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Putting nuclear weapons to use risks escalation, impossible to control and potentially catastrophic | Diana Magnay

The US president is hardly unique in saying the risk of a nuclear “Armageddon” is higher now than it has been since the Cuban...

World

Nobel Peace Prize: Human rights champions in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine honoured

The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Ales Bialiatski, a human rights activist in prison in Belarus, the Russian campaign group Memorial and...

World

Thailand mourns after nursery school children killed in shooting rampage

Distraught families in Thailand have been mourning the deaths of 36 people – including dozens of nursery school children – murdered by a sacked...

World

Thailand survivor’s mum says she fainted when she saw nursery horror as son stabbed in the head and shot twice

At Udon Thani hospital, we witness an unbearable procession of grief. We’re standing by a narrow road as a convoy of vehicles arrive. Inside,...

Technology

Here’s what Musk’s potential takeover of Twitter could mean for Trump

Elon Musk’s renewed efforts to buy Twitter could pave the way for President Donald Trump‘s return to the platform that permanently banned him a...

Science

NASA-Funded Tech for Future Missions May Charge EVs in 5 Minutes on Earth

A new NASA-funded technology for future space missions may charge an electric car in just five minutes on Earth, paving the way for increased...

Business

Company insolvencies at highest level since 2009 as energy bills bite

The number of company insolvencies in England and Wales hit its highest level for 13 years in the second quarter of the year, according...

Sports

Lapsed fan’s guide to 2022-23 NHL season: Trades, signings, hirings and more you missed this offseason

7:00 AM ET When the This season will include 103 exclusive regular-season games across ESPN, ESPN+, Hulu and ABC. More than 1,000 out-of-market games...

Sports

Atlantic Uprising: Can the Red Wings, Sabres, Senators make the playoffs?

7:05 AM ET Fall is a season of renewal for hockey players. In the NHL, the calendar shift is a mindset switch. Crisper air...

Iran protests ‘bring back memories’ of helplessness of six years in prison, says Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe says “the world cannot turn a blind eye to Iran” and the UK government “must act” over human rights abuses, as women...

Politics

‘We plan for all eventualities’: Minister fails to rule out energy rationing this winter

A government minister has failed to rule out energy rationing across the UK this winter after warnings three-hour power blackouts could be imposed. Asked...

Politics

Labour calls for investigation into Liz Truss’s chief of staff after he was questioned as witness in FBI bribery inquiry

Labour has called for an investigation into the appointment of Liz Truss’s chief of staff, after it was revealed he was questioned as a...

Politics

Liz Truss’s month of mayhem: From bumpy rides to Balmoral to bumpier battles in Birmingham

The plane flying Liz Truss to meet the Queen at Balmoral for her appointment as prime minister a month ago was hit by turbulence...

Politics

New oil and gas licensing will boost economy and energy security, says Jacob Rees-Mogg

Jacob Rees-Mogg has insisted a new licensing round for oil and gas exploration will boost the UK’s economy and energy security. Speaking as the...

Science

SpaceX Crew Including Russian Cosmonaut Welcomed Aboard ISS

A four-member SpaceX Crew Dragon team, including a Russian cosmonaut and the first Native American woman sent to orbit, safely docked with the International...

Politics

Liz Truss rules out energy-saving campaign amid power blackout warning

Liz Truss has ruled out launching an energy-saving public information campaign amid warnings planned three-hour power blackouts could be imposed in some areas. Business...

Sports

Saban: Young’s status to be determined Saturday

5:55 PM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama coach Nick Saban said there’s no structural damage to quarterback Bryce Young‘s right throwing shoulder and that...

Sports

Sources: Horns’ Ewers to return vs. rival Sooners

2:00 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers, who has missed the past month with a significant injury in his non-throwing shoulder, will...

Sports

The key storylines for TCU-Kansas, Texas A&M-Alabama and the rest of Week 6’s biggest games

8:20 AM ET ESPN staff With the Red River Rivalry and No. 1 Alabama hosting Texas A&M both taking place this weekend, naturally College...

Ukraine war: ‘First time since the Cuban missile crisis, we have a direct threat of the use nuclear weapons’, says President Biden

US President Joe Biden has said the world is facing the biggest threat of nuclear “Armageddon” since the days of President Kennedy and the...