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  • Black and white photo strip of a woman.

    Books
    Eve Babitz and Joan Didion may be dead. But their feud isn’t

    A new book on the Los Angeles authors leaves no petty stone unturned as it explores their fraught friendship
  • A detail of the graphic novel about Elon Musk by Darryl Cunningham.

    ‘We live in a climate of fear’
    Graphic novelist’s Elon Musk book can’t find UK or US publisher

  • Finnish women learn outdoor survival skills in the snowy forests of Lohtaja.

    Finland
    Fires, first aid and guns: meet the women training for war with Russia

    Anxious Finns are learning how to survive in the wild in preparation for an invasion by their hostile neighbour
  • Guinness World Record-holder Michelle Boyle taking part in roller skate limbo in the 1980s

    Guinness World Records
    ‘It’s a pretty obscure, strange thing to do’: five record holders on their moment of glory, and life thereafter

    To be crowned the world’s best at something – from lowest roller skate limbo to longest under-ice free dive – is a huge achievement. What happens next?
    • An American bald eagle perches on a tree.

      Birds
      ‘I couldn’t admit I was afraid’: biologist Tina Morris on her fight to save the bald eagle

    • The american academic and media pundit Jeff Jarvis speaking at a conference in munich, germany.

      Technology
      Jeff Jarvis: ‘Elon Musk’s investment in Twitter seemed insane, but it gave him this power’

    • Rene Magritte (1898-1967), belgian artist, in front of his painting.<br>PG655R Rene Magritte (1898-1967), belgian artist, in front of his painting.

      Art
      Trick of the light: the enduring appeal of René Magritte’s big tease

    • John Prescott receives a kiss from his wife, Pauline, after Labour’s 2001 general election victory

      UK politics
      Why it was such a joy to interview John Prescott and discover his sweet, sad soul

      Rachel Cooke

Opinion

  • Mark Rylance and Kate Phillips as Thomas Cromwell and Jane Seymour in the BBC’s Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light.

    A caring Thomas Cromwell makes good TV, but beware the ‘yes’ men who enable tyrants

    Kate Maltby
    Mark Rylance’s sensitive portrayal blinds us to the lessons Henry VIII’s righthand man could offer for Donald Trump 2.0
  • From left: Yoav Gallant, Benjamin Netanyahu and Mohammed Deif were all the subjects of ICC arrest warrants issued last week.

    The Observer view
    ICC’s Israel arrest warrants are a test the world must not fail

  • Kim Kardashian

    Kim Kardashian cozying up to a robot is another example of AI entering our lives

    Arwa Mahdawi
    The next time you see dystopian thirst traps, we should be thinking about how these robots are going to be used by the self-proclaimed ‘warrior class’
  • Keir Starmer with president Xi Jinping of China at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

    Keir Starmer played the China card in Rio – and sent a message to a hawkish Donald Trump

    Simon Tisdall
    The PM and other western leaders are cosying up to Beijing. If the president-elect imposes punitive tariffs on Chinese imports, he will give Xi the upper hand
    • A smartphone showing the bluesky logo is held up against a background of the x logo

      I’ve joined Bluesky and it feels like a breath of fresh air – in some ways…

      John Naughton
    • Donald Trump and Elon Musk standing side by side during a rally in Pennsylvania.

      Elon Musk has cozied into Trump’s White House. How long will this bromance last?

      Katrina vanden Heuvel
    • Dan Osborn and his family, staff, and supporters during an election watch party.

      The US needs more working-class political candidates

      Dustin Guastella and Bhaskar Sunkara
    • person at a protest holds black sign with yellow letters 'here to stay'

      We can still have progress under Trump. We just need to focus on our mission

      Aaron Glantz

Sports

  • James Maddison beats Ederson as Tottenham thrash Manchester City at the Etihad stadium.

    Premier League
    Manchester City 0-4 Spurs: Rampant Tottenham leave Guardiola reeling

  • New York Red Bulls midfielder Felipe Carballo, left, celebrates his goal in the first half with midfielder Daniel Edelman on Saturday night at Citi Field.

    MLS playoffs
    Red Bulls silence NYCFC to reach Eastern Conference final

    Felipe Carballo and Dante Vanzeir scored in the Red Bulls’ 2-0 victory over NYCFC in an Eastern Conference semi-final at Citi Field on Saturday night
    • Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States earned her 99th career victory on Saturday in Austria.

      Skiing
      Shiffrin can complete century at home after taming Gurgl for 99th career win

    • China’s Ding Liren, left, will defend the world chess championship against Indian teenager Dommaraju Gukesh, right, over the next three weeks in Singapore.

