Thousands of pages of once-secret court documents show how federal officials and a Virginia court helped an American Marine adopt an Afghan war orphan, in defiance of the U.S. government’s official policy to unite the child with her family.
Drawing on more than 100 interviews with senior intelligence officials and other insiders in multiple countries, this exclusive account details how the US and Britain uncovered Vladimir Putin’s plans to invade, and why most of Europe – including the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy – dismissed them. As the fourth anniversary of the invasion approaches and the world enters a new period of geopolitical uncertainty, Europe’s politicians and spy services continue to draw lessons from the failures of 2022
She scandalised the art world in the 1990s with her unmade bed, partied hard in the 2000s – then a brush with death turned the artist’s life upside down. Now she’s as frank as ever
Jeffrey Epstein is dead. His ideas aren’t — and he made sure to spread them to a lot of influential people before he died.
Rollable laptops, twice-folding phones, and a ‘longevity station.’ This is the CES tech that deserves an award.
Smart lights that know where they’re placed in a room, wild designs for next-gen routers, and a glowing inedible donut.
Bad Bunny delivered a historic performance at the Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, for the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show that brought Puerto Rican culture and history to the fore.
After a nine-year-old girl was kidnapped and taken from Spain to Bolivia, authorities feared the worst. They found her in the rainforest nine months later – but that wasn’t the end of her ordeal
Innocent people are being frozen out of basic banking services – and it all traces back to reforms rushed through after 9/11
Emails released by the DOJ showed Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick apparently visited Epstein's island for lunch years after he claimed to have cut off ties.
Over the last few years, a new type of AI company has emerged, like Mercor and Surge AI, staffed by and large by former white-collar workers, including former lawyers, scientists, copywriters, and screenwriters.
Matthew Whittaker, the US ambassador to Nato, responds to criticism in the Munich Security Conference report
8GB of RAM is a bummer, but this $599 laptop cuts most of the right corners.
For many years the prevailing debate about the Maya centred upon why their civilisation collapsed. Now, many scholars are asking: how did the Maya survive?
Deep underground, artisanal miners face a fight for survival when a police operation cuts off their only lifeline.
Deborah Green was a charismatic woman who established a ‘free love ministry’ in California, claiming to be a vessel for God. She was also a controlling, cruel sadist. Her daughter Sarah talks about her terrifying upbringing – and dramatic escape
Superhuman CEO Shishir Mehrotra on the difference between attribution and impersonation — and what AI companies should owe creators.
On the anniversary of his death aged 69, stars from Sigourney Weaver to Sharleen Spiteri, Tom Felton to Harriet Walter, remember the wit, charm and endless generosity of one of Britain’s best-loved actors
The politician was 18 when she and her mum were hauled off to a police station for the killing of the man she’d considered an uncle. What happened next would shape her future. She talks Labour’s woes, making mistakes, and why it’s finally time to share her own traumatic story
It’s one thing to remove a PM from office, as happened to the former cricketer in 2022. But it’s another thing to try to eradicate the most famous person in Pakistan’s history
Tom Homan arrived in the Twin Cities to announce a winding down of immigration enforcement. But the battle has merely moved from the streets to the underground, and the city remains under siege.
Streamers made a strong showing this year, as did horror. Big tentpoles, superhero sagas mostly fell flat.
Democratic senator John Fetterman, who has defended some of Trump’s border policy, joins calls for Noem to go, saying she is ‘betraying DHS’s core mission’
‘I have sacked Robert Jenrick from the shadow cabinet, removed the whip and suspended his party membership with immediate effect,’ Tory leader says
It was a record year for billionaire wealth.
Chuck Schumer says Democrats were right not to stand for Trump; Mike Johnson criticizes congresswomen’s verbal protests during speech
The files include email exchanges with Elon Musk, Howard Lutnick and other billionaire associates.
The second BLK 50 list features the most powerful and wealthiest Black Americans in alternative investments and introduces two new billionaires.
My experience of court was eye-opening. And when I sat in on other cases, I realised how often mothers are vilified
LLMs-gone-rogue dominated coverage, but had nothing to do with the targeting. Instead, it was choices made by human beings, over many years, that gave us this atrocity
When I found out my father had been adopted, I was curious to know more about his side of the family. Nothing could have prepared me for what I would discover …
Rovier Carrington thought his cases against MTV and Paramount executives should have been the biggest of the #MeToo era. Instead, they raised unsettling questions about victimhood
Finance ministers from G7 countries resist pressure to release emergency oil stocks at video call today
The mad venture – which my mother nicknamed ‘your father’s ego’ – would swallow my childhood. Years later I went on a quest to understand what really happened to his glittering folly
After last season ended with a cliffhanger, Coxy, Season 2's costume designer, knew she had to pull out all the stops to give fans the characters this story deserves.
Black Panther made him a megastar, but in private the actor and his wife Simone Ledward Boseman were dealing with his terminal cancer diagnosis. In a rare interview, she talks about the shock of losing him, and how a revival of one of his plays has helped her heal
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Labor unions and progressive organizations have called on workers across the state to stay home in an ‘economic blackout’
President tells CNN country is going to ‘fall’ after earlier in the week claiming Cuba ‘wants to make a deal so badly’
Guardian review of US justice department files reveals Epstein interacted with six CBP officers. The officer investigated denied any knowledge of trafficking underage girls
This month marks four gruelling years since the full‑scale invasion began and a genuine ceasefire still feels far from assured
Over two days in October 2025, up to 10,000 people are believed to have been massacred; a further 40,000 civilians from the Sudanese city are still unaccounted for. This is the story of what happened
Assistant secretary calls judge’s decision ‘lawless activism’ as she orders halt on expiration of Temporary Protected Status for more than 300,000 Haitian immigrants
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As AI job losses rise in the professional sector, many are switching to more traditional trades. But how do they feel about accepting lower pay – and, in some cases, giving up their vocation?
His novel was praised for giving a voice to the victims of Algeria’s brutal civil war. But one woman has accused Kamel Daoud of having stolen her story – and the ensuing legal battle has become about much more than literary ethics
Playful dressing is back, and our menswear expert has picked his top staples and styling tweaks for the new season, from stripes to moustaches
Trump says everyday Americans deserve a chance to buy higher-risk ‘alternative’ investments. Critics say this could lead to big losses for small investors
Disabled folks are using their devices to manage long Covid, POTS, and more — and it’s working
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