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  • Man outside court in navy suit and red tie

    Donald Trump
    Trump turns trial into circus as Biden tries to focus minds on economy

    As a slew of Republicans went to the hush-money trial to show their fealty to their boss, the president tried to rise above it
    • An aerial view of Toronto, by the shore of Lake Ontario

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

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

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

    • ‘One hell of a storm is coming’
      Canadian graphic novel about Indigenous identity sparks outrage

    • Ukraine war briefing
      Kyiv accuses Russia of targeting civilians in Kharkiv region

    • Philadelphia
      Police arrest six student protesters at University of Pennsylvania

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

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

Behind the magic

  • 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

  • David Copperfield.

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

  • 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?

In focus

  • 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

  • Luo Kuo-lin, a neighbour of Taiwan's incoming president Lai Ching-te, walks through the old mining tenement where they both group in in Wanli, Taiwan.

    Lai Ching-te
    The political brawler who went from a Taiwan mining village to the presidency

    Friends and analysts say Lai’s tough upbringing in a working-class family has prepared him well for his next opponent: China
  • 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

    Proponents of the Greater Idaho movement have argued Democrats in Portland don’t understand their way of life

Spotlight

  • 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

    The oldest profession is helping a generation of young men who have intimacy-stunted lives due to social media and internet porn
  • Judy Chicago photographed in her New Mexico studio by her husband, the photographer Donald Woodman.

    ‘My time has come!’
    Feminist artist Judy Chicago on a tidal wave of recognition at 84

  • 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

    Trend is being linked to Kremlin-inspired ‘foreign influence’ bill that has led to huge street protests
  • 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?
    • man in 18-century clothing standing outside grand domed building

      The Year of Living Constitutionally
      A man, a political plan … and a musket

    • One person sat in a small navy and white helicopter plane with another person crouched down on the left wing of the plane

      ‘Everyone wants a plane for summer’
      Luxury trade fair woos super-rich

    • Lunch With Dr Chris Van Tulleken

      Food
      ‘Ultra-processed products are food that lies to us’

    • Illustration of man baffled by menu

      Verjus, top pesto, umeboshi
      Are restaurant menus becoming more baffling?

Opinion

  • 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

    • Megan Nolan

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

      Megan Nolan
    • Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp applauds the fans on 17 May.

      Jürgen Klopp brought not only victories but a fan’s passion for the game

      Kenan Malik
    • Larry Elliott

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

      Larry Elliott
    • Martha Gill

      Grinding our bums, flashing our boobs: the internet is making juveniles of us all

      Martha Gill

Sports

  • Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon speaks with her players during the second half of Tuesday’s game against the Phoenix Mercury.

    Las Vegas Aces
    WNBA investigating team’s $100k-per-player deal with tourism authority

    The WNBA is investigating whether the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s $100,000 annual sponsorship to each Aces player for this season is allowed
  • Simone Biles competes in the uneven bars event on Saturday during the US Classic at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut.

    Gymnastics
    Biles soars as Douglas scratches at historically gilded US Classic

    Simone Biles began her bid for a third Olympic team looking as dominant as ever at the US Classic on Saturday at Hartford’s XL Center
    • Erling Haaland, Rodri, Josko Gvardiol.

      Manchester City
      Bigger, yes, but better? Guardiola tweaks template for latest City kick to line

    • Arsenal fans celebrate after their side’s third against Spurs on 28 April 2024.

      Premier League 2023-24 fans’ verdicts
      Arsenal to Fulham

    • Gaël Monfils.

      Gaël Monfils
      ‘I’m getting a little bit old. People forget that I still have it’

    • Phil Mongredien

      Jürgen Klopp’s farewell is coming – and Liverpool fans should savour every second

      Phil Mongredien

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Climate crisis

  • 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

  • Silhouette of nodding donkey pumping oil with buildings in background

    Environment
    Cop29 at a crossroads in Azerbaijan with focus on climate finance

Across the country

  • 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

    The Lovatos relocated from Guatemala to Ohio for their son, who has the rare genetic disorder Canavan disease
  • An industrial chicken plant.

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

  • Pro-choice protesters with signs

    Colorado
    Voters to decide on abortion rights after measure qualifies for ballot

  • A greenish, oxidized statue of a man on a horse, wrapped and being hoisted by a crane under a hazy sky and amid trees.

    Virginia
    Governor allows Confederate groups to keep tax exemptions

    • Missouri
      State Republican party fails to boot KKK-linked candidate from gubernatorial ticket

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

    • New Hampshire
      Daycare workers charged with spiking children’s food with melatonin

    • Revealed
      Trump-linked dark-money group spent $90m on racist and transphobic ads in 2022, records show

    • Sean 'Diddy' Combs
      Video shows producer assaulting singer Cassie in 2016

    • California
      Graduate workers to strike over treatment of protesters

Around the world

  • OpenAI logo on a phone screen in front of an image of a robot looking in a mirror

    Artificial intelligence (AI)
    OpenAI putting ‘shiny products’ above safety, says departing researcher

  • Pro-Palestine encampment at Deakin University’s Burwood campus in Melbourne on Tuesday.

