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    Fact check
    Debunking claims from Trump’s inaugural address, from inflation to healthcare

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    Big tech
    Trump inauguration: Zuckerberg, Bezos and Musk seated in front of cabinet picks

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    Yes, Trump is back. Yet I remain hopeful about America

    Robert Reich
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    Trump inauguration
    Giorgia Meloni to Javier Milei: far-right leaders flock to Trump inauguration

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    Climate crisis
    Trump plans to withdraw US from Paris climate agreement for second time

  • Mexican army and national guard members patrol

    Mexico
    Trump said he will label Mexican cartels as terrorists in his inaugural speech. What’s at stake?

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    Analysis
    Military leaders should expect Trump crackdown – from disloyalty to diversity

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    Photo gallery
    Trump’s inauguration day: a who’s who from Biden to Musk

Headlines

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    US
    Biden commutes life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, 80

    Native American activist spent half a century in prison over 1975 murder of two FBI agents in South Dakota
  • A line of people walking down a path through destroyed buildings

    Israel-Gaza war
    Palestinians begin search for Gaza’s missing as they return to ruined homes

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    US
    Cecile Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood, dies at 67

  • Man clears snow off driveway

    Weather
    Millions in US experience bitter winter cold and snow

    • Health
      Weight-loss jabs linked to reduced risk of 42 conditions including dementia

    • California wildfires
      Fierce winds and heightened risk of wildfires return to California

    • Peru
      Pope dissolves Peru-based Catholic movement after ‘sadistic abuses’

    • Costco
      Strike authorized against popular US retailer Costco as contract nears expiration

    • Colombia
      Colombia vows war against leftwing guerrillas amid more than 100 deaths

    • Science
      Australian oysters’ blood could hold key to fighting drug-resistant superbugs, researchers find

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Spotlight

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    My feelgood movie
    ‘An unmitigated joy’: why Married to the Mob is my feelgood movie

    The next entry in our series of writers recommending their favourite comfort films is a tribute to Jonathan Demme’s zesty gangster comedy
  • ‘We had to aim our guns and say, “Bang! Bang!”’ … Sally Knyvette, Gareth Thomas and Jan Chappell in Blake’s 7, which launched in 1978.

    How we made
    ‘When Star Wars came out, one of our directors was close to tears’: how we made Blake’s 7

    ‘I thought I’d be rushing around doing stunts. But instead, it was all about my tight, sexy outfits. After three episodes, I was thinking, “I hate this big hair!”’
    • Trump supporters drink whiskey while in line, in the freezing rain, to attend a Trump victory rally at the Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. on Sunday, January 19, 2025. Photo by Jordan Gale

      Photo essay
      Freezing rain dampens mood in Washington ahead of Trump’s inauguration

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      Review
      Sunray: Fallen Soldier review – staple guns pressed into service in brutal payback thriller

    • Mark Andrews’s drop effective ended the Ravens’ season

      NFL
      Bills v Ravens was supposed to be about two stars. It was settled by a brutal drop

    • Chef Marc Veyrat

      Pass notes
      Cheddargate: why is a leading French chef turning down Michelin stars?

  • Donald Trump, centre, during the 60th presidential inauguration in the rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington DC on 20 January 2025.

    Editorial
    The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s inauguration: fear, division and the facade of national populism

    • A Palestinian man looks to the sky and holds his hands in the air. Behind him is a destroyed building.

      The Israel-Gaza ceasefire deal hangs by a thread. This is what must happen for peace to last

      Simon Tisdall
    • black and white image of a man who is Joe Biden speaking while gesturing with his hands

      Biden was a remarkably consequential one-term president

      Katrina vanden Heuvel
    • Emma Beddington

      Somehow, it is still January. Here are my nine wellness-free survival tips

      Emma Beddington
    • Gabriel Zucman

      Trump threatens a global trade war. Europe must unleash a radical alternative

      Gabriel Zucman
  • Mark Andrews’s drop effective ended the Ravens’ season

    NFL review
    Bills v Ravens was meant to be about two stars. A brutal drop settled it

    Melissa Jacobs
    All the talk coming into Sunday was about Josh Allen v Lamar Jackson. But it’s often errors rather than brilliance that decide big games
  • Wolverhampton Wanderers' Matheus Cunha in action with Chelsea's Reece James.

