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  1. Access denied
    Why Muslims worldwide are being ‘debanked’

    A composite illustration of a cash machine surrounded by barbed wire.

  2. Alexander Abnos
    Removing US as World Cup host would be justified

    Alexander Abnos

  3. Music
    How Aphex Twin became soundtrack to gen Z life online

    Subtle foreshadowing … Aphex Twin takes over the internet.

  4. Nudist neighbours to sweary mums
    The best characters you never actually see

    Monica, Rachel and Joey prod Ugly Naked Guy in Friends.

  5. Iran death toll
    The disappeared, mass burials and ‘30,000 dead'

    People walk between and check bodies wrapped in black sheets outside a morgue in Tehran.

  6. Grzegorz Kwiatkowski
    The next generation needs to learn from David Lynch

    Grzegorz Kwiatkowski

News

  • a man in a suit speaks into a microphone

    Climate crisis
    ‘Abdication’: Trump formally takes US out of Paris climate agreement for a second time

  • man in army lt colonel uniform speaks

    Florida
    Alex Vindman, key Trump impeachment witness, launches Democratic bid for Senate

  • People with umbrellas stand next to the snow-covered Olympic rings

    Winter Olympics
    ‘A militia that kills’: uproar in Italy over ICE security role at Winter Olympics

  • A group of transgender women wearing headscarves gather on a street

    Pakistan
    ‘She narrowly escaped three bullets’: Pakistan’s trans community shaken by attacks and killings

  • Man sits on stage with mi

    Technology
    Tech giants head to landmark US trial over social media addiction claims

  • Neil Young performing at Glastonbury 2025.

    Music
    Neil Young gifts Greenland free access to his music and withdraws it from Amazon over Trump

  • Sydney Sweeney in London in 2025.

    Hollywood
    Sydney Sweeney was ‘not authorised’ to hang her bras on Hollywood sign, say site owners

    Hollywood Chamber of Commerce says it did not approve a promotional stunt linked to the actor, after lingerie was draped over the landmark’s letters

Trump presidency

  1. people outside hold up signs in protest

    Trump news at a glance
    White House poised to scale back surge in Minnesota as outrage mounts over killings

  2. Closeup of Trump speaking

    Analysis
    ‘Enemy of Europe’? How Trump’s push for Greenland spooked far-right allies

  3. A dealer walks past near screens showing the Korea composite stock price index in Seoul, South Korea

    Trump tariffs
    Trump says he will impose new tariffs on South Korea as he criticises delays in trade deal

  4. a man speaking

    Midterms
    Cruz reportedly says Trump yelled and cursed over warning of midterm election ‘bloodbath’

Special report

In focus

  • A city square

    Canada
    The US drew up a plan to invade Canada in 1930. Now Trump is reviving old fears

    Now the US is vying regional dominance, experts point to War Plan Red as proof its Canadian allyship has always been flimsy
  • Génesis Gutiérrez Castellanos

    Immigration
    ‘She doesn’t want to be here’: five-year-old US citizen and her mother deported to Honduras

  • A nighttime shot of a hill, the top of which is engulfed in flame and smoke. In the foreground houses can be seen, lit up brightly.

    Argentina
    ‘The land will be left as ashes’: why Patagonia’s wildfires are almost impossible to stop

Features

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  • Sue Webster.

    Interview
    Sue Webster on spats, new work and having a baby at 52

  • Photo of Sly DUNBAR and SLY & ROBBIEUNITED KINGDOM - JULY 09: Photo of Sly DUNBAR and SLY & ROBBIE; Sly Dunbar photographed in Kensington (Photo by David Corio/Redferns)

    Music
    10 of the greatest songs by Sly Dunbar – from reggae classics to Grace Jones and Bob Dylan

  • Monica, Rachel and Joey prod Ugly Naked Guy in Friends.

    Television
    Nudist neighbours to sweary mums: the best TV characters you never actually see on screen

  • a person works at a datacenter

    TechScape
    At Davos, tech CEOs laid out their vision for AI’s world domination

    Newsletter
  • Ski jumper Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards meets the press at Heathrow airport after arriving back in the UK after the 1988 Winter Olympics

    Sport
    The Joy of Six: unlikely Winter Olympics stars

  • Stevens & Pound by Elly Lucas (6)

    Music
    Know the score? I don’t read music, but that’s no hindrance to reimagining great classical works

The long read

  • A composite illustration of a cash machine surrounded by barbed wire.

