Trump faces tough choices as Iran dangles deal to reopen Hormuz before US midterms

Dozens of residents living near a major chemical factory have discovered high levels of a cancer-causing "forever chemical" in their blood, according to lawyers

Pontiff continues to decry the rise of AI on his visit to France, stressing the importance of retaining 'ethical discernment' in an age when rapidly advancing technology threatens…

A TV spot claims the US president is trying to sway October’s presidential vote in favour of Lula’s far-right opponents. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s presidential campaign has…

Disclosure reveals ⁠new area of privacy risk for the company and illustrates ​how difficult it is to inventory unauthorized activity tied to its agents. Two ⁠months after OpenAI…

Trump and Xi's U.S. summit continues after a state dinner Thursday night. And, Netanyahu returns to Israel after giving a defensive and defiant speech at the U.N. General Assembly

US president’s suggested 90-day export ban before midterm elections could bring even higher fuel prices across Europe. The EU has warned Donald Trump against plans to ban US…

Local media report the property included a holiday rental, with US tourists and a UK national among the missing

A judge on Wednesday appeared skeptical of Trump administration arguments justifying the White House barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico, but he did not immediately grant the news…

Southwestern Mexico braced for heavy rain and mudslides after Polo became a major hurricane. Forecasters warned another system headed for Hawaii could cause catastrophic flooding…

Australia criticised OpenAI for taking "too long" to tell them about the breach which happened in June

Rates have climbed more than a full percentage point since the U.S. war against Iran started

Robbie Williams was captured on video giving an impromptu performance outside his hotel in Peru after saying he was "broken-hearted" his concert was cancelled

The fallout begins as football and lawyers prepare for the next phase of 115 Premier League charges against Man City

Xi’s state visit to the US emphasized personal rapport with the US president, rather than substantial agreements to pause their respective countries’ AI arms race. Donald Trump…

Nonstop rain since Thursday has submerged Thai capital's roads and canals, sending water into homes and stores

The Ebola outbreak has spread to new areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with 10 countries at high risk

Hundreds of thousands are expected to die, millions to go hungry. This is not just about weather patterns, but about injustice. Some warnings are so grave that it is almost…

OpenAI’s hack of Medicare suggests safeguarding civilisation is the task facing leaders in this extraordinary new era. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news…

In the choreographers’ new work, virtuosic movement and some green-screen magic unfurl the theatricality of high-stakes television interviews. It appears the interviewer has got…

Across videos, standup and cartoons, humorists are skewering big tech’s attempt to make AI ubiquitous and inevitable. “Best case scenario, we never have to do any admin again,”…

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,…

Democrats must show links of climate shocks to ‘kitchen table’ issues, California governor says. It’s a mistake for Democratic politicians not to talk about climate change , and…

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…

Powered by sun and wind, the uncrewed vehicle will collect data to help Australian scientists better understand how oceans absorb emissions. Get our breaking news email , free app…

Federal agencies told to prioritize recreational fishing and to reconsider scientific standards as well as regulations. Donald Trump’s latest fishing order is raising new concerns…

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…

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…

Islamic State-inspired bombings of churches and hotels in 2019 was one of the country’s worst ever attacks. A court in Sri Lanka has convicted 15 men on terrorist charges for…

As bird flu reshapes agriculture, small farms operate under strict rules. Just a single case could tank their business. Joshua Beebe often starts his day by cleaning the tires of…

Locals say Google’s $15bn project in Andhra Pradesh has resulted in smallholdings being taken back off them by the government. When the government officials arrived in Tarluvada…

State regulator’s record fine for DataOne facility in Vineland follows Floodlight investigation with the Guardian. New Jersey regulators issued their largest-ever fine against a…

Israel ‘categorically rejects’ publication and says businesses on database have committed no wrongdoing. The UN human rights office has added 61 more companies to a blacklist of…

Syngenta denies keeping relevant data from the EPA as paraquat stays in the US market despite global bans. Sweden started ringing the alarm bell more than 20 years ago, calling…

Anglers will help scientists investigate the porbeagle, tope and blue shark to boost knowledge and conservation. ‘We have really cool sharks,” says Dr Lucy Hawkes. She is not…