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The average size of U.S. apartments has increased in 2024, reversing a decade-long trend of shrinking units, as renters seek more livable space; notable expansions were observed in cities like Tallahassee and Gainesville.
AI systems have shown significant advancements, surpassing human performance in several technical tasks, revealing a narrowing gap between machine and human capabilities, particularly in fields like mathematics and visual reasoning.
The U.S. Treasury announced a sharp drop in debt borrowing needs, with estimates of $514 billion for Q2, significantly lower than prior projections due to reduced spending and the debt ceiling impasse affecting cash balances.
London has experienced a notable decline in its millionaire population, losing over 30,000 individuals in the past decade, which has ranked it lower among global cities compared to New York, Tokyo, and others.
A Jeff Bezos-backed startup unveiled an affordable electric pickup truck, the "Slate," which aims to meet consumer demand for simplicity and cost-effectiveness, despite lacking some modern features like power windows and infotainment screens.

The Guardian

Trump’s first 100 days supercharged a global ‘freefall of rights’, says Amnesty theguardian.com 13 hours ago by Mark Townsend
Global development, Donald Trump, US news, World news, Human rights, Amnesty International, Law, LGBTQ+ rights, US foreign policy, Africa, Europe, Climate crisis, Environment, South and central Asia, Middle East and north Africa, Women, Migration and development, Trump administration, US politics, Society
World now in era of repressive regimes’ impunity, climate inaction and unchecked corporate power, says report The first 100 days of Donald Tr…
African diplomats urge UK government to back bill to speed up debt restructurings theguardian.com a day ago by Rachel Savage in Johannesburg
Africa, Debt relief, Economic policy, Global economy, Politics, UK news, Economics, World news
Exclusive: Countries are struggling to manage expensive loans, with much of debt transacted through London Diplomats from eight southern and …
Fears of Boko Haram comeback stir in Nigerian birthplace of Maiduguri theguardian.com a day ago by Eromo Egbejule in Maiduguri
Boko Haram, Nigeria, Africa, World news
Threat from jihadists had widely been perceived to be extinguished, but recent clashes suggest otherwise On the road running from Maiduguri’s…
Meta faces Ghana lawsuits over impact of extreme content on moderators theguardian.com 2 days ago by Rachel Hall and Claire Wilmot in Nairobi
Meta, Social media, Ghana, Africa, World news, Technology
Workers at contractor in Accra say they have suffered from depression and anxiety as a result of their work * ‘I didn’t eat or sleep’: a Met…
Weather tracker: thunderstorms lash Italy in aftermath of Storm Hans theguardian.com 4 days ago by Lauren Herdman for MetDesk
Environment, World news, Italy, Europe, Kenya, Africa, Flooding, Extreme weather
Authorities warn of mudslides during intense rainfall, as Kenya is hit by deadly flash flooding * Europe live – latest updates After Storm …
Lifesize herd of puppet animals begins climate action journey from Africa to Arctic Circle theguardian.com 4 days ago by Isabel Choat
Global development, Puppetry, Senegal, Africa, World news, Art and design, Culture, Climate crisis, Activism, Environment, Nigeria, Environmental activism
The Herds project from the team behind Little Amal will travel 20,000km taking its message on environmental crisis across the world Hundreds …
Carney’s victory owes much to Trump and circumstance theguardian.com an hour ago by Leyland Cecco in Ottawa
Canada, World news, Americas
Canadian PM right candidate for the moment in success shaped more by chance than meticulous planning Mark Carney, the economist, banker and p…
Canada election 2025 live: Carney clinches victory and says ‘Trump is trying to break us’ as Conservative leader Poilievre set to lose seat theguardian.com an hour ago by Yohannes Lowe (now); Martin Belam, Helen Livingstone, Léonie Chao-Fong and Marina Dunbar (earlier)
Canada, World news, Americas, Mark Carney, Donald Trump, US news
Prime minister tells Canadians that America ‘wants our land, our resources, our water’ and promises to protect country * Mark Carney’s Liber…
‘Trump wanted to break us’, says Carney as Liberals triumph in Canadian election theguardian.com 2 hours ago by Leyland Cecco in Ottawa
Canada, Mark Carney, Americas, World news
Party written off months ago completes remarkable comeback after US president’s threats boosted campaign * Results tracker * Joy for Libera…
Tuesday briefing: How Trump’s threats to Canada led to a Liberal victory theguardian.com 6 hours ago by Archie Bland
Americas, Mark Carney, Donald Trump, US news
In today’s newsletter: Mark Carney has pulled off an astonishing turnaround in his party’s fortunes. How did he do it – and what can progressi…
Former PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar wins election in Trinidad and Tobago theguardian.com 6 hours ago by Natricia Duncan, Caribbean Correspondent and Kejan Haynes
Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, Americas
Persad-Bissesar, 73, who was prime minister from 2010-2015, remains the only woman to ever have led the twin-island Caribbean nation sVoters …
Drinking champagne could reduce risk of sudden cardiac arrest, study suggests theguardian.com 8 hours ago by Andrew Gregory Health editor
Heart attack, Wine, Health, Medical research, Canada, UK news, Americas, Food, Science, Society, World news, Mental health
Maintaining a positive mood and eating more fruit may also help lower risk, researchers find Drinking champagne, eating more fruit, staying s…
Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma implicated in intimidation campaign by Chinese regime theguardian.com 8 hours ago by Maeve McClenaghan and Tom Burgis
China, Jack Ma, France, Alibaba, Asia Pacific, World news
Billionaire appears to have been asked to pressure friend to return to China to help pursue out-of-favour official The Chinese regime enliste…
‘The eighth wonder of the world’: China’s terracotta warriors to march on Australia for blockbuster show theguardian.com 8 hours ago by Rosamund Brennan
Art, Perth, China, Asia Pacific, Australia news, Exhibitions, Art and design, Sculpture, Culture
Perth will host huge exhibition of ancient treasures from first emperor’s tomb in June, with 40% of the artefacts leaving China for the first …
Student rescued from Mount Fuji twice in one week theguardian.com a day ago by Justin McCurry in Tokyo
Japan, Volcanoes, Mountains, Asia Pacific, Environment, World news, China
Chinese national, 27, reportedly returned to Japan’s highest mountain days after first rescue to retrieve his phone A university student has …
Putin and Kim confirm for first time North Koreans fought for Russia in Ukraine war theguardian.com a day ago by Justin McCurry, Pjotr Sauer and agencies
North Korea, Russia, Ukraine, Asia Pacific, Europe, World news
Acknowledgment, after long silence over deployment, comes as Russia claims it has recaptured Kursk region Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un have…
China and Philippines display competing flags on disputed South China Sea sandbank theguardian.com a day ago by Helen Davidson and agencies
China, Asia Pacific, Philippines, South China Sea
Beijing and Manila accuse each other of illegal activities around Sandy Cay near the Spratly Isles, as joint US-Filipino military drills get u…
Revealed: online campaign urged far right to attack China’s opponents in UK theguardian.com a day ago by Tom Burgis and Maeve McClenaghan
Hong Kong, China, Far right, Asia Pacific, World news, UK news, Social media
Social media incitement following last summer’s riots appears to be new tactic against Hong Kong exiles One morning last August, a troubling …
Nine journalist Nick McKenzie allegedly told of Ben Roberts-Smith’s ex-wife’s planned legal action theguardian.com 2 hours ago by Jordyn Beazley
Defamation law (Australia), Ben Roberts-Smith, Nine newspapers, Nine Entertainment, Australian media, Law (Australia), Australia news, Media, Law
Roberts-Smith argues his unsuccessful defamation case against McKenzie and Nine newspapers should be retried because of a ‘miscarriage of just…
Erin Patterson no longer accused of attempting to kill husband as mushroom murders trial begins theguardian.com 3 hours ago by Nino Bucci Justice and courts reporter
Victoria, Australia news
Victorian supreme court judge tells jury that charges relating to Simon Patterson have been dropped The trial of Erin Patterson for allegedly…
Dutton walks out of press conference as Albanese prepares for blitz of six states theguardian.com 4 hours ago by Josh Butler and Dan Jervis-Bardy
Australian election 2025, Australia news, Australian politics, Peter Dutton, Anthony Albanese, Coalition, Labor party, Nuclear power, Jim Chalmers, One Nation
Opposition leader finds himself under siege as prime minister takes campaign into Brisbane and Labor plays nuclear mind games * Polls tracke…
PM takes aim at Max Chandler-Mather while campaigning in Brisbane – as it happened theguardian.com 4 hours ago by Kate Lyons and Krishani Dhanji (earlier)
Australia news, Australian politics, Australian economy, Business, Health, Australian education, Australian immigration and asylum, Australian foreign policy, Australian election 2025, One Nation, Labor party, Liberal party, Coalition, Australian Greens, Independents
This blog is now closed * ‘Pure culture-war stuff’: Turnbull and Wyatt criticise Dutton’s welcome to country comments * Anywhere but Canber…
‘Pure culture-war stuff’: Turnbull and Wyatt criticise Dutton’s welcome to country comments theguardian.com 4 hours ago by Henry Belot
Australian election 2025, Australia news, Australian politics, Peter Dutton, Indigenous Australians
First Indigenous Australian to serve as federal minister says ‘to politicise it just adds to the division’ * Election 2025 live updates: Aus…
Police officer who killed Bondi Junction stabber had ‘resigned myself to the fact that I was probably going to die’ theguardian.com 5 hours ago by Daisy Dumas
