Alberta’s ‘rat patrol’ ramps up operations as vermin makes inroads in province
World news | The Guardianby Leyland Cecco·14d ago
For more than seven decades, residents of Alberta have shared something in common with Antarctica and the high Arctic: all locations are officially free of rats.
Why Ed Miliband has embraced his ‘awkward dad’ image in viral TikTok video
World news | The Guardianby Alexandra Topping Political correspondent·14d ago
It sparked delight among the diehard Milifans and a begrudging smile from those less keen on the foreign secretary, but a viral video of Ed Miliband has – possibly – confirmed his status as the...
Novelist accused of using AI to write book removed from French prize list
World news | The Guardianby Philip Oltermann European culture editor·14d ago
The organisers of France’s most prestigious literary prize said they had removed a critically acclaimed novel by a Canadian-Haitian writer from the longlist after an anonymous online account...
Ketanji Brown Jackson criticizes supreme court’s handling of emergency docket
World news | The Guardianby Ariana Baio·14d ago
US supreme court justice Ketanji Brown Jackson acknowledged serious concerns about her colleagues’ handling of emergency requests, the method Donald Trump often uses to seek approval from the...
Pope Leo warns of AI threat to humanity at start of three-day France visit
World news | The Guardianby Angelique Chrisafis in Paris·14d ago
Pope Leo has warned against losing humanity in a “paradise of machines” as he addressed global concerns over the dangers of artificial intelligence at the start of a three-day visit to France.
No snap election before 2029, Andy Burnham says
World news | The Guardianby Rowena Mason and Heather Stewart·14d ago
Andy Burnham has said he will not call a snap general election before 2029, after days of speculation that Labour’s revival in the polls could tempt him to call an early contest.
Trump faces tough choices as Iran dangles deal to reopen Hormuz before US midterms
World news | The Guardianby Patrick Wintour in New York·14d ago
Iran’s seven-day timetable to reopen the strait of Hormuz and start talks on its nuclear programme has been pitched as a deal that could rapidly extricate Donald Trump from a political crisis but...
Republican Florida congressman introduces bill requiring warrants for Flock Safety cameras
World news | The Guardianby Joseph Gedeon in Washington·14d ago
A Florida Republican has introduced a bill that would bar US federal agencies from using Flock Safety’s licence plate cameras and similar systems without a warrant, amid a nationwide backlash...
Couple jailed for at least 21 years for murder of vulnerable man in their care
World news | The Guardianby Caroline Davies and agency·14d ago
A couple convicted of murder after inflicting “deliberate cruelty” on a vulnerable 28-year-old man in their care, who at the time of his death weighed just 40kg (6st 4lb), have been jailed for...
OpenAI hack on Australian government reveals anxiety at heart of global artificial intelligence dilemma
World news | The Guardianby Ben Doherty in Sydney·14d ago
When the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, sat down for an interview in the heart of Silicon Valley at the weekend he had known for two days that his was the first government known to...
‘Major milestone’: TfL to launch new public bus operator in London
World news | The Guardianby Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent·14d ago
A publicly owned company, Buses for London, will start running services in the capital next year, Transport for London has announced.
US math and reading test scores are at a 25-year low. Trump cut the agency that can provide answers
World news | The Guardianby Amy Qin with graphics by Flávio Pessoa·14d ago
As reading and math scores fall to their lowest point in the past quarter-century, the US now has fewer tools to understand and develop interventions for this troubling trend.
NSW crackdown on ‘AI-doctored’ real estate listings hits mural-covered wall
World news | The Guardianby Ima Caldwell·14d ago
The New South Wales government’s crackdown on “AI-doctored” rental listings has hit a wall, after it made an example of a supposedly manipulated ad that turned out to be a genuine photograph of a...
‘We will get stuff done’: Burnham seeks to banish ghosts of Starmerism at Labour conference
World news | The Guardianby Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor·14d ago
Andy Burnham was not even in the audience for the prime minister’s speech at the Labour party conference this time last year.
Jeffrey Donaldson could face more than 10 years in jail for child sexual abuse, court told
World news | The Guardianby Lisa O’Carroll Senior correspondent·14d ago
Jeffrey Donaldson, the former leader of the Democratic Unionist party in Northern Ireland, could be sent to prison for more than 10 years over the sexual assault of two women when they were...
Mosques given £66m in emergency security funds after Southport disorder
World news | The Guardianby Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent·14d ago
A record £66m of emergency security funding was issued by the Home Office for mosques and related community sites in the UK when violent disorder spread in the aftermath of the Southport attacks in...
Pakistan locks down Islamabad as Imran Khan’s party vows to march on capital
World news | The Guardianby Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad and Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi·14d ago
Leaders from Imran Khan’s party have vowed to go ahead with a nationwide demonstration in Pakistan to demand the former prime minister’s release, even as the government deployed tens of thousands...
‘Significant’ nor’easter brings high winds and heavy rain to US east coast
World news | The Guardianby Richard Luscombe·14d ago
High winds and heavy rain were beginning to batter New England on Friday as a “significant” nor’easter, the first such storm of the fall, threatened to disrupt weekend plans for millions.
Civil rights lawyer Ben Crump releases data from Nolan Wells’ cellphone
World news | The Guardianby Associated Press·14d ago
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump released information from a forensic examination of Nolan Wells’ cellphone as well as details of the official autopsy on Thursday, just days after a Mississippi...
Woman who accused Jay-Z of raping her aged 13 says claims were false
World news | The Guardianby Ben Beaumont-Thomas·14d ago
A woman who accused Jay-Z of raping her when she was 13 years old has formally withdrawn her allegation, saying that she has never met the rap superstar.
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