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  • People carrying a person on a stretcher through a village as many other people look on

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    Papua New Guinea
    Landslide death toll exceeds 670, says UN agency

  • Thousands of ANC supporters attend a party rally in Soweto outside Johannesburg

    South Africa
    ANC at a crossroads as country goes to the polls

    • ‘We need to act urgently’
      More than 300m children victims of online sexual abuse every year

    • UK
      Rishi Sunak’s national service pledge is ‘bonkers’, says ex-military chief

    • Lithuania
      President Nausėda wins landslide re-election in vote shaped by Russia fears

    • Qatar Airways
      Eight taken to hospital after turbulence on flight from Doha to Dublin

    • Skin cancer
      Rates of melanoma hit all-time high in UK, study finds

    • ‘They’re out of control’
      Flock of 100 feral chickens torments UK village

News in focus

  • Participants join the International Space Out Competition, an annual event to pick who is the best at doing nothing, in central Seoul

    Much ado about nothing
    World’s most relaxed people gather in Seoul for ‘space-out’ competition

  • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and others at a memorial ceremony

    Iran presidential election
    Up to 20 possible contenders gear up for battle

    As official mourning for Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi ends, here are some of the names of his potential successors
  • Dried leaves in a wooden bowl.

    ‘Shame and betrayal’
    Sexual abuse within the spiritual healing industry comes to light

    Scandalous behavior that has dogged the Catholic church is becoming increasingly common in shamanic healing circles

Spotlight

  • The Arc de Triomphe in Paris

    ‘Chronicle of a French revelation’
    Impossible City: Paris in the Twenty-First Century by Simon Kuper review

    This revealing memoir about the author’s 20 years in the City of Light identifies the complex codes of behaviour that newcomers are obliged to master
  • Manuela PinkMartini

    Turin retreat
    A home full of intimate spaces

  • Pretty latte art of a flower in the foam on the top of a cup of coffee.

    ‘At best a novelty and at worst a pain’
    For seven years, I have been caffeine-free. Here’s how it has changed me

    If I lapse, the anxiety spiral is immediate and horrendous. I am glad to have stepped off the rollercoaster
  • a young man and young woman, played by Kęstutis Cicėnas and Greta Grinevičiūte, smile at each other, he holding her hand, in Slow.

    Slow review
    Terrific Lithuanian drama of an atypical romance

    Marija Kavtaradze’s affecting film explores the relationship between a passionately physical woman and a man who is asexual
    • Young woman traveler traveling into Mongkok street market at night in Hong Kong China

      Private Revolutions by Yuan Yang review
      The women who tried to carve a path in a new China

    • Emma Forrest for The Observer Magazine

      ‘It was my gateway drug to self-harm’
      A writer’s journey to finding the joy in makeup

    • Åsne Seierstad sitting on a staircase

      ‘It is worse now’
      The Bookseller of Kabul author Åsne Seierstad on returning to Afghanistan 20 years on

    • Disney's "Mary Poppins" 40th Anniversary Edition DVD Launch Party - After-party<br>LOS ANGELES - NOVEMBER 30: Musical composer Richard Sherman conducts the band at the after-party for Disney's "Mary Poppins" 40th Anniversary Edition DVD Launch party and screening at Hollywood and Highland on November 30, 2004 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

      Richard Sherman obituary
      Co-writer of great film musical songs including classics for Mary Poppins

Opinion

  • India's PM Modi waves to his supporters during a roadshow in Puri<br>India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to his supporters during a roadshow as part of his election campaign during the ongoing general election, in Puri district of the eastern state of Odisha, India, May 20, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer

    Electoral laws flouted, opposition MPs arrested – this is what it’s like to stand against Modi’s BJP

    Mahua Moitra
    The Indian prime minister is hoping to simply exhaust his opponents in a lengthy election – but that may be his downfall
  • Dutch Tweede Kamer - Plenary Debate, Tweede Kamer, Den Haag, Netherlands - 22 May 2024<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by John Beckmann/Orange Pictures/REX/Shutterstock (14505061ag) Geert Wilders (PVV) during the Plenary Debate at the Tweede Kamer on May 22, 2024 in Den Haag, Netherlands Dutch Tweede Kamer - Plenary Debate, Tweede Kamer, Den Haag, Netherlands - 22 May 2024

    The Guardian view
    The Netherlands: a radical-right reset will challenge European unity

  • Keir Starmer gestures with both hands while making a speech to a building of supporters holding placards, some of them visible on a curvbed balcony above his head

    Once Britain is back in the EU, things can only get better

    William Keegan
  • A girl at the kitchen table looking at smartphone

    A social media ban won’t keep my teenagers safe – it just takes away the place they love

    Anna Spargo-Ryan
  • Young woman sitting quietly on sofa

    I craved quiet. Then my sons moved out, dog died and hens were killed – and noise now feels necessary

    Emma Beddington
  • Church spires sit next to skyscrapers in the City of London.

