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  • Illustration showing a protester, a ballot box, a hamburger and an aeroplane, with a tree in silhouette behind

    Explainer
    What are the most powerful climate actions you can take? The expert view

  • Israeli troops with military vehicles gathering in southern Israel near the Gaza border, 9 May 2024

    Analysis
    Does Israel need more US arms for a Rafah offensive?

    Biden’s threat to halt shipments seems to leave some weapon types available to Israel as well as stockpiles and an unaffected air force
  • book cover on top of barbed wire

    America’s unseen book bans
    The long history of censorship in prisons

    Tens of thousands of books are banned in US prisons, in an often arbitrary process that limits education opportunities

Spotlight

  • Taylor Swift’s epic Eras Tour reaches Europe this week, beginning with four nights in Paris.

    Live
    Taylor Swift Eras tour opens European leg in Paris with a changed setlist

    Will Swift add the Tortured Poets Department to her setlist? Join us live as the show begins again at La Défense Arena in Paris
  • Black-and-white image of two white children, perhaps from the 50s or made to look like it's from the 50s, with the little boy blowing up a balloon over the head of the little girl, who is grimacing with her eyes closed and sticking her fingers in her ears.

    'The least studied of all human emotions'
    What makes people annoying?

  • images of two students and a person sitting on a lawn surrounded by signs

    ‘A slap in the face’
    Students blast cancellation of commencements

    Universities across the US are dropping or shrinking graduation ceremonies as pro-Palestinian protests continue
  • Sugar comes in many different forms. This blend contains sugars from Barbados, Colombia and India, which have variations in color, texture and taste.

    ‘Sugar is brown!’
    There’s more to the sweet stuff than its pure white version

    Sugar’s texture and taste can be as individualistic as coffee beans or wine grapes grown in specific regions, but most of us don’t know that
    • man on a stage in front of side by side pictures of a man and a woman

      Seth Meyers on Stormy Daniels testimony
      ‘How are they going to teach this era of history in high school?’

    • Painting: An Old Woman Cooking Eggs (1618) by Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez

      Leading questions
      My mother spends her days serving a ‘holy man’. How can I make her see he is not a positive force?

    • Lola Alexander and Ursula Finke 1946

      Holocaust
      Descendants of survivors celebrate hidden ‘queer love story’

    • Signs and flags are seen on the property of William Denby, Ontario, Canada on April 25, 2024. (Cole Burston)

      Canada
      Is a previously unheard-of First Nation just the latest Pretendian case?

Opinion

  • The new Boxberg solar park, built on a former open-pit coal mine in Nochten, Germany.

    I understand climate scientists’ despair – but stubborn optimism may be our only hope

    Christiana Figueres
    • ‘Daniels has described the sex that followed as a grim affair, performed out of a begrudging sense of obligation.’

      Stormy Daniels’s testimony paints a dark picture of Trump’s view of sex and power

      Moira Donegan
    • Emma Brockes

      Mockery, low tactics, sexist tropes: gloriously, Stormy Daniels is repaying Donald Trump in kind

      Emma Brockes
    • Kendrick Lamar performing at Glastonbury in 2022.

      Drake v Kendrick Lamar’s rap beef has turned very ugly – who is benefiting from such a spectacle?

      Nels Abbey
    • ‘The job, of course, has a few downsides. As Mike Pence found out on 6 January 2021, being Trump’s VP could result in … violent rioters calling for you to be hanged.’

      Just how low will Republican politicians stoop to be Trump’s running mate?

      Margaret Sullivan

Sports

  • Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever looks on during a preseason game against the Dallas Wings on Friday in Arlington, Texas.

    It won’t be easy for Caitlin Clark in the world’s most unmerciful league

    Bryan Armen Graham
    With only 144 roster spots, the WNBA may be the hardest league to make in all of sports. For a rookie class led by Caitlin Clark, it’ll be a whole new ballgame
  • Cavan Sullivan

    Cavan Sullivan
    14-year-old signs record MLS deal that includes Man City move

  • Caleb Williams and Rome Odunze will be part of a revamped Chicago Bears offense

    NFL offseason winners
    From Rodgers to the Bears, via Houston

    All 32 teams have been busy over the last few months. But which ones have significantly boosted their chances of success in 2024?
  • Nikola Jokić’s Denver find themselves in a 0-2 hole against the Minnesota Timberwolves

    Jokić is MVP yet again. So why are his Nuggets struggling in the playoffs?

