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  • Lukashenko stands behind a podium

    Live
    Risk of military incidents along Ukraine border quite high, says Belarusian leader

  • Pilot whales beached

    Australia
    Twenty-nine pilot whales dead after mass stranding on WA beach

    • France
      Moulin Rouge windmill blades collapse in Paris

    • Inequality
      World’s billionaires should pay minimum 2% wealth tax, say G20 ministers

    • Donald Trump
      David Pecker to resume testimony in hush-money trial

    • Indonesia election
      Prabowo formally declared president-elect after court rejects legal challenges

    • Spain
      PM considers resigning, blaming political ‘harassment’ of wife

    • Tupac Shakur
      Hip hop artist's estate threatens legal action against Drake over AI diss track

News in focus

  • A former domestic worker in Beirut. About 250,000 African and Asian migrant women work in Lebanon. An average of two domestic workers a week die there.

    ‘Every day I cry’
    50 women talk about life as a domestic worker under the Gulf’s kafala system

  • Orbán with Trump on red-carpeted steps at Mar-a-Lago

    ‘Waiting for Trump’
    Viktor Orbán hopes US election will change his political fortunes

    Exclusive: Hungary’s PM and EU’s most isolated leader says he is pursuing ‘friendship with everybody’ – particularly the former US president
  • collage illustration with Diane Abbott at the centre, surrounded by (clockwise from left): Tony Blair, a Stoke Newington sign, Diane Abbott, Ken Livingston, Hackney Town hall, Child Q protestors, Jeremy Corbyn

    ‘I’ll stay an MP for as long as I can’
    Diane Abbott’s tumultuous UK political journey

    The long read: Britain’s first black female MP faced hostility from the media and political establishment from the start. Nearly 40 years on, she is still not giving up

Spotlight

  • Illustration of a librarian holding out a book

    The experts
    Librarians on 20 easy, enjoyable ways to read more brilliant books

    Do you love reading – but all too often find yourself just scrolling through your phone or watching TV? Here is how to get lost in literature again
  • Nasser Abu Srour

    The Tale of a Wall by Nasser Abu Srour review
    A Palestinian prisoner writes

  • Detail from the cover of the book And They Lived … Ever After with a picture of Rapunzel and the subtitle 'Disabled Women Retell Fairy Tales'.

    Rapunzel reimagined
    The women retelling fairytales to challenge notions of perfection

    And They Lived … Ever After is a south Asian book of reworked European classics written by women with disabilities
  • ‘Long before my son was born, I dreamed of him’ … Suzanne Scanlon and her son

    The forever wound
    How could I become a mother when my own mother died so young?

    What broke me as a child was my mother’s death from breast cancer. But around that shattering, I became a person – and learned how to parent my son
    • ‘Running tens of thousands in debt from the tour and I’m being told that it’s normal’ … Arooj Aftab performing in Brooklyn in June 2023.

      ‘The working class can’t afford it’
      The shocking truth about the money bands make on tour

    • Lisboans march in the city’s streets in the aftermath of the 25 April 1974 coup d'etat which overthrew Portugal’s Estado Novo regime.

      ‘Everyone was in the streets. I just felt happiness’
      Portugal recalls the Carnation Revolution

    • Fleetwood United players and staff celebrate on 6 April 2024 after winning the United Arab Emirates second division

      Football’s unlikeliest global brand
      How Fleetwood made it big in the UAE

    • Looty’s Chidi Nwaubani and Ahmed Abokor in front of the Benin brass plaques at the British Museum, London.

      ‘Can you steal back something that’s already stolen?’
      How radical art duo Looty repatriated the Rosetta Stone

Opinion

  • An aerial photo shows residents of Akwidaa fishing village in Ghana erecting a makeshift sea defence

    Ministers of Germany, Brazil, South Africa and Spain: why we need a global tax on billionaires

    Svenja Schulze, Fernando Haddad, Enoch Godongwana, María Jesús Montero and Carlos Cuerpo
  • UK's Liberal Democrats Leader Ed Davey Unveils New Campaign In Guildford<br>GUILDFORD, ENGLAND - JANUARY 03: Liberal democrat supporters wait in the rain for the arrival of the Party Leader Ed Davey on January 03, 2024 in Guildford, England. Ed Davey revealed a new campaign poster as he launched a tour of Surrey seats and held a rally with activists in Guildford. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

    Frank Field saw benefit in the Lib Dems. In this election year, Labour would be wise to do the same

    Martin Kettle
  • Illustration: Ben Jennings

    Lies, confections, distortions: how the right made London the most vilified place in Britain

    Aditya Chakrabortty
  • People under red fabric with shirts saying 'Jews say ceasefire now' and 'Not in our name'

    We need an exodus from Zionism

    Naomi Klein
  • Adolf Hitler emerging from the party's Munich headquarters in 1931

    Everyone laughed at Hitler in the 1920s. A century on, are we making the same mistake?

