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  • ‘You won’t have to vote anymore, my beautiful Christians,’ Trump said at the the Turning Point rally on 26 July 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida.

    US elections 2024
    Trump tells supporters they won’t have to vote in the future: ‘It’ll be fixed!’

    Former president implores Christian supports to vote ‘just this time’, then says he’s not Christian
  • The sky is orange as a firefighter works to contain the wildfire with a hose

    Oregon
    A ‘catastrophic’ start to wildfire season sparks alarm

  • Team GB’s Anna Henderson (left) took silver in the women’s time trial, behind Australia’s Grace Brown.

    Olympics live
    Australia gold, GB silver in rain-hit women’s time trial

    Join our writers for live updates with shooting, fencing, judo and water polo also to come in Paris
    • Palestinians run for cover after an Israeli air strike on Khadija school leaves wreckage on the ground and the air filled with smoke

      Gaza
      Wave of Israeli airstrikes kills at least 50 people

    • Marijuana
      Nearly 43,000 people commented on the DEA reclassifying cannabis. What did they say?

    • EU
      Top pilots’ union sounds alarm as regulators consider smaller crew sizes

    • Wyoming
      Members of US family gospel group the Nelons killed in plane crash

    • Covid
      Disease surges in US as unequal access plagues vaccination and treatment rates

    • Medical research
      Type of mouth bacteria ‘melts’ some cancers, study finds

    • Health
      Why scientific support for alcohol’s health benefits is fading

    • Technology
      TikTok’s appeal should be thrown out, US justice department tells court

In focus

Spotlight

  • Fish and colourful coral on the Scott Reef in north-western Australia

    The other petrostates
    Australia’s north-west reefs teem with life – but they are also at the centre of a massive fossil fuel expansion

    Woodside’s designs on the country’s largest untapped gas basin around Scott Reef are, some say, just another example of fossil fuel companies getting their way in what has become a petrostate
  • A basketball player tries to block another player in front of a large crowd

    ‘A journey bigger than basketball’
    South Sudan​ dreams of Olympic glory

  • A figure made out of east Asian food items, standing on a bright pink and blue plinth, against a yellow background

    Looking east
    ‘America was futuristic once. Now all the crazy things are from Asia’: why the British are going wild for kawaii culture

    From bubble tea and corn dogs to K-pop and plushies, Korean, Japanese, Taiwanese and Chinese brands have captured the pocket-money market
  • Freud pictured in 1921.

    Psychology
    Freud was ‘misunderstood’ and wasn’t so obsessed with sex, new analysis of work suggests

    A new edition of his theories on dreams argues that he used ‘sexuality’ to described any purely pleasureable activity
    • Composite of three stills from a video showing the assault by police of a man on the floor in Manchester airport.

      UK
      Fears Rochdale could ‘boil over’ as outsiders stir division over Manchester airport video

    • Collage of Madonna and Sandra Bernhard; The Wizard of Oz; Queer as Folk; Kenny Everett; Edward Scissorhands

      Loud and queer
      Gareth Thomas, Rosie Jones and more on the culture that helped them find their true selves

    • Putin and Xi Jinping in Beijing in May.

      Autocracy, Inc review
      Fears for liberalism and democracy

    • Illustration of a woman and man stood on a laptop with the man looking at the screen and the woman with her head in her hands

      Family
      We had an ordinary marriage. Then I found out my husband had been viewing images of child abuse

Paris Olympic Games 2024

  • US fencing has been beset by allegations around officiating.

    Fencing
    US team enters Olympics under cloud of accusations and referee bans

    US fencing was rocked by internal strife at the Tokyo Games. The lead-up to Paris 2024 hasn’t been much better
  • Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook react after competing in the women’s synchronised 3m springboard diving final.

    Silver lining
    First US medal of Paris 2024 comes in women’s synchronized diving

  • China's Yuting Huang and Lihao Sheng win gold in mixed team air rifle shooting
    China's Yuting Huang and Lihao Sheng win gold in mixed team air rifle shooting
    Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen celebrate winning bronze in women's synchronised diving
    Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen celebrate winning bronze in women's synchronised diving
    Katie Ledecky competes in a heat of women's 400m freestyle swimming
    Katie Ledecky competes in a heat of women's 400m freestyle swimming
    Kang Young-mi and Nelli Differt compete in women's epee individual
    Kang Young-mi and Nelli Differt compete in women's epee individual
    Team GB celebrate their win over Spain in men's hockey
    Team GB celebrate their win over Spain in men's hockey

    Olympics live
    China wins first golds; cycling, tennis, basketball and more

    Join our writers for live updates with shooting, fencing, judo and water polo also to come in Paris
  • Anna Henderson on her way to silver on the wet streets of Paris

    Cycling
    Chloé Dygert takes bronze in time trial as rain causes havoc

    Anna Henderson won silver for Great Britain in the women’s time trial at the Paris Olympics as she edged out the USA’s Chloé Dygert by less than one second
    • Steven van de Velde

      Netherlands
      Olympian who raped 12-year-old ‘not a paedophile’, official says

    • Chase Budinger has has excelled at two sports during his distinguished athletics career.

