UN agency pauses evacuation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz after attack on vessel

President Trump canceled a signing ceremony for the bill Wednesday, saying Congress must first pass a strict voter ID bill

YouTube's owner, Google, has settled a lawsuit brought by a teenager suing the world's biggest social media companies over their role in the youth mental health crisis

The case, Monsanto v Durnell, specifically dealt with claims that the company failed to warn users of product risks. US politics live – latest updates. The US supreme court has…

Officials confirmed someone applied for a permit to close the streets near Madison Square Garden on 4 July

The ruling opens the path for the Trump administration to deport hundreds of thousands of immigrants who have been living in the US for years

The Trump administration has asked OpenAI to limit the release of its next model, GPT-5.6, to only a small set of government-approved partners before any wider release, citing…

Bolton faces a prison sentence of up to five years and has agreed to pay $2.25m in fine, prosecutors say

But the budget faces an uphill battle as the president spars with some members of his own party over the issue

Kinshasa takes Kigali to UN's top court over 30 years of alleged massacres, sexual violence, and forced displacement

Kim Keon Hee was sentenced for taking bribes including luxury items in return for political favours

Countries in the Americas and beyond are sending aid, medical supplies and paramedics to Venezuela

Company says it cannot shield customers from memory and storage chip costs – and iPhone hikes could be next. Apple raised iPad and MacBook prices on Thursday, saying it could no…

A nine-year-old and five women were killed when Taleb Al-Abdulmohsen drove into the market in 2024

Falling shares push tech mogul back down to billionaire ranks after SpaceX IPO made him world’s first trillionaire. Elon Musk was no longer a trillionaire by the time markets…

The cause of the damage could not be independently verified, and authorities did not immediately issue a statement on the incident

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced the deal after talks unfolded in Washington, DC

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…

Delegates at an ‘anti-woke’ conference disparaged Ed Miliband’s net zero policies. But even they could not ignore the sweat on their foreheads. It was hardly a perfect film, but I…

With tourists buying up property and landlords opting for lucrative Airbnb rentals, young Cornish people are turning to old campervans to provide a roof over their heads. Skye has…

While we do not outright oppose the taking of AI company stock, or of a US a sovereign wealth fund, there are better ways to achieve the senator’s goals. Let no one accuse Bernie…

The Biodiversity Heritage Library is an invaluable online archive of historic texts on species living and lost supplied by the world’s leading museums and universities. Now its…

A vivid and entertaining polemic on the economics of the tech revolution, filled with righteous ire. As former Google CEO Eric Schmidt could tell you, AI is a hard sell these…

They’re a key part of the digital and AI economy but they come at a high environmental cost and offer few operational jobs. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates.…

Stores over-stock their shelves, then toss out what they don’t sell. Meanwhile, workers struggle to make ends meet. To most grocery shoppers, rotisserie chickens look like 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…

‘It’s all just rendered useless’, Something For Kate’s Paul Dempsey says as AI scrapes millions of songs to learn how to make music. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest…

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…

Ultrarich face backlash as billionaire tax in California makes it to the ballot and Americans organize for higher wages. The day that Elon Musk became the world’s first…

China’s leader wants to promote his alternative to the current world order, and his efforts are being assisted by a capricious US. Xi Jinping meets Bangladesh’s new prime minister…

Wildlife photographer Mohammed Almuntasir had no idea what he had found until scientists started to get in touch. When wildlife photographer Mohammed Almuntasir uploaded 18…

While Anthony Albanese calls ousted British PM Keir Starmer his mate, the pair share very different political fortunes. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news…

Husband arrested after Sylvie Yasmina, 54, and five children found at home in north-western province. Pakistan police say they have rescued a French woman and her five children…

The cost of the traditional takeaway has doubled since 2019, and more outlets are trying to tempt customers with cheaper options such as coley, pollack and hake. In late April,…

A citizen referendum, only the second of its kind in Georgia history, seeks to block a zoning amendment. Ire Gene Grovner stood behind his house on a recent morning, between…

Climate crisis is on show every day when sportspeople do their thing and the rest of us suffer on the sofa or in the stands. Nothing sharpens the distinction between professional…