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  • Heavily damaged and collapsed buildings in Khan Younis, Gaza.

    Israel-Gaza war
    Gaza’s 37m tonnes of bomb-filled debris could take 14 years to clear, says expert

    Top UN demining official outlines scale of devastation as Egypt officials fly into Israel in attempt to revive ceasefire talks
    • a woman smiles and gives a thumbs up while standing on stage in front of multiple logos for the national rifle association

      Kristi Noem
      Trump VP contender writes of killing dog – and goat – in new book

    • Joe Biden
      I’m happy to debate Trump, says president in surprise Howard Stern interview

    • China
      US has seen evidence of attempts by Beijing to influence election, says Blinken

    • Ruby Bridges
      Civil rights pioneer rejects claim book makes white children uncomfortable

    • Vaping
      Women should give up vaping if they want to get pregnant, study suggests

    • Baltimore bridge collapse
      First cargo ship leaves Baltimore via new channel

    • Canada
      Orca calf successfully returned to open water after bold rescue

    • All burn, no bite
      Ohio company to sell a ‘flamethrower-wielding robot dog’

In focus

  • a woman looks at computer screens

    Election officials in the US are under threat
    A key county just faced a major test ahead of November

  • a side-by-side image of Joe Biden and Donald Trump

    ‘A lot would have to go wrong for Biden to lose’
    Can Allan Lichtman predict the 2024 election?

    The professor on his famous 13 ‘keys’ to the White House, a method for predicting election results that’s been right nine times out of 10
  • WKCR's broadcasting studio. Directed by the DJ, a panel of student journalists work together with the field reporters to record and upload live coverage. In between this, the DJ continues the Charles Mingus Birthday Broadcast special.

    Chaotic and thrilling
    Columbia’s radio station is live from the student protests

    As pro-Palestinian demonstrations roil campus, the station’s undergraduate reporters – working 18 hour days – have become an essential news source

Spotlight

  • Emily Oster

    ‘Why has my uterus fallen into my vagina?’
    Emily Oster’s new book demystifies common pregnancy complications

    The Unexpected, the latest book by the economics professor, examines the uncomfortable and embarrassing parts of pregnancy that no one talks about
  • Composite of a young heterosexual looking into each other's eyes, while in the background a man walks away.

    ‘We chose not to blow up our life’
    Readers on surviving infidelity

  • Guardian Eggs Title Illo

    Egg labels, egg-splained
    From cage-free to free-range, how to eat ethically and economically

    Egg cartons are labeled with all sorts of descriptors in the US, making grocery shopping a confusing experience. Experts tell us what these labels mean and how to shop
  • Silhouette of an unrecognisable person looking out of a window blind.

    ‘I felt immense shame’
    One man’s experience of a female stalker

    Tom, whose experience echoes that portrayed in Baby Reindeer, talks about the impact on him and the police response
    • illustration of woman cradling baby as she sits on what looks like a tiny island under her

      Becoming a mother was impossibly hard during Covid
      Has anything changed since?

    • He can never get back there … Jon Bon Jovi on Thank You, Goodnight.

      Thank You, Goodnight review
      Bon Jovi’s surprisingly devastating ode to lost youth

    • "Dune: Part Two" World Premiere - Arrivals<br>LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 15: Zendaya attends the World Premiere of "Dune: Part Two" in London's Leicester Square on February 15, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage)

      Zendaya
      Can the actor make the leap from tween idol to Hollywood heavyweight?

    • man on stage in a suit

      Jordan Klepper on campus protests
      ‘You’re not going to resolve tension by adding violence’

Opinion

  • black and white picture of people sitting in an assembly room

    Biden is the graduation speaker for Martin Luther King’s alma mater. It’s a moral disaster

    Jared Loggins
    The US president continues to support Israel in its onslaught on Gaza. Morehouse College’s most famous alumnus was anti-war
  • ‘After pro-Israel groups mischaracterized Tabassum’s pro-Palestinian views as “antisemitic”, USC claimed that security concerns made her speech untenable.’

    USC vetoed a Muslim student’s graduation speech for her pro-Palestinian views. Why?

