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    US politics live
    Donald Trump says he sent letter to Iran to negotiate nuclear deal

  • A brick building with bullet holes in the walls and signs of a blast near the door. Scraps of clothing and shoes lie on the ground outside

    Exclusive
    Evidence of torture found as detention centre and mass grave discovered outside Khartoum

    • US
      Elon Musk tells Republicans he isn’t to blame for mass firings of federal workers

    • Space
      SpaceX’s Starship explodes in second failure for Musk’s Mars program

    • US
      Trump layoffs have hollowed out key weather monitoring staff amid storm season

    • Food science
      Gene-edited non-browning banana could cut food waste, scientists say

    • US
      US to revoke student visas over ‘pro-Hamas’ social media posts flagged by AI – report

    • Canada
      FBI offers $10m reward for ex-Olympic snowboarder turned drug kingpin

Trump administration

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    Explainer
    Who are the US federal workers at risk of losing their jobs and what do they do?

  • United States President Donald Trump signs an executive order to pause tariffs on USMCA trade from Canada and Mexico until April 2

    Briefing
    Trump changes tack on tariffs – again – as US plans to close consulates

  • people hold signs that read 'i am stealing from you' 'Musk hates cancer research' and 'no one voted for Elon Musk'

    Doge
    ‘Little agency that could’ cheered for act of resistance against Trump and Musk

  • a seal for the national endowment for the arts on a building facade

    Arts
    US arts funding agency sued over Trump order targeting LGBTQ+ projects

In focus

  • Spider Martin’s most iconic image is known as “Two Minute Warning.” The Rev. Hosea Williams, John Lewis, Albert Turner, Bob Mants, Charles Mauldin, and other participants in the March for Voting Rights from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, are confronted by Alabama state troopers just after crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge outside Selma on Bloody Sunday, March 7, 1965. March participants were ordered to disperse, then almost immediately attacked by state troopers and horsemen armed with clubs and tear gas, assaulting the protestors, who fled back to Selma.

    The fight for democracy
    Bloody Sunday: restored photos show the violence that shocked a nation

  • A kid passing a jellyfish he has found to a community leader in La Moskitia, Honduras. Photo taken on 14 Feburary 2025.

    Global development
    A growing appetite for jellyfish promised a boom for fishers in Honduras. But then the storms came

    A decade after Chinese investment, La Mosquitia’s processing plant is sitting idle and jobs have been lost as the climate crisis takes its toll
  • TSMC’s CEO CC Wei speaks alongside US president Donald Trump after he announced a $100bn US investment on 3 March.

    Analysis
    Taiwan hails ‘historic’ TSMC deal with US, but will it lose the ‘silicon shield’ protecting it from China?

    The producer of the world’s most advanced chip technology is investing on US soil but some fear that could reduce the leverage Taiwan holds to ensure its future security

Spotlight

  • Sunny War at home in Chattanooga, Tennessee, sitting on a couch holding a guitar

    Music
    ‘I ate acid for two months straight. It was the best time of my life’: Americana anarcho-punk Sunny War on booze, drugs and the KKK

    She’s the finger-picking blueswoman whose life was changed by the punk band Crass – and went viral for busking while homeless. She talks about ghosts, her ‘smelly’ childhood and fighting the far right
  • Twiggy (left) with Sadie Frost

    Documentary
    ‘One agency called me Thunder Thighs’: Twiggy and Sadie Frost on sexism, self-esteem and the swinging 60s

  • A still from I Am Groot.

    Film
    Branching out or nipped in the bud? Could Groot be getting a solo Marvel movie?

    Vin Diesel is excited by the possibility of the talking tree in its own movie – but with only three words to play with, the chances of a whole film set on Planet X are stick thin
  • Aurimas Mockus reunites with his wife Sonata Mockuviene

    Australia
    ‘Like a cat in a washing machine’: rescued rower feared he would die in Cyclone Alfred’s monster waves

    After walking down the gangway from the Australian navy ship that saved him, the Lithuanian fell to his knees in front of his wife, sobbing
    • Former police officer Julia Pope and her retired police dog Bear, who found and rescued a vulnerable missing person while on a walk in East Sussex

      Experience
      My dog found a missing person and saved his life

    • Joana Santos stars as Aurora, a picker in a warehouse collecting goods for online customers.

      Film
      ‘You’re always on edge – it has consequences’: the extraordinary drama about working in an Amazon-style warehouse

    • Brazil's goalkeeper Alisson reacts to the sun as he arrives for a training session one day before the Conmebol 2024 Copa America tournament group D football match between Paraguay and Brazil in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2024.

      World Cup 2026
      Dangerous heat is a real threat for the 2026 World Cup. Are teams ready?

    • Yeoh photographed from behind in blue dress and 'backlace'.

