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  • Mark Carney speaks from a podium backed by rows of Canadian national, provincial and territorial flags

    Canada
    Mark Carney to announce Canadian election and will run in Ottawa’s Nepean riding

    Recently installed prime minister expected to confirm 28 April ballot as he seeks to keep Liberal party in government
  • A firefighter works at a site of an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike in Kyiv.

    Live
    Ukraine war live: Zelenskyy urges allies to put ‘new pressure’ on Russia to end attacks ahead of ceasefire talks

  • Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu

    Israel
    Netanyahu claims decision to fire Shin Bet chief not connected to Qatar inquiry

  • white jet with blue letteringUnited airplanes are seen at the Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, Unitted States on July 16, 2024. New York City And Newark Daily Life And Economy, United States - 16 Jul 2024

    United
    United pilot attacked passenger for taking too long in the bathroom, lawsuit alleges

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

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

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

    • New Mexico
      Three killed and 15 injured in mass shooting

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

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

Trump presidency

  • 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

  • end of the world trump (c1fd783907da003f5164937b7546a226a9221412)

    Democracy
    The Trump administration is descending into authoritarianism

  • Donald Trump at the White House on 7 March.

    Trump administration
    White House buoyed up by submission of major law firm attacked by president

  • stacks of gold bars

    Analysis
    Gold has surged amid economic uncertainty due to Trump's global trade war. Should you buy some?

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In focus

  • 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’

  • a man smokes outside a marijuana dispensary

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

    Chippewa member Todd Thompson sold cannabis after the state legalized it, but police still seized all his merchandise
  • an aerial view of the city

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

    International trade boomed with the city’s early adoption of technological and economic changes, but Black neighborhoods became ‘sacrifice zones’

Spotlight

  • US and Israeli flags intertwined

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

    Redefining antisemitism in the law was never about Jewish safety. It is about consolidating authoritarian power under the veneer of minority protection
  • 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’

  • 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

    In her new book, music writer Kate Mossman looks back at her favourite type of encounter – interviews with charismatic, ageing, male rockers. Here she remembers the band – and specifically drummer – who electrified her as a girl growing up in Norfolk
  • 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

    The Vermont senator and the New York representative are rallying huge crowds with a message to reshape the Democratic party
    • A pointer puppy jumping after a ball<br>GettyImages-467016339

      Pets
      Life in the old dog yet: how biotech firms are looking to extend the lives of our pets

    • 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?

    • an animated cat underwater in flow

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

    • 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

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
  • 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
  • Donald Trump

    Donald Trump’s imperial presidency is a throwback to a greedier, pernicious age

    Simon Tisdall
    His attempts to bully and exploit the weak hark back to an era when the US emulated the worst aspects of the British empire
  • Abortion Exceptions Texas<br>FILE - Abortion rights demonstrators attend a rally at the Texas state Capitol in Austin, Texas, May 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

    Arrested at gunpoint, charged as a felon: a midwife’s lot in anti-abortion Texas

    Arwa Mahdawi
    The state with the most radical abortion law is seeking to make an example of Maria Margarita Rojas
    • Margaret Sullivan

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

      Margaret Sullivan
    • Apple CEO Tim Cook at the Worldwide Developers’ Conference on 10 June 2024, when Apple Intelligence was announced.

      Did AI mania rush Apple into making a rare misstep with Siri?

      John Naughton
    • Illustration

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

      Al Sharpton
    • The US president, Donald Trump, and Elon Musk. World leaders are coming to the realisation that their nation’s relationship with the United States was not really ‘special’

      As trust in the US collapses, leaders in Australia and around the world are frantically recalibrating

      Julianne Schultz

Sports

  • Abby Roque the of New York Sirens celebrates after she scores during the third period of Saturday’s game against the Ottawa Charge at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

    Ice hockey
    New York's Abby Roque pulls off fabled Michigan goal in PWHL first

    New York’s Abby Roque scored the first Michigan goal in PWHL history during Saturday’s 5-2 defeat to the Ottawa Charge
  • McLaren’s Oscar Piastri celebrates after finishing first in Shanghai.

