White House teleprompter operator on unpaid leave after alleged bets on Trump speeches

Ofcom concerned TikTok’s age verification is ineffective, leaving some exposed to posts on suicide, self-harm and pornography. TikTok is under formal investigation over concerns…

Move dealt ‘severe blow to Chinese companies’ confidence in investing in the UK’, says Ministry of Commerce. China’s government has said it is “strongly dissatisfied” with the…

This live blog is now closed. Trump makes unverified claims of ‘sinister election meddling’ in primetime address. Sign up for the Breaking News US email. Donald Trump has just…

Most Australian capital cities have at least 80% chance of unusually warm and dry spring as climatologists watch developing system with increasing alarm. Follow our Australia news…

Boarding of M/T Wen Yao in Gulf of Oman comes as expanded airstrike campaign hits five bridges in southern Iran. American forces boarded a ship in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday as…

Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 19, sentenced to five and a half years each for cyber-attack that cost Transport for London £39m. The data of millions of commuters was…

President Trump, delivering a primetime speech Thursday, accused China of interfering in the 2020 presidential election that he lost, while claiming government officials…

Country begins 42-day countdown to outbreak being declared officially over, as numbers continue to rise in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo. Uganda has started…

State attorneys general from a dozen states, including California, New York and Washington, filed a lawsuit to block Paramount Skydance's $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros.…

Thousands of people have been told to leave more than a million acres of wilderness as wildfires spread

Third round of arrests linked to independent bookshops widely regarded as clampdown on dissent in territory. Hong Kong authorities have raided two bookstores and arrested five…

Lettuce from one supplier is being removed indefinitely "out of an abundance of caution", the company says

President Trump’s social media platform announced plans Thursday to sell Wall Street firms early access to its “most market-moving” posts. Trump Media Technology Group (TMTG), the…

Scientists describe "amazing feeling" to look into the face of an animal that so few people knew existed

Tehran says the US strikes hit bridges, while the US boards a ship in the Strait of Hormuz

The sale is a record for the Brazilian footballing great, but far from the most expensive piece of sporting memorabilia

Worse-than-expected figures for three months to June come amid concerns over lopsided economy. Business live – latest updates. China has posted worse-than-expected growth figures…

President Trump threatened again to revoke the broadcast licenses of ABC and NBC on Thursday, after those networks decided not to preempt their regularly scheduled programming to…

Apple said in a Friday lawsuit that OpenAI’s nascent hardware business is “rotten to its core.”

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…

Police arrested a 58-year-old woman as part of ongoing investigations into the movements of Dezi Freeman. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast. Pauline…

We got our first feline hero in 1971 when Matthew Flinders’ heartfelt tribute to his pet Trim was discovered. In 1872, the city of Melbourne hosted its first cat show one year…

Larger vehicles crowd our roads and are far more dangerous to pedestrians. Let’s curb them before they do even more damage. We need an Ozempic for cars. They are growing at a…

Software engineering was one of the best-paying professions in the US in 2022, but the advent of AI has disrupted it, leading to several layoffs and underemployment. Every…

Since 2017, Iason Gabriel has worked at the tech giant, trying to anticipate – and think through – the impact of AI. But as commercial and geopolitical pressures escalate, can…

The lovefest from Musk’s conservative fans completely overlooks the unscrupulous tactics behind his immense wealth. For 12 glorious days in June, Elon Musk experienced something…

Around the world, climate-sceptic parties are exploiting floods and fires to make political capital. Without urgent changes, this deadly spiral will continue. Recent unprecedented…

With three ways to cool down and a cold plate that can lower skin temperature by up to 9C, Shark’s latest fan is a standout if you can justify the cost. • The best handheld fans,…

‘Special conference’ to take place at noon where Burnham will be formally announced as Labour leader. Zack Polanski , the Green party leader, used to be relatively positive about…

Woman in her 60s was riding on popular cycling trail in northern NSW when she ran over the two-metre-long eastern brown snake, one of the world’s most venomous. A woman in her 60s…

This live blog has been paused. The Lebanese foreign minister, Youssef Raggi, said Lebanon has made a decision to “end Hezbollah’s military presence” and that decisions on war and…

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…

As US water wars rage, a tributary of the Colorado River faces unprecedented pressure. Visitors worry how long this aquatic ‘relict’ will last. On an early morning in mid-May, a…

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…

Delay seen as move to protect interests of Matthew Moroun, the owner of nearby Ambassador Bridge and a Trump donor. The Trump administration for months blocked a $4.7bn publicly…