Guardian
March 2026
Trump signs order to restrict mail-in ballots in probably unconstitutional move
Donald Trump signed an executive order directing his administration to compile a national voter file and to restrict the use of mail-in ballots, an unprecedented move that is probably unconstitutional
There’s not a single provision in here that will withstand judicial review. This is a wholly unconstitutional EO,
Judge orders University of Pennsylvania to provide list of Jews to federal agency
We continue to believe that requiring Penn to create lists of Jewish faculty and staff, and to provide personal contact information, raises serious privacy and First Amendment concerns. The University does not maintain employee lists by religion,
Man charged after seven people seriously injured by car in Derby
Italy miss out on World Cup again after Bosnia and Herzegovina’s shootout triumph
The story will be of another Italian apocalypse, yet another infamous occasion for a nation that has won four men’s World Cups but is starting to believe it might never go to another after missing out for the third time in a row
Nicolas Pépé strikes for Côte d’Ivoire to worsen Scotland’s World Cup worries
By contrast this has proved to be a wholly productive stop-off in the UK for Côte d’Ivoire
Mitoma pounces as Japan beat England to give Tuchel World Cup headache
England had a late flurry, threatening from set pieces mainly after Harry Maguire and Dan Burn were sent on as substitutes
Ex-FBI agents who worked on Trump cases sue agency and DoJ over firings
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington DC, seeks to represent all employees fired by the FBI since 1 January 2025, as well as those who may be terminated in the future, “on the basis of perceived political affiliation, without being afforded due process”
There is not a single man or woman at the Department of Justice who had anything to do with those prosecutions,
Right now, we’re going to root them out; we will find them, and they will no longer be employed,
Akturkoglu edges Turkey through to end Kosovo hopes of World Cup finals debut
Sweden qualify for World Cup after Viktor Gyökeres hits late winner against Poland
The Nations League repechage though gave them a second chance and, with Potter installed as manager, they were much more impressive in beating Ukraine 3-1 in Valencia in their semi-final
OpenAI, parent firm of ChatGPT, raises $122bn in new funding amid AI boom
AI is driving productivity gains, accelerating scientific discovery, and expanding what people and organizations can build. This funding gives us the resources to continue to lead at the scale this moment demands,
US judge orders Trump to halt $400m White House ballroom project
Mako Vunipola to join Leicester and link up with former England teammate Parling
He’s one of those guys we think can potentially come through and grow into a very good rugby player and we hope that’s something we can help him achieve here at Exeter,
Tennessee library director fired after refusing to move LGBTQ+-themed kids’ books to adult section
Her story will echo … across the country as emblematic of the fight against censorship and suppression,
I am not going to change my mind.”
Their goal is not trying to get their own kids the books but trying to get it into our kids’ hands — and the things that they’re feeding in these books are just straight lies.”
Our libraries are funded by and for the citizens; therefore, the right to access information — free from government interference — is a protected hallmark of our democracy.
Consequently,... I would compromise my professional obligation to oppose government-mandated viewpoint discrimination.”
Restricting access to these materials through subjective relocation or removal constitutes a violation of the community’s right to information and a direct infringement on the principles of free speech.”
I would argue that gender confusion [is] the idea of telling someone that boys aren’t really boys, they can be girls, and girls aren’t really girls, they can be boys, and that you should advocate for [or] encourage the dismembering of healthy sex organs.”
Polish and Irish leaders condemn Hungarian foreign minister’s alleged links to Russia
On Tuesday — days before an election in which Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is facing the toughest battle of his 16 years in power — a joint media investigation published a report that it said was based on leaked phone calls between Péter Szijjártó and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov
It is a huge scandal … that foreign secret services were continuously wiretapping my phone calls and that these foreign secret services have now made these phone calls public one and a half weeks before the Hungarian parliamentary election,
I am always at your disposal.”
One could hardly imagine anything more repulsive.”
What these recordings have revealed is more than just the political dependency of the Budapest government on Moscow; it has exposed just how unacceptable and bizarre this relationship truly is,
Teenager died after asking ChatGPT for ‘most successful’ way to take his life, inquest told
He had recently graduated from Lord Wandsworth College near Hook, Hampshire
It’s clear from what I’ve read that he was asking for specifics. Thankfully, perhaps the only good thing is that ChatGPT does seem to be applying an element of worry about why these questions are being asked, but it certainly doesn’t stop the conversation.... It’s sidestepped by the individual saying he’s not looking for himself but he’s looking for research purposes.”