    Alex Kirshner
    The brilliant center won his third MVP award on Wednesday night. But he has come up against a Minnesota team built to cause him problems
    • The scene in Leverkusen.

      Live
      Bayer Leverkusen v Roma – Europa League semi-final, second leg

    • Real Madrid celebrate beating Bayern Munich on the Santiago Bernabéu pitch.

      Real’s unshakeable faith feels like a dark art for defeated Bayern

      Sid Lowe
    • Mark Coleman makes an appearance at UFC 300, weeks after narrowly escaping death

      MMA
      Mark Coleman survived alcoholism. Then came the house fire and coma

      Loretta Hunt
    • Mats Hummels scored the only goal of the second league between Borussia Dortmund and PSG.

      Champions League team of the week
      Joselu and Hummels steal the show

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Climate crisis

  • two people use a canoe

    Vermont
    State poised to become first in US to charge big oil for climate damage

  • Researchers from Brazil's state-run Fiocruz Institute shine a light on a bat

    Environment
    Biodiversity loss is 'biggest driver of infectious disease outbreaks'

  • Image of a wildfire with a temperature gauge graphic superimposed on it

    Climate crisis
    World’s top scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target

  • People on boats move through floodwater on a flooded street in Porto Alegre

    Latin America
    Disease and hunger soar after floods and drought, study finds

Across the country

  • Out-of-focus blue 'Keep abortion legal' sign with a person holds a sign in the back

    ‘This is not a ploy’
    Abortion rights activists worry about Democrats piggybacking on the cause

    Democrats’ glee about abortion becoming an electoral weapon could hurt key ballot initiatives, say advocates
  • FILE - The Michigan State Police exit the Adams Township Hall after executing a search warrant, Oct. 29, 2021, in Hillsdale, Mich. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced charges Wednesday, May 8, 2024, against former Adams Township Clerk Stephanie Scott and her attorney, Stefanie Lambert, who is pro-Trump, for allegedly allowing unauthorized access to a computer and its voter data in a search for fraud related to the 2020 election. (Corey Murray/Hillsdale Daily News via AP, File)

    Michigan
    Former US town clerk and her lawyer charged for allegedly accessing 2020 voter data in hunt for fraud

  • a woman with long dark hair in a braid and a yellow strapless gown

    Miss Teen USA
    Winner steps down two days after Miss USA resigned from her role

  • Daenerys standing in front of a dragon

    Streaming
    Disney and Warner Bros team up to bundle services in US

    • Harvey Weinstein
      Ex-mogul to stay in New York jail as retrial and California extradition case play out

    • New York
      Cruise ship arrives city harbor with dead whale caught on bow

    • Technology
      TikTok to auto-flag AI videos – even if created on other platforms

    • Boeing
      Supplier regularly shipped parts with defects, whistleblower alleges

    • Louisiana
      Voters trying to save Black congressional district scrapped by Trump-appointed judges

    • Twilight Zone
      Story by creator Rod Serling published after 70 years

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Around the world

  • Rear view of troops with fixed bayonets in front of Xi and Sulyok with part of Hungarian flag visible

    Xi Jinping
    Hungary rolls out red carpet for Xi in final leg of European tour

    Warm welcome for Chinese president contrasts with rest of EU, with up to 18 cooperation agreements expected
  • David Cameron stands at a podium

    Israel-Gaza war
    UK will not follow US in withholding arms sales to Israel

  • a large group of riot police wearing helmets and high-vis jackets surround a group of protesters in a courtyard at the university, which is a historic brick building. One student is seen on the roof with a banner and some are holding cardboard placards; there is graffiti scrawled in red paint on the walls.

