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  • President Joe Biden speaks at a dinner for the Detroit chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He stands at a podium gazing out at the audience

    Joe Biden
    What would Trump have done if January 6 riots had been led by Black Americans?

    President asks at civil rights event: ‘what do you think he would have done … if Black Americans had stormed the Capitol?’
    • Black man wearing sunglasses

      ‘I take full responsibility’
      Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs admits he beat ex-girlfriend Cassie

    • Gaza
      UN humanitarian chief delivers ‘apocalyptic’ warning over aid

    • Ukraine
      G7 leaders to discuss €30bn loan using Russian assets

    • Marco Rubio
      Republican senator says he would not accept 2024 election results ‘if it’s unfair’

    • 'Three-term? Or two-term?’
      Trump floats idea of three-term presidency at NRA convention

    • New Caledonia
      Macron calls new security meeting as deadly unrest grinds on

    • Taiwan
      New president takes office and calls on China to cease its hostile actions

    • ‘Free Bella’
      Campaigners fight to save lonely beluga whale from Seoul mall

  • David Copperfield Slot Machine Unveiling At The MGM Grand<br>LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 26:  A general view is seen of the video screen from the slot machine, "The Magic of David Copperfield," by Bally Technologies at the MGM Grand Hotel/Casino on June 26, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

    Revealed
    Magician David Copperfield accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women

  • Epstein head Main Image

    ‘Magic David called’
    David Copperfield repeatedly contacted Jeffrey Epstein

  • A truck trailer belonging to magician David Copperfield sits outside his warehouse in Las Vegas, Friday, Oct. 19, 2007. Copperfield has been contacted by law enforcement authorities and the FBI has conducted an investigation in Las Vegas, where the magician regularly performs, his lawyer and the FBI confirmed. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

    David Copperfield
    The FBI investigated him for two years. The claim that he was ‘exonerated’ was widely embraced. Was he?

  • David Copperfield.

    ‘I honest to God believe I was drugged’
    Magician David Copperfield’s alleged victims speak out

In focus

  • Burning vehicles with men surrounded by smoke

    ‘Only Hamas can defend us’
    Israeli raids and Fatah failures boost support in West Bank

  • Picture of open school books

    ‘Scary’
    Public-school textbooks the latest target as US book bans intensify

    A school district in Houston has voted to redact chapters on vaccines and climate change, and parents and educators are worried
  • Helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi leaves site

    Explainer
    What we know about the death of Ebrahim Raisi

    Iran’s president and the foreign minister have been confirmed dead by state media after a helicopter crash near the Azerbaijan border

Spotlight

  • Outgoing Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen

    Tsai Ing-wen
    The leader who brought Taiwan closer to the US, bows out

    Taiwan’s first female president has presided over big social changes, but her main legacy is the cultivation of the island’s rising prominence on the world stage
  • A young Black man wearing a straw-colored cowboy hat lit by sunlight coming through rafters out of the frame has his arm over the neck of a brown, saddled horse.

    ‘A history that’s been suppressed’
    The Black cowboy story is 200 years old

  • Children wearing Narendra Modi masks ride a bicycle in Varanasi

    ‘Modi builds highways but where are our jobs?’
    Rising inequality looms over India’s election

    While the number of Indian billionaires soars, growing unemployment has become a big problem for the BJP as it campaigns for a third term
  • Candles surround a musician in a an old vaulted space lit in red

    ‘There is a hunger’
    Inside New York’s unique, sold-out classical music experiences

    Alternative music event series Death of Classical invites small groups to witness one-of-a-kind performances at crypts, catacombs and other unlikely spaces
    • Conservation International chief executive officer M Sanjayan, left, presents Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez with the global visionary award.

      Environment
      The Bezos Earth fund has pumped billions into climate and nature projects. So why are experts uneasy?

    • Harmony Korine at his Aggressive Dr1fter Part II art show at Hauser & Wirth, London.

