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The Supreme Court has rejected Trump's mail-in voting restrictions ahead of the midterm elections. And, the Kennedy Center says it is on the brink of bankruptcy and could close…

PM responds to criticism from former Bank of England chief economist. Wes Streeting , the defence secretary, has posted this on social media ahead of Andy Burnham’s meeting with…

The government's climate advisers say Heathrow's third runway cannot be approved under current climate policies

String of female murder victims found near Johannesburg’s international airport, including five in the past week. The discovery of the bodies of seven women around Johannesburg’s…

The European Union wants Canada to become the block's first "associate member", as the country's trade war with Donald Trump escalates

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says South Africa has not addressed US concerns over racial inequality

He is due to be tried for crimes against humanity over thousands of deaths linked to his war on drugs

A second federal judge blocked the U.S. Postal Service's new mail-ballot rules for the Nov. 3 midterms as the Supreme Court weighs whether to allow the restrictions in another…

Rare show of unity from rival developers after safety warnings from Anthropic boss and AI researchers. Analysis: critics perplexed and suspicious of call for a slowdown. The…

The Fed is expected to raise interest rates today for the first time in three years. And, the Kennedy Center board voted yesterday to close the historic center

The NBCLA news helicopter was flying near the scene of a fatal bus crash

The star said he was not responsible for Macklemore being dropped from the line-up after he made pro-Palestinian statements on stage

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…

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

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

US senator Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump’s former adviser Steve Bannon have united to warn against the dangers of AI

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…

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,…

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…

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…

Premier Ben Carroll adopts Coalition’s stance on Jack’s Law, which gives police and PSOs power to randomly search people for knives with metal detectors. Follow our Australia news…

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…

The distinctively British RPG is returning courtesy of the makers of Forza Horizon – with comedy talent such as Richard Ayoade and Natasia Demetriou voicing sweary characters. We…

Omar Yassine was arrested and charged with stalking and intimidation after allegedly hurling insults at year 8 student wearing a hijab. Get our breaking news email , free app or…

In today’s newsletter: It is hard to tell fact from fiction when it comes to AI. What is really going on – and what should the government do about it?. Good morning. As a general…