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Pope Francis: tributes paid after head of Catholic church dies aged 88 – latest updates
Published: April 21, 2025 08:17
Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff, has died after a respiratory crisis developed into double pneumonia Vatican News has posted a statement from the Vatican on X:At 9.45 AM on Easter Monday, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the…
Pope Francis, groundbreaking Jesuit pontiff, dies aged 88
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/21/pope-francis-dies
Published: April 21, 2025 08:15
Death of 267th head of Catholic church triggers period of global mourning and Vatican conclave of cardinals to elect successorPope Francis, the pontiff revered by millions of Catholics around the world whose popular appeal reached far beyond his global…
I’m delighted to see gen Z men flocking back to church – I just hope it’s for the right reasons | Jessica White
Published: April 21, 2025 08:00
Community, self-worth, activism: these things have boosted attendances. But so has online radicalisation – and we can’t ignore thatFor decades, there has been a cultural narrative that the church is a declining institution, which has been backed up by data…
Peter Navarro: the economist who has outsmarted Elon Musk and has the ear of Donald Trump
Published: April 21, 2025 08:00
US president’s chief trade adviser is intellectual driving force behind global tariffs and trade war with ChinaElon Musk called him “dumber than a sack of bricks” but, in the raw contest for political power, Peter Navarro has outsmarted the billionaire.The…
Cloud review – bizarre internet action thriller descends into hail of bullets
Published: April 21, 2025 08:00
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s baffling crime farrago follows a cyber fraudster pursued by an angry gang of disappointed shoppersHere to prove once again that movies about internet crime can so easily unravel into implausible silliness is that otherwise estimable…
Girl on Girl by Sophie Gilbert review – how pop culture turned a generation of women against themselves
Published: April 21, 2025 08:00
The Pulitzer-nominated journalist recounts how modern misogyny has been shaped by a mass culture attuned to male desire and all-pervasive pornographyIn 2021, JD Vance told Fox News that senior Democrat women were just “childless cat ladies”, lacking…
Fan arrested after assistant referee hit on head with object at St-Étienne
Published: April 21, 2025 07:31
Match against Lyon interrupted for about 40 minutesSt-Étienne say they will impose ‘strictest sanctions’A man has been arrested after an assistant referee was hit by an object thrown from the stands during Saint-Étienne’s 2-1 home win over Lyon in Ligue 1…
Adventurer, horse photographer, killer: Eadweard Muybridge’s extraordinary life told in a comic book
Published: April 21, 2025 07:00
He is famed for being a pioneer of the moving image – but there was so much more to Muybridge than that. The great graphic novelist Guy Delisle explains why he turned his life into a rollicking readIt was one of the biggest talking points of the 19th…
Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Published: April 21, 2025 07:00
Who should be on Arne Slot’s shopping list, Chelsea’s unlikely hero and an angry Ollie WatkinsArne Slot is set to win the Premier League but at the same time knows he needs to make plenty of improvements within his squad this summer. One key acquisition…
Bottle it up: how venting emotion can harm performance in elite sport | Sean Ingle
Published: April 21, 2025 07:00
Studies have shown that failing to control feelings has a negative effect on outcomes – but there are exceptionsTwo scenes from an extraordinary week. The first: Justin Rose, a gentleman in a bearpit as Augusta hollered loud and long for Rory McIlroy. The…
Emboldened by Trump, the ‘liberal’ UK is giving free rein to its colonial impulses | Kenneth Mohammed
Published: April 21, 2025 07:00
Faced with fading empires’ petulance, the global south must draw a red line under its relationship with them and forge new ties based on mutual respectAs Donald Trump rains chaos down upon the US – dismantling the rule of law trading in rage-fuelled…
Is it true that … potatoes are bad for you?
