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  • Sikh men with with flags and placards.

    India, gangs … or both?
    Who is behind assassinations of Canadian Sikhs?

  • Two boxes of Ozempic stacked on top of eachother against a white background, with a pen and caps in front

    Science
    Can weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic also treat addiction and dementia?

    Studies show active ingredient semaglutide can reduce the risk of heart attack, improve fertility and help treat diabetes
  • ‘My reality occupies the white space on paper’ … images from Baroud’s I Am Still Alive, on show at Palazzo Mora, Venice.

    ‘Instead of a scream’
    The Palestinian artist who does a Gaza drawing every day

    His studio was flattened, he has had to move his family 10 times, and they now share a house with 25 others. But still Maisara Baroud finds a way to document the fear and destruction he sees all around

Spotlight

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    Where’s the best place to raise a small child
    New York City, or literally anywhere else?

    In New York City, you get culture, diversity, mayhem and street smarts. In Tucson, where I live, you have space to breathe
  • Alice Munro in 1979.

    Alice Munro
    A life in quotes

  • ‘Will our baby be on the show? Never!’ … Rafe Spall.

    ‘It’s great!’
    Rafe Spall on having a baby with his co-star in Trying, the infertility sitcom

    In the hit TV series, Spall and Esther Smith play a couple who have endured the pain of infertility. And now it turns out they’re having a real-life baby together. The proud dad-to-be reveals all
  • Black-and-white image of wedding cake with bride and groom figurine against a blue background

    Weddings can be overwhelming
    Here’s how to navigate the cost, clothing and carbon footprint

    From plus-size gowns to debt, eloping and guest etiquette, these stories can be a guide for us – through good times and bad
    • illustration of bride and groom in a box with a shadowy hand reaching towards them

      ‘People literally lost their lives’
      Inside the rise and fall of Ashley Madison

    • Someone holding a phone in their left hand, with a message on the screen reading: 'Go ahead, I'm listening …'

      Analysis
      OpenAI’s new GPT-4o model offers promise of improved smartphone assistants

    • Oleksandr Budko in The Bachelor Ukraine

      A hunky ballet dancing war hero!
      Is this the most desirable Bachelor ever?

    • Jon Stewart to Robert Menendez: ‘You don’t need to break the law so cartoonishly when the legal corruption in the Senate is so fucking lucrative.’

      ‘How dumb is you?’
      Jon Stewart on Senator Robert Menendez’s corruption charges

Opinion

  • Man wearing blue suit and blue tie walks in front of people

    Trump’s hush-money case has proved he’s a low-life. Can it prove he’s a criminal?

    Margaret Sullivan
    This is likely the only Trump trial before the election – and the only hope for a shred of accountability for his endless misdeeds
  • Emergency workers walk among debris in front of a residential building damaged as a result of a missile attack in Kharkiv on 14 May.

    The Guardian view
    Russia’s new offensive: Ukraine’s allies must renew their focus

  • Russell Brand Me, Bear Grylls, The River Thames and of course, The Holy Spirit.

    So Russell Brand was baptised in the Thames, and all his sins were washed away. Cheaper than a lawyer, I suppose

    Marina Hyde
    His journey to Christianity was very moving, and infinitely more spiritual than his trip to the police station to deny criminal allegations, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
  • Pro-Palestinian protesters at University of Michigan in the US, May 2024

    My Palestinian keffiyeh is a symbol of my identity. I should not be afraid to wear it in public

    Arwa Mahdawi
    I wear the traditional black and white scarf to celebrate my heritage. That’s enough to make you a target in the US today, writes Arwa Mahdawi
    • People are handed food at a public kitchen in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza.

      Rafah refugees are pouring into our starving, overcrowded city – and we hope they keep coming

      Eman Mohamed
    • The Open AI CEO, Sam Altman.

      Laughing, chatting, singing, GPT-4o is AI close to human, but watch out: it’s really not human

      Chris Stokel-Walker
    • ‘I’ve never been 100% sure what “emeritus” means, but if he is the model, it’s something like “Highlander”’.

      My stepfather-in-law is still happy at work aged 90 – what’s his secret?

      Zoe Williams
    • Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning in Netflix’s Baby Reindeer.

      Should Baby Reindeer’s creator have written about his alleged stalker? I did the same thing – and it helped me heal

      Paul Burston

Sports

  • Oleksandr Usyk talks during a media day in Riyadh before his fight with Tyson Fury.

    ‘It’s bad behavior’
    Usyk to use Fury incident as motivation for title clash

    The Ukrainian boxer told his entourage not to get involved after Tyson Fury’s father John butted a team member before Saturday’s fight in Riyadh
  • Valeri Nichushkin leads the Colorado Avalanche with nine playoff goals this season.

    NHL
    Colorado’s Nichushkin banned for six months just before playoff game

    Colorado forward Valeri Nichushkin was suspended for at least six months and placed in stage 3 of the league’s player assistance program on Monday night
    • AC Milan's Olivier Giroud celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during a Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Genoa, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Sunday, May 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

      Milan to MLS
      Giroud to join LAFC on free transfer after Euros

    • Iga Swiatek in action during her win over Madison Keys.

