Sport
Fremantle Dockers v Brisbane Lions: AFL grand final 2026 – live
Martin Pegan (now) and Geoff Lemon (later)
US
US supreme court rejects Republican-drawn midterm map in Missouri for third time – live
Long-running fight over Trump-backed maps takes another turn as absentee voting is already under way in Missouri
Coral Murphy Marcos (now); Chris Hippensteel, Lucy Campbell and Tom Ambrose (earlier)
Lifestyle
Free the Strip! Melburnians fight back against outlawing of much-loved picnic spot
A council ban on drinking on the median strip in Canning Street, Carlton, sparks a peaceful protest featuring punch bowls, chips and laughter
Catie McLeod
Top stories
US
Michigan CEO loses job after posting AI-made image of her family in ‘Lake America’ sweaters
Jane Smith reportedly used ChatGPT to edit photo to show name Trump ordered US agencies to use for Lake Ontario amid trade war with Canada
Lucy Campbell
US
Ex-American Idol contestant told lover he dreamed of killing wife, murder trial hears
Alleigha Botner tells court Caleb Flynn, charged with murder of wife Ashley Flynn, sent her AI love songs
Uwa Ede-Osifo
Technology
Trump and Chinese president Xi end summit without major agreement on AI
Xi’s state visit to the US emphasized personal rapport with the US president, rather than substantial agreements to pause their respective countries’ AI arms race
David Smith in Washington
World
Five Great Reads: A week in Gaza, the queen of toddler TV, and bunkering down
The Guardian’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Jacqui Housden and Miles Herbert
Miles Herbert and Jacqui Housden
US
Turning Point USA knew of security concerns yet insisted Charlie Kirk speak outdoors, report says
According to report, school staff recommended event move to a more secure location weeks before Kirk was fatally shot
Maya Yang
Football
Turkey 0-1 France, Italy 0-2 Belgium, Georgia 0-1 Northern Ireland: Nations League – as it happened
Football clockwatch: Zinedine Zidane started his France era with a win in Turkey but Roberto Mancini’s Italy side struggled against Belgium
Michael Butler
US
Nearly 200 people wrongly identified on Nevada’s voter rolls as non-citizens
State election officials said they reviewed 185 records homeland security sent them and confirmed they were US citizens
Sam Levine
Sport
Irwin holds nerve to sink Leeds and send Warrington to Grand Final
A late penalty from Ewan Irwin gave Warrington a 14-12 win at Leeds and a place in the Super League Grand Final
Aaron Bower at AMT Headingley
Ukraine war briefing: Russian attacks force closure of Ukraine’s largest steelmaker
Closure another blow to Ukraine’s steel sector, as Zelenskyy warns Moscow is expanding its targets to include ‘daily life’. What we know on day 1,676
Guardian staff and agencies
Alarm at UN over sanctions threatened by US on international criminal court
Group calls for proper enforcement of ICC rulings as Trump administration widens attacks on court
Patrick Wintour in New York
Alberta’s self-image as world’s only rat-free region shattered by discovery of rat
Province’s rat patrol called in to investigate as town of Bowden announces discovery of dead vermin
Leyland Cecco
Pope Leo warns of AI threat to humanity at start of three-day France visit
Angelique Chrisafis in Paris
Trump faces tough choices as Iran dangles deal to reopen Hormuz before US midterms
Patrick Wintour in New York
‘Society needs children’: Alan Johnson calls for better-paid UK paternity leave
Exclusive: Former Labour minister says working-class fathers are being shortchanged and budget should correct it
Alexandra Topping Political correspondent
No general election before 2029, Andy Burnham says
Prime minister quashes speculation that Labour’s revival in the polls could prompt early contest
Rowena Mason and Heather Stewart
Healey appoints Labour manifesto writer, adding to election speculation
Economist Ravinder Athwal, who worked in Keir Starmer’s team, is poached from Flint Global
Heather Stewart Economics editor
Why Ed Miliband has embraced his ‘awkward dad’ image in viral TikTok video
Alexandra Topping Political correspondent
Labour rejects Declassified journalists from party conference for third year – as it happened
Tom Ambrose (now); Taz Ali and Martin Belam (earlier)
