Elena Morresi

Donald Trump reportedly used a catering truck to transfer secretly from an older Air Force One aircraft to a smaller plane during a July security operation prompted by a credible Iranian assassination threat. Television cameras captured Trump boarding the older aircraft, while journalists and some White House staff reportedly believed he remained aboard it as his actual location was concealed.

Video footage appears to show Moroccan-born businessman Abderrahim Fakir repeatedly calling for help while two Italian police officers sit on him during an attempted arrest. His reported death prompted protests in Bologna, where police clashed with demonstrators.

Donald Trump's inconsistent conduct at a NATO summit in Turkey left allied leaders uncertain about his position. He alternated between criticizing members over defense spending and praising the alliance's unity, leaving NATO appearing strained amid the summit's disorder.

The explainer investigates allegations that weapons are reaching Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces through a covert supply chain linked to the United Arab Emirates, while accusing the UK of failing to act because of its relationship with the UAE. The conflict has killed hundreds of thousands, displaced 13 million people and left 19 million facing acute starvation. UK development minister Jenny Chapman rejects claims that Britain ignored warnings of mass atrocities, citing diplomatic efforts through the United Nations and direct engagement, while calling for an end to external support for armed groups and accountability for violations. The UAE denies funding or arming the RSF.

Twin earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 struck Venezuela 39 seconds apart near Morón, causing widespread destruction along the northern coast and in Caracas. Buildings collapsed in La Guaira, Catia La Mar, Altamira, Los Palos Grandes and Baruta, while Maiquetía airport, metro and train services were disrupted. Hundreds were feared dead and thousands injured as rescue teams searched rubble for survivors, with additional damage reported in Carabobo state, including Valencia and Naguanagua.

Keir Starmer has announced that he will step down as UK prime minister after two years in office, following months of intense pressure from Labour MPs. The video reviews the successes and setbacks of his premiership and considers how his resignation could lead to the UK’s seventh prime minister in 10 years, with Andy Burnham identified as a likely successor.

Oliver Holmes examines whether Donald Trump's negotiation tactics, viewed through the principles outlined in his book The Art of the Deal, could help resolve the war with Iran. The video focuses on the Trump administration's approach to negotiations and the wider US-Israel conflict involving Iran.

The US-China summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping produced no major breakthroughs on Iran, Taiwan, trade or artificial intelligence. Instead, the leaders emphasized building a personal rapport, while the unresolved disputes continued to shape relations between the world’s two biggest powers.

David Attenborough’s more than seven-decade career transformed how audiences experience the natural world on television. From Zoo Quest in the 1950s to the Life on Earth documentaries and later programmes addressing the climate crisis, his work made natural-history broadcasting globally influential and established him as one of television’s most recognisable figures.

Over 26–27 October 2025, the Rapid Support Forces seized El Fasher after an 18-month siege, killing thousands of civilians and leaving tens of thousands missing. Witnesses describe massacres at hospitals, a university and escape routes, as well as rape, executions, abductions and ransom demands. Gen Aboud Khater and other joint-forces fighters attempted to protect and evacuate civilians, but Khater was killed during a final convoy’s escape. A Guardian investigation alleges that US and UK warnings of an impending genocide were suppressed or ignored, while diplomatic pressure and alleged Emirati weapons support helped enable the RSF assault. UN investigators later found hallmarks of genocide, but the death toll and fate of many victims remain uncertain, with estimates ranging from at least 6,000 killed in the initial takeover to tens of thousands killed or detained overall.

Julian Borger explains the implications under US and international law of Donald Trump ordering a joint US-Israeli attack on Iran, examining whether the military action was legally justified.

Donald Trump convened the inaugural meeting of the newly established Board of Peace in Washington, attended largely by authoritarian leaders and several observers. Created to advance the US vision for Gaza’s future after the destruction caused by Israel, the body has been given a broader international mandate by Trump, who calls it highly consequential. The meeting focused on securing troops and funding for Gaza and raised questions about whether the organization is primarily intended to shape Gaza’s future or strengthen Trump’s influence and ambitions for a new world order.

Kyiv Zoo is using wood-burning stoves to keep its animals warm during a severe winter and electricity shortages caused by Russian attacks on energy facilities supplying the city. Director Kyrylo Trantin says the zoo prepared in advance by studying how zoos in Berlin and Soviet Leningrad coped during the Second World War.

A Guardian visual investigation reconstructs Brazil’s October 2025 Operation Containment in Rio de Janeiro, in which 122 people were killed during a police raid targeting the Red Command organized crime group. Using body-camera footage, satellite imagery and social-media material, the investigation identifies at least one victim who was not a gang member and documents unresolved questions about the operation. Police chiefs and conservative politicians praised the raid as a major victory against organized crime, while activists, security experts, relatives of the dead and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva condemned it as a disastrous and futile massacre.

A unit of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is expected to join the U.S. delegation at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. ICE says its role will be to vet threats and mitigate risks from transnational criminal organizations rather than conduct enforcement operations, but the deployment has sparked confusion and opposition. Milan mayor Giuseppe Sala said ICE agents would be unwelcome, citing the agency's role in the U.S. immigration crackdown.

US federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a Minneapolis nurse, at about 9am on Saturday while he was observing immigration officers. The Guardian’s video team reconstructed the incident using footage from multiple angles. The video includes distressing images and examines the circumstances surrounding the second federal killing in Minneapolis.

The Syrian government has taken control of several prison camps in northeastern Syria holding Islamic State suspects after the Syrian Democratic Forces signed a ceasefire agreement with Damascus. Hundreds of prisoners reportedly escaped during fighting, although the government says most have been recaptured. The takeover and continuing instability have renewed concerns that Islamic State militants could re-emerge in the region.

Donald Trump used his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos to intensify demands for the United States to take Greenland, while stating that the U.S. would not use military force. He said he had established a framework for a future deal after speaking with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and abandoned a proposed 10% tariff on goods from eight European countries that opposed his Greenland ambitions. The speech heightened concerns among European leaders about U.S. foreign policy and transatlantic relations.

Thailand and Cambodia have been embroiled in a border dispute for more than a century, rooted partly in colonial-era maps and contested temples. The conflict intensified in summer 2025, while peace efforts produced mixed results and fighting continued. The analysis also examines the roles of nationalism, Donald Trump and tourism in shaping the dispute.

A video reconstruction uses social media footage from multiple angles to show how two gunmen opened fire from a footbridge overlooking Archer Park at Bondi Beach at 6:41pm on Sunday. The attack became Australia's worst mass shooting since the Port Arthur massacre.