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World leaders urge calm after Israeli drone strike on Iran
Tit-for-tat attacks have breached taboo of direct strikes on each other’s territory but Tehran has no ‘immediate’ plans to retaliate
Iraq
Explosion hits base of Iranian-aligned army unit
Iran
Tehran plays down impact of strikes but remains on high alert
Analysis
Gulf states’ response may decide outcome
Spain
Thousands protest against Canary islands’ ‘unsustainable’ tourism model
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Ukraine
UK?accused of wasting time with half of ?900m fund for Kyiv unused
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Ukraine war briefing
Kyiv claims bomber shot down at 308km range after crash in Russia
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  Man?sets himself on fire outside Trump trial court
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- Sweden
  Police shoot man after three women attacked in Vasteras
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Sudan’s Hotel Rwanda
The?man who saved scores of people during Darfur violence
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Guardiola and City wary of Palmer
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Chelsea might be in City crossfire after Real exit
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Jackson’s promise hindered by tyranny of expectation
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As?India goes to the polls, can democracy deliver a better life for all of its people?
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Behind a veneer of progress, injustice and inequality propped up by corruption and an outdated caste system haunt the subcontinent
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In?this shadow war between Iran and Israel, the outline of a different future is visible
Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian view
Escalation in the Middle East: calculation does not equate to safety
Putin has a ‘fact-checking’ operation, and so do other dictators – but they use them to twist the truth
Maxim Alyukov
My?family’s past, and Germany’s, weighs heavily upon me. And it’s why I feel so strongly about Gaza
Eva Ladipo
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What even is mulch?27?of the most basic gardening questions answered

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Ask Annalisa BarbieriMy?friend ranks his friendships in a league table – and it worries me

Sudan’s Hotel RwandaThe?man who saved scores of people during Darfur violence

Taylor Swift’s new album is about a reckless kind of freedom. If only it sounded as uninhibited

ExperienceI?lost my hands after being electrocuted by 14,400 volts

‘Five-year-old on acid’Liz?Truss’s Ten Years to Save the West, digested by John Crace

Monopoly: the Movie? Pop culture has become a series of lukewarm adverts – and it’s all so very dull

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Putin has a ‘fact-checking’ operation, and so do other dictators – but they use them to twist the truth

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‘Proverbial loser’Billionaire Republican donor’s firm criticises Trump’s social media CEO

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Solomon Islands electionPM?Sogavare retains seat as count continues

UKSmall boats policymakers referred to ‘bloody migrants’, says civil servant

EnvironmentOcean spray emits more PFAS than industrial polluters, study finds

Indonesia volcanoThousands evacuated amid spreading ash and tsunami fears

GermanyKremlin spy suspect arrests may be tip of iceberg, says former agency chief

FrancePM?accused of recycling far-right ideas in teenage violence crackdown

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USCalifornia officers charged in killing of man held face-down for five minutes

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Sites of resistanceThreatened African burial grounds around the world

A historic revolt, a forgotten hero, an empty plinthIs?there a right way to remember slavery?

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Middle East crisis
World leaders urge calm after Israeli drone strike on Iran

Spain
Thousands protest against Canary islands’ ‘unsustainable’ tourism model

Ukraine
UK?accused of wasting time with half of ?900m fund for Kyiv unused

Chris Pratt
Actor draws ire for razing historic 1950 LA home for sprawling mansion

New York
Man?sets himself on fire outside Trump trial court

Brexit
Sunak rejects offer of youth mobility scheme between EU and UK

Iceland
Bid?to secure spot for glacier in presidential race heats up

Sweden
Police shoot man after three women attacked in Vasteras

Oxford
University shuts down institute run by Elon Musk-backed philosopher

Harry Styles
Singer's stalker jailed for sending him 8,000 cards in a month

‘ICU on wheels’
24?hours with Ukraine’s combat medics in Donbas

Eating light
Finnish startup begins making food ‘from air and solar power’

‘Dirty secret’
Insiders say UK water firms knowingly break sewage laws

What even is mulch?
27?of the most basic gardening questions answered

Blind date in Sydney
‘Tall, good-looking, shirt decidedly unbuttoned – my doubts vanished’

Ask Annalisa Barbieri
My?friend ranks his friendships in a league table – and it worries me

Sudan’s Hotel Rwanda
The?man who saved scores of people during Darfur violence

Experience
I?lost my hands after being electrocuted by 14,400 volts

‘Five-year-old on acid’
Liz?Truss’s Ten Years to Save the West, digested by John Crace

