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  • FILE - Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., speaks at a ceremony to award a Congressional Gold Medal to baseball player Larry Doby at the Capitol, Dec. 13, 2023, in Washington.(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

    ‘Incredible but not surprising’
    James Clyburn hits out at Trump over Gestapo comment

    Democrat says country is going off track after Trump compares Biden administration to Germany’s fascist secret police
    • Rescue teams at the site in Baja California where the bodies were found.

      Mexico
      Men believed to be missing surfers died from gunshots, officials say

    • Brazil
      Flooding death toll in south rises to 75 as over 100 people remain missing

    • Kristi Noem on dog death
      ‘I’m tired of politicians pretending to be what they’re not’

    • Washington DC
      Man dies after crashing into White House gate

    • Louisiana
      Man has brain damage, mother says, after allegedly being pushed into lake

    • Hungary
      Country tired of ruling elite, Orbán challenger tells large rural rally

    • Rishi Sunak
      PM to face pressure to shift right after disastrous election results

    • Blue whales
      Researchers listen with delight to songs that hint at Antarctic resurgence

In focus

  • Logos for Republican and Democratic parties

    Explainer
    What happens if a US presidential candidate dies?

  • A national guardsman patrols the US-Mexico border atop a shipping container.

    ‘Why doesn’t anybody care?’
    Texas-Mexico border devastated by anti-migrant operation

    Greg Abbott’s strategy to deter immigration isn’t just harming people and costing billions – it’s ruining the Rio Grande’s ecosystem
  • a line of Swiss Guards in blue, red and yellow uniforms with metal breastplates and helmets holding halberds

    Rome
    Meet the Vatican Swiss Guards ready to sacrifice their lives for the pope

    World’s smallest army, which is preparing to swear in its latest recruits, has in the past engaged in ferocious battles

Spotlight

  • The TikTok office

    ‘It’s just not hitting like it used to’
    TikTok was in its flop era before it got banned in the US

    I used to be an avid user of TikTok, but the algorithm serves much less delight and serendipity than it used to
  • Three students united at the University of California, San Diego

    ‘Like family’
    Three women – two Palestinian, one Jewish – find peace amid campus chaos

  • John Starbrook plays water polo. Hampton. London. Photograph by David Levene 28/4/24

    Fit for ever
    He’s 93, he’s run 52 marathons and he’s in the gym six days a week: can this man teach us how to age well?

  • composite of lots of photos of women in wedding dresses

    Something old
    Why six brides picked a second-hand wedding dress

    A vintage or handed-down dress can be a meaningful, sustainable choice. No wonder pre-loved looks are on the rise
    • BESTPIX: Saturday Night Live - Season 49<br>SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- Episode 1862 -- Pictured: Host &amp; musical guest Dua Lipa during Promos in Studio 8H on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 -- (Photo by: Rosalind O'Connor/NBC via Getty Images)

      Saturday Night Live
      Dua Lipa impresses in otherwise weak episode

    • an "open" sign

      Difficult to define
      What is a US small business? One owner explains

    • Prisoner Polaroids all untitled / no captions. These are Sean's favourites / 5 are exclusive

      ‘My role was to be a truthful witness’
      Photographer Jack Lueders-Booth’s Polaroids of American female prisoners

    • Cara Delevingne attends the Emporio Armani fashion show during the Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 on September 21, 2023 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS:COM Credit: Abaca Press/Alamy Live News<br>2RX0AGH Cara Delevingne attends the Emporio Armani fashion show during the Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 on September 21, 2023 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS:COM Credit: Abaca Press/Alamy Live News

      Cara Delevingne
      It’s a lot easier now I’m not the new hot young thing

Opinion

  • Nighttime view of police in helmets and riot gear on urban street.

    I remember the 1960s crackdowns against war protesters. This is a repeat

    Robert Reich
    The mistakes made at one point in time have an eerie way of re-emerging as memories fade
  • A middle-aged man running up concrete steps by a river

    I was a running addict – but pushing myself to the limit led to two knee replacements

    Rod Gilchrist
  • Kemi Badenoch gives her endorsement to ‘research’ that dismisses the impotance of empire on the Britain’s wealth

    So empire and the slave trade contributed little to Britain’s wealth? Pull the other one, Kemi Badenoch

    Will Hutton
    The business and trade secretary played into the ideological tosh that the wonders of the Industrial Revolution were funded by beer brewers and sheep farmers
  • Manahel al-Otaibi, pictured in 2019 in a Riyadh mall wearing ripped dungarees.

