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

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here:. UK June heat record broken for third day in a row. Fourth child dies in France as brutal heatwave forecast to shift…

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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

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

Delcy Rodríguez says foreign rescue teams are arriving as anger grows at official response and limited resources. Survivors tell of ‘brutal and fast’ Venezuela quake as hunt for…

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

Rescuers are searching for thousands of people missing after two earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday. And, the Supreme Court says the U.S. can turn away asylum seekers at…

Scientists say hot spell is worst ever, with nearly half of region’s 850 largest cities facing unprecedented heat stress. The number of deaths in France linked to the heatwave has…

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

International Maritime Organization says safety guarantees must be confirmed before ships can move again. A United Nations agency has paused the evacuation of ships through the…

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

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…

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

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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…

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here. China’s president Xi Jinping said Beijing was ready to provide Venezuela with “disaster relief and reconstruction”…

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…