      Fashion
      Back to the front: necklaces and other rear view surprises all the rage

Opinion

  • A still from The War Game, directed by Peter Watkins, 1965

    Trump dreams of a Maga empire – but he’s more likely to leave us a nuclear hellscape

    Alexander Hurst
    • JD Vance at the US Capitol in Washington DC, 4 March 2025

      Opinion
      There are 1,000 grotesque memes of JD Vance – and they’re all more likable than the real thing

      Marina Hyde
    • people gather outside USAID building, holding signs saying things like 'save USAID, save lives'

      Opinion
      I lost my job at USAid. It’s devastating – but I still have hope

      Christian Smith
    • Nancy Pelosi makes a grimace in front of a US flag

      No, ‘playing dead’ is the last thing Democrats should be doing

      Megan Romer
    • A close up of a pointed finger

      Trump is concentrating power. A key faction of judges supports the idea

      Jan-Werner Müller

Sports

  • Brian Daboll, Deshaun Watson, Woody Johnson, TJ Watt.

    NFL
    From nepotism to staggeringly bad contracts: the NFL’s most hopeless franchises

    Plenty of the league’s teams are bad. But there are a select few for whom hopes of a turnaround in fortunes are a distant prospect
  • Knicks guard Jalen Brunson writhes in pain after getting injured during Thursday;s game against the Lakers in Los Angeles.

    NBA
    Knicks’ Brunson to miss time after rolling ankle in OT loss to Lakers

  • Guglielmo Vicario gestures at the Spurs fans after the team’s 1-0 defeat at AZ in the Europa League.

    Soccer live
    European reaction, Premier League team news and more

  • Calgary Wild FC women's soccer team head coach Lydia Bedford tosses a ball during an introductory press conference.

    Women's soccer
    Why Lydia Bedford left her job in men’s football for an upstart Canadian league

    After making history by coaching men’s football for Brentford, the former Leicester City boss is hoping to build a new legacy
    • Emma Raducanu serves during her comprehensive defeat by Moyuka Uchijima of Japan in the first round at Indian Wells.

      Tennis
      Raducanu loses on return after incident with ‘fixated’ fan

    • Brazil's goalkeeper Alisson reacts to the sun as he arrives for a training session one day before the Conmebol 2024 Copa America tournament group D football match between Paraguay and Brazil in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2024.

      Soccer
      Dangerous heat is a real threat for the 2026 World Cup. Are teams ready?

    • From left: Joël Veltman, Eddie Nketiah and Wataru Endo

      Premier League
      10 things to look out for this weekend

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      News
      FBI offers $10m reward for ex-Olympic snowboarder turned drug kingpin

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Climate crisis

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    Allowing foreign firms to sue governments for lost profits is legal terrorism – it must end

    Joseph Stiglitz
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    Environment
    Why fear of billion-dollar lawsuits stops countries phasing out fossil fuels

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    Crisis after crisis
    What is this era of calamity we’re in? Some say ‘polycrisis’ captures it

  • a monarch butterfly rests on leaves

    US
    Butterfly population in US shrinking by 22% over last 20 years, study shows

Across the country

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    California
    Newsom condemned for ‘throwing trans people under bus’ after sports comment

    Democratic California governor faces backlash after saying trans women playing in female sports was ‘deeply unfair’
  • A person takes a lateral flow test to detect Covid

    Covid
    Patients with long Covid regain sense of smell and taste with pioneering surgery

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    Trump administration
    US attorney tells Georgetown law he won’t hire from any school with DEI

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    Nato
    Trump casts doubt on willingness to defend Nato allies ‘if they don’t pay’

    • Foreign policy
      US suspends aid to South Africa after Trump order

    • California
      California brings new state reparations bills amid Trump onslaught on DEI: ‘The fight for justice’

    • Gwynne Wilcox
      Court rules Trump’s firing of labor board official illegal, saying president is not a king

    • Health
      Adult infected with measles dies in New Mexico, health officials say

    • Arts
      US arts funding agency sued over Trump order targeting LGBTQ+ projects

    • US
      Elon Musk and Texas governor celebrate firing of worker over pronouns in email signature

Around the world

  • SNCF employees walk past an information screen at the Gare du Nord in Paris informing passengers that services were stopped following the discovery of a second world war bomb

    France
    Eurostar and French rail services halted at Gare du Nord after WW2 bomb found

    Unexploded bomb found on tracks during overnight maintenance work near France’s busiest train terminal
  • A woman on a stepladder is painting a colourful mural on a wall

    Poland
    ‘There’s no other solution’: Polish abortion centre opens in challenge to strict laws

  • Wang Yi

    Tariffs
    China’s foreign minister condemns US imposition of tariffs as ‘two-faced’

  • King Charles

    King Charles III
    Can’t Get You Out of My Head: King Charles reveals love of Kylie’s music

    • Northern Ireland
      Northern Ireland police chief appeals to students over serial rapist Zhenhao Zou

    • UK
      Just Stop Oil protesters’ jail sentences shortened after appeal

    • Ukraine
      EU leaders agree plan for huge rise in defence spending

    • Australia cyclone live
      Flooding warnings and power outages as storm looms

    • Weather tracker
      Canary Islands hit by flash floods and 30mm of rain in a day

    • Business live
      China imports hammered by trade war fears, as market sell-off continues

Podcasts

Podcasts

  • Jean Ziegler at his home in Geneva in 2015. Photograph: Lionel Flusin/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images

    The Audio Long Read
    ‘Here lives the monster’s brain’: the man who exposed Switzerland’s dirty secrets – podcast

  • Mustafa Hajj-Obeid looks through the bars of a cell in Panorama prison, Hasakeh.

