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Four killed and dozens injured after two trains collide head-on in Czech Republic | Czech Republic

Four people have died and 26 were injured after a passenger train heading to Ukraine collided with a freight train in the Czech city...

Mexico man dies from first human case of bird flu strain H5N2 | Bird flu

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said a man’s death in Mexico was caused by a strain of bird flu called H5N2 that has...

Ukraine war briefing: Power cuts ordered as Russian attacks create ‘catastrophic’ shortages | Ukraine

Ukraine’s power grid operator, Ukrenergo, ordered cuts in 12 regions on Wednesday evening due to critical shortages. Ukrainians have been warned to limit...

T20 World Cup 2024: Australia v Oman – live | Australia cricket team

Key eventsThe players are readying themselves on the boundary edge. It looks a clear and warm evening in Barbados. I could say much the...

One young child in four at risk of ‘irreversible’ harm due to restricted diet, UN report says | Global development

One young child in four globally has a diet so restricted it is likely to harm their growth, brain development and chances of survival,...

Euro 2024 team guides part seven: Italy | Italy

This article is part of the Guardian’s Euro 2024 Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 24 countries...

Tories to pledge homicide law overhaul with US-style classifications | Conservatives

Rishi Sunak will reportedly pledge an overhaul of homicide laws, introducing US-style classifications for murder and increasing sentences, as part of the Conservative manifesto.The...

Putin says Trump conviction ‘burns’ idea of US as leading democracy | Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin has described the recent criminal conviction of Donald Trump as politically motivated and claimed that it had “burned” the idea that the...

Alaska Daily review – this astonishingly basic drama would be better without Hilary Swank | Television & radio

Whatever happened to Hilary Swank? Her Oscars for Boys Don’t Cry and Million Dollar Baby were 20 years ago but, although she’s worked fairly...

‘Eternal debt’: 200 surviving veterans are focus of this year’s D-day | D-day

At the dying of the day, as dark descended across the beaches of Normandy, where the blood of so many thousands was spilled 80...

Palestinian-American engineer accuses Meta of firing him over Gaza content | Meta

A former Meta engineer on Tuesday accused the company of discrimination in its handling of content related to the war in Gaza, claiming in...

Man jailed after sending threatening emails to Tory politician Caroline Nokes | Politics

A 33-year-old man has been jailed for seven months after sending threatening emails to a female politician.Liam McCarthy, of Copperfield Road, Southampton, “continually” sent...

London NHS hospitals revert to paper records after cyber-attack | NHS

A cyber-attack thought to have been carried out by a Russian group has forced London NHS hospitals to resurrect long-discarded paper records systems in...

Man arrested near Paris after burning himself in explosion | France

French police have arrested a man who detonated explosive materials in a hotel room north of Paris.A source at the French anti-terrorism prosecutors office...

Starmer says Sunak broke ministerial code with £2,000 Labour tax claim | General election 2024

Rishi Sunak lied to the country and broke the ministerial code when he claimed Labour’s spending plans would increase taxes by £2,000, Keir Starmer...

Welsh first minister Vaughan Gething loses confidence vote | Vaughan Gething

The Welsh first minister, Vaughan Gething, has lost a confidence vote less than 12 weeks after taking office, following a series of scandals that...

Starvation already causing mass death and lasting harm in Gaza, agencies say | Gaza

Months of extreme hunger have already killed many Palestinians in Gaza and caused permanent damage to children through malnutrition, two new food security reports...

Shot Slovakian PM Robert Fico says he could return to work within weeks | Slovakia

Slovakia’s populist prime minister, Robert Fico, has posted a speech online, his first appearance since he was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt three...

Minted: public rush to snap up valuable new King Charles banknotes | King Charles III

When Laurent Benson arrived in London from Belgium, on his to-do list was a trip to Threadneedle Street to exchange some old sterling at...

Campaign catchup: Fake figures, stealth taxes and a speeding Lib Dem | General election 2024

Good afternoon. Who won the debate, then? Who won it? Stop stalling and speak up! Who won it! Somebody must have won it, who...

Handwritten ‘draft’ of Albert Camus’s L’Étranger sold in Paris for €650,000 | Albert Camus

A handwritten manuscript of the classic French novel L’Étranger by Albert Camus has sold for more than €650,000 (£553,000) at auction, despite bafflement over...

India v Ireland: T20 Cricket World Cup 2024 – live | T20 World Cup 2024

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature6th over: Ireland 26-2 (Tucker 9, Tector 1) Apparently life wasn’t tough enough...

The hidden story behind India’s remarkable election results: lethal heat | Amitava Kumar

The Bharatiya Janata party (BJP), led by India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, has won more seats than the opposition alliance, and yet its victory...

Senate Democrats put pressure on Republicans to guarantee contraception access – live | US Congress

Senate Democrats up pressure on GOP with vote to guarantee contraception accessGood morning, US politics blog readers. When the supreme court’s conservatives overturned Roe...