    Banking
    Access denied: why Muslims worldwide are being ‘debanked’

    Innocent people are being frozen out of basic banking services – and it all traces back to reforms rushed through after 9/11

Opinion

  • Alexander Abnos

    Removing the US as World Cup host would be eminently sad – and entirely justified

    Alexander Abnos
    A country where safety is under threat from federal violence on the streets is not fit to stage soccer’s showpiece event
  • Robert Reich

    America has reached a tipping point on fascism – and on opposition to it

    Robert Reich
    A chance encounter reminded me: there are two ways to look at what’s happened in Minneapolis

More opinion

  1. Dave Schilling

    ‘Looksmaxxing’ young men are carving up their faces. Being ugly is a lot easier

    Dave Schilling
  2. Zoe Williams

    Victoria Beckham has trademarked her kids’ names – and my dog is not happy about it

    Zoe Williams
  3. Grzegorz Kwiatkowski

    To show the next generation the horrors of the past, we need to learn from David Lynch

    Grzegorz Kwiatkowski
  4. Moira Donegan

    Masked government thugs snuffed out Alex Pretti’s life in broad daylight

    Moira Donegan

Sports

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    Formula One
    Aston Martin become second F1 team to miss vital testing in Barcelona

  • a man in a suit stands on a football field

    Minneapolis
    Sports commentator apologizes for paid protesters comment

More sports

  1. Bills Browns FootballCleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders warms up prior to an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

    NFL
    Shedeur Sanders set to better father Deion by making Pro Bowl as rookie

  2. Harry Kane in action for Bayern Munich against Augsburg.

    Soccer
    ‘No reason to rush’: Kane in talks with Bayern Munich over contract extension

  3. David Squires on … Manchester United giving Arsenal the wobbles

    Cartoon
    David Squires on … Manchester United giving Arsenal the title wobbles

  4. Sam Darnold,Katie HoofnagleSeattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold kisses his girlfriend Katie Hoofnagle after a win over the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

    NFL review
    After five teams and plenty of mockery, ‘Ginger Cuz’ reaches Super Bowl

More top stories

  • The aftermath
    The Fukushima towns frozen in time: nature has thrived since the nuclear disaster but what happens if humans return?

    Fifteen years after a tsunami caused the Fukushima nuclear accident, only bears, raccoons and boar are seen on the streets. But the authorities and some locals want people to move back
  • A smartphone displaying the logo of TikTok backdropped by cropped flag of the United States.

    TikTok
    Gavin Newsom accuses TikTok of suppressing content critical of Trump

  • Buildings on the edge of a cliff

    Italy
    ‘Situation is dire’ for Sicily town teetering on cliff edge after landslide

  • The Anthropic logo seen on a smartphone next to a keyboard lit in neon purple

    AI
    ‘Wake up to the risks of AI, they are almost here,’ Anthropic boss warns

  • a man in a suit stands on a football field

    Minnesota
    Minneapolis sports commentator apologizes for paid protesters comment and announces ‘time off’

Climate crisis & environment

  1. A man delivers bottles of water to a restaurant in Istanbul, Turkey on a hot summer’s day last year

    Climate crisis
    Number of people living in extreme heat to double by 2050 if 2C rise occurs, study finds

  2. Deane Munro in an orange hi-vis vest and his dog Harry in front of a set of grain silos placed on a dusty orange-red plain

    Australia
    Ouyen may have hit the highest recorded temperature in Victoria’s history

  3. Charlie fills his water bottle at a free water station in Federation Square in Melbourne, Tuesday, January 27, 2026. Victorians are sweating through what could be the state's most severe heatwave in nearly two decades, (AAP Image/Michael Currie) NO ARCHIVING

    Explainer
    What happens to the human body in 49C heat? Australians are finding out

  4. Four people in traditional Bolivian dress sit in a boat stranded on the salty desert where Lake Poopó used to be.

    Environment
    Life with and without water: from riding waves to disappearing lakes – in pictures

    Gallery13

US news

  1. Weather
    US winter storm: at least 30 people dead and nearly 200m under cold alerts

  2. Anywhere but Washington
    A week of ICE and outrage in Minneapolis: the turmoil of the days leading up to Alex Pretti’s death

  3. Healthcare
    As LA maternity wards close, patients are giving birth in ERs: ‘There’s no system to care for these women’

  4. Republicans
    Republican ends bid for Minnesota governor, citing ‘unconstitutional’ ICE surge

World news

  1. France
    French lawmakers vote to ban social media use by under-15s

  2. Ukraine
    Nato chief warns of ‘harshest winter’ in a decade as Russian attacks cut power in Kharkiv

  3. Canada
    Toronto digs itself out after largest snowfall in city’s history

  4. Venezuela
    Wife of oil tanker captain captured by US in North Sea starts legal action to free him

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Culture

What to watch

  1. Melania's White House screeening

    Film
    Black cakes and branded buckets: welcome to the White House premiere for Brett Ratner’s Melania movie

  2. A puppet is shown lying on a hospital trolley with a laser beaming onto his bare backside in a scene from André Is an Idiot.

