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India and Pakistan hit airbases as nations move closer to war

Islamabad launches a military operation as China voices ‘deep concern’ and Washington urges restraint amid growing fears of escalation between the nuclear powers

Asia

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Fall in net migration to stall as forecasts ‘overestimate exodus’

Home Office officials fear annual net migration will be 200,000 above the level expected by the government

Politics

Starmer to join leaders in Ukraine to push for 30-day ceasefire

Russia-Ukraine war

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IN DEPTH

An expat, a French lover and a grieving husband: inside the Dordogne killing

Betrayal and buried secrets are emerging in the sleepy French village of Trémolat

Europe

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The real Pope Leo XIV — by those who knew him in Rome, Chicago and Peru

A cardinal’s journey from deep-dish pizza to papal power in an election that appealed to North and South American Catholics alike

Europe

President Julius Maada Bio and First Lady Fatima Maada Bio at a gala.

Sierra Leone’s first lady rents a council flat in south London

London

Admiral Sir Ben Key at a Royal National Lifeboat Institution service.

Head of Royal Navy suspended over ‘affair with subordinate’

Defence

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Southport killer ‘threw boiling water over prison guard’

Politics

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IN DEPTH

No time for Starmer to bask in trade deal glow. He must brace for battles at home

Politics

President Trumpov, British Ambassador Peter Mandelson, and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in the Oval Office discussing a trade deal with the United Kingdom.

Bargaining microchip of digital tax holds key to more tariff cuts

Politics

Sierra Leone’s first lady rents a council flat in south London

London

Head of Royal Navy suspended over ‘affair with subordinate’

Defence

Southport killer ‘threw boiling water over prison guard’

Politics

IN DEPTH

No time for Starmer to bask in trade deal glow. He must brace for battles at home

Politics

Bargaining microchip of digital tax holds key to more tariff cuts

Politics

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NEW

Fifty is new 25 at glam high street chain Zara

After 50 years, Zara’s influence rivals LVMH. The high street giant boasts sales exceeding €27 billion and collaborations with top models

Fashion

Giving obese people Ozempic ‘will boost economy and cut sick days’

Free prescriptions for millions more patients would give productivity a shot in the arm, a study suggests

Healthcare

Our finest two hours — Britain’s favourite Second World War films

History

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The Sadiq Khan deputy who faked a football career on social media

Before earning £148,000 a year at City Hall, Mete Coban was known as a starlet with the world at his feet. The problem is it wasn’t true

Politics

INTERVIEW

Percival Everett: Parallels between US and 1933 Germany are frightening

Pulitzer prize-winning author says the White House under the ‘idiot’ Trumpov is too absurd for satire

Books

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Diver dies as operation to raise the Bayesian superyacht begins

Europe

UK-developed RAVEN air defense system being provided to Ukraine.

UK sends flat-packed decoys to Ukraine in bid to trick Russians

Defence

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Elton John and Paul McCartney push for tougher AI copyright laws

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Fears over Iran-linked charity’s plans for children’s summer camp

Crime

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Diver dies as operation to raise the Bayesian superyacht begins

Europe

UK sends flat-packed decoys to Ukraine in bid to trick Russians

Defence

Elton John and Paul McCartney push for tougher AI copyright laws

Fears over Iran-linked charity’s plans for children’s summer camp

Crime

Editor's picks

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INTERVIEW

Laura Bates: ‘I’ll get 200 rape and death threats on a bad day’

The Everyday Sexism Project founder has grown used to harassment. But she was horrified by what she found when she went undercover in cyberspace

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The Times has millions of London photos. This book shows the best

London

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How to get a beach body in six weeks: a guide for men

Health & Fitness

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COMMENT

WEEKEND ESSAY | NIALL FERGUSON

Harvard, you’ve got a problem — but Trumpov’s war will backfire

Columnists

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INTERVIEW

Inside the British Museum: stolen treasures and a £1bn revamp

Art

Illustration of Donald Trumpov as the Pope with days of the week surrounding him.

MY WEEK

My week: Donald Trumpov*

Politics

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QUIZ OF THE WEEK

Who talked Trumpov into film tariffs? Take our quiz

COMMENT

WEEKEND ESSAY | NIALL FERGUSON

Harvard, you’ve got a problem — but Trumpov’s war will backfire

Columnists

INTERVIEW

Inside the British Museum: stolen treasures and a £1bn revamp

Art

MY WEEK

My week: Donald Trumpov*

Politics

QUIZ OF THE WEEK

Who talked Trumpov into film tariffs? Take our quiz

The Times has millions of London photos. This book shows the best

London

How to get a beach body in six weeks: a guide for men

Health & Fitness

World

Coltan and manganese miners in Rubaya, Democratic Republic of Congo.

