Top judge resumes contempt inquiry into Trump El Salvador deportations 19. November 2025 (22:53) James Boasberg demands sworn testimony to determine whether US officials defied March court orderA federal judge on Wednesday said he was resuming his long-stalled court proceeding to determine whether Trump administration officials willfully violated a court order by deporting hundreds of men to El Salvador in March.US district judge James Boasberg said he would demand sworn testimony from administration officials to determine whether they defied his March court order to turn around aircraft that were removing the men from US territory. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Turkey to host Cop31 climate conference after Australia drops push to hold it in Adelaide 19. November 2025 (22:41) Fortnight-long event to be held in Antalya but Australia may lead negotiationsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTurkey will host the Cop31 climate conference after the Australian government dropped its push to hold the event in Adelaide at the last moment – despite having invested in a more than three-year campaign.Independent sources confirmed to the Guardian that the fortnight-long event would be held in Turkey’s Mediterranean resort city of Antalya in November 2026. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Unforgivable’: Trump’s ‘piggy’ insult is stoking more outrage than usual 19. November 2025 (22:36) The clip of the US president on Air Force One last Friday has taken off without much help from the media itselfIt’s one outrage in days full of outrageous material.“Quiet, piggy,” Donald Trump told a female reporter in a press gaggle, pointing his finger at her angrily. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Saudi Arabia releases US retiree jailed over critical tweets 19. November 2025 (22:21) Saad Almadi’s family thanks Trump and state department as announcement comes after meeting with crown princeSaudi Arabia has agreed to allow US citizen Saad Almadi to return home to Florida, five months ahead of the scheduled lifting of travel restrictions and a day after Saudi crown prince and prime minister Mohammed bin Salman met Donald Trump at the White House.Almadi, 75, was sentenced to 19 years of incarceration in the kingdom in 2021 after he wrote 14 tweets critical of the Riyadh government. Two years later, the charges were reduced to so-called “cyber crimes” and he was sentenced to a 30-year ban on leaving Saudi Arabia. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Murder convictions in Moss Side ‘joint enterprise’ case referred to court of appeal 19. November 2025 (21:52) CCRC says new evidence undermines narrative Durrell Goodall, Reano Walters and Trey Wilson were in a gangThe convictions of three young black men for murder after a controversial 2017 prosecution under the “joint enterprise” legal doctrine have been referred back to the court of appeal.The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) said on Wednesday that new evidence submitted on behalf of Durrell Goodall, Reano Walters and Trey Wilson, who were 20, 19 and 19 respectively when they were convicted, undermines a core of the prosecution’s case that they were members of a gang. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Archaeologists find ancient canoes used by Indigenous people in Wisconsin 19. November 2025 (21:29) Sixteen submerged canoes discovered along Lake Mendota’s shore at a kind of prehistoric parking lotArchaeologists have identified more than a dozen ancient canoes that Indigenous people apparently left behind in a sort of prehistoric parking lot along a Wisconsin lakeshore.The Wisconsin Historical Society announced Wednesday that archaeologists have mapped the location of 16 canoes submerged in the lake bed of Lake Mendota in Madison. Tamara Thomsen, the state’s maritime archaeologist, said the site lies near a network of what were once Indigenous trails, suggesting ancient people left the canoes there for anyone to use as they traveled, much like a modern-day e-bike rack. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Reform’s Welsh hopes damaged after Senedd member suspended for ‘vile’ racial slur 19. November 2025 (21:11) Parliament suspends Laura Anne Jones, Reform’s only Senedd member, for two weeks in further blow after party lost Caerphilly byelection Reform UK’s only member of the Welsh parliament has been suspended for two weeks over a racial slur she posted in an office WhatsApp group.Laura Anne Jones used an offensive Chinese slur in a discussion about the threat of the Chinese government utilising TikTok for espionage. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Microsoft has ‘ripped off the NHS’, says MP amid call for contracts with British firms 19. November 2025 (21:04) Samantha Niblett highlighted government’s multi-billion-pound deals with Microsoft and ‘getting locked in’Microsoft has “ripped off the NHS”, it was alleged in parliament on Wednesday, as MPs called on ministers to divert more of the government’s multibillion-pound computing budget away from US technology companies and towards British alternatives.The Seattle-based firm’s UK government contracts include a five-year deal with the NHS to provide productivity tools reportedly worth over £700m, while the wider government spent £1.9bn on Microsoft software licences in the 2024-25 financial year alone. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump’s plan to impose semiconductor tariffs may be delayed, sources say 19. November 2025 (20:56) Officials are reportedly taking their time on US president’s long-promised chips plan to avoid a rupture with ChinaUS officials are privately saying that they might not levy long-promised semiconductor tariffs soon, potentially delaying a centerpiece of Donald Trump’s economic agenda.Officials relayed these messages over the last several days to stakeholders in the government and private industry, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter and a third person briefed on the conversations. A fourth person following the matter also said the administration was taking a more cautious approach to avoid provoking China. The discussions have not been previously reported. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
