One young person said with no nightlife in their town they cannot "let loose and mess around".

Swansea boss Vitor Matos spent five years as an elite development coach at Liverpool, but it would be unfair to paint him with a Jurgen Klopp-shaped brush entirely.

England's 41-match unbeaten streak ends in dramatic fashion as Shoshanah Seumanutafa's late try hands Canada a thrilling 24-21 victory in Toronto.

Trump says parts of a new law that aims to punish Moscow for its war against Ukraine are against US national interests.

The city of Bend, Ore., is praising those who worked to stop the gunman at Silver Rail Elementary School. The authorities are searching for answers.

Archbishop Paul Gallagher tells the BBC there was no sign of the Pope's ill health prior to his operation this week.

British father would like to take his family to Lancashire to see ill relative but officials refused visa for his partner, a refugee from MyanmarThe Home Office has denied a great-grandfather from Lancashire the chance of meeting his five-month-old British great-grandson, who lives abroad.William Cross was born in Thailand on 30 April to parents Matthew Cross, 31, who is from Burnley in Lancashire, and Khin Thant Zin, known as Jue Jue, also 31, a refugee who fled persecution in Myanmar to Thailand. Continue reading...

Bally Bagayoko, the mayor of a working-class suburb near Paris, has been a regular presence at student demonstrations, prompting both applause and condemnation.

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By announcing his lung condition himself, Leo has been more forthcoming than many popes. But mysteries remain, prompting scrutiny of papal statements for hidden meaning.

IMF forecasts and the latest GDP data this week painted a picture of unexpected strength

Arizona State University aims to expand to an annual intake of up to 4,000 students in Britain in the coming years

Iran-backed rebels surround Taiz, one of Yemen’s largest cities, as conflict with Riyadh and its local allies escalates

Bosses who start shaping their narrative now will have a head start on a bumpy year

Martin Wolf speaks with scholar and former Republican adviser Robert Kagan

The economics of why we increasingly avoid the company of both other humans and books

Last year the tax authority nearly doubled the amount it pulled in from CGT probes compared with 2024-25.

Trailblazing computer scientist whose software saved the Apollo 11 Moon landing

Banks and miners lead payouts to investors

The tribalism of football fans parallels modern politics like nothing else 

The only thing the restaurant has in common with the kind of houses in which they shoot ‘Antiques Roadshow’ is that it’s full of old stuff

Ructions point to what a true bursting of the bubble might do to financial markets

It is wrong to assume that legal professionals have no money worries

A trickle of sales to foreign buyers risks becoming a flood

Whether it was youngsters proving their skills or state sabotage, Europe’s most hacked country was left with a mountain of waste after food began cooking in freezersShortly before midnight last Sunday, the digital thermostats controlling hundreds of supermarket cold aisles across France began to flicker and rise.In a “bizarre and unprecedented” cyber-attack, hackers had remotely overridden the temperature settings on thousands of freezers, fridges and chiller cabinets pushing them from as low as -27C (-16.6F) to well over 50C (122F). Continue reading...

The technology is being used to anticipate everything from forest fires to futures contracts. Some fear that’s a mistake

As regional conflicts rage and revisionist powers challenge the established order, warnings of a new global conflagration are growing louder

Brand has expanded its range after the launch of its backpack

Carriers fear customers may be unwilling to stomach more price rises if energy costs stoke further inflation

It can be a lot of detective work, but buy-to-let landlords are increasingly tempted by the promise of higher yields

 In 1982, Lebanon became the crucible for a conflict between Israel, Iran and the US — and the arena for a cycle of proxy war and hostage diplomacy that still shapes the region

A philosopher of music argues that AI music-generation software ‘is an insult to musicians’

Paulo Pong built Altaya Wines just as HK became Asia’s great wine entrepôt. Now the heyday has faded, tastes are broader and Bordeaux may be a bargain again

A museum or gallery visit can end up as rushed viewing or sensory overload. So don’t seek ‘value’ in terms of money or time — what matters is the lingering impact

How we feel about second-hand possessions is shaped by what we know about their previous owners

Her opera of George Saunders’ ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ is the house’s first sole commission from a woman — and has been hailed as a ‘masterpiece’ by the author

It comes after the prime minister refused to say whether he backed expansion.

Brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their friend Carter Rhoad were killed on a surfing trip in an apparent botched robbery.

The sanctions were part of a measure that was named after Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who died in July.

