Sum of $500,000 has been increased as death toll passes 1,000 but specialists decry Trump dismantling of USAID

I was forced to examine the idea of sexual pleasure after a tumor was removed from my spinal cord

Shore leave in Pattaya, known for its red light district, comes after reports of deteriorating living conditions onboard the vessel during record stint

Defence minister says he believes US backing could tip regional balance in favour of forced resettlement

Iran has accused the US of a ‘war crime’ after a missile blast killed at least four people, including a young child, and injured 68 at a wedding at a private house in southern Iran, as a month long uneasy truce between the US and Iran appears to have collapsed. Lucy Hough speaks to Middle East correspondent Will Christou

Thousands remain missing and aid is restricted by treacherous conditions in communities hit by unfathomable damage

Despite a long absence from parliament, Burnham showed he could hold his own and, despite some nerves, even enjoy himself

Climate experts warn that US Kalshi and Polymarket users are ‘gamifying disasters’ as they bet on events like heatwaves and daily temperatures

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AI datacentres are almost universally unpopular. Guardian reporter Hettie O’Brien visits Brick Lane in east London, where people are trying to resist plans for a 5,200-sq metre datacentre being pushed through by the government, to find out why people hate them so much

As more companies turn to AI, they’re hiring freelancers to cleanup its mistakes rather than create original work

Blast also injures 68 guests at the wedding in southern Iran, prompting fears of escalation in hostilities

Enforcing civil rights without these reports will be difficult for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, pushing US agency closer to Trump’s agenda, experts warn

The political thinker became famous for declaring the triumph of liberal democracy. Thirty-seven years on, he explains what he really meant and why he made the rare journey from right to left

He started in the Harry Potter films and has since become ubiquitous, playing every type of character: romcom leads, evil villains, comical idiots. He even starred in a Taylor Swift video. So how does he stay so under the radar?

Iran’s Fars news agency reports four-year-old child among those killed at wedding after fresh flare-up in hostilities between Washington and Tehran

A week on from the flash flooding disaster, authorities are urging relatives of the thousands of missing and dead to provide blood samples

Andy Burnham has announced a crackdown, but doubts remain over authorities’ ability to take on organised crime

Ship has been plagued by reports of deteriorating living conditions and poor mental health because of lengthy deployment

Government says ‘dangerous behaviour’ is part of effort by Moscow to cause damage with hybrid attacks

The Argentinian’s decision to quit international football was met by an outpouring of affection from the country he led to World Cup glory in 2022

A 150-metre-long island appeared from nowhere on Williston Lake, British Columbia; vanished, then reappeared 20 miles away

Germany accuses Russia over Leipzig airport attack, citing solid evidence; Russian economy in risky ‘berserk mode’ says Putin development tsar. What we know on day 1,652

Three projected victories are a message to US that Carney has support of the Canadian people, says one MP

Girls Gone Bible is on tour in the US, touting a regressive ideal of femininity through discussions of abstinence and mental health struggles