Bondi Junction stabbings, New South Wales, Australia news, Crime - Australia, Sydney, Bondi
Insp Amy Scott, who shot Joel Cauchi in April 2024, tells Sydney inquest she was trained to ‘stop the killing, stop the dying’ * Election 20…
Questions begin as Spain and Portugal recover from largest power cut in recent European history – Europe live theguardian.com an hour ago by Jakub Krupa
Spain, Portugal, Europe
Spain and Portugal report power supplies almost back to normal after day of chaos across the Iberian Peninsula Portuguese power network opera…
Trump plans to ease tariff impact on US carmakers theguardian.com 5 hours ago by Reuters
Trump tariffs, Donald Trump, US news, Tariffs, Automotive industry, Global economy, Economics, Business, UK news, Europe
President will ease some duties on foreign parts in domestically manufactured cars, administration says * Business live – latest updates Do…
UK and EU defy Trump with new strategic partnership to boost trade and security theguardian.com 5 hours ago by Lisa O'Carroll and Jessica Elgot
European Union, Brexit, Politics, Europe, Young people
Officials draft declaration to help tackle ‘fluctuations’ in world economy The UK and the EU have outlined a “new strategic partnership” aime…
Electricity restored to 90% of Spain and most of Portugal after massive power outage theguardian.com 7 hours ago by Sam Jones and Ashifa Kassam in Madrid, and Jon Henley
Spain, Portugal, Europe, Energy industry
The outage, blamed by operators on temperature variations, left tens of millions without electricity Lights flickered back to life across mos…
Press freedom and pluralism face ‘existential battle’ across EU, report finds theguardian.com 8 hours ago by Jon Henley Europe correspondent
Press freedom, Civil liberties - international, Law, Media, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Europe, European Union, Journalist safety, Hungary, Croatia, France, Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, World news, Freedom of information
Exclusive: Several governments are attacking or weakening media independence, Civil Liberties Union for Europe says Media pluralism in many E…
Iberian peninsula power cut: King Felipe to chair national security council meeting in Madrid – as it happened theguardian.com 13 hours ago by Helen Livingstone (now), Nadeem Badshah and Jakub Krupa (earlier)
World news, Spain, Portugal, Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Donald Trump, European Union, Russia, Vladimir Putin, Europe, Germany, Denmark, Greenland, Pope Francis, Catholicism, Vatican
This blog has now closed. You can read our latest wrap of developments here. We are just getting a line from Reuters news agency saying that …
Israel’s Shin Bet security chief says he will resign after Netanyahu row theguardian.com 16 hours ago by Jason Burke in Jerusalem
Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel-Gaza war, Middle East and north Africa, World news
Ronen Bar to leave role in June, having been sacked by the PM only for the supreme court to block that decision * Who is Ronen Bar, the sack…
Trump promised peace but brings rapid increase in civilian casualties to Yemen | Dan Sabbagh theguardian.com 17 hours ago by Dan Sabbagh
Yemen, US military, US foreign policy, Houthis, Trump administration, Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, Middle East and north Africa, US news, World news, US politics
Escalation from US military suggests previous restraints on causing civilian casualties have been relaxed “I am the candidate of peace,” Dona…
Israel seems set on destroying system of international law compliance, ICJ hears theguardian.com 19 hours ago by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
International court of justice, Israel-Gaza war, Palestinian territories, Israel, United Nations, Netherlands, Law, Middle East and north Africa, Aid, Humanitarian response, World news
Country accused of obstructing UN as court considers its decision to end cooperation with Unrwa Israel appears set on destroying the framewor…
ICC judges order that arrest warrant requests in Palestine case be kept secret theguardian.com 20 hours ago by Harry Davies Investigations correspondent
International criminal court, Israel, International criminal justice, Law, Middle East and north Africa, World news, Palestinian territories, Gaza, West Bank, Israel-Gaza war
Exclusive: Prosecutor barred from public announcements as he prepares round of applications for Israeli suspects The prosecutor of the intern…
Israel has turned Gaza into a ‘mass grave’, top UN court hears – as it happened theguardian.com 21 hours ago by Yohannes Lowe and Tom Ambrose
World news, Israel, Yemen, US news, Middle East and north Africa
ICJ holding hearing about Israel’s obligation to facilitate aid to Gaza and the West Bank amid the outlawing of Unrwa. This live blog is close…
Houthi rebels say US airstrike on detention centre killed dozens of African migrants theguardian.com a day ago by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor and Jason Burke in Jerusalem
Yemen, Houthis, US foreign policy, Middle East and north Africa, US news, World news