    With a bit of Saudi topspin, tennis fans can overlook its brutal repression of women

    Catherine Bennett
    The WTA finals host revealed its commitment to women’s rights by jailing a female activist
    • Andrew Anthony

      Why sportspeople should stick to the pitch and stay out of politics

      Andrew Anthony
    • Pro-Palestinian protesters wave flags on campus

      We Columbia University students urge you to listen to our voices

      Columbia College Student Council
    • A still from Baby Reindeer by Richard Gadd.

      Baby Reindeer and how a compelling TV drama reflects the stalkers in us all

      Eva Wiseman
    • FILE - As light rain falls, New York City police officers take people into custody near the Columbia University campus in New York, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, after a building taken over by protesters earlier in the day was cleared, along with a tent encampment. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)

      I teach democracy at Princeton. Student protesters are getting an education like no other

      Razia Iqbal

Sports

  • Tottenham defenders Cristian Romero and Emerson Royal break into a heated argument before Guglielmo Vicario intervenes.

    ‘It shows they care’
    Postecoglou defends Spurs duo after Anfield bust-up

    Ange Postecoglou said the half-time row between Tottenham defenders Cristian Romero and Emerson Royal at Liverpool shows their commitment
  • Donovan Mitchell celebrates after a basket.

    NBA
    Cavaliers sink Magic to progress in playoffs

    Cleveland Cavaliers advanced in the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs after a 106-94 win over Orlando Magic
    • Canelo Álvarez lands a right hand on Jaime Munguía during their super middleweight title fight on Saturday night in Las Vegas.

      Boxing
      Álvarez tames Munguía to keep undisputed super middleweight crown

    • Runners begin their training session in Kaptagat, Kenya, at dawn

      Sport and the climate crisis
      We may lose 20% of Olympic nations

    • Andrey Rublev celebrates victory in the final of the Madrid Open

      Tennis
      Andrey Rublev seals recovery from slump with Madrid Open final triumph

    • Harvey Elliott’s Liverpool teammates look stunned after the midfielder’s superb strike from distance

      Liverpool 4-2 Tottenham
      Elliott turns on style to dent Spurs’s top-four hopes

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Climate crisis

  • A man rides a rental bike in Baku, Azerbaijan, where the UN climate change conference will convene in November.

    Cop29
    Summit to call for peace between warring states, says host Azerbaijan

  • The common carder bee (Bombus pascuorum) spotted in West Yorkshire.

    The age of extinction
    Bumblebee nests are overheating to fatal levels, study finds

  • Thai dancers keep cool with cold drinks and a fan during the heatwaves in Thailand, where 30 people have died from heatstroke this year.

    ‘Inside an oven’
    Sweltering heat ravages crops and takes lives in south-east Asia

  • ‘It’s moving throughout our whole home much faster than we expected,’ said Rob Jackson, co-author of the study.

    Gas stoves
    Appliances increase nitrogen dioxide exposure above WHO standards – study

Across the country

  • A covered stadium full of people, with multiple, giant side-by-side screens of an older white man in a suit speaking from what appears to be an office.

    Warren Buffett
    They wait in the rain to see him. Will they still flock to Omaha when he’s gone?

    Berkshire Hathaway’s billionaire CEO, 93, steels shareholders for new era at the annual meeting known as ‘Woodstock for Capitalists’
  • A woman reacts as she and others are evacuated by boat from their homes by Montgomery County Sheriff's Office deputies, Friday, May 3, 2024, in Conroe, Texas. Torrential rain is inundating southeastern Texas, forcing schools to cancel classes and closing numerous highways around Houston. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP)

    Houston
    At least 400 rescued from flooding in Texas as waters continue rising

  • Older white man, dark suit, aviator sunglasses, waves as he departs a white building.

    US elections
    The Democrats lost the White House in 1968 amid anti-war protests. What will 2024 bring?

