Friday, 25 September 2026
305 articles · times in UTC
The Guardian World · 02:17
NSW police officer killed ‘instantly’ after car she was travelling in crashed into tree in Redfern ↗The marked police car was travelling with its sirens on when it hit a tree in inner-city Sydney about 1.30am on Friday Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A police officer has been killed on duty when the car she was travelling i…
The Guardian World · 02:18
Beau Lamarre-Condon used friend to help fake cancer diagnosis before alleged double murder, court told ↗Former NSW police officer, 31, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in Paddington terrace in early 2024 Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Beau Lamarre-Condon “guilt-tripped” a friend into helping him…
The Guardian World · 02:19
One Nation admits using party funds to build $56,000 shed on James Ashby’s private property ↗Email to members says One Nation has loaned funds to a company linked to the party in order to build the structure and establish a micro distillery One Nation has admitted using party funds to build a $56,000 shed on James Ashby’s private property. The Guardian revealed on Monday that a company linked to One Na…
The Guardian World · 03:33
Lula says Trump wants to ‘colonise’ and capture Brazil’s resources by meddling in election ↗A TV spot claims the US president is trying to sway October’s presidential vote in favour of Lula’s far-right opponents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s presidential campaign has accused Donald Trump of wanting to “colonise” Brazil in order to capture its natural resources by meddling in next month’s presidential elect…
The Guardian World · 05:19
‘Wake-up call’: Labor considers changing Australian laws after OpenAI Medicare hack ↗Expert says Australia’s criminal laws should be clarified to determine how fault is applied to a corporation when its AI agent commits a crime The federal government could change Australian laws if the current legal framework could not respond to the unprecedented OpenAI hack of Medicare, ministers have confirmed.…
The Guardian World · 06:00
‘She never accepted no’: Liam Neeson on dogged heroine behind Tuam mass baby grave film ↗Catherine Corless’s exposure of almost 800 infant deaths at a home led by nuns prompted Neeson to bring the story to screen Liam Neeson still remembers his shock and shame when he read a New York Times article about the mother and baby institution in Tuam, County Galway. It was 2017 and the article chronicled th…
The Guardian World · 08:21
Pope Leo visits France for first papal visit in 18 years – Europe live ↗The pope will deliver a landmark speech on AI development and discuss Europe’s future Pope Leo gets off the plane , gets into a chat with Macron, and so the official welcome ceremony begins. The plane is now in sight, and president Macron in position to welcome the pope to France. Continue reading...
The Guardian World · 10:28
Hurricane Polo barrels towards Baja California region of Mexico ↗Area’s second-most intense hurricane on record being fuelled by exceptionally warm Pacific waters Hurricane Polo is barreling towards the Baja California region of Mexico, the latest system in a Pacific hurricane season that has been notably active in recent months. On 22 September, a measurement of 892 millibars…
The Guardian World · 11:00
How the illegal dumping of toxic waste in a Croatian town sparked national calls for clean-up ↗After years of illegal mass flytipping in Gospić, fed-up residents decided to take matters into their own hands “Gospić is our home,” Željka Šikić shouted to a crowd of 40,000 people outside the Croatian parliament earlier this month. The slogan is the name of a campaign she helped to set up to protest against the…
The Guardian World · 11:25
Tour Montparnasse renovation halted amid disagreements between owners ↗Plans to modernise ‘Paris’s ugliest building’ at a standstill after clashes over plans and pricing It has been called a carbuncle on the Paris skyline, a sombre skyscraper where visitors to its viewing platform often joke that the city looks better when you can’t see the building itself. The much-maligned Tour M…
The Guardian World · 11:31
Meloni accused of ‘running scared’ with cap on foreign children in classrooms ↗Critics say decree also banning burqa in schools shows Italian PM worried about losing far-right voters in next year’s elections The Italian government has been accused of ramping up divisive rhetoric to try to court far-right voters ahead of next year’s general election after it passed a decree aimed at capping t…
The Guardian World · 12:41
Pomp over progress as Trump rolls out red carpet for China’s president Xi Jinping ↗While the US president hailed the visit as ‘great’, almost nothing of substance was achieved, which was a win for Xi Key takeaways from the Trump-Xi summit in Washington If the Beijing meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in May was the “ stalemate summit ”, the second round of talks between the presiden…
The Guardian World · 15:00
NSW crackdown on ‘AI-doctored’ real estate listings hits mural-covered wall ↗Apartment with strange view singled out in government’s fight against deceptive ads – but real estate agent says photo is no fake Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The New South Wales government’s crackdown on “AI-doctored” rental listings has hit a wall, after it made an example of a…
The Guardian World · 15:00
‘Robust little’ vessel begins treacherous 22,000km journey around Antarctica in the name of climate science ↗Powered by sun and wind, the uncrewed vehicle will collect data to help Australian scientists better understand how oceans absorb emissions A small uncrewed vessel has embarked on a lap around Antarctica and may not return for months. The seven-metre craft, which looks like a large kayak in hi-vis orange, is exp…
The Guardian World · 15:12
OpenAI hack on Australian government reveals anxiety at heart of global artificial intelligence dilemma ↗As the UN warns traditional safeguards are ‘unravelling’, Donald Trump says he will encourage, not restrain, the AI race 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…
The Guardian World · 16:01
Pope Leo warns of AI threat to humanity at start of three-day France visit ↗Pontiff says artificial intelligence must remain at service of people in first official papal visit to country in 18 years 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.…
The Guardian World · 16:14
Novelist accused of using AI to write book removed from French prize list ↗Thélyson Orélien had been in the running to win a top literary prize before the AI claim emerged on social media 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 claimed the…
The Guardian World · 16:34
Alberta’s ‘rat patrol’ ramps up operations as vermin makes inroads in province ↗‘Rat-free’ Canadian province recently took a verminous hit when a dead rodent turned up in town of Bowden 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. But on Thursday the Canadian province’s reput…
The Guardian World · 22:21
Michigan CEO loses job after posting AI-made image of her family in ‘Lake America’ sweaters ↗Jane Smith reportedly used ChatGPT to edit photo to show name Trump ordered US agencies to use for Lake Ontario amid trade war with Canada The CEO of a Michigan credit union is no longer employed there, according to the organization, after she posted on social media what appeared to be an AI-generated image of her…