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  • Wounded Palestinians lie on the floor as they are assisted at the Indonesian hospital in Gaza.

    Live
    Israel-Hamas war: 200 people evacuated from Indonesian hospital in Gaza, says health ministry

    Gaza health ministry says 400 patients are still at Indonesian hospital as Israeli tanks appeared to close in; WHO warns most hospitals no longer functioning
    • The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and the chief executive of Fox Corp, Lachlan Murdoch, in Kyiv

      Ukraine
      Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch meets Volodymyr Zelenskiy in signal of support

    • Albania
      Opposition starts fire in parliament during anti-government protest

    • Argentina
      Trump and Bolsonaro salute Javier Milei as far right rejoice around the world

    • Robbie Williams
      Fan dies after Sydney concert fall

    • X/Twitter
      Platform sues watchdog group Media Matters after report on ads next to Nazi posts

    • Environment
      Björk turns up the volume in attack on industrial salmon farming in open pens

    • A$AP Rocky
      Rapper must stand trial on charges of firing gun at former friend, judge rules

    • Bats
      Church cameras reveal first evidence of a mammal mating without penetration

  • Smoke rises after an explosion after an airstrike on the northern part of the Gaza Strip, as seen from Sderot, southern Israel.

    Full report
    IDF closes in on Indonesian hospital in Gaza as 12 people reportedly killed

  • People wait for food relief in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah

    Gaza diary part 23
    Really? The whole world is unable to solve this situation and you think we know the answer?

  • Families of the hostages wait to enter a meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu and the war cabinet in Tel Aviv.

    Israel
    Hostages’ families clash with politicians over talk of death penalty

  • A cardboard sign reads 'UK people stand with Palestine'

    Palestine Action
    Activists will claim damage to company in UK was lawfully justified

Europe in focus

  • A camera operator films Pieter Omtzigt speaking while wearing a dark suit

    Pieter Omtzigt
    The Netherlands outsider whose politics is firmly in the centre

  • A smartphone screen displays the AI logo alongside an image of Sam Altman at a conference in  San Francisco, California, last week.

    Explained
    What’s been going on at the company behind ChatGPT – and why it matters

    OpenAI has been at the centre of a Silicon Valley corporate drama since the recent sacking of CEO Sam Altman
  • Ukrainian soldiers on duty in the city of Vuhledar

    Tensions, frustrations and exhaustion
    Ukrainian optimism fades at start of another winter of war

    Rumours of tensions at the top, exhaustion after two years of fighting and frustration with allies dampen the mood in Kyiv

Spotlight

  • A man with a suitcase and hoodie looks at a mural by the artist Emmalene Blake of a girl wearing a headscarf and hugging a Palestinian flag with her head bowed

    ‘It’s part of our psyche’
    Why Ireland sides with ‘underdog’ Palestine

    Ireland is seen as an outlier in the EU – but its sympathy for the suffering in Gaza is rooted in its own history
  • Varieties of Cup Noodle on display at the Cupnoodles Museum in Ikeda, Osaka

    Need for noodles
    Cost-of-living crisis fuels global appetite for instant ramen

  • Joe Biden with Liberty at the White House pardoning ceremony.

    ‘Congratulations, birds’
    Biden brings the jokes as he pardons Thanksgiving turkeys

    President makes age jokes as 81st birthday coincided with White House tradition but vintage comedy it was not
  • illustration of a woman sitting in front of mountains with a child

    Why am I like this?
    People say you’ll know – but will I regret not having children?

    I’m scared of picking the wrong path. But we owe it to our future selves to truly consider what’s behind the question
    • Ridley Scott

      Sweary, angry, honest: is Ridley Scott Hollywood’s greatest interviewee?

      Stuart Heritage
    • ‘This isn’t going to work!’ … Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes in Shakespeare in Love.

      ‘I woke up in a cold sweat thinking: Gwyneth in a moustache’
      How we made Shakespeare in Love

    • ‘I’m not trying to be the best. I just want it to be magic’ … Wally Badarou

      ‘Mick Jagger was surprisingly hard-working’
      The all-star life of synth whiz Wally Badarou

    • Squid Game: The Challenge

      Squid Game: The Challenge review
      The most gripping reality TV since The Traitors

  • Gully Bujak (front row, second from left) and the eight other climate activists cleared of criminal damage on HSBC’s London headquarters in 2021, outside Southwark crown court, London, 16 November 2023.

    We smashed the windows of a major bank. A jury acquitted us. This is why

    Gully Bujak
    I think people everywhere, even on juries, have had enough of our leaders’ failure to tackle the climate crisis
  • Shahin Vallée

    France and Germany’s relationship is at the heart of the EU. Why has it gone sour?

    Shahin Vallée
  • Woman putting on lipstick in a mirror

    Why do we irrationally spend money on things we cannot afford during a cost-of-living crisis?

    Jessica Rozen
  • A Palestinian boy outside a house at al-Shati camp for refugees, Gaza City, 2020.