Prosecution did not act in fair and impartial way in grand jury proceedings, judge rules, after West Wing actor charged with groping young boy on TV setA state court ⁠judge in New Mexico has dismissed charges of child sexual abuse against West Wing actor and director Timothy Busfield, saying the prosecution did not act in a ⁠fair and impartial manner during grand jury proceedings.Judge Joseph Montano said prosecutors could pursue new charges against Busfield. Continue reading...

Australian ​brothers Jake ​and Callum Robinson, and ​their ‌American friend Carter Rhoad, were killed while on a surf trip in Baja California in 2024Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Mexican ⁠judge ⁠has sentenced ​three men to 158 years ⁠and nine months in prison each for ⁠the murder of ​two Australian ‌brothers ‌and their American friend during ‌a 2024 surf trip to the state of Baja California.The ‌defendants were declared guilty a week ​ago of homicide, aggravated robbery, robbery with violence and vehicle theft ⁠with violence, crimes committed against ​Australian ​brothers Jake ​and Callum Robinson, and ​their ‌American friend ​Carter Rhoad. Continue reading...

The Amazon rainforest is a crucial buffer against climate change - but deforestation had expanded under former president Jair Bolsonaro.

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Her abrupt departure came after she was shadowed by questions about how she had presented her legal career and handled her first press briefing.

A criminal investigation into the lawmaker’s immigration process advanced after federal investigators reviewed family text messages from a seized phone.

This live blog is now closed.Sign up for the Breaking News US emailIn Maine, Troy Jackson, the Democratic nominee for US Senate, and Susan Collins, the five-term Republican incumbent traded barbs on Thursday in their final debate ahead of the November midterms.This was the fourth showdown between the pair. Collins has tried to cast Jackson as an inexperienced state lawmaker, and attempted to yoke him to the former nominee, Graham Platner, who dropped out of the race earlier this year following allegations of rape and sexual assault (which he still denies). Meanwhile, Jackson accused his opponent of corruption, and castigated her for her “moderate” persona in Congress. Continue reading...

At the IMF meeting in Bangkok this week finance and business leaders grappled with uncertainty.

So far this autumn wet and windy weather patterns have been steered away from the UK. When could we see that change?

Former minister and OECD head urges Australia not to adopt migration caps, with research showing migrants boost employmentGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s mainstream political parties are being warned not to adopt populist policies such as migration caps to address voters’ grievances over the cost of living.Instead, Australia’s longest-serving finance minister, Mathias Cormann, is urging politicians to deliver housing, real wage growth and lower energy costs by boosting productivity. Continue reading...

While the powerful board appeared to back campus administration, some students protested against the backdrop of homecoming weekend.

Miranda Hart became emotional and spoke about her health problems as more action unfolded on Friday.

The Metropolitan Police are assessing a social media post referencing support for Palestine Action from Sarah Helm, author and wife of Andy Burnham's national security adviser.

For a former Rome bureau chief, Pope Leo’s lung cancer diagnosis prompted pressing questions about life and legacy.

The 16-year-old suspect previously attended the primary school and had targeted a special educational needs classroom, police say.

Megan Lambert graduated from high school in the district where she taught. She died in a classroom with Rhoam Summer and two other children when a shooter attacked.

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Prosecutors in New Mexico had secured an indictment of the actor and director on charges he made sexual contact with a child actor. He had pleaded not guilty.

State and local officials said that they received thousands of names lacking key identifying information, and that many of the names were paired with addresses over which they had no jurisdiction.

The judge in the case said on Friday that the prosecutor "failed to act in a fair and impartial manner".

Defence Minister Guido Crosetto tells the BBC the US risks prolonging Russia's full-scale invasion rather than helping to end it.

The Daily Telegraph leads with reports that RAF jets had two close encounters with unidentified drones earlier this year.

More than one million people now vape who have never been smokers, according to the ONS.

Freaky Nikki, Dolly Parton and whimsical costumes like gargoyles are popular among adults dressing up this year.

Parents are divided, with some struggling to arrange childcare while others eye cheaper holidays.

Hot, windy weather stokes fires in southern California with mandatory evacuation orders in place for manyA fast-moving fire spread into neighborhoods in southern California on Friday as the region braces for more hot, windy weather that will amplify fire dangers through Saturday.Several structures could be seen ablaze in video footage captured by local news helicopters as firefighters worked to wrangle the more than 465 acre Norte fire, which erupted in Orange county on Friday. Continue reading...

