BUSINESS

As fossil fuel interests attack climate accountability litigation, environmental advocates worry they are pursuing a path that would destroy all future prospects for such cases. Nearly 200 advocacy groups have urged Democratic representatives to “proactively and affirmatively” reject potential industry attempts to obtain immunity from litigation. “We have reason to believe that the fossil fuel … Read more

A detained Columbia University graduate threatened with deportation after the Trump administration claimed he poses a risk to US foreign policy is a former employee of the British government who was extensively vetted before working at the embassy in Beirut. Mahmoud Khalil, a recent graduate from a Columbia University master’s programme, was arrested at home … Read more

Australian farmers are anxiously waiting to hear whether $6.2bn in meat exports will be hit in the next round of Trump tariffs, as Anthony Albanese says the fight to reverse American imposts on steel and aluminium could last months. Amid escalating fears of a global trade war that would hit exporting nations such as Australia … Read more

Argentina’s hardline security minister is facing calls to resign after the violent police response to a protest by pensioners left a photographer in a coma and scores of other people injured. More than 1,000 riot police used teargas, rubber bullets and water cannon to disperse demonstrators late on Wednesday. Retirees gather every week in front … Read more

US pharmaceutical companies based in Ireland are more likely to shift profits back to the US than close manufacturing plants after Donald Trump accused Ireland of stealing American tax and jobs, experts say. Aidan Regan, a professor of political economy at the University College Dublin, said the US president was right to call out the … Read more

Labor and the Coalition have been accused of “bad politicking” by teaming up to pass tough hate crime laws in the wake of a series of antisemitic incidents, including one revealed this week to be a “fake terrorism plot”. Crossbench MPs also backed a review – or a reversal – of the laws, after the … Read more

The Coalition’s work from home policy has raised significant concerns in its ranks, with many taken by surprise and some criticising it as not “fully thought through”. As the Liberals face an uphill battle to reclaim several blue-ribbon seats lost to the teals, there is growing worry inside the party that the policy will take … Read more

Canadians who visit the US for more than 30 days will be required to register with authorities and have their fingerprints taken, as the Trump administration tightens migration rules amid soaring tensions between the North American neighbors. The new requirement, effective from 11 April, will harden enforcement of an existing law which states that all … Read more

Russia has criticised a proposed US-Ukraine ceasefire, saying it would merely give Ukrainian forces a reprieve, as Donald Trump’s envoy, Steven Witkoff, arrived in Moscow for peace talks with the Kremlin. The Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said he had told the US national security adviser, Mike Waltz, that Moscow viewed the proposed 30-day ceasefire as … Read more

Keir Starmer has brought the health service back under the control of ministers by abolishing NHS England. The prime minister said the NHS should be overseen by politicians rather than an arm’s-length body, as it would bring greater accountability. Starmer’s move reverses the unpopular shake-up of the NHS carried out by the former health secretary … Read more