    Divisive, ugly, gloomy: when will the City of London see the light on tall towers?

    Rowan Moore

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Climate crisis

  • Climate protesters outside the French asset manager Amundi headquarters on Friday to denounce its holding in energy company TotalEnergies

    Climate crisis
    Nearly 175 arrested as climate protesters target France’s TotalEnergies and key investor

  • Nemonte Nenquimo

    ‘I want people to wake up’
    Nemonte Nenquimo on growing up in the rainforest and her fight to save it

  • A Pakistani security official offers cold drinks to people in Karachi.

    Weather tracker
    Pakistan heatwave continues wild changes in weather patterns

  • A police officer carries materials gathered during the search of a building in Berlin after a Letzte Generation protest in 2023.

    Germany
    Alarm as climate activists charged with ‘forming a criminal organisation’

Around the world

  • Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a rally in advance of the New Hampshire primary election in Laconia<br>U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) speaks as Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump reacts at a rally in advance of the New Hampshire primary election in Laconia, New Hampshire, U.S. January 22, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

    US
    Republican Tim Scott falsely claims Biden policy resegregates public schools

    Possible Trump running mate makes extreme remark as former president steps up efforts to woo Black and minority voters
  • Burnt birth registration cards

    India
    Six newborn babies die after fire tears through Delhi hospital

  • Nigel Farage speaking on stage

    Nigel Farage
    Ex-Ukip leader under fire after saying Muslims do not share British values

  • A giant red and white tablecloth stretches down the boulevard towards an archway in the background

    ‘Gourmet celebration’
    Thousands of Parisians take part in free picnic on the Champs-Élysées

    • Education
      Overseas schools given ‘British’ accreditation despite anti-equality curriculum

    • Grindr
      Dating company accused of treating gay man’s medical data like ‘piece of meat’

    • Goldman Sachs
      Pay pot for bankers surges by more than 20%

    • US
      Family infected with parasitic worms after eating bear meat, CDC says

    • Infected blood scandal
      Hundreds of victims to sue UK health secretary

    • Exclusive
      Brain damage to babies in birth has cost NHS in England £4.1bn in lawsuits

Culture

  • Paul Weller by Dean Chalkley

    ‘Politicians? They’re mugs, all of them’
    Paul Weller on music, style and the state of the nation

    At 66, the Modfather may have mellowed, but he’s lost none of his cool. Paul Weller reveals how he beat his demons, found a new sound – and why he’s still angry with the establishment
  • Mark O’Sullivan in My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom

    ‘It helped me through dark moments’
    The male comedians turning their trauma into TV

  • a boy opens a fridge door to see garfield and garfield's dad in it, eating pizza and hot dog

    The Garfield Movie review
    A fun and frantic feline adventure

  • Seth Numrich with his hand resting on the head of a giant puppet horse.

    Opioids the Opera
    Painkiller’s ‘lurid tale of greed’ inspires new production

  • Composite image of buildings that have been sold off, for sale signs, and falling coins

    Spas, bars and luxury hotels
    How Britain’s historic buildings are being sold off to the highest bidder

  • 39.Mike w Valerie Simpson &amp; Nickolas Ashford @ WHY

    Books
    What a Fool Believes by Michael McDonald review – the soul singer with a nature as sweet as his voice

Lifestyle

  • Illustration of a woman, in pink leggings, a white vest and with bare feet, bouncing off a giant speaker, with sound waves coming from it, as if it's a trampoline

    'It plays a huge part'
    Music helps you get fit – but the right mix will keep you coming back…

    Finding tunes with a tempo and rhythm to match your heart rate can help you keep the pace when you exercise – and make it more enjoyable
  • Composite illustration of all of the author's activities from the week

    Why we’re obsessed with rating systems
    Entire evenings of my life have been shaped by the internet’s review culture

  • The,Journey,Of,A,Thousand,Miles,Begins,With,A,Single<br>The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step quote and girl going far away by dirty country road; Shutterstock ID 375538585; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

    Ask Philippa
    I have a dream job and family, but I really want to write novels

  • fun and games!<br>two very happy dogs

    A crime has been committed, but don’t blame the dog

    Séamas O’Reilly
  • Opening Red Carpet - 62nd Monte Carlo TV Festival<br>MONTE-CARLO, MONACO - JUNE 16: Harlan Coben attends the opening red carpet during the 62nd Monte Carlo TV Festival on June 16, 2023 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Arnold Jerocki/WireImage)

    Sunday with Harlan Coben
    New York City is a great city for walking

  • Model with curly greying hair, strong brows, black eyeliner and pink lipstick

    Setting off the silver
    Try teaming grey hair with bold lips and eyes

Take part

  • Police keep watch as people queue to enter a supermarket to purchase groceries and food in the Magenta district of Noumea, France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia.

