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    Democracy
    The Trump administration is descending into authoritarianism

  • Donald Trump Jr's plane with Trump branding at Nuuk airport

    Analysis
    Trump’s expansionism threatens the rules-based order in place since second world war

  • A man in a suit stands with his hands raised

    Donald Trump
    Trump’s defiance of court orders is ‘testing the fences’ of the rule of law

  • Pastor Juan Carlos Ruiz preaches to congregants during a recent Spanish-language sermon at Good Shepherd church in Bay Ridge on a recent Friday.

    Immigration
    Amid fear and confusion in US immigrant communities, protest goes grassroots

In focus

  • Man a woman hold raised hands in front of a crowd

    Democrats
    Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the courage to brawl for the working class

  • a courtroom sketch of a man sitting in court flanked by his attorneys

    Brian Thompson shooting
    Luigi Mangione lawyer says arrest flaws invalidate evidence – but will it work?

    Pennsylvania attorney for suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson shooting claims police violated his client’s constitutional rights in arrest
  • Man gestures and yells with fire across a street behind him.

    Haiti
    Haitians fear the imminent fall of Port-au-Prince to rebel gangs: ‘We will die standing’

    Both the national police and a UN-backed security force have failed to staunch the year-long insurgency, with more than a million people displaced

Spotlight

  • A fried egg

    Health & wellbeing
    The truth about cholesterol: 12 things you need to know – from eggs to weight to statins

    What is good and bad cholesterol? Should you remove fat from your diet? And what about shellfish? Experts explain it all
  • US and Israeli flags intertwined

    The featured essay
    The new definition of antisemitism is transforming America – and serving a Christian nationalist plan

  • Observer New Review cover story composite 23/3/25

    Culture
    The New Yorker at 100: ‘We live in a world of misinformation ... a lack of verification. Our readers want what we do’

    The venerable magazine is thriving and its long-time editor David Remnick tells us why a dedication to literate, conversation-provoking and veracious reportage has never been more vital
  • A swallow-type bird in silhouette pointing north-east on a pocket compass

    Science
    ‘They have no one to follow’: how migrating birds use quantum mechanics to navigate

    Evidence is mounting to explain how birds use the Earth’s magnetic field to help fly thousands of miles with unerring accuracy – a discovery that may help advance quantum technology
    • a man smokes outside a marijuana dispensary

      Analysis
      Tribal land ruling undercuts marijuana law’s claims of undoing racial disparities

    • London-based knife-maker Holly Loftus in her workshop.

      Food
      No more wonky sourdough: in search of the perfect kitchen knife

    • Parker Posey, in a jumper, trousers, overcoat and trainers, bends backwards as she puts her right foot forward

      Fashion
      Grab your logo sweatshirt – Gap is making a surprise fashion comeback

    • an animated cat underwater in flow

      Film
      Flow review – beguiling, Oscar-winning animation is the cat’s whiskers

Opinion

  • Illustration by David Foldvari of a Burger King meal with the branding written in Navajo code

    Trump chose the wrong hill to DEI on

    Stewart Lee
    Deleting stories of Iwo Jima and other diverse US military heroism backfired. For subtle discussion of diversity, equity and inclusion, talk to Lorraine Kelly
  • copy of the constitution

    Trumpworld is failing this constitutional quiz. Can you pass it?

    Lawrence Douglas
  • Arizona Execution<br>The Arizona State Prison is shown Wednesday, March 19, 2025 in Florence, Ariz. where inmate Aaron Brian Gunches was executed. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)

    Arizona’s execution pitted experts against politicians. Experts lost

    Austin Sarat
    The governor dismissed an ex-judge studying the death penalty in the state and failed to heed a leading voice on the matter. It’s no surprise
  • Adolescence. Owen Cooper as Jamie Miller in Adolescence. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2024

    Adolescence reveals a terrifying truth: smartphones are poison for boys’ minds

    Martha Gill
    When a Netflix drama highlights how online influencers can turn a teenager into a killer, it’s time to rethink social media
    • Volunteers in dark green T-shirts collecting litter in a park

      It’s time to embrace Dugnadsånd – the Norwegian concept we all need right now

      Emma Beddington
    • George Foreman Waves US Flag at Olympic Games<br>(Original Caption) 10/26/1968-Mexico City, Mexico- George Foreman of Houston, TX, waves a small American flag after he won the Olympics heavyweight boxing gold medal to climax America's greatest effort at an Olympics. The US walked away with 45 gold medals, 27 silvers and 34 bronze. Foreman scored a second-round technical knockout over Ionas Chepulis of the Soviet Union.

