The president and the Pentagon are not being up front about what has happened in more than 20 weeks of hostilities.

Minute-by-minute report: Can the Americans reach their first quarter-final since 2002 or will Belgium stand in their way? Join Beau Dure for updates

A vast area of the Bellingshausen Sea should be covered by sea ice by now, with one expert calling the loss of ice ‘depressing’

Trump earlier said that US ‘must’ respond to Iranian downing of an American military helicopter

The slogan ‘Albania is not for sale’ reveals a nation that respects itself, and will not sell its soul for investment, says author and academic Lea Ypi

US president for years has repeatedly suggested – and said outright – that he would not take the country to war

Foreign affairs minister says her position is to ‘always believe women’ when sexual assault allegations are made

Angry phone call took place after Iran said it would suspend talks with US over Israel’s Lebanon campaign, Axios reports

Using Britain’s alliances and networks for greater impact

The far shorter Middle East war has rapidly revealed the strategic weakness of US firepower in an interconnected world

Removing the worst-case climate future for Earth isn’t failed science, as climate sceptic Donald Trump claims. It’s a sign climate action has made a difference.

Almost all major human rights organisations agree the destruction of Gaza meets the legal definition of genocide. Yet liberal news outlets still do not use the word.

Notice to evacuate ‘combat zone’ and head north comes day after Israel launched more than 120 airstrikes on country

Leo XIV released his first encyclical on the 135th anniversary of Rerum Novarum, the 1891 papal document on the upheavals of the Industrial Revolution.

Reconciliation Australia stands with The Healing Foundation in amplifying this year’s clear call: From Sorry to Action.

Proportional representation can rescue Britain’s warped politics. It could stop Nigel Farage arriving at No 10 with less than 30% of the vote, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Region is adapting to diminished US power after Washington fails to land knockout blow on Tehran

Increasingly isolated president is determined to press on with Ukraine war, say well-placed sources, despite ailing economy

Trump did not say what else would be included in an agreement, saying details "will be announced shortly".

Xi Jinping had his moment on the global stage – and he didn’t waste it.

The Russian dictator’s dreams of greatness threaten Nato and the EU, not just Ukraine. Here are eight ways in which he can be thwarted, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash

Kentucky is one of about 1,200 school districts across the US that have each sued Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube

DNC chair Ken Martin apologizes for initial bid to block release of report on party’s disastrous election defeat

Chinese and Russian leaders boast of close ties and warn ‘of a drift back to the law of the jungle’

Far-right figure Itamar Ben-Gvir shares footage of himself taunting bound international detainees

Chamber advances bill for first time as four Republicans join all but one of Senate’s Democrats in favor

The president’s barrage of pronouncements on foreign policy mean his Cabinet members’ statements on foreign policy have become more reliable indicators of administration positions.

The historian won $50,000 for her nonfiction book Näku Dhäruk: The Bark Petitions, which judges praised as deeply researched, ‘highly original’ and ‘vividly alive’

For Trump, the path to reducing risks of conflict with China is not to bargain away Taiwan, writes Ryan Hass.

China is dominating the energy transition with astonishing result, while fossil fuel fascists in the US try to turn back the clock

Plummeting approval ratings for these three poisonous comrades-in-arms show voters are demoralised and tiring of forever wars – the west could soon breathe again, says Guardian foreign affairs comment...

This week’s summit has revived a 20-year-old idea of the ‘Group of Two’ superpowers working together with global benefits. But we’re now living in a different world.

Some activists believe protesting against ICE is ineffective, instead appealing to agents’ morality through both guilt and compassion. But are ICE agents capable of remorse?

Project 2025’s education agenda is rapidly becoming federal policy, with allies inside the government targeting universities, civil-rights protections, and transgender inclusion while elevating instit...

A countdown of the greatest literature ever published in English, as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide, 40-21. How many have you read? On Saturday we reveal the full list. What’s n...

Do you actually know how a bicycle or a zipper work, or what a penny or a common brand logo look like? Intellectual humility can help reduce overconfidence in what you don’t understand.

Health secretary’s lack of challenge had reassured Starmer and his allies – but then briefings about a speculative Thursday launch emerged

Round-the-clock renewable energy systems, combining solar, wind and battery storage, can deliver electricity at lower cost than new, fossil-fuel based systems.

The inside story of how Leonard Leo built a machine that remade the American legal system — and what he plans to do next.

Taiwan, trade and AI regulation are on the agenda. But will there be progress on any of these issues during Beijing sit-down?

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Zbigniew Ziobro has been accused in Poland of leading an organised criminal enterprise and abuse of power, which he denies

US leader enters talks with superpower rival from vulnerable position, but will be hoping for economic wins amid turbulent backdrop

In an unprecedented move, the administration has granted industrial facilities in 38 states and Puerto Rico a two-year reprieve from federal rules under the Clean Air Act. The president is considering...

Making a deal means the US finding a position that doesn’t threaten the Iranian regime’s survival. The alternative is a prolonged and damaging stalemate, says the American Statecraft Program’s Christo...

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