      ‘I burned out – and started mowing lawns’
      A reality-bending chat with Harmony Korine

    • Apple 13in iPad Air M2 review showing the lockscreen on a table.

      iPad Air M2 review
      Cheaper iPad Pro for rest of us gets bigger

    • A picture of an espresso shot being poured into a glass of tonic water

      Espresso and tonic
      Rise in tonic water popularity leads to experimental mixes

  • Donald Trump surrounded by supporters with US flags and 'Make America Great Again' placards.

    US voters are increasingly polarised over politics, but Brits are far less stubborn

    Torsten Bell
    Pundits say rising negative feelings to other parties threatens democracy. Apart from in America, new research tells a different story
  • Hollywood Boulevard painted with the words Black Lives Matter in the wake of George Floyd’s death in June 2020.

    The Black Lives Matter era is over. It taught us the limits of diversity for diversity’s sake

    Nesrine Malik
    Hastily established racial equality schemes are being shuttered. What survives is a movement that’s achieving real change, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
    • Illustration by David Foldvari of a person's head coloured in with items of food.

      I haven’t tried Ozempic but I know how it feels

      Megan Nolan
    • Yoav Gallant, wearing headphones, gazes at a tank and boxes of supplies near the border between Israel and Gaza.

      The Observer view
      It’s up to Israel’s allies to persuade Netanyahu to stop standing in the way of peace

    • Young woman grimaces at laundry in clothes drier

      Free the fridges! Make dishwashers great again! US conservatives have odd priorities

      Emma Beddington
    • Large number of cars and construction machinery ar parked, waiting to be shipped for export

      US approach to China’s rapid growth has lessons for us all

      Larry Elliott
  • Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns reacts as his team make their way to victory over the Denver Nuggets

    NBA
    Timberwolves stage largest Game 7 comeback in history to down Nuggets

    The Timberwolves roared back from a 20-point second-half deficit to eliminate the reigning NBA champion Denver Nuggets 98-90 in a Game 7 Minnesota masterpiece
  • Xander Schauffele celebrates with the trophy after winning the US PGA at Valhalla Golf Club

    US PGA
    Schauffele pips DeChambeau by one shot to win first major

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  • An aerial view of Toronto, by the shore of Lake Ontario

    PFAS
    Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ ubiquitous in Great Lakes basin, study finds

  • A sky completely taken up with fiery clouds, above a border of trees and dry fields.

    Economies
    Damage from climate change six times worse than thought – report

  • Yellow and red shell logo on white sign, with blue sky in the background

    Shell
    Oil company urged to clarify climate targets as it braces for shareholder rebellion

  • Los Angeles, California— Beverly Lofton poses for a portrait in her garden in the View Park neighborhood of Los Angeles on Friday, April 26, 2024.  Mrs. Lofton turned her front yard into a microfarm with the help of Crop Swap LA, a local group that creates edible food gardens to combat food insecurity and food apartheid. Photographs by Gabriella Angotti-Jones

    The DIY Climate Changers
    I swapped my south LA lawn for a verdant microfarm – now I feed the neighborhood

  • Older white man looking grim in suit surrounded by people and photographers on urban street.

    Rudy Giuliani
    Ex-New York mayor indicted for role in Arizona fake-elector scheme

    Ex-New York mayor last of 17 defendants to be served in plot to overturn Donald Trump’s election loss to Joe Biden in 2020
  • Toddler wearing blue glasses and a green scarf can be seen resting his head against a fabric headrest, mouth ajar and looking to the right

    Gene therapy
    Argentinian couple moves to US to allow their toddler to trial

  • Police tape saying 'Police line do not cross'

    Arizona
    Six-month-old shot repeatedly during standoff with child’s father

  • Man wearing blue jumpsuit with hands up in air in front of white structure

    Blue Origin
    First Black astronaut candidate, now 90, reaches space in flight

    • Chicago
      Can mayor tackle environmental racism in one of the most segregated US cities?

