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  • A satellite image shows rows of white tents from above

    Israel-Gaza war
    Israel thought to be preparing to send troops into Rafah

    Two reservists brigades mobilised for Gaza missions while rows of tents put up in Khan Younis
  • Man in suit takes questions from reporters on steps on university building

    US
    House speaker jeered at Columbia as tensions rise over campus protests

  • Pedro Sánchez with his wife, Begoña Gómez

    Pedro Sánchez
    Spanish prime minister considers resigning as wife faces investigation

  • driftwood, lots of plastic bottles and other pollution on beach, with two figures on bikes in background

    Environment
    Survey finds that 60 firms are responsible for half of world’s plastic pollution

    • Evan Gershkovich
      American reporter’s appeal against his detention rejected by Moscow court

    • US
      Arizona house votes to repeal near-total ban on abortion

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

    • Meta
      Shares tumble as weak revenue guidance overshadows AI boom

    • UK politics
      Labour promises rail nationalisation within five years of coming to power

    • Ryanair
      French strike forces airline to cancel more than 300 flights across Europe

News in focus

  • Dr. Noa Lincoln with native Hawaiian sugarcane on the campus of the University of Hawai'i at HIlo. Undergraduate student Quinn Leggett is studying tropical ag plant production and management.

    Hawaii
    A scientist's quest to find and save the state’s native sugarcanes

  • 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

    A New York court has heard how the tabloid deployed a practice known as ‘catch and kill’ to aid Trump in 2016
  • Dozens of tents and young protesters wearing keffiyeh, with a rainbow Pride flag in the foreground.

    US universities
    How divestment became a ‘clarion call’ in anti-fossil fuel and pro-ceasefire protests

    The divestment movement has a long history among US student activists, including in the overlapping movements of today

Spotlight

  • Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine in The Idea of You.

    ‘The writer of Fifty Shades gave me tips’
    Robinne Lee on her scorching bonkbuster The Idea of You

  • Episode 1. Michael Douglas in "Franklin," premiering 12 April 2024 on Apple TV+.

    ‘We were going down fast’
    How Benjamin Franklin saved America

  • Jimmy Kimmel: ‘Trump is drawing the biggest crowds of any president criminally indicted for having sex with a porn star in history.’

    Late-night TV roundup
    Jimmy Kimmel: ‘The only faithful relationship Trump’s ever been in is with the National Enquirer’

    Late-night hosts discuss another day in court for Donald Trump, where he once again violated a gag order to not harass witnesses
  • Outdoors view of white TikTok logo on a company sign.

    Explainer
    Congress passed a TikTok bill. Will the US really ban the app?

    A bill passed by Congress and signed by Biden requires owner ByteDance to sell or face a US ban – it’s its biggest threat yet
    • Anne Hathaway.

      Anne Hathaway is a secret Arsenal fan and now her reinvention is complete

      Stuart Heritage
    • A close-up, sepia-toned shot of Taylor Swift.

      From Taylor to Ariana, pop’s overreliance on gossip is choking the life out of it

      Laura Snapes
    • ‘What could be a more fitting symbol of British suburbia?’ … photographer Gareth Gardner was transfixed by this hedge in Cheshire.

      ‘This one’s like a castle!’
      The hunt for the world’s wildest, daftest and most beautiful hedges

    • You lookin’ at me? … Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.

      Pass notes
      The world’s most disappointing masterpiece: why does the Mona Lisa leave so many people underwhelmed?

Opinion

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

    We need an exodus from Zionism

    Naomi Klein
    This Passover, we don’t need or want the false idol of Zionism. We want freedom from the project that commits genocide in our name
  • ‘Each day, in a Manhattan courtroom, Trump is finding out that there’s a limit.’

    Trump’s hush-money case might finally show him what accountability feels like

    Margaret Sullivan
  • Adolf Hitler with Nazi officials in Munich, 1939

    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
  • The Brics summit in Johannesburg on 23 August 2023, L to R: Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, China’s president Xi Jinping, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa, Indian PM Narendra Modi and Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov.

    The Guardian view
    Globalisation’s discontent: it’s not right for poor countries to fund the rich

  • Two middle-aged men sharing a warm hug

    I worry that hugging people could come across as creepy. So, from now on, all you’re getting is a handshake

    Adrian Chiles

Sport

  • Rory McIlroy in action at the RBC Heritage event.