    Adrian Chiles
  • Alter Altar by Jasleen Kaur at Tramway, Glasgow.

    This Turner prize shortlist is one in the eye for petty nationalists

    Adrian Searle

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Climate crisis

  • The Aedes albopictus mosquito on human skin

    Climate crisis
    Mosquito-borne diseases spreading in Europe, says expert

  • A male gold miner holding a spade in the background observes a female gold miner in an open-pit gold mine

    Environment
    Process raw materials in Africa, urges top environmentalist

  • A street strewn with downed power lines after Hurricane Laura passed through the area on 27 August 2020 in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

    Extreme weather
    US seeing rise in climate-related power outages, report says

  • Police officers stand near activists from Just Stop Oil taking part in a blockade by lying in the road at the Kingsbury oil terminal, Warwickshire

    Environmental activism
    Doctors condemn suspension of retired GP over UK climate protests

Around the world

  • Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzia raises his hand to veto the Non-proliferation of nuclear weapons resolution bill during a meeting of UN Security Council members

    United Nations
    Russia vetos UN resolution to prevent nuclear arms race in space

    Moscow described the security council resolution, which would have called on countries not to deploy weapons of mass destruction in outer space, a ‘dirty spectacle’
  • Humza Yousaf speaks from behind a lectern with two Scottish flags either side of him and a sign language interpreter to the left

    Live
    UK politics: Humza Yousaf says deal with Greens ‘has served its purpose’ and ‘balance has shifted’

  • The Tumela Mine , an Anglo American pit mine located in the north-western part of South Africa in Thabazimbi, Limpopo.

    Live
    Anglo American shares surge after BHP proposes £31.1bn takeover

  • Atacms missile testing at White Sands in New Mexico.

    Ukraine war briefing
    Long-range Atacms already hitting Russian forces

    • Environment
      Process raw materials in Africa, urges top environmentalist

    • Armed forces
      UK’s first ever memorial to LGBT personnel to be built

    • Australia
      Mass pilot whale stranding on beach sparks rescue

    • Exclusive
      New Orleans archdiocese must submit records on sexual abuse to police

    • Meta
      Shares tumble as weak revenue guidance overshadows AI boom

    • Environment
      Nature destruction will cause bigger economic slump in UK than 2008 crisis, experts warn

Culture

  • Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes.

    28 Years Later
    Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes cast in sequel

    The new film marks the reunion of director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland, who created 2002’s 28 Days Later starring Oscar winner Cillian Murphy
  • 2024 AACTA Awards Ceremony Presented By Foxtel Group - Red Carpet<br>GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 10: Rebel Wilson attends the 2024 AACTA Awards Presented By Foxtel Group at HOTA (Home of the Arts) on February 10, 2024 in Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images for AFI)

    Rebel Wilson memoir
    Entire chapter on Sacha Baron Cohen redacted from book in Australia

  • Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols in On Resistance Street.

    On Resistance Street review
    Lo-fi record of music’s long battle with racism

  • Matt Hicks, the star of I Wanna Marry Harry and very much not Prince Harry.

    Best podcasts of the week
    Best podcasts of the week: The reality show that duped women into falling for a fake Prince Harry

  • It even has a cursed walrus! … Dead Boy Detectives.

    Dead Boy Detectives review
    This fun paranormal romp will make you feel young again

  • BESTPIX - Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour - Singapore<br>SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE - MARCH 02: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO BOOK COVERS Taylor Swift performs during "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" at the National Stadium on March 02, 2024 in Singapore. (Photo by Ashok Kumar/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)

    Taylor Swift
    Singer hits 1bn Spotify streams in a week with Tortured Poets Department

Lifestyle

  • 42-Acres Meditation by the lake15

    Restorative in every way
    A rewilding retreat in Somerset

    A Wild Weekend on the 42 Acres estate near Frome offers fresh air, cosy rooms, sumptuous food and a chance to get hands dirty with some land regeneration work
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    Time is your most precious commodity
    Can you ever get it back?

  • Silvia Rothlisberger sitting on her van on the roadside in New Zealand

    A moment that changed me
    Joyriders destroyed my van in New Zealand – which led to a lovely life in London

  • Felicity Cloake's huevos rancheros.

