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  • A woman looks at a home destroyed by a fire.

    California
    ‘Devastating’: California fire victims return to sift through rubble of homes

  • People in hats and coats hold candles outside.

    Mackenzie Michalski
    Family hold vigil for US tourist killed on vacation in Hungary

    • Spain
      Deleted tweets, missed warnings and calls for the ‘hangman’: the bitter political fallout from Spain’s floods

    • Sports
      San Francisco 49ers’ Nick Bosa slapped with $11,255 fine for wearing Maga hat

    • Royal family
      Prince William says he wants to carry out duties with a smaller ‘r’ in the ‘royal’

    • Environment
      New film unravels mystery of the Russian ‘spy whale’

    • Jamie Oliver
      Chef pulls children’s book after criticism for ‘stereotyping’ Indigenous Australians

    • Hurricane Milton
      Fema worker fired for telling Milton relief team to skip homes with Trump signs

US elections 2024

  • Donald Trump standing behind bulletproof glass in which a crowd is reflected

    Donald Trump
    The US has lost faith in the American dream. Is this the end of the country as we know it?

  • A crowd wearing hard hats and holding Trump signs, looking happy, cheering and raising their arms.

    Trump voters
    ‘They say Democrats look down on me’: Trump win spurred by populist backlash

  • a woman wearing an 'Arab Americans for Trump' shirt smiles in a room full of people

    Swing states
    ‘They blew it’: Democrats lost 22,000 votes in Michigan’s heavily Arab American cities

  • Trump with trees behind him and crowd of people raising hands and wearing red hats.

    Analysis
    How Trump won over voters in deep-blue New York City

In focus

  • A young man walks past the Cop29 venue in Baku

    Analysis
    Cop29 could change the financial climate for the world’s wealthy polluters

  • Caroline Darian with her mother Gisèle Pelicot outside the court in Avignon

    Gisèle Pelicot rape trial
    ‘Did he drug me too?’: daughter of Gisèle Pelicot feared she had also been a victim of her father

    A book by Caroline Darian adds further shocking details of the years of abuse by Dominique Pelicot and many others
  • Trump's silhouette against an American flag at a campaign rally.

    None of the conventional explanations for Trump’s victory stand up to scrutiny

    Ben Davis
    This election has blown a hole in the worldviews of both leftists and centrists. The pandemic may be a more important factor

Spotlight

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    Society
    ‘The best advice I’ve ever been given’: celebrities share their wisdom

    Words of encouragement, words of courage, wise words… Some of our most influential figures share the advice that’s helped them most
  • Chilly Gonzales - 68th Berlin Film Festival - Berlinale Recption Film- Und Medienstiftung NRW<br>BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 18: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been digitally retouched) Chilly Gonzales photographed at the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW Berlinale recption during the 68th Berlin Film Festival at the NRW Landesvertretung on February 18, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Kurt Krieger/Corbis via Getty Images)

    Music
    Sunday with Chilly Gonzales: ‘I’ll be piling up my pancakes’

  • Rachel Kushner, Charlotte Wood, Anne Michaels, Samantha Harvey, Percival Everett and Yael van der Wouden.

    Books
    Booker prize 2024: and the winner is... you, the reader

    The judges have a hard task at this week’s Booker prize ceremony with five of the six shortlisted books worthy winners, though Percival Everett’s James – a retelling of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn – is the title to put your money on
  • Writer and broadcaster Jon Ronson photographed in New York City for the Observer New Review by Mike McGregor, 8th May 2024.

    Culture
    Jon Ronson: ‘What will be the next culture war? Autism. And climate migration’

    The journalist and author reflects on the death of Twitter, his friendly rivalry with Louis Theroux, and tells his legendary Keith Richards story
    • School Gate<br>Old school entrance with iron sign.

      Ask Philippa
      I find it hard to make friends – now my daughter does, too

    • Riccardo (sitting), Katie and Lupa behind him in their kitchen doorway.

      Interiors
      Hidden in plain sight: a converted stable in Italy

    • Illustration of a woman cutting a cord around her wrist with scissors, while her parents, on the other end of the cord, stand in the shadows behind her

      Family
      ‘I never want you around your grandchild’: the families torn apart when adult children decide to go ‘no contact’

    • Composite for Moment I Knew: Nelli Stevenson, Aaron and son Reuben in July 2023

      The moment I knew
      I was an activist out at sea – but all I wanted was to go home and marry Aaron

Opinion

  • Dominic McKenzie The Observer Comment Trumps Appeal web version

    We can rage about Donald Trump. Or we can be curious about why he appealed to so many

    Peter Hyman
    • Republican supporters celebrate in front of a huge screen showing Fox News's projection of a Trump win.

