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  • Soldiers, emergency services and civilians at the site where a playground in Majdal Shams

    Golan Heights
    Netanyahu vows revenge after rocket strike kills 12 people in Golan Heights

  • Caeleb Dressel celebrates with his wife, Meghan, and their son after winning his eighth Olympic gold medal

    Paris Olympics 2024
    US – and Snoop Dogg – breathe sigh of relief as Dressel ends day-one gold drought

    • California
      Governor declares emergency as multiple wildfires rage across state

    • Viktor Orbán
      Hungary’s PM warns EU on path to ‘self-destruction’

    • Iran
      Severe heatwave forces shops and public institutions to close

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

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

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

In focus

  • JD Vance holds a campaign rally at Radford University on 22 July 2024 in Radford, Virginia.

    Analysis
    From rising star to potential liability: how JD Vance’s fortunes have turned

  • Pile of red, white and blue Kamala Harris pins.

    ‘I’m rocking with Kamala’
    Black men defy faulty polling by showing up for Harris campaign

  • Israeli army reservists Yuval Green, Tal Vardi and Michael Ofer Ziv have revealed their reasons for not returning to military service in Gaza.

    Israel
    ‘I can’t justify this military operation any more’: the IDF reservists refusing to return to Gaza

    Three Israeli reserve soldiers who fought in the war against Hamas share why they no longer want to be part of military

Spotlight

  • Jude Law as Henry VIII with Alicia Vikander as Catherine Parr.

    Royal stinker
    How Henry VIII changed from heroic to hideous on our screens

    As Jude Law’s ripe and revolting portrayal of the Tudor monarch opens in cinemas, we look at the film and TV stars who have played him – as comedian, tyrant or heart-throb
  • Freud pictured in 1921.

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

  • 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

    Family of a man seen being kicked by police call for ‘time to heal’ as far-right groups and others try to exploit the fallout
  • Jacques Neefjes in his lab at Leiden University.

    Cancer research
    One man’s mission to revive a forgotten, life-saving drug

    Dutch immunologist Jacques Neefjes believes the drug aclarubicin, unavailable in Europe for 20 years, could have helped 100,000 people with a rare blood cancer
    • 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

    • Ibrahim Nash'at photographed in London by Phil Fisk for the Observer New Review, July 2024.

      Film
      Documentary-maker Ibrahim Nash’at on filming the Taliban: ‘The Secret Service asked to see my footage. I left the same day’

    • 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

    • 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

Paris Olympic Games 2024

  • Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz on court.

    Tennis
    Spain’s dream team of Alcaraz and Nadal dig deep to advance in doubles

    Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal are through to the second round after a 7-6 (4), 6-4 victory against Argentina’s Andrés Molteni and Maximo Gonzalez
  • China’s Zhang Yufei competes in the women’s 100m butterfly semi-final.

    China’s swimmers dive in to toxic atmosphere and hum of distrust

    Barney Ronay at Paris La Défense Arena
  • Bev Priestman has been banned from football for one year.

    Soccer
    Canada women’s coach banned for a year after spying scandal

    Two other coaches banned by Fifa after drones used, while country are docked six points in Olympic group
  • Victor Wembanyama was unstoppable at time during Saturday’s opener for France’s men’s basketball team

    Wemby fever
    France’s 7ft 4in basketball star puts on show in opening win

    The towering center posted 19 points, nine rebounds and four steals in his Olympic debut to lift France to a 78-66 win
    • Caeleb Dressel celebrates with his wife, Meghan, and their son after winning his eighth Olympic gold medal

      Swimming
      US – and Snoop – breathe sigh of relief as Dressel ends gold drought

    • Walker Zimmerman, center, celebrates after scoring his side's second goal

      Soccer
      USMNT thrash New Zealand to clinch first points in Paris

    • Ethan Ewing at Teahupo’o.

      Surfing
      Teahupo’o delivers as decision to include sport is vindicated

    • Steven van de Velde

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

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    2 China 2 0 1 3
    3 United States 1 2 2 5
    4 France 1 2 1 4
    5 Republic of Korea 1 1 1 3
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    Opinion

    • Kamala Harris last week, the day after receiving Joe Biden’s support to be the Democratic presidential contender.

