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  • A portrait of Hazem Rahma, a director at Mubarrat Al Rehmat orphanage in Gaza City, holding two young children, atop the Palestine colours

    Gaza
    The Gaza orphanage director: I carried a small boy with cerebral palsy to safety – but he died soon after

  • Illustration of oil pipe looming over a traditional Norwegian house on the coast

    The other petrostates
    Climate hero or villain? Fossil fuel frenzy challenges Norway’s green image

    As it rapidly adopts clean technologies while drilling furiously for oil and gas, the Nordic nation is a paradox
  • A person holds a white sign with green Arabic writing, the red-lettered word Uncommitted, and an example of how to vote, with a circle next to the name Joe Biden left blank and a circle next to "Uncommitted" checked.

    Gaza
    Uncommitted voters who protested Biden over Gaza warn Kamala Harris must earn their vote

    The movement that used the Democratic primaries to voice opposition say they need to hear from the vice-president

Spotlight

  • Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in Deadpool & Wolverine.

    Deadpool’s obnoxious gay panic humour is a tiresome schoolyard taunt

    Guy Lodge
    This summer’s Deadpool & Wolverine uses the superhero’s alleged pansexuality as queerbait, but turns it into a punchline
  • big crowd gathers around harris in high school gym

    US elections 2024
    Democratic delegates on Biden’s exit – and Harris’s rise: ‘We’re awestruck’

  • Andy Morton at the Kelham Island Tavern in Sheffield.

    Experience
    I’ve tried 50,000 beers

    At a festival, I try up to 17 half pints, and the most I’ve been to in a year is 109
  • VP Harris Makes Appearance At Sorority Grand Boule In Indianapolis<br>INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - JULY 24: Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Grand Boule at the Indiana Convention Center on July 24, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Yesterday Harris spoke to potential voters during a stop in Wisconsin and tomorrow is scheduled to attend an event in Texas. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

    Kamala Harris
    ‘So uniquely her’: where did Kamala Harris’s self-help speaking style come from?

    • The BRP Sierra Madre, a marooned transport ship which Philippine Marines live on as a military outpost, in the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea

      Philippines
      ‘I did it as quietly as I could’: the navy chief who wrecked his ship to scupper China’s ambitions

    • David Lynch and Chrystabell.

      Music
      ‘Sublime eternal love exists within each one of us’: David Lynch on music, friendship and life’s biggest mystery

    • Annie Versteeg is followed by Bwieuwkje Bruinenberg-Haisma, being pushed in a wheelchair by her son Harry, through Kunstmuseum Den Haag.

      Netherlands
      ‘Smell it, it’s wonderful’: Dutch gallery designs tours for people with dementia

    • Divisive … Ice Spice.

      Music
      Ice Spice: Y2K! review – wilfully trashy wordplay from wily new rap star

Opinion

  • woman wearing light pink suit waves

    Conservatives’ racist and sexist attacks on Kamala Harris show exactly who they are

    Judith Levine
    Hatred will continue to ooze from the right. Pay attention – because that bigotry isn’t just talk, it’s Republican policies
  • An older Black man with white hair, wearing a short-sleeved, pink, collared shirt, speaks into multiple microphones at a lectern, waving his finger, as Black man in a suit and Black women behind him listen.

    Sonya Massey, killed by police after asking for their help, deserved better

    Tayo Bero
    Breathless calls for justice and reform – even when they come from the highest office in the land – feel stale and hollow
    • Demonstration in support of former U.S. President Donald Trump who was shot the previous day<br>A pro-Trump supporter holds a portrait of former U.S. President Donald Trump and wears a cap reading “I’m Voting for the Convicted Felon” during a demonstration day after Trump was shot in an assassination attempt during a rally in Pennsylvania, in Huntington Beach, California, U.S. July 14, 2024. REUTERS/Etienne Laurent

      Donald Trump is a misogynistic, billionaire felon. Here’s why Americans can’t stop voting for him

      Stephen Reicher
    • Children walk single file between patches of water, with temporary shelters in the background.