    Mohammed Zain Shafi Khan
  • A herd of cows huddled together in a Texas cattle farm

    American cows now have bird flu, too – but it’s time for planning, not panic

    Devi Sridhar
    This is not a repeat of the Covid pandemic. Yet global governments should follow the US and prepare a response, writes global public health expert Prof Devi Sridhar
  • Harvey Weinstein leaves a court in New York after a bail hearing in December 2019.

    How much did #MeToo change for women? Let’s ask Harvey Weinstein today – or Donald Trump

    Marina Hyde
    Both were pilloried, but that was then. Today, one has beaten a rape conviction, the other may return as president, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
    • Pro-Palestine activists on the outskirts of University Yard at George Washington University in Washington DC on Friday. Campus police officers closed off access to a protest encampment as it entered the second day.

      Most Jews and Palestinians want peace. Extremists, narcissists ​and other ‘allies’ only block the way

      Jonathan Freedland
    • Aerial view of a suburban subdivision near Houston Texas.

      Is Connor Hubbard the most boring man on the internet?

      Arwa Mahdawi
    • German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Berlin restaurateur Arif Keleş and 60kg of meat at the residence of the German ambassador in Istanbul, 22 April 2024.

      Like Germany’s president, I love a good kebab. Cosying up to autocrats like Erdoğan, less so

      Fatma Aydemir
    • woman looking through curtains

      We won’t stop violence against women with ‘conversations about respect’. This is not working. We need to get real

      Jess Hill

Sports

  • The 76ers' Joel Embiid speaks during a news conference after Game 3 of Philadelphia’s first-round playoff series against the New York Knicks.

    NBA
    Sixers’ Embiid says he’s suffering from Bell’s palsy after hanging 50 on Knicks

    Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with Bell’s palsy, a form of facial paralysis he says has affected him for two weeks
  • Adrian Newey

    Formula One
    Newey set for Red Bull talks over future after exit reports

    Adrian Newey is set to begin talks with Red Bull’s management to resolve his future after reports he expressed a desire to leave
    • Eddie Howe, Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Malo Gusto

      Premier League
      10 things to look out for this weekend

    • Charles Guilloy cooking a kitchen.

      Bourguignon, burgers and beetroot
      Paris Olympics to make history with vegetarian offerings

    • Arne Slot

      Arne Slot
      The overachiever and ‘good guy’ who can spark a revolution

    • Dommaraju Gukesh at the Candidates in Toronto

      Chess
      Gukesh, 17, shocks favorites to become youngest challenger for title

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Climate crisis

  • Series of trucks driving along a winding road at an open-pit copper mine

    Environment
    UN-led panel aims to tackle abuses linked to mining for ‘critical minerals’

  • a flood sign during a storm

    Environment
    Trump will dismantle key US weather and science agency, climate experts fear

  • smoke emerging from a plant at sunset

    Coal
    New rule compels US coal-fired power plants to capture emissions – or shut down

  • people wear shirts that say "end fossil fuels" and hold signs that say "Manchin is killing us"

    ‘Outrageous’ climate activists
    They're getting in the faces of politicians and oil bosses – will it work?

Across the country

  • Man in suit and glasses behind microphone

    The pro-Trump Arizona fake electors scheme
    What’s in the charging document?

    The indictment details the steps to push the concept of alternate electors in an alleged effort to overturn Biden’s victory
  • A woman gazes into the camera.

    Tarana Burke
    #MeToo founder says campaign will continue after Weinstein verdict overturned

  • Pier catches fire in Southern California, Oceanside, CA, United States - 25 Apr 2024<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Hayne Palmour IV/REX/Shutterstock (14450777l) People watch a helicopter drop water as fire crews fight a fire burning at the end of the Oceanside Municipal Pier in Oceanside, California on Thursday, April 25, 2024. The fire started at a vacant restaurant at the end of the pier causing significant damage. No injuries were reported. Pier catches fire in Southern California, Oceanside, CA, United States - 25 Apr 2024

    California
    Crews battle fire threatening longest wooden pier on US west coast

  • visitors pore over an orange MG 4 EV electric sports car on display at the Beijing Auto Show.

