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  • Woman in red-orange suit sits on stage in front of blue background

    Kristi Noem
    Conservatives condemn Trump VP contender for ‘twisted’ admission of killing dog

    Revelation in new book that possible Trump running mate killed ‘untrainable’ hunting dog prompts widespread revulsion
  • police in helmets and armed with clubs walk along a street

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    Campus protests
    Columbia calls for leadership inquiry as rallies sweep 40 campuses

  • Former U.S. President Trump's criminal trial on charges of falsifying business records continues in New York<br>Rhona Graff testifies as former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during Trump's criminal trial on charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, in Manhattan state court in New York City, U.S. April 26, 2024, in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg

    Hush-money trial
    Trump assistant’s testimony focuses on relationship with Stormy Daniels

    • Houthis protest against the US and Israel in Sana'a on Friday.

      Live
      Middle East crisis live: Houthis hit ship in latest Red Sea attack

    • Fentanyl
      Baby dies and two others hospitalized in overdoses in Washington state

    • Iraq
      TikTok star Om Fahad shot dead outside Baghdad home

    • Elijah McClain
      Paramedic convicted over killing sentenced to probation

    • Poland
      Border ‘pushbacks’ back in spotlight after pregnant woman’s ordeal

    • American Airlines
      US flight attendant indicted in attempt to record teen in airplane bathroom

    • Italy
      Towns split over moves to end honorary citizenship of Mussolini

    • I left my suit in San Francisco
      Thieves swipe bags from Adam Schiff’s car

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

  • An underwater view shows swimmers reflected in the lens of an underwater robotic camera

    Poison in the pool
    Why the latest Chinese doping row is proving so toxic

    Vocal swimmers are the tip of a wave as the sport grapples with trust issues over anti-doping in the run-up to Paris 2024
  • A soldier stands in a dilapidated building looking at the camera

    Russia-Ukraine war
    Elite force bucks trend of Ukrainian losses on eastern front

    The Azov brigade, which leaders say has a culture of ‘mutual respect’, is tasked with repelling relentless Russian attacks as the invaders make most of artillery mismatch

Spotlight

  • Friendships

    Meet regularly, invest time – and don’t hold grudges
    10 ways to revitalise flagging friendships

    Staying close to friends isn’t always easy. From calling out flakiness to singing together in a choir, experts share their advice on how to keep the spark alive
  • Minor characters for the win! … Knuckles, voiced by Idris Elba.

    Knuckles review
    Idris Elba’s Sonic spin-off is ludicrous, hilarious and actually rather moving

  • Trisha and Neil

    Blind date
    I warned him if he was less than complimentary, my girls would hunt him down

    Trisha, 61, a yoga teacher, meets Neil, 65, a meditation teacher
  • Jeremy Clarkson photographed at his farm, March 2024, surrounded by goats

    ‘Dismissing global warming? That was a joke’
    Jeremy Clarkson on fury, farming and why he’s a changed man

    The former Top Gear presenter claims his controversialist persona was just a caricature, and he’s really a reformed character living the good life. But do old habits die hard?
    • Lazarus Lake attempts his third trans-continental trek.

      ‘I don’t smoke on the uphills’
      Lazarus Lake walks across America (again)

    • 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?

    • Olivia Laing garden for Books

      Safe haven or symbol of injustice?
      What our gardens tell us about the world we live in

    • Hilary Bradt holds out a polite sign on a road near Colyton, Devon.

      Adventure travel
      Confessions of an 82-year-old hitchhiker

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
  • Former TOP 09 MP Dominik Feri, centre, who was given a three-year prison sentence for raping two women and attempted to rape another.

    A celebrity politician has been jailed for rape. Will Czech women be listened to now?

    Apolena Rychlíková and Jakub Zelenka
    We investigated the claims that brought Dominik Feri to justice, say journalists Apolena Rychlíková and Jakub Zelenka
  • 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
    • National Trust scones

      ‘Woke’ isn’t dead – it’s entered the mainstream. No wonder the right is furious

      Gaby Hinsliff
    • 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
    • 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

Sports
  • Fireworks explode at the end of the second night of the NFL draft on Friday.

