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  • The city of Vuhledar, pictured in August, had about 14,000 residents before the war but is now in ruins.

    Ukraine
    Ukraine says its forces have withdrawn from defensive bastion of Vuhledar

  • Military guard posts of North Korea, rear, and South Korea, front, are seen in Paju, near the border with North Korea.

    North Korea
    Defector crashes stolen bus in failed bid to return home

    • Matthew Perry
      One of two doctors charged in Matthew Perry’s death pleads guilty

    • Georgia
      Georgian president refuses to sign anti-LGBTQ+ rights bill into law

    • Technology
      OpenAI raises $6.6bn in funding, is valued at $157bn

    • UK
      Prosecutors call for 15-year sentence for McCann suspect in unrelated rape trial

    • Boris Johnson
      BBC cancels Boris Johnson interview after reporter mistakenly sends him briefing notes

    • Massachusetts
      Nibi the beaver sees dam of unwavering support as rescuers try to stop her release into wild

News in focus

  • Members of the Al-Barawi family who were lost in the Isreal-Palestine war

    Gaza
    One year on, Gazan families mourn their dead and question what future holds

  • Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets, as seen from Ashkelon<br>Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, October 1, 2024 REUTERS/Amir Cohen ATTENTION EDITORS: ADDING INFORMATION

    Analysis
    Israel able to repel Iranian attack without need for major help from allies

    Most of the defensive effort appears to have been undertaken by Israeli air defence systems
  • Members of a fire brigade work to extinguish a fire rising in Amazon rainforest in Brazil, on 8 August 2024.

    Environment
    ‘The Earth is crying out for help’: as fires decimate South America, smoke shrouds its skies

    Huge tracts of land have burned from largely man-made blazes in Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Brazil and other countries, with people suffocating from its fallout

Spotlight

  • Graphic illustration of woman looking at doorway that has light streaming through it.

    Is being a cynic bad for you? Here’s what I learned

    Elle Hunt
    I don’t have much faith in the future – but a psychology professor says cynicism doesn’t hold up to scrutiny
  • Kit Harington as Henry Muck in Industry season three on BBC One.

    Television
    ‘He’s into urine’ – how Industry became the kinkiest show on TV

  • A hand holds a glass beneath a running tap.

    Water
    Do New Yorkers really have ‘the champagne of tap waters’?

    And how will they react to the news from the mayor, Eric Adams, that changes to the source – and taste – are coming?
  • Naomi Watts in The Friend

    First look review
    The Friend review – Naomi Watts befriends great dane in sweet, slight drama

    An adaptation of Sigrid Nunez’s bestselling 2018 novel about a woman dealing with her friend’s suicide is tender and well-acted, if a little messy
    • A woman wearing a white chef uniform leans over plates of food

      Review
      House of Spoils review – Ariana DeBose’s foodie horror is a light snack

    • Vicky Krieps and Daniel Day-Lewis in Phantom Thread, the final movie he starred in before retiring in 2017.

      Daniel Day-Lewis’s return to acting is welcome news – but being directed by his son might prove tricky

      Peter Bradshaw
    • Young adults in summer wear and baseball caps walk in a group holding handmade signs above their heads.

      Climate crisis
      Trip on psychedelics, save the planet: the offbeat solution to the climate crisis

    • Children of the Cult.

      Film
      Children of the Cult review – fierce doc about the Osho commune survivors

Opinion

  • *** BESTPIX *** JD Vance And Tim Walz Face Off In Vice Presidential Debate In New York<br>*** BESTPIX *** NEW YORK - OCTOBER 01: Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) speak after a debate at the CBS Broadcast Center on October 1, 2024 in New York City. This is expected to be the only vice presidential debate of the 2024 general election. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

    JD Vance is trying hard not to be weird – and it’s making him seem more menacing still

    Emma Brockes
    Trump’s running mate is now trying to put on a civilised face. But that is clashing queasily with his extreme outlook, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
  • Rescuers work at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on Wednesday 2 October.

    This terrifying tit-for-tat between Israel, Iran and its proxies will only bring more death and disaster

    Lina Khatib
  • Flooding in Uttendorf, Austria, 13 September 2024.

    Floods are wreaking havoc around the world. Vienna might have found an answer

    Gernot Wagner
  • Wim Hof at Hampstead Heath in London in 2018.

    Russell Brand, Andrew Huberman and now Wim Hof: why are there so many awful stories about wellness bros?

