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News
Trump directs attorney general Pam Bondi to seek release of Epstein grand jury testimony
US politics live  
Trump directs attorney general Pam Bondi to seek release of Epstein grand jury testimony
Bondi replies to president’s Truth Social post to say she is ‘ready to move the court tomorrow to unseal the grand jury transcripts’
Football  
England win dramatic shootout to beat Sweden and keep alive Euro 2025 hopes
Europe  
Merz calls for UK, Germany and France to align on migration and defence
Italy  
Skydive pioneer Felix Baumgartner, who jumped from edge of space, dies in paragliding accident
Exclusive  
UK's Royal Society suggested Elon Musk resign science fellowship
In focus
‘Our silence didn’t protect him’: daughter pleads for father on death row in Iran
Rights and freedom  
‘Our silence didn’t protect him’: daughter pleads for father on death row in Iran
Arrested in 2023 after helping those injured during Women, Life, Freedom protests, Rezgar Beigzadeh Babamiri has been subjected to torture and a forced confession, say family and campaigners
The alternatives  
‘It feels cool to be a cog in change’: how doughnut economics is reshaping a Swedish town
Syria  
‘It’s impossible to tell who is killing us’: four days of violence end with hundreds dead in southern Syria
Features
Leading questions  
I am very wary of my five-year-old stepdaughter. Am I a bad person?
I am very wary of my five-year-old stepdaughter. Am I a bad person?
Music  
Connie Francis was a trailblazing pop star haunted by tragedy
Bob Stanley
The long read
Horse racing and erotica: how I survived the fickle world of freelance writing
The Audio Long Read  
Horse racing and erotica: how I survived the fickle world of freelance writing
Gabrielle Drolet had always dreamed of being a writer. But when disability closed down most of her opportunities, a strange career began

By Gabrielle Drolet. Read by Kate Handford
 

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Opinion
Turning 35, I don’t have answers but I have learned one thing: we’re all just winging it
Alexander Hurst
Turning 35, I don’t have answers but I have learned one thing: we’re all just winging it
What happens when 16-year-olds get the vote? Many countries are seeing the benefits
Christine Huebner
Sport
England go from shambles to euphoria as self-belief somehow sees off Sweden
Jonathan Liew
England go from shambles to euphoria as self-belief somehow sees off Sweden
Golf  
English among a fascinating group of leaders after Open’s longest day
Cycling  
Pogacar demolishes Tour rivals with devastating stage 12 win in Pyrenees
Climate crisis
Australia  
This Jurassic-era relic has survived 150 million years on Earth – now it’s one big fire from extinction
This Jurassic-era relic has survived 150 million years on Earth – now it’s one big fire from extinction
Environment  
Brazil passes ‘devastation bill’ that drastically weakens environmental law
Podcast
Why thousands of Afghans were secretly relocated to the UK – podcast
Today in Focus  
Why thousands of Afghans were secretly relocated to the UK – podcast
Dan Sabbagh on the data leak that may have cost hundreds of millions of pounds – and put Afghan lives at risk
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