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‘Vladimir, stop!’ Trump in rare rebuke to Putin as Kyiv attack toll rises to 12
Ukraine  
‘Vladimir, stop!’ Trump in rare rebuke to Putin as Kyiv attack toll rises to 12
Intervention comes as US president makes renewed push to end war, reportedly on terms favourable to Moscow
Pope Francis  
Vatican readies for Pope Francis’s funeral as mourners gather for final day of viewing
Israel-Gaza war  
New details on killing of paramedics in Gaza appear to contradict IDF’s account
Netherlands  
Andy Warhol artwork may have been thrown out in Dutch town hall revamp
France  
French PM calls for crackdown on knife crime after fatal high school stabbing
In focus
Now comes the ‘womanosphere’: the anti-feminist media telling women to be thin, fertile and Republican
US  
Now comes the ‘womanosphere’: the anti-feminist media telling women to be thin, fertile and Republican
A crop of conservative personalities such as Brett Cooper and Candace Owens, and outlets like Evie, are convincing young women of a gender-essentialist worldview
Law  
‘Why do they dislike me so much?’: the trials, trolls and triumphs of Britain’s most divisive barrister
Analysis  
Pope Francis’s funeral is loaded with potential for diplomatic awkwardness
Spotlight
Ranked  
Girl, so inspiring! Lorde’s 20 best songs
Girl, so inspiring! Lorde’s 20 best songs
Review  
Havoc review – Tom Hardy’s gonzo gun mayhem misses the point
Film  
Coming soon … fame for film’s unsung superheroes: the trailer-makers!
Tennis  
Daria Kasatkina: ‘If I wanted to live a free, open life I couldn’t do it in Russia’
Film  
Guardian writers on their ultimate feelgood movies: ‘Unfailing ability to cheer me up’
Opinion
Dozens of my family have been killed by Israel in Gaza, and now Ziyad, too. Only one thing gives me solace
Ghada Ageel
Dozens of my family have been killed by Israel in Gaza, and now Ziyad, too. Only one thing gives me solace
The EU fined Apple and Meta – but failed to really hold them to account. Was that to appease Trump?
Alexander Hurst
Cartoon  
Ben Jennings on negotiations to end the war in Ukraine
 
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