    Europe
    Students hold Gaza war protests ahead of UN vote on Palestinian statehood

  • Marius Gustavson

    UK
    Man known as ‘eunuch maker’ who streamed mutilations is jailed for life

    • Media
      Four UK newspaper editors named in Prince Harry’s case against Daily Mail publisher

    • China
      PR boss says sorry after glorifying work-till-you-drop culture

    • Malta
      Former prime minister charged with corruption over hospital scandal

    • Music
      Man arrested for attempted break-in at Drake’s Toronto mansion

    • Malaysia
      Government plans to give orangutans to countries that buy palm oil

    • Sudan
      Children ‘piled up and shot’: new details emerge of ethnic cleansing in Darfur

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Podcasts

Podcasts

  • Champions League - Semi Final - Second Leg - Real Madrid v Bayern Munich<br>Soccer Football - Champions League - Semi Final - Second Leg - Real Madrid v Bayern Munich - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - May 8, 2024 Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham and Eduardo Camavinga celebrate after the match REUTERS/Juan Medina TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

    Football Weekly
    Real Madrid do it again in Champions League – Football Weekly Extra

  • G2: how to harness protein power

    Science Weekly
    How much protein is too much? – podcast

  • People flee the eastern parts of Rafah in Gaza. Photo by Aaed Baker/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock

    Today in Focus
    Escaping Rafah: on the ground in Gaza’s last refuge

  • Borussia Dortmund is in the final of the Champions League, Parc de Prince, Paris, North Rhine-Westphalia, France - 07 May 2024<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Action Press/REX/Shutterstock (14468424le) Nico Schlotterbeck #4 (Borussia Dortmund), Paris Saint-Germain vs. Borussia Dortmund, Football, Champions League, semi-finals Borussia Dortmund is in the final of the Champions League, Parc de Prince, Paris, North Rhine-Westphalia, France - 07 May 2024

    Football Weekly
    Dortmund delight as PSG’s Champions League woes return – Football Weekly

  • Donald Trump in court

    Donald Trump
    Stormy Daniels takes the stand in Trump trial

  • Illustration: Guardian Design/Christophe Gowans

    The Audio Long Read
    From the archive: The age of perpetual crisis – how the 2010s disrupted everything but resolved nothing – podcast

  • Picture of Marc Conway with beard against dark background with shaft of light running through

    Today in Focus
    The London Bridge ‘hero’ who could go to prison for 99 years

Culture

  • Ian MchShane in 2019.

    Ian McShane
    When I was about to get it on with Richard Burton, he said I reminded him of Elizabeth

    The actor on the fate of Lovejoy’s leather jacket, appearing nude on the cover of Cosmo and how to make a perfect cup of tea
  • Drake performs during the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Zilker Park on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP)

    ‘I bet Drake heard it and laughed’
    BBL Drizzy is the real winner of the Drake-Kendrick feud

  • Australian musician Mick Harvey in 2020

    ‘I can’t take Michael Bublé seriously’
    Mick Harvey on songwriting, staying straight and ‘survivor’s guilt’

  • Peter Jackson and Andy Serkis.

    Lord of the Rings
    Peter Jackson and Andy Serkis to work on new film

  • Kristen Stewart in Love Lies Bleeding.

    Kristen Stewart
    Actor says Hollywood’s self-congratulation over gender equality ‘feels phony’

  • Jack Black performing with Tenacious D at the AO Arena in Manchester.

    Tenacious D review
    Jack Black’s daft duo are deeply schooled in rock

Lifestyle

  • G2 - The experts: Therapists on body confidence (inside) WEB

    Ditch the mirror and celebrate your strengths
    Therapists on 20 ways to boost your body confidence

    Do you want to love how you look but always compare yourself with others? There are plenty of ways to overcome this, from life drawing to CBT to social media detoxes
  • French bakers with a big baguette

    Thursday quiz
    Musical riots, 1984 books, and extra-long bread

  • Dorie Greenspan's smoked salmon dutch baby.

    Dutch baby and ricotta crostata
    Dorie Greenspan’s New York-style brunch recipes

  • Sculpted Dress composite

    Dada meets dresses
    Why clothes that look like sculptures are all the rage

  • Marilyn Carkner and Jesse Inoncillo 's Halloween wedding.