    Arwa Mahdawi
  • JD Vance speaking during the vice-presidential debate.

    JD Vance’s debate lines were so polished you could forget they made no sense

    Moira Donegan
  • Robert Jenrick, James Cleverly, Tom Tugendhat, Kemi Badenoch.

    After the ‘Tory idol’ speeches, who most looks like a leader in waiting? Our panel passes judgment

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Sport

  • Wojciech Szczesny at Barcelona’s Champions League game at home to Young Boys on Tuesday.

    Football
    Szczesny ends retirement after five weeks to sign for Barcelona

  • The link between fans and teams can be severed when Wall Street becomes involved

    Cold, ravenous and predatory, private equity is slouching towards the NFL

    Aaron Timms
    • Leicester Tigers' head coach Michael Cheika

      Rugby union
      Leicester frustrated by Cheika's ban for doctor row

    • Thibaut Courtois and Diego Simeone, the Atlético Madrid manager, shake hands amid the disturbance to the derby.

      Football
      Atlético hit with fine and partial stadium closure over derby trouble

    • Jafer Chohan took 17 wickets for the Yorkshire Vikings in the T20 Blast this summer.

      Cricket
      Chohan a surprise inclusion for England’s white-ball tour to West Indies

    • Carlos Alcaraz reacts after winning the China Open.

      Tennis
      Alcaraz ends Sinner’s winning streak in thriller to land China Open

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Climate crisis

  • Illustration with logos for OpenAI, ChatGPT, Google Bard, Bing

    Technology
    French AI summit to focus on environmental impact of energy-hungry tech

  • Young adults in summer wear and baseball caps walk in a group holding handmade signs above their heads.

    Climate crisis
    Trip on psychedelics, save the planet: the offbeat solution to the climate crisis

  • Rescue personnel working in a flooded area

    US
    Major storms contribute to thousands of deaths up to 15 years later, study finds

  • a sign reads 'extreme heat stay cool drink water'

    Extreme heat
    At least three California students taken to hospital for heat-related injuries

Around the world

  • People carry bags of fresh water after filling up at a distribution site in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, in Asheville, N.C. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

    Environment
    Hurricane Helene leaves thousands without clean water in its wake

    Damage to sewage systems and pipes means widespread boil water notices and conservation orders could last weeks
  • Military police guard the perimeter of the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen

    Denmark
    Hand grenades thrown near Israeli embassy in Copenhagen

  • man points at camera

    US elections 2024
    Republicans vexed as Senate challengers fall behind Trump in polls

  • Smoke rising near the runway of Beirut-Rafic Hariri international airport on Wednesday.

    Lebanon
    UK begins evacuating citizens from Lebanon as Israel’s offensive continues

    • Music
      Pink Floyd reach deal with Sony to sell music catalog for $400m – report

    • Mental health
      Migration during adolescence linked to increased psychosis risk, study finds

    • Science
      Tiny brain, big deal: fruit fly diagram could transform neuroscience

    • US
      Amazon pulls ‘fake’ Kim Porter memoir about Sean Combs after backlash

    • Spain
      Spain logs record number of summer visitors amid overtourism protests

    • Technology
      Tesla misses estimates for third-quarter deliveries amid stiff competition

Culture

  • Harlan Coben and Reese Witherspoon.

    Books
    Reese Witherspoon announces first novel co-written with Harlan Coben

    The Oscar-winning actor and author of the Myron Bolitar series have been ‘writing pages over many months’ together to create a thriller to be published next year
  • Goldsmiths prize shortlist 2024.

    Books
    2024 Goldsmiths prize shortlist spotlights ‘the novel at its most novel’

  • Composite: John Boyega and Otis Redding

    Film
    John Boyega to play Otis Redding in new biopic alongside Danielle Deadwyler

  • Two women and two men play Nintendo games on oversized controls

    Japan
    Former Nintendo factory in Kyoto opens as nostalgia-fuelled gaming museum

  • A mural in Kingston, Jamaica.

    Music
    Is it time for Spotify to shut down homophobic Jamaican dancehall?

  • Tim Winton

    Books
    Tim Winton: ‘I lived in the worst possible space for seven years. It knocks some paint off you, I can tell you’

Lifestyle

  • Jamie Clifton circa 2000.

