Day: September 23, 2026

The actors co-star in a lightly fictionalised meta-comedy about their real-life bromance – and possible sharing of parents. It’s a tasty little treat The cheek! The indulgence! The privilege! Did anyone, anywhere in 2026, look up from news of a world in flames and say, what we really need now ...

Tim’s view For developing countries, more green tech capital doesn’t always translate to a cheaper and cleaner energy system. There’s more money than ever available from private and public financial institutions for investments in clean tech in emerging economies: nearly $400 billion in 2025, according to the Climate Policy Initiative, ...

Oil prices dipped to near two-week lows, but increasing costs of fuel raised fears of broader economic fallout. US President Donald Trump voiced support for a diesel export ban to tame record prices, and has reportedly pressed Ukraine’s leader to stop attacks against Russian refineries. Some 90 countries have implemented ...

The heads of Anthropic and OpenAI will brief the UN Security Council today, as their calls for a slowdown in development compete with the interests of superpowers more concerned with winning the AI race. Though analysts say Washington and Beijing are unlikely to reach any wide-ranging pact to constrain the ...

Republican lawmakers are increasingly challenging US President Donald Trump in public, underlining growing frustration in the party ahead of midterm elections. One senator called for an investigation into Trump’s business dealings while in office, another criticized him for organizing a “lavish” state visit for China’s leader, and still others are ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrives in Washington today for talks with US President Donald Trump that are expected to be more pomp than progress. Trump will personally greet Xi, with a state dinner to follow tomorrow. Both appear wary of ending their uneasy truce: Beijing has widened controls on the ...

New York event hears about the red Muppet’s fears during a recent storm as climate crisis increasingly affects children A generation of political leaders has failed to galvanize sufficient action on the climate crisis for so long now that it was perhaps little surprise that an audience in New York ...

My sourdough starter died and my lone tomato nearly ruined me financially and emotionally. How did domestic drudgery and hard labour become an aspirational aesthetic? I have just eaten what may be the world’s most expensive tomato. It comes from a little region of Philadelphia better known for sports culture ...

As the war in Gaza approaches its fourth year, the Guardian follows five ordinary Palestinians as they go about their lives. Each tells the story of their day, revealing the terrible toll of the conflict. At 76, Mansoura’s most precious possession is the key to her former home As the ...

Most people in the world who use AI feel good about the technology and believe it will be a net positive for the future, according to a new study from Gallup. This is not the case in the United States, however, which is one of the few countries surveyed where ...