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  • Russian President Vladimir Putin

    Russia-Ukraine war
    Russia wary of proposed Ukraine ceasefire plan as US talks begin

    Kremlin aide says proposed 30-day truce would only provide brief reprieve for Ukraine troops
    • people rally outside a government building

      Trump administration
      Democratic attorneys general sue over Trump gutting of education department

    • Argentina
      Argentina minister urged to quit after police violence at pensioner protest

    • Meta
      Meta puts stop on promotion of tell-all book by former employee

    • Infectious diseases
      Measles outbreak spreads as 250 cases reported across multiple states

    • Space
      Passing probe captures images of mysterious Mars moon

    • Florida
      Florida mayor seeks to evict cinema for showing Oscar-winning documentary

    • Oklahoma
      Former Trump spiritual adviser faces charges of lewd acts with a child

    • US
      En Vogue singer reveals she’s been living in her car for years

Trump presidency

  • A composite image showing the clenched hands of a man in a blue suit and red tie atop a photo of a racially diverse group of people

    Donald Trump
    ‘Guess what? You don’t matter’: what Trump’s war on DEI means for every American who’s not a straight white man

  • Saudi Arabia Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman visits the Pentagon<br>epa11922593 US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth prepares to welcome Saudi Arabia Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman (not pictured) to the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, USA, 24 February 2025. Hegseth has defended President Trump's firing of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Charles Brown, and ordered the Pentagon to prepare for eight percent budget cuts for each of the next five years. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO

    Trump administration
    Pete Hegseth to overhaul US military lawyers in effort to relax rules of war

  • Pfizer sign with trees behind

    Business
    Ireland could lose pharma tax to US after Trump accusations, experts warn

  • Ice agents gather in a huddle

    Immigration
    US arrests more immigrants in February 2025 than any month in last seven years

In focus

  • Man in jacket smiling with arms crossed

    Interview
    From sleeping in doorways to reporting on homelessness: the journalist chronicling an American crisis

  • A work of art is removed from the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague in 1939.

    Netherlands
    ‘In plain sight’: how The Hague museum was secret hideout from Nazi forced labour

    Mauritshuis exhibition reveals how Dutch men hid in attic to avoid being taken to Germany in second world war
  • Ayoreo community leader Carlos Diri Etacore, 56, leads a monitoring group in an area near the threatened forest reserve where they believe their uncontacted Ayoreo relatives to be in the Paraguayan Chaco on August 21, 2024. The Ayoreo leaders say that accelerating deforestation is increasing pressure on their isolated relatives, forcing them out of their territory and leading to more sightings. María Magdalena Arréllaga / The Guardian

    Paraguay
    The end of the Ayoreo? The race to find proof that Paraguay’s uncontacted people exist

    A vast ranch in the country’s Chaco region is quietly deforesting a huge swath of land. Indigenous people say this could be deadly for their isolated relatives but others say there is no evidence that anyone lives there

Spotlight

  • A delicious bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich

    Eggs
    Bacon, mungbean and cheese? How soaring egg prices are affecting New York’s most famous sandwich

    Delis are turning to plant-based egg substitutes as bird flu and inflation push up the cost of the real thing. But how does the faux BEC compare?
  • a person riding a horse holds on to their cowboy hat as they tow a skiier behind them

    Sport
    Cowboys pulling a skier on a rope: is skijoring the most extreme winter sport ever?

  • Composite illustration of tattoos and tattooists

    The experts
    Think before you ink: 20 tips for beautiful tattoos you’ll never regret – from the professionals

    How do you choose a design you will love for life? And what can you do to cover up an old flame’s name? Top tattooists, including David Beckham’s artist, reveal all
  • Deeply moving, and deeply harrowing … Erin Doherty as a child psychologist and Owen Cooper as a 14-year-old boy accused of murder in Adolescence.

    Television
    Adolescence review – the closest thing to TV perfection in decades

    Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham’s drama about a teen accused of murder is astounding. Its dazzling performances, and the devastating questions it asks, will linger with you
    • Evan Ifekoya, Contoured Thoughts, 2019. A man immersed up to his neck in a rock pool by a fjord with flowers around him

      Oceans
      Keep your head above water: art show looks at the rising seas

    • Water aerobics

      Lifestyle
      I do aqua aerobics with women in their 80s – it’s the most fun I’ve had exercising

      Kate Leaver
    • A ringed peregrine falcon perched on a wooden gatepost

      Environment
      Decades after peregrines came back from the brink, a new threat emerges

    • The Stream<br>This image released by Peacock shows Amanda Seyfried in a scene from "Long Bright River." (Matt Infante/Peacock via AP)

      TV review
      Long Bright River review – Amanda Seyfried’s Mare of Easttown is a slog

Opinion

  • people holding signs at a protest that say 'fire elon now' and 'tesla takedown'

    Elon Musk targeted me over Tesla protests. That proves our movement is working

    Valerie Costa
    I’ve always believed the people are powerful. Now we know the world’s richest man does too
  • Members of the media

    Can the free press be saved?