      World Chess Championship
      Ding Liren v Gukesh Dommaraju pre-match questions, answered

    • Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon’s Aorangi Park practice courts in June 2024

      Tennis
      Murray to coach Djokovic for Australian Open

    • Enzo Fernández of Chelsea celebrates after scoring his club’s second goal, which proved decisive.

      Premier League
      Leicester 1-2 Chelsea: Fernández shines as Maresca savours winning return

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Cop29

  • Two women wearing headscarves hold a scroll of paper with a camera operator wearing headphones out of focus in the background.

    Cop29
    ‘Protect the climate for whom?’: Palestinians highlight Gaza at Cop29

  • Saudi Arabia placecard

    Cop29
    Revealed: Saudi Arabia accused of modifying official negotiating text

  • Activists demonstrate against a draft deal for curbing climate change at Cop29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

    Cop29
    Developing countries urged to reject ‘bad deal’ as Cop29 climate talks falter

  • Activists participate in a demonstration for climate finance at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

    Cop29
    Think the Cop29 climate summit doesn’t matter? Here are five things you should know

Across the country

  • Howard Lutnick (left) and Scott Bessent

    Analysis
    Trump’s picks of loyalists for financial posts ensures his economic agenda is unimpeded

    Howard Lutnick and Scott Bessent, commerce and treasury nominees respectively, are sure to ignore economist’s warnings and follow Trump’s lead
    • White ducks

      Bird flu
      California child becomes first minor reported with case of bird flu

    • New York
      Trump hush-money case sentencing postponed indefinitely

    • Budget
      Trump selects key Project 2025 figure Russ Vought to head budget office

    • Education
      Texas approves new Bible-based curriculum for elementary schools

    • Republicans
      Matt Gaetz charging $500 to make bespoke fan videos on Cameo website

    • People smuggling
      Smugglers convicted after Indian family froze to death on US-Canada border

    • North Carolina
      Asheville restores drinking water 53 days after Hurricane Helene – but not all are ready to sip

Around the world

  • Quarries, a solar panel field and a water-bottling plant on the same mountain, almond trees in the foreground, in Durcal, Granada, Andalucia, Spain

    Spain
    ‘It’s not drought - it’s looting’: the villages where people are forced to buy back their own drinking water

    Spain is increasingly either parched or flooded – and one group is profiting from these extremes: the water-grabbing multinational companies forcing angry citizens to pay for it in bottles
  • Woman looks at sheet of paper she is holding with several people around as red BBC microphone is held close by

    Ireland
    Masked gang broke into home of Conor McGregor accuser, Dublin court was told

  • Australian Scott Rush, right, talks to his father, Lee Rush, left, through the bars at court cell before his trial in Denpasar district court, Bali, Indonesia, Jan 23 2006

    Australia
    Parents of surviving Bali Nine inmates ‘quietly hopeful’ as minister confirms talks under way to return them to Australia

  • Businessman cycling in Amsterdam.

    Netherlands
    Dutch office workers ditch smart shoes for ‘versneakering’ in trainers

    • Lebanon
      At least 20 killed and 66 wounded by Israeli bombing of Beirut homes

    • Pakistan
      Hundreds flee deadly sectarian violence in north-west

    • Italy
      ‘It’s boorish’: E-scooter firms threaten to leave Italy after highway code updated

    • Sara Duterte
      Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s deputy vows to have him assassinated if she is killed

    • Laos
      Six are dead after a suspected poisoning at a backpacker town. What went wrong in Laos?

    • Americas
      Nicaragua: Ortega and wife to assume absolute power after changes approved

Podcasts

Podcasts

  • Palestinian journalist Ahmed Alnaouq

    Today in Focus
    One man on his grief for Gaza

  • head and shoulders portrait of Jacob Rees-Mogg

    Weekend
    Jacob Rees-Mogg on abortion, religion and reality TV; Marina Hyde on Musk vs Trump Jr; inheritance inequity; and teenage love – podcast

  • Illustration: Nick Kempton

    The Audio Long Read
    ‘You tried to tell yourself I wasn’t real’: what happens when people with acute psychosis meet the voices in their heads? – podcast

  • The Democratic House minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, stands alongside other Democratic leaders during a post-election press conference in the US Capitol in Washington.

