Maybe consuming meaningless content is the only way to be free online.

The SCO offers a glimpse of an emerging international system that Washington is helping shape but may no longer lead

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...

Amid the rapidly-evolving field of military space operations, Beijing and Washington are preparing for the possibility of conflict extending into space.

We asked experts to fact check some claims.

Step 1: Take it seriously, not literally.

The police fired water cannons at protesters in the state of Bihar, while the leaders of the ‘Cockroach’ student movement vowed to return to Delhi’s streets.

Definitive answers to the big questions.

In an interview, Afghanistan’s foreign minister called on the U.S. to reopen its embassy and invest in the country — a near-impossible sell for now, analysts and former diplomats say.

The same stories that produced sharper, more analytic conversation also produced <em>less</em> conversation.

Ripple effects of the war can be felt beyond the region and more in some of the vulnerable parts of the world

A president who thought there were no limits to his power has discovered several, leaving him more frustrated and erratic.

Big business made big promises about saving the planet. Following through hasn’t been easy.

Definitive answers to the big questions.

The mayor of New York City talks about Andy Burnham, Netanyahu and the controversial U.S. red card.

In his latest book, Ashok Swain offers a chilling analysis of a world drifting toward climate apartheid

Exclusive: Experts fear rise in education ‘cold spots’ and social immobility as 4,000 academic posts lost in one year

We try to pin down definitions and enforce rules – but often what we’re really arguing about is character

The Thai government should not forcibly return detained Chinese dissidents to China.

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There is reason to expect that global temperatures will continue to increase over the remainder of the year, as a strong El Niño event is expected

Are the US and Iran on the verge of a full peace agreement — or a return to all-out war?

As the president’s men rave about paranormal events and Diet Coke, it seems the US’s only hope is extraterrestrial intervention

Exclusive: Climate action blockers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026

Attempts to restrict online access have increased across the world, making 2025 the highest on record for such curbs

Several cities around the world have managed to reduce pollution even while making economic progress

US, top carbon emitter in history, has ‘a lot of responsibility’ for causing ‘substantial’ harm globally, scientist says

Report says India loses at least one journalist to work-related killings each year