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‘Desperate, traumatised people’: Gaza faces wave of looting, theft and violence
Israel-Gaza war  
‘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
Papal conclave  
Cardinals to begin choosing new pope in largest ever conclave
Kashmir crisis  
Pakistan decries ‘act of war’ as it retaliates against India missile attack
Germany  
Friedrich Merz calls for US to ‘stay out’ of German politics
Ukraine  
Russian drone strike caused tens of millions worth of damage to Chornobyl
In focus
How Trump’s walkaway diplomacy enabled Israel’s worst impulses
Analysis  
How Trump’s walkaway diplomacy enabled Israel’s worst impulses
The common perception is that Trump has largely moved on, leaving an emboldened Netanyahu to his own devices
Explainer  
Papal in-tray: new pontiff will have to hit ground running on many urgent issues
Analysis  
Rwandan talks with US over deported migrants are chance to expand its influence
Spotlight
Smartphones  
‘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?
Sculpture  
‘You might find it scary’: artist Huma Bhabha squares up to Giacometti with wellies, skulls and teeth
TV review  
Untold: Shooting Guards review – a devastating tale of elite sport’s ruthless cruelty
US politics  
Canada PM’s ‘elbows up’ defence kept Trump at bay as both parties played it cool at summit
Music  
Drug runs for the Stones, a love triangle with Joni Mitchell: has Chris O’Dell had the music industry’s wildest career?
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
Seize Gaza, or make it uninhabitable. That’s Netanyahu’s plan – and either way he wins
Yair Wallach
Don’t you get it, Harry? You’re not a victim. You’re a rich man who can pay for his own sodding security
Marina Hyde
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  
Djokovic at crossroads: can last of Big Three push past 36 barrier?
Podcast