Wednesday briefing: What’s behind the global backlash against datacentres?
World news | The Guardianby Hettie O'Brien·2 Sept 2026
Good morning. This summer, datacentres have become targets of resistance across the world. Ever since the arrival of ChatGPT, big tech has been lobbying for the creation of enormous new facilities.
Ray Hadley used homophobic slur against Alan Jones after 2GB withdrew offer of $4m breakfast radio gig, court hears
World news | The Guardianby Amanda Meade·2 Sept 2026
Broadcaster Ray Hadley has told a Sydney court he used a homophobic slur and derogatory names when talking about his colleague Alan Jones, after 2GB withdrew a secret offer of a $4m contract to...
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty in second national security case
World news | The Guardianby Danny Vincent in Hong Kong·2 Sept 2026
Joshua Wong, one of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiring to seek foreign sanctions against Hong Kong and China, a national security charge...
Architect of British government’s AI strategy joins Anthropic
World news | The Guardianby Dan Milmo, Robert Booth and Kiran Stacey·2 Sept 2026
The architect of the UK government’s AI strategy has joined the US startup Anthropic in a senior role a year after stepping down from his Downing Street post.
Global heating will hit at least 1.8C, UN warns, and there are ‘no good outcomes’
World news | The Guardianby Adam Morton·2 Sept 2026
Global heating will reach at least 1.8C under even the most optimistic future, well beyond the Paris agreement goal of 1.5C, according to a UN report that warns every fraction of temperature rise...
USS Abraham Lincoln arrives at Thai port after gruelling 270 days at sea
World news | The Guardianby Natasha May in Pattaya, and agencies·2 Sept 2026
The USS Abraham Lincoln, an US aircraft carrier at the centre of a row over conditions on board after months at sea as part of Donald Trump’s war against Iran, has arrived off a Thai port.
Senator Ed Markey wins Massachusetts Democratic primary
World news | The Guardianby Chris Stein·2 Sept 2026
Senator Ed Markey won the Democratic primary in Massachusetts on Tuesday, beating back a challenge from Seth Moulton, a congressman who tried to unseat him by arguing to voters his opponent was too...
Federal judge tosses Trump lawsuit over young trans athletes in California school sports
World news | The Guardianby Sam Levin in Los Angeles·2 Sept 2026
A federal judge has dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit challenging California’s policy of allowing transgender youth to play on sports teams that match their gender, a major loss for...
US officials defend Venezuela oil deal amid questions over rebuilding plan
World news | The Guardianby Robert Tait in Washington·2 Sept 2026
Trump administration officials on Tuesday defended a highly contentious deal giving the US control of a significant chunk of Venezuelan oil reserves, arguing that the sweeping agreement would help...
More than a third of prenatal reports to NSW protective services not investigated, ombudsman finds
World news | The Guardianby Sarah Collard Indigenous affairs correspondent·2 Sept 2026
More than a third of all reports raising concerns about the future welfare of unborn children were closed due to a shortage of allocated caseworkers, while families were unlawfully compelled to...
Fund defence spending from tax rise on middle earners, thinktank tells Healey
World news | The Guardianby Heather Stewart Economics editor·1 Sept 2026
The chancellor, John Healey, must be prepared to raise taxes for middle earners if he wants to fund significantly higher defence spending, the Resolution Foundation thinktank has said.
Trump homeland security chief says ICE agents could be sent to polling places
World news | The Guardianby Maya Yang·1 Sept 2026
US homeland security secretary Markwayne Mullin on Tuesday said that federal immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) officers could be deployed to polling sites across the country.
Democrats warn of ‘hollowed out’ leadership after army chief resigns amid clashes with Hegseth
World news | The Guardianby Joseph Gedeon in Washington·1 Sept 2026
A senior Senate Democrat accused Pentagon secretary Pete Hegseth of having “hollowed out” the army’s senior ranks after its top civilian leader resigned after months of internal clashes with...
US could ask parents to prove citizenship or immigration status to obtain passports for children
World news | The Guardianby Reuters·1 Sept 2026
The US state department has proposed requiring parents applying for passports for their children to provide proof of their own citizenship or immigration status as part of Donald Trump’s latest...
Dozens arrested after fatal pre-dawn shootout in Dutch village
World news | The Guardianby Agence France-Presse·1 Sept 2026
Authorities have arrested 34 people, including French, Belgian and Algerian nationals, after a person died in a pre-dawn shootout in a Dutch village reportedly linked to a notorious drug lord.
Bank of America executive identified as victim of stabbing in Times Square
World news | The Guardianby Guardian staff and agencies·1 Sept 2026
A corporate vice-president at Bank of America was killed in a stabbing in New York City’s Times Square, the second-biggest US lending bank said on Tuesday about a random incident that took place in...
Florida set to execute 14th person this year with two more execution dates set
World news | The Guardianby Associated Press·1 Sept 2026
A Florida man convicted of killing a 16-year-old girl who rejected his romantic advances and wounding two of her friends was set to be executed Tuesday evening.
News live: Five Australians confirmed safe after Nepal flooding, with 38 still missing; Chanel Contos urges action on ‘manosphere’
World news | The Guardianby Guardian staff·1 Sept 2026
Five Australians have been confirmed safe in the devastating Nepal floods, meaning the number of unaccounted-for citizens has been revised down, from 43 to 38.
Deported Milo Yiannopoulos says he is ‘ashamed’ of support for Trump
World news | The Guardianby Anna Betts·1 Sept 2026
Milo Yiannopoulos, the British far-right commentator who was arrested last week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Louisiana and deported to the United Kingdom, has broken his...
Democratic contender Abdul El-Sayed hits back at JD Vance over ‘evil’ taunt
World news | The Guardianby Rachel Leingang·1 Sept 2026
Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic US Senate candidate in Michigan, has hit back at Republican vice-president JD Vance’s onslaught against him, saying it is “evil” to deprive people of healthcare and...
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