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/apr/21/is-it-true-that-potatoes-are-bad-for-you
Published: April 21, 2025 07:00
Spuds have a reputation for causing spikes in blood sugar, but it all depends on the variety and the way it is preparedPotatoes are a staple of the British diet. However, they have gained a bad reputation, with concerns about them spiking our blood sugar…
China sends back new Boeing jet made more expensive by tariffs
Published: April 21, 2025 06:32
With estimated $55m price set to balloon by 125%, 737 Max returns to Seattle production hub still wearing the colours of Xiamen AirlinesA Boeing jet intended for a Chinese airline landed back at the planemaker’s US production hub on Sunday, a victim of the…
Moral Ambition by Rutger Bregman review – don’t just stand there, do something
Published: April 21, 2025 06:00
An altruistic companion to Oliver Burkeman’s Four Thousand Weeks aims to encourage anyone with a conscience to stop being a spectatorMany years ago there was a BBC children’s TV programme called Why Don’t You Just Switch Off Your Television Set and Go and…
Nepali-speaking Bhutanese refugees in limbo after deportation from US
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/21/bhutan-nepal-us-immigration
Published: April 21, 2025 06:00
Human rights experts voice alarm as refugees expelled by the US, not welcomed by Bhutan and rejected by NepalWhen Narayan Kumar Subedi received a call from his daughter in the United States three weeks ago, he expected to hear news of his two children’s…
Neirud review – a mysterious family relationship that unravels Brazil’s complex social fabric
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/apr/21/neirud-review-brazil-fernanda-faya-grandmother-circus
Published: April 21, 2025 06:00
Film-maker Fernanda Faya weaves together a loving homage to her circus performer grandmother and her elusive companionBuried secrets bubble to the surface in Brazilian film-maker Fernanda Faya’s tender and searching documentary, which seeks to disentangle…
Refugee girls in Kenya find strength in taekwondo – in pictures
Published: April 21, 2025 06:00
Taekwondo lessons are part of life for refugee girls in the Kalobeyei settlement and the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. The martial arts lessons offer a safe space from often chaotic circumstances Continue reading...
Katherine Ryan performs scientific tests on comedians: podcasts of the week
Published: April 21, 2025 06:00
The acid-tongued host is joined by other funny folks to work out their biological age. Plus, Kirk Flash explores the globe’s most exciting music scenes Continue reading...
Air raid alerts in Ukraine after Putin’s Easter ‘ceasefire’ ends
Published: April 21, 2025 05:24
Regions in eastern Ukraine were under air raid alerts starting minutes after midnight on Monday, with the alerts gradually extending westUkraine issued air raid alerts for Kyiv and the country’s eastern half as blasts shook the city of Mykolaiv early on…
With ‘AI slop’ distorting our reality, the world is sleepwalking into disaster | Nesrine Malik
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/21/ai-slop-artificial-intelligence-social-media
Published: April 21, 2025 05:00
A perverse information ecosystem is being mined by big tech for profit, fooling the unwary and sending algorithms crazyThere are two parallel image channels that dominate our daily visual consumption. In one, there are real pictures and footage of the…
Some British MPs spending equivalent of a day a week doing second jobs
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/apr/21/mps-second-jobs-parliament-guardian-analysis
Published: April 21, 2025 05:00
Guardian analysis finds seven MPs have worked at least 300 hours since July in outside employmentA total of seven MPs have spent on average one working day a week on second jobs since the start of the 2024 parliament, with additional gigs as TV presenters,…
Ten assaults a day on asylum seekers in Home Office care, figures reveal
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/apr/21/assaults-on-asylum-seekers-in-home-office-care
Published: April 21, 2025 05:00
Exclusive: There were 380 safeguarding referrals of victims of hate crimes from January 2023 to August 2024The Home Office is recording an average of 10 assaults a day on asylum seekers in its care, according to internal government data, amid harsh…
The real Scandi noir: how a filmmaker and a crooked lawyer shattered Denmark’s self-image – podcast
Published: April 21, 2025 04:00
The Black Swan follows a repentant master criminal as she sets up corrupt clients in front of hidden cameras. But is she really reformed – and is the director up to his own tricks?By Samanth Subramanian. Read by David Bateson Continue reading...
‘Morally questionable’: inside the epic Lars von Trier exhibition in Copenhagen
Published: April 21, 2025 04:00
It’s got colliding planets, women in peril and an angry phone-in host … we explore a show inspired by the director’s themes that refuses to shy away from his problematic sideI am not even inside the building but a creeping sense of foreboding has already…
‘My work is a scream for help’: Gaza’s artists document life under fire
Published: April 21, 2025 04:00
Work illustrating the war’s brutality but also the resilience of four Palestinian artists, is being exhibited at the Darat al Funan in JordanBasel El Maqousi says he is amazed to be alive at the end of each day. Living in Gaza, where more than 64,000…
‘It was very difficult to hold on to’: are Michelin stars a blessing - or a curse?