      Children in Gaza are now at risk of polio as well as bombs – we need a ceasefire now

      Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
    • Visitors speak to gendarmes at a barrier to a restricted area

      Digested week
      Digested week: Central Paris becomes a steel-clad Olympic ghost town

      Jon Henley
    • man wearing navy suit, blue tie and yellow pin speaks in front of microphone

      Netanyahu is presiding over a sharp decline in the US’s pro-Israel consensus

      Eli Clifton

Paris Olympic Games 2024

  • Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Tyrese Haliburton, Lebron James, Joel Embiid, and Anthony Edwards prepare to board the Eurostar from London to Paris for the Olympics

    Men's basketball
    Is USA's era of dominance coming to an end?

    The best players in the NBA are no longer exclusively American, while other countries play better as team units. We could see an upset at Paris 2024
  • Trinity Rodman and Mallory Swanson celebrate one of the USWNT’s three goals in their opening win over Zamia at the Paris Olympics

    Soccer
    Hayes brings brings back joy as US attack thrives

    • Canada head coach Bev Priestman during the Women's World Cup 2023

      Soccer
      Canada coach sent home amid drone spying claims

    • Steven van de Velde of the Netherlands during day six of the Beach World Championships in 2023

      Beach volleyball
      IOC faces calls for investigation into inclusion of child rapist

    • Simone Biles on the beam during Team USA’s podium training session in Paris.

      Gymnastics
      First glimpse of Biles proved her brilliance is back

    • Police on the Seine

      Palestine protests
      Athletes could show ‘solidarity’ at ceremony

Sports

  • The Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics met in this year’s NBA finals

    NBA
    Data, dollars and dunks: why NBC, Amazon and ESPN paid $76bn for NBA rights

    • Reece James and Enzo Fernández

      Soccer
      James admits Fernández racism storm may cause ‘problem’ at Chelsea

    • Dylan Cease, left, is doused by teammates Manny Machado, center, and Tyler Wade, right, after he pitched a no-hitter against the Washington Nationals.

      MLB
      ‘That was awesome’: Dylan Cease pitches second no-hitter in Padres history

    • Lando Norris

      Formula 1
      Lando Norris says he is not proud of ignoring McLaren team orders

    • Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

      Chess
      Vachier-Lagrave wins $300,000 event

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Climate crisis

  • An oil refinery spews pollution with the city of Houston, Texas, in the background.

    Environment
    UN chief urges wealthy countries to beat fossil fuel ‘addiction’ amid expansions

  • Illustration of the earth being violently violated with oil pipelines.

    The other petrostates
    Revealed: wealthy western countries lead in global oil and gas expansion

  • A young black woman with a pangolin sitting on her shoulder smiles at the camera

    The age of extinction
    ‘They are so handsome’: the unusual day in the life of a pangolin carer

  • CAMERON, LOUISIANA, USA — APRIL 10TH, 2024 A man in a cap looks at a bare stretch of land with a large LNG plant in the background.

    Gas, oil, coal
    'This used to be a beautiful place': how the US became the world’s biggest fossil fuel state

Across the country

  • Today - Season 71<br>TODAY -- Pictured: William Barr on Monday March 7, 2022 -- (Photo by: Nathan Congleton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

    US politics
    Bill Barr complicit in misleading voter fraud statement’s release – watchdog

    Trump attorney general’s unusual actions ‘certainly not consistent’ with justice department policy, report finds
  • Trump closes eyes in purple tie and suit

    Trump hush-money trial
    Prosecutors say Trump conviction must stand despite immunity ruling

  • man wearing suit and button-down stands behind podium with two men standing behind him

    California
    Gavin Newsom issues order for removal of homeless encampments in California

  • Man with blood on his face pumps fist in the air

    FBI
    Director questions whether Trump was hit by bullet or shrapnel in shooting

    • Technology
      OpenAI tests new search engine called SearchGPT amid AI arms race

    • California
      ‘Nature’s clean–up crew’: record-setting 17 condor chicks hatch at LA Zoo

    • Wildfires
      Man accused of starting California’s largest wildfire of the year is arrested

    • Extreme heat
      Man gets third-degree burns from walking on sand dunes in Death Valley

    • Gig economy
      California sides with Uber and Lyft classifying drivers as gig workers

    • Artificial intelligence
      Google DeepMind takes step closer to cracking top-level maths

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Around the world

  • A destroyer tank lies in front of a mosque in a decimated area of Omdurman, Sudan.

