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Australia’s unconventional Cop31 deal puts Chris Bowen at the helm of the world’s most complex negotiations. It’s a huge opportunity

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Thom Woodroofe And Dean Bialek

Why is Ghislaine Maxwell getting the Club Fed treatment?

Why is Ghislaine Maxwell getting the Club Fed treatment?

I don’t know what, if anything, keeps Ghislaine Maxwell up at night. But it’s certainly not the prospect of running out of toilet paper in the...

yesterday 8

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Arwa Mahdawi

Trump’s Ukraine peace plan is a gift to Putin

Trump’s Ukraine peace plan is a gift to Putin

For a moment, Donald Trump seemed to have seen the light on Ukraine. After promising “severe consequences” in August if Vladimir Putin continued to...

yesterday 10

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Kenneth Roth

My schoolmates mocked me for being a UPF-free, ‘weird lunchbox’ kid. Turns out my mum was right all along

My schoolmates mocked me for being a UPF-free, ‘weird lunchbox’ kid. Turns out my mum was right all along

A very specific childhood experience arose from being a “weird-lunchbox kid” growing up in the 90s with a food-conscious mother. It was the sense...

yesterday 10

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Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

In the midterms, Republicans will be footing the bill for Trump’s policies

In the midterms, Republicans will be footing the bill for Trump’s policies

The elections of 4 November were the end of a grandiose illusion. After his 2024 victory, Donald Trump claimed he had an “unprecedented and...

yesterday 10

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Sidney Blumenthal

Sam Lau on home interior tips for domestic bliss – cartoon

yesterday 9

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Kenneth Roth

The BBC is under threat like never before. This is how to save it

The BBC is under threat like never before. This is how to save it

We have not been here before. The BBC is used to coming under pressure from political parties, well-funded pressure groups and powerful newspaper...

yesterday 20

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Pat Younge

Kellie Sloane faces a treacherous road ahead as NSW Liberal leader – and has a heavy burden on her shoulders

Kellie Sloane faces a treacherous road ahead as NSW Liberal leader – and has a heavy burden on her shoulders

It’s easy to see the sudden rush to female leaders of Liberal parties around Australia as a desperation strategy – a kind of “let’s try this,...

yesterday 10

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Anne Davies

Who knew it would take an American pope to remind us of the value of art and good taste?

Who knew it would take an American pope to remind us of the value of art and good taste?

So, who figured that Pope Leo XIV would end up being kind of cool? Not me. Although as a lapsed Catholic I had little stake in the conclave race, I...

yesterday 40

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Jason Okundaye

The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark

The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark

After more than 100 years, Copenhagen no longer has a Social Democrat mayor. Sisse Marie Welling, the new lord mayor, represents neither the...

yesterday 60

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Cas Mudde

The opposition has been allowed to set the agenda. It’s an absurd situation that is debasing national politics

yesterday 1

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Julianne Schultz

Whaa? Five theories to explain the Donald-Zohran meet-cute

yesterday 1

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Dave Schilling

The most shocking thing about beauty products for kids? Where the demand is coming from

The most shocking thing about beauty products for kids? Where the demand is coming from

As a newish mother, I am only too aware of the myriad ways we have failed our children. And then I came across a new skincare company aimed at...

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Morwenna Ferrier

Xania Monet’s music is the stuff of nightmares. Thankfully her AI ‘clankers’ will be limited to this cultural moment

Xania Monet’s music is the stuff of nightmares. Thankfully her AI ‘clankers’ will be limited to this cultural moment

Xania Monet is the latest digital nightmare to emerge from a hellscape of AI content production. No wonder she’s popular … but how long will it...

previous day 10

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Van Badham

Tech should help us be creative. AI rips our creativity away

Tech should help us be creative. AI rips our creativity away

Making music is hard. Well, at least it used to be. I remember the old days, when you had to spend hours and hours honing skills, coming up with...

previous day 10

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Dave Schilling

This is modern Britain – where a princess pleading for children’s rights seems almost radical

This is modern Britain – where a princess pleading for children’s rights seems almost radical

Every child has the right to feel safe, loved and as if they belong. Put like that, there is nothing remotely radical about what the Princess of...

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Gaby Hinsliff

There’s a catastrophic black hole in our climate data – and it’s a gift to deniers

There’s a catastrophic black hole in our climate data – and it’s a gift to deniers

I began by trying to discover whether or not a widespread belief was true. In doing so, I tripped across something even bigger: an index of the...

previous day 50

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George Monbiot

Spain has too rosy a view of Franco’s regime. Let’s remind ourselves of its horrors

Spain has too rosy a view of Franco’s regime. Let’s remind ourselves of its horrors

At first sight, few suspected that Francisco Franco might become a strongman capable of imposing a brutal dictatorship across four decades. He was...