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/apr/21/are-michelin-stars-a-blessing-or-a-curse-restaurants
Published: April 21, 2025 04:00
The esteemed restaurant guide has struggled to stay relevant, with some leading chefs even barring reviewers or asking for their stars to be removed. Is this the end of fine dining?Time was, the ultimate honour for any ambitious chef was to gain a Michelin…
A ‘strange dance’: media mogul Saad Mohseni on making TV under the Taliban
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/21/media-mogul-saad-mohseni-taliban-afghanistan
Published: April 21, 2025 04:00
Once dubbed the ‘Afghan Rupert Murdoch’, Mohseni’s media business was founded after the fall of the Taliban and is now navigating their returnSaad Mohseni wants more female faces on his Afghan TV channel. He hopes he might get a deal with the Taliban for…
London Gatwick is UK’s worst airport for flight delays, figures show
Published: April 21, 2025 04:00
CAA data shows flights departed more than 23 minutes late last year, with Birmingham and Manchester second and third-worstLondon Gatwick is the UK’s worst airport for flight delays, official figures showed, with air traffic control issues blamed for…
There is a way to turn Trump’s chaos into an opportunity. Here is what European leaders must do | Paul Taylor
Published: April 21, 2025 04:00
The EU, the world’s biggest single market, can reposition itself and become less reliant on exporting goods to the US and ChinaThis is why America first doesn’t have to mean Europe last.Europeans have had plenty to mope about since Donald Trump entered the…
In a difficult year being unemployed, I learned what success really means | Sunil Badami
Published: April 21, 2025 03:03
For most of that year, I didn’t tell anyone. I didn’t want to burden them with my troubles. And, to be honest, I felt ashamedFrom finance to academia, on radio and TV and even in a Kings Cross sex shop, I’ve had a diverse range of jobs, most largely…
El Salvador’s president proposes swapping US-deported Venezuelans with Maduro’s ‘political prisoners’
Published: April 21, 2025 02:36
Venezuela’s chief prosecutor hits back at ‘cynical’ offer by ‘neofascist’ Salvadoran leader and demands rights for Venezuelan prisonersEl Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, has proposed sending 252 Venezuelans deported from the US and imprisoned in his…
Greg Larsen: Geggy review – a very funny standup on why he’s quitting comedy
Published: April 21, 2025 02:17
Melbourne international comedy festival, then SydneyAssured performer leads a chaotic journey through his career’s highs and lows – and the decisions that led him to a McDonald’s drive thru …Greg Larsen is broke. Having his card declined at a McDonald’s…
The authors taking on Mark Zuckerberg – podcast
https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2025/apr/21/the-authors-taking-on-mark-zuckerberg-podcast
Published: April 21, 2025 02:00
Why do authors see Meta’s AI model as a threat to their livelihoods? Ella Creamer reportsEarlier this month, a group of protesters gathered outside the London headquarters of Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. They were…
Trump news at a glance: Hegseth reportedly had Yemen Signal chat with wife, brother
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/21/president-trump-administration-news-updates-today
Published: April 21, 2025 01:16
Defence secretary reportedly sent the group flight schedules for strikes on Houthis; draft order calls for drastic restructure of state department – key US politics stories from 20 AprilDefence secretary Pete Hegseth is in the spotlight for a…
Nine-year-old boy dies at popular NSW holiday spot amid spate of drownings over Easter long weekend
Published: April 21, 2025 01:12
The child died after becoming trapped between rocks at South West Rocks on Sunday afternoonListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastA nine-year-old boy has died…
JD Vance heads to Delhi for talks on fast-tracking trade pact
Published: April 21, 2025 01:00
Visit by vice-president and family could be overshadowed by tariff and US immigration tensions, and farmer protests The US vice-president, JD Vance, is heading to India for talks with the prime minister, Narendra Modi, on a bilateral trade deal as the US…
Ukraine war briefing: Prove intentions with 30-day civilian ceasefire, Zelenskyy tells Kremlin
