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  • A protester sprays pro-Palestinian slogans on a wall at the University of California Los Angeles

    'Such a shock'
    Israelis voice sadness and defiance over Gaza protests on campuses

    People in Jerusalem express little sympathy with anti-war demonstrators, with some accusing them of hatred for Israel
    • Mark Hamill<br>Actor Mark Hamill takes off sunglasses given to him by President Joe Biden, as he joins White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre as she speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Friday, May 3, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

      Mark Hamill
      Star Wars star hails ‘Joe-B-Wan Kenobi’ after White House meeting

    • Paris Olympic Games
      Super-rich spending up to $500,000 on exclusive packages

    • China
      Xi Jinping to visit France, Hungary and Serbia amid EU trade tariff row

    • Canada
      Police charge three over killing of Sikh activist

    • Ukraine
      AI-generated foreign ministry spokesperson unveiled

    • Henry Cuellar
      Texas congressman in court accused of receiving $600,000 in bribes

    • Alabama
      Supreme court declines to revisit frozen embryos ruling

    • Mexico
      Three bodies reportedly found where Australian brothers went missing

In focus

  • Oranges and watermelons for sale at the market in Bethlehem with three women in headscarfs in front of the stall.

    ‘We are disappearing
    Chef Fadi Kattan aims to keep Palestinian heritage alive through food

  • A protest outside the Garrick club featuring a placard that reads 'Garrick Club, open your doors to equality'

    Garrick Club
    Bitterly divided men's club in UK prepares to vote on female membership again

    Tuesday’s debate on whether the existing rules do not in fact bar women comes amid rising resignations and threats
  • People, mostly women, exiting a metro station in Kyiv.

    ‘I love my country, but I can’t kill’
    Ukrainian men evading conscription

Spotlight

  • Dua Lipa wearing a bodysuit with hook and eye fastenings all the way up the sides

    ‘When I became a meme it was humiliating and hurtful’
    Dua Lipa on pop, psychedelics and proving her haters wrong

    For two years, a viral joke mocking the singer’s dancing threatened to overshadow her record-breaking success – but the laser-focused star had the last laugh. And now she has her sights set on building a media empire
  • Scott and Maria

    Blind date
    ‘What did she make of me? Who is this weird Brit?’

  • Friends and family join a funeral procession for a member of the Parsi community at a prayer hall

    ‘Our culture is dying’
    Vulture shortage threatens Zoroastrian burial rites

    Inadvertent poisoning of scavengers across Indian subcontinent is forcing some communities to give up ancient custom
  • Basking shark

    ‘I’m happy we’re not killing them any more’
    Ireland’s last basking shark hunter on the return of the giants

    For 30 years, Brian McNeill hunted the world’s second-biggest fish from small boats off the wild west coast of Ireland. Now numbers of the sharks have made a recovery so rapid it has astounded scientists
    • A teenage boy sits in a dark room, covering his eyes with his hand

      Explainer
      How can parents protect their children from sextortion?

    • tim dowling cartoon

      Tim Dowling
      My dad thinks I’m the smartest of his kids, but then he is 102

    • Steve Pemberton and Susan Wokoma in Inside No 9.

      Inside No 9
      Dark, funny and totally riveting – this is the best comedy the UK has ever created

    • You be the judge special

      You be the judge
      Should my best friend be more mindful of my lower income?

Opinion

  • BESTPIX: The Rolling Stones Surprise Set in Celebration of "Hackney Diamonds"<br>NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 19: (Exclusive Coverage) Ronnie Wood, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards backstage before The Rolling Stones surprise set in celebration of their new album “Hackney Diamonds” at Racket NYC on October 19, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for RS)

    How old is too old? I’m 77 and I don’t know yet. But I will when I get there

    Polly Toynbee
    • ‘Women across Florida and the south rushed to find money, transportation, a doctor and an appointment before the law took hold.’