      Tennis
      Swiatek unlocks Keys to book place in Italian Open semi-finals

    • End game (Tuesday)

      David Squires on …
      Tottenham’s new fans and other end-of-season surprises

    • The Valkyries will make their home in the Bay Area

      WNBA
      Bay Area’s new team to be called Golden State Valkyries

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Climate crisis

  • Silhouette of plane flying with yellow moon in background

    ‘Magical thinking’
    Hopes for sustainable jet fuel not realistic, report finds

  • Man in suit and red Maga hat holds campaign rally

    Environment
    Trump pledges to scrap offshore wind projects on ‘day one’ of presidency

  • Climate protesters holding up banners reading 'green energy is cheap energy'

    Environment
    UK ‘net zero’ project will produce 20m tonnes of carbon pollution, say experts

  • Two Colombian police officers taking away cages of small birds

    Illegal wildlife trade
    Global wildlife crime causing ‘untold harm’, UN report finds

Across the country

  • Red-coloured robotic arms work on the car assembly line of new energy vehicles at a factory

    International trade
    Biden announces 100% tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles

    White House levy to protect US makers from cheap imports likely to inflame trade tensions
  • Hannah Gutierrez-Reed

    Rust film set shooting
    Armorer appeals conviction in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin

  • A graphic illustration of four colorful book covers.

    Revealed
    US university lecturer behind far-right Twitter account and publishing house

  • County probation department officers

    Los Angeles
    County probation department puts 66 officers on leave

    • Senate race
      Pressure on Democrats as Republicans look to flip Maryland seat

    • Amazon
      Web Services chief to step down, veteran named successor

    • Louisiana
      Two people dead after tornadoes sweep through US south

    • James ‘Whitey’ Bulger
      Three men strike plea deals over prison killing of gangster

    • Louisiana
      Parishioners stop armed teen who entered children’s church service

    • Joe Biden
      President signs bipartisan bill banning imports of Russian uranium

Around the world

  • Rafael Grossi looks towards the camera with microphones in front of him and flags behind him

    Iran
    Talk about change in nuclear weapons policy must stop, UN expert says

  • Jarvis Cocker performing on stage against a pink background with the crowd's raised hands silhouetted below

    UK
    More than 120 acts quit Great Escape music festival in solidarity with Palestine

    • Ukraine
      Zelenskiy calls for more air defenses as Blinken arrives in Kyiv

    • Canada
      British Columbia to bar those guilty of serious crimes from changing names

    • Thailand
      Political activist held in jail dies after spending 65 days on hunger strike

    • Niger
      Prime minister blames US for rupture of military pact

    • Eurovision
      Organizers defend decision to disqualify Joost Klein

    • Roman Polanski
      Director acquitted of defamation by French court

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Podcasts

Podcasts

  • Aoife Mannion (centre) celebrates after winning the Women's FA Cup

    The Guardian's Women's Football Weekly
    Aoife Mannion on winning the FA Cup with Manchester United: Women’s Football Weekly - podcast

  • Rishi Sunak speaking at an AI safety summit

    Science
    Backstabbing, bluffing and playing dead: has AI learned to deceive? – podcast

  • Anti-immigrant protesters wave Irish flags while confronting line of police officers

    Today in Focus
    The growing tensions over immigration in Ireland

  • Rishi Sunak

    Rishi Sunak
    Politics Weekly Westminster: Rishi Sunak’s big security pitch – podcast

  • Manchester United v Arsenal FC - Premier League<br>MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 12: Leandro Trossard of Arsenal celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Arsenal FC at Old Trafford on May 12, 2024 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

    Football Weekly
    The Premier League title race goes to final day – Football Weekly podcast

  • Palestinians in residential buildings in Rafah, February 2024. Photograph: Fatima Shbair/AP

    The Audio Long Read
    ‘A new abyss’: Gaza and the hundred years’ war on Palestine – podcast

  • Young girl using an iPhone

    Today in Focus
    Put it down! Should children be allowed smartphones?

Culture

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    Grimm: a paint-by-numbers cop drama
    With a magic detective and mythical beasts

    This fantasy procedural is sometimes cheesy, by nature formulaic and occasionally derivative – but is also great fun, particularly for Buffy fans
  • (From left) Ebru Ceylan, Nadine Labaki, Greta Gerwig, Eva Green and Lily Gladstone at the 2024 Cannes film festival.

    Greta Gerwig
    ‘The number of female directors has gotten better. We’re not done yet’

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    ‘He was the rock star poet’
    Matthew Rhys on Dylan Thomas

  • Adam Driver in a scene from the trailer for Megalopolis

    ‘Has this guy ever made a movie before?’
    Francis Ford Coppola’s 40-year battle to film Megalopolis

  • Debonair yet untamed … David Sanborn in 1980.