      Beach volleyball
      Chase Budinger made $18m in the NBA. But the Olympics called him

    • Paris Olympics spectators in the rain at the dressage on Saturday

      Triathlon
      Poor Seine water quality disrupts training

    • South Korea’s athletes sailing down the Seine in Friday’s opening ceremony

      Opening ceremony
      IOC 'deeply apologizes' after South Korea introduced as North Korea

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Olympic medal table

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    Medal table
    1 China 2 0 0 2
    2 Australia 1 0 0 1
    3 Great Britain 0 1 1 2
    3 United States 0 1 1 2
    5 Republic of Korea 0 1 0 1
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    Opinion

    • An Israeli soldiers prays in the Eviatar outpost in the Israeli-occupied West Bank

      The Biden-Harris administration needs to stop illegal Israeli settlements

      Jo-Ann Mort
      Under Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, there has been an open spigot for the settlements. This needs to end
    • four men sit in chamber with name plates with their countries' names on them

      Should Ukraine join Nato?

      Open letter
    • Two hands clinking beer glasses in an Oktoberfest marquee

      The German thirst for beer is waning – it’s not cool to be drunk any more

      Nicholas Potter
      From Berlin’s techno scene to Oktoberfest, a revolution in drinking culture is taking place, and it’s led by young people, says Nicholas Potter
    • A young middle-aged white man with brown hair and a bomber jacket smiling and giving a double thumbs-up in front of a blue press background.

      Elon Musk’s 20-year-old estranged daughter responded to his rant about her

      Arwa Mahdawi
      On Thursday, the billionaire went on a disturbing anti-trans rant about Vivian Wilson, who legally dropped Musk’s name in 2022
      • US vice president Kamala Harris speaks with former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as they endorse her as the Democratic presidential candidate, on 26 July.

        This is a misogyny emergency. A huge outpouring is coming in the runup to the US election

        Carole Cadwalladr
      • Ed Newton-Rex

        Robots sacked, screenings shut down: a new movement of luddites is rising up against AI

        Ed Newton-Rex
      • Hannah Ewens

        ‘Do you mind listening to that with headphones?’ How one little phrase revolutionised my commute

        Hannah Ewens
      • kamala harris composite image

        Kamala Harris still needs to define herself – but she is the ultimate anti-Trump candidate

        Arwa Mahdawi

    Sports

    • Jordan Love led the Packers to a 10-9 record and a playoff berth in his first season as a starter.

      NFL
      Jordan Love agrees record-tying $222m contract with Packers

      • Erling Haaland

        Soccer
        Haaland warns players cannot be ‘sharp if they play 70 games a year’

      • Tua Tagovailoa helped the Miami Dolphins to the NFL playoffs last season

        NFL
        Tagovailoa agrees to team record $212m contract extension with Dolphins

      • Isaiah Buggs during his time with the Detroit Lions

        Isaiah Buggs
        Former Chiefs player sentenced to year’s hard labor over animal cruelty

      • Max Verstappen leads George Russell during practice at Spa.

        Formula One
        Rattled Verstappen faces further frustration at Belgian Grand Prix

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    Climate crisis

    • A tourist shades himself beneath an umbrella at San Nicolas viewpoint in front of La Alhambra

      Europe
      Extreme heat poses ‘real risk’ to Spain’s mass tourism industry

    • 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

    • 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

    Across the country

    • Older white man speaking at resolute desk

      Justice
      Biden to announce plans to reform US supreme court – report

      US president also to seek constitutional amendment to limit immunity for presidents and various officeholders
    • A large group of people hold signs reading messages like 'Our Bodies Our Choice' inside a government building

      Nebraska
      Nebraska top court upholds law combining abortion and gender-affirming care restrictions

    • In this image provided by Judith Monarrez, her pet dog Gizmo is seen cradled in her arms, Sunday, July 21, 2024. Monarrez was reunited with the dog on July 17, 2024, more than nine years after it went missing in Las Vegas. (Judith Monarrez via AP)

      Las Vegas
      Gizmo the missing dog reunited with family after nearly a decade

    • Woman cries as she holds placard with 'say her name' on front

      Illinois
      Kamala Harris calls Sonya Massey family to give ‘heartfelt condolences’

      • Republicans
        JD Vance called for ‘federal response’ to block women from traveling for abortions

      • Oregon
        Missing air tanker plane fighting Oregon ‘mega-fire’ was found, officials say

      • Wildfires
        California’s largest wildfire of year whips through community of Forest Ranch: ‘The sky was dark with smoke’

