U.N.-backed experts cite possible U.S. war crimes in Iran, including a school attack

The future of the Kennedy Center hangs in the balance, as the board closed the performing arts venue Wednesday. Ex officio board member Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) asked a federal…

The Trump administration on Wednesday denied visas to the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority's (PA) delegation to the United Nations General…

Scientists say global heating was a destabilising factor in collapse of 200,000 sq metre glacier in August. Climate breakdown probably weakened the glacier that collapsed causing…

Joanna Wietrzyk ‘regrets’ decision to keep racing. She forfeits points from her win in the Beijing race. Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast. The…

Comments follow far-right election win in Saxony-Anhalt. ‘I’d like to reclaim the flag for myself and for us,’ he says. Jürgen Klopp has said Germany’s football team can help…

Scandal explodes as country’s election campaign peaks, with polls suggesting dead heat between candidates. Brazil’s supreme court has been thrust into what experts consider the…

The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee is investigating a Russian oligarch's reported financial involvement in a celebration related to Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding ,…

England's FIFA vice president has called for an independent review into Gianni Infantino's attempt to sell off the World Cup and asked him to release all documents on the Folarin…

Students required to disclose information if they wish to make up swimming days lost because of their periods. A Michigan high school is facing scrutiny after parents raised…

LOS ANGELES — Left-wing streamer Hasan Piker tells Axios he believes America conducts more terrorism in the world than al-Qaeda, the terror network that carried out the 9/11…

Prosecutors sought jail term for chief executive of Evett after insects not approved for consumption were on menu. A South Korean court has fined the operator of one of Seoul’s…

Iran's speaker mocks US interest rates, citing the Taylor equation amidst rising global oil prices and inflation

The firm also announced a new system to track, investigate and disclose cases of models misbehaving, or "misalignment"

⁠Sweden's ⁠centre-right Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said he will resign after losing the parliamentary elections

Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) blocked Sen. Jon Husted’s (R-Ohio) Thursday effort to unanimously pass a bill that seeks to force states to consider making tech companies cover…

The EU is banning social media for under 13s and limiting older children's access in an attempt to protect youngsters from suffering online harm on platforms such as Facebook,…

Soaring oil prices of above $108 a barrel after Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure stoke inflation fears. US government borrowing costs have risen to 5% for the first time…

Public broadcaster says country's participation cannot be justified amid 'appalling and ongoing loss of lives in Gaza'

The BBC's defence correspondent Jonathan Beale explains what an arms race in space might look like - and what it could mean for us on the ground

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…

Houthi leader Abdel-Malik al-Houthi says Saudi claims that the group targeted Mecca are a 'heinous lie'

The behaviours we observed could represent grief, but they could also reflect maternal attachment, confusion or instinctive caregiving. It was a tragic sight. One day last July, a…

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…

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…

Former 2GB and 2UE broadcaster has pleaded not guilty to 22 indecent assault and sexual touching charges. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates. Get our breaking…

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,…

This blog is now closed. Andrew Griffith has delivered his speech, and he is now taking questions. Q: You want the government to pause the making tax digital programme. Is that an…

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…

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…

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…

US grapples with federal firefighter shortage as crews say they’re spread thin and lack resources during unrelenting year of fire. Firefighters battling enormous wildfires in the…

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…

With nearly £30m of funding, I’m giving communities power over local energy. They know the gravity of global heating, and they want to be part of the solution. Andy Burnham: UK…