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Red Cross warns of ‘massive challenge’ in returning bodies of hostages as key truce issues remain
Gaza ceasefire live  
Red Cross warns of ‘massive challenge’ in returning bodies of hostages as key truce issues remain
Israeli defence minister says delay in returning bodies would be a violation of ceasefire as forces open fire on people approaching troops in northern Gaza
US politics live  
Letitia James warns of ‘powerful voices trying to silence the truth’
Pro-Palestine protests  
Right to protest is under sustained attack in the west, report finds
US healthcare  
Private equity takeover of hospitals led to rise in Medicare emergency patient deaths, says study
Europe live  
Lecornu attempts to rally French cabinet before addressing parliament
In focus
‘Americans are democracy’s equivalent of second-generation wealth’: a Chinese journalist on the US under Trump
Wang Jian  
‘Americans are democracy’s equivalent of second-generation wealth’: a Chinese journalist on the US under Trump
Once a stalwart of Hong Kong’s journalism scene, Wang Jian has found a new audience on YouTube, dissecting global politics and US-China relations since the pandemic. To his fans, he’s part professor, part friend
Computers  
What does the end of free support for Windows 10 mean for its users?
Argentina  
Drug traffickers gaining influence in Argentina amid Milei’s sweeping social cuts
Features
Candid New York: George Bradford Brainerd’s pioneering early work – in pictures
Photography  
Candid New York: George Bradford Brainerd’s pioneering early work – in pictures
The work of photography innovator George Bradford Brainerd has been compiled into the book Candid New York by Erik Hesselberg
The big interview  
‘Risky is the best way to be’: Tim Curry on sexuality, surviving a stroke – and 50 years of stardom
Opinion
Life in Gaza may go from utter hell to mere nightmare. What happens now?
Life in Gaza may go from utter hell to mere nightmare. What happens now?
France’s political upheaval isn’t temporary - it’s a profound constitutional crisis
Sports
Monday Night Football  
Falcons hand Bills second straight loss behind Robinson’s career night
Falcons hand Bills second straight loss behind Robinson’s career night
MLB playoffs  
M's grab 2-0 lead in Toronto as Dodgers take NLCS opener
Culture
Book of the day  
Big Kiss, Bye-Bye by Claire-Louise Bennett review – remembering terrible men
Big Kiss, Bye-Bye by Claire-Louise Bennett review – remembering terrible men
Music  
‘We’re ripping ourselves to shreds’: with dance music bitterly divided, how far should cultural boycotts go?
Lifestyle
Running holidays  
‘We burst into the arena feeling like warriors’: urban trail racing in Nîmes
‘We burst into the arena feeling like warriors’: urban trail racing in Nîmes
Quick and easy  
Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy lime dal with roast squash and chilli cashews – recipe
You may have missed
A new island erupted from the sea – can it show us how nature works without human interference?
The aftermath  
A new island erupted from the sea – can it show us how nature works without human interference?
The volcanic island of Surtsey emerged in the 1960s, and scientists say studying its development offers hope for damaged ecosystems worldwide
Malala Yousafzai  
How smoking a bong brought back the trauma of being shot by the Taliban
US immigration  
‘Cavalier and aggressive’: why are border agents flooding into US cities?
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