      • Opus Dei
        Kevin Roberts, architect of Project 2025, has close ties to radical Catholic group

      • Atlanta
        Defense attorneys in Cop City case ‘frustrated’ after finally visiting forest

      • Wisconsin
        Wreckage of schooner that sank in 1893 found in Lake Michigan

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    Around the world

    • Care workers are among those represented by Migrants at Work

      Migration
      ‘I never expected this in the UK’: modern slavery expert receives death threat

    • two police officers outside a court building

      Mexico
      Amlo calls for ‘transparency’ amid secrecy over Sinaloa cartel arrests

      • Canada
        Alberta premier fights tears over wildfires despite climate crisis denial

      • International criminal court
        Britain drops its challenge to ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders

      • Indigenous peoples
        Canada owes First Nations billions after making ‘mockery’ of treaty deal, top court rules

      • Italy
        Cinque Terre’s Path of Love reopens with charges to ease Insta-tourism

      • South Africa
        95 Libyans arrested in raid at suspected military camp in Mpumalanga

      • Ukraine
        Teenage suspect remanded over murder of Ukraine nationalist lawmaker

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    Podcasts

    Podcasts

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      Weekend
      Bullied, belittled but indisputably brilliant: how Victoria Pendleton became a cycling legend; and what’s missing from Twisters? – podcast

    • 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

    Culture

    • Childish Gambino

      Music
      Childish Gambino: Bando Stone and the New World review – a frenetic farewell

      Donald Glover’s final album as his maverick hip-hop alter ego suffers from overstuffing, with a blend of genres and guests that muffles its impact
    • Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman as Deadpool & Wolverine.

      Review
      Deadpool & Wolverine – Marvel’s achingly meta new sequel is going to be huge

    • Ursula Parrott during her 1943 trial for aiding an army deserter.

      Notes on a scandal
      Monica Heisey on why Ursula Parrott’s account of divorce is still alarmingly relatable

    • Michelle Shaughnessy dressed as a dancer

      Edinburgh festival 2024
      ‘It was the first time I wasn’t obsessed with food’: comedians mine Ozempic trend for laughs

    • Katherine Ryan<br>Katherine Louisa Ryan is a Canadian comedian, writer, presenter and actress based in the United Kingdom

      This much I know
      Katherine Ryan: ‘My love language is intimacy. That’s what my comedy is about’

    • Ice Spice

      Ice Spice: Y2K! review
      A masterclass in outrageous party trap

    Lifestyle

    • Two lower arms touching each other

      This is how we do it
      ‘I bought a book on tantra – erections are not necessary’

      Caleb’s never felt attractive but after two years with Jen – and buying a book that rejected the normal sex agenda – his self-confidence is growing
    • A brown and white spotty dog with its head on one side, against a purple background

      ‘He chose the dog over me’
      The pets that ruined relationships – from pups interrupting sex to aggressive pigs

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    As single women, Lei and Abu are banned from freezing their eggs in China, so they travel to the US to pursue their dreams of motherhood

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    • 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

    • A court sketch of Hongchi Xiao during his trial

      Alternative medicine
      Hongchi Xiao, the ‘slapping therapy’ healer who went on trial in Britain over deaths

    • A total mosh-out … Ceremony’s Ross Farrar.

      Music
      Go hard or go home: why is hardcore punk enjoying a renaissance?

    • composite of Tony, Des and Bruce

      Dementia
      ‘It brings you back’: the suburban choir helping people living with dementia reconnect

    • 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

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    • Paramedics wheel a person on a stretcher from an ambulance into a hospital

      America's dirty divide
      Asphalt burns, delirium, body bags: extreme heat overwhelms ERs across US

    • Brian Cox as Logan Roy (L) in Succession, and Rupert Murdoch.

      Media
      Are the lives of Rupert Murdoch and Succession’s Logan Roy inching closer?

      A secret legal battle between the media mogul and his children is evoking parallels with his TV counterpart
    • Closeup of Mark Zuckerberg

      Analysis
      Why Zuckerberg’s multibillion-dollar gamble doesn’t just matter to Meta

      As Llama 3.1 405B is made freely available, investors are asking when the huge industry spend will pay off
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      Paris Olympic Games 2024
      Day one in pictures

      The best images from the opening day of action in Paris
    • ‘Lean into what’s in your heart’: Danielle and Curtis Taylor in their bold living room.

      Interiors
      A vibrant art-filled home in Chicago

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    • A black and white photograph of people playing on the sand and in the sea

      Smart shot
      ‘A day at the beach is such a universal pastime’: Mariel and Katherine Tyler’s best phone picture

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      In pictures
      Memories of the 1924 Paris Olympics opening ceremony

    • Caroline Marks's hand passes through a blue wave as it breaks over her

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