    ‘I can be helpful’
    McIlroy hopes to unite golf with return to PGA Tour board

  • Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United celebrates scoring his team's third goal against Sheffield United.

    Man Utd 4-2 Sheff Utd
    Fernandes at the double in thriller

    Harry Maguire and Rasmus Højlund were also on target as Manchester United recovered twice from being behind to win 4-2 at Old Trafford
    • Avram Glazer and Jim Ratcliffe look on during the FA Cup semi-final against Coventry on Sunday

      Premier League
      Manchester United to fight proposed PSR changes

    • Antoine Semenyo celebrates scoring the winning goal for Bournemouth.

      Wolves 0-1 Bournemouth
      Attwell back in VAR hot water after Cherries win

    • Jean-Philippe Mateta fires home his, and Crystal Palace’s, second goal.

      Crystal Palace 2-0 Newcastle
      Mateta doubles up as Eagles ease past Magpies

    • The many faces of Rafael Nadal in a press conference ahead of the Madrid Open.

      Tennis
      Nadal reveals fear for French Open hopes due to ‘limitations’

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Climate crisis

  • 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

  • An oil platform

    Environment
    MEPs vote to leave treaty used by investors to sue over climate policies

  • An oil pump jack silhouetted against a dramatic orange sunset in a sky with grey clouds

    Fossil fuels
    UK ‘helping Russia pay for its war on Ukraine’ via loophole on refined oil imports

  • 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

  • Donald Trump against the backdrop of a US flag with a smartphone showing the Truth Social logo

    Trump Media
    Trump to receive bonus worth $1.2bn for stock performance

  • Klimt’s Portrait of Fräulein Lieser in an auction house.

    Gustav Klimt
    Lost painting sells for €30m at auction in Vienna

    • Barbados
      Leader halts £3m payout to UK MP for Drax Hall plantation

    • Gateway Pundit
      Rightwing US website that spreads election conspiracies declares bankruptcy

    • Health
      Cakes and drinks sweetener neotame can damage gut wall, scientists find

    • Portugal
      Country needs to ‘pay the costs’ of slavery and colonialism, says president

    • Bird flu
      US requires tests for dairy cows being moved across states

    • UK
      Three men arrested after five people die in Channel boat crossing

Culture

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

    Swift’s new album breaks another streaming record after already becoming the platform’s most-streamed album in a day
  • (from left)( Owen Wilson, Ben Stiller and Penelope Cruz in Zoolander 2.

    Ben Stiller
    'I was blindsided by Zoolander 2 flopping'

  • Rebel Wilson.

    Rebel Wilson
    Memoir to be published in UK with Sacha Baron Cohen passages redacted

  • Anne Hathaway.

    Anne Hathaway is a secret Arsenal fan and now her reinvention is complete

    Stuart Heritage
  • Megan Thee Stallion pictured in 2022.

    Megan Thee Stallion
    Rapper accused of ‘abusive work environment’ including sexual harassment

  • Eddie Murphy was not on set when the accident occurred.

    Eddie Murphy
    Multiple crew members hospitalized after accident on set of star's new film

Lifestyle

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    Time is your most precious commodity
    Can you ever get it back?

    Teacher and artist Isabel Manley reflects on how the modern world warped our relationship to time – and how we can begin to rethink it
  • 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

  • Victoria Beckham looks at designs on a table with a rack of garments behind her

    Victoria Beckham
    Collaboration with Mango shows how far designer has come

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?
  • 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

  • Illustrated portrait of Tommy Nicol.

    ‘99-year’ sentence
    Tommy Nicol was kind and friendly – a beloved brother. Why did he die in prison?

  • A white woman with long brown hair, dressed in a red paisley long-sleeved blouse and maroon pants, sits at a kitchen table in front of a can of Coke and a laptop, with her legs crossed and her hand on her knee, her chin resting in her other hand.

    Mary Jane review
    Rachel McAdams makes a magnetic Broadway debut

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    Billionaire Jeff Yass linked to $16m in donations to anti-Muslim and pro-Israel groups

  • 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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    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.

    The Guardian's Women's Football Weekly
    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

  • Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo

    Today in Focus
    Sudan’s forgotten war

In pictures

  • 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

    The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
  • 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

  • Woman carrying vegetation on her head

    Storyteller
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