      Editorial
      Lessons for the left in wake of damning defeat

    • The rise in vaping, especially among young people, has led to bans and an extra tax on vaping liquid.

      In the moral panic over vaping, we risk forgetting that cigarettes kill

      Martha Gill
    • Kamala Harris thanks supporters at Howard University in Washington as she concedes the election to Donald Trump on 6 November.

      I spent hours trying to persuade US voters to choose Harris not Trump. I know why she lost

      Oliver Hall
    • Simon Tisdall

      Contempt for human rights, trashing allies: the world’s populists are rubbing their hands with glee

      Simon Tisdall

Sports

  • Lionel Messi, above, and Inter Miami were sent packing from the MLS Cup playoffs on Saturday night.

    MLS
    Messi’s Inter Miami eliminated by Atlanta United in seismic playoff upset

    Bartosz Slisz’s header in the 76th minute was the winner and Atlanta stunned Miami 3-2 on Saturday night to eliminate them from the MLS Cup playoffs
  • Jaron Ennis, right, throws a punch at Karen Chukhadzhian during the ninth round of their IBF welterweight title fight on Saturday in Philadelphia.

    Boxing
    'Boots' Ennis overpowers Chukhadzhian to retain IBF welterweight title

  • Jake Paul v Mike Tyson billboards on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California.

    ‘It’s dumb, but I’ll watch it’
    Why Tyson’s Netflix brawl is big box office

    YouTuber Jake Paul versus the 58-year-old boxing legend – a grizzly pantomime? Or a grim harbinger of the future?
  • Bobby Allison stands beside his car and talks with the press after winning the pole position during qualifying for a 1975 race at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.

    Nascar
    Bobby Allison, three-time Daytona 500 winner, dies aged 86

    Bobby Allison, founder of racing’s ‘Alabama Gang’ and a Nascar Hall of Famer, died Saturday at 86 years old
    • Darwin Núñez lifts the ball over Emiliano Martínez to score Liverpool’s opener against Aston Villa.

      Premier League
      Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa: Núñez and Salah send Reds five points clear

    • San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa celebrates after sacking Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott during an October game.

      NFL
      49ers’ Bosa slapped with $11,255 fine for wearing Maga hat

    • New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson dribbles up the floor during the first quarter against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center in October.

      NBA
      Pelicans' Williamson out indefinitely with hamstring injury

    • Coco Gauff shows off her trophy after defeating Zheng Qinwen to win the WTA Finals.

      Tennis
      Battling Gauff sinks Zheng to win her first WTA Finals

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Climate crisis

  • Elnur Soltanov on stage at an oil summit in Texas

    Environment
    Cop29 CEO filmed agreeing to facilitate fossil fuel deals at climate summit

  • Aerial view of flooding in Pakistan

    Explainer
    What would a good outcome at Cop29 look like?

  • An aerial view of damaged vehicles as people walk past, in the aftermath of the flooding caused by heavy rains in Massanassa, Valencia, Spain

    Global economy
    Climate breakdown will hit global growth by a third, say central banks

  • Melting icebergs in the Ilulissat Icefjord in western Greenland.

    Environment
    ‘Essential to act now’ to prevent chaotic climate breakdown, warns UN chief

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Across the country

  • Lloyd Austin in front of Pentagon seal.

    Terrorism
    Pentagon to appeal ruling that validates plea bargain of alleged 9/11 mastermind

  • a silhouette of a person smoking, a blue sky and clouds ahead

    US
    Cannabis can help some people – but not everyone – sleep

    • Nasa
      Astronauts tight-lipped about reason for hospital visit after 235 days in space

    • US-Mexico border
      Co-founders of militia group convicted of attempting to murder federal agents

    • Internet
      Elwood Edwards, voice of AOL ‘You’ve got mail’ greeting, dies aged 74

    • Guinness World Records
      Texas woman sets record for donating more than 2,000 liters of breastmilk

    • Film
      Tony Todd, star of Candyman, dies aged 69

    • Seattle
      Seattle police arrest man over ‘horrific’ spate of stabbings that injured 10

