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*Gustavo Petro makes remark after Trump threatens military action similar to Venezuela*

Obviously the answer is the restaurant is a smash hit right?

During a golden sunset in Memphis in May, Sharon Wilson pointed a thermal imaging camera at Elon Musk’s flagship datacentre to reveal a planetary threat her eyes could not. Free from pollution controls, the gas-fired turbines that power the world’s biggest AI supercomputer were pumping invisible fumes into the Tennessee sky.

Pacific Grove is known as ‘Butterfly Town USA’ for its role as an overwintering spot. As the insect’s population plummets, residents are coming to its rescue

The PM’s spokesperson did not contest the Times report claiming that, if the UN security council votes on a resolution criticising the US intervention in Venezuela, the UK will abstain. (See 12.11pm.) The spokesperson confirmed that Yvette Cooper, the foreign secretary, will make a statement to MPs this afternoon about Venezuela and he suggested she would cover this point in her statement.

I expected the EU to push back strongly against Donald Trump’s new national security strategy. Not only does it show contempt for the EU and its “weak” leaders, but it also targets European citizens and migrants with racist dog whistles and barely disguised Islamophobia. Yet instead of a rousing defence of the bloc’s commitment to human rights and equality, there have just been bland platitudes.

*Leader of former Danish colony, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, condemns US ‘threats’ as Nordic neighbours offer support*

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This is not a good look. Far better to target things like private jets which are at the intersection of wealth and excessive emissions

*Emergency managers say the US president has presided over a dangerous erosion in US capacity to prepare for and respond to natural disasters*

*Leaders try to focus on what comes next, as backing for ejection of Maduro mingles uncomfortably with voicing of support for international law*

*Danish ambassador posts ‘friendly reminder’ about defence ties after provocative MAGA post over territory*

*Exclusive: Patriotic Alternative’s Mark Collett addressed forum along with ideologue described as ‘Putin’s brain’*

*US president claims US will take back ‘stolen’ oil, but experts say no legal claim to natural reserves exists*

“No governor should have the power to unilaterally declare a civil rights or advocacy group he disagrees with a terrorist organization, take punitive action against them, all in violation of due process and free speech,” Edward Ahmed Mitchell, the deputy director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, told the Guardian this month. “If any governor can get away with abusing that kind of power, then no organization is safe.”

Canadian officials and public health experts are warning that US health and science institutions can no longer be depended upon for accurate information, particularly when it comes to vaccinations, amid fears that misinformation from the Trump administration could further erode Canadians’ confidence in healthcare.

The US dictionary Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2025 was “slop”, which it defines as “digital content of low quality that is produced, usually in quantity, by means of artificial intelligence”. The choice underlined the fact that while AI is being widely embraced, not least by corporate bosses keen to cut payroll costs, its downsides are also becoming obvious. In 2026, a reckoning with reality for AI represents a growing economic risk.

It is a darkly dystopian vision of Britain’s future, in which tens of thousands die in a bitter civil war in just a few years time.

The world “may not have time” to prepare for the safety risks posed by cutting-edge AI systems, according to a leading figure at the UK government’s scientific research agency.

The superseding federal indictment unsealed against Venezuela’s leader Nicolás Maduro on Saturday immediately after his capture closely resembles 2020 charges against him but has several important new twists: the new indictment appears to embrace controversial claims made by the Trump administration about a Venezuelan street gang, Tren de Aragua (TdA).

UK waiting to determine if US breached international law by capturing Nicolás Maduro, PM’s chief secretary says

Danish ambassador posts ‘friendly reminder’ about defence ties after provocative Maga post over territory

Misinformation from the Trump administration is cited as fuelling Canadians’ concerns over childhood vaccinations

Cricketers and fans pay tribute to victims and first responders ahead of play at the SCG

Platform is now Britain’s fourth most visited social media site as users seek out human-generated content

“This is genius,” Donald Trump enthused. It was February 22, 2022. Vladimir Putin had just declared parts of eastern Ukraine to be independent and sent in Russian troops to serve as so-called peacekeepers. The once and future American president was impressed, even inspired. “We could use that on our southern border,” Trump mused.