    Film
    ‘It was a little scary at times’: the hilarious, heartbreaking film about one man’s riotous death

  3. Kingsley Ben-Adir and Rob Morgan appear in Frank & Louis by Petra Biondina Volpe, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Rob Baker Ashton

    Sundance 2026
    Frank & Louis review – moving drama of dementia and caregiving in prison

  4. Grizzly Night.

    Film
    Grizzly Night review – animals attack in campsite thriller of rogue bears and wayward teens

What to listen to

  1. Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory in 2005.

    Music
    ‘We get a lot of requests for it to be used in sex scenes’: how Goldfrapp made Ooh La La

  2. Jason Williamson of Sleaford Mods.

    Best podcasts of the week
    Sleaford Mods go metal detecting: best podcasts of the week

  3. Madison Beer

    Music
    ‘People can be cruel – I learned that early’: US pop star Madison Beer on child fame and fan attacks

  4. QUEEN CUBA HR v1

    My cultural awakening
    A Queen song helped me break free from communist Cuba

What to read

  1. Gayle Newland in 2017.

    Books
    The Bed Trick by Izabella Scott review – a bizarre story of sexual duplicity

  2. Hwang Sunwoo (left) and Kim Hana.

    Books
    Two Women Living Together by Kim Hana and Hwang Sunwoo review – the Korean bestseller about platonic partnership

  3. detail from Pauline as Daphne Fleeing from Apollo by Robert Lefevre.

    Carol Rumens's poem of the week
    Poem of the week: Song by Lady Mary Chudleigh

  4. Floods in Kolkata in A Guardian and a Thief

    Books
    A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar review – survival in a climate-ravaged Kolkata

What to play

  1. Zoe Hannah and Maddy Myers (right), co-founders of feminist video games website Mothership.

    Why I’m launching a feminist video games website in 2026

    Maddy Myers
  2. Quake Brutalist Jam game, screenshot. Startmap interior

    Games
    ‘It’s the underground Met Gala of concrete murderzone design’: welcome to the Quake Brutalist Game Jam

  3. Keza's island, Alba, in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

    Games
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    Newsletter
  4. TR-49

    Games
    TR-49 review – inventive narrative deduction game steeped in the strangest of wartime secrets

More culture

  1. Nigella Lawson poses for The Guardian in 2010.

    Great British Baking Show
    Nigella Lawson confirmed as new judge

  2. A waterfall at night.

    Photography
    ‘Waterfalls saved me’: how photographing nature can heal the soul

  3. illustration of credit card featuring kidneys as logo

    The big idea
    Should we sell our kidneys?

  4. Natalie Portman and Jenna Ortega appear in The Gallerist by Cathy Yan, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by MRC II Distribution Company L.P.

    Sundance 2026
    The Gallerist review – Natalie Portman flounders in tiring art world caper

Lifestyle

  • Woman massages her feet on yoga mat

    Well actually
    ‘I’d get out of bed, and oh boy, there it is’: what to know about plantar fasciitis

  • Illustration shows young woman flexing a bicep and images of muscle structure plus a kettle bell

    Secrets of the body
    Strong v swole: the surprising truth about building muscle

Well actually

  1. An illustration of a person cozied up under blankets

    Why am I like this?
    Feel your feelings and reconnect with past passions: how to recover from burnout

  2. Graphic illustration in rainbow colors of multiple beds and feet crossed at the ankles with a Do Not Disturb sign hanging from a toe.