      Florida’s abortion ban has brought fear and chaos. This is the right’s vision for the US

      Moira Donegan
    • Black-and-white photo of man standing in front people holding a protest sign

      Let us remember the last time students occupied Columbia University

      Omar Barghouti, Tanaquil Jones and Barbara Ransby
    • Illustration: Thomas Pullin

      A new cold war? World war three? How do we navigate this age of confusion?

      Timothy Garton Ash
    • A horse heads back to a barn after an early-morning workout at Churchill Downs in the run-up to this year’s Kentucky Derby

      Twelve horses died around the Kentucky Derby last year. Little has changed since

      Elizabeth Banicki

Sports

  • The Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Dončić reacts during the fourth quarter on Friday’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers.

    NBA playoffs
    Dončić shines as Mavericks close out Clippers to reach last eight

    Luka Dončić had 28 points and 13 assists and the Mavericks advanced to the second round of the playoffs with a 114-101 victory over the Clippers on Friday
  • Caitlin Clark finished with a team-high 21 points in the Indiana Fever’s 79-76 loss on Friday night.

    Caitlin Clark
    Rookie puts on show in WNBA debut as Fever begin preseason

  • A horse heads back to a barn after an early-morning workout at Churchill Downs in the run-up to this year’s Kentucky Derby

    Twelve horses died around the Kentucky Derby last year. Little has changed since

    Elizabeth Banicki
    I have spent long stretches of my life around the racetrack. The methods for training young horses in the US means fatalities are inevitable
  • Darvin Ham went 90-74 during the regular season and 11-12 in the postseason, including two play-in tournament wins, during two seasons as the Lakers’ head coach.

    Did Darvin Ham cost LeBron his last real chance at another title?

    Claire de Lune
    • Oscar De La Hoya

      Oscar de la Hoya
      Canelo seems to have trouble remembering who made him a star

    • Zendaya leads a winning cast in Challengers

      Challengers got everything right about my sport – apart from the sexiness

      Andrea Petkovic
    • Elijah Adebayo drives in Luton’s equaliser.

      Luton 1-1 Everton
      Adebayo strikes but frustrated hosts fail to conjure crucial victory

    • Bucks guard Patrick Beverley (21) backs down Pacers guard TJ McConnell during Thursday’s game in Indiana.

      Patrick Beverley
      Bucks guard hurls basketball at fans near end of season-ending loss

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Climate crisis

  • The common carder bee (Bombus pascuorum) spotted in West Yorkshire.

    The age of extinction
    Bumblebee nests are overheating to fatal levels, study finds

  • ‘It’s moving throughout our whole home much faster than we expected,’ said Rob Jackson, co-author of the study.

    Gas stoves
    Appliances increase nitrogen dioxide exposure above WHO standards – study

  • A portion of the Florida wildlife corridor

    Florida
    State could have thriving future if climate resilience managed, research finds

  • Gaboon viper

    Snakes
    Venomous snakes likely to migrate en masse amid global heating, says study

Across the country

  • FILE PHOTO: A "now hiring" sign is displayed in Somerville<br>FILE PHOTO: A "now hiring" sign is displayed outside Taylor Party and Equipment Rentals in Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S., September 1, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

    Economy
    US adds 175,000 April jobs as hiring slows and unemployment stays steady

    April’s figure was lower than forecast and unemployment rate ticked up over the month but still market remains strong
  • a side-by-side image of a woman who shot her dog and a man who likes to look at things

    Kristi Noem
    Experts dismiss ‘dubious’ claim to have met Kim Jong-un

  • A wrecked vehicle in trees

    ‘Don’t die, I will be back’
    Oklahoma boy saves parents after tornado tosses truck

  • Heather Pressdee

    Pennsylvania
    Former nurse sentenced to life for killing three patients

    • Trump Media
      SEC charges auditor with ‘massive fraud’

    • Dreamers
      Biden administration expands healthcare coverage for Daca recipients

    • Trump's migrant plan
      Mass deportations, detention camps and troops on the street

    • ‘An emotional day’
      Maine bowling alley reopens months after shooting

    • ‘We must not stop’
      Potential Trump VP Ben Carson touts national abortion ban

    • ‘Grotesque’
      Experts condemn US tobacco firm’s sponsorship of doctor training

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Around the world

  • Brazil floods

    Brazil
    37 killed and dozens missing in worst floods in 80 years

    More than 23,000 people forced to leave homes after heavy rains in southern Rio Grande do Sul prompt record-breaking floods
  • People in Niamey last month demonstrating against the US military presence in Niger

    Niger
    US confirms Russian forces deployed to same airbase as American troops

  • Kamila Shamsie.

