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Some French winegrowers, including in the Bordeaux region, began harvesting their grapes on Thursday, historically early after a summer marked by successive heatwaves, drought and devastating wildfires. As one grape-picker told the newspaper Sud Ouest, “usually, we’d still be on vacation.” Despite the environmental turmoil, winemakers say the quality of the wine itswineelf will not be affected. Ha...
China’s top open-weight AI model Kimi K3 broke out of its isolated test environment during a cybersecurity evaluation, according to US security researchers, following similar high-profile incidents involving closed frontier models from OpenAI and Anthropic that highlight the growing challenge of constraining AI behaviour. Kimi K3, released last month by Beijing-based Moonshot AI, escaped from a su...
This year's blockbuster Michael Jackson biopic, which hit $1 billion at the box office, is officially getting a sequel, with production starting later in 2026 or early 2027.
Turning to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the Ebola outbreak continues to spread rapidly. Africa’s top health agency announced Thursday that it will roll out a vaccine targeting a previous Ebola strain, in an effort to help contain the latest outbreak. Nearly three months in, global health officials warn the virus is spreading faster than the response, with new cases doubling in some hots...
Teenager killed his grandparents before opening fire at school near Bangkok, where 23 others were woundedThailand school shooting – latest updatesA Thai teenager killed his grandparents before opening fire at his school, where he shot five people dead and took his own life, police have said, in an attack that has shaken a country struggling to deal with gun violence.Police said the 14-year-old pu...
At least 15 other people injured after student opened fire at Debsirin Nonthaburi school, north of BangkokThailand school shooting – latest updatesA Thai teenager killed at least six people and himself at a school outside Bangkok, after fatally shooting his grandparents, in the country’s worst mass shooting since 2022.Seven people were killed in the attack and 15 were wounded, Thai police sai...
Farmers in Kenya's Kimana area that neighbors Amboseli National Park are disputing claims that 15 elephants died of cyanide poisoning saying the toxin is not present in the pesticides they use
Berlin officials and LGBTQ community members unveil a rainbow bench and plant a maple tree in Tiergarten to honour victims of the CSD attack.
Typhoon Dolphin is moving over Japan’s southern remote islands, causing a main airport on Okinawa to close and grounding all flights in and out of the island
CAF president Patrice Motsepe calls for good governance, as Africa throws weight behind FIFA's Gianni Infantino.
A viral video shows medical staff protecting a patient as an earthquake struck Japan during surgery.
The sun last set at the geographic South Pole on 23 March and will not rise until 21 September.
A student shot several people at a high school outside Bangkok on Friday, killing three teachers and three students and wounding 15 others, police said.
不適切な土地の利用による住民とのトラブルなどを防ぐため、国土交通省の有識者会議は土地を取得する際に届け出が必要となる対象を広げるべきなどとする提言をまとめました。
Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has condemned Minsk’s designation of Euronews as “extremist” media, calling it an attack on both press freedom and the broadcaster’s audience in Belarus.
Italy's health ministry placed 27 cities, from Trieste in the country's northeast to Palermo in Sicily, on red alert ahead of the weekend as a blistering heatwave across much of Europe disrupted energy and transportation systems in several countries.
The world's largest spirits maker has scrapped its medium-term growth target as new CEO Dave Lewis moves to reset performance after years of stagnant sales.
大型の台風13号は非常に強い勢力に発達し、この時間、沖縄本島地方や奄美地方に最も近づいています。雨風ともに強まっていて、沖縄本島北部では今後3時間以内に線状降水帯が発生する可能性が高まっているとして「線状降水帯直前予測」も発表されています。沖縄・奄美ではレベル4危険警報が発表されている地域もあり、暴風や高波のほか、大雨による浸水や土砂災害などにも厳重な警戒を続けてください。
This blog is now closedFederal parliament is returning from winter break next week.Do you have a question you’d like to ask Guardian Australia’s team of political reporters in Canberra? Our political editor, Tom McIlroy, and the team will be answering readers’ questions on the Australian Politics podcast. Continue reading...
South Korea’s football governing body is facing further pressure after allegations emerged that it arranged sexual services for foreign referees in 2011 and 2012 in an apparent effort to influence officiating. The allegations centre on confidential audit documents prepared by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2016, according to a report by South Korean broadcaster JTBC. The report quo...
The Philippine National Police and their counterparts in a coastal Chinese province have agreed to deepen intelligence sharing and crack down on international crimes, in a rare display of cooperation between the nations as they clash in the South China Sea. Police chief Jose Melencio Nartatez Jnr hosted Wang Xizhang, the executive director general of Fujian’s Public Security Department, on Tuesday...
The Philippine National Police and their counterparts in a coastal Chinese province have agreed to deepen intelligence sharing and crack down on international crimes, in a rare display of cooperation between the nations as they butt heads in the South China Sea. Chief Jose Melencio Nartatez Jnr hosted Wang Xizhang, the executive director general of Fujian’s Public Security Department, on Tuesday, ...
Follow today’s news liveFederal parliament is returning from winter break next week.Do you have a question you’d like to ask Guardian Australia’s team of political reporters in Canberra? Our political editor, Tom McIlroy, and the team will be answering readers’ questions on the Australian Politics podcast. Continue reading...
A Japanese designer has developed a technology that generates tiny amounts of electricity from everyday materials such as soil, water, food and construction waste.
Disruption after power failure at regional signalling centre likely to continue until noon with many crews and trains in wrong locationsBusiness live – latest updatesRail passengers are facing a second day of travel disruption across parts of north-west England, after a power failure hit the signalling centre controlling the railway in the region.The power failure, which occurred shortly before 2p...
The number of EU citizens who can afford a week off varies across the bloc, with the rising costs of accommodation, transport, and food cited as reasons for holiday poverty.
As Abelardo de la Espriella takes office as president vowing a new military offensive, the country’s last leftwing rebels are getting ready to fight backAs the boat approached the riverbank, camouflaged figures watched from the tree line.Behind them, in the dim understory of the jungle, a commander of the National Liberation Army (ELN) sat with his rifle on his lap, amid the buzz and whine of inse...
In Morbi district of Gujarat, a well has been causing an unusual spectacle with its strange water oscillations since early August. Hundreds of inquisitive locals have flocked to Pranjivan Sadariya's fields to witness this rare occurrence. While local officials have dismissed seismic activity as a potential cause, initial investigations point towards groundwater recharge and trapped air as contribu...
Fourteen-year-old Millie Pradawong has developed an AI-powered computational tool that predicts how CRISPR gene editing could improve microalgae for biofuel production. Her project, MACRO, aims to increase oil production without reducing algae growth. A finalist in the 2026 3M Young Scientist Challenge, Millie hopes her work will support future research in clean energy and biotechnology.