For 15 months, a high-security courtroom in Hamburg has been hearing the case of Christina Block, accused of ordering the abduction of her children.

They handle 71.5% of Vercel gateway tokens and nearly a quarter of estimated spending

One teacher and three children killed after Griffin J John II, 16, barged into elementary school and began shootingOregon elementary school shooting: what we know so farThe 16-year-old who barged into an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, and unleashed a barrage of gunfire that killed a teacher and three children was a former student at Silver Rail elementary, officials confirmed in a Friday press conference.The heavily armed shooter, identified as Griffin J John II, climbed over a fence and onto the school’s property before shooting through a set of locked doors to enter the building. Continue reading...

Thousands pack Wentworth Park for the final time before the stadium is demolished and returned to parklandGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe end of an era has fallen upon an Australian sporting landmark as the greyhound races at an inner-city track kicked off for the very last time.Thousands packed into Wentworth Park in central Sydney on Friday night, where greyhound races have been held since 1932, for the last race meeting before the track’s planned demolition. Continue reading...

As house prices plateau, the gap between the cost of buying and renting is narrowing in dozens of suburbsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHigh rents and falling property prices have opened a rare window for Australian tenants to become homeowners, with mortgage repayments cheaper than rent in dozens of suburbs. Guardian Australia’s analysis of Cotality data shows that median rents in inner-city Melbourne, suburban Canberra and Darwin are now nearly matching weekly home loan repayments.In one in 10 suburbs and towns across the country, repayments are less than $200 a week higher than rent, for the typical property. In some suburbs, they are actually cheaper. Continue reading...

President appears at rally for struggling Mike Collins, dismisses critics and touts ‘most successful’ two-year runAt a rally in north Georgia, Donald Trump again claimed that the 2020 election in Georgia was fraudulent, alleging that the election of US senator Jon Ossoff was illegitimate.Ossoff, who faces US congressman Mike Collins in November, does not represent Georgia’s values, Trump said. Continue reading...

After a former student named seven men in a lawsuit saying they had sexually assaulted her, a movement gained steam online to reveal her identity.

Alan Feeney, who sat on Solihull and Birmingham councils, said there was ‘no excuse’ for his comments Alan Feeney has resigned as a Reform councillor for Solihull and Birmingham after backlash over racist comments that were captured in an undercover investigation.In a Facebook post on Friday, Feeney wrote: “There is no excuse for my comments. With responsibility comes accountability, and it is for that reason that I have resigned every post I hold on both Solihull borough council and Birmingham city council.” Continue reading...

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Azeem Azhar and Paul Kedrosky debate the case for and against an A.I. bubble.

Chancellor says government will study responses to public consultation, with airports being ‘big part of jobs and growth’John Healey has said there is a pro-growth case for going ahead with a third runway at Heathrow despite the prime minister declining to back it.Healey’s predecessor as chancellor, Rachel Reeves, put approval of the long-planned runway at the heart of her “growth speech” last year, saying it would “make Britain the world’s best-connected place to do business”. Continue reading...

Also, the White House press secretary is ousted after five days. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

The Off Broadway shows “A Ghost in Your Ear” and “The 4th Witch” use aural and visual tricks to give you the seasonal spooks.

The film drops in on a party in 1972, when key figures of the Harlem Renaissance reunited for an evening at Duke Ellington's apartment

Some players are destined to make their biggest impact off the bench, but who are the top 10 Premier League super subs of all time?

The White House is facing growing adversity, writes the BBC's Anthony Zurcher, weeks before crucial midterm elections.

The company outlined a $65 million budget last year when it embarked on an effort to elect state politicians friendly to the A.I. industry.

The family of a five-year-old boy killed in a school shooting in Oregon say they are "broken and lost".

In their film on the case of the convicted American Indian Movement activist, the directors couldn’t interview their subject. Their solution wasn’t ideal.

El Reg digs its claws into HP's N1X-powered OmniBook Ultra 16

Spain's prime minister defended the country's record on tackling irregular migration amid criticism of its mass regularisation plan, while Ursula von der Leyen called for full implementation of the EU migration and asylum pact.

The White House says the new press secretary is "transitioning out" of the role just days after taking the job.

There's plenty to love in Georgia Oakley’s adaptation of the Jane Austen novel

You're building servers 'wrong,' says Ryan Dahl as Cloudflare gobbles his Deno startup

A man convicted of arson attacks targeting Sir Keir Starmer has been deported, the Home Office said.