Published: April 21, 2025 00:58
Russia violated Vladimir Putin’s self-declared truce thousands of times, says Ukrainian president, as air raids resume on Easter Monday. What we know on day 1,153Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on Russia to genuinely halt drone and missile strikes on…
Humanoid workers and surveillance buggies: ‘embodied AI’ is reshaping daily life in China
Published: April 21, 2025 00:00
China’s leaders see artificial intelligence as key to upgrading military strength, solving problems created by a shrinking workforce, and a source of national prideOn a misty Saturday afternoon in Shenzhen’s Central Park, a gaggle of teenage girls are…
UK set to ramp up weapons production to reduce reliance on US and French imports
Published: April 20, 2025 23:06
Defence secretary says lessons from Ukraine highlight need for homegrown supply chainBritain is set to significantly increase its weapons production in order to no longer rely on importing from the US and France.This comes as British and European defence…
Scottish Water staff to strike for two days as pay standoff continues
Published: April 20, 2025 23:01
Emergency repairs and quality checks for 5m people in Scotland will not be done on Tuesday and Wednesday, union saysScottish Water staff will strike for two days from the early hours of Tuesday as a standoff over pay continues at the state-owned…
Pete Hegseth shared Yemen attack details in second Signal chat – report
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/20/pete-hegseth-signal-chat-yemen-attack
Published: April 20, 2025 23:00
US defense secretary texted strike information to his family in group chat he created, sources tell the New York TimesBefore the US launched military strikes on Yemen in March, Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, sent detailed information about the…
US citizen wrongfully arrested by border patrol in Arizona held for nearly 10 days
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/20/us-citizen-jose-hermosillo-border-patrol
Published: April 20, 2025 21:36
Official claimed Jose Hermosillo, who was visiting Arizona, was ‘without the proper immigration documents’Immigration officials detained a US citizen for nearly 10 days in Arizona, according to court records and press reports.As the NPR affiliate Arizona…
Tens of thousands waited more than 24 hours for hospital beds in A&E last year
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/20/nhs-hospital-bed-24-hours-trolley-wait-england
Published: April 20, 2025 21:30
Patients in England aged 65 or over made up almost 70% of long ‘trolley waits’, with some left for up to 10 days, data revealsAbout 49,000 A&E visits last year resulted in patients waiting 24 hours or more for a hospital bed, with people aged 65 or over…
Amy Klobuchar calls on supreme court to hold Trump officials in contempt
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/20/amy-klobuchar-samuel-alito-trump-immigration
Published: April 20, 2025 20:51
Senator warns of US getting ‘closer to a constitutional crisis’ as Samuel Alito’s dissent signals deference to TrumpMinnesota senator Amy Klobuchar warned on Sunday that the US is “getting closer and closer to a constitutional crisis”, but the courts,…
USA hail ‘shock and awe’ win over Canada to seal women’s world ice hockey title
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/apr/20/usa-canada-womens-ice-hockey-final
Published: April 20, 2025 19:58
Tessa Janecke scores winner in thrilling 4-3 victoryAs it happened: Beau Dure’s minute-by-minute reportAn overtime goal from Tessa Janecke earned the United States a 4-3 win over reigning champions Canada to win gold at the women’s ice hockey world…
European football: Orsolini last-gasp bicycle kick dents Inter’s title charge
Published: April 20, 2025 19:45
Bologna shock leaders with stunning ultra-late winnerBayer Leverkusen’s slim title hopes hit by draw at St PauliA stunning last-gasp goal by striker Riccardo Orsolini gave Bologna a 1-0 home win against Inter in Serie A on Sunday in a blow to the visitors’…
Witches and pooches: NYC Easter parade – in pictures
Published: April 20, 2025 19:35
Decorated hats and costumes flood St Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City during the annual Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival Continue reading...