      George Foreman showed every gesture is political – especially for Black athletes

      Bryan Armen Graham
    • Composite image for Making Sense of It on Ramadan

      Ramadan is not just about abstaining from food. It’s about truthfulness – something we can all learn from

      Shadi Khan Saif
    • Margaret Sullivan

      Columbia should have said ‘see you in court’, not ‘yes, Mr President’

      Margaret Sullivan

Sports

  • APTOPIX World Cup Super-G Skiing<br>Second place finisher United States' Lindsey Vonn reacts during a medal ceremony for women's super-G at the World Cup Finals, Sunday, March 23, 2025, in Sun Valley, Idaho. (AP Photo/John Locher)

    Skiing
    Vonn concludes ‘impossible’ comeback at 40 with first podium since 2018

    Lindsey Vonn concluded her comeback season at age 40 with a second-place finish in a World Cup super-G race on Sunday
  • Francisco Trincão celebrates scoring for Portugal in their victory against Denmark

    Soccer
    Trincão fires Portugal through on night of quarter-final epics

    • World Athletics Indoor Championships<br>Athletics - World Athletics Indoor Championships - Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China - March 22, 2025 Shelby Houlihan of the U.S. celebrates after finishing second in the women's 3000m final REUTERS/Issei Kato

      Track
      Houlihan jubilant with 3000m silver after return from ‘burrito ban’

    • George Foreman in the 1970s, dressed in overalls and shaping to punch the camera

      The George Foreman I knew was generous, kind and determined to set an example

      Thomas Hauser
    • Iga Swiatek celebrates winning a point against Elise Mertens during their hard-fought third-round match.

      Tennis
      Iga Swiatek through to fourth round with historic win at Miami Open

    • Oklahoma State's Wyatt Hendrickson reacts after defeating Minnesota's Gable Steveson during a 285lb match in the finals at the NCAA wrestling championships on Saturday in Philadelphia.

      Wrestling
      Hendrickson stuns Olympic champion Steveson before Trump at NCAA championships

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Climate crisis

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    Environment
    Scientists identify ‘tipping point’ that caused clumps of toxic Florida seaweed

  • A chunk of ice floats past the Portage Glacier near Girdwood, Alaska

    Climate crisis
    Glacier meltdown risks food and water supply of 2 billion people, says UN

  • A Galápagos yellow warbler

    Nature
    Traffic noise triggers road rage among male Galápagos birds

  • Rays of sunlight among trees in Savernake Forest

    UK
    New forest to be created in west of England, with 20m trees planted by 2050

Across the country

  • a person holds a sign that reads 'don't buy Tesla'

    Trump administration
    Exclusive: 20% of Americans support boycott of firms aligning themselves with Trump agenda

  • a person wearing blue gloves holds a needle and a vial

    Utah
    Nurse allegedly killed woman by injecting unprescribed insulin

    • Florida
      Woman charged with drowning pet dog in Florida airport bathroom

    • Maryland
      Baltimore bridge was 30 times above acceptable risk of collapse, officials say

    • San Francisco
      Bruce Lee statue to honor ‘a story for all Americans’

    • Elon Musk
      Musk lashes out at US judges as they rule against Doge

    • California
      Three people die attempting to cross US-Mexico border amid California storm

    • Trump news at a glance
      Musk is denied look at China war plans and more visitors are refused entry to US

Around the world

  • A man pushes a baggage trolley behind a woman pushing a pushchair at Heathrow Terminal 2

    UK
    Service at Heathrow airport returns to normal two days after forced closure

  • Ebrahim Rasool speaks to journalists at Cape Town airport

    South Africa
    South African ambassador expelled from US welcomed home by supporters

    • Afghanistan
      Fears for British couple in 70s held by Taliban as court appearance delayed

    • Pope Francis
      Pope greets crowds in Rome before discharge from hospital

    • Serbia
      Press freedom in Serbia is facing a dangerous turning point, editors warn

    • Diabetes
      Type 2 diabetes increases risk of liver and pancreatic cancers, study shows

    • Environment
      Rare Wright’s gardenia reappears in record numbers in Seychelles

    • UK
      Doctors’ best friends: dogs will help sniff out bacteria for cystic fibrosis sufferers

Podcasts

Podcasts

  • Seth Rogen, photographed in LA for Saturday magazine - 22 Marcg issue. Portraits by Dylan Coulter.