    A moment that changed me
    I botched my final Harry Potter audition and felt dismay, remorse, shame – then relief

    The disappointment was fairly crushing as a kid. But I wouldn’t swap Daniel Radcliffe’s £95m fortune for my happily anonymous teenage years
  • The Chubb Building / Lighthouse Media Center Wolverhampton West Midlands England UK<br>BHY069 The Chubb Building / Lighthouse Media Center Wolverhampton West Midlands England UK

    Travel
    Where tourists seldom tread, part 12: five more UK towns with hidden histories

  • Model walking the runway in striped jacket with puffed sleeves

    Fashion
    Louis Vuitton’s Nicolas Ghesquière time travels to Renaissance for Paris show

  • Felicity Cloake's plum cobbler served with a a dod of ice-cream.

    Felicity Cloake's masterclass
    How to make plum cobbler – recipe

  • The Flygerians' Lekki express Nigerian shawarma.

    West African food and drink
    The Flygerians’ recipes for jollof pasta and Nigerian shawarma

  • A female model wearing a beige oversized suit by Stella McCartney

    Fashion
    Follow the trend: three ways to wear oversized tailoring

Take part

  • JD Vance and Tim Walz shake hands before the start of the Vice Presidential debate at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York, US.

    US swing state voters
    Share your reaction to the vice-presidential debate

  • Conservative party leadership candidate Robert Jenrick at the party conference at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Birmingham.

    Life and style
    Tell us about your or your child’s unusual name

  • Smoke rises amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Tyre, southern Lebanon.

    Living in Lebanon
    How have you been affected by the recent violence?

  • Aerial view of Saginaw, Michigan.

    Saginaw voters
    Tell us which issues will decide the US election

From our global editions

  • A ship's hull piled high with containers in the foreground, with the Manhattan skyline in the background

    Explainer
    Global supply chains are under pressure again. Will inflation start rising?

    Conflict in the Middle East, a strike at US ports, problems at the Panama Canal … a rush of problems could create a crisis for exporters
  • An illustration of people placing bets on a gambling table, which shows a football field with players on it

    The big bet
    ‘A target on their back’: college athletes face wave of abuse amid gambling boom

  • two people walk through a destroyed home

    Hurricane Helene
    A visual timeline of storm’s devastation

  • A person standing by a cooler hands another person a styrofoam meal container and a bottle of water

    US
    US farms are forcing workers to buy inedible, expensive meals: ‘It makes you feel enslaved’

  • side by side images of a woman in a patterned shirt and women operating a hose

    Idaho
    Something about the migrant labor camp spooked my mother. Then she learned its dark history

  • a man in a suit and tie looks off to the side

    New York
    ‘Show me the money’: how Eric Adams made it to the top – and fell back down

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  • a man holds an Israeli flag

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  • People on a road west of El Fasher who have fled the city.

    Rights and freedom
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    Society
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Podcasts

Podcasts

  • JD Vance and Tim Walz on stage during the debate hosted by CBS News

    Politics Weekly America
    Underwhelming Walz and a more presentable Vance: the VP debate – podcast

  • Rockets fired from Iran, seen over Jerusalem from Hebron, West Bank

    Today in Focus
    How will Israel retaliate? – Today in Focus Extra

  • Conservative party leadership contenders Robert Jenrick, Kemi Badenoch, James Cleverly and Tom Tugendhat.

    Politics Weekly UK
    Tory leadership contenders square off at conference – Politics Weekly UK

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  • Orange Order marchers in a 'loud, proud' pro-union parade in Edinburgh. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod

    The Audio Long Read
    10 years of the long read: Is this the end of Britishness? (2014) – podcast

  • People riot outside the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers, near Rotherham, which was being used to house asylum seekers

    England
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  • Dancers perform a lion dance

    Photos of the day
    Stranded whales and a vegetarian festival

    The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
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    Photography
    Lost highways: an offbeat road trip through forgotten America

  • Mighty Boosh backstage at Belly Button, photographed by Dave Brown. For My Best Shot

    My best shot
    Noel Fielding and an exposed bellybutton: Dave Brown’s best photograph

  • A female model wearing a beige oversized suit by Stella McCartney

    Fashion
    Follow the trend: three ways to wear oversized tailoring

  • A group of five Iranian women sitting on the floor, with tea and smoking through water pipes. The sea can be seen through the door and windows beyond.

    Women behind the lens
    ‘I felt as if I was part of the family, like I had many grandmothers’

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