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  • Man with dogs walks on beach as waves crash nearby

    Environment
    Ocean spray emits more PFAS than industrial polluters, study finds

  • Maulik Pancholy in March 2024

    Maulik Pancholy
    Backlash after gay actor’s middle school appearance cancelled over his ‘lifestyle’

    • US
      Rise in pregnant women turned away from emergency rooms, papers show

    • California
      Officers charged in killing of man they held face-down for five minutes

    • Ukraine
      US citizen who fought with pro-Russia separatists reported dead

    • Sweden
      Police shoot man after three women attacked in Vasteras

    • Hacking campaign
      FBI chief says Chinese have infiltrated critical US infrastructure

    • San Francisco v Oakland
      Spat over airport name takes feud to new heights

In focus

  • Israeli army withdraws from northern Nasirat Camp<br>DEIR AL-BALAH, GAZA - APRIL 18: Palestinians search for usable items among the rubbles of destroyed buildings as extent of destruction comes to surface following the withdrawal of Israeli army from the northern part of Gaza's en-Nasirat Refugee Camp in Deir al-Balah, Gaza on April 18, 2024. (Photo by Ashraf Amra/Anadolu via Getty Images)

    'A gamified logic'
    How Israel uses facial recognition systems in Gaza and beyond

  • NYPD police officers arresting students

    Columbia University is colluding with the far-right in its attack on students

    Moira Donegan
    In her willingness to unleash state violence against student protesters, Minouche Shafik proved herself to be a willing ally to extremists
  • A man in a suit poses in front of a Brazilian flag near a beach

    ‘Only in Rio’
    South Korea’s ambassador to Brazil is an unlikely samba star

    Lim Ki-mo first heard Brazilian music 50 years ago in his home town of Busan; now his consular crooning marks a triumph of soft power

Spotlight

  • An illustration of a man with crossly folded arms, with a seated female figure in the background.

    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    My friend ranks his friendships in a league table – and it worries me

    You need to consider why this bothers you so much and if you should bring it up. Without asking directly, it’s hard to know his motivation
  • Pearl Jam press photo

    Pearl Jam: Dark Matter review
    The faithful will rejoice

    With superproducer Andrew Watt working his magic, the Seattle grunge veterans sound on point and full of energy in their 35th anniversary year
    • View of coast of Achill island

      Literary love affair
      Why Germany fell for a windswept corner of Ireland

    • man in a suit on stage

      Jimmy Kimmel on Trump’s trial
      ‘He doesn’t seem to understand that a jury is going to rule on this’

    • Debbie Mucarsel-Powell<br>Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, D-Fla., speaks during a news conference at a drive-thru testing site for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, Friday, March 20, 2020, at the Doris Ison Health Center in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

      ‘This is a violent attack against women’
      Florida Senate candidate seeks to channel abortion outrage

    • A still from Good Times

      Netflix’s animated Good Times reboot is a stain on a comedy classic

      Andrew Lawrence
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Opinion

  • A billboard poster depicting missiles, Tehran, Iran, on 19 April.

    In this shadow war between Iran and Israel, the outline of a different future is visible

    Jonathan Freedland
    • Military personnel at Iran’s Isfahan nuclear facility. Israel’s aim was apparently to send a message about what it could do, not to cause significant damage now.

      The Guardian view
      Escalation in the Middle East: calculation does not equate to safety

    • Columbia University President at a Congressional Hearing on Antisemitism in Washington - 17 Apr 2024<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock (14439784j) Dr. Nemat "Minouche" Shafik (a.k.a. Minouche Shafik), President, Columbia University, speaking about campus antisemitism at Columbia University at a hearing of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce at the U.S. Capitol. Columbia University President at a Congressional Hearing on Antisemitism in Washington - 17 Apr 2024

      What I would have told Congress if i were in Columbia president Shafik’s shoes

      Francine Prose
    • Donald Trump, an older white man with orangey skin and poofy hair, holds up what appears to be a pile of print-outs, with a picture of himself visible on the top one.

