MapQuest tops Apple, Google Maps in downloads after refusing Trump's 'Lake America' change

Trump says the US attacks were 'large and powerful' and warns that Iran would be hit 'much harder' if it retaliates

Other governments could seek similar concessions, while separate legal action is pending in places ranging from Kenya to the Netherlands. In October 2021, Abrham Meareg’s father,…

Relatives of missing tourists asked for blood samples and photos, as efforts continue to rescue trapped hydropower workers. Nepal-Tibet floods – latest updates. Visual guide: How…

An anxious wait for news continues in northern Cyprus with nearly 20 people still missing after a ferry capsized

A group of the country's private sector power producers says Nepali authorities lost crucial time in rescuing hundreds of people trapped in hydropower tunnels

Andrew Bailey, in role as financial stability watchdog chief, warns advanced models risk destabilising system. The Bank of England’s governor, Andrew Bailey, has joined the throng…

Venezuelan interim president says the unusual agreement will help revive her country's economy

The tour-bus-sized telescope aims to unravel cosmic mysteries and identify more than 100,000 planets beyond our solar system

Norway's new King takes the first major step of his reign as his father, the late King Harald V, lies in state at the Royal Palace

Incumbent is inaugurated with his main rival in last month's election jailed and the courts shuttered

The deal has been reached during a California federal court trial over claims brought by US states

Russia has launched strikes almost continuously on Kyiv and surrounding areas for six straight days

The brother of Donald Trump's son-in-law has expressed regret at becoming involved in Gianni Infantino's World Cup sell-off plans, saying his investment group failed to…

Police say the double stabbing, which injured another person, was random and the suspect had a mental health history

Hong Kong flotation at $26bn by firm once valued at $100bn follows failure to list in US and UK. Shares in the fast-fashion brand Shein slumped by as much as 10% as the…

Apple’s Tim Cook handed over the reins as CEO to John Ternus on Tuesday, but the technology giant won’t be losing his political clout and connections to Washington. In his new…

OpenAI, Anthropic, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft and more than 100 other companies warned Thursday that the organizations now only have months to prepare for AI-enabled…

A suspect has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at a rave in Switzerland over the weekend, Swiss police have said

Storm names for the year ahead are released by the Met Office every September after input from the public

Summer 2026 has been declared the hottest since records began in 1884, according to provisional statistics

A battle over datacentre power sources is only part of the picture. Australia needs a much bigger electricity system to meet all future demand. Anthony Albanese has been clear…

Who dreams of having a Euro summer now when staying in an ancient, uncooled building in the Old Town is like trying to sleep in a wood-fired pizza oven?. This week the Euro summer…

A local initiative is testing simple ways to stop algal blooms in the River Fal threatening some of England’s most biodiverse marine habitats. On a rocky beach in Cornwall, a…

In Alaska, the Himalayas, the Andes, Greenland, and perhaps also the Alps, deadly chain reactions are just waiting to be triggered. You may not have felt it, but the earth beneath…

This liveblog is now closed. Read the Guardian’s report of today’s political news here. My colleague Richard Partington , the Guardian’s senior economics correspondent, grew up,…

We are used to the idea that our fellow humans might intentionally mislead or manipulate us, but the idea that machines can now do the same is deeply unsettling. Researchers are…

Brother of former treasurer and premier faces questions about texts that appear to indicate he was aware of fast-tracking policy before it was announced. Get our breaking news…

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…

The movement against datacenters is uniting Americans because they perfectly illustrate how a few individuals hold all the power to control decisions that affect our lives. Bryce…

US owner of Claude chatbot previously said its models had hacked three organisations during testing. The US startup behind the Claude chatbot has admitted a series of hacking…

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…

Three-quarters of Americans said in a recent poll that they oppose datacenters being built next to their homes. Donald Trump has criticized communities pushing back against…

Streamed auctions offer a cheap way to buy the precious gems, but experts warn that quality is not guaranteed. The first time Andrea Greenhill came across a livestream auction 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…