    Politics Weekly America
    James Carville on where he thinks the Democrats went wrong – podcast

  • Reform UK Welsh conference<br>Nigel Farage speaking at the Reform UK Welsh conference at the Celtic Manor hotel in Newport

    Today in Focus
    Nigel Farage and his ‘historic mission’: on the ground with Reform UK – podcast

  • Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant in Israel

    Today in Focus
    An arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu – Today in Focus Extra

Culture

  • Rufus Wainwright wearing a black dinner-style jacket, white shirt and thin black bowtie, staring at the camera expressionless.

    10 Chaotic Questions
    Rufus Wainwright: ‘I had a great party trick, but it once blew up in my face’

    The singer-songwriter on his most memorable fan, his love of Chappell Roan, and his close friend and nemesis Jake Shears
  • Author - David Nicholls..new novel - You Are Here . Publisher Hodder &amp; Stoughton. Photographed at his office in London.

    Books
    David Nicholls: ‘I’m genuinely deathly at a dinner party’

Lifestyle

  • Felicity Cloake's perfect pecan pie.

    Food
    How to make pecan pie – recipe

  • Chantelle Van Niekerk and Rico at their wedding in December 2007

    The moment I knew
    A huge water balloon hurtled towards me – and he jumped in front of it

    In her first year of university Chantelle Van Niekerk didn’t want a relationship. Then she met Rico, her intellectual and emotional equal
  • Ella and Richard

    This is how we do it
    ‘We did wonder whether sex at our advanced age would be difficult – but it’s been amazing’

    Ella and Richard almost gave up on sex after she had health problems – but a clever solution helped them rediscover their intimacy

Well actually

  • shoppers hold armfuls of items in a store

    The Filter
    Black Friday 2024: how to find a deal and not get ripped off

  • Illustration of women in various poses with colorful clothing

    Well actually
    How do I stay healthy in my 50s?

  • Person with shirt off and scar under nipple reclines on bed in black-and-white picture.

    All about breasts
    ‘My scars aren’t a finish line’: three trans and non-binary people on how top surgery changed their lives

  • a cow is milked

    Well actually
    Wellness influencers love bovine colostrum – but what is it?

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From our global editions

  • Gisèle Pelicot leaving the court

    France
    Pelicot rape trial: ‘It is Gisèle’s name that will be remembered’

  • Underwater cables on the ocean floor in the Mediterranean Sea.

    Espionage
    Wire cutters: how the world’s vital undersea data cables are being targeted

  • Demis Hassabis at the offices of Google DeepMind UK in London

    Science
    ‘An AI Fukushima is inevitable’: scientists discuss technology’s immense potential and dangers

  • A woman with brown hair wearing a purple jacket

    Germany
    Angela Merkel expresses ‘huge concern’ at Elon Musk’s US government role

In case you missed it

  • Aerial view of a waterlogged village and fields after torrential rain in Qingyuan, Guangdong province in China

    This is climate breakdown
    I find hope in sticking together and keeping each other warm

  • Woman in collared shirt

    Profile
    Who is Pam Bondi, Trump’s new pick to lead the US justice department?

    Florida’s first female attorney general is perhaps best known in recent years as a loyalist to the president-elect
  • Man sits at table

    Analysis
    Putin’s Ukraine missile a warning to west before second age of Trump

    The current escalations will set a new status quo for life under Trump – what does the president-elect have planned?
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    Joe Biden
    Five actions Biden can take to protect civil liberties before Trump’s presidency

  • Russia testfires an ICBM in October 2024.

    Explainer
    What do we know about Russia’s ‘experimental’ ballistic missile?

  • a man in a suit stands with his hands in his pockets

    Republicans
    How Trump’s nomination of Matt Gaetz unravelled in just eight days

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    Explainer
    Trump’s cabinet and White House picks – so far

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    Australia
    A nostalgic photographic road trip across Australia – in pictures

    When photographer Trent Mitchell was on the road looking for surf, he’d throw a couple of rolls of film in the bag and snap pictures. He focused on scenes that reminded him of childhood road trips, ones he couldn’t get at home or had a surreal feeling to them.
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    Fashion
    We love: fashion fixes for the week ahead – in pictures

  • A man, horned cows and a heap of smoking cow dung against a low, hazy sunset, all seen between the horns of a cow

    Smart shot
    ‘The rising smoke and setting sun made a magical backdrop’: Jurica Galić’s best phone shot

  • EH Shepard Cartoons from Punch Magazine<br>"The Dragon-Slayer ""So much for that one, and now to face the next."""

    We shall satirise him on the beaches …
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    Architecture
    Elegant, quirky and unique: New Zealand architecture awards 2024

  • A long flow of lava leading to flames in the distance

    Twenty photographs of the week
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