    David Sanborn
    Jazz saxophonist known for work with David Bowie dies aged 78

  • Jazzara Jaslyn and Adrian Galley in A Family Affair

    A Family Affair review
    Wellness-retreat comedy goes lowest common denominator

Lifestyle

  • Doreen Baingana.

    How to have a healthy menopause
    I feel the strongest I’ve ever been. Menopause hasn’t slowed me down

    Despite the physical signs of ageing, I am determined to stay fit, keep my mind sharp, share my knowledge and embrace new adventures
  • ‘I long to get back the dominant top that I married.’

    Sexual healing
    I married a top – but now he wants to be a bottom

  • Pastels and checks at Gucci.

    ‘Englishness with an Italian accent’
    Gucci returns to its London roots

  • Chicken pilaf on a white plate on a table with a white tablecloth outdoors

    Chicken rice, chickpea bake and wheat salad
    Ella Mittas’ easy autumn recipes for a Mediterranean feast

  • I was at my desk thinking ‘what is my job?’ … the fog of work.

    ‘I felt like I was losing my mind’
    How to keep your career on track during menopause

  • Soft-serve chocolate ice-cream cone.

    Butt seriously
    Why you might be pooping wrong – and what to do about it

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Take part

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    Liverpool FC fans
    Share your views on Jürgen Klopp’s departure

  • People queue outside the Hermes store in Mayfair in London, Monday, April 12, 2021.

    Tell us
    Are you splurging on luxury goods you can ill afford?

  • Dozens of students arrested at the occupied Hamilton Hall building of Columbia University in New York<br>NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - APRIL 30: New York Police Department officers detain dozens of pro-Palestinian students at Columbia University after they barricaded themselves at the Hamilton Hall building near Gaza Solidarity Encampment earlier in New York, United States on April 30, 2024. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)

    US students
    Share your experience of the pro-Palestinian campus protests

  • 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)

    Ukrainian men abroad
    Share your views on Poland and Lithuania’s statements on conscription

From our global editions

  • Liz Carr in her documentary about assisted dying, Better Off Dead?

    ‘I’m fighting for the right to live’
    Liz Carr on acting, friendship and her campaign against assisted dying

  • Caroline Eden food in the Baltics Riga central market 2

    Why I love Baltic cuisine
    Flavors as vivid as the scent of pine forests

  • ‘It was a lousy situation’ … The Howl and the Hum, with Sam Griffiths, middle.

    ‘People are forfeiting meals’
    Musicians on the struggle to financially survive

  • Four African women talk in a dimly lit communal area

    Celebrate, remember and reframe
    The therapy sessions healing South Africa’s women

In case you missed it

  • Richard Gadd as Donny Dunn in Baby Reindeer

    Baby Reindeer’s Richard Gadd
    ‘If I wanted the real people to be found, I would’ve made a documentary’

  • Defence Minister Andrei Belousov speaks during a meeting with a Russian flag to his left

    Andrei Belousov
    Putin picks trusted technocrat to run defense ministry

    Loyalist economist who ‘thinks years ahead’ inherits Kremlin’s biggest challenge as it prepares for the long haul in Ukraine
  • abstract illustration of a smudged face with a melancholy expression

    A teenager was jailed for assault and theft.
    That was 17 years ago – will he ever be released?

    Indeterminate sentences are devastating to mental health, but prisoners with mental illness are less likely to be released. The result is a vicious cycle whereby the most vulnerable inmates often have the least chance of getting out – as John’s case shows
  • Architect's drawing of a cooperative housing project in Amsterdam called De Torteltuin

    ‘What if we built our own?’
    Young Amsterdammers fight housing crisis with cooperative build

  • Views her work as defying a state that condones a war against women ... Cristina Rivera Garza.

    ‘The only healing will be through justice’
    Pulitzer winner Cristina Rivera Garza on femicide in Mexico

  • Sketch of two men and a woman looking at man in suit and tie

    Key takeaways
    Trump knew about the sham repayment scheme

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    ‘It was a horrific night’
    30 years on from the on-set death of Brandon Lee

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In pictures

  • A woman plays a cello in a garden in front of a washing line hung with blue nurses' uniforms

    Photo essay
    NHS nurses quit after working through Covid

    Hannah Grace Deller photographed several of her fellow nurses as they decided to leave the NHS after their experiences during the pandemic
  • Part of a bridge collapses during a controlled demolition.

    Photos of the day
    Displaced Palestinians and a controlled demolition

  • Meticulous re-creations … Plate 1, Astrup’s Horn by Tonje Bøe Birkeland.

    See things differently
    The best of Photo London

  • Joe Lycett attends the 2024 BAFTA Television Awards

    Bafta TV awards 2024
    On the red carpet with Brian Cox and Claudia Winkleman

  • Valérie Belin, Study #7, 2013 (Black-Eyed Susan II series)

    More than meets the eye
    Valérie Belin, master of mirage

  • Intrepid boys rafting in Hoboken in 1972

    The big picture
    Huck Finn in 1970s New Jersey

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