“You Can See Everything” has been described as “bonkers.” Our critics have their own thoughts, and we’d like to hear your reactions in the comments, too.

UK political debate has a distinctly Scottish feel after SNP's annual conference, says the BBC's political editor Chris Mason.

The future is private, the present is plunder

The call took place at Rome's Gemelli Polyclinic, where the Pope is recovering well from surgery, on the same day he celebrated his first Mass since the operation.

With layered landscapes, patterns and poetry, Nilima Sheikh portrays the fractures and flash points of modern India.

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Forest clearance at smallest total since records began in 1988 in success for Lula ahead of presidential run-offDeforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has fallen to its lowest level since records began, new government data shows.But whether this globally important success is maintained or reversed is on a knife edge ahead of a presidential election run-off on 25 October between two candidates with sharply different visions for the future of the rainforest and how that affects relations with the US under Donald Trump. Continue reading...

In the latest surge of violence, settlers targeted Palestinians during the olive harvest, a cultural touchstone and economic lifeline in the Israeli-occupied area.

“I felt like there were some moments in the film where she was just brazenly lying.”

Carney referenced the external pressures as he urged Albertans to vote to remain in Canada. His remarks came shortly after Trump threatened that Canada will "end up being the 51st state."

Where the two presidents’ war of words will end is anybody’s guess. But if it continues, it could threaten the crucial operational help that Ukraine still gets from the United States.

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Austin Abrams' ocean survival thriller doesn't pull any punches with its agonizingly visceral premise

Downing Street says Sarah Helm, the wife of Jonathan Powell, "does not represent the government in any capacity".

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The unnamed individual asks London's High Court to prevent the publication of "serious allegations".

Legal records have emerged which show why police wanted to search the royal's home and what they were looking for.

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In an interview with Euronews, Romanian President Nicușor Dan warns that Black Sea security is under growing pressure as drone attacks hit commercial vessels off Romania and Bulgaria.

This is more than just another persecution of one of the president’s political enemies.

One campaign has created social media posts focusing on U.S. support for Israel to sow discord ahead of the midterm elections.

Lawyers tell high court that client could harm himself if serious allegations against him are made publicA “well-known individual” is trying to secure a permanent injunction against the Guardian and ITN to prevent them from publishing details of serious allegations made against him.At a high court hearing on Friday, the claimant’s legal team said there was a serious risk that he could harm himself should the allegations be made public.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

This month’s picks include a French seaside comedy, a true-crime docudrama from Mexico, a mordant satire from Iran and more.

Australia has proposed a switch to force social media platforms to let users turn off recommended content.

Beijing warns against ‘discriminatory’ step after France drops opposition to British role in Made in Europe packageNo 10 has left the door open to imposing tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles as part of the Made in Europe package, prompting a warning from Beijing that such a move would be “discriminatory”.Downing Street said on Friday that it would “welcome the objective to have the UK included in the Industrial Accelerator Act” after France dropped its opposition to Britain joining the scheme. Continue reading...

Trump on Friday said to reporters that he had told Zacharia to "reconsider" her role

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Ukrainian president says US limiting access was a ‘dangerous and unpleasant surprise’, amid reports the order came from inside White HouseVolodymyr Zelenskyy has said the Ukrainian military’s access to the Starlink satellite internet service has not yet been fully restored, as media reports suggested the order to throttle the service had come from within the White House.Zelenskyy met European leaders on Friday in Brussels, where he asked the EU for another €70bn (£60bn) next year to fund Ukraine’s defence against Russia. Continue reading...

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The takeover of the bank by UniCredit is only the start

After this singer-songwriter’s hit, “Boston,” was likened to a Noah Kahan tune, content creators made a sport of noting similarities between her music and other popular tracks.

Patience when training goes the extra mile

Jon Rahm sacrifices a reported $100m (£75m) still owed to him by LIV Golf to secure his exit from the league.

EU leaders ended their Brussels summit with no deal on the budget, a new €70bn Ukraine funding gap, open clashes over energy and migration, but fresh resolve to create new trade defence tools to battle China.

This blog is now closedSeveral leaders offered Zelenskyy very friendly welcome or, in some cases, simply a big hug as he walked into the room before the formal part of the meeting got under way.Speaking to Newsmax last night, Donald Trump repeated his views of the two leaders involved in the conflict. Continue reading...

The Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim film is not actually that groundbreaking

The decision to move the rap mogul while he is serving out his 50-month sentence was made with 'safety and security in mind'.