    Automotive industry
    Tesla among electric carmakers forced to cut prices as market stalls

    • Arizona’s abortion U-turn
      A Republican break from the anti-abortion movement

    • University protests
      Police allegedly use rubber bullets and teargas in Georgia

    • Darktrace
      Cybersecurity firm agrees $5.3bn sale to US private equity business

    • ‘Selfless and strong’
      Memorial honors World Central Kitchen aid workers killed in Gaza

    • TikTok
      ByteDance would shut down app in US rather than sell it, sources say

    • Snap Inc
      Snapchat parent company sees shares surge as improved ad system pays off

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Around the world

  • King Charles and Queen Camilla talk to each other, arm in arm, in a garden

    King Charles III
    Monarch to return to public duties while continuing cancer treatment

    Monarch to resume public-facing engagements after palace says doctors ‘very encouraged’ by his progress
  • Andrew Tate, who is bald-headed with a beard, speaks with one hand raised

    Andrew Tate
    Human trafficking trial can proceed, Romanian court rules

  • John Cleese sits in an armchair

    Secret to eternal youth?
    John Cleese extols virtues of stem cell treatment

  • Taylor Swift at the 2024 Grammy awards.

    Taylor Swift
    Singer equals Madonna’s record of 12 UK No 1 albums

    • Ukraine
      Agriculture minister detained in multimillion dollar corruption probe

    • Air Canada
      Airline apologizes after headdress of First Nations chief removed to hold

    • Liz Truss
      Book enters bestseller list in 70th place with 2,228 copies sold

    • ‘It’s an expression of emotion’
      Pro-Palestine mural under review by London council

    • Alphabet
      Google parent hits $2tn valuation as it announces first dividend

    • ‘Massive and exciting impact’
      Show celebrates Spain’s first abstract art museum

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Podcasts

  • The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in Washington DC on 28 August 1963. Photograph: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group/Getty Images

    The Audio Long Read
    Solidarity and strategy: the forgotten lessons of truly effective protest – podcast

  • Biden in bow tie and shades with sign behind him saying: White House Correspondents' Association

    Politics Weekly America
    White House Correspondents’ Dinner: is there still space for humour?

  • Lines of tents at a pro-Palestine protest at Columbia University

    Today in Focus
    The US college protests and the crackdown on campuses

  • Premier League - Everton v Liverpool<br>Soccer Football - Premier League - Everton v Liverpool - Goodison Park, Liverpool, Britain - April 24, 2024 Everton's Jarrad Branthwaite celebrates after Dominic Calvert-Lewin scores their second goal as Liverpool's Alisson looks on REUTERS/Carl Recine NO USE WITH UNAUTHORIZED AUDIO, VIDEO, DATA, FIXTURE LISTS, CLUB/LEAGUE LOGOS OR 'LIVE' SERVICES. ONLINE IN-MATCH USE LIMITED TO 45 IMAGES, NO VIDEO EMULATION. NO USE IN BETTING, GAMES OR SINGLE CLUB/LEAGUE/PLAYER PUBLICATIONS. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

    Football Weekly
    Have Everton dashed Liverpool’s title dreams? – Football Weekly Extra

  • 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?

Culture

  • Emma Stone in Poor Things

    'I would like to be Emily'
    Emma Stone says she would like to be called by her real name

    Oscar winner reveals she would enjoy fans using her given name despite using Emma professionally
  • FILE: Ellen DeGeneres Tests Positive for Coronavirus<br>FILE - DECEMBER 10: Ellen DeGeneres has tested positive for Coronavirus. Filming of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" has been put on hold. NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 08: Ellen Degeneres hosts 'The Ellen Degeneres Show' Season 13 Bi-Coastal Premiere at Rockefeller Center on September 8, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by James Devaney/GC Images)

    Ellen DeGeneres
    I was ‘kicked out of show business’ for being ‘mean’

  • Supporters of Donald Trump storm the US Capitol on 6 January 2021.

    Aaron Sorkin
    Screenwriter to write film about January 6 and Facebook disinformation

  • Eminem appearing at the NFL Draft this week.

    ‘It was only a matter of time for Slim’
    Eminem to kill off Slim Shady alter ego on new album

  • LL Cool J

    Uncropped
    James Hamilton on the decay of alt-journalism and street photography

  • Jonah Hauer-King photographed in London by Suki Dhanda for the Guardian.

