Supreme court to consider Trump push to end protection status for Haitians and Syrians 16. March 2026 (22:10) Conservative-majority court sided with administration before and lifted protections for 600,000 VenezuelansSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe supreme court will hear arguments over the Trump administration’s push to end legal protections for people fleeing war and natural disaster from countries around the world, including Haiti and Syria.The justices refused to immediately lift the protections for hundreds of thousands of people Monday, allowing them to live and work in the US legally for now. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
California highway patrol officer charged with murder over crash that killed four 16. March 2026 (22:09) Angelo Rodriguez accused of hitting car and leaving scene, leading to deaths of quartet in second crash moments laterSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA California highway patrol officer has been charged with second-degree murder for his role in a fatal crash last summer, prosecutors announced on Monday.Angelo Rodriguez, 24, was charged with second-degree murder after crashing into a civilian vehicle while driving at high speeds in Norwalk, said Los Angeles county district attorney Nathan Hochman at a press conference. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan and Riz Ahmed first three guest hosts of UK Saturday Night Live 16. March 2026 (21:18) British version of the topical US comedy show will air live on Sky One and will be written in the week before broadcastTina Fey, Jamie Dornan and Riz Ahmed have been named as the first three guest hosts of the UK spin-off of Saturday Night Live.The first episode of the long-awaited British version of the US late-night comedy show will air live on Sky on 21 March. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Australia news live: Chris Bowen says petrol reserves won’t ease shortages straight away; RBA tipped to hike rates 16. March 2026 (21:07) Energy minister says it will take ‘some time’ for extra supply to reach regional areas. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning, it’s Nick Visser here with you again to see what the day in breaking news holds. Let’s get to it.The NSW government will today introduce measures it says will toughen penalties and lead to more prosecutions for hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community.The attacks we have seen targeting members of the LGBTQIA+ community are sickening and completely unacceptable.These laws send a clear message that if you target someone out of hatred, or try to lure someone into harm, you will face serious consequences. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Gregory Bovino, who led Minnesota operation, says he’s retiring end of March 16. March 2026 (20:59) Bovino was demoted in January as head of controversial and deadly immigration crackdown in MinneapolisSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxGregory Bovino of the US border patrol, who was demoted in late January as the public face of the controversial and deadly immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, says he is retiring at the end of March.Bovino announced his retirement in an interview with Breitbart on Monday, weeks after federal immigration agents fatally shot 37-year-old US citizens Alex Pretti and Renee Good to death in separate cases in January. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘The videos are terrifying’: students describe spreading panic amid Kent meningitis outbreak 16. March 2026 (20:44) Students queue for antibiotics in Canterbury and worry about who they have been in contact with, as exams are moved onlineOn Monday morning, nine days after a night out at Club Chemistry, a nightclub in Canterbury, Joe Bradshaw realised he had been linked to the meningitis outbreak that has killed two people, a university student and a sixth-former, in the city.He ran through the week in his mind, beginning to worry about those he had been in contact with. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Cuba’s electrical grid collapses amid US oil blockade 16. March 2026 (20:41) Ten million people left without power in latest of outages that sparked violent protest last weekendCuba’s national electric grid has collapsed, the country’s grid operator has said, leaving approximately 10 million people without power amid a US-imposed oil blockade that has crippled the island’s already obsolete generation system.The grid operator, UNE, said on social media on Monday that it was investigating the causes of the blackout, the latest in a series of widespread outages that last for hours or days and that last weekend sparked a rare violent protest in the communist-run country. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
EU calls for urgent reboot in talks with UK to stop reset deal failing 16. March 2026 (20:40) Time is running out to find agreement on areas such as tuition fees EU citizens would pay in Britain and rules for food safetyThe EU is hoping to urgently reboot talks on the “reset” of relations with the UK as negotiations are in danger of foundering before a planned July summit.At a public meeting of the EU-UK parliamentary partnership assembly in Brussels, the European Commission vice-president and trade commissioner, Maroš Šefčovič, said both sides had to “change gears” now to ensure the deal got over the line. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump chief of staff Susie Wiles diagnosed with breast cancer 16. March 2026 (20:37) Wiles, 68, praised by president as ‘one of the strongest people I know’, to continue working while having treatmentSusie Wiles, the first woman to serve as White House chief of staff, has been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer but plans to continue working while undergoing treatment.The 68-year-old revealed on Monday that the illness had been detected in the past week. Both she and Donald Trump struck an optimistic tone, saying doctors expect a strong recovery. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Starmer distances UK from Iran war as EU leaders rule out sending warships 16. March 2026 (20:29) PM refuses to be drawn into wider conflict as Germany and Italy defy Trump’s call to help reopen strait of HormuzMiddle East crisis – live updatesKeir Starmer has insisted that the UK will not be drawn into the wider war in the Middle East as European leaders ruled out sending warships to the strait of Hormuz.In his clearest signal yet of the UK’s divergence from Donald Trump’s attack on Iran, the prime minister said he would stand firm in the face of US pressure despite the decision being “difficult, there’s no hiding that”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