    Weekend
    Seth Rogen: slacker to studio boss; Marina Hyde on Trump making anywhere but America great again; and Philippa Perry helps with imposter syndrome – podcast

  • Chuck Schumer

    Politics Weekly America
    Why are Democrats so divided? – podcast

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    The Audio Long Read
    My life as a prison officer: ‘It wasn’t just the smell that hit you. It was the noise’ – podcast

  • Nicola Slawson sits on the arm of a sofa with Tom Hayes on the seat. (Credit: Fabio De Paola)

    Today in Focus
    Having a baby with your best mate – podcast

  • England Press Conference and Training - St George's Park - Tuesday March 18th<br>England manager Thomas Tuchel addresses players during a training session at St George's Park, Burton upon Trent. Picture date: Tuesday March 18, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story SOCCER England. Photo credit should read: Mike Egerton/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Use subject to FA restrictions. Editorial use only. Commercial use only with prior written consent of the FA. No editing except cropping.

    Football Weekly
    Thomas Tuchel’s England era begins – Football Weekly Extra

Culture

  • Gérard Depardieu with a cigarette in his mouth

    Film
    Gérard Depardieu to appear in Paris court over sexual assault allegations

  • Kate Mossman poses for a photograph sitting in the bay window of her lounge

    Music
    Thank you Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor – how my 1990s teenage self found somebody to love

  • Jason Allen-Paisant.

    Books interview
    Poet Jason Allen-Paisant: ‘We belong in the picture’

  • Stephen Graham as Eddie Miller in Adolescence.

    Television
    From the police to the prime minister: how Adolescence is making Britain face up to toxic masculinity

Lifestyle

Well actually

  • An illustration showing a pixelated human-like figure on a digital watch slowly running into the world outside of the screen.

    Well actually
    ‘Listen to your body’: how to start running

  • an illustration of a cake with a bride and groom and a hand with a brush

    Ask Ugly
    I don’t wear makeup but my wedding is coming up – can I go bare-faced?

  • a painting of a woman looking up in ecstasy

    Well actually
    Romantasy, Bridgerton, audio porn apps: it’s a great time for horny ladies

  • A woman wrapped in towel after bath applying moisturizer on her arm.

    Well actually
    Why urea is the ‘unsexy’ hero of skincare

documentaries
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Take part

  • Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

    US news
    How has your work been affected by Trump’s policies?

  • A person with a controller standing in front of a PC console TV screen with a steam controller playing Roblox.

    Games
    Parents: tell us about your child’s experience of playing Roblox

  • Miami, Florida, MIA Miami International Airport, terminal welcome sign US Customs and Border Protection.

    US immigration
    Have you experienced any issues at the US border recently?

  • U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One before arriving at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., January 27, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

    Trump administration
    Share your thoughts on Trump’s second term in office so far

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From our global editions

  • Kim Philby in 1961.

    Espionage
    ‘A clever agent’: notes from ‘watchers’ of spy Kim Philby made public for first time

  • A row of alternating US and EU flags next to each other on flagpoles

    Europe
    After America: can Europe learn to go it alone without the US?

  • Shashamene, Ethiopia Ras Paul with his vinyl collection at his home in Shashamene (2)

    Ethiopia
    ‘Many Rastas were chased away, but we’re determined to remain’: Ethiopia’s religious community under threat

  • Awadin Mohammed, 10, lies on a hospital bed

    Sudan
    Atrocities mount daily. Promised aid does not arrive. Why has the west turned its back on Sudan?

In case you missed it

  • an aerial view of the city

    California
    The future happens in Oakland first. That’s a cautionary tale for global cities

  • a woman smiles in a crowd of people

    New York
    A garden of sunflowers … and an AK-47: Iranian murder plot comes to Brooklyn

    The trial of two Russian mobsters for a murder-for-hire scheme targeting the women’s rights activist Masih Alinejad revealed incongruous, and chilling, details
  • Detail of front pages of Daily Mirror and Daily Express

    AI and the press
    ‘We need to set the terms or we’re all screwed’: how newsrooms are tackling AI’s uncertainties and opportunities

    Amid angst over the technology, a consensus is emerging about its capabilities – but there is an elephant in the room
  • Gaza residents survey the devastation after an Israeli attack on Bait Lahia yesterday.

    Analysis
    Gaza’s ceasefire brought hope, but it was the calm before a brutal storm

  • A woman holds up a book while another woman screams into it. They are surrounded by women with pro-choice placards.

    Abortion
    A tale of two conferences: women against women as ‘poison of patriarchy’ returns and abortion fight intensifies

  • A badly damaged library with a pile of books on the floor

    Ukraine
    Clandestine book club defies Russia’s push to rewrite history

  • Eggs and a sign that says Due to limited supply please limit 3 eggs

    US-Mexico border
    ‘Eggflation’ sending US shoppers to Mexico – where $300 fines await

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    Photos of the weekend
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    Photography
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