    • New York
      Man arrested in connection with assault on actor Steve Buscemi

    • Master of litters
      Cat named Max given honorary degree by US university

    • Philadelphia
      Police arrest six student protesters at University of Pennsylvania

    • Virginia
      Governor allows Confederate groups to keep tax exemptions

    • Alabama
      Poultry plant could be closed for 30 days for allegedly hiring minors

  • Blue truck labelled 'police' on a tree-lined street

    Democratic Republic of Congo
    Army says it stopped attempted coup involving three US citizens

  • Taliban security officers by parked cars

    Afghanistan
    Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly tourist attack

    • Breast cancer
      Scientists make potential breakthrough after preserving tissue in gel

    • EU
      European far-right leaders gather ahead of elections

    • Brazil
      Country counts cost of worst-ever floods with little hope of waters receding soon

    • Bao buns
      Sales on a roll as Britons fall in love with Asian treat

    • Spam, junk … slop?
      The latest wave of AI behind the ‘zombie internet’

    • Slovakia
      Robert Fico out of immediate danger four days after shooting, says deputy

Podcasts

Podcasts

  • An apartment window in Zamalek, Cairo Egypt reflects a passing white taxi

    The Audio Long Read
    After I was assaulted, I posted a photo of my injuries. The reaction I craved was not pity, but anger – podcast

  • A Great Ormond Street sign outside the children's hospital in London

    Today in Focus
    The rightwing Christian group and the battle over end-of-life care

  • Russell Brand being baptised in the River Thames with Bear Grylls

    Weekend
    Marina Hyde on Russell Brand’s baptism; plus ‘deepfake’ cheerleaders: the woman wrongly accused over a viral video – podcast

  • Shein shoes at a popup store in New York in 2022. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

    The Audio Long Read
    ‘Super cute please like’: the unstoppable rise of Shein – podcast

  • Demonstrators hold placards reading ‘It’s time #ContaminatedBlood’ and ‘Recognise all victims #ContaminatedBlood’.

    Today in Focus
    The children of the contaminated blood scandal

  • Manchester United v Newcastle United - Premier League<br>MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 15: Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United celebrates during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Newcastle United at Old Trafford on May 15, 2024 in Manchester, England.(Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)

    Football Weekly
    The Premier League’s fight for Europe and Celtic’s title – Football Weekly Extra

  • Happy couple texting on their smart phones

    Science Weekly
    Apps and algorithms: can dating be boiled down to a science? – podcast

  • Filmmaker Ivan Sautkin, posing for a portrait at BABYLON13 office near Goden Gates in Kyiv city center.

    ‘Information can be bent. Emotions are always honest’
    The film at the heart of Ukraine’s agonising evacuations

    Ivan Sautkin’s work as a volunteer helping people to safety gave him rare access to the trauma faced by people forced from their homes. The director relives the challenges of making the film as it screens in Cannes
  • ‘Move forward – or become irrelevant’ … Robbie Fairchild, Briana Craig and Uggie.

    ‘All anyone will care about is the dog!’
    Oscar sensation The Artist hits the stage – but can Uggie boogie?

  • Stevie Martin.

    Stevie Martin
    I auditioned for Ed Gamble and Nish Kumar in a haze of fear

  • Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington in Bridgerton

    Bridgerton
    How real-life Lady Whistledown scandalised 18th-century society

  • BESTPIX: Saturday Night Live - Season 49<br>SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- Episode 1864 -- Pictured: Host Jake Gyllenhaal during Promos in Studio 8H on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 -- (Photo by: Rosalind O'Connor/NBC via Getty Images)

    Saturday Night Live
    Jake Gyllenhaal delivers the season’s strongest episode

  • Jon Bon Jovi

    Jon Bon Jovi’s honest playlist
    ‘You couldn’t help but learn the moves to Gangnam Style’

  • A woman standing in front of the mirror after having a masectomy

    The beauty Q&A
    I’m about to have a mastectomy and need some skincare advice

    Got a beauty dilemma? Our expert is here to help. This week, Sarah is looking beyond cancer surgery
  • Lucretia Grindle Lutyens

    No matter how I tried, I couldn’t get my stepchildren to accept me. So I stopped

    Lucretia Grindle Lutyens
  • Leggings on display in a Lululemon store

    Counterfeit goes cool
    High-end brands urged to embrace rise of #dupe

  • Manifestos/Ikea room layouts - Sadly much of it can't be delivered

    Edith Pritchett's Venn diagrams
    Manifestos and Ikea room layouts – cartoon

  • Phil Daoust has his brain scanned.