    Live
    Chelsea v Wolves – Premier League updates

  • Manchester City’s Erling Haaland celebrates scoring his side's fifth goal at Ipswich

    The craziest thing about Haaland’s record salary? It makes sense

    Sean Ingle
    The Manchester City striker’s wages may appear outrageous but they are in line with the level of pay given to other superstars such as Patrick Mahomes and Juan Soto
  • Lewis Hamilton at Maranello for his first official day with Ferrari

    Formula One
    Hamilton ‘realizes his dream’ after first day with Ferrari

    Lewis Hamilton said he is realising his dream and starting a ‘new era’ for Ferrari as he arrived at Maranello for his first official day with the team
    • Georginio Rutter, Justin Kluivert and Chris Wood

      The Premier League’s well-run middle class is booming

      Jonathan Wilson
    • Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley breaks free for his second touchdown of the game against the Los Angeles Rams.

      NFL
      Blistering Barkley and Eagles ice Rams to reach NFC championship game

    • Madison Keys celebrates after defeating Elena Rybakina

      Australian Open
      Keys dispatches Rybakina in rollercoaster match

    • Novak Djokovic speaks to the media after his win over Jiri Lehecka

      Djokovic the master divider is comfortable back in headlines

      Jack Snape
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    Environment
    High levels of fertilizer leads to drastically less pollinators and flowers, world’s longest study finds

  • A gas flare burns near an oil pump jack at the New Harmony Oil Field in Grayville, Illinois, in 2022.

    Oil and gas
    Wealth of US ‘oil-garchs’ went up 15% in nine months as industry figures plan Trump inauguration party

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    US-Mexico border
    ‘It’s an absolute travesty’: fears for border wildlife as Trump takes office

  • A home burns during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles county on 8 January.

    The perfect storm
    Why did LA’s wildfires explode out of control?

  • Debra Lea taking a video on her phone at a TikTok-sponsored Trump inauguration party

    TikTok
    Why is TikTok working again in the US as Trump takes office?

    App has resumed operations after saying it received assurance over de facto ban, but its future remains uncertain
  • A man who is Donald Trump turns to say something in the ear of Melania Trump who is standing next to him

    Cryptocurrencies
    Melania Trump launches meme coin as crypto conflicts worry experts

  • An ice fisherman walks on a frozen Lake Champlain in Vermont as temperatures plummet this week.

    Weather tracker
    Weather tracker: polar vortex to bring severe cold spell to much of US

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    Alaska
    Alaska to resume ‘barbaric’ shooting of bears and wolves from helicopters

    • Music
      ‘This isn’t politics’: Nelly defends decision to perform at Trump inauguration ball after backlash

    • California wildfires
      California wind forecast worsens as red flag fire weather warning expected on Monday

    • TikTok
      TikTok says it is restoring service in US after Trump vowed to delay ban

    • Joe Biden
      Biden posthumously pardons civil rights leader Marcus Garvey

    • Atlanta
      Bulldozers kill man in tent clearing homeless camp near MLK’s church

    • Covid-19
      RFK Jr reportedly sought to block vaccinations at height of pandemic

  • Emily Damari (left) with her mother, Mandy, in Shefayim, Israel

    Israel-Gaza war
    Freed British-Israeli hostage is ‘happiest person in the world’

    Emily Damari, released with two other hostages after 471 days in captivity, overjoyed after being reunited with familyMiddle East crisis – live updates
  • Migrants at the Paso del Norte international border bridge in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, on 17 January.

    Immigration
    ‘There is no plan’: migrant groups at US-Mexico border await mass deportations

  • Composite image of Elsie Dot Stancombe, Bebe King and Alice Aguiar

    UK
    Man admits to murdering three girls at Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England

  • A suited Viktor Orbán on stage

    Hungary
    Trump presidency will help to ‘occupy Brussels’, says Orbán

    • Denmark
      Denmark to ditch ‘parenting competency’ tests for Greenlandic families

    • South Africa
      South African police launch hunt for alleged illegal mining ‘kingpin’

    • Business
      Global financial sector dropping key green pledges as Trump takes office

    • Law
      ICC braces for swift Trump sanctions over Israeli arrest warrants

    • India
      Indian police volunteer gets life sentence for raping and murdering trainee doctor

    • Spain
      Single mother entitled to same parental leave as couple, Spanish court rules

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    Football Weekly
    Ange Postecoglou in danger as Spurs slump again – Football Weekly

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    The Audio Long Read
    ‘Look, they’re getting skin!’: are we right to strive to save the world’s tiniest babies? – podcast

  • Donald Trump does a dance to the Village People's “YMCA” as he leaves the stage during a campaign rally in Newport News, Virginia.

    Today in Focus
    Trump 2.0 – podcast

  • Portrait of James Collier, former NHS dietitian and co-founder of Huel

    Weekend
    Huel creator James Collier on bodybuilding and bullies; Marina Hyde on fawning Trump tech bros; and Philippa Perry’s advice on a dwindling sex life – Podcast

  • Palestinians celebrate the announcement on Wednesday of a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza Strip.