    Israel has long wanted Palestinians out of Gaza – my father saw it firsthand

    Raja Shehadeh
  • man looking confused at smartphone

    Forget Debrett’s. Here is my phone etiquette advice – whatever your age

    Zoe Williams
  • A demonstration organised by Jewish Bloc, Jews For Palestine in London, 11 November 2023.

    How can I, as a leftwing Jew, show support for both Palestinians and Israelis?

    Jon Lansman
  • A Sweden team shirt and flowers next to a banner reading 'Courage to the Swedish people' during a commemoration for the two fans who were killed by a gunman in a terrorist attack in Brussels in October

    Special report
    Three Sweden fans went to Brussels. Only one of them came back

  • Novak Djokovic poses with the ATP Year End World Number One Trophy in Turin

    Tennis
    ‘Next Gen’ struggle to bridge gap to world-leading Djokovic

    • Isaac Price celebrates after putting Northern Ireland in front at Windsor Park.

      Euro 2024 qualifying
      NI stun Denmark, Czech coach quits after booking place

    • Despite numerous complaints and a difficult start, the Las Vegas Grand Prix will go down as a success for F1.

      F1 disguises Vegas snags with over-the-top entertainment

      Giles Richards
    • Gavi

      Football
      Spain fear ‘broken’ Gavi could miss Euro 2024 due to ACL injury

    • Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, pictured at this year’s Masters, are now hoping to launch TGL in 2025.

      Let down
      Woods and McIlroy’s golf league delayed after venue deflates

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  • Flamingos and other birds wade in water at sunrise

    Weather tracker
    Marine heatwaves hit Mediterranean as eastern US braces for storms

  • Dr Graeme Pearman at his home in Bangholme, Victoria.

    ‘Where did I go wrong?’
    The scientist who tried to raise the climate alarm

  • A man cools off in the Arara Park favela in Rio de Janeiro.

    ‘Hell de Janeiro’
    Scorching heat highlights Brazil’s glaring inequality

  • Dr Elinor Breman, a researcher at the Millennium Seed Bank, Wakehurst, Sussex.

    'Insurance policy against extinction'
    The doomsday vaults storing seeds, data and DNA to protect our future

  • South Korea's military displays objects salvaged after a failed North Korean space launch on 16 June, 2023. Pyongyang has said it will make a third attempt soon to launch a satellite into space.

    North Korea
    Japan sounds warning over Pyongyang’s third attempt to launch spy satellite

    Nuclear-armed state plans its first launch since Kim Jong-un visited Russia, where Vladimir Putin promised to help him build satellites
  • Office workers walking across London Bridge, London, UK.

    Artificial intelligence
    Use of AI could create a four-day week for almost one-third of workers

  • Malaysian tourists take a group photo at the Dark Hedges as workmen begin the operation to remove trees.

    Game of Thrones
    Six of Northern Ireland’s ancient Dark Hedges trees to be cut down

  • air canada plane at pearson international airport

    Canada
    Legal dispute rages over unsolved C$24m gold heist at Toronto airport in April

    • Australia
      Man charged with raping 90-year-old woman after allegedly breaking into NSW nursing home

    • ‘Ghosts from the past’
      Fears of abortion setback after Milei wins in Argentina

    • Joe Biden
      President celebrates birthday as polls show struggles against Trump

    • Michael Spavor
      Canada-China detention feud reopened after claims of ‘unwitting’ espionage

    • UK
      Watchdog ‘does not know’ if parliament is safe workspace for women

    • China
      UK white paper raises concerns over growing foreign aid role

  • Bob Mortimer with the pig that has been named in honour of his novel.

    The Satsuma Complex
    Bob Mortimer wins Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize for his ‘mischievous’ debut novel

    A pig will be named in honour of The Satsuma Complex, this year’s winner of the award for comic fiction
  • Jelly Roll.

    ‘I’m a broken man putting the puzzle back together’
    Country star Jelly Roll on prison, addiction and redemption

  • FILE - Robert "Kool" Bell, from left, Ronald "Khalis" Bell, Dennis "DT" Thomas and George Brown attend a ceremony honoring Kool & The Gang with a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame on Oct. 8, 2015, in Los Angeles. Brown died Nov. 16, 2023 in Los Angeles, after a battle with cancer. He was 74. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP, file)

    George Brown obituary
    One of the founding members of New Jersey’s denizens of funk and disco, Kool & the Gang

  • Shakira wearing a pink suit walks with her hand to her mouth next to a man in a dark suit

    Shakira
    Singer reaches deal with Spanish tax authorities to avoid €14.5m tax fraud trial

  • Jeremy Allen White and Ebon Moss-Bachrach in a scene from The Bear.

    ‘I’m eating my words’
    Owner of shop that inspired The Bear retracts his doubts

  • Iliza Shlesinger.

    Iliza Shlesinger
    ‘I’m thinking what many women are thinking – but saying it out loud’

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  • illustration of a Christmas dinner table with turkey, xmas pud drinks, veg and a garland

    Absolute beginners
    A novice’s guide to cooking Christmas dinner

    Preparation, organisation and giving yourself plenty of time will help bring lunch to the table with your festive spirit intact
  • Rukmini Iyer's gnocchi mac and cheese with cauliflower and kale.