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Giles Tremlett

First day of the Ashes Test! Is it summer already? Again? In this economy?

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Where Did I Leave My Thongs?

The Guardian view on devastation in Gaza: the world wants to move on, but Palestinians can’t

The Guardian view on devastation in Gaza: the world wants to move on, but Palestinians can’t

The declaration of a ceasefire in Gaza in October brought initial relief to its inhabitants. Yet officials there said Israeli strikes killed 33...

previous day 50

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Editorial

Labour MPs face a serious dilemma on asylum seekers – but this is not the way out of it

Labour MPs face a serious dilemma on asylum seekers – but this is not the way out of it

This is how Labour MPs see it. They face brutal dilemmas and miserable choices. How to manage our asylum system is one of the worst. Through their...

previous day 4

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Polly Toynbee

The Guardian view on authentic casting in Wicked: finally a true celebration of difference

The Guardian view on authentic casting in Wicked: finally a true celebration of difference

While the entertainment industry has been at pains to address issues of diversity in race, gender and sexuality, disability remains shockingly...

previous day 6

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Editorial

The Guardian view on the Covid-19 inquiry: the UK did too little, too late. Lessons must be learned

The Guardian view on the Covid-19 inquiry: the UK did too little, too late. Lessons must be learned

All four of the UK’s governments are criticised in the latest report from the public inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic of 2020-22. The Northern...

previous day 5

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Editorial

Rachel Reeves is studiously ignoring the cause of Britain’s woes: the Brexit-shaped hole in the roof

Rachel Reeves is studiously ignoring the cause of Britain’s woes: the Brexit-shaped hole in the roof

Imagine a family stuck in a house that constantly floods. The carpets are soaked, the walls damp. It’s always cold, no matter how much they turn up...

previous day 4

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Jonathan Freedland

Martin Rowson on the report into the UK’s response to Covid – cartoon

previous day 4

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Jonathan Freedland

Vote for competent leaders, not entertainers – that’s what I wish the Covid report could say

Vote for competent leaders, not entertainers – that’s what I wish the Covid report could say

It feels as though a collective amnesia has set in around Covid-19. We all just want to move forward and pretend it didn’t happen. But, as the...

previous day 4

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Devi Sridhar

AI is changing the relationship between journalist and audience. There is much at stake

AI is changing the relationship between journalist and audience. There is much at stake

The idea of serving the public has been baked into the bones of journalism ever since the profession was created. Whether it was quality...

previous day 5

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Margaret Simons

Trump’s ‘affordability’ efforts are a mess of absurdity and magical thinking

Trump’s ‘affordability’ efforts are a mess of absurdity and magical thinking

When running for president last year, Donald Trump wooed and wowed voters by vowing to reduce prices “starting on day one”. But once he was...

thursday 40

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Steven Greenhouse

‘Why don’t you bake?’ A scolding that stung – until I heard it in a new way

‘Why don’t you bake?’ A scolding that stung – until I heard it in a new way

‘Aiyah, why don’t you bake?” my Aunt Julie scolded, her voice shrill with disbelief. “You should learn how to bake for the sake of your child! Your...

thursday 20

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Ying Reinhardt

People are right to ask ‘what is the point of Labour?’ when it can’t agree on anything

People are right to ask ‘what is the point of Labour?’ when it can’t agree on anything

By instinct and conviction, Rachel Reeves is a traditionally social democratic, centre-left Labour chancellor. When she delivers her budget next...

thursday 10

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Martin Kettle

The landline may be having a renaissance – but it’s to a world in which the art of phone calls has changed

The landline may be having a renaissance – but it’s to a world in which the art of phone calls has changed

When something becomes old and then new again during my lifetime, I might be forgiven for feeling at once quite aged and a little sentimental. But...

thursday 10

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Paul Daley

French conservatives are inching towards a pact with Le Pen that could enable a far-right takeover of the country

French conservatives are inching towards a pact with Le Pen that could enable a far-right takeover of the country

‘Not one vote for the left!” That call from Bruno Retailleau, chair of the mainstream conservative party Les Républicains (LR), helped a candidate...

thursday 20

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Paul Taylor

What does the left want? A wealth tax. What will that accomplish? Very little

What does the left want? A wealth tax. What will that accomplish? Very little

By this time next week you will be digesting the budget, you lucky thing. Yet even before Rachel Reeves has commended a single damn thing to the...

thursday 40

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Aditya Chakrabortty

Will the government’s cuts to the CSIRO produce the right results?