      The death of the Republican party is not a tragedy to be celebrated

      Robert Reich
    • Duchess of Sussex 40th birthday<br>Screengrab taken from undated handout video issued by Archewell showing the Duchess of Sussex blowing out a candle on a cake during a video released on her 40th birthday to launch 40×40, a global project to encourage people around the world to commit to giving 40 minutes of their time to support women going back to work. The duchess has asked 40 activists, athletes, artists and world leaders to participate by contributing 40 minutes of mentorship to women re-entering the workforce. Issue date: Wednesday August 4, 2021. PA Photo. See PA story ROYAL Meghan . Photo credit should read: Archewell/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

      Meghan’s gone from royal upsetter to tradwife in three short years. Given what’s out there, you’d do the same

      Gaby Hinsliff

Sports

  • From left: Luton manager Rob Edwards, Dominic Solanke of Bournemouth and Chelsea’s Mauricio Pochettino with Noni Madueke.

    Premier League and FA Cup semis
    Ten things to look out for this weekend

    Two big Wembley meetings await in the Cup, while a desperation derby looks to be in store at Goodison Park
  • The New York Rangers had a great regular season but the playoffs are a different beast

    NHL 2024 playoff predictions
    Will the Rangers end the Presidents’ Trophy curse?

    New York are a talented but messy team. Instead it could be the Dallas Stars who come out on top in the Stanley Cup final
    • Pep Guardiola says Kevin De Bruyne ‘feels well’ and should be fit to face Chelsea at Wembley.

      FA Cup
      Manchester City have no time to dwell on heartache with semi

    • Chinese runner He Jie nearing he finishing line in the half-marathon in Beijing.

      Beijing half marathon
      Winner thrown out after trio slowed to let him win

    • Thousands of runners cross Tower Bridge during the 2023 London Marathon

      ‘No limits’
      How the marathon was overtaken in sprint to stretch horizons

    • FBL-USA-MLS-KANSAS-MIAMI<br>Inter Miami's Argentine forward #10 Lionel Messi (C) controls the ball during the MLS football match between Sporting Kansas City and Inter Miami CF at the Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on April 13, 2024. (Photo by Amy KONTRAS / AFP) (Photo by AMY KONTRAS/AFP via Getty Images)

      MLS power rankings
      New rules hand an edge to Messi and Miami

Cotton Capital: ongoing series

  • Photo of six people sitting in a small open boat look ing over their shoulders at a three-masted wooden ship overlaid on an orange graphic of a woodcut from a slave ship

    ‘Hidden in plain sight’
    The European city tours of slavery and colonialism

  • A historical map overlayed on modern New York

    Sites of resistance
    Threatened African burial grounds around the world

  • A person in a hi-vis jacket walking away from the camera towards a large dirt mound or hill

    Scraping away generations of forgetting
    My fight to honor the Africans buried on St Helena

  • collage of imagery pertaining to Jamaica and slavery: landscapes, statues, postage stamps, vintage illustrations, the flag, plus some abstract figures and shapes

    A historic revolt, a forgotten hero, an empty plinth
    Is there a right way to remember slavery?

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Climate crisis

  • Unilever sign

    Unilever
    Company to scale back environmental and social pledges

  • A researcher pours a PFAS water sample into a container

    Environment
    EPA moves to make US polluters pay for cleanup of two forever chemicals

  • rainbow over a river

    Alaska
    Biden administration moves to restrict oil and gas leases on 13m acres

  • an Exxon gas station

    ‘Wake-up call’
    Pipeline leak exposes carbon capture safety gaps, advocates say

Across the country

  • silver chunky car

    Tesla
    Nearly 4,000 Cybertrucks recalled over faulty accelerator pedal

    US officials say pedal pad could come loose and get lodged in interior trim, causing vehicle to accelerate unintentionally
  • a row of tents with signs in a grassy area surrounded by brick and columned buildings

    Columbia University
    Ilhan Omar’s daughter among over 100 arrested at protest

  • A woman in heart-shaped glasses holds a "My Body My Choice" sign at a traffic intersection.