The US bombardment of Venezuela and the capture of its president, Nicolás Maduro, follow a long history of interventions in South and Central America and the Caribbean over the past two centuries. But they also mark an unprecedented moment as the first direct US military attack on a South American country.

*Trump says oil majors primed to invest in rebuilding infrastructure following Maduro ouster*

The extensive damage means that about 35,000 households will be without electricity until Thursday afternoon, Berlin authorities said in a statement. Power should be restored to other homes by early Sunday.

Exclusive: Survey finds growing number ‘neglecting responsibilities’ or ‘damaging relationships’ as a result

*Not clear whether more people will get the flu this season, but more than 3,100 people have died in last year in US*

A Kentucky woman is facing multiple criminal charges after she allegedly induced her own abortion using medication.

US president says ‘we’re going to run the country until a safe, proper and judicious transition’ can take place and that he is ‘prepared’ for a second attack

Trump’s reckless action should finally lay to rest his always misleading characterisation of himself as a “global peacemaker”.

*Joseph Tirrell says before he was fired as the DoJ’s senior ethics attorney, he fought battles over matters like the US attorney general accepting gifts*

US president says ‘we’re going to run the country until a safe, proper and judicious transition’ can take place and that he is ‘prepared’ for a second attack

Trump is no longer bending the rules – he is demolishing them, with consequences far beyond Caracas

Venezuela holds the world’s largest proven oil reserves

For context, the US oil company Chevron is the largest international investor in Venezuela

Datacentres consume just 1% of the world’s electricity but may soon demand much more. Their share of US electricity is projected to more than double to 8.6% by 2035, according to BloombergNEF, while the IEA projects datacentres will account for at least 20% of the rich world’s growth in electricity demand to the end of the decade.

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Datacentres consume just 1% of the world’s electricity but may soon demand much more. Their share of US electricity is projected to more than double to 8.6% by 2035, according to BloombergNEF, while the IEA projects datacentres will account for at least 20% of the rich world’s growth in electricity demand to the end of the decade.

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Starting 2026 with a fresh war.

In the past 20 years, the soundscape in the ancient wild, rolling landscape of Richmond Park has been transformed. Once you would have heard the chirrup of the stonechat, the chirp of the greater spotted woodpecker or the song of the skylark. Today, the auditory power of one bird dominates.

a change in Google’s search algorithms last year to prioritise helpful content from discussion forums appears to have been a significant driver.

Donald Trump has threatened to intervene in Iran if its government kills demonstrators, prompting warnings from senior Iranian officials that any American interference would cross a “red line”.

Thousands of tents supplied by China, Egypt and Saudi Arabia to shelter displaced Palestinians in Gaza offer only limited protection against rain and wind, an assessment compiled by shelter specialists in the devastated territory has revealed.

Exclusive: Inaccurate information presented in summaries, Guardian investigation finds

Exclusive: Inaccurate information presented in summaries, Guardian investigation finds

*Lapses in safeguards led to wave of sexualized images this week as xAI says it is working to improve systems*

*Exclusive: Inaccurate information presented in summaries, Guardian investigation finds*

*Foreign ministry says mayor has poured ‘antisemitic gasoline on an open fire’ by scrapping IHRA definition*

The bunny-ear designs on the window aside, there is little to indicate that the ferry has arrived on an island teeming with rabbits. Then, moments after the passengers disembark, there is activity in the undergrowth. A single rabbit scampers out, wholly untroubled by its two-legged visitors. And then another.

A new generation of young political leaders is gaining power in the US by using their personal experience with gun violence to push for reforms they say the US is ready for.

Uber has swerved paying millions of pounds to the UK exchequer under Rachel Reeves’s new “taxi tax” after the ride-hailing app rewrote contracts with its drivers.

Saudi warplanes have targeted separatist fighters in Yemen, killing seven in a counterattack against a sweeping advance by the United Arab Emirates-backed Southern Transitional Council.

Israel’s foreign ministry has accused the New York mayor, Zohran Mamdani, of pouring “antisemitic gasoline on an open fire” after he reversed a recent order by the outgoing mayor, Eric Adams.

Europe’s biggest offshore wind developer seeking to overturn White House decision to suspend work on a $5bn wind farm project