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News
Europeans back higher defence spending amid Russia threat, poll finds
Nato  
Europeans back higher defence spending amid Russia threat, poll finds
Majorities in some countries back mandatory military service, and poll shows public sharply divided over Trump
Syria  
Islamic State suicide bombing in Damascus church kills 22 and injures 63
France  
Arrests in France after scores report being attacked with syringes at street music festival
US news  
Mahmoud Khalil renews devotion to Palestinian freedom at New York rally
Italy  
Recovered Mike Lynch superyacht transferred to Sicilian town
In focus
One million and counting: Russian casualties hit milestone in Ukraine war
Russia  
One million and counting: Russian casualties hit milestone in Ukraine war
As grim tally of its invasion is reached, expansive propaganda campaign and state payouts are keeping grieving relatives onside
Trump administration briefing  
US president talks regime change and ‘MIGA’ after Iran strikes
Film  
‘Have you heard of this BDSM trend?’ What I learned recording thousands of hours of teens on their phones
Features
Money  
‘I feel completely drained’: young professionals swamped by ‘infinite workdays’
‘I feel completely drained’: young professionals swamped by ‘infinite workdays’
PhotoEspaña 2025  
Chance encounters and colonial legacies in Spain’s photo festival
Opinion
Like George W Bush, Trump has started a reckless war based on a lie
Mohamad Bazzi
Israel kills innocent Palestinians. Activists spray-paint a plane. Guess which the UK government calls terrorism
Sally Rooney
 

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Sport
NBA finals  
Thunder beat Pacers to win franchise’s first title in Oklahoma City
Thunder beat Pacers to win franchise’s first title in Oklahoma City
Football  
Finland impressed in qualifying for Euro 2025 but injuries could take toll
Football live  
Manchester City v Al Ain: Club World Cup updates
Climate crisis
Environment  
‘It takes 25 years for a footprint to disappear’ – the secret, beguiling magic of Britain’s bogs
‘It takes 25 years for a footprint to disappear’ – the secret, beguiling magic of Britain’s bogs
Water  
How England’s outdated tracking system leaves regulators in the dark
Podcast
Why Trump bombed Iran – podcast
Today in Focus  
Why Trump bombed Iran – podcast
The United States has joined Israel in its attacks on Iranian nuclear sites. Michael Safi hears from reporter Hugo Lowell and world affairs correspondent Andrew Roth on what happens now
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