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- Obama delivers veiled but withering rebuke of Trump, urging a return to hope
- Global pollution kills 9m a year and threatens 'survival of human societies'
- Italian regions go to the polls in Europe's latest referendums on autonomy
- Ousted Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif indicted over corruption claims
- Tarantino on Weinstein: 'I knew enough to do more than I did'
- Hokkaido releases manga comic to combat North Korean threat
- Syria: devastation in former Isis stronghold revealed - video
- UN tells China to release human rights activists and pay them compensation
- Catalonia tourism slumps 15% since referendum violence
- More than 300,000 Rohingya refugee children 'outcast and desperate', Unicef says
- North Korea: CIA director says regime nearly capable of nuclear attack
- Donald Trump awards himself 10 out of 10 for Puerto Rico hurricane response
- Emotional John Kelly lashes out at Trump critics over military deaths
- Missing murals: the lost Soviet art of the Stans
- Tourist killed by falling masonry in famous Florence church
- MH370: Malaysia in deal with private search firm to find missing plane
- Brazil prosecutors investigate plan to give reconstituted food to poor people
- Malawi mobs kill two more people accused of being vampires
- White supremacist Richard Spencer faces barrage of protest at Florida speech
- Russian scrutinised for ties to Trump investigated in Monaco
- 'All of us will be victims at some point': why Bishkek's only gay club closed
- How reluctant leader Jacinda Ardern charmed New Zealand
- Norfolk police plan to axe all community support officers
- Merkel hopeful of Brexit deal after May's pleas - politics live
- The Guardian view on internet security: complexity is vulnerable | Editorial
- President's iron-fist methods raise fears for future of democracy in Sierra Leone
- Body found in icy river could sway Argentina's midterm elections
- Manus medical team to stay on after detention centre closes
- Delhi covered in toxic haze after night of Diwali fireworks
- The 7%: Jacinda Ardern joins select group of women in power
- Friday briefing: Brussels hears Jeremy Corbyn's version of Brexit
- Putin rival Ksenia Sobchak insists she is not part of Kremlin plot
- New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern sets out priorities: climate, inequality and women
- Snail in the coffin: left-coiling mollusc Jeremy dies after finding love
- 'It is a dangerous moment': Madagascar plague death toll reaches 74
- Speaker Paul Ryan roasts Donald Trump at charity dinner – video
- Barack Obama calls for unity as he returns to campaign trail in Virginia – video
- George W Bush: US politics 'vulnerable to outright fabrication' – video
- Who is Jacinda Ardern? – video explainer
- Diwali, festival of lights – in pictures
- 'Honoured and privileged': Jacinda Ardern on being New Zealand's next PM – video
| Obama delivers veiled but withering rebuke of Trump, urging a return to hope Posted: 19 Oct 2017 11:20 PM PDT Back in the public fray at a rally in Virginia, the former president delivered his views on the current political climate in his strongest terms yet It was the night his supporters waited nine long months for. Barack Obama returned to the fray on Thursday with a fervent denunciation of Donald Trump in all but name, condemning the politics of division and rekindling the politics of hope. The former US president earned deafening cheers at a rally ostensibly for the Democratic candidate in a gubernatorial election in Virginia. In championing Ralph Northam's cause, Obama expressed his views on the state of the nation in the strongest terms since the inauguration of his successor and antithesis. Continue reading... |
| Global pollution kills 9m a year and threatens 'survival of human societies' Posted: 19 Oct 2017 03:30 PM PDT Landmark study finds toxic air, water, soils and workplaces kill at least 9m people and cost trillions of dollars every year Pollution kills at least nine million people and costs trillions of dollars every year, according to the most comprehensive global analysis to date, which warns the crisis "threatens the continuing survival of human societies". Toxic air, water, soils and workplaces are responsible for the diseases that kill one in every six people around the world, the landmark report found, and the true total could be millions higher because the impact of many pollutants are poorly understood. The deaths attributed to pollution are triple those from Aids, malaria and tuberculosis combined. Continue reading... |
