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  • Donald Trump sits at the defendant's table at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on Friday.

    Live
    Jury selection completed for Trump’s historic criminal hush-money trial - live

    With all 18 jurors now chosen, the trial is expected to move toward opening statements next week
  • House Speaker Mike Johnson Continues Plan To Vote On Foreign Aid Bills Over Weekend<br>WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 19: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) walks towards the House Chamber on Capitol Hill on April 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. Johnson is pushing aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan through the House over objections from some members of his own party. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

    US House pushes ahead with $95bn foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

  • rainbow over a river

    Biden administration moves to restrict oil and gas leases on 13m acres in Alaska

  • People walk on the streets of Tehran

    First Thing: Iran plays down scale of attack by Israel

  • a row of tents with signs in a grassy area surrounded by brick and columned buildings

    Ilhan Omar’s daughter among over 100 arrested at Columbia University protest

  • Debbie Mucarsel-Powell<br>Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, D-Fla., speaks during a news conference at a drive-thru testing site for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, Friday, March 20, 2020, at the Doris Ison Health Center in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

    ‘This is a violent attack against women’: Florida Senate candidate seeks to channel abortion outrage

  • California the culprit for spike in little-known greenhouse gas more potent than CO2

  • ‘Wake-up call’: pipeline leak exposes carbon capture safety gaps, advocates say

  • ‘Lost for words’: Joe Biden’s tale about cannibals bemuses Papua New Guinea residents

  • The jurors: who is on the Trump trial jury?

Opinion

  • A billboard poster depicting missiles, Tehran, Iran, on 19 April.

    In this shadow war between Iran and Israel, the outline of a different future is visible

    Jonathan Freedland
    • Military personnel at Iran’s Isfahan nuclear facility. Israel’s aim was apparently to send a message about what it could do, not to cause significant damage now.

      The Guardian view
      Escalation in the Middle East: calculation does not equate to safety

    • Columbia University President at a Congressional Hearing on Antisemitism in Washington - 17 Apr 2024<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock (14439784j) Dr. Nemat "Minouche" Shafik (a.k.a. Minouche Shafik), President, Columbia University, speaking about campus antisemitism at Columbia University at a hearing of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce at the U.S. Capitol. Columbia University President at a Congressional Hearing on Antisemitism in Washington - 17 Apr 2024

      What I would have told Congress if i were in Columbia president Shafik’s shoes

      Francine Prose
    • Donald Trump, an older white man with orangey skin and poofy hair, holds up what appears to be a pile of print-outs, with a picture of himself visible on the top one.

      The death of the Republican party is not a tragedy to be celebrated

      Robert Reich
    • Duchess of Sussex 40th birthday<br>Screengrab taken from undated handout video issued by Archewell showing the Duchess of Sussex blowing out a candle on a cake during a video released on her 40th birthday to launch 40×40, a global project to encourage people around the world to commit to giving 40 minutes of their time to support women going back to work. The duchess has asked 40 activists, athletes, artists and world leaders to participate by contributing 40 minutes of mentorship to women re-entering the workforce. Issue date: Wednesday August 4, 2021. PA Photo. See PA story ROYAL Meghan . Photo credit should read: Archewell/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

      Meghan’s gone from royal upsetter to tradwife in three short years. Given what’s out there, you’d do the same

      Gaby Hinsliff

US sports

  • The New York Rangers had a great regular season but the playoffs are a different beast

    NHL 2024 playoff predictions: will the Rangers end the Presidents’ Trophy curse?

  • Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia face off atop the Empire State Building on Tuesday ahead of their WBC super lightweight title fight.

    Garcia’s erratic behavior in spotlight before Haney showdown

  • FBL-USA-MLS-KANSAS-MIAMI<br>Inter Miami's Argentine forward #10 Lionel Messi (C) controls the ball during the MLS football match between Sporting Kansas City and Inter Miami CF at the Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on April 13, 2024. (Photo by Amy KONTRAS / AFP) (Photo by AMY KONTRAS/AFP via Getty Images)

    MLS power rankings: new rules hand an edge to Messi and Miami

  • Jayson Tatum’s Boston Celtics are the betting favorites to take the NBA title

    NBA playoffs 2024 predictions: the winner, key players and dark horses

US politics

  • Pastel sketch of glowering man with lips pressed tight together.

    A silent Trump glowers and stares during third day of criminal trial

  • Graphic illustration of black-and-white image of white woman with long wavy hair smiling in portrait, surrounded by red, dark blue and light blue images of state seals and voter receipts.

    Exclusive: Georgia lawmaker runs secret election-conspiracy Telegram channel

  • House To Vote On Bill That Would Ban TikTok In U.S. Unless Its Chinese Owner ByteDance Sells<br>WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 13: Rep. Mike Gallager (R-WI) speaks to reporters outside of U.S. Capitol Building after the House of Representatives voted on legislation he co-sponsored to ban TikTok on March 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to ban TikTok in the United States due to concerns over personal privacy and national security unless the Chinese-owned parent company ByteDance sells the popular video app within the next six months. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

    House Republican cites threats and swatting of family as reasons for quitting

  • Bald white man wearing a suit smiles tightly.

    House Republicans’ bid to impeach Alejandro Mayorkas fails in US Senate

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US business

  • Unilever sign

    Unilever to scale back environmental and social pledges

  • International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during a press briefing on “Global Policy Agenda” at the IMF headquarters on April 18, 2024 in Washington, DC

    Russia’s war in Ukraine remains barrier to growth, says IMF chief

    • a man in a black blazer and pink shirt and tie raises his hand in a courtroom

      Hundreds could die if Boeing fails to handle quality issues, whistleblower says

    • A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner

      United Airlines blames Boeing problems for $200m hit to earnings

    • Jerome Powell<br>Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell participates in a Washington Forum on the Canadian Economy, together with Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

      Fed chair Jerome Powell: high inflation likely to delay rate cuts this year

Pictures & video

  • 'Stop the world for Gaza': US protesters block roads, bridges and airports – video

  • The criminal case against Trump stems from an alleged scheme to cover up purported liaisons with two women before the 2016 presidential election

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    Trump speaks before historic criminal trial over 'hush money'– video

    The criminal case against Trump stems from an alleged scheme to cover up purported liaisons with two women before the 2016 presidential election
  • Powerful storms have swept across parts of the US, with millions of people facing the threat of severe weather

    1:20

    Fierce storms trigger flash floods and tornadoes in parts of US – video

    Powerful storms have swept across parts of the US, with millions of people facing the threat of severe weather

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