US foes and allies denounce Trump’s ‘crime of aggression’ in Venezuela at UN meeting | Venezuela | The Guardian
US ambassador defends attack as ‘law enforcement’ action against an ‘illegitimate’ leader, not an act of war| the Guardian
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Trans women should not have to reduce testosterone, say new IOC guidelines | Olympic Games | The Guardian
The new IOC framework says there is no presumption of advantage for trans women, with the burden placed on individual sports to decide their own rules| the Guardian
IOC admits guidelines for transgender athletes are not fit for purpose | Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 | The Guardian
The International Olympic Committee has admitted its current guidelines for transgender athletes are not fit for purpose – and says it plans to release a new one within the next two months| the Guardian
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Grok AI: is it legal to produce or post undressed images of people without their consent? | Grok AI | The Guardian
Deluge of ‘nudified’ images on social media platform X raises questions about regulation of use of AI technologies| the Guardian
Grok being used to create sexually violent videos featuring women, research finds | X | The Guardian
AI tool also used to undress image of the woman killed by a federal immigration agent in the US, says research| the Guardian
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery | Grok AI | The Guardian
Editing function to be limited to paying subscribers after X threatened with fines and regulatory action| the Guardian
Jack Kerouac's ex-girlfriend lifts lid on beat novelist's rise and fall | Jack Kerouac | The Guardian
Joyce Johnson's new book reveals details of their relationship and how fame blighted On the Road author| the Guardian
A tale of two cités: can the Philharmonie de Paris bridge the social divide? | Classical music | The Guardian
Built on the boundary between the capital’s banlieues and its affluent boulevards, the new state-of-the-art concert hall aims for social transformation through the arts. Gillian Moore takes a peek and asks what makes the perfect concert hall.| the Guardian
Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says | Cop30 | The Guardian
One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out| the Guardian
‘Working-class New Yorkers are being pushed out of the city they built’: why Zohran Mamdani is running for mayor | New York | The Guardian
The socialist millennial, and first south Asian man in the state assembly, is entering an already crowded mayoral race| the Guardian
Evidence of world's earliest winemaking uncovered by archaeologists | Archaeology | The Guardian
Humans made grape wine hundreds of years earlier than previously believed, according to analysis of clay pottery dating back to 6,000 BC| the Guardian
Trump pulls US out of 66 international bodies, including key UN climate treaty | Donald Trump | The Guardian
President’s order suspends support for UNFCCC climate framework, UN population agency and other entities| the Guardian
Almost 13 million adults now struggling to pay bills, debt charity warns | UK cost of living crisis | The Guardian
Cost of living crisis and rising interest rates forcing more people to become ‘trapped in poverty’| the Guardian
White House says crew of US-seized Russian-flagged tanker could face prosecution – live | Greenland | The Guardian
Marinera has been taken over in North Atlantic with second Venezuela-linked vessel seized in Caribbean; UK confirms it gave support| the Guardian
The Long Game: Inside Sinn Féin by Aoife Moore review – going mainstream | Politics books | The Guardian
A warts-and-all account of Sinn Féin’s political journey out of the shadows| the Guardian
BBC examining plans that could lead to US consumers paying for its journalism | BBC | The Guardian
Corporation has been targeting audiences across the Atlantic as it tries to shore up revenue streams| the Guardian
Majority of Americans wrongly believe US is in recession – and most blame Biden | US economy | The Guardian
Exclusive Harris poll for the Guardian shows 55% believe economy is shrinking, in troubling sign for president’s re-election bid| the Guardian
The world wants China’s rare earth elements – what is life like in the city that produces them? | China | The Guardian
More than 80% of China’s rare earth reserves are located in Baotou, an industrial hub of 2.7 million people that abuts the Gobi desert| the Guardian
More than 80% of the world’s reefs hit by bleaching after worst global event on record | Climate crisis | The Guardian
An ashen pallor and an eerie stillness all that remains where there should be fluttering fish and vibrant colours in the reefscape, one conservationist says| the Guardian
Women cleared as court rules nuclear arms illegal | UK news | The Guardian
The government was last night facing demands to order an immediate review of its nuclear weapons programme after a Scottish sheriff ruled Trident was illegal under international law.| the Guardian
‘The situation has become appalling’: fake scientific papers push research credibility to crisis point | Peer review and scientific publishing | The Guar...
