Judge orders pause on Paramount-Warner merger after challenge from 12 states

Iran says it has hit two ships in the Strait of Hormuz as well as targets in Bahrain and Jordan

New defence secretary Wes Streeting has criticised a live-fire military exercise carried out by a Russian warship around 40 nautical miles (46 miles) off the British coast,…

The movement, which began as a satirical protest, has evolved into a nationwide challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government

National disaster agency confirms ‘severe financial and human losses’ in eastern province of Nuristan. Rescue crews in Afghanistan are searching for survivors and bodies among the…

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday indicated he would support expanding the House’s prohibition on sexual relationships between lawmakers and staff members. Asked at a press…

Federal regulators are investigating whether a White House teleprompter operator capitalized on his knowledge of President Trump's prepared speech text by making trades on the…

Bertha could bring heavy rain on US Gulf coast, with its center located 110 miles south of Panama City, Florida. Tropical Storm Bertha formed on Monday evening in the Gulf of…

Canadian leader Mark Carney says both the US and Canada have an equal responsibility to fight climate change, which experts say are worsening wildfire conditions

The duties mark a major escalation in trade tensions between the North American neighbours

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun says his goal is to end 'state of hostility between Lebanon and Israel forever'

The Trump administration is pausing more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota over alleged fraud concerns, officials announced Tuesday. Tuesday marked…

Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said Monday that the Trump administration will lose a legal battle with The New York Times over journalists that reported on…

Protesters have clashed with police in Italy after the death of a Moroccan man after officers restrained him on the ground

The new PM says he will look at how much people can earn before paying tax but admitted changing it would be difficult

Ofcom has launched an investigation into whether TikTok is failing to protect children from harmful content

South East Water says customers in Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire will face a ban

Air polluters try to ensure toxic emissions happen far from monitors – but the people who live nearby still feel it. Kimbrelle Kyereh lives just a few hundred feet from the…

We got our first feline hero in 1971 when Matthew Flinders’ heartfelt tribute to his pet Trim was discovered. In 1872, the city of Melbourne hosted its first cat show one year…

Software engineering was one of the best-paying professions in the US in 2022, but the advent of AI has disrupted it, leading to several layoffs and underemployment. Every…

Many of the more than 100 people awaiting processing on the tiny Pacific island are skipping meals to make ends meet, a new survey has found. Follow our Australia news live blog…

Exclusive: Report from LNP-convened panel heavily criticises police responses to family violence and calls for civilian oversight. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily…

The lovefest from Musk’s conservative fans completely overlooks the unscrupulous tactics behind his immense wealth. For 12 glorious days in June, Elon Musk experienced something…

Around the world, climate-sceptic parties are exploiting floods and fires to make political capital. Without urgent changes, this deadly spiral will continue. Recent unprecedented…

The fear of becoming obsolete is a rising source of anxiety as artificial intelligence emerges in the workplace. Staying strongly connected with others will help. The modern mind…

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…

The PM’s vision must look beyond datacentres and copyright to questions of capability, security and public benefit. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast.…

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…

The company argues that it’s for individuals to ensure they don’t ‘actively exploit’ this technology. That won’t keep children safe. It took me a while to realise what the man…

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…

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…

Delay seen as move to protect interests of Matthew Moroun, the owner of nearby Ambassador Bridge and a Trump donor. The Trump administration for months blocked a $4.7bn publicly…

Exclusive: Outdoor workers losing up to 9% of income as weather becomes ‘poverty multiplier’, research says. Extreme heat is pushing some of India’s poorest workers further into…

‘Sea cures’ are not new but the idea that exposure to oceans, rivers and lakes can be medicine for the brain is gaining traction. Watching the waves break across the vast, roaring…

Evil Empire creatives explain how it is playing to today’s ‘metroidvanias’ and honouring the original’s legacy with much fresh slaying to be done. Since the last Castlevania game…

The union for 12 nurses laid off by Montefiore hospital say company broke contract they recently won through a strike. Marilyn Shuler has worked as a utilization review nurse for…