| Italian regions go to the polls in Europe's latest referendums on autonomy Posted: 19 Oct 2017 10:00 PM PDT €55m votes in Lombardy and Veneto are non-binding, but could send strong message to Rome Two of Italy's richest regions are holding referendums on greater autonomy on Sunday, in the latest push by European regions to wrest more power from the centre. Lombardy and Veneto, between them home to a quarter of Italy's population, are seeking semi-autonomy, giving them more control over their finances and administration. Continue reading... |
| Ousted Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif indicted over corruption claims Posted: 19 Oct 2017 05:39 AM PDT Sharif, his daughter Maryam and her husband plead not guilty to charges relating to family's London properties An anti-corruption court in Pakistan has indicted the former prime minister Nawaz Sharif over allegations involving his family's ownership of expensive London property, potentially paving the way for the imprisonment of the disqualified leader. The indictment is the latest blow in a lengthy public fall triggered by last year's Panama Papers leaks, and comes as Sharif's family assiduously tries to maintain its influence in Pakistan. Continue reading... |
| Tarantino on Weinstein: 'I knew enough to do more than I did' Posted: 19 Oct 2017 11:13 PM PDT The director admits he knew about an alleged assault involving his former girlfriend Mira Sorvino, and says he wishes he had taken responsibility Quentin Tarantino says he knew about instances of sexual assault by Harvey Weinstein for decades but failed to act in order to protect women, adding: "I knew enough to do more than I did." Related: The allegations against Harvey Weinstein – a list Continue reading... |
| Hokkaido releases manga comic to combat North Korean threat Posted: 20 Oct 2017 12:24 AM PDT Weeks after missiles overflew Japanese island, officials produce comic advising residents what to do in event of test launch Schoolchildren take cover beneath their desks, while a farmer jumps out of his tractor and crouches face down in a field. Off the coast, the crew of a fishing boat hide behind their vessel's wheelhouse. The characters are fictional, but they are playing out a scenario that in recent months has become frighteningly real: a North Korean missile strike. |
| Syria: devastation in former Isis stronghold revealed - video Posted: 20 Oct 2017 01:07 AM PDT Drone footage shows bombed-out shells of buildings in the northern city. Entire neighbourhoods appear to have been turned to rubble, with little sign of civilian life, after Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces announce they have driven out Islamic State after weeks of fighting |
| UN tells China to release human rights activists and pay them compensation Posted: 19 Oct 2017 08:14 PM PDT Exclusive Document given to the Guardian rejects Chinese government claims that activists voluntarily confessed to their crimes at trials The United Nations has demanded that China should immediately release prominent human rights activists from detention and pay them compensation, according to an unreleased document obtained by the Guardian. The report, which has not been made public, from the UN's human rights council says the trio had their rights violated and calls China's laws incompatible with international norms. Continue reading... |
| Catalonia tourism slumps 15% since referendum violence Posted: 19 Oct 2017 09:00 PM PDT Terror attacks scarcely dent tourist numbers but images of police and rallies around independence poll have taken toll Tourism to Catalonia has slumped by 15% in the two weeks since the region's controversial referendum on independence, according to industry experts. August's terror attacks in Barcelona and the seaside resort of Cambrils, which left 16 people dead, scarcely dented tourist numbers, but images of police violence and huge rallies around the 1 October vote on independence are taking their toll. Continue reading... |
| More than 300,000 Rohingya refugee children 'outcast and desperate', Unicef says Posted: 19 Oct 2017 06:31 PM PDT One in five children under the age of five is estimated to be acutely malnourished, requiring medical attention Nearly 340,000 Rohingya children are living in squalid conditions in Bangladesh camps where they lack enough food, clean water and health care, the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) said on Friday. Up to 12,000 more children join them every week, fleeing violence or hunger in Myanmar, often still traumatised by atrocities they witnessed, it said in a report "Outcast and Desperate". Continue reading... |