    Society of Authors
    Gaza vote divides UK writers union after call to condemn Israeli military action

  • Close-up image of eruptions on the sun.

    0:41

    The sun
    Video of surface captures solar rain, eruptions and coronal moss

    • Indonesia
      Floods and landslide kill more than a dozen people in Sulawesi island

    • DR Congo
      Bomb attacks in camp for displaced kill at least 12 people including children

    • Leprosy
      Disease passed between medieval squirrels and humans, study suggests

    • Italy
      Country bans ‘puppy yoga’ after reports of alleged mistreatment

    • Spain
      UN alarm over rightwing laws that could ‘whitewash’ Franco era

    • Panama
      Voters to choose new president against backdrop of social unrest and drought

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Podcasts

Podcasts

  • Sofie Hagen portrait

    Weekend
    Weekend Podcast: comedian Sofie Hagen on eight years of celibacy, the £5 coffee is coming, and Philippa Perry offers advice on reconnecting with a sibling

  • Illustration: Daniel Liévano

    The Audio Long Read
    Solar storms, ice cores and nuns’ teeth: the new science of history – podcast

  • People inspect damage and recover items from their homes after Israeli airstrikes

    Today in Focus
    Are we on the brink of a ceasefire deal for Gaza?

  • FBL-EUR-C1-DORTMUND-PSG<br>Dortmund's German forward #14 Niclas Fuellkrug (R) celebrates with Dortmund's English midfielder #10 Jadon Sancho (L) and Dortmund's German midfielder #19 Julian Brandt scoring the opening goal during the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg football match between Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on May 1, 2024 in Dortmund. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)

    Football Weekly
    Advantage Dortmund in Champions League semis? – Football Weekly Extra

  • A nurse holding a syringe gives a man an injection

    Science
    The extraordinary promise of personalised cancer vaccines

  • A transport vehicle carries three Tesla Cybertrucks on a freeway in California

    Today in Focus
    Has Elon Musk driven Tesla off track?

  • A designed image with the words 'Politics Weekly UK'

    Politics Weekly UK
    Coming 5 May: Politics Weekly Westminster – an extra podcast episode to get your political fix

Culture

  • (l-r) Celeste O’Connor, Kumail Nanjiani, Finn Wolfhard and James Acaster in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.

    ‘It’s about valuing their audience’
    Why Ghostbusters called in a Muslim ‘cultural consultant’

    The spooky comedy franchise may seem an unlikely place to find an ethnicity and faith adviser, but productions are increasingly aware of a duty to make sure communities are truthfully represented
  • Seth Meyers on campus protests: “No matter how you feel about the protesters, we should spend less time arguing about college kids and more time focusing on what the protests are about.”

    Seth Meyers on campus unrest
    ‘The story is what’s happening in Gaza’

  • Franz Kafka played by Joel Basman in Episode 4 of the new six part TV series.

    Franz Kafka
    Author's life was far from kafkaesque, biopic shows

  • Ewan McGregor and Liam Neeson in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace.

    Star Wars - The Phantom Menace
    Still terrible after all these years?

  • woman with her hand over her mouth

    Tarot review
    Disappointment is in the cards with silly supernatural horror

  • Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year logo, and some of the titles on the longlist.

    ‘It really isn’t good enough’
    Crime novel of the year award criticized for entirely white longlist

Lifestyle

  • A deserted sandy cove with one small boat in the clear turquoise sea.

