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  • Elon Musk and the US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, both laughing while flanked by other men at the Pentagon in Washington, DC.

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

  • a man in a suits sits at a desk while another man in a suit stands next to him

    Military
    Trump awards Boeing contract to build next-generation US fighter jet

  • four people sit on stage and listen to an audience member

    Opposition
    Democrats’ US tour gathers support in fight against Trump: ‘Get angry, man’

  • a girl walks over a border line marked inside a library

    Borders
    US blocks Canadian access to cross-border library, sparking outcry

In focus

  • 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

  • Media mogul Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily, arrives the Court of Final Appeal by prison van in Hong Kong, China February 9, 2021.

    Hong Kong
    The obscure Jimmy Lai ruling that exposed the erosion of Hong Kong’s rule of law

    The moves that barred the media mogul’s choice of lawyer are immune from legal challenge, giving the national security committee what one expert called ‘the powers of a police state’
  • Graphic

    Pollution
    Mysterious bags of ‘hazardous’ materials appeared in Mexico. Then we found more

    An investigation found thousands of white bags near Monterrey, but aerial footage shows a bigger problem

Spotlight

  • A composite of Emily and Jack

    Blind date
    ‘He said I looked like Kate Moss, then went, “No, wait, Kate Bush – I still fancy her though!”’

    Emily, 26, who works in publishing, meets Jack, 25, a caseworker for a Labour MP
  • Joe Dunthorne … ‘I sensed my version of events coming under threat from facts.’

    Author Joe Dunthorne on a dark legacy
    Did my Jewish great-grandfather make chemical weapons for the Nazis?

  • Tim Dowling collage with musical instruments

    Tim Dowling
    I’m on tour with my band – and my wife is ignoring my calls

    After a misunderstanding over who was using the car, my wife teaches me a lesson without saying a word
  • Yotam Ottolenghi wearing a brown shirt over a white T-shirt and holding an orange umbrella to protect himself from falling veg, cheese, bread and eggs

    Yotam Ottolenghi: I tried intermittent fasting, and hated it
    This is why we need to ditch the diets and go back to basics

    The chef says we need to forget fads and focus on the joy of good food cooked with love
    • Scarlett Johansson wearing a pink dress with white in-built bra at Cannes

      Fashion
      Bras on show as red carpet trend hits the high street

    • Toy figures of people are seen in front of the displayed Apple TV+ logo

      Television
      Big stars, little shine: is anyone actually watching Apple TV+ shows?

    • A young woman in a summer dress and trainers sitting on a grassy bank

      Experience
      I’m allergic to nearly everything

    • a composite image showing Jerry Lee Lewis and Henry Ford

      This Guy Sucked
      A scholar and a hater: new podcast focuses on historical figures that suck

  • Al Sharpton

    In these dark times, Americans must harness the power of the civil rights movement again

    Al Sharpton
  • FILE PHOTO: Senate weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill<br>FILE PHOTO: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks with reporters following the Senate Democrats weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 25, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo

    Politics have changed but the Democrats haven’t – they are old and out of touch

    Moira Donegan
    Leading Democrats vainly hope for a return to the politics of the past – they must engage with the realities of the present
  • kids laugh in a library

    Trump’s attack on libraries was predictable. Its consequences could be devastating

    Leo S Lo
    The president wants to eliminate the agency backing libraries and museums. But the institutions do far more than lend books
  • protesters at columbia

    The US is poised to use terror laws against students. This could be worse than McCarthyism

    Thomas Anthony Durkin and Bernard Harcourt
    A new 7 October 2023 taskforce says it’ll investigate support for Hamas, paving the way for a legal strategy targeting free speech
    • Shaima Al-Obaidi

      I spoke to children in Gaza this week and here’s what they told me: they just want to live

      Shaima Al-Obaidi
    • Jonathan Freedland

      Trump is abandoning democracy and freedom. That creates an opening for Europe – and Britain

      Jonathan Freedland
    • Illustration of workers using abstract AI. The AI projects windows of profiles and figures. The figures are ambiguous and cannot be identified by race or ethnicity but only as human.

      Could AI help us build a more racially just society?

      Sanmi Koyejo
    • Marina Hyde

      So it’s victory for Kirsty Coventry in the IOC elections. Who says cards with a rigged deck isn’t an Olympic sport?

      Marina Hyde
  • United States head coach Mauricio Pochettino reacts during the second half of a Concacaf Nations League semifinal soccer match against Panama.