Around the world

  • Police officers in Dam Square, Amsterdam

    Netherlands
    More arrests expected in Amsterdam over violence on Israeli football fans

    Four suspects still held on suspicion of violent acts and 50 people fined after attacks on football fans
  • Ukraine’s top military commander Oleksandr Syrskyi

    Ukraine
    Russia’s offensive ‘shows signs of escalation’, Ukraine’s top commander warns

  • Stefanos Kasselakis

    Greece
    Stefanos Kasselakis, ousted leader of Greece’s Syriza, leaves party to launch new movement

  • The winner Oscar Journeaux

    Harry Styles
    ‘We have zero tolerance for nastiness’: Harry Styles lookalikes lift London gloom

    • Middle East
      Qatar halts Israel-Gaza ceasefire mediation over lack of ‘good faith’

    • Germany
      Tens of thousands gather to celebrate fall of Berlin Wall 35 years ago

    • Burkina Faso
      Burkina Faso wants to reinstate death penalty, government source says

    • Antigua
      Police in Antigua charge suspect over fatal stabbing of politician

    • Italy
      Pompeii limits visitors to protect ancient city from overtourism

    • Pakistan
      Bomb blast at Pakistan train station kills at least 26

Podcasts

Podcasts

  • Palestinian journalist Ahmed Alnaouq

    Today in Focus
    One man on his grief for Gaza

  • Photographed 31 October 2024

    Weekend
    ‘My lips and cheeks caved in’ – when filler removal goes wrong, Marina Hyde on Trump-based amnesia, and my husband the conspiracy theorist– podcast

  • Illustration: Pig Meat/The Guardian

    The Audio Long Read
    Slash and burn: is private equity out of control? – podcast

  • Kamala Harris delivers her concession speech at Howard University (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

    Today in Focus
    Where do the Democrats go from here? – podcast

  • FC Internazionale Milano v Arsenal FC - UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD4<br>MILAN, ITALY - NOVEMBER 06: Players of FC Internazionale protest for a penalty during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD4 match between FC Internazionale Milano and Arsenal FC at Stadio San Siro on November 06, 2024 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Scaccianoce/Getty Images)

    Football Weekly
    Handballs all round as Arsenal and Villa lose in Champions League – Football Weekly Extra

  • Donald Trump speaks during an election night event at the West Palm Beach convention center in Florida

    Today in Focus
    What will Trump do in power? – podcast

Culture

  • woman reading a book in an armchair

    Books
    ‘It will renew your faith in humanity’: books to bring comfort in dark times

    The best literary comfort reads rebuild our strength so we can face reality, argues novelist Francesca Segal. She picks her ultimate reading list – with help from Nick Hornby, Sathnam Sanghera and Naomi Alderman
  • two men in dark coats with red cardinal's caps

    Film
    Conclave: the fun, exciting Vatican thriller is perfect election escapism

  • Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell and Kate Phillips as Jane Seymour in Wolf Hall: The Mirror And The Light.<br>

    Television
    Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light – Mark Rylance’s titanic Tudor drama is the best TV you’ll see all year

  • person with textured face and wearing brown hat smiles

    Film
    A Nightmare on Elm Street at 40: Wes Craven’s horror still causes sleepless nights

  • Works by Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael

    Art
    Leonardo, Raphael and Michelangelo: who is the greatest of the Renaissance masters?

  • The Plant Institute in St Petersburg.

    Books
    The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad by Simon Parkin review – the botanists who defied Hitler

Lifestyle

  • A man running on the mountain on a snowy day

    Fitness
    In for the chill: five useful tips to help you stay fit in the winter

  • Four pieces of leopard print clothing laid against a cartoon leopard print backdrop

    Fashion
    Editors’ picks: how to incorporate leopard print into your wardrobe – in pictures

    Versatile and glamorous, treat this timeless classic as a wardrobe neutral
  • Lucille Howe, whose husband became a conspiracy theorist, photographed side on to the camera, slightly in shadow, October 2024

    Relationships
    My husband became a conspiracy theorist. Would our marriage survive?

    When we met, Arlo was a charming and adventurous photographer. Then the pandemic hit and he fell for fake news, financial scams and flat-Earthers

Well actually

  • A before and after shot of a watermelon (with eyes and mouth painted on it) in a hydraulic press.

    Well actually
    ‘There’s so much you can crush’: why hydraulic press videos are so popular and so satisfying

  • illustration of a woman looking one way and a younger version of her pulling her the other way

    Why am I like this?
    Can my ‘inner child’ help me navigate life as an adult?

