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‘Athens cannot operate as a giant hotel’: mayor vows to rescue capital from overtourism

Haris Doukas warns that with 700,000 residents and 8 million tourists, people are being pushed out of their neighbourhoodsIn the heart of ancient Athens, on narrow streets and around archaeological sites, visitor groups appear to be everywhere, snaking their way behind tour guides.Previously, offici...

25/04/2026 08:00 The Guardian
Hanged under the cover of war: letters and videos tell stories of Iran’s death row victims

Testimony emerges from Babak Alipour, who spent three years on death row before being taken to gallows in March Writing from his cell in the Rajai Shahr prison in the northern Iranian city of Karaj, Babak Alipour wanted to tell his friends about those who had already gone to their execution.There wa...

25/04/2026 05:00 The Guardian
Inside Chornobyl: 40 years after disaster, nuclear site still at risk in Russia’s war

In February 2025, a cheap Russian drone tore through Chornobyl’s confinement shelter. Workers warn the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident is not safe yetThe dosimeter clipped to your chest ticks faster the moment you step off the designated path inside the Chornobyl nuclear power plant....

25/04/2026 05:00 The Guardian
Indigenous speakers booed at Anzac Day services while Ben Roberts-Smith attends separate Gold Coast event

Roberts-Smith, who has denied five charges of war crime murder, says he was always going to attend: ‘I never thought about not coming’Marcia Langton: The AFL bans disruptive racists. Surely police can do the same for morons who boo welcome to countryGet our breaking news email, free app or daily...

25/04/2026 02:54 The Guardian
Top Democrats demand clarity from Jeanine Pirro over threat to reopen investigation into Jerome Powell – as it happened

This live blog is now closed.Sign up for the Breaking News US emailWhen Pete Hegseth was asked about Pope Leo XIV’s condemnation of the war in Iran, and comments from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops suggesting the conflict is not a “just war”, the defense secretary simply said that the p...

25/04/2026 01:42 The Guardian
UK position on Falklands will not change, No 10 says after leaked Pentagon memo

Internal email proposes US should reassess support for UK claim to islands because of lack of support for Iran warUK politics live – latest updatesDowning Street has been forced to insist that Britain will not yield sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, after a leaked Pentagon email proposed the...

25/04/2026 01:34 The Guardian
31 Sloths Acquired by an Orlando Animal Attraction Died, Officials Say

Many of the deaths were attributed to a lack of heat at an unauthorized warehouse that Sloth World was using, officials said....

24/04/2026 23:23 New York Times
US envoy and Trump’s son-in-law to travel to Pakistan amid hopes for renewed Iran peace talks – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. For the latest, read our full report:Trump sending Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan to resume talks on Iran warThe EU’s foreign chief has said that talks with Iran should include nuclear experts otherwise “we will end up with a more dangerous Iran.”Speaking on Frid...

24/04/2026 21:48 The Guardian
How Jet Fuel Shortages Could Affect Summer Travel to Europe and Beyond

Facing sky-high fuel costs linked to the war in Iran, airlines are cutting routes and raising prices. European vacations are looking a lot less affordable....

24/04/2026 20:01 New York Times
A New Idea to Save the AMOC? Dam the Bering Strait.

Blocking the narrow waterway between Russia and Alaska could help stabilize a vulnerable system of ocean currents, scientists found in a study....

24/04/2026 19:54 New York Times
Trump Says He Dislikes Prediction Markets. His Family Invests in Them.

The White House has warned staff not to wager on government decisions, but his family’s involvement with these firms undermines the president’s message....

24/04/2026 19:44 New York Times
US veteran lost in Arizona’s wilderness for four days rescued by his own son

Mark Young battled dehydration and killed a rattlesnake while his children and others looked for him for daysA Vietnam war veteran says he is a living “miracle” after getting lost in Arizona’s wilderness for four days with precious few supplies – and ultimately being rescued by his own son....

24/04/2026 19:32 The Guardian
Israel-Lebanon Cease-Fire Tested by Escalating Clashes

The U.S.-mediated cease-fire halted an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah, but their intensifying attacks on each other could put the truce at risk....

24/04/2026 18:56 New York Times
Trump sending Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan to resume talks on Iran war

White House says its Middle East envoys will meet Tehran’s foreign minister in Islamabad Middle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump is sending his Middle East envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan to resume negotiations to end the war with Iran, which has lasted nearly eight week...

24/04/2026 18:43 The Guardian
Michael B Jordan to take on big-screen adaptation of hit video game Battlefield

Oscar winner set to produce, and possibly star in, film of war game series with Christopher McQuarrie at the helmMichael B Jordan is following up his Oscar win with the announcement of another new project: a big-screen adaptation of the hit video game series Battlefield.According to the Hollywood Re...