    Pochettino’s US honeymoon is over, but it’s not time to panic

    Leander Schaerlaeckens
  • Maya Yoshida of Los Angeles Galaxy lifts the MLS Cup trophy after December’s win against New York Red Bulls

    MLS
    ‘Star making not star taking’: how LA Galaxy rose back to top of US soccer

    Years after Beckham-mania, fan activism and changes in recruitment strategy secured club’s first MLS Cup since 2014
    • DJ Smith of the Robert Morris Colonials flies toward the basket as Jarin Stevenson of the Alabama Crimson Tide defends on Friday.

      NCAA Tournament 2025
      Missing madness: NCAA first round bereft of buzzer-beaters and big upsets

    • The New York Jets released Aaron Rodgers on 12 March, making him a free agent for the first time in his career.

      NFL
      Rodgers visits with Steelers and ‘deal could be forthcoming’ – report

    • Thomas Bach invites Kirsty Coventry to deliver a speech after she was elected

      Olympics
      How Bach’s power helped Zimbabwean’s shock IOC win

      Sean Ingle
    • England debutant Myles Lewis-Skelly shoots and scores

      Soccer
      Tuchel off to winning start after Lewis-Skelly's dream England debut

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  • 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

  • A wooden bridge, covered in mud on the road to Waisai, surrounded by rainforest, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia<br>2GDJ106 A wooden bridge, covered in mud on the road to Waisai, surrounded by rainforest, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia

    Palm oil
    West Papuan Indigenous people call for KitKat boycott over alleged ecocide

  • a composite image showing a protest and and an oil refinery

    Democracy and justice
    Greenpeace loss will embolden big oil and gas to pursue protesters: ‘No one will feel safe’

    As Trump pushes ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda, Greenpeace verdict offers startling outlook for environmental activism
  • man and woman raise clasped hands at a rally with an american flag behind them

    Politics
    Sanders and AOC tell packed arena Trump is ‘screwing over’ working class

  • Luigi Mangione, a suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO, is escorted by police in December 2024.

    Brian Thompson shooting
    ‘Hannibal Lecter’ treatment of Luigi Mangione ‘backfired’, says fundraising organizer

  • a man walks out of a building

    New York
    Pirate booted out: popcorn mogul’s coup in New York village falls flat

    • Education
      Trump’s order to dismantle education department sparks outrage: ‘See you in court’

    • Tesla
      Elon Musk tells Tesla employees to hold on to their stock amid harsh selloff

    • US immigration
      Members of British punk rock band UK Subs denied entry into the US

    • Law
      ‘People will die’: alarm as Trump’s DEI rollback hits anti-trafficking efforts

    • Boeing
      Boeing whistleblower’s family claims company’s conduct caused his suicide

    • Donald Trump
      Trump rescinds executive order after law firm agrees to provide $40m in free services

  • A police officer and firefighters with the substation in the background

    UK
    Counter-terror police leading inquiry into ‘unprecedented’ Heathrow fire

    Met officers say no immediate indication of foul play as passengers face days of disruption from electrical substation blaze
  • Arve Hjalmar Holmen looking at the camera

    Technology
    Norwegian files complaint after ChatGPT falsely said he had murdered his children

  • Three photos of young Venezuelan men proudly showing their tattoos

    Venezuela
    ‘Deported because of his tattoos’: has the US targeted Venezuelans for their body art?

    • Australia
      Donald Trump may ‘back off’ from tariffs on Australia amid political and industry pressure, Democrat Joe Courtney says

    • Analysis
      How Trump’s diplomacy resembles a game of broken telephone

    • Business
      AstraZeneca to invest $2.5bn in drugs research and manfacturing in Beijing

    • World Cup
      First migrant worker dies building a World Cup stadium in Saudi Arabia

    • Serbia
      Calls grow in Serbia for investigation into claims ‘sound cannon’ targeted protesters

    • Law
      Witness statement by Prince Andrew aide should be made public, court rules

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

  • Composite: Alex Mellon for the Guardian : Getty Images

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

  • A panel of quilts hanging from a ceiling.

    ‘Putting the unvarnished history out there’
    Art and activism during the Aids crisis

    A new series of events and exhibitions aim to remember the art made during a devastating time, centered on the powerful Aids quilt
  • two women in gowns and a man

    Film
    How did Snow White become the year’s most cursed movie?

  • Stephen Graham as Eddie Miller in Adolescence

    Television
    ‘Watch closely and you see the camera operator’: seven things you didn’t know about Adolescence

  • Jimmy Kimmel on the Trump administration: ‘Imagine how racist you have to be to be racist against Jackie Robinson today.’

    Late-night TV roundup
    Jimmy Kimmel on Trump’s anti-woke onslaught: ‘It’s hard to wrap your head around’

  • ‘I find I have a lot of resistance, that’s kind of how I roll.’

