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Iran claims four tankers struck mines in Hormuz as strike fears grow after U.S. midterms

Hormuz mine claims, Houthi attacks raise fears of renewed strikes as the U.S. reportedly weighs a fresh military campaign after midterm elections.

A pharma giant is moving past one patent cliff

Disappointing data highlights Novartis' challenge to build its next generation of blockbuster medicines, following a series of clinical trial setbacks.

Triple Mushroom Killer to Spend Life in Prison

Patterson has 28 days to consider whether she will take her appeal fight to the High Court of Australia.

Erin Patterson to die in prison after losing appeal against mushroom murder convictions

Victorian court of appeal rules Patterson should be jailed for life with no parole over deadly beef wellington lunch that killed three people

Erin Patterson Began the Day with Hope. Now Australia’s Mushroom Murderer Knows She’s Likely to Die in Jail

Patterson Watched On, Clad in Prison-Issued Blue, as Victoria’s Highest Court Rejected Her Appeal Against Her Murder Convictions

Latin America Policy Is About to Get More Complicated

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France’s Unfinished Revolt

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'Ignorance towards immigration is horrible. It’s not British': Skepta on his long-awaited return

Thirty-three months after it was announced, the grime legend’s new album is coming out. He explains how skinheads, fatherhood and rap history came to bear on its socially conscious contents

Could 2026 be the year that democracy fought back?

Elections are never enough by themselves, but the stunning results from Serbia, Brazil and Hungary have given us hope in dark times

Electrocutions, disease and no pay: how workers risk exploitation in Europe’s datacentres

As thousands of datacentres are constructed across Europe, the Guardian and Investigate Europe have uncovered disturbing evidence that some workers building them are exposed to dangerous conditions and living in fear of speaking out

Experience: I live in the house from the 80s horror movie Poltergeist

I was a fan of the film, so when it came on the market, I snapped it up. Now I allow other fans to come and stay in this piece of Hollywood history

Sinkholes, scarred land and scapegoats: the scourge of illegal gold mining in Johannesburg

There is no end in sight for the drivers of illegal mining, while police action appears ineffective