Oscar Piastri storms to Saudi Arabian F1 GP win and now leads title race
Published: April 20, 2025 18:51
McLaren man’s win catapults him 10pts clear in title raceMax Verstappen pays price for first-lap penaltyMaintaining a focus and equilibrium under pressure has always been one of the hallmarks of Formula One’s greatest proponents and Oscar Piastri is…
Pina inspires Barcelona to emphatic WCL first-leg win against Chelsea
Published: April 20, 2025 18:32
Barcelona hold a commanding position in their Women’s Champions League semi-final against Chelsea ahead of next Sunday’s second leg at Stamford Bridge after demonstrating their quality in an emphatic 4-1 first-leg victory.Chelsea are bidding to reach the…
Ella Baron on Vladimir Putin’s Easter ceasefire in Ukraine – cartoon
Published: April 20, 2025 17:56
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Alexander-Arnold winner puts Liverpool on verge of title and relegates Leicester
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/apr/20/leicester-liverpool-premier-league-match-report
Published: April 20, 2025 17:37
It was the 76th minute when Trent Alexander-Arnold whipped off his No 66 shirt to exhibit his cartoonish torso, ran towards the pocket of giddy Liverpool supporters and spread his arms as wide as humanly possible, as if to say: “Well, isn’t this what you…
The Guardian view on a new deal for travel in Europe: bring back student exchanges | Editorial
Published: April 20, 2025 17:25
The EU is expected to push for special youth visas at next month’s summit. Sir Keir Starmer should say yesStrong hints that a rebranded “youth opportunity scheme” will top the EU’s wishlist at next month’s EU-UK summit are good news for anyone who regrets…
USA v Canada: women’s world ice hockey championship final – live
Published: April 20, 2025 16:37
Cross-border rivals face off again for titleEmail Beau at beau.dure.freelance@guardian.co.ukCanada 0-0 USA, 14:25 left, 1st period: It’s all Canada at the moment. They’ve taken the shots lead 6-3. So far, nothing has troubled Frankel too much, but “let…
F1: Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2025 – live
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2025/apr/20/f1-saudi-arabian-grand-prix-2025-formula-one-live
Published: April 20, 2025 16:36
Updates from the fifth round of the season (6pm BST)Get in touch! Email Niall with your thoughtsLando Norris is making pre-race preparations with his car finally repaired after Saturday’s qualifying crash.“I’m excited to hopefully put on a good race today…
Senator says trip to El Salvador was to support Kilmar Ábrego García’s due process
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/20/senator-chris-van-hollen-kilmar-abrego-garcia
Published: April 20, 2025 16:31
Chris Van Hollen says ‘if we deny constitutional rights of this one man, it threatens constitutional rights of everyone’US senator Chris Van Hollen, who travelled to El Salvador last week to meet Kilmar Ábrego García, the man at the center of a wrongful…
NHS cancer patients denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs, report finds
Published: April 20, 2025 16:00
Exclusive: Britons found to have ‘lost out’ while rest of Europe benefits from golden age of research and treatments‘Children with cancer cannot wait’: the human cost of clinical trial delays after BrexitBritish cancer patients are being denied life-saving…
The Illegals by Shaun Walker review – Russian spies hiding in plain sight
Published: April 20, 2025 16:00
The strange stories of the agents who lived apparently normal lives in the west as part of Soviet espionage programmes make compelling readingOne muggy afternoon in June 2010, Don Heathfield and his wife, Ann, were relaxing over a bottle of champagne with…
Israeli military admits ‘professional failures’ over Gaza paramedic killings
Published: April 20, 2025 15:51
IDF says it is dismissing deputy commander for giving ‘inaccurate report’ on shooting that caused global outcryIsrael’s military has admitted to several “professional failures” and a breach of orders in the killing of 15 rescue workers in Gaza last month,…
Barcelona v Chelsea: Women’s Champions League semi-final, first leg – live
Published: April 20, 2025 15:42
WCL latest, 5pm BST kick-off at the Estadi Johan CruyffHave any thoughts? Send them to Yara via emailLet’s take a look back at everytime Chelsea have fallen to Barcelona in this competition.First, it was the 2020-21 final where the Blues were absolutely…
Pablo Sarabia stuns Manchester United to extend Wolves’ winning run
Published: April 20, 2025 15:23
The fine tidings for Manchester United are that they are now safe from relegation, the grim ones are that this occurred despite going down to a 15th defeat of a dismal Premier League campaign.Wolves’ winner was simple: on 77 minutes Pablo Sarabia, on as a…
Leandro Trossard double secures victory for Arsenal at 10-man Ipswich
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/apr/20/ipswich-arsenal-premier-league-match-report
Published: April 20, 2025 15:17