Burnham pledges extra £210m towards regenerating boarded-up high streets
Funds to help local people turn empty shops, pubs and clubs into community hubs, shared workspaces and cafes
Sarah Butler
Iran war drives UK diesel price to near record high, and makes interest rate rise ‘hard to avoid’ – as it happened
Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey says persistently high oil and gas prices would make it hard to resist pressure to raise interest rates
Graeme Wearden
TalkTalk races to sell consumer and broadband arms as administration looms
Customers and jobs ‘top priority’ as company closes in on deals with Opus Broadband and investment group Octopus
Mark Sweney
Trump and Chinese president Xi end summit without major agreement on AI
Xi’s state visit to the US emphasized personal rapport with the US president, rather than substantial agreements to pause their respective countries’ AI arms race
David Smith in Washington
The dark art of maths and the AI revolution
Letter: Bev Littlewood reminds us that mathematics has been the prime driver of the rise in AI, in response to an editorial
OpenAI hack on Australian government reveals anxiety at heart of global artificial intelligence dilemma
As the UN warns traditional safeguards are ‘unravelling’, Donald Trump says he will encourage, not restrain, the AI race
Ben Doherty in Sydney
Carlos Alcaraz leads by example as Europe take early lead in Laver Cup
Team Europe led Team World 3-1 after the first day of the Laver Cup, with Carlos Alcaraz featuring in the doubles with Jakub Mensik
Tumaini Carayol at the O2
Irwin holds nerve to sink Leeds and send Warrington to Grand Final
A late penalty from Ewan Irwin gave Warrington a 14-12 win at Leeds and a place in the Super League Grand Final
Aaron Bower at AMT Headingley
Moment of magic from Santi Carreras helps Bath overpower Harlequins
The 2024-25 Prem champions Bath kicked off their new campaign with a convincing bonus-point win against Harlequins at Twickenham Stoop
Michael Aylwin at Twickenham Stoop
Freeman and Pater inspire Northampton to opening win against Newcastle
Robert Kitson at DPD Stadium at Franklin's Gardens
Arts Council England doesn’t need ‘swagger’, it needs reform
Letters: Reader Chris Hodgkins proposes a dual‑pillar system that safeguards national institutions while establishing a dedicated body for grassroots arts and music
Jimmy Kimmel: ‘The only thing more unwelcome in the Oval Office than CNN is a salad’
Late night hosts discussed the overturning of Trump’s White House media ban and Xi Jinping’s visit
Guardian staff
Always a joker: Magda Szubanski reveals Heath Ledger asked to play her stalker on Kath and Kim
In her new memoir, I Can’t Tell You But I Will, Szubanski recalls how Ledger enjoyed their improvised kiss so much that he asked to be on the sitcom
Sian Cain
Earth microbes survive simulated conditions of Saturn moon’s ocean
Experiment suggests organisms could live in harsh environment under Enceladus’s icy crust, strengthening possibility moon could support life
Ian Sample Science editor
Spacecraft returns to Earth after rescue mission for ageing Nasa telescope fails
Series of in-flight problems meant Link, a ‘commercial space robot’, could not salvage the Nasa observatory
Richard Luscombe
Have you taken GLP-1s for a year or more? We would like to hear from you
We would to hear about the changes in your life after taking GLP-1s
Guardian community team
DNA database of UK dogs could help police collar criminals
Nicola Davis Science correspondent
The Guardian view on Trump and Xi: a show of friendship, but no real attempt to address the tensions
Editorial: The Chinese leader’s visit to Washington appears to have done nothing to shift the stalemate in bilateral relations
Editorial
The Guardian view on the 2026 Booker shortlist: what it takes to be a man
Editorial: All the contenders for this year’s prize are a reflection of the crisis in masculinity
Editorial
The makers of the 7 Up series set out to prove a point about class. What they achieved is far more profound
The epic documentary series reveals much about the shifting social attitudes of the last 60 years – and much more about the quiet mystery of human life, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
Jonathan Freedland
