OpenAI ‘sorry and working to do better’ after hack of Medicare and other Australian government websites
Artificial intelligence firm to front parliament as it apologises to Australians for agent attack OpenAI has apologised to Australians for its agent a...
Former Sydney police officer, 31, has pleaded not guilty to murdering AFL umpire Jesse Baird and flight attendant Luke DaviesFollow our Australia news...
In-laws arrested on suspicion of murder after New York Times engineer shot dead in California
Police arrest couple in their 70s after Jonathan McKinsey, 40, found dead in park in Bay Area city of DublinA married couple in their 70s have been ar...
OpenAI scraps release of new model over safety concerns in internal testing
GPT-6.1 Astra showed deceptive behavior and tried to use external tools despite knowing it would be unsafeOpenAI is scrapping the release of GPT-6.1 A...
Tennessee to execute a woman for first time in 200 years after governor denies clemency
Lawyers for Christa Pike, 50, convicted of killing classmate in Knoxville in 1995, ask supreme court to grant stayChrista Pike was 18 when she killed ...
Melbourne human rights activist disappears in Cambodia as wife urges Albanese government help
Tran Hiep, a 50-year-old Australian Vietnamese anti-human trafficking campaigner, not heard from since 18 SeptemberThe wife of an Australian activist ...
Samuel Alito steps aside in a major climate case amid scrutiny over oil stock holdings
Decision from conservative justice comes before court hears case on whether fossil-fuel firms deceived US publicSupreme court justice Samuel Alito rec...
Australia news live: Chalmers defends record as RBA’s cash rate decision due
Follow the day’s news live.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe treasurer, Jim Chalmers, has defended his economic record on...
Two people sentenced to 60 and 45 years in prison in death of Telemundo reporter
Danette Colbert and Rickey White sentenced in Adan Manzano’s death for racketeering and negligent homicideA Louisiana judge has handed lengthy prison ...
New tool directly links carbon emissions to amount of environmental and economic damage caused
Carbon Impacts Tracer can be used to estimate climate impact from emissions across eight different factors, including lost food productionThe biggest ...
Trump unveils plan for $15bn Iowa steel plant he calls biggest in US history
President seeks midterms boost as White House says project, built by Indian-owned company, will begin in 2030 Donald Trump on Monday announced what he...
Judge sets $5m bond for third suspect in killing of Black woman hung from tree in Mississippi
Police said Tasia Fortune, 29, was killed before her body was placed in the tree, and the scene was ‘staged’A Mississippi judge set a $5m bond on Mond...
Local representatives question official accounts after suspected bomb plot at RAF Fairford
Amid conflicting statements, local MP and councillors demand answers over how suspects were allowed to enter residential areas of nearby villageAn MP ...
Michael Wynn-Jones, husband of Delia Smith, dies aged 85
Former journalist and honorary life president of Norwich City FC died peacefully at home on MondayMichael Wynn-Jones, the journalist and husband of th...
Absence of violence in Drumcree does not make standoff any less significant
Row comes amid rising division and a tendency towards cynical political posturing in Northern IrelandThree decades ago, it took the deaths of three Ro...
Dengue fever outbreak prompts Florida counties to declare state of emergency
CDC says 392 cases of Dengue were reported for the year so far in the state, along with different county-level dataSeveral Florida counties recently d...
Questions remain over Iran’s link to alleged RAF Fairford bomb plot
Tehran has been trying to step up attacks on targets in the west but its track record has been mixedInvestigators may be some way from determining exa...
Arizona frat suspended after allegedly making new recruits swallow live goldfish
Case of alleged hazing at the University of Arizona is latest in series of controversial incidents involving US fraternities A college fraternity at t...
Century-old silent film made in New Hampshire found in Japan antique shop
Billy B Van’s 1919 comedy Van-ar-chy found by student in Sendai will be shown in early November in New HampshireA silent comedy filmed in New Hampshir...
Nandy labels Farage ‘master of conspiracy theory’ over Fairford claims
Culture secretary criticises Reform leader after he tried to link suspected bomb plot to small boat crossingsNigel Farage has been described as a “mas...
Merseyside blaze that killed mother and three children caused by lithium-ion battery
Local fire and rescue service says last week’s tragic incident highlights risks the batteries can poseA fire that left a mother and her three children...
FBI co-deputy director Andrew Bailey steps down amid agency shake-up
Bailey, who oversaw some of Trump’s election crackdown investigations, to resign about a year after assuming roleAndrew Bailey, a deputy director of t...
Gisèle Pelicot’s daughter launches awareness campaign for potential victims of drugging and sexual assault
Campaign broadcast across France encourages people to come forward even if they have little to no memory of attackGisèle Pelicot is the figurehead of ...
Trump’s deportations to third countries violate human rights, UN experts warn
Sending migrants to countries they do not come from can have deadly consequences and must be halted, says reportThe deportation of thousands of migran...
Dozens arrested at pro-Palestine protest on Sunday outside Labour conference
Merseyside force says 82 people arrested and another 79 reported for summons during demonstrationMore than 160 people were arrested or reported for su...
Texas Republican called for public execution of Democratic leaders – report
Bo French, who is running to lead a state agency, has in the past posted controversial and racist statements onlineBo French, a Texas Republican runni...
Angela Rayner promises greater public control of housing in England
Conference speech to announce housing associations cannot reject homeless families without good reason as councils gain new powersHousing associations...
Palestine has become electoral issue in UK for first time, says solidarity campaign chief
Anger over Israel’s war in Gaza is mobilising British voters, according to Aimee ShalanPalestine has become a domestic electoral issue in Britain for ...
DRC politician beaten to death after radio appearance about Ebola outbreak
Marie-Celestin Karondwa was attacked on Sunday after promoting measures to prevent spread of disease, his party saysA senior member of the Democratic ...
Gene-edited bananas that don’t go brown could hit UK supermarkets
Scientific breakthrough could reduce food waste and make it easier to add the fruit to prepackaged foodIt is the bane of every fruit bowl: sliced bana...