Nrityagram Dance Ensemble at the Joyce Theater and Sreelakshmy Govardhanan at Danspace exemplified clear storytelling in two forms of Indian dance.

Inquiry said to have been launched after force received report ‘relating to alleged unauthorised access of a political party’s database’ Police are carrying out a criminal investigation into a row over the founding of Your Party, which split the leftwing party as it was established last year.A spokesperson for London’s Metropolitan police said they had launched an investigation after they received a report in September 2025 “relating to the alleged unauthorised access of a political party’s database”, the Politico website reported. Continue reading...

Katie Zacharia has left her role as White House press secretary a week after being appointed, saying "it was an honor to work for" Donald Trump.

Police said 160 people were detained following violent incidents on Thursday evening.

At least four people have died after Istanbul suffered its worst floods in more than 80 years, Turkish officials have said.

The cast have described plans to leave Birmingham as similar "to Corrie leaving the north-west."

The music mogul, who was sentenced last year to more than four years for prostitution-related offenses, had been held in a federal prison in New Jersey.

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Jamie Miller hopes he's "doing Wales proud" as his viral hit narrowly misses out on UK number one.

William Chapman, 24, was mauled to death at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, near Doncaster, on Saturday.

Global timekeepers have voted to end the practice of adding extra seconds to UTC, citing risks to computer systems and the prospect of the first-ever negative leap second.

Many Russians feared the Kremlin would order a new mobilization after last month’s elections: to replenish decimated forces fighting in Ukraine. That hasn’t happened. But creative and coercive recruiting tactics – called “quiet” or “creeping” mobilization by some – continue nationwide.

Lula reverses position on age of responsibility for ‘heinous’ crimes in what many see as a desperate electoral gambitBrazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has announced that he now supports lowering the age of criminal responsibility for “heinous” crimes from 18 to 16, reversing a longstanding policy in what is widely seen as a desperate electoral gambit.The U-turn, which Lula announced during a Thursday night interview with TV Globo, comes with the presidential runoff in just over a week. The incumbent faces an uphill battle to overturn the first-round victory of his opponent, the far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who remains slightly ahead at the polls. Continue reading...

Settlers hurl rocks at Palestinians and beat photographer Heidi Levine as part of yearly attacks to disrupt harvestIsraeli settlers have attacked Palestinians across the occupied West Bank in a coordinated movement to disrupt the annual olive harvest, burning cars and trees and injuring Palestinians and a Washington Post photographer.Masked settlers wielding clubs and other weapons attacked people attempting to harvest their olives in West Bank towns on Friday. Palestinian authorities said they recorded attacks in eight villages, and injuries among at least 20 people. Continue reading...

The Commission and Ukraine launched a joint task force meeting twice a week to speed up accession reforms on the rule of law and anti-corruption, after Hungary lifted its veto and two more negotiating clusters were opened.

26.10 is here, with not-quite-ready kernel 7.3 and speech-to-text recognition

Abhijeet Dipke was detained before planned anti-government demonstrations in DelhiThe leader of the Cockroach Janta party (CJP) youth movement, Abhijeet Dipke, was detained by police on Friday and then later formally arrested as authorities cracked down on fresh anti-government protests in the Indian capital.Dipke was detained before a planned Friday evening demonstration he had called in central Delhi, urging supporters of the movement to come out and hold up the Indian flag. Continue reading...

President Christodoulides said the high-level meeting would focus on resuming negotiations over Cyprus and advancing EU-Turkey relations.

Your ears, nose, and throat might be trying to tell you something.

Manchester City face "substantial hurdles" to overcome if they are to have any chance of winning their appeal after being found guilty of breaking the Premier League's financial rules, a leading lawyer has told BBC Sport.

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Bogus AI-generated citations keep turning up in court documents, but lawyers could at least run those docs through this legal citation checker

Rebecca Louise Burwood saw the vulnerable victim "as her nanna" but stole to fund her lifestyle.

The popular Iranian music group Pallett is refusing to play concerts in Iran after authorities barred a female band member from performing on stage. Iranian authorities continue its harsh repression of women, enforcing rules that limit their freedom to sing and perform in public.

A former soap opera star has been jailed for nine years after fleeing the UK for Spain to avoid facing trial for allegedly conning would-be models out of more than £13m.

Zelensky thanked the "real leaders" ahead of a meeting with the EU in Brussels.