      What I learned about Kamala Harris over our Oscars dinner

      Henry Porter
      In 2013, Vanity Fair’s UK editor spent an evening next to California’s attorney general. Did he spot a possible future president, well not exactly…
    • 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
    • President Joe Biden at the White House on Thursday.

      Last Tango in Washington: how sad, sidelined Joe Biden may yet have the last laugh

      Simon Tisdall
      Far from being a lame duck, the president can use his time in office to champion US democracy and tackle unfinished business abroad
    • 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
      • Red plush Paris 2024 mascots cover a car.

        Phrygian around: Paris is awash with Olympic paraphernalia

        Pamela Druckerman
      • Customers queue outside an Apple store in Shanghai, China, during the first day of sale of the iPhone 15, September 2023.

        My new iPhone symbolises stagnation, not innovation – and a similar fate awaits AI

        John Naughton
      • 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

    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

      • Max Verstappen qualified faster than Charles Leclerc but a new Red Bull engine means he drops to 11th on the grid.

        Formula One
        Verstappen faces ‘damage limitation’ at Belgian GP as Leclerc takes pole

      • Bev Priestman has been banned from football for one year.

        Soccer
        Canada women’s coach banned for a year after spying scandal

      • Erling Haaland

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

      • Illustration of an ancient Greek vase.

        Mind Games: 10 ways athletes try to gain a psychological edge

        Peter Collett

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    Climate crisis

    • a woman sits on her front porch

      Extreme weather
      Era of rapidly intensifying hurricanes throws evacuation plans into disarray

    • 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

    Across the country

    • A younger Black nurse with long thin braids, wearing a face shield, face mask and rubber gloves gives a shot in the elbow to an older Black woman wearing a red and black facemask and red top.

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

      Data shows overall resistance to masks, but lower Paxlovid prescription and vaccination rates for people of color
    • The sky is orange as a firefighter works to contain the wildfire with a hose

      Oregon
      A ‘catastrophic’ start to wildfire season sparks alarm

    • Older white man speaking at resolute desk

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

    • 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

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

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

      • 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’ found, officials say

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

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    Around the world

    • 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

      Palestinian officials say at least 30 killed in strike on school in Deir al-Balah where thousands were seeking shelter
      • two people in plane cockpit overlooking cityscape

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

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

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

      • 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

      • Bangladesh
        Bangladesh student protests turn into ‘mass movement against a dictator’

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    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

    • Ben Myers and Pat Barker<br>Writers Ben Myer and Pat Barker, Durham, UK.

      Pat Barker and Benjamin Myers
      Pat Barker and Benjamin Myers in conversation: ‘I’m absolutely intolerable when I’m not writing’

    • Putin and Xi Jinping in Beijing in May.

      Autocracy, Inc review
      Fears for liberalism and democracy

    • Childish Gambino

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

    • Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman as Deadpool & Wolverine.

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

    Lifestyle

    • Female model wearing a off-white broderie anglaise midi-length dress in front of the sea.

      Fashion
      Easy breezy: pretty broderie anglaise for summer cool

      A summer wardrobe regular, broderie anglaise, with its cutout eyelets, is cool, floaty and lightweight – in other words the perfect fabric for the season
    • Alissar Gazal and Barbie in 1994 at the start of their relationship

      The moment I knew
      She grasped my hand – and we went from political comrades to lovers

    • Audience waiting for lunchtime concert in an open air area of the hotel, with the coast visible behind

      Travel
      Faded no more: the return of British seaside resorts’ grand hotels

    • Two lower arms touching each other

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

    • 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

    • 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

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    Frozen in Time

    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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    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

    • 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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    • Broken glass of red wine splashed on hardwood parquet floor

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

    • 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

      More than 120,000 heat-related ER visits were tracked in 2023, as people struggle in record-breaking temperatures
    • 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
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    • ‘Lean into what’s in your heart’: Danielle and Curtis Taylor in their bold living room.

      Interiors
      A vibrant art-filled home in Chicago

      Blue walls, green ceilings… Inside the colourful home of a creative couple
    • Uppal Bhupa Village, Jalandhar District, Punjab, 2015

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      The homespun art of rural Punjab

    • The French players making a splash before their women’s water polo Group bpreliminary match against Spain.

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

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

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

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      Memories of the 1924 Paris Olympics opening ceremony

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