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Pelicot rape trial: ‘I never regretted my decision to go public,’ says Gisèle Pelicot as she speaks after verdicts
Live  
Pelicot rape trial: ‘I never regretted my decision to go public,’ says Gisèle Pelicot as she speaks after verdicts
Ukraine war live  
Putin says Russia ready for missile ‘duel’ with US
New Orleans  
Clergy abuse survivors say there’s still ‘long ways to go’ after sentencing of New Orleans priest
US  
US environmental agency fast tracking new PFAS approvals for semiconductors
Joe Biden  
Biden reportedly considering preemptive pardons for Trump critics
In focus
Why do Black women consistently vote Democrat?
Analysis  
Why do Black women consistently vote Democrat?
No other demographic has maintained the level of voter loyalty for a party as Black women have – experts tell us why
Mexico  
Search for lost brother reveals dark secret of Mexico’s ‘death flights’
Fossil fuels  
How a US public university courted the gas industry despite climate concerns
Spotlight
How fit are you? 11 ways to easily test your strength, balance and mobility – and make them all better
Fitness  
How fit are you? 11 ways to easily test your strength, balance and mobility – and make them all better
Can you touch your toes, get up from a chair using just one leg, hold a plank for 30 seconds? If you want to take care of your body, the first step is to take stock of it
Film  
Best movies of 2024 in the US: No 2 – Nickel Boys
Usyk and Fury’s titanic battle flies under radar in surreal surrounds of Riyadh
Donald McRae
Music  
‘I desperately wanted friends, and flings, and to understand myself’: Clairo on making one of 2024’s best albums
Television  
The 50 best TV shows of 2024: No 3 – One Day
Family  
The Christmas that went wrong: I was hungover – so I bought everyone in my family a Moby CD
Opinion
The US’s foreign broadcasters may soon be forced to become pro-Trump propaganda
Andrew Gawthorpe
The US’s foreign broadcasters may soon be forced to become pro-Trump propaganda
A string of assassinations, a faltering economy, a shortage of workers: the pressure on Putin is ratcheting up
Olga Chyzh
Sports
NFL  
Sam Darnold’s career season means the Minnesota Vikings face a tough decision
Oliver Connolly
Sam Darnold’s career season means the Minnesota Vikings face a tough decision
Basketball  
Warriors’ $9.14bn valuation tops NBA as average team hits $4.6bn
Culture
Music  
The 50 best albums of 2024: No 3 – Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft
The 50 best albums of 2024: No 3 – Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft
Review  
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 review – Jim Carrey supplies laughs and energy for hedgehog threequel
In case you missed it
‘Tired of writing about dead kids’: why a US state department worker resigned over Israel-Gaza policy
Biden administration  
‘Tired of writing about dead kids’: why a US state department worker resigned over Israel-Gaza policy
Mike Casey, one of only two people explicitly focused on Gaza, left over inaction and doing ‘what the Israelis want’
Food  
Can everyone eat for the planet? I shopped at Dollar Store for a week to find out
Analysis  
Will Japan’s close ties with US survive the caprice and quirks of Donald Trump?
California  
Survivors of prison sexual abuse scandal ask Biden for clemency: ‘Give us a chance’
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