Trump administration sued over plans to send election monitors to voting sites
World news | The Guardianby Adam Gabbatt·5d ago
The Trump administration has been sued over its plans to deploy “a historic number” of election monitors to polling stations during next month’s midterm elections.
Satellite images show attack jets at Chinese military facility in Laos
World news | The Guardianby Oliver Holmes in Bangkok·5d ago
Satellite images show attack jets stationed at a new Chinese military facility in Laos, which opened last week and gives Beijing’s air force its first foothold in mainland south-east Asia.
Mumsnet denies using AI for content after prompt appears on message board
World news | The Guardianby Robert Booth UK technology editor·5d ago
Mumsnet has denied using AI to produce content after detailed instructions to help an AI model write one of its popular “am I being unreasonable” (AIBU) posts appeared on a Mumsnet message board.
South West Water owner taps investors to fix infrastructure after sewage spills
World news | The Guardianby Joanna Partridge·5d ago
The owner of embattled South West Water has slashed its dividend and launched a cash call to investors as it attempts to fund infrastructure investment, days after it was hit by a record £7.9m fine...
‘Another coup d’état’: fears grow as Flávio Bolsonaro vows to ‘re-democratise’ Brazil
World news | The Guardianby Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro·5d ago
Flávio Bolsonaro, the far-right frontrunner to become Brazil’s next president, has vowed to “re-democratise” the South American country, fuelling fears over a move into authoritarian rule if he...
‘Palestinians will bear the cost’: UK consulate in East Jerusalem prepares to shut its doors
World news | The Guardianby William Christou and Sufian Taha in Jerusalem·5d ago
The UK consulate in East Jerusalem gave few signs that it was at the centre of a geopolitical controversy this week, with little movement around the high-walled building save the fluttering of the...
Overseas, Albanese sees ‘the very definition of climate injustice’ – but at home, he still wants coal
World news | The Guardianby Adam Morton in Nadi, Fiji·5d ago
There are unlikely to be many bigger moments in Australian action on the climate crisis this year than a judgment by the high court on Wednesday.
British Jewish groups to hold London vigil for victims of 7 October attacks
World news | The Guardianby Chris Osuh·5d ago
British Jewish organisations will gather in central London for a vigil honouring victims of the 7 October attacks in Israel on Wednesday, after a day of tributes from politicians and community...
Tories accused of prioritising rich voters as Badenoch lays out inheritance tax cut plan
World news | The Guardianby Pippa Crerar Political editor·5d ago
Kemi Badenoch has announced the Conservatives would abolish inheritance tax on family homes if elected, prompting immediate criticism that she is prioritising cutting taxes for the rich.
‘Now is the moment’: housing activists at Madrid encampment pin wary hopes on Spain’s early election
World news | The Guardianby Ashifa Kassam in Madrid·5d ago
At a makeshift lunch counter tucked within a maze of tents at a housing protest camp in Madrid, Sélpide San Luis pointed to the dizzying pace of change.
Electric-shock gloves ICE plans to use inflicted intense pain in army study
World news | The Guardianby Guardian staff and agency·5d ago
The electric-shock gloves immigration agents could soon use to control detainees and protesters worked so powerfully during a military exercise that participants felt intense pain, stopped fighting...
Reform clears its own officials of breaking party funding laws despite police investigation
World news | The Guardianby Rowena Mason Whitehall editor·5d ago
Reform UK has cleared two senior officials of breaking laws that ban foreign donations, despite the matter remaining under police investigation.
Detained immigrants at Georgia ICE facility launch mass hunger strike
World news | The Guardianby José Olivares·5d ago
A group of people detained inside a privately-run Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) jail in Georgia have launched a mass hunger strike this week to protest against their prolonged detention...
Trump’s LA and San Diego comments ‘dangerous, if not treasonous’, says Newsom – US politics live
World news | The Guardianby Tom Ambrose·5d ago
Rubio to call for west to restore founding democratic principles and values Secretary of state Marco Rubio is set to call for the nations of the west to return to their civilizational roots and...
IMF chief urges governments to tighten belts as global debt levels soar
World news | The Guardianby Heather Stewart Economics editor·5d ago
The head of the International Monetary Fund has called on governments across big economies to tighten their belts as soaring bond yields hit budgets.
Royal Mail to cut up to 2,500 jobs amid restructure and fall in letter deliveries
World news | The Guardianby Mark Sweney·5d ago
Royal Mail is to cut up to 2,500 jobs as the embattled company seeks to restructure its business amid intense competition and the continuing decline in letter deliveries.
French police suspend use of stun grenades after high-school protester loses hand
World news | The Guardianby Jon Henley in Paris·5d ago
France is suspending the use of stun grenades by police at high-school demonstrations, the interior minister has said, amid mounting accusations of police brutality during a fortnight of protests...
Shell refineries forecast to make double the profit from every barrel of fuel
World news | The Guardianby Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent·5d ago
Shell’s refineries are expected to make almost double the profit from every barrel of fuel produced owing to record prices caused by shortages around the world.
Police routinely failing to investigate ‘revenge porn’ in England and Wales
World news | The Guardianby Amelia Gentleman·5d ago
Police forces are routinely failing to investigate complaints about the circulation of image-based abuse, previously known as “revenge pornography”, according to research that has triggered a...
UK house prices flatline as rising mortgage costs weigh on market
World news | The Guardianby Joanna Partridge·5d ago
UK house prices flatlined in September, according to a leading index, as rising mortgage costs started to weigh on the market.
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