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Digital agriculture: The 5 ways AI is transforming how we farm

Artificial intelligence is increasingly helping farmers in things like precision irrigation, yield forecasting and monitoring.

Minister condemns ‘thuggish’ far-right, anti-migrant protesters in Portsmouth – UK politics live

Emma Reynolds says demonstrations ‘cross a line’ Good morning. John Healey is giving his first major speech on economic policy since he became chancellor seven weeks ago. It is meant to be the main government news of the morning and, as Pippa Crerar writes in her preview story, Healey will argue the government’s plans to boost growth across the whole country will enable the British economy to “tur...

Iran seeks more control of Strait of Hormuz as oil prices climb

A top Iranian official said Tehran plans to announce an "exclusion zone" outside the Strait of Hormuz.

Scientists find ancient Wyoming forest took 100,000 years to recover from warming

Coalition targets Labor over ‘plummeting’ Sydney house prices – as it happened

This blog is now closedSign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter hereOne Nation has come up with a plan to give people their superannuation earlier, reducing the amount they’ll have at retirement in exchange for a current cash boost.Pauline Hanson says under their plan anyone paying rent or a mortgage can take up to a quarter of their super as a “pay boost” for up to three years...

Merz to respond as Germany’s far-right AfD wins key state election – Europe live

Group fail to secure majority in Saxony-Anhalt state parliament leaving uncertainty over next steps On Sunday night, Ulrich Siegmund, the AfD’s lead candidate, thanked Musk on X “for your support and for your clear and highly important perspective on the political developments of our time”, adding: “I would very much welcome the opportunity for strong and constructive cooperation”.Siegmund wrote h...

Iran seeks more control of Strait or Hormuz as oil prices climb

A top Iranian official said Tehran plans to announce an "exclusion zone" outside the Strait of Hormuz.

North Korea adds 2nd naval destroyer as US, South Korea and Japan hold military drill

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has put his second naval destroyer into service and called for building a more reliable nuclear deterrent

Oregon farmer turned 70 acres into a wetland; endangered fish and 140 birds thrive

Body of war criminal Mladic lies in state in Serbian capital ahead of funeral

The body of Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb commander who died while serving a life sentence for war crimes, lay in state on Monday

In 1953, North and South Korea established a demilitarised zone; decades later it is a 155-mile-long wildlife haven

The Korean Demilitarised Zone, known for its fortified borders, has unexpectedly emerged as a sanctuary for diverse wildlife. This area has largely evaded the effects of urbanization and agriculture, allowing rare species such as musk deer and leopards to flourish. Additionally, migratory birds have discovered refuge in the zone's wetlands and rice fields, thanks to ongoing conservation initiative...

Iranian soccer players who sought asylum in Australia say anthem silence was protest

Two members of the Iranian women’s soccer team who claimed asylum in Australia have confirmed their pivotal refusal to sing the national anthem during the Women’s Asian Cup in March was a protest against Tehran

Fake Euronews video invents deadly shooting by Ukrainian soldier at NATO exercise

A fabricated report has used Euronews' visual likeness to falsely claim a Ukrainian soldier killed three NATO servicemen during a military exercise in Latvia.

Composer Van Heusen bought a secret desert mountain that became a Rat Pack lair

400,000 Dahlias and Giant Floats: Netherlands Hosts Spectacular Flower Parade

Giant dahlia floats roll through Zundert in the Netherlands as crowds watch the annual Flower Parade, built by volunteers over several months.

Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon kill at least 12 people

Israeli strikes on a southern Lebanese village killed at least 12 people, including two children, Lebanon's health ministry said.

Who are the far-right AfD party - and what are their policies?

Alternative for Germany's resounding victory in a regional election has sparked alarm, including from Holocaust survivors.

Alternative for Germany: Who are the far-right party clinching victory in Saxony-Anhalt?

Alternative for Germany's resounding victory in a regional election has sparked alarm, including from Holocaust survivors.

Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon kill at least nine people

Israeli strikes on a southern Lebanese village killed at least nine people, including women and children, Lebanon's Health Ministry said.

Malaysia lifts haze emergency in Sarawak, but warns pollution risks remain

Malaysia called off a haze emergency in Sarawak state on Borneo island on Monday but said very unhealthy levels of air pollution remained as a result of forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia. Sarawak has been heavily affected by fires in Indonesia’s Kalimantan, with the haze forcing school closures in some parts of the state. Kuala Lumpur on Friday activated the emergency after obtaining royal co...

Israeli strikes in southern Lebanese village kill 11, state media say

Lebanon says renewed attacks jeopardise a US-brokered ceasefire meant to end the conflict between Israel and armed group Hezbollah.

India teams search for survivors after Delhi building collapse kills six

Rescue teams work to locate survivors after New Delhi building collapse.

Meet Benjamin Choi, 17-year-old who built a $300 mind-controlled prosthetic arm that reads brainwaves through non-invasive electrodes

Benjamin Choi developed an accessible prosthetic arm during the pandemic. This device interprets brain waves and head gestures for control. His invention significantly reduces the cost of advanced prosthetic limbs. Choi's work earned him recognition and funding for further research. He continues to advance machine learning applications in his career.

Kyiv air raid alerts at record high as Russia launches round-the-clock strikes

Schools, businesses and public transport are all struggling with the surge in Russian air attacks.

Chinese naval scientists fall in love with the ‘big guns’ on Trump-class warship

US President Donald Trump’s vision of new warships bristling with huge-calibre guns – widely mocked as a billionaire’s vanity project and a throwback to the battleship era of the second world war – has received an unexpected nod from military scientists in China. In a paper published last month by the Chinese peer-reviewed journal Command Control & Simulation, the authors suggested that large-cali...