China voices ‘extreme disappointment’ with Dutch minister at centre of car chip row 14. November 2025 (19:32) Vincent Karremans called semiconductor supply chain crisis a ‘wake-up call for western leaders’The Chinese government has expressed “extreme disappointment” with the Dutch minister at the heart of a row over chip supply to the car industry.A spokesperson for the ministry of commerce was responding to a Guardian interview with Vincent Karremans on Thursday in which the politician described the standoff between China and the European Union as a “wake-up call” for western leaders. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US military planning for divided Gaza with ‘green zone’ secured by international and Israeli troops 14. November 2025 (19:31) Exclusive: Almost all Palestinians have been displaced to ‘red zone’ where no reconstruction is plannedThe US is planning for the long-term division of Gaza into a “green zone” under Israeli and international military control, where reconstruction would start, and a “red zone” to be left in ruins.Foreign forces will initially deploy alongside Israeli soldiers in the east of Gaza, leaving the devastated strip divided by the current Israeli-controlled “yellow line”, according to US military planning documents seen by the Guardian and sources briefed on American plans. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Man who stole Banksy print to pay off drug debt given 13-month sentence 14. November 2025 (19:27) Larry Fraser, 49, burgled Grove gallery in London, stealing limited edition print from Girl With Balloon seriesA man who stole a Banksy print from an art gallery to pay off a drug debt has been given a 13-month prison sentence.Larry Fraser, 49, stole the limited edition print from the street artist’s Girl With Balloon series after breaking into the Grove gallery in Fitzrovia, central London, last September. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US tariffs on Swiss goods cut to 15% in deal struck with Trump administration 14. November 2025 (18:16) In exchange, Swiss officials committed to series of quotas for imports from the US on a duty-free basisUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump agreed to cut US tariffs on Switzerland from 39% to 15% as part of a new trade pact, lowering duties that strained economic ties and hit Swiss exporters.The two countries have signed a “non-binding memorandum of understanding”, the Swiss government announced, following bilateral talks in Washington and intense lobbying by Swiss firms. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Jeffrey Epstein and Larry Summers’s exchanges depict relationship as confidants, emails reveal 14. November 2025 (18:10) The child sex offender and the former US treasury secretary shared personal views about politics and relationshipsUS politics live – latest updatesA series of exchanges between child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Larry Summers, the former US treasury secretary, showing a relationship as confidants emerged among the emails released by Republican legislators this week in the continuing political turmoil over Epstein’s connections to Donald Trump.The exchanges, from 2013 to early 2019, showed the two men sharing personal – and sometimes unseemly – views about politics and relationships. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Southern California braces for up to 5in of rain from ‘atmospheric river’ 14. November 2025 (18:00) Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties prepare for deluge and possible landslides this weekendA powerful storm was making its way across California on Friday, prompting evacuation warnings as the state braced for the potential of floods, mudslides, thunderstorms and even the chance of a tornado over the weekend.Heavy rain began to pummel northern and central California on Thursday evening, as officials and forecasters warned that hazards unleashed by the strong storm were likely to amplify as it moved south. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Baby sea otter named Caterpillar rescued off central California coast 14. November 2025 (17:58) Marine Mammal Center in Morro Bay and local harbor patrol teamed up for mission to reunite pup with its motherIt was a foggy October afternoon on the central California coast when the Marine Mammal Center got a call on their public hotline: there were distressed cries coming from the frigid waters in Morro Bay.The center’s experts were able to determine that the calls – which sounded almost like a human baby screeching – were coming from a roughly two-week-old sea otter pup that had been separated from its mother. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Man, 61, found guilty of stalking former Tory minister Penny Mordaunt 14. November 2025 (17:49) Edward Brandt bombarded Mordaunt with calls and jumped a barrier at her office, leaving her feeling vulnerable, court heardAn former councillor has been convicted of stalking the former Conservative MP and leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt.Edward Brandt, 61, bombarded the former defence secretary with emails and voicemails and tried to jump the security barrier at her office. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Kashmir is focus of arrests after Delhi car blast linked to ‘terror module’ 14. November 2025 (17:33) Investigators believe an explosion that killed 13 people maybe linked to group operating in the disputed regionPolice have carried out raids and made several arrests across the Indian state of Kashmir in the aftermath of a car explosion in Delhi that left 13 people dead.On Wednesday, the Indian government confirmed it was treating the blast as a “terror incident” perpetrated by “anti-national forces”. The explosion took place outside one of India’s most significant monuments during rush hour on Monday evening. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Georgia prosecutor to take over last remaining criminal case against Trump 14. November 2025 (17:30) Pete Skandalakis appointed himself to take over 2020 election interference case from district attorney Fani WillisThe only remaining criminal case against Donald Trump has been revived after the head of Georgia’s prosecutor’s council appointed himself to replace Fani Willis, the Fulton county district attorney, who was removed from the election interference case in September.Pete Skandalakis, a Republican and the executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, the state body that provides legal training and is often charged to mitigate prosecutorial conflicts, wrote in a statement on Friday that he would be taking over for Willis. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
