Putin tells Witkoff he is ready to resume direct peace talks, Russia releases U.S. detainee

Expedition was drawn to Nikumaroro after spotting what was described as a metallic glint in waters off uninhabited island. A US expedition that voyaged to a remote Pacific island…

Independent MP was struck by a car on Monday and her alleged attacker appeared in court on Wednesday. ‘Deeply appalled’: politicians condemn alleged attack after Helen Haines…

Two longtime associates of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are being sued over allegations that they helped facilitate and conceal his sex trafficking operation, including…

The UK government says the field, which is opposed by environmental campaigners, could be producing gas by the end of this month

A former OpenAI engineer charged with secretly installing a recording device at its offices was "mere days" away from fleeing to Saudi Arabia before his arrest, prosecutors allege

New poll finds likely voters prefer Democratic candidates over Republicans running for office by 11 percentage points; Trump campaigns in South Carolina. Sign up for Breaking News…

Our dependence on internet services of a few key tech companies leaves us vulnerable to cloud failures, bugs and more, experts say. It happened again. A power outage hit a…

Leaders criticised for spreading misleading information as France prepares for further protests this weekend. Emmanuel Macron has accused Donald Trump and other foreign leaders of…

A bipartisan group of nearly two-dozen House members is urging President Trump to ask Elon Musk to give Ukraine access to Starlink systems inside Russia to hit missile launchers,…

Parts of southern England have entered "severe drought", while about 30 million people are under hosepipe ban

The Atlantic writer Josh Tyrangiel says Musk and Bezos each want to colonize the moon, mine its resources and launch thousands more satellites. He says their only real competition…

A third attempt has been made to guide the 9ft 10in (3m) shark back to the open sea

Third-quarter GDP up by 4.5% compared with last year as industrial output is buoyed by electronics demand. Roaring exports lifted China’s economic growth in the third quarter of…

Government and business websites across Europe were taken down in a bid to protect organisations after a critical software update was issued over vulnerabilities in programming…

The spire of the clock tower at Limoges city hall dramatically collapsed as it was engulfed in flames on Saturday

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

Janine Lochrenberg, 65, was out on her daily morning swim with her club when she was attacked, her family tell the BBC

The Chinese technology is removed from most US government agencies as race for AI dominance steps up

The wife of a diplomat based in Abuja travelled to Kampala for a vacation

Ann Altman, the Open AI CEO’s sister, accused her brother of repeatedly sexually abusing her over two decades ago. A judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Sam Altman’s sister against…

Faheem Akram allegedly sold more than 5 million fake postage labels for a fixed price of $2 a piece

Archaeologists say the wreck is up to 4,700 years old, dating to the Early Bronze Age

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…

Zia Yusuf claims undercover investigation broke the law as broadcaster stands by its journalism. Here is an explainer by Jill Ambrose about the Jackdaw decision. But environmental…

The emissions might occur elsewhere, but they generate global harm that scientists can now quantify. Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air…

Steve Witkoff’s flattery of the Russian leader could be just the start of a mendacious stratagem from a US president who says Moscow ‘has been fine on Ukraine’. They say the first…

This foolish decision undermines hopes that this government will take the necessary steps the climate crisis demands. When the news broke that the UK government had approved the…

In 2022, I helped push through the international agreement to protect biodiversity. I know there is always a reason to stall, but ministers at Cop17 must honour that pledge. When…

With You Can See Everything, Holmes joins other such high-profile subjects as Lance Armstrong, Imelda Marcos and Anthony Weiner to allow film-makers to document their lives. But…

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…

Home and office safety a common concern in Australian federal police and Asio safety briefings with politicians following alleged attack on MP Helen Haines. Get our new political…

Independent senator’s goals ‘much bigger’ than prime ministership, he reveals in first speech to National Press Club. Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast.…

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…

A farm labor contractor exposed laborers on H-2A agricultural visas to heat-related health hazards, but is still bringing hundreds of migrant farm workers to North Carolina. It…