thursday 30

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They’Re Not Listening To The Experts

Ita Buttrose airs unapologetic views on immigration as Albanese returns to ABC Hard Chat a decade on

Ita Buttrose airs unapologetic views on immigration as Albanese returns to ABC Hard Chat a decade on

Ita Buttrose has revealed her views on immigration while on a book tour for her memoir Unapologetically Ita. Buttrose stepped down as chair in...

thursday 10

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Amanda Meade

Unelected Lords are blocking assisted dying – this is a democratic outrage

Unelected Lords are blocking assisted dying – this is a democratic outrage

If ever a British institution needed assistance in dying, it is the House of Lords. Its handling of the assisted dying bill on Friday of last week,...

thursday 30

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Simon Jenkins

Telling a reporter ‘quiet, piggy’ was shocking – even for Trump

Telling a reporter ‘quiet, piggy’ was shocking – even for Trump

Catherine Lucey, who covers the White House for Bloomberg News, was doing what reporters are supposed to do: asking germane questions. Her query to...

thursday 100

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Margaret Sullivan

The man who froze his wife and got a new girlfriend: a stranger, sadder tale than I expected

The man who froze his wife and got a new girlfriend: a stranger, sadder tale than I expected

One of the last remaining fun things about the internet is getting to pass judgment on the goings-on in households that you would never hear about...

thursday 30

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Imogen West-Knights

I’ve always wanted the perfect reason to declutter. Now I’ve found it

I’ve always wanted the perfect reason to declutter. Now I’ve found it

I spend a lot of time worrying about stuff, as in physical, you know, stuff. Things I use, things I no longer use, things I’ve never used and never...

thursday 20

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Adrian Chiles

Almost nine years since Dad died, cricket has become a reminder of his love for us

Almost nine years since Dad died, cricket has become a reminder of his love for us

My brother is asleep on the couch at his in-laws’ summer house in Norway. The room is full of the light of the afternoon sun. From the TV, there is...

thursday 5

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Lucianne Tonti

Trump shrugged off Khashoggi’s killing. This is a new low

Trump shrugged off Khashoggi’s killing. This is a new low

“Things happen.” Just two words. That’s all it took for Donald Trump to effectively dismiss what is probably the most infamous journalist...

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Jodie Ginsberg

Ben Jennings on ultra-processed foods – cartoon

19.11.2025 20

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Mohamad Bazzi

Welcome to Trump’s America! A place where people can’t afford to call an ambulance

Welcome to Trump’s America! A place where people can’t afford to call an ambulance

I’ve got a genius business idea for people with few discernible skills. First you establish a “health insurance” company and get people to pay you...

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Arwa Mahdawi

Trump and his ilk imagine a world without international law – but they will not achieve it

Trump and his ilk imagine a world without international law – but they will not achieve it

Nineteen forty-five was a pivotal moment in international law, marking the founding of the United Nations and the International Military Tribunal...

19.11.2025 10

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Philippe Sands

I grew up in Spain amid a collective amnesia about Franco. It is time we faced up to our dark past

I grew up in Spain amid a collective amnesia about Franco. It is time we faced up to our dark past

Like most Spaniards alive today, I was born after the death of Franco 50 years ago. Even for my parents’ generation, the dictatorship that lasted...

19.11.2025 2

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María Ramirez

Starmer’s squandering of a historic election victory is a tragedy nearing its finale

Starmer’s squandering of a historic election victory is a tragedy nearing its finale

The mood among Labour MPs these days follows Edgar’s law. This states that the scale of any misfortune can only be measured against unknown future...

19.11.2025 3

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Rafael Behr

Killing season! That magical time of year when unlikeable political leaders get the proverbial chop

19.11.2025 4

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Rafael Behr

Becoming an AI detective is a job I never wanted and wish I could quit

Becoming an AI detective is a job I never wanted and wish I could quit

Recently, a friend sent me a video of a man dressed as a pickle. Following a high-octane car chase, the pickle flung himself out of the car and...

19.11.2025 10

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Samantha Floreani

The Guardian view on falling net migration: political debate is now detached from the facts

The Guardian view on falling net migration: political debate is now detached from the facts

British political debate has long been dominated by public anxiety about rising levels of immigration. How might that change if the population tide...

19.11.2025 40

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Mohamad Bazzi

How can Labour see off Reform? Both Andy Burnham and Shabana Mahmood offer clues

How can Labour see off Reform? Both Andy Burnham and Shabana Mahmood offer clues

Last month, as the Nobel peace prize eluded Donald Trump’s covetous grasp, the Harvard professor Michael Sandel received an accolade sometimes...

19.11.2025 40

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Julian Coman