  • Kristi Noem and Kim Jong-un

    South Dakota
    Governor Kristi Noem continues to be plagued by book controversies

    • Dick Rutan
      Co-pilot of historic round-the-world flight dies aged 85

    • ‘They’re sending a message’
      Harsh police tactics questioned amid campus protest crackdowns

    • Hush-money trial
      Hope Hicks tells jury of Trump’s control over 2016 campaign

    • Dean Phillips
      Unsuccessful Biden challenger is first Democrat to call for Henry Cuellar’s resignation

    • Shug on the run
      Zebra running wild in Washington state for six days finally captured

    • Hawaii
      State to limit vacation rentals in response to tight housing market

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Around the world

  • A baker holds a baguette inside a bakery in Paris, France, while wearing a facemask

    Bakers' delight
    France reclaims record after baking baguette measuring 140.53m

  • A road sign for St Mary’s Walk in Harrogate with its apostrophe intact in May 2022.

    UK
    Yorkshire apostrophe fans demand road signs with nowt taken out

    • London
      Anti-monarchy group holds rally ahead of anniversary of king’s coronation

    • UK
      Four arrested after £40m cocaine haul found in van in Yorkshire pub car park

    • European elections
      EU at risk of ‘implosion’ as far-right seeks scapegoats, minister warns

    • Germany
      Teenager turns himself in to police after attack on lawmaker

    • UK
      Momentum’s future hangs in balance after co-chair resigns and quits Labour

    • ‘I will kill myself on arrival’
      Syrian asylum seeker fears Rwanda will not be safe

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Podcasts

  • Keir Starmer Votes in the Local Elections in London<br>LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 02: Leader of the Labour Party Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria leave a polling station after casting their votes in the local elections in London, United Kingdom on May 02, 2024. Millions of voters across England head to the polls today to decide on thousands of council seats, and also to choose the Mayor of London, London Assembly members and 10 mayors outside the capital. (Photo by Wiktor Szymanowicz/Anadolu via Getty Images)

    Today in Focus
    Politics Weekly Westminster: local elections special

  • A polling station sign outside a polling station (Photo by Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)

    Politics Weekly UK
    Politics Weekly Westminster: Election special – podcast

  • Sofie Hagen portrait

    Weekend
    Weekend Podcast: comedian Sofie Hagen on eight years of celibacy, the £5 coffee is coming, and Philippa Perry offers advice on reconnecting with a sibling

  • Illustration: Daniel Liévano

    The Audio Long Read
    Solar storms, ice cores and nuns’ teeth: the new science of history – podcast

  • People inspect damage and recover items from their homes after Israeli airstrikes

    Today in Focus
    Are we on the brink of a ceasefire deal for Gaza?

  • FBL-EUR-C1-DORTMUND-PSG<br>Dortmund's German forward #14 Niclas Fuellkrug (R) celebrates with Dortmund's English midfielder #10 Jadon Sancho (L) and Dortmund's German midfielder #19 Julian Brandt scoring the opening goal during the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg football match between Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on May 1, 2024 in Dortmund. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)

    Football Weekly
    Advantage Dortmund in Champions League semis? – Football Weekly Extra

  • A nurse holding a syringe gives a man an injection

    Science
    The extraordinary promise of personalised cancer vaccines

Culture

  • The Pogues Roses For Me at Hackney Empire In Hackney, East London 04/05/24 Photographer Sonja Horsman

    The Pogues review
    Triumphant tribute to energy and poetry of band’s early days

    An inspired cast of guests from Nadine Shah to Jim Sclavunos stand in for the late Shane MacGowan in a raucous run-through of the band’s debut album and other highlights
  • Germany Arts - Sep 2012<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Matthias Leitzke/EPA/Shutterstock (8235308b) Us Artist Frank Stella Poses in Front of One of His Works at the Art Museum in Wolfsburg Germany 06 September 2012 More Than 140 Exhibits Are Presented at the Stella Retropective in Wolfsburg Which is Open 08 September 2012 Until 20 January 2013 Germany Wolfsburg Germany Arts - Sep 2012

    Frank Stella obituary
    Influential American abstract artists dies aged 87

  • Artist Hans K Clausen lies on hundreds of copies of the book, Nineteen Eighty-Four

    George Orwell
    Scottish artist receives hundreds of copies of Nineteen Eighty-Four in the post

  • Jennifer Connelly

    ‘I get a little stir-crazy’
    Jennifer Connelly on David Bowie, working with family and going back to college

  • Madonna performs during a concert at the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro

    Madonna
    Free concert draws crowd of 1.6m to Brazil’s Copacabana beach

  • Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brian leaning against a pick-up.

