Oil prices leap and stocks fall as Trump reinstates Hormuz blockade on Iranian shipping

Sunshine Protection Act has bipartisan support, including backing of Trump and some Democratic co-sponsors, and will head to the Senate next. The US House of Representatives on…

Malcolm Timbrell's wife and their friends are thought to have died when a devastating wildfire tore through their village in Spain

Svetlana Grković told Serbian media that her husband is "seriously injured and in shock"

State attorneys general from a dozen states, including California, New York and Washington, filed a lawsuit to block Paramount Skydance's $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros.…

Bar owner offers ‘deepest apologies’ as police investigate whether exits were either blocked or hard to access. The Bangkok pub that became the scene of the city’s deadliest blaze…

The actor built up a long string of screen credits over a five-decade career

President Trump refused to sign the bill without Congress first passing his sweeping voter ID bill

The ministers claimed the piece, which cited their luxury bungalow deals, had tarnished their reputation

Police hope the images could jog memories that will help them find the body of Peter Falconio

The Iran-backed Houthis blame Saudi Arabia for the attack in Yemen's capital and say they targeted Abha airport in response

The UK signs a new services deal with Switzerland it says will increase exports by £5.2bn annually "in the long run"

Bipartisan group argue in lawsuit that $110bn merger would hurt competition and lead to thousands of job losses. A dozen US state attorneys general are seeking to block the $110bn…

Fire broke out last Thursday in the southeastern province of Almería, which is home to many foreign residents. Seven Britons are among 12 foreign nationals killed in wildfires in…

This blog is closed – our live coverage continues here. Bahrain’s military has accused Iran of targeting civilians with its latest attacks on the country, after Tehran said it had…

The Fontainebleau forest blaze, described by officials as of 'exceptional scale', continues to rage for the second day

Apple said in a Friday lawsuit that OpenAI’s nascent hardware business is “rotten to its core.”

Data centre moratorium pushes have gained steam around the US, with bans proposed in at least a dozen states

More than 2,700 people in England and Wales died from heat-related causes during May and June's record hot spells, experts estimate

Below the surface is one of the only places I can switch my brain off. Coming face to face with a shark comes with the territory – and we all have to adapt to this new normal. The…

Follow today’s news live. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. Shorten shocked by testimony given to royal commission on antisemitism. Former Labor leader…

Nothing does more for your ego than realising you can make a better decision than a bot with all of human knowledge at its digital fingertips. I am not, by nature, an early…

Larger vehicles crowd our roads and are far more dangerous to pedestrians. Let’s curb them before they do even more damage. We need an Ozempic for cars. They are growing at a…

The lovefest from Musk’s conservative fans completely overlooks the unscrupulous tactics behind his immense wealth. For 12 glorious days in June, Elon Musk experienced something…

Around the world, climate-sceptic parties are exploiting floods and fires to make political capital. Without urgent changes, this deadly spiral will continue. Recent unprecedented…

With three ways to cool down and a cold plate that can lower skin temperature by up to 9C, Shark’s latest fan is a standout if you can justify the cost. • The best handheld fans,…

The Guardian’s global tech reporting team are investigating the impact of the vast datacentres being built to power the AI revolution. We spoke to them about how their beat has…

Chris Mufarrige has taken aim at Facebook scams and junk fees, but consumer advocates say he has an uphill climb. As the director of the Federal Trade Commission’s consumer…

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…

PS5, PC, Xbox Series X/S; Ubisoft Singapore/Ubisoft Ubisoft has removed all the boring parts of pirate life from its fantasy RPG, creating something more focused and fun. Edward…

As US water wars rage, a tributary of the Colorado River faces unprecedented pressure. Visitors worry how long this aquatic ‘relict’ will last. On an early morning in mid-May, a…

Amnesty International says Albanese has opportunity to ‘reaffirm mutual commitment’ to rule of law as thousands in diaspora expected at stadium event. 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…

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…

The union for 12 nurses laid off by Montefiore hospital say company broke contract they recently won through a strike. Marilyn Shuler has worked as a utilization review nurse for…