Film interviewing military insiders about mass killing of civilians in Gaza wins widespread praise around the worldCritics around the world have hailed the award-winning documentary NAZA as a “brilliant and harrowing” film that is “impossible to ignore”.NAZA, which is produced by the Guardian and details Israel’s mass killing of civilians in Gaza, was released in UK cinemas this week and will be shown in more than 50 countries. As well as its global cinema releases, NAZA will be available free on the Guardian’s website from late November. Continue reading...

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At El Museo del Barrio, a survey of the art multitasker Teddy Sandoval and his fictional collective, the Butch Gardens School.

Legacy protocol is going to be axed, and enforcement by default will highlight how migration is going

Kremlin turning to punishment of Ukraine’s population in major cities as frontlines remain frozenAs Russian missiles and drones have systematically slammed into power plants in Kyiv and Kharkiv this week, the rolling blackouts and water outages have increasingly resembled a supposed Russian blueprint to destroy life in major Ukrainian cities seen by the Guardian.Even as Donald Trump unilaterally declared an “energy ceasefire” last week between Moscow and Kyiv, Russia continued with its methodical and devastating strikes on Ukraine’s power grid, in particular in Kyiv, in a strategy meant to punish Ukraine’s population and drive the country to capitulation. Continue reading...

A 'superficial' blood clot doesn’t mean it's not serious.

Our weekly podcast on America. This week, why the buildings are so unpopular with voters

SPONSORED POST: As AI hunger soars, NTT Global Data Centers finds it's permits, not parts, that could cap the datacenter boom

His monumental installations excavate Ghana's past and build firm foundations for the country’s artistic future. Ibrahim Mahama has represented his country at the Venice Biennale and established three cultural hubs in northern Ghana, nurturing creative communities for generations to come. 

“Ken Russell’s The Devils” was deemed shocking for scenes with orgiastic nuns and a debauched priest. But its serious aims are clear in a new restoration.

NHS staff may have improperly accessed information about a man killed by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.

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Vatican Media has released the first images of Pope Leo XIV since his hospitalisation, showing him celebrating Mass at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital as he recovers from lung cancer surgery.

Hyron Andrews dies at his Johannesburg Lions' team hotel before their Champions Cup match at La Rochelle on Saturday.

The inevitable election-themed cyberattacks are whirring again, as the feds issue PSA about the ones to watch out for

This new musical aims to tell a sexy story about perversions and pleasures but ends up blandly nodding at eroticism.

Give yesterday’s dinner—and that half a cabbage—a future.

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Part 3 in our series on how The Economist reported on a pivotal decade in US-Cuba relations

Part 2 in our series on how The Economist reported on a pivotal decade in US-Cuba relations

Part 1 in our series on how The Economist reported on a pivotal decade in US-Cuba relations

After a week of tensions between Washington and Kyiv, Zelenskyy said Trump was still easier to deal with than Putin, despite the US president’s calls for new leadership in Ukraine and criticism of the Ukrainian leader.

The 51-year-old faces three counts of rape, three of sexual assault and one of indecent assault, all of which he denies.

Joshua Foster pleaded guilty over death of toddler who fell from fourth-floor window of hotel during family holidayA British man has been fined €3,000 (£2,500) after his two-year-old son fell 10 metres (33ft) to his death from the fourth-floor window of a hotel in Cyprus.Joshua Foster thought the window was closed when he approached it with the boy to show him the view of a waterpark and “lost control” of him, the court previously heard. Continue reading...

The president is undermining the few advantages Republicans still have, writes Marc Short

The Vatican has released the first images of Pope Leo XIV since he underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his right lung.

As the conflict in the Persian Gulf continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL's Central Newsroom and Iranian service, Radio Farda, deliver ongoing updates and analysis.

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UK Counter Terrorism Policing said Natland had been operating under orders from someone in the Foxtrot Network, an international criminal gang based in Sweden.

Legal eagles still plodding along with some operations, but paper and e-notices delayed until further notice

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The exhibition, with paintings new to the United States, opens in November 2027. The Met’s Facade and Great Hall commissions go to Danh Vo and Sandra Mujinga.

Quinn Kelsey has had success after success at the Metropolitan Opera. These three performances secure his reputation as a great Verdi baritone.

Another reason for Donald Trump to hate British regulation

Under the agreement, carmakers would be required to cut their CO₂ emissions by 90% by 2035, without having to offset the remaining 10%, as initially proposed by the Commission.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk showcased the vehicle at a facility owned by his SpaceX company, which helped develop the model.