Last year, 10,000 sham papers had to be retracted by academic journals, but experts think this is just the tip of the iceberg| the Guardian
Government warns hunts over use of birds of prey to flout ban | UK news | The Guardian
Government advisers have warned that using birds of prey for falconry is unlikely to provide legal cover for hunts to resume what would amount to traditional chases.| the Guardian
Israeli cabinet approves deal for pause in fighting – as it happened | Israel-Gaza war | The Guardian
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Israel confirms 155 people being held hostage by Hamas | Israel-Gaza war | The Guardian
Among the hostages are an 83-year-old Israeli journalist who was taken from his home in kibbutz Nir Oz| the Guardian
Corporation For Public Broadcasting formally dissolves after federal funding cuts | Trump administration | The Guardian
Board of directors vote to dissolve organization after nearly 60 years in operation after funding cuts under Trump| the Guardian
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Sega co-founder David Rosen dies aged 95 | Games | The Guardian
Rosen, who led Sega from the 1960s into the 90s and who died on Christmas Day, was a hugely important figure in the history of arcade and home gaming| the Guardian
The 100 greatest UK No 1s: 100-1 | UK charts | The Guardian
Look back on our complete countdown of the greatest UK No 1s, from the Beatles to Baby D, and So Solid Crew to Suzi Quatro| the Guardian
‘A state of crisis’: record number of Americans are pessimistic about US healthcare system | US healthcare | The Guardian
Costs, insurance delays and difficult-to-obtain mental health treatment plague the US health system| the Guardian
Trump serious about wanting to take over Greenland, says Danish prime minister – as it happened | Europe | The Guardian
Mette Frederiksen says Denmark and Greenland have made it clear they reject US president’s statements| the Guardian
Taliban edict to resume stoning women to death met with horror | Taliban | The Guardian
Afghan regime’s return to public stoning and flogging is because there is ‘no one to hold them accountable’ for abuses, say activists| the Guardian
‘Two-tier justice’ in Britain is real – but it’s not what the right says it is | George Monbiot | The Guardian
Compare the rioters’ prison sentences with those of Just Stop Oil. How can our justice system claim to be blind, asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot| the Guardian
France targets Australia-style social media ban for children next year | France | The Guardian
Draft bill to be submitted for legal checks as France aims to follow Australia’s world-first ban on platforms including Facebook, Snapchat and YouTube| the Guardian
India and Pakistan already sweltering in ‘new normal’ heatwave conditions | Climate crisis | The Guardian
Temperatures south Asians dread each year arrive early as experts talk of ever shorter transition to summer-like heat| the Guardian
Blue carbon: the hidden CO2 sink that pioneers say could save the planet | Carbon offsetting | The Guardian
With the ocean key to meeting 1.5C, all eyes are now on the vital but overlooked “big three” marine ecosystems – seagrass, mangroves and salt marshes| the Guardian
Ice violated Chicago agreement during immigration raids, activists allege | US immigration | The Guardian
Lawyers say immigration agents went against 2022 agreement detailing conditions for ‘collateral arrests’| the Guardian
Why the Guardian is no longer posting on X | Social media | The Guardian
We will stop posting from our official editorial accounts on the platform, but X users can still share our articles| the Guardian
Video doorbells, CCTV, facial recognition: how the police tracked UK rioters | Far right | The Guardian
Using an array of technology and intelligence tools, police are hopeful of tracking down key perpetrators, even those who were masked| the Guardian
Molly-Mae Hague Instagram post banned for breaking ASA rules | Social media | The Guardian
UK advertising watchdog pulls up Love Island star for third time as it cracks down on social media influencers| the Guardian
UK police use of facial recognition technology a failure, says report | Police | The Guardian
Civil liberties group says systems used by Met and South Wales police are wrong nine times out of 10| the Guardian
Rogue geoengineering could 'hijack' world's climate | Geoengineering | The Guardian
Techniques aimed at averting global warming could lead to an unpredictable international crisis, a report has warned| the Guardian
Just Stop Oil’s message to Suella Braverman: threaten us all you like – we’re not listening | Indigo Rumbelow | The Guardian
Ministers have shattered the legal system and are failing to tackle the climate crisis. Now they are making protesters their scapegoats, says activist Indigo Rumbelow| the Guardian
The rise of end times fascism | Far right (US) | The Guardian
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them| the Guardian
Flint residents grapple with water crisis a decade later: ‘If we had the energy left, we’d cry’ | Flint water crisis | The Guardian
Years after the emergency, the Michigan city is yet to replace all lead pipes and affected families are still awaiting justice| the Guardian
Uber’s ex-security chief faces landmark trial over data breach that hit 57m users | Uber | The Guardian
Joe Sullivan’s trial is believed to be the first case of an executive facing criminal charges over such a breach| the Guardian