    Exclusive
    ‘Smoking gun’ evidence points to UAE involvement in Sudan civil war

    Exclusive: Discovery of Emirati passports in wreckage suggest covert boots on the ground, despite Gulf state’s denials
  • Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant seated in front of Israeli flags during a press conference

    Law
    Britain drops its challenge to ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders

  • Man in ice bath during a yoga class

    Environment
    Olympic demand for ‘unproven’ ice therapy is unsustainable, scientists say

  • Muddy dog wearing a backpack

    Environment
    Backpack-wearing dogs enlisted to rewild urban nature reserve in UK

    • UK
      ‘Sadistic and manipulative’ ex-Spandau Ballet singer guilty of rape

    • Global development
      Green economy could generate 3.3m jobs across Africa by 2030 – report

    • Space
      No return date for Nasa astronauts amid problems with Boeing Starliner

    • Dementia
      Study raises hopes that shingles vaccine may delay onset of dementia

    • Paris
      Not en-oeuf: catering staff forced to ration eggs at Olympic Village

    • UK
      Assisted dying bill to be introduced into House of Lords

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Podcasts

Podcasts

  • Conor Niland after losing to Adrian Mannarino at Wimbledon 2011. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images

    The Audio Long Read
    ‘I’m good, I promise’: the loneliness of the low-ranking tennis player – podcast

  • AP Photo/. Tony GutierrezVice President Kamala Harris speaks during the American Federation of Teachers' 88th national convention

    Politics Weekly America
    Harris navigates Netanyahu visit - podcast

  • Mina Smallman

    Today in Focus
    The mother who forgave her daughters’ killer – but not the police – podcast

  • Zara McDermott and Graziano Di Prima on Strictly Come Dancing

    Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph
    Can Strictly survive its biggest scandal? – podcast

  • One of the largest elephant in in the world. Craig the super tusker just outside Amboseli national park in Kenya.

    Science
    Trophy hunting: can killing and conservation go hand in hand? - podcast

  • Keir Starmer

    Politics Weekly UK
    Labour suspensions and the Tory leadership race - Politics Weekly UK

  • Adam Peaty of Great Britain competing in the Doha 2024 World Aquatics Championships

    Today in Focus
    Team GB’s plan for Paris? Air con, ice vests and baristas – podcast

Culture

  • Thom Gunn, 1970.

    Books
    Thom Gunn by Michael Nott review – sex, drugs and San Francisco

    A sensitive account of the poet’s wild life on the West Coast
  • Empire of the Sun

    Music
    Empire of the Sun: Ask That God review – the magic’s still there

  • Crash Bandicoot

    Games
    Platformers are the most diabolical gaming genre. I should know

    Dominik Diamond
  • Crack Cloud Press publicity portrait

    Music
    Crack Cloud: Red Mile review – aggressively tuneful rock about life’s big questions

  • Hot Dog by Doug Salati

    Children's book roundup
    The best new picture books and novels

  • Jennie Godfrey

    Audiobook of the week
    The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey audiobook review – coming of age in a time of fear

Lifestyle

  • man applying sunscreen to his boyfriend on the beach

    You be the judge
    Should my boyfriend apply my suncream for me?

    Filippo hates the feel of cream on his hands but burns easily. Leo says he should slap it on himself. You resolve this heated tiff
  • Aerial shot of a picnic with colorful fruits, bowls, and a thermos on a checkered blanket. Hands are seen arranging food, ready for outdoor dining.<

    Life and style
    The best kit for a stylish, sustainable picnic – with no soggy sandwiches

  • Foundation sticks by Ilia

    Fashion
    Foundation sticks are back – finally a Y2K trend that’s worth reviving

  • view along path to red garden bench

    Gardening advice
    The secret to making garden furniture sing? The planting around it

  • Ookioh’s ‘excellent’ one-piece swimsuit.