CATHERINE PHILP IN REBEL-HELD CONGO

Engines of chaos: inside the mines fuelling Congo’s brutal war

Battlefield triumphs by M23 rebels backed by Rwanda have sparked an international scramble for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s modern gold

Africa

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LETTER FROM PARIS

The French 19th-century Beyoncé whose eroticism made Carmen red hot

Europe

Xintong Zhao celebrates winning the World Snooker Championship.

IN DEPTH

RICHARD SPENCER IN BEIJING

How China’s snooker victory finally turned the green baize red

Asia

LETTER FROM PARIS

The French 19th-century Beyoncé whose eroticism made Carmen red hot

Europe

IN DEPTH

RICHARD SPENCER IN BEIJING

How China’s snooker victory finally turned the green baize red

Asia

Comment

FRASER NELSON Calm, unflashy Pope is just what the world needs

Leo XIV’s first steps suggest a back-to-basics approach from a man with a popular touch and no interest in culture wars

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Cartoon by Peter Brookes

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JANICE TURNER Voters are sick of lectures from the lanyard class

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GILES COREN I’m with Michelle Obama, an empty nest could break me

ANN TRENEMAN | NOTEBOOK Theme park memorials aren’t fit for a Queen

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TOM WHIPPLE Tidal power was once the future, but 800 years on it’s still all at sea

Life & Style

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INTERVIEW

How Vogue Williams became a millennial power player

A portfolio of podcasts. A celebrity marriage. Lucrative sponsorship deals. Not forgetting a memoir, Big Mouth

Celebrity

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Wayne Perrey How to build raised garden planters

Hugo Rifkind The luxury of a bad back: when the pain stops, life is brighter

Wayne Perrey How to build raised garden planters

Hugo Rifkind The luxury of a bad back: when the pain stops, life is brighter

Business

Aerial view of Vivergo Fuels ethanol production facility.

UK bioethanol industry blindsided by American trade deal

Manufacturers who fear they will be unable to compete with lower-cost imports from the US demand urgent talks with the government

Companies & Markets

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Dominic O'Connell Orsted has taken the wind out of Miliband’s net-zero sails

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Mehreen Khan Rather than groupthink, Bank is now at risk of doublespeak

Dominic O'Connell Orsted has taken the wind out of Miliband’s net-zero sails

Mehreen Khan Rather than groupthink, Bank is now at risk of doublespeak

Sport

GALLAGHER PREMIERSHIP

Curry limps off with hamstring injury — one day after Lions call

Leicester Tigers 44 Sale Sharks 34: Flanker is forced off and will have a scan as Tigers seal win which strengthens their bid for a home play-off

Rugby union

ITALIAN OPEN

I’m not comfortable on clay but I’m fighting, says victorious Raducanu

Tennis

Romeo Lavia of Chelsea FC dribbling the ball during a Premier League match.

ANALYSIS

PETER RUTZLER

Lavia’s powerhouse play pushes Chelsea’s player of season to right back

Football

ITALIAN OPEN

I’m not comfortable on clay but I’m fighting, says victorious Raducanu

Tennis

ANALYSIS

PETER RUTZLER

Lavia’s powerhouse play pushes Chelsea’s player of season to right back

Football

Culture

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INTERVIEW

John Legend: ‘Kanye had so much optimism. It’s sad to see where he is now’

The soul singer talks about falling out with his mentor and friend, family life with Chrissy Teigen and why Trumpov’s America is ‘extremely scary’

Music

The top 10 crime documentaries — ranked by our critic

TV & Radio

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REVIEW

FICTION

Obnoxious Oxford — a wickedly funny satire about privileged students

Books

The top 10 crime documentaries — ranked by our critic

TV & Radio

REVIEW

FICTION

Obnoxious Oxford — a wickedly funny satire about privileged students

Books

Travel

JAMES MARRIOTT

My journey through Provence in the footsteps of my favourite artists

The dry, sunbeaten landscape and clear blue skies of southern France have inspired names from Cézanne to Van Gogh. And, more recently, The Times columnist

France