    Quick and easy
    Rukmini Iyer’s recipe for gnocchi mac and cheese with cauliflower and kale

  • A mother and two sons

    ‘Don’t get into the it’s-not-fair game!’
    How to survive the hell of sibling rivalry – as a child and a parent

  • Tasting of brut and demi-sec white champagne sparkling wine from special flute glasses with Champagne vineyards on background near Cramant, France<br>Tasting of brut and demi-sec white champagne sparkling wine from special flute glasses with view on green Champagne vineyards, France

    How to do Champagne on a prosecco budget
    A tour of France’s most famous wine region

  • Rachel Roddy's apple, almond and walnut tart.

    A kitchen in Rome
    Rachel Roddy’s recipe for apple, almond and walnut tart

  • Sonos Move 2 stood on a table.

    Sonos Move 2 review
    Serious quality sound with twice the battery life

  • Football Weekly
    Everton deducted 10 points and Wales falter in Armenia – Football Weekly

  • The Audio Long Read
    ‘I stopped counting how many friends died’: life after the contaminated blood scandal – podcast

  • Living hell: Britain’s rent crisis
    The families stuck living in Britain’s unlicensed bedsits

  • Weekend
    Weekend podcast: Nicolas Cage, Marina Hyde on David Cameron’s return, plus cardiologists’ advice for a healthy heart

  • The Audio Long Read
    Inside the Taliban’s luxury hotel – podcast

  • Politics Weekly America
    Will Biden lose voters over response to Israel-Hamas war? – podcast

  • Today in Focus
    Israel’s raid on al-Shifa hospital

Real People.
Untold Stories.

Real People.

Untold Stories.

A curated selection of short films from Europe and beyond

Take part

  • Detail shot of young couple holding hands. They are walking through the city on a cold winter day.

    Relationships
    Share your dating experience across the age spectrum

  • Large group of people with a mixed age range sitting together around a table. They are enjoying a drink and having a book club meeting

    Books
    Tell us about your interesting book club stories

  • TOPSHOT-ICELAND-VOLCANO-EARTHQUAKE-EMERGENCY<br>TOPSHOT - This photo taken on November 13, 2023 shows a crack cutting across the main road in Grindavik, southwestern Iceland following earthquakes. The southwestern town of Grindavik -- home to around 4,000 people -- was evacuated in the early hours of November 11 after magma shifting under the Earth's crust caused hundreds of earthquakes in what experts warned could be a precursor to a volcanic eruption. The seismic activity damaged roads and buildings in the town situated 40 kilometres (25 miles) southwest of the capital Reykjavik, an AFP journalist saw. (Photo by Kjartan TORBJOERNSSON / AFP) / Iceland OUT (Photo by KJARTAN TORBJOERNSSON/AFP via Getty Images)

    People in Iceland
    Have you had to evacuate?

  • Do you have an interesting story about how you met your other half aged 60+?

    Life and style
    Did you meet your romantic partner over the age of 60?

  • Lena Cason stands outside her childhood home in Cove, Arizona, on 31 July 2023.

    ‘We didn’t know we were poisoning ourselves’
    The deadly legacy of the US uranium boom

    The Diné helped dig the raw materials to build the US’s nuclear arsenal, but were never told of the danger
  • Javier Milei greets supporters in Buenos Aires after his victory in Argentina’s presidential runoff election on Sunday.

    Argentina
    Does Javier Milei’s dollarisation plan make any economic sense?

  • An illustration of a speculative proposal by Stirling Prize-winning architects Mae for an arts and community centre on The Bishops Avenue, north London.

    'Billionaire’s Row'
    Derelict site on London’s Bishops Avenue ‘has space for 300 homes’

  • The scene at Luton airport after a fire ripped through level three of the Terminal Car Park 2, causing it to collapse.

    EV mythbusters
    Do electric cars pose a greater fire risk than petrol or diesel vehicles?

  • Float plane and off grid fishing cabin in alaska

    Alaska
    How salmon fishing helped me embrace my Native identity

  • Nantou county in Taiwan's central mountain ranges was hit by weeks of landslides after the edge of Typhoon Khanun brought torrential rain in August 2023.

    ‘There are no crops to celebrate’
    Climate crisis wipes out a way of life in Taiwan’s mountains

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  • Pedro Sánchez was reelected as prime minister with the support of 179 lawmakers in the 350-seat parliament. The support of two Catalan separatist parties was key to his winning the confidence vote.

    Pedro Sánchez is back …
    Now Spain’s PM must make his daring gamble pay off

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    'The only people who talk about the British are the British'
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    Prayers for a sun god and a protest flare

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    The shrinking sea
    Why the Caspian is under threat – a photo essay

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    ‘It’s always us who pay the price’
    Displaced by DRC’s endless cycle of war

  • Cormorant fishing master, known as usho, Youichiro Adachi (left), 48, prepares for cormorant fishing or ukai, on the Nagara River in Oze, Seki, Japan

    Japan
    The dying art of cormorant fishing

  • Then the Sisters Made Their Guest and His Horse Known to All the Wild Beasts by Laura Pannack

    The big picture
    In search of a land where time stands still

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