    ‘Shaving my head became so poignant’
    Jonah Hauer-King on The Tattooist of Auschwitz and his extraordinary family story

Lifestyle

  • Victoria Beckham standing in front of clothes for her Mango collection leaning on a table looking at sketches of her designs

    ‘It’s what I always dreamed of’
    Mango deal takes Victoria Beckham’s designs to high street

    Collections by ex-Spice Girl had been too dear for most but deal with affordable chain forecast to help tip VB business into profit
  • Unsympathetic - man woman illustration

    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    My brother bullied me, which has had a lifelong impact. Can I build bridges with him now?

  • A man paddleboards with his dog with kayaks in the background.

    A local’s travel guide to Austin
    What to eat, see and do in three days

  • Two models standing together. One has black curly hair and wears a grey sleeveless knit with red tracksuit bottoms. The other has long brown hair and wears a sage green sleeveless knit with a pale blue blouse and chinos.

    The new power sleeve?
    It’s the one that isn’t there at all

  • Accessories hang on an orange wall next to a changing room with a green fabric curtain pulled back

    Accessories
    Coral bracelets and kitsch keyrings spell beginning of fashion backlash

  • Lulu's Rhubarb Hanky Panky.

    Cocktail of the week
    Lulu’s rhubarb hanky panky – recipe

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    Ukraine
    Ukrainian men abroad: share your views on Poland and Lithuania’s statements on conscription

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

    Wedding photography
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  • We’re after things that are small, genuinely useful, and inexpensive to buy (nothing over £20).

    Technology
    Tell us: what’s your favourite everyday gadget?

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    Sex
    Would you and your partner like to share the story of what you get up to in the bedroom?

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From our global editions

  • Rishi Sunak adjusting an earpiece at a press conference

    Analysis
    Rishi Sunak struggling to smother frenzy of election rumours

  • A mural of parachuters on the wall of a building.

    ‘We are with them’
    Support for Hamas grows among Palestinians in Lebanon

  • A young woman in a headscarf sits on a park bench

    Married at 10, abused and forced to flee without her children
    An Afghan woman on life under the Taliban

  • Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen speaks during a lunch meeting with Michael McCaul, Chairman of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee in April 2023

    Explainer
    What does Taiwan get from the foreign aid bill and why is the US economy among the biggest winners?

In case you missed it

  • ‘What Ryan has is a lack of insecurity about teasing himself, his stardom and his masculinity.’

    Evolution of man
    How Ryan Gosling changed stardom, cinema and society

  • People protest outside the supreme court

    Trump immunity case suggests new role for supreme court: kingmaker

    Martin Pengelly
    Oral arguments over former president’s claim of immunity seem to have left Trump happier than the justice department
  • Man in blue suits speaks to press behind microphones at media conference

    Explainer
    What does Harvey Weinstein’s New York ruling mean for his California rape conviction?

    Mogul’s lawyers say decision in New York will strengthen appeal in Los Angeles but victims confident guilty verdict will be upheld
  • two women on stage

    Mother Play review
    Jessica Lange anchors often aimless Broadway drama

  • a banner reads "Encampment for Gaza! Divest now!"

    Student protesters are demanding universities divest from Israel
    What does that mean?

  • a man in a blue suit speaks from behind a lectern

    ‘A political pawn to get Black votes’
    Morehouse students criticize Biden as commencement speaker

  • A water tower reads "Flint strong"

    ‘If we had the energy left, we’d cry’
    Flint residents grapple with water crisis a decade later

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  • A person slumps on a beach

    Twenty photographs of the week
    War, election, clouds and a marathon

    The last seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists
  • David Cameron stands behind the saddle of a horse

    Photos of the day
    D-day veterans and an Indian election

  • A woman holds a red carnation during a military parade.

    Portugal
    Portugal commemorates the Carnation Revolution

  • A giraffe walks through a rainbow at the Zimanga Private Game Reserve in Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa.

    The week in wildlife
    A lazy leopard, a moonwalking elephant and hitchhiking ducklings

  • A woman in a tutu hangs by her arm from an open shipping container stacked among other closed containers

    Hanging in there and a dichroic shopper
    Photofairs Shanghai 2024

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

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