Mikel Arteta will have spent more arduous Easter Sundays attempting to hunt hidden chocolate eggs.Aside from a few minutes of brief concern for Bukayo Saka’s raked achilles – an incident for which Leif Davis received his very early marching orders – this…
Chelsea break Fulham hearts as Pedro Neto completes stunning turnaround
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/apr/20/fulham-chelsea-premier-league-match-report
Published: April 20, 2025 15:08
These are the moments that turn seasons. Credit goes to Enzo Maresca, whose substitutions altered the flow of this west London derby and provided Chelsea with the foundations to break Fulham’s hearts with a stunning turnaround at Craven Cottage.Fulham were…
Sarah Palin’s defamation suit retrial against the New York Times raises first amendment concerns
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/20/sarah-palin-new-york-times-defamation-retrial
Published: April 20, 2025 15:00
She lost the first trial in 2022, but she gets ‘second bite of the apple’ due to a judge’s procedural errorsWhen Sarah Palin arrived at a federal court on Monday, her appearance promised little in the way of legal fireworks.Palin was in downtown Manhattan…
Australia’s biggest industrial polluter receives millions in carbon credits despite rising emissions
Published: April 20, 2025 15:00
Safeguard mechanism revamp leads to overall emissions fall but 70% of coal and gas facilities covered by scheme increased direct pollutionGet Guardian Australia environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as an emailAustralia’s biggest industrial…
Gina: The first-born son – episode 4 - podcast
https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2025/apr/21/gina-the-first-born-son-episode-4
Published: April 20, 2025 15:00
Twenty years ago, John Hancock had dinner with his mother, Gina Rinehart. He says it’s the last positive interaction he had with her. In an in-depth interview, he explains how his relationship with his mother fell apart and discusses a high-stakes legal…
The kindness of strangers: the petrol station worker paid for my fuel and saved my date
Published: April 20, 2025 15:00
When my card declined, I looked out at my new girlfriend and felt utter panic. Back then, $20 felt like a huge amount of moneyRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesI was temporarily living in my home town of Wangaratta while caring for my…
JD Vance granted lightning audience with Pope Francis in Vatican
Published: April 20, 2025 14:38
US vice-president spends few minutes with pontiff whom he has publicly disagreed with over migrationPope Francis and JD Vance, who have disagreed very publicly over the Trump administration’s attitude to immigration and its migrant deportation plans, met…
Leicester v Liverpool: Premier League – live
https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2025/apr/20/leicester-v-liverpool-premier-league-live
Published: April 20, 2025 14:35
Updates from this 4.30pm BST kick-offPremier League table | Top scorers | Email WillArsenal are 3-0 up now. Do not get carried away here.Want a match preview written by me? Probably not but here it is anyway. Continue reading...
Trump administration draft order calls for drastic restructure of state department
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/20/trump-administration-state-department
Published: April 20, 2025 14:31
If enacted changes would be one of the biggest reorganizations of department since its founding in 1789A draft Trump administration executive order circulating among US diplomats proposes a radical restructuring of the US state department, including…
Zelenskyy dismisses Putin ceasefire as ‘PR’ and says Russian attacks continue
Published: April 20, 2025 14:16
Ukraine reports drone and artillery strikes over Easter weekend, while Moscow also claims ceasefire breaches by KyivVolodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Vladimir Putin’s Easter ceasefire as a fake “PR” exercise and said Russian troops had continued their…
Views of TikTok posts with electronic music outgrow those using indie
Published: April 20, 2025 14:01
Videos tagged #ElectronicMusic attracted more than 13bn views worldwide last year, an increase of 45% on 2023It is another example of the parallel worlds in the music industry. The Gallagher brothers may be taking over the world’s stadiums this summer, but…
RFK's claims about people with autism offer a sinister insight into how Trumpism sees us all | John Harris
Published: April 20, 2025 14:00
The war on science being waged by the US health secretary and the White House is bound to spread. We must be on our guardIn the recent past, Robert F Kennedy Jr has said that Donald Trump is “a terrible human being” and “probably a sociopath”. But in the…
‘Last chance saloon’: the scramble to save Dorset’s vanishing Purbeck puffins
Published: April 20, 2025 14:00
Numbers have plummeted in recent years, but the problem is no one really knows why nesting pairs fail to rear youngReaching the vantage point is a tricky business.First, there’s a hop across a fence into Scratch Arse quarry – the stone workers used to find…
Are there more pips in lemons than there used to be?
