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‘I think we’re headed to a shutdown,’ says JD Vance as Mike Johnson calls for more time for negotiations – as it happened
ByTom Ambrose September 29, 2025September 30, 2025

This live blog is now closed. For the latest on US politics, read more of our coverage hereTrump officials to announce plan to boost coal outputThe US is set to announce on Monday policies to try to boost the output of coal, the interior department sai…

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New Zealand government fails to recognise Palestinian statehood – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian September 29, 2025

During his address to the UN general assembly on Saturday, the New Zealand foreign affairs minister, Winston Peters, says that the country is committed to a two-state solution but it will not yet recognise the state of Palestine. ‘With a war raging, Ha…

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New Zealand government fails to recognise Palestinian statehood – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian September 29, 2025

During his address to the UN general assembly on Saturday, the New Zealand foreign affairs minister, Winston Peters, says that the country is committed to a two-state solution but it will not yet recognise the state of Palestine. ‘With a war raging, Ha…

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Dismay in New Zealand after government fails to recognise Palestinian statehood
ByEva Corlett in Wellington September 29, 2025

PM Christopher Luxon had suggested recognition was only a matter of time, prompting disappointment from opposition parties and activistsOpposition parties, Palestinian groups and a former prime minister have expressed dismay over New Zealand’s decision…

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Dismay in New Zealand after government fails to recognise Palestinian statehood
ByEva Corlett in Wellington September 29, 2025

PM Christopher Luxon had suggested recognition was only a matter of time, prompting disappointment from opposition parties and activistsOpposition parties, Palestinian groups and a former prime minister have expressed dismay over New Zealand’s decision…

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Israel presses on with Gaza assault as Trump again claims ceasefire is close
ByJason Burke in Jerusalem September 28, 2025

IDF launches 140 airstrikes in last 24 hours as tanks advance in Gaza City and death toll for same period is put at 77Israel has pressed on with its offensive in Gaza as Donald Trump claimed again to be on the brink of a breakthrough in negotiations fo…

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Israel presses on with Gaza assault as Trump again claims ceasefire is close
ByJason Burke in Jerusalem September 28, 2025

IDF launches 140 airstrikes in last 24 hours as tanks advance in Gaza City and death toll for same period is put at 77Israel has pressed on with its offensive in Gaza as Donald Trump claimed again to be on the brink of a breakthrough in negotiations fo…

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Why Britain must not get taken in by Dubai’s skin-deep glitz | Letters
ByGuardian staff September 28, 2025

Readers responding to Jonathan Liew’s article on Reform UK’s admiration for the emirateJonathan Liew is to be congratulated for his incisive views about Dubai and its attraction for the right (The populist right wants to remake the UK in the image of D…

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Why Britain must not get taken in by Dubai’s skin-deep glitz | Letters
ByGuardian staff September 28, 2025

Readers responding to Jonathan Liew’s article on Reform UK’s admiration for the emirateJonathan Liew is to be congratulated for his incisive views about Dubai and its attraction for the right (The populist right wants to remake the UK in the image of D…

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Sweeping UN sanctions on Iran come into effect after nuclear talks fail
ByAgence France-Presse September 28, 2025

Sanctions bar dealings related to Tehran’s nuclear and ballistic missiles program and are also expected to have wider effects on its troubled economyWidespread UN sanctions against Iran have come back into force for the first time in a decade, after la…

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