Rationale for Iran war questioned after Trump says ‘I don’t care’ about regime’s uranium stockpiles
US president’s apparent decision to leave highly enriched uranium in hands of regime creates a more risky scenario than before the war began, experts say
‘We have all the cards’: Trump says US war on Iran ‘nearing completion’
President says ‘little journey’ to Iran close to achieving US aims but offers few details on plan to wind down conflict
Trump news at a glance: president makes fresh threat to pull US out of Nato
Trump has expressed growing contempt for North Atlantic allies as they refused to be drawn into his war on Iran
New Zealand signs defence pact with Cook Islands after quarrel over China deal
Agreement comes after Wellington halted millions in aid to its former colony after Cook Islands formed strategic partnership with Beijing
Donald Trump, man-baby leader of the free world, is having an epic tantrum. Anthony Albanese must call it out
Australia’s obsequiousness to Trump’s America has gone way beyond the national interest
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Healthy hedgehogs are best left in the wild
Letter: The creatures should not be kept or treated as pets, however tame or familiar they may appear, says Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital
Method Man turns his eyeball inside out: Eddie Otchere’s best photograph
‘I was on a scrubby bit of land with Wu-Tang Clan when Method Man said, “Let me show you a trick.” And he put his cap strap over his eye, pulled it back and made the face’
Hatton Garden: The Great Diamond Heist review – a brazen sitdown with a super villain
The last heistmeister of ‘the largest burglary in English history’ oozes charisma as he tells his wild tale. Even his contempt for his accomplices is impressive
Unregulated chatbots are putting lives at risk
Letters: Readers respond to an article about people whose lives were wrecked by delusional thinking after they used AI tools
Don’t blame AI for the Iran school bombing
Letters: Anthony Lawton and Dr Felicity Mellor on the importance of humans who design systems and execute decisions taking responsibility for them
Would more North Sea drilling mean lower energy prices for UK consumers?
Kemi Badenoch claims increased UK oil and gas production would cut bills by £200, but critics say plan won’t work
A truckload of F1 KitKats, a painting of fish: what is it that makes heists so delicious?
In a world of data theft and online scams, there is something thrillingly analogue about these audacious robberies, says writer and journalist Imogen West-Knights
Lunar prospectors: the businesses looking to mine the moon
Within the lunar dirt is a type of helium so rare on Earth that a palm-sized container is estimated to be worth millions
Romeo and Juliet review – overbearing directorial stamp saved by Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe’s chemistry
Young stars perfectly encapsulate the uncompromising nature of first love in Robert Icke’s production
Japan allows divorced couples to negotiate joint custody of children for first time
The new rules are the first major change to the country’s laws governing child-rearing in more than a century