    How to cook the perfect ...
    Huevos rancheros – recipe

  • France, Rhone, Ampuis, Rhone valley, wine of Cote du Rhone, vineyards of Cote Rotie, Cote Blonde, Guigal domain<br>HWD680 France, Rhone, Ampuis, Rhone valley, wine of Cote du Rhone, vineyards of Cote Rotie, Cote Blonde, Guigal domain

    Rail route of the month
    Vines on the line from Avignon to Lyon, France

  • Karla Zazueta's camarones a la diabla.

    Devil prawns and cheese broth
    Karla Zazueta’s traditional recipes from northern Mexico

Take part

  • A woman walks past the Lisbon University of Social and Human Sciences walls, stenciled with red carnations, in Lisbon.

    People in Portugal
    Share your memories of the Carnation Revolution

  • College students hold placards to create awareness for citizens to vote, in Varanasi, ahead of India's upcoming general elections.

    People in India
    Share your thoughts on the election

  • Bridal couples pose on Trolltunga rock formation in Ullensvang Municipality, Vestland county, Norway.

    Wedding photography
    Share your experiences

  • children at prep. school gate Falmouth jamaica<br>G2P4GJ children at prep. school gate Falmouth jamaica

    Teachers
    Tell us about moving from abroad to a school in England

From our global editions

  • Harry Daniels and Dua Lipa.

    ‘I may be a troll but I’m not stupid’
    Super-stan Harry Daniels on singing loudly at Biden, Dua Lipa and Anna Wintour for clout

    Harry Daniels’s TikToks of him singing awkwardly at stars alternate between trolling and displays of love for celebrities – but how does he do it?
  • An issue of the National Enquirer featuring President Donald Trump.

    ‘The only choice for president’
    How the National Enquirer boosted Trump and smeared his opponents

  • Two people standing next to metal ladder in put below ground

    ‘It’s magical’
    Prehistoric mines in Norfolk to reopen to visitors

  • Two hands hold a ramekin and spoon with a creamy dessert inside.

    Can there be delish dessert with less sugar?
    Absolutely, say these chefs

  • the remains of hundreds of pairs of shoes

    ‘People would never forget these shoes’
    The fight to preserve soles of Stutthof Nazi camp

  • An elderly woman with her hands on an ancient tree killed by Xylella fastidiosa in Puglia.

    Plant apocalypse
    How new diseases are destroying EU trees and crops

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  • A bristlecone pine tree, one of the oldest living organisms on Earth.

    Mother trees and socialist forests
    Is the ‘wood-wide web’ a fantasy?

  • John Gillibrand taking the service

    ‘Really good, not too long’
    Welsh churchgoers praise first ‘micro-service’

  • A woman serves cups of coffee from a large traditional clay pot

    ‘It’s rude not to offer three cups’
    The lengthy, beloved coffee rituals binding Ethiopians together

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  • Dairy cattle feeding at a farm as a bird looks on

    Science
    From birds, to cattle, to … us? Could bird flu be the next pandemic? – podcast

  • Arsenal

    Football Weekly
    Arsenal thrash Chelsea and a Football League update – Football Weekly

  • Angela Rayner in a hard hat and hi-vis jacket at a construction site

    Today in Focus
    Could a row over a council house bring down Angela Rayner?

  • Members of India’s Hindu nationalist organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) at a rally near Hyderabad. Photograph: STR/AFP via Getty Images

    The Audio Long Read
    From the archive: How Hindu supremacists are tearing India apart – podcast

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    Football Weekly
    An episode from Women’s Football Weekly – Fifpro exclusive interview

  • Barcelona v Chelsea in the Women's Champions League.

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    Fifpro exclusive interview and Chelsea stifle Barça – Women’s Football Weekly

  • Young nurse in medical scrubs and gloves looking at labrador and holding him while veterinarian gives injection

    Science
    Hardwired to eat: what can our dogs teach us about obesity? – podcast

In pictures

  • ‘Goofing around like kids’ … Mist, 2013.

    Outlaw attitude
    Skaters, saunas and spontaneous stripping

    Magdalena Wosinska spent the 1990s hanging out with bands, skateboarders and whoever else crossed her path. These photos capture blissful free spirits
  • Two military horses bolt through the streets near Aldwych in London, UK, after escaping during morning exercise

    Photos of the day
    A kite festival and horses bolt in London

  • Hampshire, UK.

    Readers' best photographs
    A littler splash and a Cuban mystery

  • On the way to Santa Paula … the road trip from LA in an old Merc.

    Adali Schell’s best shot
    The photography studio with four wheels and a sunroof

  • Cool waves … Little West 12th August 28 2023 by Pelle Cass

    Subways, sphinxes and the Stones
    Highlights from NYC’s Photography Show

  • THRESHOLDS at the German Pavilion & La Certosa.

    A lost astronaut, looted treasure and a hit naked Turk
    The 60th Venice Biennale

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