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Bangkok has been declared a disaster zone after parts of the Thai capital saw more than 30cm (12 inches) of rain in 48 hours, causing flooding across much of the city

Pontiff also uses visit to Catholic shrine at Lourdes to criticise assisted dying as ‘false compassion’. The pope has called on the Catholic church to heal “deep wounds” and…

Five men arrested on terrorism charges after explosives found near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. Counter-terrorism police are investigating whether Iran is behind a suspected…

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has warned that getting countries to agree on a global framework for AI could be more difficult than Cold War-era negotiations to restrict nuclear…

Hurricane Nolo is moving away from Hawaiian islands but threat of heavy rain, flash floods and strong winds persists. Hurricane Nolo was moving away from the Hawaiian islands on…

David Perdue’s remarks come after a Taiwanese minister spoke of the ‘severe’ military threat posed by Beijing to the self-ruled island. Donald Trump offered to sell weapons to…

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to temporarily restore access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico, after they were banned from covering White House events by…

The disclosure is the latest in a string of incidents in which the AI platform has been caught going rogue. OpenAI says it is reviewing the findings

Pope Leo XIV raised existential concerns about scientific progress, life and human rights during a speech on his first papal visit to France

Four Americans and a Greek national are among those killed in a suspected gas explosion, officials said

Airport chiefs say 2035 operations deadline unachievable as critics say new delay makes case for project ‘even more dubious’. Plans for a third runway at Heathrow are once again…

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist speaks with NBC’s Kristen Welker in interview airing on Sunday. Bill Gates has called on the US’s federal legislators and law enforcers to…

US president’s suggested 90-day export ban before midterm elections could bring even higher fuel prices across Europe. The EU has warned Donald Trump against plans to ban US…

Vučić not allowed to seek third presidential term and election will test his grip on rule after widespread protests. Serbia’s populist president, Aleksandar Vučić, has resigned to…

Rates have climbed more than a full percentage point since the U.S. war against Iran started

Christy Spivey tells the BBC she only has more questions now police think Tasia Fortune's body was put in the tree after her death

At least one person killed and about 110,500 households still without power from North Carolina to New England. A strong, deadly storm known as a nor’easter battered the US’s east…

Republic of Ireland players did not shake hands with the Israeli team before their Nations League match on Sunday night

Tens of thousands marched through Madrid on Saturday to protest Spain's housing crisis and the eviction of an 87-year-old woman, camping overnight in Madrid's historic Puerta del…

Rescuers are looking for at least 10 Nepalese people who were preparing to take climbers up the Himlung Himal peak

The move is part of a plan to improve rail infrastructure, cut train delays and improve experiences for passengers

Former police officer has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in early 2024 – nine months after discussion with friend Georgia Cook. Follow our Australia…

Statistician Andrew Dilnot says that putting social care on the same footing as health care would cost ‘well in excess of £18bn’. Andy Burnham’s plans to reform social care could…

Hundreds of thousands are expected to die, millions to go hungry. This is not just about weather patterns, but about injustice. Some warnings are so grave that it is almost…

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”…

Across videos, standup and cartoons, humorists are skewering big tech’s attempt to make AI ubiquitous and inevitable. “Best case scenario, we never have to do any admin again,”…

Three little letters - bnb-side’s name is a play on the local b-side arts festival, but Silicon Valley colossus sees threat to global brand. In one corner is bnb-side, a six-room…

Digital-age Australian psychodrama tracks the shut-in mania of dangerously disaffected male fan, but doesn’t get inside his mind. If the parasocial phenomenon is a kind of hell,…

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…

Member of the public who contacted police after seeing ‘group of hooded and masked men’ near RAF base says she thinks ‘someone dropped the ball’ over incident. The defence…

Pro-datacentre officials argue scale of Australia’s buildout is smaller, more regulated and less damaging than in US. Australian politicians and business leaders are arguing that…

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…

Islamic State-inspired bombings of churches and hotels in 2019 was one of the country’s worst ever attacks. A court in Sri Lanka has convicted 15 men on terrorist charges for…