As deadly severe storms swept the US this week, recent Donald Trump administration staffing cuts have left key parts of weather monitoring and disaster preparedness systems severely understaffed, the Guardian has learned. March typically signals the start of a four-month tornado season across the eastern two-thirds of the US. Last year’s tornado season was one … Read more
More than 500 people may have been tortured or starved to death and then buried in a secret mass grave north of Khartoum, according to evidence seen by the Guardian. A visit to a base belonging to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) shortly after it was retaken by the Sudanese military found a previously … Read more
Staff on hundreds of foreign aid projects left in limbo by the Trump administration’s funding freeze have received a survey that asks them to justify their work under an eccentric list of criteria that meet the White House’s new national security priorities. The survey, copies of which have been obtained by the Guardian, asks foreign … Read more
On Monday, a storm brought heavy rainfall to the Canary Islands, especially affecting Gran Canaria and Tenerife. Telde, in eastern Gran Canaria received more than 30mm of rain, nearly three times the March average. Flash floods submerged homes, swept cars into the sea, and turned streets into rivers. Airports and popular beaches shut down ahead … Read more
The UK government is making plans to cut the funding for GB Energy, the state-owned company set up by Labour to drive renewable energy and cut household bills, in June’s spending review. Cuts to the £8.3bn of taxpayer money promised over the five-year parliament would be another blow for Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, after … Read more
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Eurostar, French trains disrupted due to suspected unexploded WW2 bomb Eurostar trains between London and northern France and French trains TGV, RER, and TER have been suspended after a suspected object was found near Paris Gare du Nord, Paris North, train station. A social media account of RER B line reported the disruption was caused … Read more
Traffic at the Paris Gare du Nord train station has been halted after a second world war bomb was found on tracks leading to France’s busiest terminal, officials said. The unexploded bomb was found in the middle of the tracks overnight during maintenance work carried out in the suburb of Saint Denis, the national SNCF … Read more
China’s foreign minister accused the US of “two-faced” behaviour, condemning the imposition of tariffs on Chinese goods and warning against the “law of the jungle” that could emerge from Donald Trump’s “America First” policy. Speaking at the sidelines of China’s annual parliamentary gathering, Wang Yi said China would “firmly counter” US pressure. “No country should … Read more
A South Korean court has cancelled President Yoon Suk Yeol’s detention warrant, paving the way for his potential release after being held since mid-January on charges of leading an insurrection relating to his failed attempt to impose martial law in December. The Seoul central district court accepted Yoon’s petition to cancel his custody in a … Read more