    Today in Focus
    Finally, a ceasefire in Gaza – podcast

  • ‘She was loved for good reason’ … Hélène de Beauvoir at work.

    Art
    ‘Jean-Paul Sartre hid at her house!’ The forgotten brilliance of Hélène de Beauvoir, sister of Simone

    She was a painter ‘ahead of her time’, counting Picasso as a fan. But Hélène de Beauvoir was always overshadowed by her famous sister. Now, with a show opening in Britain, the artist is finally receiving her due
  • Courting the nerds … Musk.

    Elon Musk stands accused of pretending to be good at video games. The irony is delicious

    Keza MacDonald
  • David Hockney’s After Blake: Less is Known than People Think

    Art
    David Hockney unveils unseen work for major Paris retrospective

  • Omega 6: The Triangle Stars.

    Games
    ‘Inside I was doing the Mario jump’ – how one artist became a key player in Nintendo’s story

  • Dead Before They Wake.

    Review
    Dead Before They Wake review – brutal grooming-gang thriller marries mawkishness and bloodlust

  • Head and shoulders portrait of Anna Beecher

    Book of the day
    We All Come Home Alive by Anna Beecher review – the pain of grief and joy of living

  • Giorgio Armani unveiled his autumn collection during Milan fashion week.

    Fashion
    Armani mixes signature tailoring with nod to TikTok in Milan show

    Cavernous totes and trouser pleats join broad shouldered jackets with just enough construction to create shape
  • A woman knitting colourful wool yarn

    Craft
    ‘Knitting is a lifeline’: young people turn to craft to cast off gloom

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    The big idea
    The Big Idea: looking for a better life? Follow your nose

  • G2 - The experts: senior managers and HR experts on how to put together a fantastic job application, from CV to interview

    The experts
    From the perfect CV to acing an interview – experts on 23 ways to get the job of your dreams

  • Liziba station in Chongqing, where the metro passes through the eighth story of an apartment block.

    My wonder of the world
    A sprawling megacity of multi-level madness: why Chongqing in China is my wonder of the world

  • Tina Shingler poses for a portrait

    A new start after 60
    I’d spent my life being ashamed of my hair – now I see it as a forcefield

  • Illustration of a person throwing coins into a jar

    Money
    ‘The dreaded B-word’: how to start budgeting

  • An illustration where three figures are discernible - a man and two women, one of whom is wearing a green hat

    Well actually
    Can’t stop thinking about your partner’s ex? You’re not alone

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    Well Actually
    I’m a hopeless people pleaser. I tried saying ‘no’ for a week

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    Air pollution
    Who should get an air purifier and can it help with wildfire smoke?

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From our global editions

  • Police officers try to prevent a crowd of Yoon Suk Yeol supporters from storming of the Seoul Western district court on Saturday

    South Korea
    Has South Korea just witnessed its own January 6 moment?

  • Two women and a young girl embrace near floral and balloon tributes to the victims of the knife attack in Southport

    UK
    ‘It’s not what Southport is’: how a deadly attack changed a town … and a country

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    Eritrea
    ‘It was almost a relief when someone died’: former prisoners on the torture and terror of Eritrea’s secret prisons

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    Television
    ‘Why would an orchestra exist in this hell?’ Inside The Lost Music of Auschwitz

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    Protest
    As Trump is inaugurated, activists ask: is there any point in mass protest?

  • Zyad Mahameed stands in semi-darkness in his office at a high window looking out over Damascus; the city is in daylight and framed by the window giving a view of a wide street and tall buildings. Mahameed is 32 and has dark hair and beard; he wears an open-necked black shirt and dark grey suit jacket.

    Press freedom
    ‘Not a mouthpiece of the regime’: Syria’s state news agency enters new era

    Journalists and broadcasters at Sana wait for ‘actions, not words’ but look to future after fall of Assad government
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    Spain
    ‘A vicious circle’: how the roof blew off Spain’s housing crisis

    Rents spiral and neighbourhoods lose charm as cities report tourist flat boom and surge in housing speculation
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    Analysis
    The world braces for Trump, hoping for the best, unprepared for the worst

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    TikTok
    Who banned TikTok? Politicians toss culpability like a football

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    Ukraine
    ‘Animals can feel good and evil’: film puts new perspective on war

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    Fitness
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    Photos of the day
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    Israel-Gaza war
    Devastation: aerial views of Gaza after ceasefire – in pictures

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    Ukraine
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    Smart shot
    ‘We can all find beauty in everyday life – even in unpleasant places’: Jan Schölzel’s best phone shot

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