Russian warship fires flares at Danish helicopter as Nato jets shoot down drone over Lithuania

English singer outlined his position after US stadium owners refused to let rapper perform after political speech. Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran’s US tour after ‘free…

Prime minister speaks of strengthening Canada’s economic and political ties to Europe at Canada Investment Summit. Mark Carney said Canada will pursue a “unique security and…

Anthropic says it has blocked efforts to use its artificial intelligence models to carry out cyber attacks and research which could have led to the creation of biological weapons

Alarming warnings from industry insiders increase pressure for curbs on artificial superintelligence. Does artificial superintelligence really pose a risk greater than nuclear…

Dario Amodei and Sam Altman are the latest to urge caution amid fears the industry is racing too fast to build powerful AI while safety measures lag

Search and rescue agency says 107 people brought to safety from vessel hit by bad weather in Java Sea. Rescue workers in Indonesia said at least six people had died and 130 others…

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…

Crude jumps above $107 a barrel amid concerns over Middle East conflict and out-of-control government borrowing. Nervous investors across big economies have been dumping…

Annualized inflation rate was 3.4%, same as July, and core inflation, which omits energy and food prices, rose to 2.4%. US consumer prices remained stubbornly high in August as…

Bernie Sanders criticised the advancement of artificial intelligence at the Pro-Human Assembly in Washington Tuesday, warning that this version of AI is 'the least capable version…

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…

In the face of soaring diesel prices, President Trump claims Ukraine and Russia have agreed to halt strikes on each other's energy sites

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

The Trump administration is eliminating limits on climate-warming pollution from the nation's fossil fuel power plants. Environmental groups say this will impact the climate and…

The US president said "negative forces" were airing concerns about "things that won't happen"

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…

Exclusive: Lee Hanson also appears to be regularly campaigning for party during work hours, social media shows. Listen to Guardian Australia’s podcast The Populist here. Get our…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

Exclusive: Correspondence requests state MP Melissa Horne to lobby on NextDC’s behalf – but contains alleged AI-created errors. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily…

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…

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…

Today’s blog is closed. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. The South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas , says there is optimism that steel making…

Some of the everyday struggles animating voters have a climate link lurking in the background. Sign up to The Stakes newsletter: your weekly guide to the US midterms. When Florida…

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…

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…