    Katrina vanden Heuvel
  • police arrest a person outside

    The ADL and the Heritage Foundation are helping to silence dissent in America

    Ahmed Moor
    Tax-exempt special interest groups like lobbyists and non-profits are exercising power with little democratic oversight
  • satellite image of hurricane milton next to US

    US weather forecasts save lives and money. Trump’s cuts put us all at risk

    Terry Garcia
    Noaa, my former employer, is an integral part of our daily lives, tracking hurricanes, supporting safe flights and helping farmers
    • Isabel Losada

      Enough with unicorns and dinosaurs – show children the magic of real, living animals instead

      Isabel Losada
    • Vladimir Putin at a military command post in Kursk, Russia, on 12 March 2025.

      We can’t know if Vladimir Putin will accept a ceasefire in Ukraine. But this is what he’ll be thinking

      Orysia Lutsevych
    • A sunrise view of the London skyline

      Daybreak is a magical time in a big city, no matter how tired you are

      Adrian Chiles
    • Traders work on the floor of the NYSE at the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange.

      Stocks tank and egg prices soar under Trump

      Lloyd Green

Sports

  • Szymon Marciniak, referee of the match, in action during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Round of 16 Second Leg match between Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid CF.

    Atlético controversy shows VAR creates far more angst than it resolves

    Leander Schaerlaeckens
    Football is living through a global case study on whether fairer actually makes for better in the world of professional sport
  • a person riding a horse holds on to their cowboy hat as they tow a skiier behind them

    Cowboys, skiing and a rope
    Is skijoring the most extreme winter sport ever?

  • NFL: Cincinnati Bengals at Los Angeles Chargers<br>Nov 17, 2024; Inglewood, California, USA; Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) reacts after the game against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

    NFL
    Free agency winners and losers: Bucs’ smarts to questions for Bengals

    As the new league year gets underway, we take a look at the best and worst moves heading into the 2025 season
  • Temwa Chawinga of Kansas City Current, Washington Spirit's Trinity Rodman, Barbra Banda of Orlando Pride.

    NWSL 2025 predictions
    Pride looking for repeat, top newcomers and more

    The 2025 NWSL season kicks off this week. We convened a panel of writers to discuss what they’re most looking forward to this year
    • Atlético Madrid's José María Giménez (left) and his teammates look dismayed after the shootout

      Real Madrid are a nightmare that Atlético can’t wake up from

      Sid Lowe
    • Super Bowl LIX: Kansas City Chiefs v Philadelphia Eagles<br>NEW ORLEANS, LA - FEBRUARY 09: Xavier Worthy #1 of the Kansas City Chiefs warms up prior to the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Caesars Superdome on February 9, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

      NFL
      Woman who alleged Chiefs’ Worthy attacked her is granted protective order

    • Lewis Hamilton at a press conference

      Formula One
      Hamilton says outside pressure ‘nonexistent’ before Ferrari debut

    • PGA: U.S. Open - First Round<br>Jun 13, 2024; Pinehurst, North Carolina, USA; Brooks Koepka putts on the first green during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Katie Goodale-USA TODAY Sports

      Golf
      Koepka unsure over future after LIV contract expires

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Climate crisis

  • smoke in air

    Environment
    Trump officials decimate climate protections and consider axeing key greenhouse gas finding

  • people protest oil executives

    US
    US energy industry’s climate retreat is putting profits over people, advocates say

  • a composite image showing a man in a suit and emissions rising from a smokestack at an oil refinery

    Donald Trump
    Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda could keep the world hooked on oil and gas

  • Jakarta, Indonesia climate whiplash graphic

    Climate crisis
    ‘Global weirding’: climate whiplash hitting world’s biggest cities, study reveals

Across the country

  • people with umbrellas look at flooded river

    Weather
    California atmospheric river threatens flooding in areas still reeling from fires

    Parts of Los Angeles hit by January blazes under evacuation warnings as west coast braces for heavy rain and snow
  • Elon Musk at the Oval Office

    Elon Musk
    Judge orders Musk and Doge to produce records about cost-cutting operations

  • Andrew Tate, left, and his brother Tristan at a UFC fight in Las Vegas

    Andrew Tate
    Spotify takes down Andrew Tate ‘pimping’ podcast after complaints