    Bikini or swimsuit?
    Choose whichever makes you feel like your best self

  • Different clothing items collaged against a cartoon mountainous background

    What to wear...
    Walk this way: what to wear on a hike

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Take part

  • The 59-year-old Harris was endorsed by US president Joe Biden on Sunday, 21 July, after he stepped aside amid widespread concerns about the viability of his candidacy.

    US elections
    US voters: share your thoughts about Kamala Harris’s bid to run in the 2024 presidential election

  • Banks, airlines and media outlets hit by global outage linked to Windows PCs.

    Microsoft IT outage
    Tell us: how have you been affected by the outage linked to Windows PCs?

  • What happened that forced you apart and what it was that brought you back together again?

    Family
    Tell us: have you rekindled a relationship with a close family member?

  • Do you earn more – or – less than your partner?

    Relationships
    Tell us: do you earn significantly more – or less – than your partner?

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From our global editions

  • Suha Nasser with her husband and son

    Gaza voices
    My house was bombed – and my baby son and beloved husband died

  • The Crespin and Dufayel department store.

    Architecture
    Paris’s department stores transformed urban life. What can they teach today’s struggling shops?

  • Millions of Venezuelans abroad unable to vote due to government obstacles<br>epa11491941 Venezuelans walk across the Simon Bolivar Bridge in Villa del Rosario, Colombia, 18 July 2024 (issued 22 July 2024). Venezuela currently has a population of approximately 29.4 million people, of whom 21.4 million are theoretically eligible to vote in the presidential elections scheduled for July 28, both within and outside the country. EPA/Mario Caicedo

    Venezuela
    ‘To be reunited … would be a dream’: Venezuelan exiles’ fate hangs on vote

  • Electoral dysfunction … Pattern Up’s polling station.

    Art and design
    ‘If people are upset, we’re doing something right’: the artists subverting the language of ads

In case you missed it

  • Illustration of an oil pipeline with a Canadian maple leaf-shaped valve, with mountains and windmills in background

    The other petrostates
    Canada is proposing to lead on climate – but it’s doubling down on oil

  • Composite photo of two middle-aged politicans.

    Revealed
    US officials are investing public funds in Israeli bonds in deals that raise ethics concerns

    State and local officials have invested $1.7bn of the public’s money in Israel Bonds since 7 October. An investigation reveals contacts between buyer and seller that experts say may cross a line
  • man with one leg in a wheelchair

    Diabetes
    More than 100,000 Americans with diabetes have limbs amputated each year. This is a crisis

    Black Americans with diabetes are four times more likely to suffer amputations than white Americans
  • Black and south Asian woman with shoulder-length brown hair in beige pantsuit smiles and speaks into a microphone.

    Analysis
    Why is Kamala Harris likely to pick a white man to be her running mate?

  • David Duke in 1991.

    The long read
    From the KKK to the state house: how neo-Nazi David Duke won office

  • IMG 0323

    US elections 2024
    Republican attacks on Kamala Harris to get ‘as ugly and bigoted as they can’

  • man wearing suit and blue tie sits at table in front of yellow curtains, two flags and photo frames

    Analysis
    Biden’s address was a moving piece of political theatre

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In pictures

  • Count Clary delivers the opening speech at the Paris Games in 1924

    In pictures
    Memories of the 1924 Paris Olympics opening ceremony

    As the opening ceremony for the 2024 Games prepares to get under way in Paris, we go back a century to the last time the French capital hosted the event
  • A pair of harvest mice greet each other on wheat stems in Dorset, UK

    The week in wildlife
    An escaped tortoise, friendly harvest mice and a giraffe on the move

  • Silky Anteater sleeping

    In pictures
    Roots and refuge: the year’s best mangrove images

  • Lee Friedlander – Topless Bridesmaid, 1967

    Art and design
    Keep on Kicken! 50 years photographing Berlin and beyond

  • A prosthetic eye

    Photos of the day
    Cards from Princess Diana and a prosthetic eye

  • The Group for Mutual Improvement 6

    Photography
    ‘Our own dirtbag Narnia’: hanging out with the trash people – in pictures

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