Dick Cheney, the divisive US vice-president under George W Bush who helped lead the country into a disastrous invasion of Iraq, died on Monday, his family has said. He was 84. Cheney at various times held the roles of member of Congress, White House chief of staff and secretary of defense, but it wa
Read more: Dick Cheney, Influential Republican Vice‑President, Dies at 84An avalanche has swept through a camp on Mount Yalung Ri in Nepal, killing five foreign climbers and two Nepali guides, officials said. Shailendra Thapa, an armed police force spokesperson, said five other people had been hurt at the base camp, located at 4,900 metres (16,070ft). The nationalities a
Read more: Avalanche on Nepal Peak Kills Five Climbers, Two GuidesSenate approves package that would end the longest government shutdown in US history The US Senate approved a compromise on Monday that would end the longest government shutdown in US history. The 60-40 vote passed with the support of nearly all of the chamber’s Republicans and eight Democrats, who
Read more: Senate Approves Deal to End Historic ShutdownThe Senate on Monday advanced a funding package that is expected to bring to a close the longest government shutdown in US history, after a coalition of Democrats broke from their party and voted with Republicans, in a move that has enraged many in their caucus. The procedural vote passed in a 60-40
Read more: Senate Advances Deal to End Longest U.S. ShutdownThis Q&A originally appeared as part of The Guardian’s TechScape newsletter. Sign up for this weekly newsletter here . The data centers that power the artificial intelligence boom are beyond enormous. Their financials, their physical scale, and the amount of information contained within are so m
Read more: Latin America’s Data Centers Meet Growing Environmental PushbackDemocrats are seething after news emerged on Sunday that eight members of their Senate caucus had collaborated with Republicans on crafting a compromise to end the longest government shutdown in US history, without winning any healthcare concessions that they had sought. But one name is coming in fo
Read more: Democrats Call for Schumer to Resign After Shutdown DealTrump threatens BBC with legal action over Panorama speech edit Maia Davies and Ruth Comerford Reuters / AFP via Getty Images Donald Trump has threatened legal action against the BBC, following criticism over how a speech the US president made was edited and used in a Panorama documentary. His legal
Read more: BBC chair apologises for Panorama Trump editJennifer McKiernan Political reporter EPA/Shutterstock A second migrant who had been sent from the UK to France under the government's "one in, one out" deal has returned to the UK, the Home Office has confirmed. The man was detained immediately, having been detected by biometrics, and will be sent
Read more: Second Migrant Returned to France Re-enters UKGeorgina Rannard Climate and science reporter, Belém, Brazil Shutterstock Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during the opening of the COP30 conferences in Belem, Brazil. The world must "defeat" climate denialism and fight fake news, Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has
Read more: Lula urges fight against fake news and climate denial at COP30Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, one of the world's most active, erupted again on 9 November shooting a massive fountain of lava into the air. The US Geological Survey said the volcano erupted continuously for nearly 5 hours, with lava reaching 1000 - 1100ft (300-330 m) during this event. According to the
Read more: Kilauea Erupts, Lava Fountains Up to 1,100 FeetBernd Debusmann Jr at the White House & Raffi Berg Watch: 'If you didn't have a rough past, you wouldn't have a chance', says Trump on al-Sharaa Syria will join the international coalition to combat the Islamic State group, marking a shift in US foreign policy in the Middle East, a senior Trump
Read more: Syria Joins Coalition Against IS After Trump MeetingBBC chair Samir Shah has apologised for an "error of judgement" over the editing of a clip of a speech by US President Donald Trump in a Panorama documentary broadcast last year. In a letter to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Shah said more than 500 complaints had been made about the documen
Read more: BBC chair apologises over edited Trump clip