    Today in Focus
    Inside the Islamic State prisons the world forgot – podcast

  • Paris Saint-Germain v Liverpool FC - UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Round of 16 First Leg<br>PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 05: Harvey Elliott of Liverpool celebrates with team mate Alisson Becker after the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Round of 16 first leg match between Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool FC at Parc des Princes on March 05, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

    Football Weekly
    Liverpool’s remarkable night in Paris and Bayern buoyant – Football Weekly Extra

  • Donald Trump

    Politics Weekly UK
    Is Trump’s America still an ally to the UK? – Politics Weekly UK

  • Still image of Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander on its third lunar orbit.

    Science
    Moon missions, Musk v scientists, sperm and longevity – podcast

Culture

  • Dolly Parton

    Music
    Dolly Parton dedicates new song to late husband Carl Dean

    US country singer says If You Hadn’t Been There is tribute to her husband of nearly 60 years, who died this week
  • Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered

    If we’re going to rank the hottest video game characters, let’s not be boring about it

    Amelia Tait
  • Saou Ichikawa

    Books
    Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa review – favours for furikake

  • Lady Gaga.

    Music
    Lady Gaga: Mayhem review – a fabulous return to her freaky first principles

  • Sasami licking a guitar

    Music
    Sasami: Blood on the Silver Screen review – a quirky move to the mainstream

  • Detail painting showing woman's face.

    Heritage
    Sole portrait of England’s ‘nine-day queen’ thought to have been identified by researchers

Lifestyle

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    You be the judge
    My partner hates being around kids. Should he be more tolerant of them?

  • Hitler debating Churchill – 2025-style

    The Stephen Collins cartoon
    ‘Please let Mr Hitler speak’: the trouble with ‘hearing from both sides’ – the Stephen Collins cartoon

    Mr Churchill versus Mr Hitler – what would a ‘balanced’ debate look like?
  • A woman wearing loose white workout trousers and top, with a grey sweatshirt around her shoulders

    Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion
    Loosen up: the age of tight, restrictive gymwear is over

    A new look is emerging in the fitness studio, with leggings and sports bras being replaced by yoga pants and ballet cardigans

Well actually

  • ‘Am I worried that if Blue loves my boyfriend more, it is a sign that I am fundamentally unlovable and will eventually be abandoned by everyone I care about?’

    Well actually
    I think my cat likes my partner more. What should I do?

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    Well actually
    I want to host more parties, but what if nobody will come?

  • An illustration showing a woman sitting at a table looking longingly at a croissant. There is a DQ sign in the background as well as a large phone screen that an article about body neutrality.

    Well actually
    ‘I had fantasies about how it would eventually serve me’: my struggle with disordered eating

  • ‘People in their 70s often say that they don’t feel old, and the reason for it is that they don’t meet the definition of old we often use.’

    Well actually
    How do I stay healthy in my 70s?

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    Life and style
    Tell us: what are the irritating things that you would like to find a solution for?

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    US student debt
    How you have been impacted by the change to student loan repayments?

  • Sunlight shines through the flags of Canada and the United States, held together by a protester outside on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, 1 Febuary, 2025.

    Canadians
    How is the Trump administration affecting politics in Canada and in your community?

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    Scams
    Have you seen a scam online advert promoting fake crypto schemes?

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From our global editions

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    Sudan
    ‘Here you will die’: detainees speak of executions, starvation and beatings at hands of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces

  • Case Studies

    UK
    ‘You get sucked in’: crypto scam victims on how they lost up to £162,000

  • JRR Tolkien.

    Exclusive
    ‘Reduced to nonsense’: JRR Tolkien’s irritation with typist revealed in archive

  • A young woman in a colourful top sits on a large rock by a beach

    The real cost of cruises
    ‘The entire coastline will be cemented over’: the tiny Italian town set to become a dock for giant cruise ships

In case you missed it

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    Silicon Valley
    They wanted to save us from a dark AI future. Then six people were killed

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    Revealed
    Israeli military creating ChatGPT-like tool using vast collection of Palestinian surveillance data

    The powerful new AI model is designed to analyze intercepted communications – but experts say such systems can exacerbate biases and are prone to making mistakes
  • Illustration of man with American flag peeking through detention window

    US immigration
    He was tortured in Turkey. Then he faced a US immigration judge who almost never grants asylum

    Harrowing story of ‘ES’, fleeing persecution to seek safety in US, shines light on judges who grant claims at exceptionally low rates – or not at all
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    Film
    Guardian writers on their ultimate feelgood movies: ‘Instantly uplifts my mood’

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    The long read
    In search of the South Pacific fugitive who crowned himself king

  • a woman sits in a tent looking ahead

    Women
    The untold stories of female climbers summiting the world’s tallest peaks

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    Environment
    The secret life of the Congo rainforest – in pictures

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    A curious monkey, a Dorset beaver and a football rat

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    Fashion
    From Big Red Boots to a Microscopic Handbag, MSCHF’s viral designs

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    Posters
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