Published: April 20, 2025 13:01
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsAre there more pips in lemons than their used to be? That’s definitely my…
I told a truly weird lie on a first date 30 years ago – and it worked out surprisingly well | Emma Beddington
Published: April 20, 2025 13:01
A new E4 dating show brings the lies we tell while dating into the spotlight. But is bending the truth always a bad thing when looking for love?In 1994, I went on a date. I had just arrived in a new country and I liked the guy: he seemed funny and…
‘Their pursuits are the cigar and the siesta’: how two centuries of British writers helped forge our view of Spain
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/20/british-writers-spain-quixote-spanish-siesta
Published: April 20, 2025 13:00
Laurie Lee and Robert Graves among ‘English-speaking Quixotes’ in new book celebrating literary love for all things SpanishAlmost 200 years ago, the pioneering British travel writer Richard Ford offered an observation that has been happily ignored by the…
Delusions of Paradise by Maiwand Banayee review – a compelling rejection of fundamentalism
Published: April 20, 2025 13:00
An Afghan exile’s account of life in war-torn Kabul and a Taliban-dominated refugee camp is an unflinching study of how radicalisation takes root, and his own renunciation of itBorn in Kabul, Maiwand Banayee aspired to become a Talib when he was 16. In…
‘Performing is not some gigantic thing – it’s just me breathing’: Obongjayar on the journey from shyness to stardom
Published: April 20, 2025 13:00
Ahead of the release of his spectacular second album, the Nigerian singer speaks of his recent songwriting epiphany and how he learned to best express his political rageRight before he began work on his second album, someone told Obongjayar it was time to…
A ‘Black Snape’ in the new Harry Potter seems designed to cause controversy – but it could work | Jason Okundaye
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/20/black-snape-harry-potter-paapa-essiedu-actor
Published: April 20, 2025 12:57
Ignore the fuss: Paapa Essiedu is a brilliant actor who can bring his own depth and style to enrich the iconic characterAfter months of speculation, HBO has announced part of the cast of the latest round of Harry Potter IP-mining: the new TV adaptation of…
Moscow may gain key role in Iran nuclear deal as US talks progress
Published: April 20, 2025 12:16
Russia touted as possible destination for Iran’s uranium stockpile and could also act as arbiter of deal breachesRussia could play a key role in a deal on the future of Iran’s nuclear programme, with Moscow being touted not only as a possible destination…
Sri Lankan police investigate photo of Buddha’s tooth relic
Published: April 20, 2025 12:16
Worshippers are frisked on entering temple in Kandy where relic is held and photography is strictly prohibitedSri Lankan police have launched an investigation into a photo circulated on social media claiming to show a Buddha tooth relic, which has gone on…
Ipswich v Arsenal: Premier League – live
https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2025/apr/20/ipswich-v-arsenal-premier-league-live
Published: April 20, 2025 12:11
Updates from this 2pm BST KO at Portman RoadPremier League table | Top scorers | Email NiallIpswich (4-2-3-1): Palmer; Tuanzebe, O’Shea, Greaves, Davis; Morsy, Cajuste; Johnson, Enciso, Clarke; Hirst.Subs: Walton, Woolfenden, Chaplin, Jack Taylor, Burgess,…
The Trump-Harvard showdown is the latest front in a long conservative war against academia
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/20/harvard-trump-conservative-history-academia
Published: April 20, 2025 12:00
President’s attack on universities echoes efforts by Reagan and McCarthy – but experts say ‘we’re seeing much worse’The showdown between Donald Trump and Harvard University may have exploded into life this week, but the battle represents just the latest…
Fifteen years after Deepwater Horizon, Trump is setting the stage for disaster | Terry Garcia
Published: April 20, 2025 12:00
Cuts to science, environmental and safety agencies are a rejection of hard-won knowledge gained from studying the disaster that occurred 15 years agoLast month, I joined nearly 500 former and current employees of National Geographic, where I was executive…
The end of WeightWatchers? How the dieting club lost out to slimming drugs
Published: April 20, 2025 12:00
As the global enterprise grapples with reported debts of $1.4bn, its calorie-counting formula may have had its dayIt began as a support group for overweight New Yorkers in 1963 and ballooned into a multimillion pound global enterprise that has spent…
Overnight: Journeys, Conversations and Stories After Dark by Dan Richards review – night owls of all feathers
Published: April 20, 2025 12:00
This immersive exploration of how we experience the nocturnal world is beautifully illuminatingAs children, we’re primed by literature to think of the night as a time for adventure as well as rest, but by early middle age, we’ve mostly ringfenced its…
Go-to author on White House reverses take on Biden and slams former president
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/20/joe-biden-book-uncharted-chris-whipple
Published: April 20, 2025 12:00
Chris Whipple’s third book, Uncharted, hits Biden and aides like a bludgeon, with key sources who speak on the record“Biden was mentally sharp, even if he appeared physically frail,” Chris Whipple wrote in The Fight of His Life, his 2023 book on the 46th…
A unicorn, a robot runner and Easter celebrations: photos of the weekend
Published: April 20, 2025 11:45
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...