The Pope spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday and urged a truce with Ukraine as he continued his recovery from lung cancer surgery, the Vatican said.

Browser maker using trusted hardware to protect conversations with GLM 5.3 Flash

Cast members Noah Centineo, Andrew Koji and Callina Liang discuss the latest video game adaptation.

Hajduk Split, who won the game 2-1, in a statement apologised to UEFA and Ajax who "witnessed scenes which we do not want Europe to remember", while the Croatian football federation also condemned the incident.

Russia's shadow campaign of drone incursions, sabotage, and assassination attempts in NATO countries has largely backfired by drawing a resolute response but is approaching a "crucial point," Christopher Walker, vice president of the Center for European Policy Analysis, tells RFE/RL.

PCS says outsourcer still stuck in design phase while retirees wait for McCloud corrections

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen accused Madrid of doing “almost the exact opposite” of that adopted by other EU countries, intensifying tensions with her fellow Socialist, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

The move is set to be discussed at a council meeting on 21 October. There are currently three companies operating in the sector in the Portuguese capital: Bolt, Lime, and Bird.

Hungarian PM Péter Magyar held talks with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the European Council, seeking to normalise ties after Kyiv passed a minority-rights law and Budapest dropped objections to EU accession clusters.

Penny Hardy photographed the restaurant sheds that cropped up across the city in 2020. Only a fraction of them remain today.

Wealth taxes are justified and overdue, but until we confront corporate power directly, wealth will continue concentrating in the same few hands, argues Christopher Marquis.

Also on the daily podcast: snacks get crunchier and remembering writer Annie Dillard

Russia’s heavy bombardment of the power grid before winter sets in has been an annual feature of the war, aiming to wear down Ukraine’s appetite for the fight by denying civilians heating and running water.

Fashion can absolutely be political, when it shapes identities and questions the balance of power. With his label Maxhosa Africa, South Africa's Laduma Ngxokolo is determined to put the continent in the spotlight. In Paris, Jacques Logoh, designer and founder of Togo's International Fashion Festival, gives African creatives a platform on the theme "Fashion against HIV". Plus Mossi Traoré stages his show at Paris's Père Lachaise Cemetery, to tackle the subject of death without taboo.

EU leaders are trying to counter soaring energy prices, with some arguing that carbon pricing is hurting the bloc's competitiveness.

The year of Corporate Compliance on the Linux desktop is here

Bernd Lange's comments come as the Brexit debate has once again reignited across the UK after British Prime Minister Andy Burnham called for the country to readdress its relationship with Brussels.

The EU's new multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034 should channel funds more efficiently to bolster the bloc's competitiveness and future resilience, argues Markus Töns, the SPD parliamentary group's spokesperson on European affairs, in an opinion piece for Euronews.

Senior banking executives have told the BBC they expect to be "on the menu" in the chancellor's Budget tax later this month.

Images from New Zealand aerial survey of Nikumaroro in 1938 offer new clues over aviator’s disappearanceA New Zealand museum has released nearly 50 photos from a 1938 aerial survey of the island where Amelia Earhart is believed to have crash-landed, offering amateur sleuths new evidence to scour for traces of the pioneering aviator and her plane.The black-and-white images were published by the Air Force Museum of New Zealand after renewed interest in one of the biggest mysteries of the 20th century, spurred by a US expedition to the Pacific atoll of Nikumaroro in search of new clues. Continue reading...

"We must not surrender human judgment, accountability, or conscience to machines," writes Halla Tómasdóttir.

As violent spirits are unleashed in Sky’s Possession, observers see confident creatives reclaiming the island’s narratives in a form of ‘cultural reparation’ A woman opens a 300‑year‑old box, unleashing a violent spirit – it is the spirit of colonialism and oppression roaring back to life. It is a pivotal scene in Sky’s supernatural series Possession and symbolises a wider shift in Jamaica’s film industry, where directors are increasingly using the landscape to tell Jamaican stories – including those that confront enslavement, trauma and historical memory.The series is about a biracial British lawyer who travels to Jamaica to investigate a multimillion-pound inheritance dispute, only to uncover a dark, vengeful spirit tied to the plantation’s brutal colonial past. Continue reading...

The postwar model of a welfare state run by civil servants charged with modernizing the economy, tempering market forces and defining the common good has run its course in France.

