Europe wildfires live: Macron to chair crisis meeting as France and Spain continue to battle major blazes

Several others, including a two-year-old boy, were also injured. Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson says a suspect is in custody

Dharmendra Pradhan steps down after demonstrations over exam leak scandal, prompting celebrations among thousands of protesters. India’s education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan,…

A dozen states and the Writers Guild of America had challenged the merger

Jamieson Greer denies tariffs have pushed up prices during grilling from lawmakers over cost-of-living concerns. Donald Trump ’s chief trade official denied the president’s…

The incident is stirring debates over the need for stronger AI guardrails and the extent to which AI agents are capable of acting on their own

Researchers listening off the Caribbean island of Dominica found variations in the mammals’ audible clicks when marine traffic was close. Sperm whales produce a specific pattern…

Ally forced to resign, with opposition parties reinvigorated and strongman leader’s grip over media channels rocked. Even the night before Narendra Modi accepted the resignation…

$81bn merger halted for at least two weeks after US states sued to block deal, saying it would ‘extinguish competition’. A federal judge on Monday ordered Paramount and Warner…

FIFA faced criticism over several issues during the tournament, including a debate over US visa restrictions for teams

Neither the US nor Iran have launched attacks in the last two nights, after almost two weeks of tit-for-tat strikes risked derailing talks to permanently end the war

The Justice Department is dropping the subpoenas it filed demanding grand jury testimony and phone records from New York Times journalists after sharp questioning Thursday from a…

It is one of the first publicly disclosed cyber-attacks carried out by AI without direct human involvement

Defence secretary Wes Streeting says the country will see a prime minister that ‘runs towards big and difficult issues’. Denis Campbell is the Guardian’s health policy editor.…

Decadence in our era comes in technologically mediated forms, emptied of desire and obsessed with self-optimisation. Do you want to have a good time? You know, really enjoy…

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So-called ‘Reformers’ hosted recruitment functions with speakers including Tony Abbott and Alan Jones. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates. Get our breaking…

Software engineering was one of the best-paying professions in the US in 2022, but the advent of AI has disrupted it, leading to several layoffs and underemployment. Every…

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news. The UK’s financial watchdog has launched a £2m advertising campaign aimed at curbing use of claims management companies…

Foreign minister Penny Wong will deliver speech criticising China’s recent launch of a nuclear-capable submarine-launched missile. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily…

Sadiq Khan’s heat-ready plan for London is a sensible strategy for adaptation that should provide a roadmap for other cities. “Our ability to trust that our homes will keep us…

The fear of becoming obsolete is a rising source of anxiety as artificial intelligence emerges in the workplace. Staying strongly connected with others will help. The modern mind…

The PM’s vision must look beyond datacentres and copyright to questions of capability, security and public benefit. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast.…

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…

Performer on trial on six charges of sexually penetrating a 20-year-old woman without consent. A British YouTuber and musician accused of violently raping a fan after a gig never…

Avtar spent decades wondering what happened to the mother he never got to know. Thousands of miles away, Nicci was haunted by the story of a half-brother given away before she was…

In Guatemala’s Maya biosphere reserve local people are making a living from trees at the same time as increasing forest cover, showing nature is best protected by those who depend…

Renovate rooms, investigate the supernatural and watch people burst into song in this surreal British ghost story. A young American man arrives in a dilapidated British seaside…

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Sunday said President Trump likes the daily strikes on Iran, which paused going into the weekend after nearly two straight weeks of attacks on Iranian…

Delegation sent to Brasília after gunmen from organised crime group enter homes in western Amazon. Indigenous leaders on the Brazilian-Peruvian border have said their communities…

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as traders fear attacks from Yemen and Iran creating ‘two-chokepoint problem’. The Houthi attacks off the coast…

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…

‘Ratepayer Protection Pledge’ president has touted is non-binding as people continue to struggle with rising bills. Donald Trump has announced that about 200 entities have signed…

Delay seen as move to protect interests of Matthew Moroun, the owner of nearby Ambassador Bridge and a Trump donor. The Trump administration for months blocked a $4.7bn publicly…

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…