Femgore: why romcoms are out in women’s fiction – and cannibalism is in | Horror books | The Guardian
Forget romance and romantasy. An explosive new genre explores the brutality and body horror women experience| the Guardian
Car park to cafe bar: how the Really Local Group is renewing the UK’s derelict spaces | Retail industry | The Guardian
Preston Benson is transforming defunct nightclubs, shopping malls and factories into thriving community centres| the Guardian
Intel announces plan to cut 15,000 jobs to ‘resize and refocus’ business | Technology | The Guardian
Firm reported a loss in its second quarter and said it would cut 15% of its workforce to cut costs and compete with rivals| the Guardian
US experts warn AI likely to kill off jobs – and widen wealth inequality | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian
Economists wary of firm predictions but say advances could create new raft of billionaires while other workers are laid off| the Guardian
So Russell Brand has repented? I’ll believe it when I see it | Russell Brand | The Guardian
Letters: Readers respond to Marina Hyde’s article about the former TV presenter’s recent baptism in the River Thames| the Guardian
China building two-thirds of world’s wind and solar projects | China | The Guardian
Country on track reach 1,200GW of installed wind and solar capacity by end of 2024 – six years ahead of Beijing’s target| the Guardian
Beijing's 'airpocalypse': city shuts down amid three-day smog red alert | China | The Guardian
Children kept at home, building sites and factories closed and cars kept off roads as pollution engulfs Chinese capital| the Guardian
Spaced repetition: a hack to make your brain store information | Education | The Guardian
Using spaced repetition as a study technique is effective because you are deliberately hacking the way your brain works| the Guardian
What's our cut? Energy firm lets customers see profit margins | Energy industry | The Guardian
Octopus Energy takes on big six suppliers with app showing customers the wholesale price it paid for electricity and gas| the Guardian
Psychedelics by David Nutt review – hope or hype? | Science and nature books | The Guardian
An expert makes the case for psychedelic therapy, but we should beware the ‘Pollan effect’| the Guardian
2004 Larry Nassar investigation dropped after doctor's PowerPoint presentation | Gymnastics | The Guardian
Police decided not to prosecute abuse allegation after disgraced doctor said he was conducting legitimate medical procedures| the Guardian
Elon Musk’s Doge conflicts of interest worth $2.37bn, Senate report says | Elon Musk | The Guardian
Committee calls figure a ‘conservative estimate’ and warns Musk may seek to use his influence to avoid legal liability| the Guardian
Mamdani faces barrage of Islamophobic attacks after New York primary success | Zohran Mamdani | The Guardian
State assembly member subjected to death threats and xenophobic rhetoric from Republican figures| the Guardian
Cuomo criticized for controversies and Trump denounced: key takeaways from New York mayoral debate | New York | The Guardian
Cuomo faced criticism throughout the night, including from socialist Zohran Mamdani, whose name the former governor repeatedly mispronounced| the Guardian
New York mayoral candidate accuses Cuomo donors of altering photo in act of ‘blatant Islamophobia’ | US politics | The Guardian
Zohran Mamdani says Andrew Cuomo’s Super Pac altered his image in a mailer to voters, giving him a darker beard| the Guardian
Hackers access Pornhub’s premium users’ viewing habits and search history | Hacking | The Guardian
ShinyHunters group reportedly behind the hack affecting data of 200m users thought to be from before 2021| the Guardian
Sensitive details of Australian IVF patients posted to dark web after Genea data breach | IVF | The Guardian
Genea CEO told patients information accessed includes contact details, Medicare card numbers, medical histories, test results and medications| the Guardian
Falling price of cocaine forces drug traffickers to reuse narco-submarines, say Spanish police | Spain | The Guardian
Previously vessels would be sunk once they had completed their cargo runs from South America to Europe| the Guardian
Palestine 36 director Annemarie Jacir: ‘We don’t want a state, we just want to live’ | Movies | The Guardian
Fresh from a 20-minute ovation at Toronto, the film-maker’s historical drama reveals how Britain’s 1936 crackdown created the blueprint for the ongoing genocide in Gaza| the Guardian
Israeli author David Grossman says his country is committing genocide in Gaza | Israel-Gaza war | The Guardian
Writer says for many years he has refused to use word but now must ‘with immense pain and with a broken heart’| the Guardian
Pandemic prompts doubling of online grocery shoppers in UK | Supermarkets | The Guardian
Quarter of consumers buying food online at least once a week since lockdown finds Waitrose| the Guardian
Trump LA protest response risks turning US military into political force, veterans warn | US military | The Guardian
Memo authorising the military to be deployed against anticipated protests is pre-emptive act – a first for the US| the Guardian
Exclusive: US veterans agency orders scientists not to publish in journals without clearance | Trump administration | The Guardian
Move that seeks political control of doctors’ and scientists’ published research fits a pattern of censorship by the Trump administration, veterans advocates say| the Guardian