Pope makes brief appearance at Easter Sunday mass in St Peter’s Square
Published: April 20, 2025 11:20
Pope Francis also held short meeting with JD Vance, US vice-president, as pontiff recovers from severe bout of pneumoniaPope Francis, who is recovering from a severe bout of pneumonia, marked Easter Sunday by making a brief appearance to bless thousands of…
Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story review – richly bittersweet portrait of an Irish literary great
Published: April 20, 2025 11:01
The dizzy highs and painful lows of the late writer’s life are laid bare in Sinéad O’Shea’s moving documentaryHer raw, sexually and emotionally frank prose made her a sensation and got the Irish Catholic church hot under the cassock. She was an eloquent…
‘I want to talk about it honestly’: trauma of Weinstein’s unknown British victims is revealed
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/20/weinstein-british-victims-one-woman-show
Published: April 20, 2025 11:00
Actor Lisa Rose’s one-woman show highlights suffering of aspiring actors and office juniors who fell prey to mogul’s abuseHarvey Weinstein’s key accusers were famous – from Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow to Lupita Nyong’o and Ashley Judd. These…
‘Cañahua chose me’: can an ancient relative of quinoa revive rural Bolivia’s economy?
Published: April 20, 2025 11:00
The effects of the climate crisis and a lack of jobs are driving young people away from the Andean highlands but a long-shunned crop could stem the tideFew young people remain in Bolivia’s highland plateau, the Altiplano. The rising frequency and severity…
It’s not too late to stop Trump and the Silicon Valley broligarchy from controlling our lives, but we must act now | Carole Cadwalladr
Published: April 20, 2025 11:00
In her final piece for the Observer, Carole Cadwalladr reveals what happened when she returned last week to give the opening speech at technology conference Ted, where she gave her first – life-changing – talk six years agoTo walk into the lion’s den once…
Syrian refugee says Home Office ‘breaking my heart’ by refusing dying mother entry to UK
Published: April 20, 2025 10:49
Home Office intervened after initial ruling allowing grandmother with terminal cancer to join family in GlasgowA Syrian refugee says the Home Office has “broken her heart” by trying to bar her mother, who has weeks to live, from coming to the UK to spend…
British firms urged to hold video or in-person interviews amid North Korea job scam
Published: April 20, 2025 10:48
Google intelligence report finds UK is a particular target of IT worker ploy that sends wages to Kim Jong Un’s stateBritish companies are being urged to carry out job interviews for IT workers on video or in person to head off the threat of giving jobs to…
Prince Andrew joins Charles and Camilla for Easter Sunday service
Published: April 20, 2025 10:27
Duke of York attends royal family’s traditional Easter service at Windsor Castle with Sarah, Duchess of YorkKing Charles and Queen Camilla were joined by the Duke of York at the traditional Easter Sunday service at Windsor Castle.Prince Andrew arrived at…
The Nobel is just the start: 16 imagined victories for Donald Trump | Ariel Dorfman
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/20/donald-trump-nobel-prize
Published: April 20, 2025 10:00
The president has made clear he wants the prestigious prize. That’s just one of many honors to comeFrom the start of his first campaign for president 10 years ago, Donald Trump has incessantly presented himself as a winner, the only man in the world who…
Melting glaciers will harm us all. Yet still we watch, unmoved | Robin McKie
Published: April 20, 2025 10:00
The degradation of the Arctic tundra has triggered a terrible chain reaction that can only lead to greater mayhemThe problems that now afflict attempts to establish a military presence in the far north of Canada and Greenland provide timely warnings about…
‘I just ask God that he’s OK’: family of Venezuelan musician sent to El Salvador prison agonizes over his fate
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/20/venezuela-arturo-suarez-trejo-el-salvador-prison
Published: April 20, 2025 10:00
Arturo Suárez Trejo was caught up in Trump’s immigration crackdown in North Carolina and sent to a notorious Salvadorian prisonIn a recording studio in downtown Santiago, where the dad she has never met once sung, a four-month-old baby girl snuggles in her…
Another crisis, another IMF summit: but unlike 2008, the delegates are disunited
Published: April 20, 2025 10:00
Where once the world came together to fight the credit crunch, Trump’s tariffs will set a more divisive testWhen the world’s finance ministers and central bank governors gather at the International Monetary Fund in Washington this week, it may kindle…
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