Yemeni group vows to continue attacks at sea after latest strike, which raises fresh questions about US military operations in region Yemen’s…
Weather tracker: early summer heat likely in US and western Europe theguardian.com a day ago by Daniel Adamson and Tom Tobler for MetDesk
Environment, Washington DC, US news, World news, Pakistan, Europe, South and central Asia, Extreme heat
Peak of 30C expected in Washington DC, while a heatwave is expected to intensify in Pakistan and parts of India As the northern hemisphere mo…
India test-fires missiles as tensions rise with Pakistan after Kashmir attack theguardian.com 2 days ago by Penelope MacRae in Delhi
India, Pakistan, Narendra Modi, Kashmir, South and central Asia, World news
Indian navy showcases its strike capability, while Pakistani minister says nuclear weapons ‘are targeted at you’ India’s navy test-fired miss…
India and Pakistan trade gunfire across Kashmir border after deadly attack theguardian.com 3 days ago by Penelope McRae in Delhi
Kashmir, India, Pakistan, South and central Asia, World news, Narendra Modi
Tensions between nuclear-armed countries escalate after attack killed 26 people in disputed territory Indian and Pakistani troops have exchan…
The domestic pressures shaping India’s response to Kashmir attacks theguardian.com 4 days ago by Penelope MacRae in Delhi
India, Kashmir, Pakistan, Narendra Modi, South and central Asia, World news
Narendra Modi must weigh a response that balances domestic fury with strategic restraint India’s furious response to the terrorist massacre o…
Pakistan and India exchange fire as UN calls for ‘maximum restraint’ theguardian.com 4 days ago by Penelope McRae and Aakash Hassan in Delhi, and Peter Beaumont
India, Pakistan, Kashmir, South and central Asia, World news, Narendra Modi
Countries trade blows across line of control in disputed Kashmir as tensions rise after deadly shooting Troops from Pakistan and India exchan…
India and Pakistan closer to conflict over Kashmir attack as tit-for-tat moves mount theguardian.com 5 days ago by Aakash Hassan and Penelope MacRae in Delhi and Peter Beaumont
Kashmir, India, Pakistan, South and central Asia, World news
Islamabad closes airspace to Indian aircraft and tells Delhi any interference in water sharing will be seen as act of war Nuclear rivals Indi…
Tories are ‘gifting’ Runcorn to Reform, Labour says, as Badenoch claims bad local election result won’t be down to her – UK politics live theguardian.com an hour ago by Andrew Sparrow
Politics, UK news, Labour, Conservatives, Yvette Cooper, Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, Byelections
Labour chair Ellie Reeves says the Tories are doing nothing on the ground in Runcorn as Kemi Badenoch defends approach Severin Carrell is the…
UK supermarkets spend hundreds of millions on promotions in price war theguardian.com an hour ago by Lauren Almeida
Supermarkets, Retail industry, Business, UK news
Nearly 30% of total spending by biggest chains over four weeks was on special offers and discounts, says Kantar * Business live – latest upd…
Slow news: Cumbria tortoise found a mile from home nine months after going missing theguardian.com 2 hours ago by Jamie Grierson
Pets, Cumbria, UK news
Leonardo, who went on the run from his home in Ulverston, covered distance at pace of about 6 metres a day When Leonardo the tortoise went mi…
UK’s first trans judge appeals to European court of human rights over supreme court ruling theguardian.com 2 hours ago by Libby Brooks
Transgender, Society, Gender, UK news, European court of human rights, Law, World news, UK supreme court
Victoria McCloud brings action against UK for infringement of her human rights after ruling on biological sex Britain’s first transgender jud…
Primark owner’s shares drop as sales fall amid Trump tariff fears theguardian.com 2 hours ago by Julia Kollewe
Primark, Associated British Foods, Retail industry, Business, UK news
Company says consumer confidence could deteriorate further as countries face risk of recession * Business live – latest updates Shares in t…
BP green energy chief to exit as it retreats from low-carbon investments theguardian.com 3 hours ago by Jillian Ambrose
BP, Oil and gas companies, Oil, Energy industry, Business, UK news
Oil company says Giulia Chierchia will not be replaced after pressure from investors including Elliott * Business live – latest updates The…
Pedro Almodóvar attacks Trump as ‘catastrophe’ in New York speech theguardian.com an hour ago by Catherine Shoard
Pedro Almodóvar, Culture, Film, Donald Trump, US news, Spain, Film industry, World news
Spanish director compared the US president to Franco and said he wondered whether it was appropriate to visit country while he is in power Th…
Donald Trump to mark 100 days in office – US politics live theguardian.com an hour ago by Tom Ambrose
US news, World news, Donald Trump, Trump tariffs, US immigration, Automotive industry, US economy, Mark Carney, Canada
Milestone coincides with Mark Carney’s election victory in Canada as he warns ‘America wants our land’ For US foreign policy, Donald Trump’s …