They found he had been on ChatGPT the night before, at about 12.30am, asking for advice on the most successful ways to commit suicide on the railway. It makes quite chilling and upsetting reading.”
It is built in to say you can contact organisations for help such as Samaritans, but Luca had sidestepped that, which ChatGPT accepted and gave the most effective ways people can do that (kill themselves) on the railway.”
While the school was not called to give evidence in the inquest proceedings, we take any concerns about student wellbeing extremely seriously.... Our
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie review — bland screensaver of a movie that’s actually worse than AI
She has been abducted by Bowser Jr (Benny Safdie), the son of wicked turtle Bowser (Jack Black), who did very much the same sort of thing in the previous film
Tottenham Supporters’ Trust expresses ‘serious concerns’ over De Zerbi’s support for Greenwood
While we recognise the limited pool of managers with recent Premier League experience, and the need to act with urgency as Spurs face the prospect of relegation, this appointment raises serious and far-reaching concerns, and many fans have been in touch with us to urge us to communicate the strength of feeling,
England 0-1 Japan: men’s international football friendly — live
The Guardian view on Israel’s death penalty: capital punishment is always wrong. This new law is doubly so | Editorial
The law passed by Israel’s Knesset on Monday is worded to effectively apply only to Palestinians, entrenching what many — including domestic rights groups, legal scholars and the international court of justice — have identified as practices amounting to apartheid
Its application to residents of the occupied Palestinian territory would constitute a war crime,
UK to pay France extra £16m in stopgap deal to patrol Channel beaches
The UK will pay France an extra £16.2m to keep police patrolling Channel beaches and prevent a surge in small-boat crossings after negotiators failed to agree a permanent deal before a midnight deadline
Tomorrow will be a very busy day in the English Channel, and it wouldn’t make any difference whether we agreed to a further £365m or not. Even if the French do stop boats from crossing, the same people come back the next time there is a calm day, and it’s all about pull factors, it’s all about the fact you’ve got a 97.5% chance, whoever you are, of staying in the United Kingdom if you illegally cross the Channel in a small boat.”
The home secretary is driving a hard bargain with the French to deliver the best deal for the British people, prevent migrants boarding boats and to save lives. We want more bang for our buck.... We don’t want there to be a surge in migrant crossings while negotiations continue. We are looking for a significant surge in enforcement officers on French beaches.”
What we want is for … the British to contribute to funding interception systems, which are very expensive. But they must not make this funding conditional on a type of efficiency that could be extremely dangerous for migrants, for the [security] services, and for France … rescue comes first. And the law.”
Israel passes law to give death penalty to Palestinians — The Latest
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-1 (aet, 4-1 on pens) Italy: World Cup playoff — live
World Cup playoffs: Czech Rep *2-2 Denmark, Sweden 3-2 Poland, Kosovo 0-1 Turkey
The winner will join Group A alongside Mexico, South Africa and South Korea
Nigel Farage’s biggest problem? Donald Trump
By day 31 of the war in the Middle East, Nigel Farage had become somewhat less vocal about the closeness of his relationship with Donald Trump
From focus groups the idea of something like Minnesota happening here but also the general sense of chaos he might bring in the UK is kryptonite to would-be Reform voters, particularly women and those in Reform’s ‘second 15%’ they need to get close to forming a government,
‘I’m not going to lie about it, am I? I’m not going to pretend I don’t know him. I do.”
I think what he has done on the border is admirable,
I don’t think we should take literally everything right now that Donald Trump says,
Trying to read what’s really in the minds of people in the White House right at the moment is a mug’s game,
Merz criticised after calling for Syrians in Germany to ‘go back’ home
Friedrich Merz has drawn condemnation from NGOs and members of his own government after he called for the vast majority of Syrians living in Germany to “go back to their homeland.”
If these skilled workers were to leave the country again, it would have a significant impact on healthcare,
In the longer perspective of the next three years, that … was the wish of President al-Sharaa: [that] about 80% of the Syrians currently living in Germany should go back to their homeland,
The figure of 80% returnees within three years was cited by the Syrian president,
It’s not a wise move on the part of the chancellor to put forward specific figures within specific timeframes, because that raises expectations he may not be able to meet,
If they return, we face a challenge,
For many people, returning to Syria is simply not an option at all
However, many Syrians are now our fellow citizens because they have integrated here, work in occupations in which there are shortages, care for elderly people or drive buses, and have often even become German citizens,