‘Decisive player of the season’
Guardiola and City wary of Palmer

Formula One
Verstappen wins first sprint race of season at Chinese Grand Prix

‘No limits’
How?the marathon was overtaken in sprint to stretch horizons

Eredivisie
Vitesse Arnhem relegated after 18-point deduction

‘I hope she will do it’
Swiatek backs Raducanu to win more titles

Leighton James
Tributes paid to former Wales, Burnley and Swansea winger

World Snooker Championship
O’Sullivan lines up more glory as Saudi relocation threat looms

NBA playoffs
Our?writers pick the winner, key players and dark horses

The Guardian view
Escalation in the Middle East: calculation does not equate to safety

Cartoon
Martin Rowson on the temptation of Benjamin Netanyahu and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Airline industry
UK airline emissions on track to reach record high in 2024

Climate crisis
UN?livestock emissions report seriously distorted our work, say experts

Weather tracker
Rains bring deadly flash floods to Afghanistan and Pakistan

‘Stitching the threads’
UK?book offers radical vision of a grassroots ecology

‘Proverbial loser’
Billionaire Republican donor’s firm criticises Trump’s social media CEO

Ukraine
US?citizen who fought with pro-Russia separatists reported dead

Solomon Islands election
PM?Sogavare retains seat as count continues

UK
Small boats policymakers referred to ‘bloody migrants’, says civil servant

Environment
Ocean spray emits more PFAS than industrial polluters, study finds

Indonesia volcano
Thousands evacuated amid spreading ash and tsunami fears

Germany
Kremlin spy suspect arrests may be tip of iceberg, says former agency chief

France
PM?accused of recycling far-right ideas in teenage violence crackdown

Bloody Sunday
Families decry move not to prosecute 15 ex-soldiers for perjury

US
California officers charged in killing of man held face-down for five minutes

Sites of resistance
Threatened African burial grounds around the world

A historic revolt, a forgotten hero, an empty plinth
Is?there a right way to remember slavery?

'The overall goal is to run us all out'
They’re fighting polluters destroying historically Black towns – starting with their own

‘Hidden in plain sight’
The?European city tours of slavery and colonialism

'Hollywood and TV are finally beginning to understand'
Success of Fallout proves video game adaptations have gone mainstream

‘We’re the main attraction’
When women’s pro wrestling came to Australia

‘It taught me about brainwashing’
How?reality show stars fell for a fake Prince Harry

Jimmy Carr: Natural Born Killer review
A?moral vacuum laughing at his own jokes

Good Times
Netflix’s animated reboot is a stain on a comedy classic

‘I was trying to create the sound of a really warm hug’
The?poignant story behind Monument Valley 2’s music

The quiz
What links Tutti Frutti with Shout Out to My Ex?

Edith Pritchett on millennial life
100?tiny unyielding lemons: the labour of cocktail making

A gentler side of the Dolomites
A?summer break in Italy’s Adamello-Brenta natural park

Waste not
How?to turn leftover roast chicken and old tortillas into chicken tinga tostadas – recipe

Tim Dowling
I’m huge in Ireland, but the cat couldn’t care less

The sweet spot
Benjamina Ebuehi’s recipe for mango and Tajín semifreddo

Taylor Swift
Share your thoughts on The Tortured Poets Department

Teachers
Tell us about moving from abroad to a school in England

Relationships
How?did you meet your close friend or partner?

Football
Ukrainians: share your reaction to your country qualifying for Euro 2024

Facial recognition
How?Israel uses systems in Gaza and beyond

‘Messianic spell’
How?Narendra Modi created a cult of personality

Explained
What is bitcoin halving – and will it affect the price?

New Zealand
How?the smoking ban got stubbed out –?and what the UK can learn from it

Pub shrub
UK?landlords asked to plant up their patios to help wildlife

Moving pictures
Travelling cinema takes stories of ‘departures and dreams’ to Senegal

‘I was severely stalked and severely abused’
Richard Gadd on the true story behind Baby Reindeer

Goodbye cod, hello herring
Why?putting a different fish on your dish will help the planet

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What is the US speaker’s plan for Ukraine and Israel, and will it pass Congress?

Revealed
Israel has sped up settlement-building in East Jerusalem since Gaza war began

Weekend
Weekend podcast: the extraordinary story of the biggest art fraud in American history, plus Zoe Williams on Liz Truss

The Audio Long Read
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Today in Focus
The?chilling policy to cut Greenland’s high birth rate

Football Weekly
Manchester City and Arsenal crash out of Champions League – Football Weekly Extra

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