Trump blasts decision that blocks mail-in voting executive orders: ‘This court has really let our country down’ – live

Anthropic says it has blocked efforts to use its artificial intelligence models to carry out cyber attacks and research which could have led to the creation of biological weapons

Ursula von der Leyen says incidents ‘part of broader pattern of Russian aggression and provocation against Europe’. A Russian warship fired two emergency flares at a Danish…

Alarming warnings from industry insiders increase pressure for curbs on artificial superintelligence. Does artificial superintelligence really pose a risk greater than nuclear…

Lady Justice Thirlwall’s report concludes three babies might have survived if hospital had acted on concerns about nurse. Ministers have promised sweeping changes to the NHS after…

Senators question FBI chief on move to cut restrictions on agent applicants who have engaged in bestiality. US politics live – latest updates. FBI director Kash Patel defended his…

Search and rescue agency says 107 people brought to safety from vessel hit by bad weather in Java Sea. Rescue workers in Indonesia said at least six people had died and 130 others…

Crude jumps above $107 a barrel amid concerns over Middle East conflict and out-of-control government borrowing. Nervous investors across big economies have been dumping…

Annualized inflation rate was 3.4%, same as July, and core inflation, which omits energy and food prices, rose to 2.4%. US consumer prices remained stubbornly high in August as…

China's Foreign Ministry called the Anthropic CEO's warning about the dangers of Chinese-developed AI "fearmongering," as the Chinese and U.S. leaders prepare to meet in…

In the face of soaring diesel prices, President Trump claims Ukraine and Russia have agreed to halt strikes on each other's energy sites

The Trump administration is eliminating limits on climate-warming pollution from the nation's fossil fuel power plants. Environmental groups say this will impact the climate and…

August was the world's joint hottest month ever recorded - at 1.65C above pre-industrial times, according to scientists

The US president said "negative forces" were airing concerns about "things that won't happen"

The origin of the drone is currently unknown, but authorities say it likely entered Lithuania from neighbouring Belarus, an ally of Russia

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) introduced a resolution Tuesday to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth , accusing him of defying Congress and illegally continuing the U.S. war in…

The complacency is staggering: just another hot summer, a flooded street, a crop failure. We are accepting this extraordinary deterioration as normal. Recently, I overheard a…

There are several answers, and none of them will be provided by tech. One thing we must do is identify the ingredients for human flourishing. Imagining the future as almost…

Exclusive: Lee Hanson also appears to be regularly campaigning for party during work hours, social media shows. Listen to Guardian Australia’s podcast The Populist here. Get our…

Southbank Centre, London Wang’s avatar performs music from Ravel and Debussy to Prokofiev and Liszt while dizzying virtual worlds take shape around her in this virtual reality…

Between 2000 and 2018, extreme heat caused more deaths in Australia than all our bushfires, floods, storms and cyclones combined. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest…

One of the biggest upheavals in a millennium is on its way, strengthened by the climate crisis. We need leaders who make things better not worse. If you think you have heard…

The Syrian rock hyrax depends on the fragile landscapes of the border region. Alongside other environmentalists, I have been documenting the destruction of its habitat. Wars are…

Three little letters - bnb-side’s name is a play on the local b-side arts festival, but Silicon Valley colossus sees threat to global brand. In one corner is bnb-side, a six-room…

Digital-age Australian psychodrama tracks the shut-in mania of dangerously disaffected male fan, but doesn’t get inside his mind. If the parasocial phenomenon is a kind of hell,…

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…

Even if the legislation passes, tech companies may still find ways to frustrate its intent and keep Australians hooked on their feed. Social media could become a “choose your own…

Police in Bali believe the two young children died as a result of violence, while a 57-year-old man is believed to have taken his own life. Indonesian police are investigating the…

Exclusive: Correspondence requests state MP Melissa Horne to lobby on NextDC’s behalf – but contains alleged AI-created errors. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily…

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…

Firms manage $7.3tn in assets and could afford to transition away from fossil fuels yet invest in natural gas and coal-fired plants to power datacenters. The energy portfolios of…

Robert Garcia expresses concern over ‘any possible foreign entanglement’ between White House and Umar Kremlev. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House oversight committee, is…

Today’s blog is closed. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. The South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas , says there is optimism that steel making…

Court hears that two officers did not deal properly with allegation Jaysley Beck made against a superior. Two army officers “let down” a teenage soldier who went on to kill…

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…

Some of the everyday struggles animating voters have a climate link lurking in the background. When Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed a law erasing the words “climate change”…