CEO of Starbucks in South Korea fired over controversial ad campaign
The ‘Tank Day’ event has been described as ‘malicious mockery’ of a deadly crackdown on pro-democracy protestersThe chief executive of Starbucks in So...
Andy Burnham’s first election hurdle: Brexit – podcast
Andy Burnham may already be facing a tricky obstacle in his push to return to Westminster. Past comments about rejoining the EU have come back to haun...
NextEra to buy Dominion in $67bn deal creating US utility giant
Deal would create largest regulated US utility, serving 10 million customers as AI-driven demand for power surgesNextEra, a US energy giant, announced...
HS2: Heidi Alexander to set out true cost of rail project – and when trains will begin to run
Transport secretary to give budget details of troubled high-speed line, which backers hope will stay well below £100bnThe latest estimate of the cost ...
Reeves poised to cancel planned fuel duty rise to help with cost of living
Chancellor has been under pressure to extend 5p temporary cut at an estimated cost to government of £2.4bn a yearUK politics live – latest updatesRach...
NT laws to allow police to hold young people for 48 hours will be ‘funnelling Aboriginal children into prisons’, advocates warn
Police will be able to question children without an adult present and hold them after being charged under draft laws introduced by the CLPGet our brea...
Melbourne psychiatrist refuses new patients who don’t consent to AI note-taking
Registration form informs patients that if they do not wish AI to be used, they will need their referring doctor to refer them to a different service ...
Australia’s social media ban preventing teens from accessing the news, research finds
Half of the teens who have been blocked say they are seeing less news than before – but they are not necessarily going back to traditional sourcesGet ...
Belgian ex-diplomat dies before standing trial over 1961 murder of Congolese leader
Étienne Davignon, 93, was last living person targeted in investigation into assassination of DRC’s first PM, Patrice LumumbaA 93-year-old Belgian form...
Donald Trump’s approval rating sinks to lowest point of second term
US president’s approval rating falls to 37% days after he said Americans’ financial situation is not motivating him to broker deal with IranDonald Tru...
Rural Britain is becoming ‘food desert’ for lower-income families, study finds
Closure of local shops and poor public transport leaves households struggling to access healthy and affordable food‘Absolutely beautiful’ but no shops...
Cuba warns US of ‘bloodbath’ if military action follows drone claims
Cuba’s president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, says any US strike would be catastrophic after reports of 300+ dronesCuba’s president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, has war...
Infectious diseases such as hantavirus and Ebola becoming more frequent and damaging, say experts
Pandemic report warns of growing global threat as health teams in Africa move to contain Ebola outbreak The world is becoming less resilient to outbre...
Some items in Luigi Mangione’s backpack won’t be used as evidence in trial, judge rules
Defense says police who arrested Mangione over murder of United Healthcare CEO didn’t apprise him of his rightsSign up for the Breaking News US newsle...
Ex-assistant principal faces trial after six-year-old shot Virginia teacher
Ebony Parker is accused of ignoring warnings that the student brought a loaded gun to a US elementary schoolSign up for the Breaking News US newslette...
Trump moves to dismiss $10bn lawsuit against IRS amid reports he’s considering settlement
Settlement with the US government would create $1.7bn fund to compensate allies for supposed persecutionSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter em...
Signs of ‘feeding’ ritual at dingo burial site shed new light on bond between First Nations people and canines
Never documented archaeologically before, evidence points to First Nations people caring for and nursing the animalGet our breaking news email, free a...
Purple pain: backlash over Mexico City’s ‘axolotlisation’ for World Cup
Mayor’s attempt to beautify the city with murals of mascot and plum paint jobs criticised as waste of resourcesThe giant purple axolotl peered up at M...
Experts locate bodies of four missing Italian divers inside Maldives cave
Spokesperson for Indian Ocean island nation says they will try and recover explorers in next couple of daysRescuers have located the bodies of four It...
Andy Burnham says he will not try to return UK to EU
Burnham vows to have ‘relentless domestic focus’ in first speech since announcing Makerfield byelection runUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnh...
Three youths in custody after Austin shootings injure four people
‘Actions appear to be random,’ says mayor as suspects also allegedly took aim at buildings and houses in Texas cityThree youths are in police custody ...
RMT union says two 24-hour stoppages from midday on Tuesday have been suspendedBusiness live – latest updatesPlanned strikes by drivers on the London ...
Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt booed after AI remarks at Arizona commencement
Pew research shows Americans are more worried than excited about AI as graduates voiced fears over jobsA former Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, was met with...
‘Capitalism has to become more humane’: a Stanford economist on big tech, power hoarding and democracy
Mordecai Kurz argues tech oligarchs erode democracy through monopolies – and predicts how the trend may endThe billionaires of today are unusually agg...
Rising prices are Britons’ biggest money worry as inflation stays high, survey finds
Households ‘increasingly gloomy’ about finances amid fears of interest rate rises due to higher fuel pricesBusiness live – latest updatesRising prices...
BBC staff strike as new director general warns of ‘tough choices’ on his first day
Matt Brittin begins task of finding budget cuts as World Service and Radio 4 journalists protest against plan to increase workloadsMatt Brittin, the B...
Trump cuts to weather data could make forecasts less reliable, warn experts
Use of AI is a valuable tool for weather prediction but only when it’s trained with ample data, experts sayAs the US prepares for hurricane season and...
Celebrities call for permanent end to gnome ban at Chelsea flower show
Bill Bailey and Alan Titchmarsh paint gnomes for king’s garden at event in one-off to raise funds for RHS campaignGarden gnomes should make a permanen...
Man charged with murder after woman and two children found dead inside Sydney home
NSW police called to home in Campbelltown where they arrested a man, aged 47A man has been charged with murder after the bodies of a woman and two chi...
First Thing: Trump warns ‘clock is ticking’ for Iran to secure peace deal
US president says there ‘won’t be anything left’ of country if it does not reach agreement. Plus, how to become emotionally mature at any ageGood morn...
