Senior UK rabbis come out in support of sanctions on Israeli settlements 09. September 2026 (19:57) Spiritual leaders stress diversity of views within Jewish community and warn against inaction on settler violence‘It’s a good start’: prominent Israelis welcome UK sanctionsProminent British rabbis have backed Ed Miliband’s sanctions on Israeli settlements, warning that the time for inaction on settler violence must come to an end.The intervention comes after the UK’s chief rabbi, the spiritual leader of mainstream Orthodox Jews in the UK, Sir Ephraim Mirvis, described UK sanctions against illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories as a “dark day for British Jews” and warned they could embolden people who “use hatred as a weapon against Jews”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘It’s a good start’: prominent Israelis welcome UK sanctions on illegal settlements 09. September 2026 (19:36) Ed Miliband’s intervention was ‘inevitable’ after Israeli government and security failures, say former ministers and diplomatsProminent Israelis have welcomed new UK sanctions as a necessary response to settlement expansion and spiralling violence in the occupied West Bank.The intervention was described – by the president of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, a former prime minister, an ex-head of the army and former ministers and diplomats – as an “inevitable consequence” of Israeli government and security failures. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US treasury to buy back $6bn in government debt to alleviate bond market 09. September 2026 (18:41) Scott Bessent made announcement on Wednesday as bond yields rose to highest point since 2008 financial crisisUS politics live – latest updatesThe US treasury will buy back $6bn worth of government debt in an effort to alleviate a sell-off in the US bond market, the treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, announced on Wednesday.Rising inflation and uncertainty from the war in Iran have spooked investors from US bonds, what has historically been known to be one of the safest investment vehicles. Treasury yields have been rising, with the yield for the 30-year treasury bond hitting about 5.2% – the highest yield since the 2008 financial crisis. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Israel sanctions will not hurt intelligence sharing between spy agencies, says Miliband 09. September 2026 (18:14) UK foreign secretary says international community including US shares ‘frustration’ at Israel’s failure to constrain illegal settlersBritish intelligence has been given assurances by its Israeli counterpart that information sharing with the UK will continue as before, Ed Miliband, the foreign secretary has said.The disclosure counters predictions that his decision to impose a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements would lead to a collapse in cooperation between the agencies. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Anthropic researchers say AI could cause human extinction by 2030 09. September 2026 (17:53) One researcher who resigned said many in industry believe that without regulation AI could kill off humanityArtificial intelligence could kill off humanity within the decade, according to three researchers with the industry giant Anthropic, one of whom has quit his job in protest.The latest doom-laden predictions came in posts on social media on Tuesday by a researcher who said he resigned because Anthropic and his previous employer, OpenAI, were ignoring or at best mishandling their response to the threat. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Texas Republican in race for key House seat under fire for derogatory comments 09. September 2026 (17:45) Brandon Herrera of state’s 23rd congressional district calls insults against women and unhoused people ‘jokes’A Republican candidate for a key congressional district in Texas has come under scrutiny over a series of derogatory comments made about women in his social media posts and videos.Brandon Herrera, who is the GOP candidate for Texas’s 23rd congressional district, has made a string of insults while fashioning a rightwing online persona as the “AK Guy”, and hosts a YouTube channel with more than 4 million subscribers that tests and reviews firearms. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
John Malkovich cancels Israel trip over fabricated solidarity quote 09. September 2026 (17:23) The Wild Horse Nine actor had been due to appear on stage in The Music Critic in Tel Aviv – but pulled out over PR firm’s ‘unacceptable and untenable’ attribution of statementJohn Malkovich has cancelled a planned trip to Israel next year to appear on stage after a PR firm hired by the show attributed quotes to the actor that the company had written.Malkovich, who is a leading Oscar contender for his role in Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine, was due to appear in The Music Critic, a theatrical-musical satire composed by the Jewish violinist Aleksey Igudesman, in Tel Aviv’s Charles Bronfman Auditorium on 13 April. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Tens of thousands line the streets as Norway bids farewell to King Harald V 09. September 2026 (17:02) Europe’s royals and global political figures attend ceremony that brings 13 days of national mourning to a closeEurope live – latest updatesNorway has observed a minute’s silence as it takes leave of King Harald V in a series of ceremonies, bringing to a close 13 days of national mourning that followed the popular monarch’s death last month at the age of 89.Tens of thousands of people lined the streets of Oslo and foreign heads of state and government converged on the Norwegian capital for the funeral of the late king, a light-touch and unassuming reformer who ruled for more than three decades. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
The RBA hoped this year’s three interest rate rises would tame inflation – but nothing is going their way 09. September 2026 (17:00) The breakdown of the US-Iran ceasefire, rising oil prices and the explosion in data centre investment are making the central bank’s task harderFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFor five years the Reserve Bank has been trying to wrangle inflation back to its 2.5% target, and for years it has essentially failed.The result is a cost of living crisis that has generated intense community grievance. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Burnham sees sanctions against Israeli settlements as an electoral asset 09. September 2026 (16:18) While a survey found Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters to be the strongest backers of such a ban on trade, even Tory and Reform voters were in favour overallUK politics live – latest updatesThere was a time when placing Israel under strict trade sanctions would have been a politically risky thing for a British prime minister to do. Andy Burnham, however, considers it an electoral asset.As Kemi Badenoch attacked him over defence spending at prime minister’s questions on Wednesday, Burnham deliberately turned the topic to the trade ban on illegal settlements which he had announced on Tuesday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
