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  • Dozens of tents and young protesters wearing keffiyeh, with a rainbow Pride flag in the foreground.

    Divestment
    How it became a ‘clarion call’ in anti-fossil fuel and pro-ceasefire protests

  • TikTok logo on a phone in pocket of pair of jeans

    TikTok
    Why is US threatening to ban app and will other countries follow suit?

    Senate has voted to pass bill over Chinese-owned video-sharing app that Joe Biden is set to sign into law
  • A silver logo on the bonnet of a black Tesla in Los Angeles, California

    Explainer
    How soon can Tesla get its more affordable car to the market?

    Shares jump after carmaker says it is looking to accelerate production of lower-price EVs

Spotlight

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

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

    Apple’s new drama series Franklin, starring Michael Douglas as the founding father, recalls a vital time in US history as he travelled abroad for help
  • 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

    Footwear from the regime’s concentration camps ended up at the Polish base, and campaigners want them to be salvaged
  • 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

    The fortysomething turned her wildest fantasy – about running off with a boyband member for hot sex in fabulous locations – into a bestseller. As it hits the screen, Lee talks about writing sex scenes in Starbucks – and her terror of being judged
    • 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

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

    • 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’

    • 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?

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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
    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
    Just because we find a political leader ludicrous, that doesn’t mean they’re not dangerous, writes Adrian Chiles
  • a man and a woman look at each other surrounded by people wearing white masks

    Sleep No More’s immersive experience leaves behind endless gimmicky imitations

    Steven Phillips-Horst
    Punchdrunk’s revolutionary theater piece is no more after over a decade in New York. Now we’re drowning in structured fun
    • Cat hiding behind leaves

      I tried to become a local hero by rescuing a cat. I failed comprehensively

      Arwa Mahdawi
    • 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
    • ‘On Monday, the court ruled that if Trump takes the witness stand, he may be cross-examined over past bad acts.’

      Trump has dodged financial calamity – for the time being

      Lloyd Green
    • woman with pink hair on a screen

      ‘Miss AI’ is billed as a leap forward – but feels like a monumental step backwards

      Arwa Mahdawi

Sports

  • man holding a t shirt that says tunsil

    Forgotten picks to gas mask bongs
    The strangest NFL draft moments

    The league’s annual circus will descend on Detroit this week. We look back on some of the draft’s oddest and infamous moments
  • FILE - Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush of the University of Southern California smiles while posing for photos after a news conference in New York, Dec. 10, 2005. Reggie Bush has been reinstated as the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, more than a decade after Southern California returned the award following an NCAA investigation that found he received what were impermissible benefits during his time with the Trojans.(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

    Reggie Bush
    Ex-USC star reinstated as Heisman winner after ‘enormous change’ in college sports

  • Pete Rose crouches on the field before a game at Shea Stadium in New York on 24 July 1978 during a hitting streak that eventually spanned 44 consecutive games.

    Charlie Hustle
    The definitive Pete Rose book that deconstructs a disgraced legend

    A new biography offering an unflinching look at Major League Baseball’s all-time hit king has ignited fresh debates as the latest gambling scandal to affect the sport unfolds
  • three side by side images of two footballers and a coach

    MLS
    Can San Diego FC pull off their plan to be the Ajax of North America?

    The new MLS franchise is owned by the Right to Dream academy, they plan to use a model inspired by LeBron James to carve out a new path in US soccer
    • The many faces of Rafael Nadal in a press conference ahead of the Madrid Open.

      Tennis
      Nadal reveals fear for French Open hopes amid ongoing ‘limitations’

    • Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever talks to the media during an introductory press conference on Wednesday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.

      Caitlin Clark
      Fever star to ink record Nike deal valued at $28m over eight years – report

    • Arne Slot (centre) and the Feyenoord squad celebrate their Dutch Cup success in Rotterdam earlier this week.

      Soccer
      Liverpool open talks for Feyenoord’s Slot as Klopp successor

    • Three Premier League flags waving in the wind

      Premier League
      Two players arrested after allegation of rape

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

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

  • A small fishing boat navigating a complex pattern of rivulets in a grassy and partially submerged estuary

    ‘Nurseries of the sea’
    Why estuaries are disappearing fast

  • a hazy city skyline

    Pollution
    More than one-third of people in the US exposed to harmful air – report

Across the country

  • Summer Lee speaks to reporters at a polling location after voting in Swissvale, Pennsylvania, on 23 April 2024.

    Summer Lee
    ‘Squad’ member wins Pennsylvania primary

    The significant victory for the ‘Squad’ member comes amid concerns of pro-Israel funding targeting pro-ceasefire candidates
  • Santos, with smirk and sunglasses, waves.

    George Santos
    Disgraced former congressman drops bid for New York congressional seat

  • A container marked 'xenokidney' an 'porcine organ for transplant'

    New Jersey
    Woman receives pig kidney along with mechanical heart pump

  • an ostrich

    Kansas
    Ostrich at zoo dies after swallowing employee’s keys

    • Tennessee
      State passes bill to allow teachers to carry concealed guns despite protests

    • Cecil Williams
      Reverend who turned a church into a safe haven dies aged 94

    • ‘Smokescreen’
      Officials voice concern over US plans for Gaza aid pier

    • TikTok
      Senate bill bans app if parent company does not sell it

    • New Orleans
      Priest accused of raping teen in 1975 not fit to stand trial, psychiatrists say

    • Tesla
      Biggest revenue drop since 2012 but shares still surge

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Around the world

  • A woman holds out the skirt of her white dress showing the printed scene of slaves picking cotton on Lisbon’s Praça do Comércio.

