Guyana’s president claims second term amid country’s oil boom
Opposition parties demand fresh ballot as electoral commission delays declaration of Irfaan Ali’s win
Letter: Stilettos, like boned corsetry, should have no place in the closet
From Jane Ridout, London E12, UK
Letter: Why Bond prepped his vodka Martini with pepper
From Jeffrey Susla, Woodstock, CT, US
Letter: Ireland and Britain and the fraught shared history
From John Wosner, London NW4, UK
Letter: The trend driving the Musk-Altman brain wars
From José M Muñoz, Head of Neurotechnology, International Centre for Neuroscience and Ethics, Madrid, Spain
Letter: Kyukyodo, a Tokyo retailer with a passion for paper
From Christine Escurriola Tettamanti, London W1, UK
Letter: Stories of Indian culture the grandparents pass down
From Kamlesh Pande, London BR3, UK
Letter: What next? Flip-flops in the boardroom?
From Brendan Kelly, Dublin, Ireland
Letter: Recalling the inventor of the junk playground
From Martin Richard Fears, Garden Maker, Hindon, Wiltshire, UK
Letter: Poles apart
From John Tippler, Former Director Network, BT, Spalding, Lincolnshire, UK
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Trump issues order to penalise countries that detain American citizens
Move raises possibility the administration could bar some foreign leaders from attending upcoming UN General Assembly
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George Parker talks to Anna Gross, Chris Giles, and Stephen Bush
Can we keep trusting US economic data?
Donald Trump fired the head of the agency that collects job numbers. Is the institution still reliable?
Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping — a laugh-out-loud return for the comedy duo
The pair’s first sketch comedy in 15 years doesn’t try to save the world, it’s just endearingly silly fun
PredictIt wins US licence to expand betting offerings
Site known for bets on political predictions could soon create and host all manner of markets
AI start-up Anthropic settles landmark copyright suit for $1.5bn
Case will compensate authors but could raise costs of training large language models
US agents raid Hyundai-LG site as Trump migrant crackdown escalates
South Korean nationals among hundreds detained at battery factory project in Georgia in biggest immigration raid yet
Early Revolut backer Balderton partially cashes out to cement profit
Venture capital firm has sold hundreds of millions of dollars in UK fintech that has enjoyed explosive growth
US adds just 22,000 jobs in August as labour market sputters
Lower than expected figure opens door to aggressive Federal Reserve rate cuts
OpenAI set to start mass production of its own AI chips with Broadcom
ChatGPT maker’s deal sends shares in the US chip group up more than 9%
Tylenol maker’s shares sink on Kennedy report linking painkiller to autism
Company says key ingredient acetaminophen has been approved for use by US regulators
Lululemon tumbles as tariffs and weak US consumer weigh on outlook
Yoga pants maker expects Trump administration’s new trade policies to reduce margin by $240mn this year