| North Korea: CIA director says regime nearly capable of nuclear attack Posted: 19 Oct 2017 05:54 PM PDT Mike Pompeo says Pyongyang is a few months away from having the ability to hit the US with a nuclear missile CIA director Mike Pompeo has said North Korea is a few months away from perfecting its nuclear weapons capabilities. "They are close enough now in their capabilities that from a US policy perspective we ought to behave as if we are on the cusp of them achieving" their objective of being able to strike the United States, Pompeo told a national security forum in Washington. Continue reading... |
| Donald Trump awards himself 10 out of 10 for Puerto Rico hurricane response Posted: 19 Oct 2017 01:46 PM PDT
Donald Trump gave his administration's response to the damage wrought on Puerto Rico by Hurricane Maria a 10 out of 10 during a meeting with the governor of the devastated US territory. Nearly a month after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, conditions remain dire: hundreds of thousands of Americans are still without running water. More than 80% of electricity consumers remain without power. A majority of cellphone towers remained knocked down and only a small percentage of the roads have been reopened. Continue reading... |
| Emotional John Kelly lashes out at Trump critics over military deaths Posted: 19 Oct 2017 02:05 PM PDT
The White House chief of staff, John Kelly, has delivered an extraordinary rebuke to critics of Donald Trump's interactions with the families of fallen US military heroes. Kelly made an unannounced appearance at the White House podium on Thursday afternoon amid an unprecedented feud between Trump and Frederica Wilson, a Democratic congresswoman who overheard the president tell the widow of Sgt La David Johnson that her husband "knew what he signed up for" before he was killed on duty in Niger. Continue reading... |
| Missing murals: the lost Soviet art of the Stans Posted: 19 Oct 2017 11:30 PM PDT Protecting a reminder of a fallen political system is not high on the urban preservation list in Central Asian cities. Countless mosaics have been destroyed Today, many of the cities of the Central Asian Stans are defined by a new "trophy city" architecture meant to reflect modernity and progress, and to glorify the leaders who planned them. Look a bit deeper, though, and many signs of the Soviet past are still there in the architecture and layout of the cities. The Soviet elements of the cities are not just manifested in wide avenues and drab apartment blocks, but also in the vast murals and mosaics that adorn many buildings. The heritage comes from both the ideological drive of the Soviet state, but also a belief in inspiring citizens with beautiful everyday surroundings. Continue reading... |
| Tourist killed by falling masonry in famous Florence church Posted: 19 Oct 2017 11:56 AM PDT Death of Spaniard struck in Basilica di Santa Croce raises questions about state of Italy's ageing and fragile monuments A 52-year-old tourist from Spain has been killed by falling masonry in one of Florence's most famous churches, the Basilica di Santa Croce. The fatal accident at the church where Michelangelo, Galileo Galilei and Niccolo Machiavelli are buried raised questions about the state of Italy's many ageing and fragile monuments. Continue reading... |
| MH370: Malaysia in deal with private search firm to find missing plane Posted: 19 Oct 2017 02:16 PM PDT 'No find, no fee' search to be undertaken by US-based seabed exploration company Ocean Infinity Malaysia has entered into a "no find, no fee" arrangement with a private search company, Ocean Infinity, in a bid to recover the missing MH370 plane and discover the fate of the 239 people on board. Late on Thursday, Australia's minister for infrastructure and transport, Darren Chester, acknowledged the agreement between the Malaysian government and the US-based seabed exploration company. |
| Brazil prosecutors investigate plan to give reconstituted food to poor people Posted: 19 Oct 2017 12:07 PM PDT São Paulo's mayor claimed powder made from food close to its sell-by date was a cost-free way to tackle hunger but critics denounced it as 'human pet food' Prosecutors in Brazil's biggest city have opened an inquiry into a controversial plan to feed poorer citizens and schoolchildren with a flour made out of food close to its sell-by date that critics have described as "human pet food". João Doria, the populist, conservative mayor of São Paulo, and the city's Catholic cardinal, Dom Odilo Scherer, have said that the product, called farinata (farinha is flour in Portuguese), will help alleviate hunger at no cost to the city's government. Continue reading... |
