Crocodile-inhabited river approved as Brisbane 2032 Olympic rowing venue
The Guardianby Australian Associated Press·24d ago
A crocodile habitat has been given the green light to host 2032 rowing after the controversial site passed an assessment “with flying colours”.
2025 was among driest years on record for world’s rivers, study finds
The Guardianby Sandra Laville and Carmen Aguilar García·24d ago
Rivers across the world experienced one of their driest years in more than three decades in 2025, a comprehensive study of global water resources has found.
‘I thank God for killing me and bringing me back’: Nicolas Winding Refn on the emergency op that inspired his new sci-fi horror
The Guardianby Tim Jonze·24d ago
Nicolas Winding Refn has his phone out, showing me one of the goriest scenes he’s ever been involved in.
English Heritage trains new generation of scythers to maintain meadows and craft
The Guardianby Steven Morris·24d ago
It sounds like something out of a Thomas Hardy novel: a merry band of men and women roaming the West Country cutting meadows by hand in exchange for hunks of bread and cheese.
‘Like a Disney movie’: Three wild dog brothers make Africa’s longest journey
The Guardianby Patrick Greenfield. Photographs by Scott Creel·24d ago
It sounds like a Disney movie: three wild dogs, all brothers, on an epic journey to find a home of their own after their family tells them to leave.
Turkey detains dozens in crackdown on LGBTQ+ activists and journalists
The Guardianby Ruth Michaelson in Istanbul·24d ago
Turkish authorities have used accusations of obscenity to justify a wave of raids and arrests targeting the LGBTQ+ community, which has grown to include journalists as well as more than 150...
Opening the door for Canada is a harmless gesture. But it won’t fix Europe’s security crisis | Paul Taylor
The Guardianby Paul Taylor·24d ago
Ursula von der Leyen brought a new mascot to her annual State of the Union address to the European parliament: the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney.
Can fish and chip shops survive? ‘We made more money by closing than staying open’
The Guardianby Steve Rose·24d ago
One day in 2007, Darren Sudlow drove past the old stationmaster’s house at Padgate station, in Cheshire, noticed it was empty and decided to lease it.
Ukraine war briefing: Drone kills Russian commander just decorated after fake victory claim
The Guardianby Warren Murray and agencies·24d ago
- Ukrainian drone forces have killed a Russian general who had just been made a Hero of Russia after false claims that Moscow’s forces had captured the Donetsk city of Kostiantynivka.
‘Harrowing reading’: what the inquiry into NZ fugitive father Tom Phillips revealed
The Guardianby Eva Corlett in Wellington·24d ago
1. Agencies overlooked harm Phillips was causingOver “significant periods”, police and Oranga Tamariki (OT), the ministry for children, “underplayed or overlooked” the harm Phillips was causing...
Peter Max, psychedelic pop artist who epitomized flower power, dies aged 88
The Guardianby Associated Press·24d ago
Peter Max, whose colorful, psychedelic pop art expressed the optimism of the “flower power” movement of the 1960s and graced everything from postage stamps to a cruise ship, has died at 88.
No more ‘Mark doing freaky things’ as Nawaqanitawase’s NRL farewell looms
The Guardianby Jack Snape·24d ago
Mark Nawaqanitawase, the prime producer of NRL highlights, will soon be lost to rugby league at the age of just 26.
Climate crisis likely behind devastating Nepal-Tibet floods that killed more than 1,300, first study finds
The Guardianby Damien Gayle·24d ago
Climate breakdown probably weakened the glacier that collapsed causing catastrophic floods and killing hundreds of people in Nepal and Tibet last month, the first scientific study of the disaster...
Raphinha cashes in against Santander with hat-trick as Barça hit seven
The Guardianby Agence France-Presse·24d ago
Raphinha scored a hat-trick as Barcelona ripped Racing Santander to shreds in a spectacular 7-2 triumph in La Liga on Wednesday.
England ’Til I Die review – a chilling portrait of a town turning on its neighbours
The Guardianby Hannah J Davies·24d ago
Standing in the street shouting virulent slogans or chanting loaded refrains about Islam was the mainstay of British far-right groups such as the EDL in the early 2010s.
Exiled Nicaraguan journalist Luis Galeano detained by ICE in Florida
The Guardianby Timothy Pratt·24d ago
Veteran journalist Luis Galeano, one of at least 94 Nicaraguans whom the Ortega Murillo regime has stripped of citizenship in recent years for opposing the government, has been detained by US...
Top Trump military adviser says US must prepare to fight around moon
The Guardianby Associated Press·24d ago
American troops need to prepare for combat not only in Earth’s orbit but around the moon, Donald Trump’s top military adviser said on Wednesday, looking ahead to a new frontier in warfare after the...
Enzo Le Fée makes amends from the spot as Sunderland overcome AZ
The Guardianby Louise Taylor at the Stadium of Light·24d ago
Sunderland’s captain, Granit Xhaka, believes it is not unrealistic to dream about Régis Le Bris’s side travelling all the way to next spring’s Europa League final.
Earl Spencer’s memoir claims Prince Charles said of Diana: ‘We’ll forget her soon enough’
The Guardianby Caroline Davies·24d ago
Prince Charles told Earl Spencer days after the death of his sister Diana, Princess of Wales, that “rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough”, it is alleged in a memoir to be published this...
House votes to hold Leon Black in contempt over Epstein subpoenas refusal
The Guardianby Anna Betts·24d ago
The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to hold billionaire investor Leon Black in contempt of Congress over his refusal to comply with subpoenas issued to him by the House oversight committee...
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