    NFL
    Draft gets defensive in round two after Bills and Chargers get WRs early

    Defense became the focus of the NFL draft on Friday night after a record-setting 23 offensive players were selected in the first round
  • Indiana guard Tyrese Haliburton reacts to a made basket during Game 3 of the Pacers’ first-round playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

    NBA playoffs
    Haliburton’s game-winner lifts Pacers to 2-1 series lead over Bucks

  • Clockwise from top left: Ding Junhui, Mark Selby, Dominic Dale, Mark Allen, Steve Davis and Ronnie O'Sullivan in The Chair.

    ‘You’re absolutely trapped’
    Welcome to the loneliest seat in sport

    As the World Snooker Championship heats up, there is nothing that quite mirrors the torture and solitude of The Chair
  • Arne Slot

    Premier League
    Liverpool agree terms with Feyenoord for Slot to replace Klopp

    • Adrian Newey

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

    • Gareth Southgate and Harry Maguire illustration

      Southgate to Manchester United is actually a good idea. So what’s the chance?

      Barney Ronay
    • Eddie Howe, Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Malo Gusto

      Premier League
      10 things to look out for this weekend

    • 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

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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
  • 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

    Over 100 firefighters, 30 lifeguards and 32 police officers called to help as flames tore through restaurant at end of California pier
  • R Kelly arrives at the Cook county criminal court in Chicago, 13 June 2008.

    R Kelly
    US court upholds 20-year prison term for child sexual abuse

  • a woman smiles on stage

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

  • a stream of fire erupts from a flamethrower atop a robot dog in what appears to be a wooded area, which is in no way concerning at all

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

    • Tesla
      Autopilot feature was involved in 13 fatal crashes, US regulator says

    • Minneapolis
      City backs $150,000 settlement for George Floyd witness’s PTSD lawsuit

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

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

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

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

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Around the world
  • Voters queue to cast their election ballot outside a village polling station in Assam state

    India election
    Modi and rivals trade accusations as voter turnout slumps in second phase

    Parties clash over communal issues in increasingly charged campaign amid concerns unseasonably hot weather affecting voter numbers
  • Protesters take part in a national rally against violence towards women in Sydney, Australia

    Australia
    Thousands attend protests opposing violence against women

  • Ukrainian rescue workers at the site of a Russian strike in Derhachi, Kharkiv

    Ukraine
    US to provide Patriot missiles as part of fresh $6bn aid package

  • Land crab in defensive posture

    And now for the pinchline
    Competition crowns world’s funniest crab joke

    • Iraq
      TikTok star Om Fahad shot dead outside home

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

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

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

    • Andrew Tate
      Human trafficking trial can proceed, Romanian court rules

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

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  • David Harewood portrait

    Weekend
    Weekend podcast: ‘I was hammered on stage’ – David Harewood on racism and success; John Crace on ‘tetchy’ Rishi; the answer to insomnia hell; and Baby Reindeer fall out

  • 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

Culture
  • Arthur Hughes in Shardlake.

    Shardlake
    Murder mysteries don’t get more fantastically creepy than this

    Set in a spooky Tudor monastery, Arthur Hughes and Sean Bean must solve a fateful crime while all the monks seemingly have secret affairs. It’s fun, knowing TV … I just hope you’ve all done A-level history
  • "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?

Lifestyle
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  • 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)

    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

  • Wildside Exotic Rescue’s Lindsay McKenna with a rescued wallaby.

    It was wet. It was filthy. It was aggressive. I said: I’ll take the racoon. But keeping exotic pets is cruel

  • A crowd is gathered in front of a detailed mural on the side of a building showing the police station being blown up.

    Israel-Gaza war
    Questions in rocket-hit Sderot over whether IDF can ever destroy Hamas

  • A mannequin outside a shop with a badge on it reading 'sale £15'

    Littler India
    Why Britain’s south Asian garment stores are struggling

  • people holding signs

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

In case you missed it

  • John Cleese sits in an armchair

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

  • 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
  • ‘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

    The actor’s feminist credentials, a wholehearted embrace of comedy and being one of the most memed actors on social media has seen Gosling’s auto-satirising alpha male become white-hot box office in 2024
  • People protest outside the supreme court

    Trump immunity case suggests new role for supreme court: kingmaker

    Martin Pengelly
  • 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?

  • 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?

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    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.

    Outlaw attitude
    Skaters, saunas and spontaneous stripping

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