Experts say strict new FDA protocol for vaccine approval is ‘dangerous and irresponsible’
The internal memo reportedly stated that a recent review determined at least 10 children had died “after and because of” receiving a Covid vaccine. Current and former FDA staff, as well as outside public health specialists, said the new plan could dramatically slow the vaccine pipeline, according to the Washington Post. “That Covid vaccine might have caused a death related to myocarditis may indeed be the case. In August, the FDA placed new restrictions on who can get Covid vaccines. The agency authorized Covid vaccines for people 65 and older, who are known to be more at risk from serious illnesses from Covid infections.
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November 30, 2025 17:36 UTC
‘He massages Trump’s basest instincts’: why is Fifa’s Gianni Infantino cosying up to the US president?
This earliest glimpse into the political life of the current Fifa president is perhaps revealing for two reasons. He disclosed that his presence had been solicited at the personal request of President Trump. It was Saudi money – funnelled indirectly into Fifa’s coffers through an eye-wateringly expensive broadcast deal – that helped to fund the Club World Cup. Like Trump, Infantino would not allow himself to become a prisoner of history. Traditionally, only players who have won the World Cup are allowed to touch the cup itself.
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November 30, 2025 17:23 UTC
Rising Tide protest: climate activists stop three ships from entering world’s largest coal port in Newcastle
Activists have blocked two more coal ships from entering the Port of Newcastle on the fourth day of the Rising Tide protest, bringing the total number of ships turned around by campaigners this weekend to three. Thousands of people have gathered at Rising Tide’s annual climate protest at the world’s largest coal port. View image in fullscreen Greenpeace activists scaled a coal ship at Newcastle on Sunday. View image in fullscreen Climate activists at the Rising Tide protests in Newcastle on Sunday. It’s understood seven ships were moved through the Newcastle port on Saturday despite the protest.
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November 30, 2025 17:18 UTC
Ukrainian and US officials to meet in Florida to discuss proposals to end Russia’s war
Ukrainian negotiators are preparing to meet US officials in Florida to thrash out details of Washington’s proposed framework to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, as Kyiv faces pressure on military and political fronts. A drone attack on the outskirts of Kyiv on Saturday night had killed one person and wounded 11, the regional governor said. Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv – videoA Ukrainian security source said Kyiv was responsible for attacks by naval drones on two oil tankers off Turkey’s Black Sea coast that it believed were covertly transporting sanctioned Russian oil. The talks are expected to focus on details of a draft framework to end the war, more than three years after Russian forces launched their full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said he expected that the results of recent meetings with the US in Geneva to now be “hammered out”.
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November 30, 2025 13:27 UTC
How the Guardian ranked the 100 best female footballers in the world 2025
After another gripping year of women’s football we are ready to launch our list of the best 100 female footballers in the world in 2025. Our biggest ever panel includes familiar faces such as the outgoing Kansas City Current head coach Vlatko Andonovski, the new OL Lyonnes head coach, Jonatan Giráldez, and Australia’s Joe Montemurro. Photograph: Pakawich Damrongkiattisak/Fifa/Getty ImagesMercy Akide Former Nigeria international who won three Afcons and played at three World Cups. after newsletter promotionCoaches and technical staffView image in fullscreen Johanna Almgren is the Sweden assistant coach. Photograph: Sipa US/AlamyJohanna Almgren Kristianstad head coach and Sweden assistant head coachVlatko Andonovski Former USWNT, Reign FC and Kansas City Current head coachJosé Barcala Bayern Munich head coachBen Bate Auckland United head coachLeah Blayney Japan assistant coachShilene Booysen Fifa technical expert and former Wadi Degla head coach and assistant coach for South AfricaLisa Cole USA assistant coach and former Zambia assistant coachSabrina Eckhoff Union Berlin assistant head coachFábio Fukumoto Paraguay head coachJonathan Giráldez OL Lyonnes head coachMasaki Hemmi Lexingon SC head coachMartin Ho Tottenham Hotspur head coachLouis Hunt San Diego State University coach; formerly an assistant coach for San Diego WaveToña Is Panama head coach and formerly Pachuca and Spain Under-17 head coach, as well as a former Spain internationalAna Junyent Badalona head coachStephan Lerch Wolfsburg head coachDimitri Lipoff Al Ahly head coachPedro López Mexico head coachPedro Martínez Losa Tigres UANL head coachMaren Meinert Germany assistant head coach.
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November 30, 2025 11:31 UTC
Brain damage, blindness and death: the global trail of trauma left by methanol-laced alcohol
Quick Guide What is methanol poisoning and how do you recognise it? Show What is methanol poisoning? Methanol symptoms often do not manifest until 12-24 hours after ingestion. Unlike a hangover, methanol symptoms will typically grow worse over time. “This is a hidden crisis,” said Knut Erik Hovda, a doctor and professor at the University of Oslo, and an international expert on methanol poisoning outbreaks.
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November 29, 2025 21:33 UTC
‘We had to swim to safety. I didn’t think we would make it out alive’: the people fleeing climate breakdown – in pictures
“In 2009, you still had people who denied climate change,” Braschler recalls. Sixteen years later, climate change is no longer up for debate; the urgent discussions now revolve around solutions. Lost their home in the town of ErftstadtChristian: “I didn’t grasp what was happening until we were outside, trying to swim for safety. In recent years, the effects of climate change have further fuelled migration. Guatemala ranks ninth in the world for level of risk to the effects of climate change.
