Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado returns after months in exile

Footage broadcast on Jordanian state television showed three gunmen firing shots at a Greek Orthodox church in the city of Karak on Friday

An amber wind warning has now expired after severe weather sweeps across the UK

The populist right-wing leader of 12 years says it is "clear" his party has lost the vote billed as a referendum on the country's future

The justice department has filed a lawsuit arguing that the inclusion of two candidates named Dan Sullivan could confuse voters

PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows ‘to destroy this place’ in retaliation for militant attack on army checkpoint. Israeli troops have levelled a neighbourhood in Hebron, driving out…

Peltola and her family sustained minor injuries after a driver struck the car transporting group to campaign stop. Mary Peltola , a Democrat who is running for Alaska ’s lone US…

The ultra-Orthodox community is resisting being drafted into the Israeli army. But will they now bring down the Netanyahu government?

Japan launched a spacecraft towards Mars in a ground-breaking mission to bring back samples from the largest of the planet's two moons

Australian workers expect the government to act to protect them from AI harms. There is a clear reform solution at hand. Get our new political email , free app or daily news…

The high court found NSW is responsible for emissions from burning exported coal. What message does it send when the government can step in and bypass the law?. Sign up for…

Follow live updates. Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast. Steggall calls for civility and respect. Independent MP Zali Steggall has called for more…

Exclusive: Joshua Loudermilk says suspicions first raised during filming by gun shaped like wearable plastic bottom: ‘You’re gonna put a butt on top of a butt? You can’t run in…

Working in Japanese schools, I saw how teaching young people civic pride creates adults with consideration for others. There are two types of people who listen to music in public:…

The closure of former WH Smith stores around the UK is sobering on many levels. The publications they sold were there to be perused, to broaden horizons. Towards the end of the…

Protecting jobs and strengthening energy security in the short term does not mean wavering on Labour’s deep commitment to a cleaner, greener future. Andy Burnham vows UK will hit…

The transformation of Europe’s busiest shopping street should be a case study in making cities greener, less congested and more inviting places to live. Sadiq Khan has been trying…

After a fractious week, they probably agree that no one at all needs Liz Truss’s new book, but then the political housekeeping decisions get much harder. What are you stockpiling?…

Dom Phillips warned that Jair Bolsonaro would make life more dangerous for reporters and the Amazon rainforest, and that his sons were even more extreme. “Bolso shows all signs of…

Nintendo Switch 2; Nintendo/Nintendo Bringing a holiday vibe and a generous selection of sport-themed games, this is exactly what you want from a family video game. When the first…

While anglers cannot take endangered sand tiger sharks, a loophole lets private firms catch the fish to sell abroad, profiting from Delaware Bay’s conservation success. Shortly…

The Norwegian government has given a permit to a mining company to release waste into Førde fjord despite a 17-year battle by campaigners and a supreme court ruling against it.…

BoM predicts hail, damaging winds, flash flooding and power outages across southern Queensland, western NSW, the ACT and eastern Victoria on Sunday afternoon. Get our breaking…

The Audacity is a fearless satire taking on Silicon Valley’s ‘egomaniac weirdos’. Its creator and stars talk ayahuasca ceremonies, mining kids for data – and punching CEOs.…

Tim and Geli Harris have spent more than a decade fighting to protect Catfield Fen, a rare wetland in the Norfolk Broads. Polluters and regulators who fail to stop pollution must…

Queensland researchers say a published study contains ‘silly mistake’ that over-inflates vaccine’s efficacy, but the regulator is standing by decision to approve it. At wildlife…

Robbie’s storylines in the famous soap will be recut into vertical micro-episodes to be watched on phones – but her fellow cast members say they haven’t been consulted. The…

Exclusive: Forensic analysis of found images continues as Meghan’s father denies possessing child sexual abuse images. All signs point to Thomas Markle Sr being a “possible sex…

Warning for other Arctic communities as residents told not to use water in Longyearbyen in Svalbard, one of the world’s fastest-warming places. Residents of a remote village in…

Blaming a moribund economy on too many rules is a hackneyed neoliberal trope – UK plc needs smarter regulation, not less regulation. Before becoming prime minister, Andy Burnham…

An ‘audit’ of the Bureau of Meteorology main dataset for measuring climate change claims it contains ‘widespread errors’. It doesn’t stack up. Want to get this in your inbox when…

Wikipedia’s 68m articles have been consulted trillions of times. Not bad for a website that has barely changed since it was founded 20 years ago. A few years ago, I was struck by…

As glaciers melt and permafrost thaws, Longyearbyen, on the remote Arctic islands of Svalbard, faces climate-induced problems from tap water to housebuilding to landslides. •…

Athletes’ scramble to control – and monetise – their digital identities at the cutting edge of AI rights deals. Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast. The…

As video games chase spectacle, Modern Warfare 4 makes a case for putting character and consequence at the heart of its biggest battles. • Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to…

An expedition to investigate if an anomaly seen on a satellite image of a remote island in the South Pacific was Amelia Earhart’s missing plane has ended without recovering the…