  • Man speaks into microphone

    Democrats
    Schumer says no to Republican funding bill as US shutdown risk intensifies

    • Mahmoud Khalil
      US relies on rare foreign policy provision to try to deport Mahmoud Khalil

    • Exclusive
      Trump’s justice department demands New York migrant shelter share names of residents

    • Donald Trump
      Judge temporarily blocks Trump order punishing law firm tied to Clinton

    • Extreme weather
      Atmospheric river to wallop California as study finds storms getting worse

    • Gun control
      Oregon appeals court rules gun control law constitutional, reversing past ruling

    • Robert F Kennedy Jr
      RFK Jr praises beef tallow on Fox News show with burger and fries

Around the world

  • The flags of EU and Germany flutter in front of the Reichstag building, the seat of the German parliament in Berlin.

    Germany
    Merz makes offer to Greens as he seeks to increase German defence spending

    Chancellor-in-waiting attempting to garner support for fiscal rule changes before new parliament convenes
  • Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte arrested<br>Law enforcement officers walk to an aircraft carrying former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte after its arrival at Rotterdam The Hague Airport following Duterte's arrest at the request of the International Criminal Court, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, March 12, 2025. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

    Philippines
    Rodrigo Duterte says he will accept responsibility after ICC arrest over ‘war on drugs’

  • a woman smiles in front of a birthday cake with candles in the shape of the number '117' and balloons next to her

    Spain
    Woman who lived to age 117 had genes keeping her cells ‘younger’, study shows

  • American hunting influencer Sam Jones after she grabbed a wombat joey from its mother.

    Australia
    Outcry after US influencer filmed snatching baby wombat from its mother

    • Australia
      Elon Musk’s Starlink could be used to transmit Australian election voting results

    • Trump administration
      Pete Hegseth to overhaul US military lawyers in effort to relax rules of war

    • Business live
      European shares reverse gains as trade war fears escalate

    • Health
      Marriage triples risk of obesity in men – but not women, study reveals

    • Vanuatu
      New Vanuatu PM says he will ‘revisit’ 2022 security agreement with Australia

    • Tariffs
      Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on nearly C$30bn worth of US imports

Podcasts

Podcasts

  • Champions League - Round of 16 - Second Leg - Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid<br>Soccer Football - Champions League - Round of 16 - Second Leg - Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid - Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain - March 12, 2025 Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez scores a penalty during the penalty shootout wich is later disallowed after a VAR review for a double touch. REUTERS/Susana Vera TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

    Football Weekly
    Penalty drama in Madrid as Real find a way yet again – Football Weekly Extra

  • Liz Kendall in Downing Street

    Politics Weekly UK
    Labour loses its way on benefits reform – Politics Weekly UK

  • Busy woman at home reading something on her laptop

    Science
    Use it or lose it: how to sharpen your brain as you age – podcast

  • Reform UK's leader, Nigel Farage, holds his hands up as he talks into a microphone with LBC branding. Credit: PA/Stefan Rousseau

    Today in Focus
    Is Nigel Farage losing his grip on Reform UK? – podcast

  • UEFA Champions League - Liverpool vs PSG<br>epaselect epa11957399 PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma saves the penalty kick of Darwin Nunes of Liverpool during the penalty shoot-out in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16, 2nd leg soccer match between Liverpool FC and Paris Saint-Germain, in Liverpool, Britain, 11 March 2025. EPA/ADAM VAUGHAN

    Football Weekly
    Liverpool dumped out by perfect PSG after Anfield thriller – Football Weekly

Culture

  • Busy man … Steven Knight.

    Oasis
    Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight to produce Oasis reunion tour film

    Film will be directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace, the pair behind NYC music doc Meet Me in the Bathroom and LCD Soundsystem concert film
  • Annie and the Caldwells

    Album of the week
    Annie and the Caldwells: Can’t Lose My (Soul) review – a gospel masterpiece to drag you out of despair

  • National Board of Review Awards, Show, New York, USA - 08 Jan 2023<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Andrew H. Walker/REX/Shutterstock (13702671bn) Daniel Craig National Board of Review Awards, Show, New York, USA - 08 Jan 2023

    Film
    Daniel Craig in line for role in Greta Gerwig’s Narnia film for Netflix

  • Mortal pressure … Christo Grozev in Antidote.

    Film
    Antidote review – gripping study of dissidents and whistleblowers in Putin’s crosshairs

  • Natasha Brown author portrait

    Book of the day
    Universality by Natasha Brown review – clever satire of identity politics

  • a man in shadow looks up at a plaque in a monument with white pillars

    SXSW Film
    ‘80 years of lies and deception’: is this film proof of alien life on Earth?