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November 29, 2025 16:30 UTC
The week around the world in 20 pictures
The week around the world in 20 picturesThe Hong Kong tower block fire, Russian drone strikes in Kharkiv, floods in Thailand and Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York: the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalistsFire spread across several residential towers in the Wang Fuk Court complex in Tai Po, Hong Kong, on Wednesday. Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters
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November 29, 2025 13:43 UTC
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Climate breakdown can be seen in the data, the scientists say. “When we compare the total terrestrial water storage data with climate datasets, the trends broadly correlate,” said Mohammad Shamsudduha, professor of water crisis and risk reduction at UCL. It is a critical resource: across member states, groundwater accounted for 62% of the total public water supply and 33% of agricultural water demands during 2022. A spokesperson for the European Commission said its water resilience strategy “aims to help member states adapt their water resource management to climate change and to address man-made pressures”. In Iran, Tehran is closing in on “day zero” when no tap water is available, and water rationing is being planned.
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November 29, 2025 13:31 UTC
First Thing: Trump says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’ after national guard shooting
Donald Trump has said he will “permanently pause migration from all third world countries”, a day after two national guard members were shot in Washington DC in an attack that authorities suspect was carried out by an Afghan national. It was unclear how he would carry out such a pause, as his previous attempts have been challenged by the courts and Congress. Authorities suspect the shooting was carried out by Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who entered the US in September 2021 after the country’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. He did not identify the countries he intended to target or specify what he meant by the phrase. Sign upSign up for the US morning briefingFirst Thing is delivered to thousands of inboxes every weekday.
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November 29, 2025 10:03 UTC
Trump says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’ after national guard shooting
Donald Trump has said he will “permanently pause migration from all third world countries” a day after two national guard members were shot in Washington DC in an attack that has become a political flashpoint in the president’s ongoing crackdown on immigration. Earlier in the night, Trump announced the death of Sarah Beckstrom, one of the two national guard members shot in the attack close to the White House on Wednesday. A second national guard member, Andrew Wolfe, 24, is still fighting for his life, according to the president. National guard troops have been positioned across Washington DC since August, when the Trump administration declared a “crime emergency” and ordered them in to support federal and local law enforcement. Soon after the shooting on Wednesday, Trump said he would send 500 more national guard troops to Washington DC.
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November 29, 2025 08:56 UTC
Jetstar cancels 90 domestic flights across Australia after global Airbus A320 recall
Jetstar has grounded some of its Airbus fleet in Australia and cancelled domestic and international flights after the aerospace manufacturer ordered software changes to thousands of its A320 planes following a mid-air incident. Ninety Jetstar flights were affected on Saturday with disruption expected to continue until Sunday, the airline’s head of flying operations, Tyrone Simes, told reporters at Melbourne airport. In a statement on Saturday afternoon, Jetstar said 20 of the 34 affected aircraft were ready to return to service. To respond to a precautionary action from Airbus, we have cancelled some Jetstar Airways flights,” the airline said. Two Jetstar flights into Perth and two departures from the same airport were cancelled.
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November 29, 2025 08:55 UTC
Airbus issues major A320 recall after mid-air incident grounds planes, disrupting global travel
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the main certifying authority for A320 aircraft, issued the instruction on Friday night as a precautionary action, saying that “safety is paramount”. The US Federal Aviation Administration also issued an emergency airworthiness directive for certain Airbus planes, requiring the aircraft to replace or modify specific software. At the time Airbus issued its bulletin to the plane’s more than 350 operators, about 3,000 A320-family jets were in the air. The world’s largest A320 operator, American Airlines, said 209 of its 480 A320 aircraft would need the fix. The carrier, along with affiliates such as Peach Aviation, is the biggest operator in Japan of single-aisle Airbus aircraft, including the A320.
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November 29, 2025 08:36 UTC
Barnaby Joyce’s exit from the Nationals ‘almost a Greek tragedy’, Michael McCormack says – as it happened
Share Updated at 06.13 GMT13h ago 05.24 GMT Nationals MP likens Barnaby Joyce's departure to 'Greek tragedy' The Nationals MP Michael McCormack is on the ABC and has likened Barnaby Joyce’s departure from the party and “almost a Greek tragedy”. You mention the word tragedy, it is almost a Greek tragedy, isn’t it? View image in fullscreen Barnaby Joyce (right) with Nationals MPs Michael McCormack and Flynn Colin Boyce in parliament on Thursday. Share Updated at 04.24 GMT14h ago 04.04 GMT Nick Visser That’s all from me. Photograph: Con Chronis/AAP Share Updated at 04.55 GMT
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November 28, 2025 18:01 UTC
After a career as an environment writer, here’s what I have learned
View image in fullscreen Paul Brown, former environment correspondent of the Guardian, 1991. Photograph: Don McPhee/The GuardianAs I came back, Thatcher was in New York warning the UN about the dangers of climate change. But this pattern of politicians learning the inconvenient truths of climate change and then falling short in the actions required to solve the problem has continued ever since. That summit saw the setup of the climate change convention, the biodiversity convention and much else, although it failed to do enough to protect forests. But as the decade progressed, the Conservatives were ousted in 1997 and then, as John Prescott became environment secretary, the environment news kept moving up the agenda.
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November 28, 2025 18:00 UTC