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Kazakhstan
Russia seeks to play down speculation over Azerbaijan Airlines crash

Kazakhstan also stresses that the cause remains unknown after claims Russian air defence fire led to fatal crash

Ukraine war live
Kyiv claims it struck military facility in Russia

Syria
17 reported killed in Syrian clashes after attempted arrest of former prison officer

Live
Manchester City v Everton: Premier League – live

Israel-Gaza war
Five Palestinian journalists killed in Israeli strike on van in Gaza, employer says

In focus

California
A Silicon Valley nudist resort is on sale for $30m – but will its new owner ‘go textile’?

Members are in limbo as Lupin Lodge is on the market after nearly 90 years – with next buyer likely to require clothes

The age of extinction
They lived through the ice age. Can the mighty musk ox survive the heat?

Pharmaceuticals industry
‘It’s absolutely open to abuse’: web awash with weight-loss drug offers

Spotlight

Pictures of the year
The photographs that defined 2024 – and the stories behind them

It was a year of Olympic celebration but continued conflict across Gaza and Ukraine. From photos of nature in flux to the frontlines of war, here are the shots that resonated across the world

The Christmas that went wrong
My grandma was so shocked by our tree that she destroyed it

Review
Becoming Madonna review – a megastar’s extraordinary ascent to pop royalty

Review
Beyoncé NFL half-time show review – country ho-ho-ho-down is playful and infectious

Obituaries of 2024
Quincy Jones remembered by Mark Ronson

Animals
‘The people’s pygmy princess!’ How Moo Deng captured the world’s hearts

Opinion

Young people’s shrinking attention spans are nothing to worry about. Here’s why

Marion Thain

The birth of Jesus would probably have been forgotten – if it wasn’t for a plague

Jonathan Kennedy

Sports

NFL
Surging Chiefs clinch AFC’s top seed as Beyoncé highlights Netflix’s NFL debut

NBA Christmas 2024
Reaves’ winner lifts Lakers in holiday classic; Knicks and Sixers win

Culture

Summer essentials
Anora, Better Man and Sonic 3: the biggest Boxing Day films out in Australia

Television
Katherine Parkinson on Rivals: ‘I’m just a normal 47-year-old woman who has breastfed two girls’

In case you missed it

Maye Musk
China’s love affair with Elon Musk’s mother

The 76-year-old is part of a trend of ‘silver influencers’ whose success in the face of adversity resonates strongly. Could she be Elon’s secret weapon in China?

San Diego
The teen who gave away 21,600 pairs of shoes and set a record: ‘I’m doing this because it makes me feel good’

US politics
Major international crisis ‘much more likely’ in Trump’s second term, says his ex-national security adviser

Christmas trees
Helene-battered Christmas tree farmers depend on community this year: ‘It just clobbered us’

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