    Abortion
    California readies itself as ‘sanctuary’ while Arizona gears up for ban

  • Joe Biden

    ‘Lost for words’
    Biden’s tale about cannibals bemuses Papua New Guinea residents

    • Prince Harry
      British royal confirms he is now a US resident

    • 2024 election
      Kennedy family members endorse Biden in stinging rebuke to RFK Jr

    • Netflix
      Profits surge as streamer adds 9.3m subscribers in latest quarter

    • Exclusive
      Georgia lawmaker runs secret election-conspiracy Telegram channel

    • New Orleans
      Mental competency hearing delayed for priest charged with raping teen

    • Artificial intelligence
      Meta steps up AI battle with OpenAI and Google with release of Llama 3

Around the world

  • Glacier with red car and small white house in foreground

    Iceland
    Bid to secure spot for glacier in presidential race heats up

  • To be, or not to be … The Chandos portrait of William Shakespeare, by John Taylor

    Shakespeare
    Questions over authorship began in his lifetime, scholar claims

    • Germany
      Kremlin spy suspect arrests may be tip of iceberg, says former agency chief

    • Hungary
      Italian antifascist could be released from jail due to EU election candidacy

    • France
      PM criticized over crackdown on teenage violence

    • Poland
      Two detained over hammer attack on Navalny ally

    • Italy
      Crew of migrant rescue boat acquitted after seven-year ordeal

    • London
      Artist evicted by landlord cuts rent by commuting from Argentina

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Podcasts

Podcasts

  • Illustration: Dakarai Akil/The Guardian/Getty/Timestamp Media

    The Audio Long Read
    A historic revolt, a forgotten hero, an empty plinth: is there a right way to remember slavery? – podcast

  • A woman and child hold hands as they walk on a street in the town of Tasiilaq, Greenland, with red buildings, the sea and snowy mountains in the background

    Today in Focus
    The chilling policy to cut Greenland’s high birth rate

  • Bayern Munich v Arsenal - UEFA Champions League - Quarter-Final - Second Leg - Allianz Arena<br>Bayern Munich's Harry Kane celebrates with team-mate Eric Dier at the end of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final, second leg match at the Allianz Arena, Munich. Picture date: Wednesday April 17, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story SOCCER Arsenal. Photo credit should read: Nick Potts/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Use subject to restrictions. Editorial use only, no commercial use without prior consent from rights holder.

    Football Weekly
    Manchester City and Arsenal crash out of Champions League – Football Weekly Extra

  • James Magnussen celebrating a win in swimming

    Science
    Who really wins if the Enhanced Games go ahead? – podcast

  • Close-up of a person smoking a cigarette

    Today in Focus
    Can Rishi Sunak create a smoke-free generation?

  • Kylian Mbappé

    Football Weekly
    PSG and Dortmund thrill in two classic Champions League quarter-finals – Football Weekly

  • Flordelis dos Santos de Souza. Photograph: Andre Lucas/The Guardian

    The Audio Long Read
    From the archive: Did Brazil’s evangelical superstar have her husband killed? – podcast

Culture

  • Malala Yousafzai and Jennifer Lawrence, co-producers of Bread & Roses.

    ‘Why the silence? Why the inaction? It breaks my heart’
    Malala and Jennifer Lawrence take on the Taliban

    The Oscar-winner and the Nobel laureate have teamed up to make Bread & Roses, a new film about the abuse of women in Afghanistan. In an emotional interview, they warn that the west ignores its message at their peril
  • Kyle MacLachlan stands at a podium with a microphone against a hazy orange background

    Television
    Success of Fallout proves video game adaptations have gone mainstream

  • Djimon Hounsou in Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver

    Zack Snyder’s bombastically fun sequel
    Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver review

  • Jimmy Carr on stage

    Jimmy Carr: Natural Born Killer review
    A moral vacuum laughing at his own jokes

  • Amor Towles.

    Amor Towles
    ‘When I reread Ulysses I found it insufferable. Don’t @ me’

  • He won’t be back … Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Running Man, 1987

    Week in geek
    Can genre-buster Edgar Wright breathe new life into The Running Man?

Lifestyle

  • Judge 20th April - WEB

    You be the judge
    Should my sister help me challenge our brother’s sexist views?

