Bomb threats against European flights ‘likely a coordinated campaign of disruption’, Ireland says – as it happened

Paul Mackenzie convicted over deaths of children and one adult after followers were ordered to starve themselves and their families. The leader of a Kenyan doomsday sect has been…

Musk spent nearly $500m in the 2026 US midterm elections, an individual election spending record

Iran celebrates its claimed role in ‘regime change’ amid pressure on Trump to ‘finish the job’ with attack. US midterms live – latest updates. Iran this week unveiled a huge…

Philippine official says there are ‘signs that point to Thomas Markle Jr’s involvement in crime’, but he’s not yet being treated as a suspect. The Duchess of Sussex’s estranged…

The 58-year-old, who has been detained since April last year, says the charges are politically motivated

Nintendo's new Ocarina of Time remake enshrines its place in the gaming canon for generations to come. But despite its stupendous production values, the game left me feeling oddly…

The air quality index in Delhi has already soared above 650, more than 30 times the limit the World Health Organization deems to be safe. Continue reading

Supermarkets in countries including Ireland, Sweden and Belgium reported fridges being hiked in temperature on Monday

Decision made in order for factory in Texas to be used for Cybercab, the carmaker’s self-driving taxi. Elon Musk has announced that Tesla will wind down production of its…

Pope Leo begins his first South American tour since lung cancer surgery. The 12-day journey takes him to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, where he spent two decades

A seven-year-old girl and an 18-year-old boy have been killed after a bus crashed in eastern France, French authorities said

Separate actions also take place outside fence and across Europe in backlash against impact of AI boom. Activists have stormed the site of a Microsoft datacentre being built in…

Australian workers expect the government to act to protect them from AI harms. There is a clear reform solution at hand. Get our new political email , free app or daily news…

Mink farms are the perfect petri dishes for deadly flu strains to emerge. Yet officials appear to be protecting business interests over human lives. Could this be ground zero?…

A stricken container ship shed tonnes of the tiny pellets on the west coast in May 2021. Today, locals are counting the cost to marine life and livelihoods. On the beach in…

It is hardly a shock that Grok AI’s interpretation of Homer is as meaningless as a laptop screensaver. The only surprise would be if Musk accepted defeat graciously. Which he…

Dyson’s first electric toothbrush watches you brush and flosses for you, but there are far cheaper ways to get an effective clean. • The best electric toothbrushes for every…

Former NSW police officer gives evidence for a second day after pleading not guilty to murdering Baird and Luke Davies in early 2024. The day in court: Prosecution begins…

Crashing into a shop awning ended the first outing of the Jess Express – but the opposition’s electoral momentum will be harder to stop. Get our daily political email , free app…

Dozens of projects are in development across US despite concerns over environmental and health risks. The plan to bury carbon under remote Indiana farmland is supposed to be a…

Polluting facilities in Monterrey, which has close ties to the US, are pumping toxic heavy metals into the city’s air and threatening residents’ health. Leer en español en Quinto…

My mother was a keen swimmer, and she lived with depression. I wonder if she found the same respite in the water that has helped heal me since she passed away. It was early…

She was shot on 14 December 2025 during Hanukah festival and had been in and out of hospital since. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. A woman who was…

Legal expert compares Trevor Hold’s failed defence to ‘tried and tested argument’ used by sovereign citizen movement. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast.…

A layoff and a leap of faith convinced Katie Teixeira she had what it takes to run her own business. In 2010, Katie Teixeira adopted a kitten found all alone in an abandoned…

A farm labor contractor exposed laborers on H-2A agricultural visas to heat-related health hazards, but is still bringing hundreds of migrant farm workers to North Carolina. It…

At more than $52m, the race has become the most expensive in US history, but residents are fed up with flooding. Aida Havel mulled her fate over coffee after working the early…

When our writer found himself among the hundreds on Oxford Street hoping to get their hands on early copies and collectibles, it was a heartwarming reminder of the shared…

The Audacity is a fearless satire taking on Silicon Valley’s ‘egomaniac weirdos’. Its creator and stars talk ayahuasca ceremonies, mining kids for data – and punching CEOs.…

Wildlife advocates incensed as documents show state paid out $2,000 per kill in effort to shrink state’s wolf population. Idaho officials paid hunters thousands of dollars for…

A Guardian investigation has found that despite a recommendation to slow down, leading shipping companies continue to travel above advised speeds in a key habitat for cetaceans.…

Billed as the first end-to-end AI-created series on a major streaming service, this Turkish show looks like the result of the prompt ‘make it cinematic’. Just as the world reels…

Nearly $2tn shaved off Nasdaq value as worries of curbs to AI datacenters ripple across bourses. The Nasdaq share index had its worst day in 19 months after slumping 5.5% on…

President says he will make a decision on Sunday about who should try to build a government as Netanyahu rival is endorsed by 67 lawmakers. Gadi Eisenkot, the main rival to…

Cop17, focused on protecting nature and restoring ecosystems, concludes on Saturday with critics saying system allows ‘one idiot’ to stall progress. Calls are growing for major…