    Love Lies Bleeding review
    Kristen Stewart keeps it real in deliciously lurid outlaw romance

Lifestyle

  • Cardi B in a spectacular red dress with a long, wide, ruffled train making her way up the steps to the gala.

    The Big Apple blossoms
    From red carpet to Trump courthouse, New York lives again

    Emerging from Covid’s shadow, the city is resonating with glamour, politics and power – and the traffic jams are building up too
  • Some teenagers were angry adults dodged uncomfortable conversations about sex.

    From doomscrolling to sex
    Being a boy in 2024

  • The view from the bedroom to a ‘junglette’ balcony.

    ‘It was a one-way journey’
    The couple whose flat changed with their life

  • Bare human steps<br>Steps of bare human feet on wet sand of sea beach

    Ask Philippa
    I have no children and have started to fear for my legacy. What can I do?

  • A huge sandy dune with the sun on the sea in the distance.

    Europe’s best beach holidays
    Arcachon, France

  • A man stands in the Thames by Tower bridge, he is holding a bucket

    ‘I see cocaine in wild shrimp’
    Meet the scientist who analyses wastewater

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  • 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

  • Hands Up<br>Large party group of people holding their arms and hands high in the air during an Outdoor Concert

    Music
    Tell us your experiences of making a living from music

  • A young businessman riding skateboard in the city of Barcelona, Spain.

    Tell us
    How do you make your commute fun or productive?

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From our global editions

  • Pro-Palestine protesters in a stadium with a large crowd behind them

    'Happy they stand beside us’
    Palestinians in Rafah on US campus protests

  • Rishi Sunak makes a pointing gesture with his right hand as he speaks in front of Tory party supporters holding signs saying 'Vote Conservative'

    Conservatives
    Little sign that Sunak will tack towards centre after local elections rout

  • A brown hen and an egg isolated on a white background

    Chicken or egg?
    One zoologist’s attempt to solve the conundrum of which came first

  • Dozens of statues by a park path, will father and toddler walking

    ‘Ghostly’
    The Taiwan park keeping 700 statues of late dictator Chiang Kai-shek as row rages over their fate

In case you missed it

  • A group of dozens of young white men and women, laughing and with hands raised, with two men wearing no shirt under coveralls designed like the American flag.

    University of Mississippi
    'Abhorrent’ counter-protesters condemned

  • A worker cleans a sidewalk during a heat wave

    ‘My body would tremble’
    Florida workers brace for summer with no protections

    Effects of heat are expected to worsen after bill prohibiting municipalities from enacting shade and water protection is passed
  • A car with signs on it in front of people in masks holding up signs stand in front of building

    Domestic violence
    Victims are often criminalized. A California bill wants to change that

    Many say the bill would help survivors be heard, broadening the range of people able to petition to see their sentence reviewed
  • A Brood X cicada in Washington DC in May 2004 .

    ‘Be in awe’
    Everything you need to know about the US cicada-geddon

  • A man playing a piano

    New Orleans
    Musical spirit of city reminds African and Caribbean artists of home

  • Nemat (Minouche) Shafik testifies before Congress Columbia University's response to antisemitism

    Minouche Shafik
    The Columbia president facing choppy waters over Gaza protests

  • A black and white scan of the unfurled scroll

    ‘Second renaissance’
    Tech uncovers ancient scroll secrets of Plato and co

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  • US pop star Madonna performs in a free concert at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Photos of the weekend
    Madonna in Rio and a battle between Greek churches

    The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
  • The singer/actor Lady Gaga wears a bright pink gown at the 2019 Met Gala event in New York City.

    The Met Gala through the years
    Lizzo’s flute, Billy Porter’s wings and Cher’s ‘naked dress’

  • A monochrome image of Paul Auster standing in his study with a cigarette in his hand and a number of objects on a table behind him, including a manual typewriter

    The big picture
    Author Paul Auster in his element

  • A girl stands next to a damaged car buried in mud at an area heavily affected by torrential rains and flash floods in the village of Kamuchiri

    The week
    20 pictures from around the world

  • Star Wars fans dressed as stormtroopers at a cinema in The Hague

    Photos of the day
    A Star Wars marathon and a heatwave in Asia

  • A field hamster looks out of its burrow in a field. in Euskirchen, Germany.

    The week in wildlife
    A giant hamster, a moustachioed deer and a zebra on the run

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