    Formula One
    Piastri wins Chinese GP, with Norris second on dominant day for McLaren

    • Arkansas forward Karter Knox, rear, reaches over St John's guard Aaron Scott (0) to block a shot during the first half of Saturday’s game in Providence, Rhode Island.

      NCAA Tournament 2025
      Arkansas upset No 2 seed St John’s to reach Sweet 16 in March Madness stunner

    • Major League Baseball removed references to “diversity” from its MLB Careers home page following an executive order by US president Donald Trump.

      Baseball
      MLB removes ‘diversity’ from careers page after executive order

    • Endurance race designer and creator of the Barkley Marathon Gary Cantrell, also known as Lazarus Lake, from Tennessee, poses in Castanet-Tolosan near Toulouse in January 2025.

      Ultrarunning
      ‘60 hours of hell’: hardship is the only way forward at the Barkley Marathons

      Jared Beasley
    • Former US police officer Tiara Brown reacts after defeating Skye Nicolson of Australi by a split decision to win the WBC world featherweight champion at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.

      Boxing
      Ex-cop Tiara Brown beats Skye Nicolson for featherweight title

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Climate crisis

  • aerial view of seaweed bloom over land and sea

    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 shirtless man does a martial arts pose

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

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

    Utah
    Nurse allegedly killed woman by injecting unprescribed insulin

    • US healthcare
      US urged to ‘think bigger’ on healthcare amid Trump onslaught on sector

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

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

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

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

    • Nasa
      Nasa drops plan to land first woman and first person of color on the moon

Around the world

  • A protester dressed in a Turkish flag confronts riot police on Friday near Istanbul city hall after the arrest of mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu.

    Turkey
    More protests as Istanbul mayor's arrest sparks ‘fight about democracy’"

    Anger over detention of Ekrem Imamoğlu becomes a touchstone for opposing President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
  • Graphic

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

  • Screengrab of Heathrow’s CEO Thomas Woldbye at the airport.

    UK
    Heathrow boss defends running of airport after criticism of shutdown

  • Jodie the labrador

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

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

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

    • Israel-Gaza war
      Israel to ‘seize more ground’ and warns Hamas it will annex parts of Gaza

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

    • 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

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. 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

  • 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

  • A panel of quilts hanging from a ceiling.

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

  • Headshot of actor Seth Rogen, in brown jacket against beige background

    Seth Rogen
    Star on going from onscreen slacker to studio boss: ‘People really do scream at each other in Hollywood’

  • FKA Twigs performing on stage with dancers.

    Music
    FKA twigs review – an eye-popping extravaganza of dancing and demons

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

  • 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?

  • Neighbours stand under river red gum

    Australia
    ‘Imagine if it died on my watch?’ The fight to save one ‘ancient’ Adelaide tree

  • Bleached Acropora in Tantabiddi Sanctuary Zone, Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, March 2025.

    Great Barrier Reef
    Ningaloo and Great Barrier Reef hit by ‘profoundly distressing’ simultaneous coral bleaching events

  • 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

In case you missed it

  • 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

  • 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

    New strikes are ‘just a beginning’ said Netanyahu, after Trump inspires Israel to seize territory with massive military onslaught
  • 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

    Last week, anti-choice campaigners emboldened by current US politics met in New York at the same time as UN delegates gathered to address the widespread inequalities women face. The battle to protect rights has never felt more urgent
  • 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

  • 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?

  • 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

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    George Foreman
    A life in pictures

    The two-time heavyweight champion, Olympic gold medalist and Hall of Fame boxer died Friday at age 76. He leaves behind a towering legacy
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    Photos of the day
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  • Nasa support teams work around the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft shortly after it landed in the water off the coast of Tallahassee.

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