    Australia news
    Pro-Palestine protesters vow to rally as La Trobe joins universities enforcing encampment ban

    • Indonesia
      Ibu volcano spectacularly erupts forcing nearby villages to evacuate

    • Alexei Navalny
      Ally of late activist says he will ‘never give up’ in fight against Putin

    • Georgia
      President vetoes ‘foreign influence’ law

    • Germany
      Eight climate activists arrested in over airport protest

    • Afghanistan
      Fresh floods kill at least 60 after heavy rain brings devastation

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Podcasts

  • 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

  • Dr Ruth Cerezo-Mota and the planet (By Tamara Uribe, The Guardian)

    Today in Focus
    What keeps the world’s top climate scientists up at night?

  • Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images. Former Donald Trump attorney Michael Cohen departing from his home

    Politics Weekly America
    Donald Trump comes face to face with former fixer Michael Cohen

Culture

  • Director George Miller poses for a portrait to promote Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

    George Miller
    Where do I keep my Oscar? I swear, I don’t know

    The Furiosa, Mad Max and Happy Feet director talks tap dancing, life as a twin and what he’d tell his younger self
  • Adam Driver in Francis Ford Coppola’s passion project Megalopolis.

    Film
    The Fall Guy to Megalopolis: is 2024 the year of the box-office megaflop?

  • Enniscorthy County Wexford Eire Republic of Ireland<br>ABHFW1 Enniscorthy County Wexford Eire Republic of Ireland

    Long Island by Colm Tóibín review
    Sequel to Brooklyn is a masterclass in subtlety and intelligence

  • Richard Hawley photographed in Sheffield by Gary Calton for the Observer New Review.

    Richard Hawley
    ‘If I stopped what I’m doing the songs would still come’

  • A mural depicting author Gabriel Gárcia Márquez in Aracataca.

    Gabriel García Márquez
    Netflix’s One Hundred Years of Solitude brings fame to late novelist's Colombian hometown

  • Ethel Walker, Decoration: The Excursion of Nausicaa, 1920 detail

    Now You See Us: Women Artists in Britain 1520-1920 review
    Revelations and mystifying omissions

Lifestyle

  • 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

    Young people are increasingly opting to train as plumbers, electricians, welders and carpenters and similar vocations
  • Couple holding piles of laundry

    Ask Philippa
    My husband finds life easy, and ‘corrects’ me because I don’t

  • Chelsea Reed and David Macmichael from Australian-Canadian indie band the Tryouts

    The moment I knew
    I said ‘marry me or never see me again’ – and he went straight down on one knee

  • Eva Wiseman

    Are you a LAT couple enjoying living apart together?

    Eva Wiseman
  • Three female models wearing different styles of blue and white striped shirts

    Trend watch
    Striped shirts

  • Wendy Brown at her Melbourne home with her portrait painted by Archibald prize-winning artist Yvette Coppersmith.

    ‘Oh my god, I am beautiful’
    The people who pay to have their portrait painted

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    Life and style
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  • 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

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  • 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

  • Visitors on the Echo Valley Farm tour on 28 April 2024 in the Southern Downs, Queensland, Australia

    ‘We call it our farm’
    Meet the Australians swapping supermarket shopping for farm shares

  • Harith Khalid trains at the Brotherhood Boxn Club in South West Sydney, Australia. 17 May 2024.

    Sydney, Australia
    Young Muslim men find purpose in this gym ‘whether in the ring or in life’

  • Artist Jonathan Yeo and King Charles III at the unveiling of Yeo's portrait in Buckingham Palace

    Too bald, too mad, too red …
    How royal portraits get it so wrong

  • A gardener is seen through a gap in flowering shrubs

    Gardens
    UK’s garden centres hope sunshine and Chelsea flower show will help them rebound from the rain

In case you missed it

  • Screengrab from a video from Chinese state-backed group called Storm-1376 showing an AI-generated newsreader.

    Artificial intelligence (AI)
    How China is using AI news anchors to deliver its propaganda

  • A scene from the 1966 film of Finnegans Wake, based on the novel by James Joyce.

    ‘Modern death is clinical, antiseptic’
    The festival that wants to revive the Irish wake

    Artists, singers, writers and scholars gather in County Mayo as a ‘clarion call’ to protect the rite of passage they believe is under threat
  • Man wearing black jacket against purple background

    Elon Musk
    How a smear campaign against NPR led billionaire to feud with Signal

    Rightwing media personalities on X transmuted a screed against NPR’s CEO into a fight over encryption via the Transitive Property of Bad People
  • woman speaks at lectern in front of american flag

    ‘She’s in the pantheon now’
    Kristi Noem and the politicians who hit self-destruct

  • columned building stylised in red

    Red flag?
    Samuel Alito scandal casts further doubt on supreme court’s impartiality

  • aerial view of trees and sign with blue logo

    Exclusive
    Meta revokes job offer to sextortion expert after he publicly criticizes Instagram

  • Masked Haitian police officers carry rifles on patrol

    ‘The gangs are in charge’
    Haiti’s outgunned police fight a desperate rear defense

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

    Mesmerising microbe
    Bacteria as you’ve never seen them before

  • A man appearing to row a wooden boat sitting on a large expanse of sand

    ‘I hope people wonder what the man is doing’
    Carla Vermeend’s best phone picture

  • Girls Night by Eimear Lynch

    Girls’ night
    The teenage ritual of preparing to go out

  • Naomi Campbell arrives for the screening of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga at the 2024 Cannes film festival.

    The Cannes red carpet so far
    From Naomi Campbell in 90s Chanel to Anya Taylor-Joy in Dior

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