Oil slicks seen from space: the devastating impact of boat strikes on fragile Gulf ecosystems
Since the US war on Iran began in February, there have been hundreds of oil spills, posing a ‘generational’ threat to wildlifeThe vast, dark slicks in...
Australian teen who went missing in bushland wearing only shorts and boots found alive after six days
William, 17, was reported missing after straying from his camp near Walhalla, in Victoria’s Gippsland regionA teenage boy has been found alive after d...
Nvidia board reportedly meeting to decide CEO Jensen Huang’s future as chip giant’s share price plunges – follow live
Huang’s potential departure would leave a leadership vacuum at the roughly $4tn chipmaker he co-founded, with Nvidia’s shares sliding about 8% in aft...
Australian states could sue tobacco companies for billions in healthcare costs under proposal
Exclusive: Former barrister who helped legally establish that secondhand smoke causes lung cancer argues states could seek up to $50bn in compensation...
Beau Lamarre-Condon admits throwing Jesse Baird’s phone off a bridge after alleged murders, trial hears
Court hears former police officer agrees he was trying to destroy evidence that might incriminate himBeau Lamarre-Condon has admitted he threw Jesse B...
Brooklyn building collapse kills at least one, traps others in wreckage
Three-story building was at the edge of a construction site where another edifice had been demolishedFirefighters dug through the rubble of a three-st...
Bronze leg found in Scottish bog sheds new light on Roman occupation
Once thought to have been looted by Scottish tribes, the gilded limb is the centrepiece of a new exhibition on Roman Scotland in EdinburghA large bron...
Facial recognition errors put ethnic minorities at risk of wrongful arrest, police watchdog warns
Inspectors find some officers acted on potential matches from retrospective searches without making enough checksPolice officers risk arresting innoce...
Democrats push to rein in Trump on immigration after voter backlash to ICE raids
Members of Congress seek to ‘bring sanity’ to system but decline to give details on plans to reform or abolish agencyA group of congressional Democrat...
Hacker claims to have sold VCE exam papers to hundreds of students after government website hack
With year 12 exams under way, VCAA says there is no evidence any have leaked and hacker is attempting to exploit ‘anxious students’Get our breaking ne...
Democrat Scott Colom unseats Cindy Hyde-Smith in shocking Mississippi Senate win
Colom takes victory by razor-thin margin in state that hasn’t elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1982Democrat Scott Colom pulled off one of the bi...
Hegseth and aides scolded by guard for laughing at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Group attending Veterans Day ceremony sharply reminded by sentinel to maintain ‘silence and respect’ at sacred siteA US army sentinel guarding the Tom...
Two skulls likely belonging to enslaved people returned to Brazil after Harvard used them in eugenics studies
Remains believed to have belonged to Africans or Afro-Brazilians repatriated after being flown back by diplomats Two skulls, including that of a man b...
UK appoints world’s first special representative for climate security
Exclusive: Madeleine Alessandri, chair of the joint intelligence committee, will take on the role of advising No 10 on climate-related national securi...
Homicide investigation launched after human torso found in Sydney bushland
Police called to Lane Cove North on Wednesday after sofa found containing human torso believed to be that of adult manGet our breaking news email, fre...
17-year-old charged in fatal Bronx shooting of 15-year-old boy
Death of Javits Frimpong, who moved to the US from Ghana a year ago, has affected close-knit Ghanaian communityA 17-year-old boy has been arrested and...
Veteran actor Irma P Hall, star of The Ladykillers, dies aged 91
Once a Dallas school teacher, Hall became a star in later life with roles in Soul Food and Collateral Actor Irma P Hall, star of Soul Food and the Coe...
Poundland owner extracted millions when chain was on ‘knife-edge’, MPs say
Retailer’s management to seek two-week extension of legal protection from creditors in high courtMPs have accused the owner of Poundland of extracting...
Double amputee marathon runner criticises Badenoch for ‘weaponising his success’
Paralympian Richard Whitehead ‘gobsmacked’ at Tory leader’s speech over proposed £36bn welfare cutsThe double amputee marathon runner Richard Whitehea...
British soldier charged with rape of army servicewoman in Cyprus
L/Cpl Nicholas Horne, from 4th Battalion of Royal Regiment of Scotland, charged with one count of rape on 23 OctoberA British soldier has been charged...
Ex-member of radical Marxist group scales balcony, escapes house arrest in Argentina
74-year-old Leonardo Bertulazzi, awaiting extradition to Italy, reportedly used harness to flee custodyA 74-year-old former member of Italy’s radical ...
Complaint filed to IRS in relation to Fifa head Gianni Infantino’s housekeeper
It calls for inquiry into claims she was on Fifa payrollFifa: Infantino personally pays for ‘any domestic staff’A complaint has been filed to the Unit...
‘The world we know is over’ without urgent climate action, Marshall Islands president tells Cop31
Hilda Heine warns of effects of catastrophic global heating as world leaders meet in Turkey amid calls for urgent action on fossil fuelsCop31 live – l...
Trump planning new military assault or tighter sanctions, say Iranian officials
Regime adviser warns Tehran could be forced into pre-emptive strikes if stalemate continuesSenior Iranian officials believe the US is planning either ...
US Coast Guard suspends search for woman swept out to sea in California
Senah Park, 24, was last seen near Panther state beach on Sunday evening amid historic high tides and water levelsThe US Coast Guard announced that it...
Man arrested in Miami for three alleged rapes in New York’s Central Park
Man, 30, is in custody in Florida and awaiting extradition to New York for alleged rapes at park in 2021, 2023 and this yearAuthorities have arrested ...
Burnham raised safety concerns about Manchester ‘megashed’, inquiry hears
PM wrote to transport commissioner to oppose ‘monster’ warehouse in Astley shortly before he entered No 10Andy Burnham raised safety concerns about do...
Average US heating bills to rise 7% this winter nationwide – report
Nearly 5m households relying on heating oil could see 70% increases, as advocates call on Congress to provide reliefAmericans are likely to face highe...
Russia’s ambassador to the United States dies, aged 66
Alexander Darchiev, who previously served as ambassador to Canada, died ‘suddenly’, said Russian foreign ministryRussia’s ambassador to the United Sta...
Bridget Phillipson: Kemi Badenoch has ‘no interest in supporting LGBT+ people’
Exclusive: Equalities minister says Tories are ‘chasing Reform into the gutter’ as they drop support for planned law to ban ‘conversion therapy’Kemi B...
