Trump says Russia plague reports concerning: Microbes 'stronger and smarter'

The Omani national was a "lone wolf" extremist, according to the reports

The Supreme Court is set to hear a blockbuster climate change case that could affect more than just climate issues. And, Brazil's presidential race is too close to call

Progressive voters and supporters of incumbent president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva left reeling after far-right surge. Flávio Bolsonaro is in pole position to win Brazil’s…

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced early elections Monday after his government suffered a bruising legislative defeat last week on emergency measures related to the…

Glaciers in Switzerland have lost 5.5% of their ice volume in 2026 after a "devasting year" marked by intense heatwaves and low snowfall, according to a study

France prepares for a day of protests in support of students who’ve been demanding more investment in education

Talks between Khan's party and the government failed two days ago. Besides Khan's release, protesters demand his transfer to a hospital and family visits

The crew of four — two NASA astronauts, one from Canada, and a Russian cosmonaut — heads to the International Space Station after liftoff from the Cape Canaveral Space Force…

Hall housing Michael Kotlikoff’s office spray painted as demonstrators demand resignation of college president. Cornell University to take ‘serious look’ at fraternities after…

Banks and building societies raise prices as turmoil in bond markets increases expectations of base rate rise. The average cost of a five-year fixed-rate mortgage has hit the 6%…

Virgin Media O2 complains of ‘stitch-up’ over rival provider, which has 1.5m customers. Nils Pratley: BT’s purchase of TalkTalk is cosy – but probably politically sensible. BT has…

The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to three scientists working on the mechanisms the brain uses to switch on, or off, the activity of individual nerve cells

Nidal Hasan sentenced to death by military jury in 2013 for carrying out deadly shooting attack at army base in Texas. Donald Trump has approved the execution by US army firing…

Clayton had said AI was a ‘gamechanger’ but also posed ‘a threat’ during his confirmation hearing. Donald Trump on Sunday named Jay Clayton, the director of national intelligence…

How the court will lean is unclear amid Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil’s attempt to stop lawsuits at state level. The US supreme court began its new nine-month term hearing…

Daniil Medvedev was disqualified from his ‌China Open semi-final clash with Novak Djokovic after hitting a spectator in the face with a ball

The meeting at the White House came as some tech bosses and experts have called for tighter rules around AI

There is no greater treachery than this failure to face up to the climate crisis. How can we now fend off despair?. The Independent Planning Commission’s published reasons for…

Imagine the UK with a 20-year investment plan, with green homes and fast transport. We already have the tools to make it happen. You’ve just left school. What’s your future?. I…

A deep-seated duopoly allows the tech giants to exploit the public and developers. But the regulator has powers to stop this abuse – it should use them. Chi Onwurah is the Labour…

A third runway would fly in the face of reason. If we are to prioritise human life over short-term ‘growth’, we need to use planes less, not more. If a third runway is built at…

Residents of Dalby may soon live beside a $31bn datacentre. The premier sees ‘opportunity’ for the state – but others fear AI’s global creep. From the veranda on his bush block,…

This is a chance for the PM to advance his progressive agenda and tackle urgent issues such as AI regulation and climate action. Among the many crucial decisions Andy Burnham has…

Cases of abuse, spitting, head-butting and sexual harassment, have spiked as transport police numbers have dwindled. When a train was halted outside Exeter St Davids station on…

‘AI factories’ developer on track to launch the second-biggest IPO in Australian history, but investors warn its forecasts are ‘a little bit of a fairytale’. Get our breaking news…

OpenAI’s hack of Medicare suggests safeguarding civilisation is the task facing leaders in this extraordinary new era. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news…

Two troops of chacma baboons are breaking into homes and shops but animal rights activists insist coexistence is the answer. Cape Town’s city council has said it will “imminently”…

Money is needed now for a system that has left families including mine struggling their way unsupported and forgotten. As one of many hundreds of thousands of people in the UK…

Company executive to acknowledge ‘more work to do to rebuild trust with the Australian people’ as ABC says copyright laws do not need changing. Get our breaking news email , free…

At conference here in Birmingham I found a small battalion of centrist remainers with a vision for the Conservative party to come. You can walk all the way from Somerset to Sussex…

Former MP and Green Institute head says proposal for publicly owned supermarket chain will ease grocery prices. Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast. More…

A statewide initiative pairs climate-focused coursework with community service – and is spreading to other states. As a student at a high school not far from Denver’s main…

Party’s pledge to reduce aid budget from £9bn a year to £1bn to fund new prison places branded as ‘posturing’. Conservative plans to slash the aid budget by 90% would leave the UK…

Hundreds of schools in France remain closed amid planned demonstrations across the country. The conservative People’s Party is very pleased with the announcement. “At last,” they…

Anthony Albanese joins about 4,000 people in Fiji for preparatory meeting for year-ending Cop31 UN climate summit. Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free…