Guardian’s Lorenzo Tondo wins Italy’s prestigious Premiolino award | Newspapers & magazines

The Guardian international correspondent Lorenzo Tondo has been awarded the Premiolino, one of Italy’s oldest and most prestigious journalism prizes, for his reporting on...

I’m autistic – and I couldn’t be happier than when I’m lost in a huge crowd | Society

Like many autistic people, I often feel uncomfortable around others. Put me in a one-to-one and I freeze. In a group of people around...

French Open 2024 quarter-finals: Jasmine Paolini v Elena Rybakina – live | French Open 2024

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureOrder of playCOURT PHILIPPE CHATRIER2.15pm start/1.15pm BST(12) Jasmine Paolini (Italy) v (4) Elena...

The Acolyte review – Star Wars gets a thrilling new hero | Television

When you are trying to craft compelling new stories within a well-established fantasy franchise, it can help to ditch the baggage and put some...

Closer to Heaven review – Pet Shop Boys musical is still hellish | Theatre

In four decades of droll synth pop, Pet Shop Boys have been met with brickbats only twice: first for their 1988 seaside fantasy film...

Increase public sector pay or risk strikes, TUC warns Labour | Labour

A Labour government will risk public sector strikes if it fails to increase workers’ pay, the president of the Trades Union Congress has warned,...

Exclusive: The Guardian interviews President Zelenskiy | Volodymyr Zelenskiy

In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, revealed the tactics and traits that help him face the daily frustrations...

Treasury queries Sunak’s £2,000 tax claim he used in general election debate – UK politics live | General election 2024

Treasury says Sunak not entitled to say it thinks Labour would raise taxes by £2,000, as he claimed in debateIn the debate last night...

Russian crime group behind London hospitals cyber-attack, says expert | Hacking

A group of Russian cybercriminals is behind the ransomware attack that halted operations and tests in major London NHS hospitals, the former chief executive...

Russia-Ukraine war live: Joe Biden and Volodymyr Zelenskiy to meet for talks in Normandy | Ukraine

US president Joe Biden has landed in Paris where he is spending the next five days, and during which he will attend D-day celebrations...

‘Do not take Europe for granted,’ says parliament president days before vote – Europe live | Europe

'Use your vote, or others will decide for you,' parliament president saysA day before voting begins for the June 6-9 European elections, the European...

Banknotes featuring King Charles enter circulation; Indian stocks recover after election selloff – business live | Business

Key eventsIntroduction: Banknotes featuring King Charles enter circulation; Indian stocks recover after election selloffGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the...

Israel-Gaza war live: Israeli military says it is ‘approaching decision’ on offensive along Lebanon border | Israel-Gaza war

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureIncident involving gunfire at US embassy in BeirutThere is some breaking news that...

The far right may not win real power in Europe – but it will influence those who do | Cas Mudde

On Thursday, the Dutch will be the first to go to the polls in the European elections, which are technically a collection of 27...

Stride of New Zealand: ancient ‘walking tree’ wins tree of the year | Trees and forests

A lone rātā that appears to be striding across the landscape has taken gold in New Zealand’s tree of the year competition.The New Zealand...

Is the British Gas boss really worth £8.2m? | Nils Pratley

There was much huffing, and a 35% rebellion by shareholders, when AstraZeneca proposed a pay packet for its chief executive, Pascal Soriot, of £18.7m...

King Charles and Rishi Sunak to join veterans for 80th anniversary of D-day | D-day

Rishi Sunak’s election campaigning and King Charles’s convalescence from cancer will be put on hold for 48 hours, as the two men join veterans...

Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood calls backlash over Israel show amid Gaza war ‘unprogressive’ | Jonny Greenwood

Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood has defended his ongoing collaboration with the Israeli artist Dudu Tassa amid criticism from pro-Palestine activists, calling the backlash “unprogressive” and...

From beef noodles to bots: Taiwan’s factcheckers on fighting Chinese disinformation and ‘unstoppable’ AI | Taiwan

Charles Yeh’s battle with disinformation in Taiwan began with a bowl of beef noodles. Nine years ago, the Taiwanese engineer was at a restaurant...

‘Rishi comes out swinging’: what the papers say after the UK’s first election debate | General election 2024

The first TV debate of the election campaign turned out to be a fiery matchup, with mixed views across Wednesday’s front pages despite a...

Modi loses parliamentary majority in Indian election | Narendra Modi

Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata party has lost its parliamentary majority, dealing an unexpected blow to the prime minister and forcing him to negotiate...

Ukraine war briefing: Air raid alerts follow blackouts forced by power rationing | Ukraine

State power operator Ukrenergo on Tuesday introduced forced electricity blackouts in several regions, including the capital, Kyiv, and frontline Donetsk and Kharkiv regions....

Eight in 10 primary teachers in England spending own money to help pupils | Education

Eight in 10 primary schoolteachers in England are spending their own money to buy items for pupils who are increasingly arriving at school hungry...