Author and academic Katherine Rundell explores the precipitous decline in reading books for pleasure, and what can be done to reverse it ...

Drug lord who was killed by Mexican special forces on Sunday led a cartel known for aggression and military-style arsenal ...

Message seen as reference to Ukraine war could create unnecessary tensions, says Seoul; Putin says developing nuclear forces now an ‘absolute priority’. What we know on day 1,461 ...

Environment watchdog says water corporation is ‘responsible for ensuring it doesn’t pollute our beautiful beaches’ ...

President and first lady were in Washington DC at time of intrusion at their Florida residence – key US politics stories from 22 February 2026 at a glance ...

More than half of the 50-odd Australians who featured in Italy this month were Olympic debutants, suggesting a bright future ahead ...

Australia has reached a record Winter Olympics medal tally of 6, surpassing the previous high point of the 2022 Olympics.

A man has been charged with serious vilification or hate crime and other offences over the incident in Brisbane's CBD ...

Two Olympic finals between Canada and the US were settled by sudden death. The format made the showpieces feel more like a coin toss than a climax ...

Advertised roles dropped 3% last month to 695,000 – first dip below 700,000 since January 2021, job site Adzuna says ...

Emboldened by recent wins, elected officials gathered in San Francisco to share strategy for a midterm ‘reckoning’ ...

Shock as Robert Aramayo named best actor for I Swear, and Jessie Buckley less surprisingly wins best actress for Hamnet. Here’s a minute-by-minute rundown of all the glitz, gossip, winners and losers ...