    Mina confronts Tom, but little sister Layla would rather keep the peace. You decide who’s right in this sister act?
  • Two female models sit together, with dour expressions. One has long brown hair and wears a black, white and lilac print dress. The other has brown coils and wears a voluminous dress with a multicoloured print.

    Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion
    Ignore the fashion naysayers – you can still wear a floral dress for spring

  • Zapote's Zapote 70.

    The good mixer
    Cocktail of the week: Zapote’s Zapote 70 – recipe

  • Benjamina Ebuehi's mango semifreddo with a Tajin finish.

    The sweet spot
    Benjamina Ebuehi’s recipe for mango and Tajín semifreddo

  • Common Crane (Grus grus) in flight against sunset cloudy sky and trees, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland, Europe

    ‘A water world teeming with wildlife’
    Readers’ favourite national parks in Europe

  • Young woman screaming, close-up<br>GettyImages-200069807-001

    Do you have an ‘emotionally immature parent’?
    How a nine-year-old book found a new, younger audience

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

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

    Wedding photography
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  • Bryce Dallas Howard at Toronto international film festival.

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From our global editions

  • Ravioli made with Solar Foods’ solein

    Eating light
    Finnish startup begins making food ‘from air and solar power’

  • Closeup of a packet of cigarettes

    Logical step or overreach?
    Guardian readers share their views on Sunak’s smoking ban

  • Illustration of book titled Liz Truss: 49 Days to Make a Mess with a grotesque yellowy-green caricature of Liz Truss

    ‘Five-year-old on acid’
    Liz Truss’s Ten Years to Save the West, digested by John Crace

  • The tops of brown trees surrounded by green ones

    Western Australia
    Eucalypt forests fade to brown as century-old giant jarrahs die in heat and drought

In case you missed it

  • A person in Tehran passes a mural depicting missiles

    Analysis
    Iran and Israel playing with fire as old rules of confrontation are torn up

  • Illustration: Eleanor Shakespeare

    My family’s past, and Germany’s, weighs heavily upon me. And it’s why I feel so strongly about Gaza

    Eva Ladipo
    I fear we are forgetting lessons from that terrible history, says writer Eva Ladipo
  • Hicks, looking superficially like Prince Harry, is mobbed by girls taking selfies with him

    ‘It taught me about brainwashing’
    How reality show stars fell for a fake Prince Harry

    A show in which women competed to date a royal lookalike was panned at the time as ‘fodder for the braindead’. But the contestants had been duped, as a new podcast reveals …
  • Claudia Winkleman

    ‘I had to sign a contract promising not to sing’
    Claudia Winkleman on swearing, success and secrets

  • A visual representation of bitcoin

    Explainer
    What is bitcoin halving – and will it affect the price?

  • FEB 2024 - LONDON: Researchers are testing how to listen to the sounds soil makes. Listening out for like worms/ants. Pictured; Dr Carlos Abrahams listening to the soil. (Photography by Graeme Robertson / The Guardian )

    Crunching worms, squeaking voles, drumming ants
    How scientists are learning to eavesdrop on the sounds of soil

  • Pastel sketch of glowering man with lips pressed tight together.

    Trial day three
    A silent Trump glowers and stares in court

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  • Iranian women walk past a banner showing missiles being launched

    Art and design
    The week around the world in 20 pictures

    War in Gaza, floods in Dubai, the knife attack in Sydney and the Grand National at Aintree: the last seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists
  • Los Angeles, US Uma Thurman and John Travolta

    Photos of the day
    Go Phish and Gold Beach sunrise

  • A jackal surrounded by doves leaps for a meal, South Africa

    The week in wildlife
    A hungry jackal, a cat with webbed feet and a cheeky badger

  • Black-and-white photo of people dancing on a dancefloor, one in a leotard

    Partying with an 8ft pink panther
    Ibiza in the 70s and 80s

  • Danielle Mckinney in her Jersey City Studio in 2024

    ‘Women are not usually seen to be resting’
    Danielle Mckinney’s portraits of repose

  • From the series Soon Will Summer be Over, 2023.

    Sunshine at midnight on the arctic tundra
    Inuuteq Storch’s best photograph

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