24/04/2026 17:54 The Guardian
Justice Department Drops Criminal Investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell

The decision to end the inquiry into Jerome H. Powell’s handling of the Federal Reserve’s renovation could allow Kevin M. Warsh, the president’s pick for Fed chair, to be confirmed....

24/04/2026 17:34 New York Times
Putin's approval rating falls to lowest since Ukraine invasion, as Kremlin says he may attend G20 after Trump invite

President Vladimir Putin's approval rating has fallen to its lowest level since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, state polling figures show....

24/04/2026 17:16 Skynews
As Putin Orders That the Economy Be Fixed, Russia Grasps for Solutions

Another interest-rate cut highlights the narrowing path for the country’s central bank amid the strains of immense wartime spending....

24/04/2026 17:07 New York Times
‘No clear strategy’: how Trump went from shock and awe to wait and see in Iran

Lack of a sustained plan to end the war has convinced US allies that the White House is running out of ideasNearly eight weeks after Donald Trump launched his assault on Iran, the White House has shifted from a strategy of shock-and-awe bombardments and leadership decapitation to a plan of sustained...

24/04/2026 17:02 The Guardian
A Man, a Howitzer and His Battle to Fire It Into the Adirondack Woods

In the mountains of northern New York, many local residents are weary of the military activities near an old missile silo and wary of the prospect of a howitzer range....

24/04/2026 16:34 New York Times
The Peril of Piloting Ships Through the Strait of Hormuz

Controllers for shipping companies face a daunting decision as they try to free vessels trapped in the Persian Gulf: “Basically you’re sending someone unarmed into war.”...

24/04/2026 15:47 New York Times
How Kevin Warsh Could Shrink the Fed’s Footprint in Financial Markets

President Trump’s nominee to become the next chair of the Federal Reserve wants to overhaul the central bank, including its more than $6 trillion balance sheet....

24/04/2026 15:06 New York Times
Retail sales rise in Great Britain after Iran war prompted ‘panic at the pumps’

Rise of 0.7% in March was spurred by motorists filling their tanks, and the sun helping clothing and footwearBusiness live – latest updatesMotorists stocking up on fuel helped to push up retail sales in Great Britain last month as the Iran war prompted “panic at the pumps” amid rapid rises in...

24/04/2026 14:47 The Guardian
Ignoring the War Has Been Working for Long-Term Investors

The U.S. stock market’s quick rebound this month may be fragile, but riding out the market’s disconcerting waves has been a sound strategy....

24/04/2026 14:03 New York Times
Trump says he will ‘probably put a big tariff on the UK’ if it doesn’t drop digital services tax

President accuses Britain of trying to ‘make an easy buck’ from American tech firms, weeks after warning UK–US trade deal can be changedBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump has threatened to impose “a big tariff” on the UK if it does not drop its digital services tax on US technolo...

24/04/2026 13:58 The Guardian
Florida officials investigate planned ‘Sloth World’ attraction after 31 sloths die in warehouse

Languorous tree dwellers from Guyana and Peru died from ‘cold stun’ in warehouse with no power or running waterSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailWildlife officials in Florida said in a newly released report that dozens of sloths taken from South American rainforests for display at...

24/04/2026 13:56 The Guardian
Downing Street says sovereignty of Falkland Islands ‘rests with the UK’ after leaked Pentagon report – UK politics live

Report suggests the US could review its position on the British claim to the territory after lack of support in Iran warDowning Street has hit back at reports suggesting the US could reconsider its position over the UK’s claim to the Falkland Islands because the UK did not do enough to assist the...

24/04/2026 13:55 The Guardian
Tokyo workers encouraged to wear shorts to cut energy costs and keep cool

Officials hope more casual attire for public servants will save electricity during Iran war as summer heat approachesPublic servants working for the Tokyo metropolitan government are being encouraged to swap their suits for shorts this summer to combat sweltering heat and rising energy costs caused...

24/04/2026 12:22 The Guardian
Pentagon's Falklands email makes Charles's US visit even more challenging

Mention the Falklands War and dig up the issue of America's support over them and something deep inside the British psyche goes off like a landmine. ...

24/04/2026 11:33 Skynews
Stock markets will fall, Bank of England deputy governor says

Sarah Breeden predicts ‘adjustment’ due to elevated risk including private credit and highly valued AI stocksBusiness live – latest updatesRecord-high global stock markets do not reflect the risks in the global economy, and will fall back, a deputy governor at the Bank of England has warned.Sa...

24/04/2026 11:28 The Guardian
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