| Malawi mobs kill two more people accused of being vampires Posted: 19 Oct 2017 10:14 AM PDT Wave of attacks which had already killed six people spreads to country's second city, Blantyre, where epileptic man is 'torched' A wave of attacks in Malawi against people accused of vampirism has spread to its second-biggest city of Blantyre, where vigilante mobs killed two people, police said on Thursday. Related: UN moves staff after mobs kill five in Malawi vampire scare Continue reading... |
| White supremacist Richard Spencer faces barrage of protest at Florida speech Posted: 19 Oct 2017 03:07 PM PDT
The white supremacist Richard Spencer took the stage at the University of Florida on Thursday after his supporters threatened to sue if he was not allowed to speak. But minutes after he began to talk, the majority of the crowd of hundreds in the auditorium stood together, raised their fists, and started chanting "Go home, Spencer! Go home, Spencer!" Continue reading... |
| Russian scrutinised for ties to Trump investigated in Monaco Posted: 19 Oct 2017 11:39 AM PDT Dmitry Rybolovlev allegedly violated privacy of Tania Rappo and used political influence against former art dealer A Russian billionaire who has emerged as a central figure in the controversy surrounding the Trump campaign's possible collusion with the Kremlin is under investigation in Monaco. Dmitry Rybolovlev, who is president of Monaco football club, is expected to be formally charged on Friday for allegedly violating the privacy of one-time confidant and friend Tania Rappo, in a case that has raised questions about whether the tycoon used his political influence to wage a legal campaign against his former art dealer. Continue reading... |
| 'All of us will be victims at some point': why Bishkek's only gay club closed Posted: 19 Oct 2017 04:04 AM PDT The Kyrgyz capital was long a liberal beacon in Central Asia – until a ban on 'LGBT propaganda'. With attacks and rapes on the rise, the community is scared Anara had never been in love before. Pacing nervously outside the house of the girl she'd just started seeing, overwhelmed by emotions, she forgot the need for caution. Dating a member of the same sex can be dangerous in Kyrgyzstan's capital city, Bishkek. Their budding relationship was already the subject of whisper and rumour. Continue reading... |
| How reluctant leader Jacinda Ardern charmed New Zealand Posted: 19 Oct 2017 07:00 AM PDT The new PM turned down the Labour top job seven times before transforming her party's fortunes with 'Jacindamania' Less than three months ago, Jacinda Ardern, preoccupied by home renovations, said the only way she would ever lead New Zealand's Labour party would be if her entire caucus was hit by a bus and she was the "designated survivor". Now, she finds herself about to take office as New Zealand's third female prime minister, and its youngest leader for 150 years. Continue reading... |
| Norfolk police plan to axe all community support officers Posted: 19 Oct 2017 04:32 PM PDT Proposal to scrap 150 PCSOs criticised as potentially devastating for crime prevention and public safety Norfolk constabulary wants to axe all of its police community support officers because of budget cuts and concentrate its resources on tackling growth in complex crimes such as sexual abuse. The plan would make the Norfolk force the first in the country to scrap the role of PCSOs, affecting 150 people. Continue reading... |
| Merkel hopeful of Brexit deal after May's pleas - politics live Posted: 20 Oct 2017 01:23 AM PDT Angela Merkel is upbeat about a deal after Theresa May implores European leaders to give her something she could defend. But the EU will refuse to move on to trade talks just yet
A Commons committee will examine how prepared the government is for a "no deal" exit from the European Union. The Treasury select committee will hear from Sir Ivan Rogers, the UK's former ambassador to the European Union, who has described a no deal Brexit as "nuts". The progress and outcome of the Brexit negotiations will have profound implications for the economy and public finances. The committee will consider the short-term risks to an orderly withdrawal, and the shape of the long-term economic relationship. Firms and individuals need certainty about the situation after March 2019. The priority of the inquiry, therefore, will be to consider the negotiation, design and governance of transitional arrangements.
