of England’s £120bn bill: power without accountability | Editorial
This Guardian editorial argues that the Bank of England’s programme of quantitative tightening (QT) has landed the Treasury with a bill that could reach £120bn, exposing a flaw in the 1997 settlement that made the Bank independent. That arrangement assumed monetary policy (set by the Bank) and fiscal policy (set by the Treasury) could be…
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Canada is a ‘safe harbour’ for global finance, Carney says
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has cast Canada as a “safe harbour” for global investors, using an investment summit in Toronto to court more than 100 major financiers as he seeks to reduce the country’s economic dependence on the United States. The event, attended by figures such as BlackRock’s Larry Fink and Blackstone’s Jon Gray,…
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Spain prepares accommodation for 10,000 migrants in Ceuta as PM vows to ‘stabilise the situation by the end of the year’
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has defended his government’s handling of a mass migrant influx into Ceuta, as authorities prepare accommodation for up to 10,000 people in the enclave. Around 80,000 migrants, mostly young Moroccan men, crossed into Ceuta on 30–31 July, overwhelming local capacity, though Sánchez said nine in ten had since been returned…
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As the politicians play catchup the tech bros agree: we may only have a decade left | John Crace
In this satirical Guardian column, John Crace mocks Donald Trump for dismissing AI extinction warnings as a “hoax”, contrasting the president’s bravado with a growing consensus among tech leaders that artificial intelligence could pose an existential threat within a decade. The piece skewers the disconnect between Trump’s claim that his own intelligence can keep AI…
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‘This should be condemned by any thinking human’: film industry rallies behind NAZA directors
Film industry figures worldwide have voiced support for Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, the Oscar-winning Israeli directors of the documentary NAZA, after Israel’s culture minister Miki Zohar threatened to revoke their citizenship and accused them of treason. NAZA, produced by the Guardian, examines the AI-powered targeting systems Israel used to bombard Gaza, and Zohar’s threat…
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Melania Trump wades into political showdown during rare official trip as Republicans scramble to save crucial Senate seat
US First Lady Melania Trump made a rare public appearance at a school in North Carolina, encouraging children to embrace artificial intelligence and gifting AI development kits to students. The visit, framed as promoting community resilience and educational technology, comes amid growing national anxiety over AI regulation and follows the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene…
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Iran war has led to US munitions shortfalls, Pentagon inspector confirms
The US Department of Defense’s independent inspector general has confirmed that the war with Iran caused “strategic inventory shortfalls” in munitions and bottlenecks in resupply, directly contradicting President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that US weapons stockpiles are “virtually unlimited” and that reports of shortages are “fake news”. The White House rejected the watchdog’s findings, insisting…
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Trump’s $5,000 ‘bribe’ to Americans backfires in brutal new poll as shock number of Republicans reject it
President Donald Trump’s pledge to give every American adult a $5,000 “dividend” if Republicans retain control of Congress in the November midterms is proving unpopular even among his own supporters, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The survey found that 63% of respondents disapprove of the plan, with nearly four in ten Republicans also opposed,…