A jury in Malta acquits a businessman in the killing of reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia

Iranian media reports two children were among those killed when shrapnel hit a home. Iran then launched missiles and drones at US targets in the Middle East

Team circumvented salary cap rules to sign star. Owner Steve Ballmer lands one-year ban. The NBA has handed down one of the biggest punishments in the history of the league to the…

The man behind the company that the US is partnering with in Venezuela is Alejandro Betancourt. He has faced multiple investigations in Spain, the United States and Switzerland…

Tech company submits to controversial Trump order to rename body of water amid US trade spat with Canada. Apple has renamed Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for US users of its Maps…

Almost everyone is now accounted for after dozens of hikers were airlifted to safety, an official says

President Trump 's order to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America" is stirring up more controversy, as tech companies decide whether to comply or not. The big picture: Google and…

"Minnesota is praying for our first responders.”

Several missing Australians have been found since Tuesday morning, bringing the total citizens unaccounted for to 38. Australians missing in the Nepal floods: what we know so far.…

Andrew Bailey, in role as financial stability watchdog chief, warns advanced models risk destabilising system. The Bank of England’s governor, Andrew Bailey, has joined the throng…

The tour-bus-sized telescope aims to unravel cosmic mysteries and identify more than 100,000 planets beyond our solar system

Israel Katz says 'there is no real solution for Gaza' without de-populating the territory

Spain faces unrest as residents protest, while migrants and asylum seekers search for shelter and resources in Ceuta

Ruling follows a 6-3 decision from the Supreme Court that found Trump's effort to limit birthright citizenship illegal

OpenAI, Anthropic, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft and more than 100 other companies warned Thursday that the organizations now only have months to prepare for AI-enabled…

Storm names for the year ahead are released by the Met Office every September after input from the public

Who dreams of having a Euro summer now when staying in an ancient, uncooled building in the Old Town is like trying to sleep in a wood-fired pizza oven?. This week the Euro summer…

Meanwhile investors fret that soaring oil prices will reignite inflationary pressures. Follow the day’s news live. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast.…

I will calmly read all the threatening letters and await the court case against me. But I will take a stand even if our government won’t. I can’t even remember when I decided to…

A local initiative is testing simple ways to stop algal blooms in the River Fal threatening some of England’s most biodiverse marine habitats. On a rocky beach in Cornwall, a…

In Alaska, the Himalayas, the Andes, Greenland, and perhaps also the Alps, deadly chain reactions are just waiting to be triggered. You may not have felt it, but the earth beneath…

We are used to the idea that our fellow humans might intentionally mislead or manipulate us, but the idea that machines can now do the same is deeply unsettling. Researchers are…

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) voiced her concern over a meeting between House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law.…

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…

US owner of Claude chatbot previously said its models had hacked three organisations during testing. The US startup behind the Claude chatbot has admitted a series of hacking…

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…

Streamed auctions offer a cheap way to buy the precious gems, but experts warn that quality is not guaranteed. The first time Andrea Greenhill came across a livestream auction for…

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…

Build a home office you’ll actually enjoying working from with tried-and-true upgrades – from inexpensive speakers to a stand that can turn an iPad into a second monitor. The best…

Scientists surprised to find all but two of 12 grizzlies were dead within a year of ‘feelgood’ release, unable to sustain their high-calorie diet and inclined to approach humans.…

As more companies turn to AI, they’re hiring freelancers to clean up its mistakes rather than create original work. Lisa, a freelance graphic designer based in Spain, noticed a…

So-called financial favouritism can cause jealousy and resentment long into adulthood. Here is how experts say you can avoid it

As of August, the number forced to return this year from Pakistan and Iran had reached another million

Bears killed 13 people in Japan last year, as a lack of forest foods increased human-wildlife conflict. But the controversial cull in response has raised concerns with…

In trial that opened on Tuesday, California and 28 other states accused the company of designing addictive sites and violating laws protecting children’s privacy. Meta’s business…