The Department for Exiting the EU has responded to reports that the minister in charge, David Davis, is planning to present a "no-deal" plan to the cabinet, saying: It is in everyone's interests to secure a good deal for both sides. We think that is by far and away the most likely outcome, but we have a duty to plan for the alternative. Continue reading... |
| The Guardian view on internet security: complexity is vulnerable | Editorial Posted: 19 Oct 2017 11:39 AM PDT A huge weakness in wifi security erodes online privacy. But the real challenge is designing with human shortcomings in mind This week's security scandal is the discovery that every household with wifi in this country has a network that isn't really private. For 13 years a weakness has lurked in the supposedly secure way in which wireless networks carry our information. Although the WPA2 security scheme was supposed to be mathematically proven to be uncrackable, it turns out that the mechanism by which it can compensate for weak signals can be compromised, and when that happens it might as well be unencrypted. Practically every router, every laptop and every mobile phone in the world is now potentially exposed. As the Belgian researcher who discovered the vulnerability points out, this could be abused to steal information such as credit card numbers, emails and photos. It is not a catastrophic flaw: the attacker has to be within range of the wifi they are attacking. Most email and chat guarded by end-to-end encryption is still protected from eavesdroppers. But the flaw affects a huge number of devices, many of which will never be updated to address it. Since both ends of a wifi connection need to be brought up to date to be fixed, it is no longer safe to assume that any wifi connection is entirely private. Continue reading... |
| President's iron-fist methods raise fears for future of democracy in Sierra Leone Posted: 19 Oct 2017 09:00 PM PDT March elections prefaced by misgiving as Ernest Bai Koroma's failure to put party leadership to vote rekindles memories of former dictator Siaka Stevens A unilateral decision by the president of Sierra Leone to choose his successor as leader of the ruling All People's Congress has raised fears about the future of democracy in the country. Civil society organisations, including the government watchdog group Institute for Governance Reform (IGR), have voiced concerns that Ernest Bai Koroma's failure to allow party members to vote for their new leader echoes the actions of former dictator Siaka Stevens, who on standing down in 1985 ushered Joseph Momoh into office. Continue reading... |
| Body found in icy river could sway Argentina's midterm elections Posted: 20 Oct 2017 01:00 AM PDT Tests expected to confirm the cadaver is Santiago Maldonado, an activist missing since a security forces raid in August, which could be bad news for ruling party Forensic tests on a body found floating in the icy waters of a river in southern Argentina could determine the result of midterm elections seen as vital for the right-of-centre president, Mauricio Macri, who is seeking a vote of confidence to continue his economic austerity programme. Preparations for congressional elections this Sunday have been thrown into last-minute turmoil this week after the body of a young man was found on land owned by the Italian fashion giant Benetton. Continue reading... |
| Manus medical team to stay on after detention centre closes Posted: 19 Oct 2017 11:29 PM PDT Papua New Guinea's government contracts IHMS to remain beyond the 31 October deadline – but it is not known how long for The healthcare provider for Australia's offshore processing regime, International Health and Medical Services has been contracted by the Papua New Guinean government to stay beyond the closure of the Manus Island detention centre at the end of the month. Under the recently signed contract IHMS will continue providing healthcare to refugees – who are expected to settle in the PNG community – and non-refugees in Lorengau and in Port Moresby, but it is not known how long for. Continue reading... |
| Delhi covered in toxic haze after night of Diwali fireworks Posted: 20 Oct 2017 12:21 AM PDT Air pollution in Indian capital hits 18 times the healthy limit despite supreme court ban on sale of firecrackers Air pollution in Delhi has hit 18 times the healthy limit and left the city under a thick, toxic haze after Diwali was celebrated with a night of fireworks – despite a court-ordered ban on their sales. Residents of the Indian capital, which already ranks among the world's most polluted cities, complained of watering eyes and aggravated coughs as levels of PM2.5, ultra-fine particles of less than 2.5 microns, rose alarmingly on Friday. Continue reading... |
| The 7%: Jacinda Ardern joins select group of women in power Posted: 20 Oct 2017 12:14 AM PDT New Zealand's new prime minister is one of 13 female heads of government in the world Almost one month after voting day in New Zealand, 37-year-old Jacinda Ardern has become the country's new prime minister. Ardern's victory, which was a surprising coup for the country's left, makes her New Zealand's third female prime minister and its youngest leader in 150 years. Related: How reluctant leader Jacinda Ardern charmed New Zealand Continue reading... |
| Friday briefing: Brussels hears Jeremy Corbyn's version of Brexit Posted: 19 Oct 2017 10:29 PM PDT Labour leader shadows May as EU summit begins … Oxbridge shamed for lack of diversity … and getting to know Emmanuel Macron better than a handshake Hello there – it's Warren Murray bringing you the news at this stage of proceedings. Continue reading... |