    Europe’s best beach holidays:
    Donoussa, Greece

    This quiet island in the Small Cyclades has one small town, several wild sandy bays and a plethora of panoramic walking and running trails
  • Yotam Ottolenghi's tinned fish crostata.

    Yotam Ottolenghi’s tinned fish recipes
    Italian-style sardine pie and smoked oyster pasta

  • Edith Pritchett cartoon on celebrities' secrets

    Edith Pritchett on millennial life
    A lorry and a goopy mess: it’s a Met Gala look – cartoon

  • Composite of happy woman; in the background are the backviews of two couples

    ‘I don’t even dream about sex … I don’t miss it at all’
    Readers on why they chose celibacy

  • Martina Navratilova holds up the golden winners' plate after winning Wimbledon in July 1990

    The quiz
    What links Martina Navratilova and Alastair Cook?

  • Tom Hunt's fridge raid salad with rhubarb dressing - landscape

    Waste not
    How to make a fridge-raid dinner salad – recipe

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  • 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

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

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

  • Hands Up<br>Large party group of people holding their arms and hands high in the air during an Outdoor Concert

    Music
    Tell us your experiences of making a living from music

  • 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?

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From our global editions

  • Map graphic for data analysis piece

    Analysis
    Big Tory losses but no Labour landslide. What might happen at Westminster?

  • Man on stage in front of Arizona and American flags

    Boxing, tacos and TV
    Democratic Senate contender aims to win back Latino voters

  • 'When there's a state trying to kill you, how do you report that news?" Fardad Farahzad, journalist, Iran International

    'When you cover Iran from outside, there are always threats'
    Why reporting from exile can still be dangerous

  • Young people standing on a street, many wearing face masks and keffiyeh scarves, some holding a Palestinian flag

    ‘We’re infantilised or demonised’
    French students criticise Gaza protests crackdown

In case you missed it

  • Park plaza

    ‘It’s like winning the lottery’
    The mobile home owners buying the land they live on

  • Sarah Coyte poses at home in Sydney, Australia

    The not-so-secret cost of being superhuman
    Elite sport’s problem with disordered eating

    Athletes are breaking their silence about their experience of eating disorders and disordered eating. Why is this happening in an arena celebrated as the epitome of health?
  • A black and white scan of the unfurled scroll

    ‘Second renaissance’
    Tech uncovers ancient scroll secrets of Plato and co

    Researchers and Silicon Valley are using tools powered by AI to read what had long been thought unreadable
  • A composite image of a woman and a man against a red and blue background.

    ‘Chaos will be created’
    Arizona court hears election-subversion case – with eyes on 2024

  • three side by side photos showing, from left, Bernie Sanders with the subtitle 'donald trump must be defeated', joe biden with red laser eyes superimposed, and trump hugging a US flag

    Dark Brandon popping off
    Is Joe Biden’s ‘cringe’ TikTok helping or hurting him?

  • Nemat (Minouche) Shafik testifies before Congress Columbia University's response to antisemitism

    Minouche Shafik
    The Columbia president facing choppy waters over Gaza protests

  • ‘Over 100 million Americans have diabetes or prediabetes, and 100,000 die from the condition annually.’

    Does the American Diabetes Association work for patients or companies?
    A lawsuit dared to ask

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  • Star Wars fans dressed as stormtroopers at a cinema in The Hague

    Photos of the day
    A Star Wars marathon and a heatwave in Asia

    The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
  • A girl stands next to a damaged car buried in mud at an area heavily affected by torrential rains and flash floods in the village of Kamuchiri

    The week
    20 pictures from around the world

  • A 'Maya' girl sits on an altar

    Photo essay
    Spring, fertility and an awakening with Spain’s Las Mayas

  • A field hamster looks out of its burrow in a field. in Euskirchen, Germany.

    Week in wildlife: a giant hamster, a mustachoied deer and a zebra on the run

  • Police face-off with pro-Palestinian students after destroying part of the encampment barricade on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles.

    In pictures
    Police move in on protest camp at UCLA

  • A dog outside a polling station for the London mayor election

    Dog-whistle politics
    Pets at UK polling stations

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