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‘Desperate, traumatised people’: Gaza faces wave of looting, theft and violence
Gaza  
‘Desperate, traumatised people’: Gaza faces wave of looting, theft and violence
Aid officials and residents report breakdown in law and order as food and supplies run out during Israeli blockade
Papacy  
Cardinals to begin choosing new pope in largest ever conclave
Kashmir crisis live  
India missile attack kills eight; Pakistan says five Indian fighter jets shot down
Nuclear safety  
Russian drone strike caused tens of millions worth of damage to Chornobyl
Women's health  
‘Concerning’ lack of female-only medical trials in UK, say health experts
In focus
Papal in-tray: new pontiff will have to hit ground running on many urgent issues
Explainer  
Papal in-tray: new pontiff will have to hit ground running on many urgent issues
From conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, to migration, the climate crisis and schisms in the church, the honeymoon period will be short
Explainer  
What held up Friedrich Merz’s confirmation as chancellor and what’s next for Germany?
Ukraine war briefing  
Hegseth’s sudden arms halt ‘cost US up to $2.2m’ – report
Spotlight
Technology  
‘The crux of all evil’: what happened to the first city that tried to ban smartphones for under-14s?
‘The crux of all evil’: what happened to the first city that tried to ban smartphones for under-14s?
Well actually  
How sure was I that I wanted a baby? About 55% certain
US politics  
Canada PM’s ‘elbows up’ defence kept Trump at bay as both parties played it cool at summit
Opinion
Ukraine’s economy has greater staying power than Russia’s, but the US mineral deal shows how fragile its advantage is
Luke Cooper
Ukraine’s economy has greater staying power than Russia’s, but the US mineral deal shows how fragile its advantage is
Leftwing values will defeat the right. That’s what Keir Starmer can learn from Australia
Marc Stears
Seize Gaza, or make it uninhabitable. That’s Netanyahu’s plan – and either way he wins
Yair Wallach
Sport
Champions League  
Frattesi fires Inter into final as Barcelona fall short in seven-goal instant classic
Frattesi fires Inter into final as Barcelona fall short in seven-goal instant classic
Champions League  
‘No fear’: Rice rejects Rooney criticism and plots Arsenal comeback
Tennis  
‘I’ve been burnt a few times’: Raducanu on betrayal and A-levels
Podcast
How to pick a pope - podcast
Today in Focus  
How to pick a pope - podcast
The Guardian’s Harriet Sherwood talks through the pomp and the politics of the conclave: the process to elect Pope Francis’s successor
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Climate crisis