Iranian town mourns after deadly strike on wedding
World news | The Guardianby Deepa Parent·4 Sept 2026
People in Kuhestak, a predominantly Baloch city in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province, are mourning after a strike on a wedding killed at least four people, including a child, and injured more than...
Thieves target mail order sales as Pokémon card prices soar
World news | The Guardianby Daniella Lucas·4 Sept 2026
Pokémon’s success over the last 30 years has seen it grow from a much-loved Game Boy classic, to a world-dominating brand with TV shows, spin-off games, toys and even a theme park.
UK ministers hit back at Argentinian Falklands claim and insist islands remain British
World news | The Guardianby Kiran Stacey Policy editor·4 Sept 2026
British ministers have hit back after the Argentinian president said “winds of change” favourable to his country’s claim to the Falklands were “blowing around the world”.
‘Astronomical’ fuel price surge hits farmers in UK and US
World news | The Guardianby Joanna Partridge and Alex Daniel·4 Sept 2026
Farmers are facing an “astronomical” jump in the price of fuel needed to operate their vehicles and machinery after a surge in diesel costs in the UK and US.
South Korea pushes back on reports it is readying Hormuz deployment amid US pressure
World news | The Guardianby Raphael Rashid in Seoul·4 Sept 2026
South Korea is reviewing a possible deployment of military assets to the strait of Hormuz amid pressure from Donald Trump over Seoul’s reluctance to provide support in the region, according to...
Labour asks Met police to launch criminal inquiry into Reform UK donations after undercover report – UK politics live
World news | The Guardianby Andrew Sparrow·4 Sept 2026
Two aides suspended over donations allegations have 'no chance of coming back', says Reform UK's chair Lee Anderson Lee Anderson, the Reform UK chief whip and party chair, has said that James Orr...
Jackdaw gasfield set to be approved by ministers this month, sources say
World news | The Guardianby Kiran Stacey Policy editor·4 Sept 2026
Ministers are poised to approve a controversial new gasfield in the North Sea this month, according to government sources, and are considering approving a major oilfield later this year.
British army told to halt non-essential training exercises to save money
World news | The Guardianby Jamie Grierson·4 Sept 2026
The British army has been ordered to halt non-essential training exercises in an effort to save money.
Charles Perrottet denies asking brother as premier to appoint cabinet minister, Icac hears
World news | The Guardianby Penry Buckley·4 Sept 2026
The younger brother of Dominic Perrottet has denied asking his brother to appoint a cabinet minister to achieve outcomes for a property developer, a corruption inquiry has heard.
UK has not done enough to prepare for shocks to food supplies, says watchdog
World news | The Guardianby Joanna Partridge·4 Sept 2026
The climate crisis, disease and cyber-attacks pose growing risks to the UK’s food supplies and the government needs to act to make the system more resilient, according to the public spending...
President Javier Milei says ‘winds of change’ support Argentina’s claim to Falkland Islands
World news | The Guardianby Tiago Rogero South America correspondent·4 Sept 2026
President Javier Milei has said “winds of change favourable” to Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands were “blowing around the world” in a televised address, citing signs that Donald Trump...
Europe weighs solutions to curtail Russia’s growing hybrid warfare
World news | The Guardianby Pjotr Sauer·4 Sept 2026
Russia’s suspected sabotage campaign across Europe appears to be gathering pace again, confronting governments with a problem they have struggled to solve since the start of the war in Ukraine: how...
‘This could just be the beginning’: minorities fear first far-right win in German state election
World news | The Guardianby Ashifa Kassam in Magdeburg·4 Sept 2026
As the Bible study session wrapped up, leaving worshippers to mingle over cake and coffee, Fatemeh, 44, fought back tears as the conversation turned to Sunday’s state election in Saxony-Anhalt.
EV sales outpace petrol cars for first time as Australians dodge soaring fuel costs
World news | The Guardianby Adam Morton·4 Sept 2026
Electric vehicle sales in Australia exceeded petrol cars for the first time last month as a transformation driven by high fuel prices and government policy encouraging clean car uptake accelerated.
Molly Ticehurst’s killer called woman he’d met on Tinder after stabbing and said ‘I’m sorry I murdered her’, court hears
World news | The Guardianby Australian Associated Press·4 Sept 2026
Two hours after Daniel Billings murdered his ex-girlfriend Molly Ticehurst in a frenzied stabbing, he spoke to a woman he had met on Tinder.
UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows Africa’s true scale
World news | The Guardianby Eromo Egbejule in Abidjan·4 Sept 2026
The UN general assembly will vote on Friday on a resolution for the world to formally phase out the traditional Mercator map of the globe in favour of one that more accurately displays Africa’s...
Missouri state legislative candidate accused of trying to plant cocaine on opponent
World news | The Guardianby Uwa Ede-Osifo·4 Sept 2026
A Missouri House race has been rocked by the Wednesday arrest of Republican candidate Thomas Ross, whom prosecutors accuse of attempting to frame his primary opponent Louise Secker for cocaine...
Trump names Adam Telle as acting army secretary following the departure of Driscoll
World news | The Guardianby Associated Press·4 Sept 2026
Donald Trump on Thursday named Adam Telle as the acting army secretary after the departure of Daniel Driscoll amid widespread reports of tensions with defense secretary Pete Hegseth.
Split verdict in New Orleans murder trial tied to staged-wrecks scheme
World news | The Guardianby Danny Monteverde of WWL Louisiana·4 Sept 2026
A federal jury in New Orleans on Thursday returned a split verdict after more than 30 hours of deliberations in a three-week-long blockbuster fraud and murder trial that garnered headlines far...
Missouri supreme court throws out new congressional maps backed by Trump
World news | The Guardianby Associated Press·3 Sept 2026
The Missouri supreme court has unanimously blocked new congressional districts backed by Donald Trump from being used in the November election and ordered a statewide vote on whether to uphold or...
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