‘He’s sabotaged his entire life for greed’: the $86m rise and fall of Inigo Philbrick | Art | The Guardian
With galleries in Mayfair and Miami, a Made in Chelsea romance, and art-world backing, this young art dealer looked like he had it made. So how has he ended up in prison?| the Guardian
Food becoming more calorific but less nutritious due to rising carbon dioxide | Greenhouse gas emissions | The Guardian
Researchers noticed ‘dramatic’ changes in nutrients in crops, including drop in zinc and rise in lead| the Guardian
Mushrooms communicate with each other using up to 50 ‘words’, scientist claims | Fungi | The Guardian
Professor theorises electrical impulses sent by mycological organisms could be similar to human language| the Guardian
Stevie Parle's perfect borlotti beans | Gardens | The Guardian
River Cafe cook Stevie Parle's secret to cooking the world's most beautiful bean| the Guardian
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EasyJet to stop offsetting CO2 emissions from December | easyJet | The Guardian
Airline unveils ‘roadmap to net zero’ strategy focusing on sustainable fuel and more efficient planes| the Guardian
Lancet retracts 'utterly false' MMR paper | Andrew Wakefield | The Guardian
After medical council ruling last week that MMR doctor Andrew Wakefield was dishonest, journal finally quashes paper| the Guardian
Cookstove carbon offsets overstate climate benefit by 1,000%, study finds | Global development | The Guardian
Cookstove projects are one of the fastest-growing carbon offset schemes but research finds carbon benefits are vastly overstated| the Guardian
Sheila Heti: ‘Books by women still get treated differently from those by men’ | Books | The Guardian
After her controversial novel about motherhood, the Canadian author has turned the spotlight on her father. She talks about grief, honesty – and her decision not to have children| the Guardian
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Mississippi residents sue UK-owned biomass firm granted permit for more emissions | Mississippi | The Guardian
Nearby residents say they have had health concerns due to air pollution from Drax Biomass facility| the Guardian
Biomass power station produced four times emissions of UK coal plant, says report | Greenhouse gas emissions | The Guardian
Drax received £22bn in subsidies despite being UK’s largest emitter in 2023, though company rejects ‘flawed’ research| the Guardian
Drax faces lawsuits over claims workers developed asthma from wood dust | Drax | The Guardian
Current and former employees say they were not adequately protected despite knowledge of health risks| the Guardian
‘Everything is worse since Drax came here’: US residents say wood-pellet plant harming their town | Mississippi | The Guardian
Residents of Gloster, Mississippi, are suing plant that exports wood pellets to UK and Europe. Company says it is reducing emissions| the Guardian
‘Deeply concerning’: reading for fun in the US has fallen by 40%, new study says | Books | The Guardian
Over the last 20 years, the number of Americans who read daily for pleasure has seen a considerable decline| the Guardian
US rightwing group targets academics with Professor Watchlist | US education | The Guardian
Turning Point USA’s list gains fresh attention after it expands and some notice it disproportionately names academics of color| the Guardian
‘She would have been in awe of him’: how Laurence Olivier gave Margaret Thatcher private seduction lessons | Margaret Thatcher | The Guardian
New drama, When Maggie Met Larry, reveals exactly how the world’s most famous actor coached the fledgling Iron Lady| the Guardian
Two more Ice deaths put US on track for one of deadliest years in immigration detention | US immigration | The Guardian
Cuban person, 75, reportedly died in immigration detention last week, marking 13th migrant death in Ice jails in 2025| the Guardian
Detainees report alleged uprising at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’: ‘A lot of people have bled’ | US immigration | The Guardian
Reports of incident were denied by Florida and Ice officials as detainees say they were beat and teargas was fired| the Guardian
Obamacare faces new threat at state level from corporate interest group Alec | US news | The Guardian
Republican legislators and rightwing lobbying group draft proposal for state assembles aimed at killing healthcare act| the Guardian
Do we really need more male novelists? | Books | The Guardian
There may not be obvious successors to the likes of Martin Amis and Salman Rushdie among today’s hotshot young writers. But is a new publisher dedicated to ‘overlooked’ male voices necessary?| the Guardian
Ghosts of My Life by Mark Fisher – ferociously intelligent cultural insights | Essays | The Guardian
The late writer and academic has become a hero of leftwing criticism and this reissued essay collection amply demonstrates why| the Guardian
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Water levels across the Great Lakes are falling – just as US data centers move in | Technology | The Guardian
Region struggling with drought now threatened by energy-hungry facilities – but some residents are fighting back| the Guardian
Huge data leak shatters the lie that the innocent need not fear surveillance | Surveillance | The Guardian
Our investigation shows how repressive regimes can buy and use the kind of spying tools Edward Snowden warned us about| the Guardian