| Putin rival Ksenia Sobchak insists she is not part of Kremlin plot Posted: 19 Oct 2017 10:00 PM PDT Critics say potential candidate is standing only to inject a veneer of competition and legitimacy into Russia's presidential election next March "I have no political weight, and I haven't earned the right to launch some kind of political programme or stand as a candidate," said Ksenia Sobchak, in what might be the most tepid sentiment ever used to launch a presidential campaign. Speaking to the Guardian on Thursday, a day after declaring she wants to run in Russia's presidential election in March, Sobchak admitted she had little chance of winning and had no political party or programme except to act as a lightning rod for all those dissatisfied with the political order under the president, Vladimir Putin. Continue reading... |
| New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern sets out priorities: climate, inequality and women Posted: 19 Oct 2017 09:47 PM PDT The prime minister-elect has also agreed to hold a referendum on legalising cannabis for personal use by 2020 New Zealand's prime minister elect Jacinda Ardern has laid out her priorities for the country, saying she plans to urgently address climate change, tackle inequality and improving women's lives in the home and workplace. On Thursday, NZ First leader Winston Peters threw his support behind Ardern's Labour party, allowing them to form a coalition government with a slim majority. Continue reading... |
| Snail in the coffin: left-coiling mollusc Jeremy dies after finding love Posted: 19 Oct 2017 09:19 PM PDT Gastropod hit headlines after his rare shell orientation prevented him from mating – but eventually found a partner and became a father Jeremy the lonely, left-coiling snail, whose unique tale of rare biology and romantic misfortune made headlines earlier this year, has died aged two in his Nottingham home. The snail, whose left-spiralling shell prevented him from mating with the majority of the world's right-sided snail population, was found dead on Wednesday by scientist Dr Angus Davison, who had been studying him since October last year. Continue reading... |
| 'It is a dangerous moment': Madagascar plague death toll reaches 74 Posted: 19 Oct 2017 05:16 AM PDT Health officials struggle to contain spread of disease after virulent pneumonic strain infects 800 people across island since August The first fatality of Madagascar's deadly plague outbreak – which has now claimed at least 74 lives – initially went unnoticed. In late August, according to researchers with the World Health Organization (WHO), a 31-year-old man was visiting the island's central highlands when he developed what appeared to be the symptoms of malaria. Continue reading... |
| Speaker Paul Ryan roasts Donald Trump at charity dinner – video Posted: 19 Oct 2017 09:59 PM PDT Paul Ryan was the keynote speaker at the 72nd annual charity dinner for the Alfred E. Smith Foundation. The Republican House Speaker took multiple swipes at US president Donald Trump over his tweeting habits, among other things. 'Look at all the new jobs the president has created, just among the White House staff.' Continue reading... |
| Barack Obama calls for unity as he returns to campaign trail in Virginia – video Posted: 19 Oct 2017 08:14 PM PDT Former President Barack Obama, back on the campaign trail for the first time since he left the White House, has appealed for unity in America. Without mentioning Donald Trump by name, Obama said: 'Instead of our politics reflecting our values, we've got politics infecting our communities.' He went on: 'If you have to win a campaign by dividing people, you won't be able to govern them.' Continue reading... |
| George W Bush: US politics 'vulnerable to outright fabrication' – video Posted: 19 Oct 2017 10:50 AM PDT The former president spoke at an event held at the George W Bush Institute on Thursday in New York. Bush says bigotry seems emboldened in modern America, along with a climate of discontent. He added that US politics appeared more vulnerable to conspiracy theories and outright fabrication • Watch the full schedule os speakers at the George W Bush Institute Continue reading... |
| Who is Jacinda Ardern? – video explainer Posted: 19 Oct 2017 07:11 AM PDT Jacinda Ardern has become New Zealand's youngest prime minister, 26 days after the country went to the polls. The kingmaker, Winston Peters, said on Thursday that his New Zealand First party would support Ardern's Labour party to create a coalition, displacing Bill English's National party Jacinda Ardern to be New Zealand's next PM after Labour coalition deal Continue reading... |
| Diwali, festival of lights – in pictures Posted: 19 Oct 2017 04:03 AM PDT Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, celebrates the victory of good over evil and the triumphant return of Lord Ram to the city of Ayodha after vanquishing Ravana in the kingdom of Lanka Continue reading... |
| 'Honoured and privileged': Jacinda Ardern on being New Zealand's next PM – video Posted: 19 Oct 2017 03:24 AM PDT Jacinda Ardern is the new prime minister-elect of New Zealand after Winston Peters announced that his New Zealand First party would enter into a coalition deal. Ardern confirmed that NZ First's nine MPs would have four cabinet roles and one junior role outside cabinet, though details of portfolios will be published next week. She said Peters was considering whether to accept her offer to become deputy PM. The Labour/NZ First coalition government will be a minority one, with a combined 55 seats, and will rely on a confidence and supply deal with the Green party's eight MPs • Jacinda Ardern to be New Zealand's next prime minister after Labour coalition deal Continue reading... |
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