  • Reclaim Your Brain v4-15

    Reclaim your brain
    Reclaim your brain: why it’s time to stop scrolling our lives away

  • A woman touches her face as she looks in the mirror

    Wellness trends
    Cortisol face, raw milk and skincare for kids: the biggest wellness trends of 2024

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Take part

  • Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump, joined by his wife Melania Trump and their son Barron Trump, arrives on stage to address supporters at the Election Night watch party in the West Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA, on 06 November 2024.

    Presidential election
    Share your reactions to Donald Trump’s seismic victory

  • We would like to hear from parents about the books that have engaged their children.

    Parents
    Tell us about the books that got your child into reading

  • Residents of Chicago wait in line to cast their ballots at the polling station in Chicago, Illinois on 3 November, 2024, ahead of the November 5th general election.

    Male and female US voters
    Share which issues have shaped your vote the most

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    Life and style
    Share your tips on how to avoid feeling overwhelmed

From our global editions

  • A man standing at a table in a yard surrounded by plants and flowers

    Climate crisis
    The Australians who sounded the climate alarm 55 years ago: ‘I’m surprised others didn’t take it as seriously’

  • A nurse tends to a woman's arm

    Haiti
    ‘It’s indescribable’: the hospital on the frontline of Haiti’s devastating gang war

  • No Other Land Still Documentary, 95 min. A film by Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal &amp; Yuval Abraham with support from Sundance Institute, IDFA Bertha Fund, NFI, Fritt Ord, IMS, Terre Solidaire, Misereor, Entreaide &amp; Fraternité, Broederlijk and Shortcut Oslo. For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel’s occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with a journalist from the other side who joins his fight.

    Israel-Gaza war
    ‘The UK should know what their government is supporting’: the Israeli and Palestinian film-makers shining a light on West Bank violence

  • An illustration of a medicine capsule splitting, with lithium pills spilling out of it

    Mental health
    Bipolar disorder: how lithium as a treatment fell out of favour

In case you missed it

  • Musk and Trump shaking hands

    Elon Musk
    How Elon Musk became Donald Trump’s shadow vice-president

  • President-elect … a Trump supporter’s victory flag flies in California.

    The fight for democracy
    ‘Fascism comes not with goose-steps but dance moves’: European writers react to Trump’s win

    Turkish writer Ece Temelkuran offers a ‘friendly warning’ about authoritarianism, Joseph O’Connor predicts a cooling of Irish-American relations – and acclaimed Ukrainian author Andrey Kurkov reports from a shell shocked Kyiv
  • A near-complete black Ford F-150 pickup truck on an assembly line

    Auto industry
    Trump’s trade tariffs: how protectionist US policies will hit German carmakers

    ‘Shifts in production’ expected if baseline tariffs on imported goods are imposed to benefit US auto manufacturing
  • a man in a blue suit and red tie looks ahead

    Project 2025
    ‘This victory is a mandate’: rightwing groups ready with policy proposals for new Trump administration

  • four men with their shirts off and the letters 'T R U M P' painted on their bodies

    Young men and the election
    ‘A fatal miscalculation’: a masculinity researcher on why Democrats lost young men

  • Trump's tie winding below potential members of his new cabinet

    Explainer
    Trump White House: after Susie Wiles, who else could be in the cabinet

  • Cole Brauer at Annapolis Sailboat Show on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

    Sport
    Solo round-the-world sailor Cole Brauer: ‘The first two weeks I cried every single day’

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    The big picture
    Marvin E Newman’s Californian dreamers

    A retrospective of the work of the prolific US street photographer reveals a singular gift for investing everyday moments with lasting drama
  • An abandoned house in Gallo Matese, Campania, 2016 by photographer Vincenzo Pagliuca.

    Photography
    Homes alone: abandoned buildings of the Italian Apennines

  • Three different models wearing tonal clothing from the new Zara SRPLS FW24 range

    Fashion
    We love: fashion fixes for the week ahead – in pictures

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    Photography
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  • Performers take part in a procession during the Samhuinn fire festival

    Twenty photographs of the week
    The US election, the aftermath of the floods in Valencia, Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon and the Maa festival in Kenya

  • Seven large flower sculptures are seen in front of the pyramids of Giza

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    Giant flowers, a buried chariot and temples in the sand: the art show in the shadow of Giza pyramids

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