    The truth about weddings
    Gen Z says they should be cheaper. Here’s how to make that happen

  • Kevin (left) and Svein

    Dining across the divide
    I thought, Oh God, I hope I don’t get a dyed-in-the-wool Scottish Tory

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  • People queue outside the Hermes store in Mayfair in London, Monday, April 12, 2021.

    Tell us
    Are you splurging on luxury goods you can ill afford?

  • Dozens of students arrested at the occupied Hamilton Hall building of Columbia University in New York<br>NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - APRIL 30: New York Police Department officers detain dozens of pro-Palestinian students at Columbia University after they barricaded themselves at the Hamilton Hall building near Gaza Solidarity Encampment earlier in New York, United States on April 30, 2024. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)

    US students
    Share your experience of the pro-Palestinian campus protests

  • UKRAINE-RUSSIA-WAR-CONFLICT<br>Gunners from 43rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine prepare to fire at Russian position with a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer 2C22 "Bohdana", in the Kharkiv region, on April 21, 2024, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. (Photo by Anatolii STEPANOV / AFP) (Photo by ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images)

    Ukrainian men abroad
    Share your views on Poland and Lithuania’s statements on conscription

  • A young businessman riding skateboard in the city of Barcelona, Spain.

    Tell us
    How do you make your commute fun or productive?

From our global editions

  • Home is in every bed space with you by Coyote Park, which appears in Queer Art: From Canvas to Club and the Spaces Between.

    ‘I did not know the life I have now was a possibility’
    Gemma Rolls-Bentley on her history of queer art

  • ‘The audience really give you the power and the energy and you give it back’ … alyona alyona and Jerry Heil perform at the first semi-final of the Eurovision song contest in Malmö.

    ‘Our children’s schools were bombed’
    The Eurovision stars fighting to rebuild Ukraine

  • Liao Yiwu in Paris in 2019.

    Two poems, four years in detention
    The Chinese dissident who smuggled his writing out of prison

  • Yevhen Miezientsev (left) and Mykola Misechko on top of a high-rise apartment block in Kyiv.

    Judges with machine guns
    The part-time drone hunters defending Kyiv

In case you missed it

  • Steve Albini at his recording studio in Chicago.

    From Big Black’s noise to Joanna Newsom’s hush
    10 of Steve Albini’s greatest recordings

  • White man wearing blue suit and orange tie opens his mouth

    Analysis
    Trump’s strategy to delay cases before the election is working

    The ex-president scored two huge legal victories this week that make it all but certain two of his trials will take place after November
  • A person holds a sign that reads 'GOP guns over people'

    Tennessee’s new, extreme laws
    From arming teachers to corporate tax breaks

    Republican lawmakers passed laws criminalizing helping minors get abortions and handed billions of dollars to corporations
  • Nashville mayor Freddie O'Connell

    ‘Keep the door open’
    Nashville’s mayor on governing a blue island in a sea of red

  • Nighttime view of tents, students and walkways covered with pro-Palestine chalk signs.

    From Iran to California
    This professor protests for human rights – but at what cost?

  • Side-by-side photos of a white woman and a white man

    ‘Do you worry about STDs?’
    Stormy Daniels’ testimony in Trump trial gets off to lurid start

  • Fake shops illustration

    Exclusive
    Chinese network behind one of world’s ‘largest online scams’

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In pictures

  • Russian service members march in columns past an honour guard during a military parade

    Photos of the day
    Parades, protests and pink clownfish

    The Guardian’s picture editors select some of the most powerful photos from around the world
  • A line of female military cadets. Nearest the camera, one applies red lipstick to the cadet next to her

    Russia
    Vladimir Putin celebrated Victory Day

  • Two women, one carrying a child, wade through water with their belongings

    In pictures
    Pulitzer prize winner for feature photography 2024

  • A black-and-white photo of a child standing beside a washing machine in a laundrette, with a baby in a pram just outside the window

    The last gasp
    Hull life during the fishing industry’s death

  • A composite image of a flag on the moon, a woman using a payphone and a blurred photo of a car driving under a crimson sky

    Photography
    Kraszna-Krausz book awards – longlist

  • Glasgow, UK ‘The war memorial in Victoria Park framed by cherry blossom.’

    Readers' best photographs
    Bountiful blossom and food for the soul

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