Spotify rolls out ‘Verified’ badge to distinguish human artists from AI
Green checkmark will appear on artist profiles to signal they meet the platform’s standard for authenticitySpotify on Thursday unveiled a new verifica...
Bari Weiss appoints editor viewed as pro-Israel in latest CBS News shakeup
Shayndi Raice to lead CBS’s foreign coverage after Weiss ousts bureau chief over reported tensionsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsle...
‘A new chapter’: first commercial fight from US since 2019 lands in Venezuela
Four months after US capture of Nicolás Maduro, officials hail repairing of ties as American Airlines flight lands at Simón Bolívar airportUS and Vene...
Camp Mystic halts summer reopening after Texas flood deaths
Decision follows pressure from lawmakers and families as investigations continue into response to deadly disasterThe embattled Camp Mystic organizatio...
US House passes bill funding much of DHS, ending agency’s longest shutdown
Bipartisan measure includes funding for Secret Service and TSA, but excludes immigration enforcement operationsPartial government shutdown ends after ...
Starmer restores powers to ousted hereditary peers in Lords shake-up
Dozens handed life peerages in apparent concession, enabling their return to red benchesDozens of hereditary peers whose seats have been abolished hav...
British soldiers lost control in 1972 Springhill shootings, inquest finds
Coroner says none of the five civilians killed in incident in Belfast during Troubles should have been shotBritish army soldiers “lost control” and us...
US reinstates ‘gun show loophole’ amid rollback of firearms restrictions
DoJ announces changes including ‘loophole’ that allows people to buy guns at shows without background checkThe US justice department has rolled back s...
Venice Biennale jury quits amid row over participation of Russia
Decision follows backlash from Italian government and European CommissionThe jury of the Venice Biennale has quit just days before the prestigious art...
Unrest in Alice Springs after Jefferson Lewis arrested over death of Kumanjayi Little Baby
Dozens of people gathered outside the hospital where the 47-year-old was being treated five days after the five-year-old girl disappeared•Warning: Thi...
AI outperforms doctors in Harvard trial of emergency triage diagnoses
Researchers say results mark a ‘profound change in technology that will reshape medicine’From George Clooney in ER to Noah Wyle in The Pitt, emergency...
Hegseth ‘dangerously exaggerated’ US military triumph in Iran, Senate hears
Senator Jack Reed says at hearing that defense secretary failed to give Trump accurate picture of war in IranUS politics live – latest updatesSign up ...
Partial US government shutdown ends after Congress votes to fund DHS
Congress advances Homeland Security funding after Republicans used procedural tool to pass up to $75bn for ICE and border patrolSign up for the Breaki...
Met police arrest two Green election candidates over alleged antisemitism
Lambeth council candidates Saiqa Ali and Sabine Mairey understood to have been detained over social media postsTwo women standing as Green party candi...
Trump withdraws nomination of Casey Means for US surgeon general
US president said he was instead nominating radiologist and Fox News contributor Dr Nicole Saphier for the postSign up for the Breaking News US email ...
UK terrorism threat level raised to ‘severe’ after Golders Green attack
Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre’s assessment means terror attack ‘highly likely’The UK terrorism threat level has been raised to “severe” by the Joint...
Four rescued from Seine after bus plunges into river near Paris
Vehicle was travelling through Juvisy-sur-Orge when it veered off the road and fell in the riverFour people have been rescued from the Seine near Pari...
Man charged with attempting to assassinate Trump to remain in custody
Cole Tomas Allen, 31, allegedly stormed the White House correspondents’ association dinner and is being held as case proceedsThe man accused of attemp...
Original Blair Witch team added to reboot after voicing outrage
A new reboot of the 1999 horror hit will feature two of the original stars and the directing team as executive producersThe reboot of The Blair Witch ...
Trump tells Merz to ‘fix his broken country’ in new attack on German chancellor
US president’s latest outburst comes a day after he suggested a possible reduction in US troops in GermanyWhy does the US have military bases in Germa...
Press freedom at lowest level in 25 years amid growing authoritarian pressure
The World Press Freedom Index, which assessed 180 countries, finds established journalism is ‘being asphyxiated’Press freedom around the world is at i...
Prominent contemporary visual artist explored range of techniques across six decades of workThe German artist Georg Baselitz, whose expressive paintin...
Starmer calls on public to ‘open their eyes to Jewish pain’ in wake of Golders Green attack
The prime minister also accused anyone marching alongside Hamas supporters of ‘venerating the murder of Jews’Golders Green attack – latest updatesKeir...
Neo-Nazi who planned mass gun attack convicted after MI5 undercover sting
Senior police officer warns of young people being drawn into violent extremism as Alfie Coleman found guiltyMore and more young people are being drawn...
New York officials return more than 650 antiquities valued at $14m to India
Move comes after mayor Zohran Mamdani spoke on return of the Koh-i-noor diamond after UK royals’ visit to New YorkHundreds of antiquities valued at $1...
Democrats say EPA head’s budget cut proposal ‘reads like climate change deniers’ manifesto’
Lee Zeldin claims before Senate that Trump administration plan will make Environmental Protection Agency ‘more efficient’Senate Democrats accused the ...
Calls grow to ban Palantir in Australia after manifesto described by UK MP as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’
Spy tech firm says it’s just ‘a software company’ amid pressure for a ban on new contracts with government agenciesFollow our Australia news live blog...
State’s police minister says buyback ‘doesn’t focus on keeping guns out of the hands of terrorists and criminals’, leaving NSW only clear supporter of...
Active-duty US soldiers to receive psychedelic drugs for PTSD next year
Hope that sessions of MDMA-assisted therapy could help soldiers fight longer by helping them process traumaAs the war on drugs approaches its end, a n...
Australians will pay more if Albanese fast-tracks fossil fuel projects, former oil and gas leaders warn
Exclusive: Government should back projects that prioritise renewables to protect consumers from ongoing price shocks, they sayGet our breaking news em...