    Keep forgetting things? Worried about your brain?
    Here’s what Phil Daoust learned when he had his scanned

  • Lunch With Dr Chris Van Tulleken

    Academic and doctor Chris van Tulleken
    Ultra-processed products are food that lies to us

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Take part

  • elegant wedding cake with vintage bride and groom figurine

    Life and style
    Share your wedding disaster stories

  • Mykhaylo Mudryk and Maksym Talovierov celebrate after the match between Ukraine and Iceland in Wrocław, Poland.

    Ukrainians abroad
    Share your reaction to your country qualifying for Euro 2024

  • Young woman using DSLR camera<br>A young woman using a DSLR camera

    Guardian Weekly readers
    Share your best recent pictures with us

  • 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

From our global editions

  • Oleksandr Usyk celebrates with his WBC belt and a Ukrainian flag

    Greatest of all time?
    The 30 seconds that shook Fury and took Usyk to the summit of boxing

  • Oleksandr Usyk stands in the ring holding up a flag with Ukraine's national colours of blue and yellow

    ‘Proud and happy’
    Ukrainians embrace Oleksandr Usyk’s boxing victory

  • Bashar al-Assad, in smart jacket and trousers, leads a group of soldiers in helmets and camouflage

    Syria
    Assad officials face landmark Paris trial over killing of student and father

  • Giorgi Kandelaki with the statue of Stalin in Mukhrani last week.

    ‘Shouldn’t we be proud?’
    New Stalin statues symbolise Georgia’s battle to control the past as well as the present

In case you missed it

  • A blond woman  in a red velvet robe with a furry collar leans on a wooden bar

    ‘More like therapists’
    Adult virgins turn to Nevada brothels for sex – and healing

  • person harvest leaves in greenhouse full of marijuana plants

    Will Florida legalize weed?
    The state’s other big November vote

    A ballot measure on the legalization of recreational marijuana has been overshadowed by the vote on abortion rights
  • Woman wearing tiara with flowers waves to camera

    ‘Such a hot mess’
    Turmoil inside the world of US beauty pageants

    A Miss USA winner has handed back her crown, and another champion has resigned – is the lustre of the pageant starting to wear off?
  • National Women in Construction Week<br>BOSTON, MA - MARCH 2: Alicia Miksic. apprentice electrician, bends an electrical pipe with electrician Adam DeFilippo at a work site at Brigham and Women's Hospital emergency department in Boston on March 2, 2020. This week, Skanska employees on construction sites all over Greater Boston are celebrating their female peers and colleagues on the job during national Women in Construction week. Skanska women in construction are welders, project managers, plumbers, carpenters, superintendents and everything in between, helping to build what matters in our communities while paving the way for future generations of female trades and construction workers in the industry. (Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

    Education
    Gen-Z students are choosing a trade over college. That shows they’re smart

  • Silhouettes of people look at Google logo

    Analysis
    Google remains focused on its long quest for your eyeballs

  • A man wearing a gray sweatshirt holds up a sign reading "Prefer Idaho? then move there"

    ‘We don’t have a democracy’
    Why some Oregonians want to join Idaho

  • Man in suit in shade obscured by shadow

    Michael Cohen
    Will Cohen’s testimony sway jurors?

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  • Dr Raphael Sofoluke and his three children

    Dope Black Dads
    Dispelling myths and biases about Black fathers – a photo essay

    A group that began as 23 Black fathers from London on WhatsApp is now a worldwide digital space where 40,000 men discuss being Black and a parent
  • Cate Blanchett smiles as she poses for photographs

    Photos of the weekend
    Cannes premieres and Warrington wrestling

  • A female model holding a beige raffia bag on the beach

    Weaving magic
    14 of the best natural raffia bags – in pictures

  • Girls Night by Eimear Lynch

    Girls’ night
    The teenage ritual of preparing to go out

  • photo of a family overlaid on plant

    Mythology, heritage, identity
    Student work at New York’s International Center of Photography

  • Some of the images created by Tal Danino. All images © Tal Danino/Rizzoli

    Mesmerising microbe
    Bacteria as you’ve never seen them before

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