Lifestyle

  • Chanel: Runway - Paris Fashion Week - Womenswear Fall/Winter 2025-2026<br>PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 11: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY - For Non-Editorial use please seek approval from Fashion House) Models walk the runway during the Chanel Womenswear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week at Grand Palais on March 11, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Peter White/Getty Images)

    Fashion
    Tennis courts, tailoring and pole dancers: Paris fashion week the key autumn/winter 2025 collections

  • Joseph Earp's pet rat Bob

    Opinion
    My pet rat is dying. I can’t stop thinking about all the things he taught me

    Joseph Earp
    Owning and caring for a creature takes us outside of ourselves – not just us insular weirdo artists, but all people
  • Crewing along the Amstel River wiyh Rieker Windmill in background, Amsterdam, Netherlands<br>2JPKADY Crewing along the Amstel River wiyh Rieker Windmill in background, Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Travel
    Rembrandt’s Amsterdam – walking the Amstel River 750 years after the city’s birth

    To celebrate this significant milestone, our writer follows the flow of the artist’s inspiration, taking in sights that would have been familiar to the Old Master

Well actually

  • black and white photo of an older woman exercising in a gym

    Well actually
    The ninetysomethings who revolutionized how we think about strength training

  • dead birds on a beach

    Well actually
    What is bird flu, and should you be worried about it?

  • illustration of three people with a bow, a sword and a staff and a dragon head emerging from the top of the picture

    How Dungeons & Dragons helped my siblings and me grieve our father’s death

    Carla Fernandez
  • a bottle of apple cider vinegar in front of some apples

    Well actually
    Is apple cider vinegar actually good for you?

documentaries
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Take part

  • People in a fitness class do a stretch on yoga mats

    Health & wellbeing
    How much do you spend on health and wellness a month?

  • teenage school girls on their phones

    Young people
    What rules around smartphone use should be put in place for children?

  • Sunlight shines through the flags of Canada and the United States, held together by a protester outside on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, 1 Febuary, 2025.

    Canadians
    How is the Trump administration affecting politics in Canada and in your community?

  • Close up of college students writing in notebooks at a desk

    Student debt
    How you have been impacted by the change to student loan repayments?

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From our global editions

  • Men post pictures of missing people in Marjeh Square in Damascus.

    The long read
    Beatings, bribery, boredom: one man’s struggle to survive Syria’s brutal civil war

  • As many as 8.2 million people have work-limiting health conditions.

    UK
    Why is Keir Starmer’s government seeking to cut the benefits bill?

  • A yellow labrador medical detection dog.

    Explain it to me quickly
    An Australian politician called Trump’s tariffs a ‘dog act’ – but what does it mean and how offensive is it?

  • Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin having conversation

    Ukraine
    What leverage does Trump have over Putin in Ukraine negotiations?

In case you missed it

  • Graphic illustration of adult standing by child, flanked by person in white doctor's robe

    Trans youth healthcare
    ‘We’re on the edge of chaos’: families with trans kids fight for care as bans take hold

  • An Ice agent stands on a street

    US immigration
    ‘Baby jails’ and first steps behind bars: Trump’s agenda embraces family detention again

    As the US ramps up enforcement, scenes of family separation and despair from Trump’s first term are repeated
  • Morwenna Ferrier and Emma Loffhagen pose in their new jeans.

    Fashion
    ‘They add 10 years to my age!’ What happened when a millennial and a gen Zer swapped jeans

    Young women wear their jeans low and ultra-baggy, while laughing at the ‘moms’ with their high waists and exposed ankles. It’s time to bring the generations together – if only to try on each other’s trousers
  • Ruby Franke in Devil in the Family.

    Television
    ‘Truly jaw-dropping’: astonishing true-crime show Devil in the Family is next-level TV

  • A sign next to an American whiskey section in a Vancouver liquor store that says 'buy Canadian instead'

    ‘I feel utter anger’
    From Canada to Europe, a movement to boycott US goods is spreading

  • Illustration of a deep-sea mining machine being lowered to sea bed with hydrothermal vents, flora and fauna.

    Deep-sea mining
    As countries scramble for minerals, the seabed beckons. Will mining it be a disaster?

  • old photo of a girl with a blue heart on her face

    This story isn’t about the priest who abused me. It’s about my mother

    JoAnn Stevelos
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    Urban decay and camel rides

  • ‘People bring their own meanings’ … Blaze #24 by Fredericks.

    My best shot
    A sculpture made of fire: Murray Fredericks’ best photograph

  • Daisy Eye from Flowers Drink the River.

    In pictures
    Mud, sweat and deers: a poetic view on gender transition

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