    Interview
    ‘Emotions? They’re no big thing, man!’ Jeff Bridges on satisfaction, silver linings – and his secret life in music

  • Benny Blanco and Selena Gomez.

    Film
    Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco: I Said I Loved You First review – besotted but bland

  • Celery leaf salt – Tom Hunt

    Waste not
    How to turn excess celery leaves into celery salt

  • Meera Sodha's baked cauliflower and harissa pilaf.

    The new vegan
    Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for roast cauliflower with harissa pilaf

    Roast cauli has an enticing nuttiness that makes it a great companion for spicy, herby baked rice
  • Friendship Breakdown - woman woman-01

    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    I am insanely jealous of my husband’s ex-colleague. How can I move on?

    You may have to sift through some uncomfortable feelings that you’ve buried
  • 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

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Sophia embarks on the gruelling journey of harvesting her eggs. She’s in her 30s and feels ambivalent about having kids, so will this safeguard her future? Remarkable documentary Harvest is her personal diary of this time.

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  • 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

  • A bull shark at Shark Bay Sea World Gold Coast

    ‘They’re smart now’: Australian fishers are on tenterhooks over shark encounters. Should swimmers be worried?

  • Oleg Gordievsky, KGB Colonel who defected to the UK in 1985. Photographed in London 1997.. Image shot 11/1997. Exact date unknown.<br>C8GDFF Oleg Gordievsky, KGB Colonel who defected to the UK in 1985. Photographed in London 1997.. Image shot 11/1997. Exact date unknown.

    Espionage
    Oleg Gordievsky obituary: Russian spy who was the highest ranking KGB officer to defect to Britain

  • A polar base on a sheer cliff, seen from above

    Science
    Crisis in Antarctica: can science teams ever prepare for isolated assignments?

  • Tony Albert & David Charles Collins Kieran Lawson Warakurna Superheroes #1 2017 archival pigment print on paper 100x150cm Low Res.

    Indigenous art
    ‘A monumental moment’: world’s leading photography festival puts Australia in focus

In case you missed it

  • 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

  • Distorted people laughing in the dark

    Comedy
    ‘This is not comedy! Pay attention’: from Cabaret to Trump rallies, why does audience laughter feel so sinister?

    Americans are struggling to reconcile Trump’s campness and cruelty – but comedy has always been a tool for authoritarians
  • women hold signs depicting women who are either missing or murdered

    Native Americans
    ‘A slap in the face’: activists reel as Trump administration removes crucial missing Indigenous peoples report

    The Not Invisible Act Commission’s resource was historic for Native Americans. It’s now been scrubbed from federal websites
  • A bull elk with late-stage chronic wasting disease, which is always fatal and has no cure, in Wind Cave national park, South Dakota, US.

    Disease
    ‘Don’t call it zombie deer disease’: scientists warn of ‘global crisis’ as infections spread across the US

  • Kirsty Coventry after winning the IOC vote.

    Kirsty Coventry
    So who is Kirsty Coventry, who now has global sport’s most powerful job?

  • man wearing navy suit and white button-down speaks into microphone

    US politics
    Gavin Newsom’s podcast has featured Steve Bannon and Charlie Kirk. Is this the way to the White House?

  • View over Narsaq, Greenland. The Kvanefjeld/Kuannersuit plateau can be seen in the background.

    Greenland
    Greenland might open a vast uranium deposit to mining. Locals say it could alter their way of life

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    Sign up for the Detox Your Kitchen newsletter on avoiding potentially harmful chemicals in your food

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  • Collage of woman holding credit card surrounded by financial icons<br>Conceptual image of woman managing her spending

    Breaking bad habits: what you told us about your new year buying intentions

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    Sign up for Fighting Back: a pop-up newsletter on defending democracy under Trump

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  • Dusk on a street with houses in the background and in the front a young guy holding a torch over the open bonnet of a car

    Joshua Hasanoff’s best phone picture
    ‘The DJ’s focus makes time stand still’

    Quick work + a quirky concept + a cool neighbour = a winning shot for this young Australian photographer
  • Panda cubs and their mother

    Photos of the day
    A bumpy ride and twin panda cubs

  • Nasa support teams work around the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft shortly after it landed in the water off the coast of Tallahassee.

    Art and design
    The week around the world in 20 pictures

  • March hares boxing.

    The week in wildlife
    March hares, a dreaming dormouse and the first chicks of spring

  • Keep Abortion Legal, City Hall, NYC, 1994

    Photography
    ‘The female gaze interested me more’: the radical vision of Dona Ann McAdams

  • ‘I thought: You’re amazing’ … the young girl passes the Photoshopped mural.

    My best shot
    Flame-haired defiance by a Belfast mural: Hannah Starkey’s best photograph

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