‘Absolutely bananas’: San Francisco homes sell for $1m above asking price amid AI boom
Report finds widespread overbidding as rapid AI growth generates increased wealth in city where housing is scarceSan Francisco’s AI boom has buyers sp...
Major outage hits Telstra mobile network as thousands report they can’t make calls or access internet
Carrier confirms ‘an issue’ as mobile network used by millions goes down for many usersThousands of Telstra customers have been unable to make calls o...
Manhattan building sparks evacuations after two structural columns buckle
Officials also find multiple cracks and sagging floors in building that is being converted into apartmentsA high-rise building in Manhattan was deemed...
Body of missing 18-year-old Nolan Wells found on Mississippi island
College freshman’s mother identified his body after he was reported missing following 4 July boat trip with friendsOn 4 July, Nolan Xavier Wells, an 1...
Australia news live: PM to host three Pacific leaders in Brisbane, with all eyes on China after missile test
Leaders from Tonga, Samoa and Papua New Guinea to join Albanese at State of Origin decider. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free ...
US appeals court partially strikes down Florida law restricting campus race and gender discussions
Ron DeSantis’s Stop Woke Act suffers another legal setback, with the state accused of ‘puppeteering’Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA...
Utah revokes license of boarding school where Paris Hilton says she was abused as teen
Hilton in a statement said Provo Canyon school ‘failed the children in its care’ and faced abuse allegations for decadesThe state of Utah has revoked ...
Duke of Sussex calls his legal battles with British media his ‘life’s work’
Harry claimed victory in two earlier legal actions but he and his co-claimants lost their lawsuit against ANL on TuesdayPrince Harry could face £50m l...
Revealed: Farage’s £5m gift reported to UK crime agency over money laundering concerns
Exclusive: Latest Guardian revelation about gift from cryptocurrency tycoon comes as Reform UK leader forces byelectionThe £5m gift to Nigel Farage by...
Prosecutors show video of Charlie Kirk’s killing on second day of hearing
Utah county attorney’s office says evidence against suspect Tyler James Robinson is sufficient for case to move to trialSign up for the Breaking News ...
Trump renews call for US to take over Greenland as he arrives for Nato summit
President also threatens to pull all American troops from Europe and rails against Nato stance on Iran warEurope live – latest updatesDonald Trump has...
Hungarian public media outlets halt broadcasting in post-Orbán shake-up
Péter Magyar hails ‘end of propaganda broadcasts’ as Kossuth radio and M1 TV channels suspend transmissionHungarian public media outlets close to Vikt...
Zelenskyy says Nato should let Ukraine join to ‘make all of us stronger’
Ukraine’s president says defensive capabilities built up in war with Russia mean it would be wrong to exclude itEurope live – latest updatesVolodymyr ...
Qatar says Iran fully responsible after tankers struck in strait of Hormuz
Three vessels, including a Qatari LNG carrier, struck within hours close to OmanQatar has warned Iran it will bear full legal responsibility after thr...
Austrian campaign aims to save writer Stefan Zweig’s Salzburg villa after Porsche tunnel row
Supporters hope to stop 17th-century Villa Europa passing into private hands after Wolfgang Porsche unexpectedly put it on marketAustrian cultural fig...
Bernie Sanders calls on Graham Platner to withdraw amid sexual assault claims
More members of the Democratic party have asked Platner to stand down from US Senate race in MaineThe progressive senator Bernie Sanders has called on...
Italian village to impose fines of up to €200 on tourists with bare chests or in swimwear
Varenna’s authorities say wandering around the village shirtless or in swimwear is now bannedA fishing village by Lake Como has imposed fines of up to...
Former mayor of Mississippi’s capital pleads guilty to bribery and fraud
Chokwe Antar Lumumba had previously called FBI sting while mayor of Jackson a ‘political prosecution’The former mayor of Mississippi’s capital city pl...
What does the court ruling mean for Marine Le Pen’s presidential chances?
A look at the the case, the appeal court decision, and how it could affect the race to succeed Emmanuel MacronA Paris court has delivered a ruling on ...
‘Like a miracle’: hidden gold saves Lancashire church from closure
Anonymous gift of nine Britannia coins worth nearly £30,000 were discovered in a bag beneath the altarUnable to raise the £750,000 needed for urgent r...
Catnip lotion as effective as Deet at repelling mosquitoes, study finds
Researchers testing a cheap, homegrown oil in Uganda found what cats knew all along – it worked as well as the artificial chemical used globally A hom...
Hundreds of jobs at risk as John Lewis announces closure of in-store services
Desks offering gift wrapping and bureau de change stations will be closed at dozens of stores nationwideJohn Lewis has put 200 jobs at risk as it plan...
Dolly Parton musical set for Broadway this winter: ‘a dream come true’
After a run in Nashville, Dolly: A True Original Musical is set to open in New York in DecemberDolly Parton will celebrate turning 81 with the opening...
French prosecutors investigate racist abuse of Kylian Mbappé by Paraguayan senator
Celeste Amarilla could face charges after a complaint by the French Football Federation over social media posts after World Cup matchProsecutors in Fr...
Recession off the cards but Australia faces dreary outlook, economists say
De-escalation of war in the Middle East has lowered oil prices and eased fears of economic downturn but households are still feeling the pinchGet our ...
A rock star welcome and human rights protests to greet India’s prime minister Narendra Modi in Australia
Amnesty International says Albanese has opportunity to ‘reaffirm mutual commitment’ to rule of law as thousands in diaspora expected at stadium eventG...
‘An accident waiting to happen’: experts call for Australian rules football safety overhaul after player death
Concrete-based cricket pitches, like that on which Nathan Fitzgerald received fatal blows to the head, are ‘totally unsafe’, concussion advocate saysG...
Washington records world’s worst air quality for a city after over 850,000 Fourth of July fireworks
Hourly concentrations of particulate matter rose to 6.7 times their pre-fireworks levels, according to an analysisWashington DC residents breathed in ...
M&S invests in fridges that can cope with weather as hot as 45C
Retailer admits it struggled in June heatwave and also had to order more ice-cream to keep pace with demandMarks & Spencer is investing in refrigerati...
Record wildfires in Europe show failure to adapt carries a mounting cost
Scientists call for better land management alongside reduction in greenhouse gases causing the crisisWhen storm after storm battered the Mediterranean...
