ICE agent embroiled in interstate extradition dispute after allegedly shooting Venezuelan man
World news | The Guardianby Edward Helmore and agency·26 Aug 2026
A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent accused of firing his gun and wounding a Venezuelan man in the leg is caught in an interstate extradition dispute between Texas and Minnesota –...
Channel 5 drama to examine how Nicola Sturgeon’s ex-husband stole SNP funds
World news | The Guardianby Tara Conlan·26 Aug 2026
Channel 5 is reuniting with the producers of Power: the Downfall of Huw Edwards for a drama about how Nicola Sturgeon’s former husband embezzled £400,000 from the Scottish National party and the...
Murder investigation launched after two die in Middlesbrough house fire
World news | The Guardianby Mark Brown North of England correspondent·26 Aug 2026
A murder investigation has been launched after a house fire in Middlesbrough killed two people, with police not ruling out links to organised crime.
Hope and concern swirls for Ohioans around ‘world’s largest datacenter’
World news | The Guardianby Stephen Starr in Piketon, Ohio·26 Aug 2026
On a winding road tucked away behind forests in the Appalachian foothills of southern Ohio is where OpenAI, Nvidia and Japanese investors are set to spend $500bn on one of the largest artificial...
Groups sue Trump’s EPA over fast-track approval of toxic datacenter chemicals
World news | The Guardianby Tom Perkins·26 Aug 2026
The Trump administration has approved two new datacenter chemicals to which exposure can result in “sudden death” and a range of other serious health risks, like cancer, eye corrosion, neurological...
Fake US thinktank set up and funded by Israel sought to game AI for propaganda
World news | The Guardianby Jason Wilson·26 Aug 2026
A pro-Israel messaging website badged with the name of a thinktank that does not exist has published more than half a million words in nine days, built on a commercial platform that promises to...
On scraps of land and under constant threat, Gaza farmers struggle to survive
World news | The Guardianby Seham Tantesh in Gaza, Tamara Davison in Beirut, and Julian Borger·26 Aug 2026
As Gaza’s population of 2.1 million has been hemmed into an ever smaller slice of the territory, farmers are using every last remaining patch of unspoiled earth, no matter how tiny, in their...
Darline Graham wins South Carolina GOP nomination to replace her late brother in US Senate – US politics live
World news | The Guardianby Tom Ambrose·26 Aug 2026
Senator Darline Graham has won the Republican nomination to replace her late brother, Lindsey, on South Carolina’s general election ballot.
Dominic Perrottet’s sister-in-law denies lying under oath to protect husband over allegedly illegal donations, Icac hears
World news | The Guardianby Penry Buckley·26 Aug 2026
The sister-in-law of Dominic Perrottet has rejected the suggestion she had been put in an “impossible situation” and lied under oath to cover illegal donations to her husband, an inquiry has heard.
Wiped out: US faces surging toilet paper prices amid trade war with Canada
World news | The Guardianby Lauren Aratani in New York·26 Aug 2026
Using the bathroom or having a cry is about to become more expensive for North Americans as the US and Canada enter a full-fledged trade war that threatens to flush away decades of peaceful trading...
Sonya Massey’s family says death of sheriff’s deputy who killed her ‘doesn’t feel like justice’
World news | The Guardianby Ramon Antonio Vargas·26 Aug 2026
The death in prison of the former Illinois sheriff’s deputy convicted of murder after fatally shooting Sonya Massey in her home “doesn’t feel like justice to me”, a cousin of the woman has said in...
Abortion rights group endorses Democrat Troy Jackson in critical Maine Senate race
World news | The Guardianby Shrai Popat in Washington·26 Aug 2026
One of the oldest abortion rights groups in the US is endorsing Troy Jackson, the Democratic nominee in Maine’s critical US Senate race, according to details first shared with the Guardian.
Moringa lattes and tigernut kebabs: the young Ghanaians ‘taking back the power’ of their food
World news | The Guardianby Kaamil Ahmed·26 Aug 2026
After three years at catering school, Abiro Wisdom was certain of one thing – he did not want to go into catering. At least not the route that he might be expected to take.
London rollout of robotaxis delayed amid lack of guidance for firms to follow
World news | The Guardianby Mark Sweney·26 Aug 2026
The rollout of robotaxis on the streets of London is unlikely to happen this year, as regulatory and technical hurdles push back the ambitious schedule set out by the UK government.
Burnham to announce plan for 10,000 work experience placements for young people – UK politics live
World news | The Guardianby Taz Ali·26 Aug 2026
Opening summary: Burnham to announce plan for 10,000 work experience placements for young people Morning, and welcome to our UK politics blog.
Now you seafood, now you don’t: $350k worth of oysters vanish without a trace in NSW
World news | The Guardianby Kat Wong·26 Aug 2026
Police are on the hunt for a seafood swindler after 400,000 oysters were allegedly stolen from a farm at a river on the New South Wales mid-north coast.
At least 14 newborn babies die in fire at Pakistan hospital’s maternity ward
World news | The Guardianby Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi·26 Aug 2026
At least 14 newborn babies have died in a fire that broke out in the maternity ward at one of Pakistan’s most prominent state hospitals.
Heatwaves show UK must do more to promote cycling and walking, campaigners say
World news | The Guardianby Damien Gayle Environment correspondent·26 Aug 2026
Dozens of civil society groups have demanded the UK government do more to promote cycling and walking, after this summer’s extreme heat exposed the desperate need to decarbonise transport.
Fears grow for fourth rate hike after Australia sees higher-than-expected July inflation
World news | The Guardianby Patrick Commins Economics editor·26 Aug 2026
Fears are growing that the Reserve Bank will hit millions of mortgage holders with a fourth rate hike this year, after inflation eased in July but by far less than expected.
Britons face highest price cap in three years as energy bills rise 4% from October
World news | The Guardianby Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent·26 Aug 2026
Millions of households in Great Britain will face the highest energy charges in three years this winter after months of soaring market prices caused the government’s price cap to rise for a second...
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