    People in New Caledonia
    How have you been affected by the unrest?

  • 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

  • elegant wedding cake with vintage bride and groom figurine

    Life and style
    Share your wedding disaster stories

  • College students hold placards to create awareness for citizens to vote, in Varanasi, ahead of India's upcoming general elections.

    People in India
    Share your thoughts on the election

From our global editions

  • Older white man in suit, with pink-colored screen including image of a stairway behind him, looks down seeming to listen.

    US
    The rightwing plan to take over ‘sanctuary’ cities – and rebuild them Maga-style

    Trump has railed against urban centers run by Democrats, and Project 2025 lays out how to crack down on them
  • Keir Starmer launches Labour's election pledges at on 16 May, 2024.

    Reassuring, serious, a sense of duty
    Who is UK opposition leader Keir Starmer really?

  • Eurostar passengers at St Pancras International

    Eurostar
    Why journeys from the UK are about to become much trickier

  • A man holding a papier-mache body, with photographers and one of the lions of Nelson's column in the background

    ‘Freedom was around the corner’
    How UK activists helped the exiled ANC to defeat apartheid

  • Rishi Sunak speaks to journalists on a plane last week

    Analysis
    Sunak dashed for July election because hopes of UK economic recovery are fading

  • left: Karin Adams holding bowl of daffodils next to her stepfather; right: candles next to framed photo

    ‘Die now, pay later’
    Funerals are pushing grieving Australian families into debt as the cost-of-living crisis hits

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  • Maximilian Krah, in a shirt and suit jacket and holding a shopping bag printed with "AfD", poses with two young men as one holds up his phone for a selfie

    ‘They call us Nazis’
    Inside the wealthy German town where the far right is on the rise

  • Man stands wearing his medals and leaning on a stick with sand and beach in background

    D-day
    What the last veterans can teach us all as the Allied invasion fades from memory

  • Malcolm and Simone Collins with their children Octavian George Collins, four, Torsten Savage Collins, two, and Titan Invictus Collins, one, at home in Pennsylvania.

    ‘There are going to be countries of old people starving to death’
    America’s premier pronatalists on having ‘tons of kids’ to save the world

  • Bella Hadid, wearing a red and white dress, walking with other people

    ‘We are very emotional’
    Keffiyeh-maker’s bittersweet reaction to surge in demand

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  • A Damien Hirst formaldehyde work

    Today in Focus
    Damien Hirst and the dates that don’t add up – podcast

  • Stephen Merchant doing a high kick and looking into the camera

    Weekend
    Stephen Merchant on his ‘preposterous’ trajectory; the trouble with the Zoe nutrition app; and when does drinking become a problem? – podcast

  • Andy Burnham speaking into a microphone

    Contaminated blood scandal
    Andy Burnham on the infected blood scandal - Politics Weekly UK – podcast

  • A baby awaiting adoption near Guatemala City. Photograph: Peter Casolino/Alamy

    The Audio Long Read
    Guatemala’s baby brokers: how thousands of children were stolen for adoption – podcast

  • A student writes with a pink pen in an exercise book at a school desk in a classroom

    Today in Focus
    What should kids be taught about sex and relationships?

  • Atalanta v Bayer Leverkusen - UEFA Europa League Final - Aviva Stadium<br>Atalanta's Ademola Lookman celebrates with his Auntie and the match ball after the UEFA Europa League final at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin. Picture date: Wednesday May 22, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story SOCCER Final. Photo credit should read: Brian Lawless/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Use subject to restrictions. Editorial use only, no commercial use without prior consent from rights holder.

    Football Weekly
    Atalanta’s huge night and Mauricio Pochettino moves on – Football Weekly Extra

  • A Singapore Airlines airplane in the sky

    Science
    Why is air turbulence getting worse? – podcast

In pictures

  • Women in orange and pink dresses dance in a parade along a street in La Paz

    Photos of the weekend
    Bolivian dancers and a drink with Macron

    The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
  • Tadej Pogačar wears the pink jersey in Bassano del Grappa.

    In the pink
    The colour of the Giro d’Italia

  • Sectarian Murals by Gareth McConnell, published by Sorika

    Belfast’s sectarian murals
    Up close and less personal

  • An aircraft on the tarmac of the flooded Salgado Filho international airport in southern Brazil

    Art and design
    The week around the world in 20 pictures

  • Woman in colourful dress standing with her back to the sea

    ‘I always aim to show the beauty, power and free will of Iranian women’
    Forough Alaei’s best phone picture

  • Three young parrots patiently wait for their parents to return with food in Chandigarh, India.

    Week in wildlife
    Dormouse gets a checkup, a lucky kingfisher and a waving seal pup

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