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

    Critics of Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa say behind remarks is lack of national recognition that slavery should be discussed in schools
  • Frank-Walter Steinmeier in a suit with an apron over the top, cutting meat from a kebab, as Arif Keleş, in a white chef’s jacket, watches

    ‘Cliched’
    Turkish-Germans react as president brings kebab on Istanbul trip

  • Two horses bolt through the streets of London near Aldwych.

    London
    Military horses running loose in city centre caught by police

  • Jeffery Donaldson arriving at Newry magistrates court through a police cordon

    Northern Ireland
    Jeffrey Donaldson charged with rape, assault and gross indecency

    • Germany
      AfD politician to run in European elections despite aide’s alleged spying for China

    • Wales
      Three people injured at school and one arrested

    • Sudan
      Country faced largest number extreme food shortages in 2023, UN report shows

    • Human rights
      UK accused by Amnesty of ‘deliberately destabilizing’ human rights globally

    • China
      Antony Blinken to warn Beijing over Russia support

    • Women's right to choose
      Honduras referred to UN human rights committee over total abortion ban

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Podcasts

Podcasts

  • 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

  • The Netherlands Women v Norway Women, Women's EURO 2025 Qualifiers - 09 Apr 2024<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Hollandse Hoogte/REX/Shutterstock (14426990jc) BREDA - Victoria Pelova of Holland and Merel van Dongen of Holland after the European Championship qualifying match for women in group A1 between the Netherlands and Norway at the Rat Verlegh stadium on April 9, 2024 in Breda, the Netherlands. The Netherlands Women v Norway Women, Women's EURO 2025 Qualifiers - 09 Apr 2024

    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

Culture

  • (from left)( Owen Wilson, Ben Stiller and Penelope Cruz in Zoolander 2.

    Ben Stiller
    I was blindsided by Zoolander 2 flopping

    The actor said he was expecting a much warmer reception for the comedy sequel, but the shock gave him time to rethink his career
  • 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

  • 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
  • Off on tangents … Pierce Brosnan with Frank Mannion in Quintessentially Irish

    Quintessentially Irish review
    Pierce Brosnan weighs in on scattergun study of Irishness

Lifestyle

  • 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

    Without the van, my husband and I had no urgent reason to live in Wellington. The short European adventure we had planned soon became much more
  • Felicity Cloake's huevos rancheros.

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

  • Mondragon Corporation<br>Inside Fagor Arrasate factory, in Mondragon, Spain.

    ‘In the US they think we’re communists!’
    The 70,000 workers showing the world another way to earn a living

  • 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

  • Two women in an office environment look at a piece of paper together

    Pass notes
    The personality audit: should we ask friends for their brutally honest feedback on our flaws?

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    Sex
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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?

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

    Wedding photography
    Share your experiences

  • Photographer taking picture of newlywed bride and groom as they leave church.

    People in the US
    Share your ‘modern wedding etiquette’ suggestions

From our global editions

  • Tourists on Rialto bridge, in Venice, Italy.

    Venice access fee
    What is it and how much does it cost?

  • Street life in Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Do you speak a ‘big’ global language? Here’s what my tiny language can teach you

    Ana Schnabl
  • Mondragon Corporation<br>Inside Fagor Arrasate factory, in Mondragon, Spain.

    ‘In the US they think we’re communists!’
    The 70,000 workers showing the world another way to earn a living

  • Illustrated portrait of Tommy Nicol.

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

In case you missed it

  • tents in front of a grand building, one with a palestinian flag

    Protesting against slaughter – as students in the US are doing – isn’t antisemitism

    Robert Reich
  • 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

    The Oscar nominee is a captivating emotional anchor in this drama about a mother coping with her child’s health problems
  • A couple sit on Tourkovounia hill, as southerly winds carry waves of Saharan dust, in Athens

    Greece
    Athens swallowed up by orange haze from Sahara dust storm

    Authorities in Greece warn the dust concentrations can reduce sunlight and visibility, while increasing levels of fine pollution particles pose health risks
  • Young mountain caribou: four are seen from behind, three with their antlers clearly visible, as they walk on light, dry grass on a mountainous landscape

    ‘If we don’t shoot wolves, we will lose caribou’
    The dilemma of saving endangered deer

  • Portrait photograph of UK climate activist Trudi Warner

    ‘I felt this was an abuse of power’
    The climate activist who took on the law and won

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

    The long read
    Mother trees and socialist forests: is the ‘wood-wide web’ a fantasy?

  • Liz Truss Memoir Hits Bookstores<br>LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 16: A copy of "Ten Years To Save The West" by Liz Truss is seen in a branch of the Waterstones book store on April 16, 2024 in London, England. The Conservative former prime minister, who was in office a mere 49 days, has released a memoir in which she writes that "the Conservative movement across the West has been faltering for almost a generation." (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

    Liz Truss
    Trump fangirl channels Maga menace at US conservative thinktank

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    Readers' best photographs
    A littler splash and a Cuban mystery

    A selection of Guardian readers’ photographs from around the world
  • 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

  • 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
    Photography by Tim Hetherington

  • The Yanomami Struggle

    The origin of all things
    Kyotographie 2024 – a photo essay

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