    Stress
    There’s no gold medal in the stress Olympics – here’s how to start resting

  3. an illustration of the side profile humanoid figure against a numbered list of new years goals on a sheet of paper

    AI
    AI as a life coach: experts share what works, what doesn’t and what to look out for

  4. table, umbrella and a person sitting alone among three chairs lit in pastels with shadows surrounding it

    The polycrisis era
    We are living in a time of polycrisis. If you feel trapped – you’re not alone

The Filter

  1. A person walks through a snow storm in a city

    The Filter US
    The 20 best things to wear to stay warm this winter, tested in snow, rain and wind

  2. Two different types of dryer balls in front of folded towels

    Dryer balls
    Do dryer balls actually work? Yes, if you treat them like reusable dryer sheets

  3. person wearing green jacket looks down street

    Gen Z speaks
    My fellow gen Z have spoken: these 22 products still scream ‘2016’

  4. A close up of two Lola Blankets

    The Filter
    Are Lola Blankets worth it? We found a dupe for a third of the price

Relationships

  1. How we do it illustration of woman screaming with hands reaching up towards her

    This is how we do it
    ‘I’d compare myself with other women and end up having panic attacks’

  2. Author Susan Hayes with Craig at the Malahat Skywalk in British Columbia, Canada in 2023.

    The moment I knew
    ‘He put down the camera and asked permission to kiss me’

  3. Toby and Liam

    Blind date
    ‘He referenced the “six seven” meme. We’re two generations too old for it and I had no idea how to react’

  4. Fiona Collier, who lost her parents and sister in a helicopter crash, wearing a red coat, standing in front of trees

    Family
    I heard the news on the radio: my parents and sister had died in a helicopter crash. How would I survive their sudden loss?

Health & fitness

  1. David Warr by the sea, pictured in November 2025

    A new start after 60
    A new start after 60: I jumped in the sea for the first time, and finally began to heal

  2. A woman with cropped white/grey hair, wearing large, orange transparent sunglasses and black and white leaf-shaped earrings, a white high-collared zip-up top and a shiny black coat, clasping her hands together and grinning off camera, standing against a background of a field of wheat

    Ageing
    Lajuana is 89, with the body and mind of someone decades younger. What are the secrets of the superagers?

  3. A man wearing green shorts and with a support on his ankle bouncing on a pogo stick against a graduated blue and green background

    Bouncing back
    From an ankle sprain to a shoulder pinch, experts on the best way to recover from common injuries

  4. Surfers walking across a beach to a calm sea

    Travel
    Could a surfing retreat in Morocco conquer my fear of the sea?

Fashion & beauty

  1. Models on the catwalk

    Fashion
    Jonathan Anderson leans into Dior’s dramatic backstory for couture show

  2. Georgina Jeffries from Albert Park and Sian Redgrave from Melbourne wear fashionable all-white in a nod to tennis’s signature colour.

    Tennis
    Courtside fashion at the Australian Open: ‘People are definitely dressing up more’

  3. Man and woman sitting at dinner table. Man has hearts for eyes and is looking at the woman who has on red light mask and is holding a champagne glass

    Is it true that …
    Is it true that … red light therapy masks prevent wrinkles?

  4. The pair are dressed in black apart from Damian's bright red scarf

    Fashion
    As stars wear black at Valentino’s funeral, tributes are dressed in red

More lifestyle

  1. José Pizarro’s slow-roast celeriac with rosemary and crisp chorizo.

    Food
    José Pizarro’s recipe for slow-roast celeriac with rosemary and crisp chorizo

  2. Guardian Australia Production assistant Eleanor Burnard scrapbooking.

    My rookie era
    Scrapbooking is like creating my own sentimental time capsule

  3. Acorn Writing Retreats at Madeira in Fife 3 Acorn Writers Retreats

    Travel
    Do writing retreats actually work? Reader, I finished my novel in style …

  4. John Gregory-Smith'S feta-licious chicken meatballs

    Food
    Meatballs, Persian rice and Korean stew: John Gregory-Smith’s globetrotting chicken traybake recipes

Documentary

  • Documentary
    The influencer racing to save Thailand’s most endangered sea mammal

    Amateur conservationist and social media influencer Theerasak 'Pop' Saksritawee has a rare bond with Thailand’s critically endangered dugongs. Pop raises an urgent alarm — before Thailand’s dugongs vanish forever
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    ‘Our spirit can’t be broken'
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  3. Molly Russell, when she was six years old.

    The big interview
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    US weather
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  2. Federal agents look upon a line of protesters.

    Minnesota
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  3. two masked men stand near a worker outside a home

    ICE
    US citizens and permanent residents: have you been racially profiled by ICE?

  4. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers screen international passengers arriving at Dulles International Airport wearing personal protective equipment March 13, 2020 in Dulles, Virginia. In response to the COVID-19, coronavirus pandemic CBP officers have begun wearing gloves and masks as they interact with passengers.2B8KHPB U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers screen international passengers arriving at Dulles International Airport wearing personal protective equipment March 13, 2020 in Dulles, Virginia. In response to the COVID-19, coronavirus pandemic CBP officers have begun wearing gloves and masks as they interact with passengers.

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