New Zealand greenhouse gas levels hit record highs threatening catastrophic glacier melts
World news | The Guardianby Eva Corlett in Wellington·5d ago
New Zealand could be hit with more frequent and intense heatwaves and catastrophic glacier melts in the near future, as greenhouse gas levels hit record highs, a new report about the nation’s...
Privacy watchdog launches probe into China-based company behind Kmart ‘pervert glasses’ app
World news | The Guardianby Josh Taylor Technology reporter·5d ago
The Australian privacy regulator has opened an investigation into the China-based software company behind the HeyCyan app in Kmart’s $89 smartglasses, following public outrage over the covert use...
Ikea to pilot online buyback service for secondhand furniture
World news | The Guardianby Sarah Butler·5d ago
Ikea is to test an online version of its buy-back service where the retailer offers vouchers for unwanted secondhand furniture.
Sarah Macdonald returns to ABC radio after being sacked in 2024
World news | The Guardianby Amanda Meade Media correspondent·5d ago
Two years after her shock axing, the ABC has backflipped and reinstated ABC Radio presenter Sarah Macdonald to Sydney’s local radio schedule, where she will replace the late James Valentine from...
LA and San Diego residents ‘horrified’ by Trump’s comment: ‘obsessed with us’
World news | The Guardianby Roque Planas and Sam Levin in Los Angeles·5d ago
Donald Trump’s extraordinary implication that Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego have sparked condemnation across the political spectrum.
Tropical depression in Gulf predicted to be Atlantic season’s first hurricane
World news | The Guardianby Maya Yang·5d ago
Tropical Depression Nine has been predicted to be the Atlantic season’s first hurricane and potentially the latest first hurricane to develop in over a century.
US man arrested as second suspect in Canada mass school shooting planned with ChatGPT
World news | The Guardianby Keely Aouga·5d ago
A surprise suspected accomplice has been arrested in connection with a mass school shooting in Canada that was made notorious after an 18-year-old allegedly killed six children after discussing it...
Trump announces $6.6bn defense shipyard owned by top Republican donor’s firm
World news | The Guardianby Aram Roston in Baltimore county·5d ago
Donald Trump on Tuesday announced the opening of a new $6.6bn shipbuilding factory in Baltimore, partly funded by the US government but owned by Anduril Industries, a politically connected defense...
Eva Marie Saint, star of North by Northwest and On the Waterfront, dies aged 102
World news | The Guardianby Andrew Pulver·5d ago
Eva Marie Saint, one of the last survivors of Hollywood’s golden age of the 1940s and 50s, has died aged 102.
Ex-CIA official pleads guilty to using position and government funds to enrich himself
World news | The Guardianby Associated Press·5d ago
A former senior CIA official pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Virginia to a charge that he abused his position and government funds to enrich himself by acquiring Florida real estate and hundreds of...
Disney accuses Trump officials of ‘blatant violations’ of constitution amid FCC battle
World news | The Guardianby Jeremy Barr in Washington·5d ago
Lawyers for Disney accused the Trump administration of “blatant violations of the US constitution” and censorship on Tuesday in the first court hearing over the Federal Communications Commission’s...
Chancellor plans major intervention to help poorer UK households with rising energy bills
World news | The Guardianby Kiran Stacey and Jessica Elgot·6d ago
John Healey is planning a major intervention to cut energy bills for poorer households at this month’s budget, after ministers became alarmed at forecasts which show bills rising by hundreds of...
Former Obama official will review Cornell’s handling of sexual misconduct complaints
World news | The Guardianby Associated Press·6d ago
A former high-ranking Department of Justice official will look at how Cornell handles sexual misconduct complaints, university trustees announced on Tuesday as they tried to address an outpouring...
Labour figures rule out working with Greens after ‘Zionism is racism’ vote
World news | The Guardianby Aletha Adu and Peter Walker·6d ago
Senior Labour party figures said it is very unlikely their party would cooperate with the Greens in the future after they adopted a policy treating Zionism as a form of racism.
Whistleblower suit alleges Trump ordered FBI investigation on LA anti-ICE protesters
World news | The Guardianby Shrai Popat in Washington·6d ago
Donald Trump ordered the FBI to investigate protesters in Los Angeles who were demonstrating against the president’s immigration crackdown, according to a whistleblower complaint.
Google told to halt work on datacentres in Finland over environmental concerns
World news | The Guardianby Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent·6d ago
Google has been ordered to temporarily stop work on two datacentres in Finland after failing to do the necessary environmental impact assessments on its construction sites.
Alleged Iranian spies planned ‘serious violence’ against UK journalists, court hears
World news | The Guardianby Nadeem Badshah·6d ago
Three alleged Iranian spies carried out surveillance and reconnaissance to target journalists in the UK as part of a plan to commit “serious violence”, a court heard on Tuesday.
Three men jailed for raping teenage girl before fleeing UK in back of lorry
World news | The Guardianby Steven Morris·6d ago
Three men who raped a 17-year-old girl before escaping from the UK to France in the back of a lorry have been jailed for a total of 33 years.
Election deniers stoke Trump-driven ballot security fears before midterms
World news | The Guardianby Ariana Baio·6d ago
Prominent election deniers have spent recent weeks stoking fears over US election security before next month’s midterms, echoing claims pushed by Donald Trump to justify asserting more control over...
New York City med spa owner admits to giving client botulism with bootleg Botox
World news | The Guardianby Victoria Bekiempis in New York·6d ago
The owner of a New York City med spa has admitted to illegally administering bootleg Botox from Asia, leading one to client to develop botulism.
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