Core devs revert up to 10 features, push release to November, and blame better tooling rather than vibe coding

Italy's Giorgia Meloni, who met with Spain's Pedro Sánchez, agreed a short extension to align the expiry of Italy’s border controls with Spain’s reciprocal measures. Rome and Madrid say they will seek alternatives but remain at odds over migration.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, has no interest in peace talks and criticized a US deal with Moscow on diesel exports, saying it will hand more money to Moscow to fund its war against his country.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads to Uzbekistan this weekend for talks with five Central Asian countries as the Trump administration seeks to strengthen commercial ties and expand Washington's strategic presence in the region.

To train artificial intelligence models, millions of physical books are being digitised and destroyed. Our colleagues at France 2 investigate this controversial practice and the risk of seeing many rare second-hand books disappear forever.

EU leaders are pressing Brussels for coordinated measures to ease soaring energy costs, bolster fuel supplies and support struggling industries, as the crisis strains national budgets and tests the bloc's climate ambitions.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused the National Rally's presidential candidate of ignoring key details of military cooperation between Paris and Kyiv.

UK school admits data protection bungle as children's data at risk

Elon Musk’s company and other automakers, like Jaguar and Bentley, are trying to sell very expensive electric cars to people who usually prefer gasoline-fueled luxury and performance.

She broke out at 10, but the Swedish pop star has reached a new level with the success of her “Midnight Sun” album, popular remixes and TikTok virality.

While Halloween and the Day of the Dead provide many ways to celebrate, this season offers other reasons to gather, too. Better yet, these events don’t cost a dime.

Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.

Despite its provocative subject matter, the Museum of Hunting and Nature aims to be “a joyful cabinet of curiosities.”

Tax reforms and Paris’s rise have taken a toll. But low-budget, risk-taking dealers are still creating buzz at the Frieze London fair and beyond.

The comedian may be an unexpected choice for a documentary about the disgraced Theranos founder, but his TV shows suggest why he’s a good fit.

Henri Landier is so committed to his work that, in the early days, he slept on newspapers in an unheated shack. Now, he has had shows from Japan to India.

Boz Deseo Garden, whose work explores the “afterlife” of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, is having their Art Basel Paris debut.

David Shoebridge says 47-page document not ‘made by, used by, or seen by’ his office as matter referred to parliamentary standards commissionGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastGreens leader David Shoebridge has denied knowledge of the existence of an alleged crisis management document on how to deal with allegations against Jordon Steele-John being made public.The Nine newspapers reported on Friday afternoon the existence of a “secret dossier”, first drafted in 2016, which contained misconduct allegations against the Western Australian Greens senator and how to suppress their media coverage.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...

Migration targets, security rules, and management metrics take center stage at this year's event

A British father has been fined €3,000 (£2,500) for causing the death of his two-year-old son who fell from the fourth floor of a hotel in Cyprus.

EPP MEP Dirk Gotink believes the European Union should stop issuing the “full range of visas” to Russian citizens while Russia continues its attacks on Ukraine.

School staff seemed to be trying to get ransomware – for a second time

Eight-year-old Queensland girl died in 2022 after being denied insulin by her religious parentsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastElizabeth Struhs’ child protection case was not “prioritised” or worked intensively because the staff member assigned to her case was “very busy”, a coroner has heard.The Queensland coroner’s court also heard the case worker may have been “overly influenced” by the presentation of Struhs’ “upper class home”, putting cases believed to involve a more immediate risk ahead of Elizabeth’s. Continue reading...

A problem affecting Italy's airport data network caused delays and flight cancellations on Friday morning. Enav says it was not a cyber attack or sabotage.

Thomas Byrne, Ireland’s Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence, said EU countries had moved “closer together” in their efforts to reach an agreement on the bloc’s long-term budget.

Mines in supply chains of western carmakers linked to widespread deforestation of primary rainforest in nickel-rich lands inhabited by Tolaki people in IndonesiaVolkswagen, Ford and Tesla are among the electric carmakers whose batteries may contain nickel mined in indigenous woodlands plagued by deforestation, an analysis has found, highlighting the struggle to make vehicles that are free from environmental destruction.Corporate disclosures and trade flows from the last two years show mines in the battery supply chains of automotive giants are linked to the loss of trees in Sulawesi, a wildlife hotspot in Indonesia that houses the world’s largest nickel deposits. The metal is widely used in cathodes in car batteries because it boosts energy density and increases range. Continue reading...

Good morning from Brussels, where Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will very shortly join the EU’s 27 leaders for talks, as he aims to put Ukraine’s financing and military needs firmly at the top of their priority list. I’m Mared Gwyn. Let’s dive in.