Brazil's Lula-Bolsonaro showdown unfolds in Trump's shadow — with the Amazon at stake

OpenAI is equipping high-end subscribers with always-on agents, known as Dots. It's a bold move from a company that continues to deal with reports of its agents breaking past…

Pyongyang fires towards sea a day after Kim Jong-un sister denounces South Korea for claiming North’s mines wounded South’s soldiers in DMZ. North Korea fired a ballistic missile…

The Pope has repeated his warnings about artificial intelligence - saying concerns the technology could go rogue are not "fake news"

After increased pressure from Washington, the G7 held an emergency meeting on energy. The world's wealthiest nations say they will release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel…

Glaciers in Switzerland have lost 5.5% of their ice volume in 2026 after a "devasting year" marked by intense heatwaves and low snowfall, according to a study

Attack happened shortly after Friedrich Merz arrived in city, on unannounced visit intended to underline Germany’s backing. Russia has struck another major bridge in Kyiv as the…

Six passengers and crew on board still unaccounted for after medical transport plane vanishes over Atlantic, officials say. Researches found debris from a medical transport plane…

More than 50 protests took place on Saturday after the government failed to get emergency legislation through parliament

Government-allied fighters entered Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, a witness said, after the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) announced its…

Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro face off in battle between leftwing incumbent and far-right son of jailed ex-president. Brazilians go to the polls on Sunday in the first round of a…

Calyton said AI was a ‘gamechanger’ but it also posed ‘a threat’ during his DNI Senate confirmation hearing. Donald Trump on Sunday named Jay Clayton, the director of national…

The meeting at the White House came as some tech bosses and experts have called for tighter rules around AI

There is no greater treachery than this failure to face up to the climate crisis. How can we now fend off despair?. The Independent Planning Commission’s published reasons for…

At least 5,000 people, mainly teenagers, have been arrested while dozens of people, including students and teachers, have been injured. Germany is Ukraine’s largest donor and has…

A deep-seated duopoly allows the tech giants to exploit the public and developers. But the regulator has powers to stop this abuse – it should use them. Chi Onwurah is the Labour…

Imagine the UK with a 20-year investment plan, with green homes and fast transport. We already have the tools to make it happen. You’ve just left school. What’s your future?. I…

Conservative leader defends plan to extend free childcare to high earners, as Tory conference begins in Birmingham today. On Friday the Times revealed that Katie Lam , the…

A third runway would fly in the face of reason. If we are to prioritise human life over short-term ‘growth’, we need to use planes less, not more. If a third runway is built at…

President Trump held a rally in a Dayton, Ohio-area suburb on Saturday night, where he promised a GOP win in the midterm elections. The rally was part of a red state swing for the…

‘AI factories’ developer on track to launch the second-biggest IPO in Australian history, but investors warn its forecasts are ‘a little bit of a fairytale’. Get our breaking news…

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…

Indika Bambrick Samarasinghe, 18, appears in court on dangerous driving offences after car struck Knights supporters lining streets to farewell their team. Get our breaking news…

Two troops of chacma baboons are breaking into homes and shops but animal rights activists insist coexistence is the answer. Cape Town’s city council has said it will “imminently”…

Money is needed now for a system that has left families including mine struggling their way unsupported and forgotten. As one of many hundreds of thousands of people in the UK…

Cases of abuse, spitting, head-butting and sexual harassment, have spiked as transport police numbers have dwindled. When a train was halted outside Exeter St Davids station on…

A statewide initiative pairs climate-focused coursework with community service – and is spreading to other states. As a student at a high school not far from Denver’s main…

The co-founder of the Right to Roam campaign and author of The Book of Trespass discusses the Oxfordshire riverside community he calls home and how Hardwick Hall has been taken…

Exclusive: Images show deep cuts and damage to tails and fins, as experts warn the migrating species often aren’t able to avoid a collision. Gruesome images of adult and juvenile…

In the NHS as in the private sector, the measure of success should be customer satisfaction and not just box-ticking. Andy Burnham said he wanted to “rewire” the economy. Then he…

Authorities crack down on trade they says risks spiralling out of control – but operators say they are being targeted unfairly. On the edge of Piazza Navona, one of the grandest…

EU Copernicus report shows surface air temperatures from June to August were 2.5C above decadal average. The scorching heat that persistently baked western Europe this summer was…

Treasurer says ‘very substantial and intensifying pressure’ on federal budget as he points finger at private sector for driving up inflation amid Middle East conflict. Get our new…

The man was beaten with hammers until he transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds of cryptocurrency

Indigenous communities play crucial role, as ‘genetic bank’ area of wetland offers hope for critically endangered reptile. In the 1990s, conservationists in Cambodia feared the…

Pope Leo XIV called Friday for the church to form an alliance with artists to protect human creativity during an era of AI-generated content. Why it matters: Though he has…