Foreign minister tells Blinken relations with the US could slip into ‘downward spiral’
‘Trump was my mentor’
David Pecker to testify for fourth time in Donald Trump hush-money trial
Kristi Noem
Trump VP contender writes of killing dog – and goat – in new book
Live
Middle East crisis: it could take 14 years to clear Gaza Strip of rubble and unexploded bombs
Environment
Trump will dismantle key US weather and science agency, climate experts fear
Cancer
‘Real hope’ for cure as personal mRNA vaccine for melanoma trialled
‘Selfless and strong’
Memorial honours World Central Kitchen aid workers killed in Gaza
Pandabuy
Police raid ‘20 football stadiums’ worth of alleged fake goods warehouses
Japan
Town to block Mount Fuji view after tourists overcrowd popular photo spot
In focus
Analysis
Arizona’s abortion U-turn points to Republican break from anti-abortion movement
The pro-Trump Arizona fake electors scheme
What’s in the charging document?
The indictment details the steps to push the concept of alternate electors in an alleged effort to overturn Biden’s victory
‘We are with them’
Support for Hamas grows among Palestinians in Lebanon
Aspirations for statehood revived among younger generations in refugee camps where war has consumed daily life
Spotlight
Evolution of man
How Ryan Gosling changed stardom, cinema and society
The actor’s feminist credentials, a wholehearted embrace of comedy and being one of the most memed actors on social media has seen Gosling’s auto-satirising alpha male become white-hot box office in 2024
The Great Gatsby review
A literary classic becomes a Broadway dud
Rights and freedom
Married at 10, abused and forced to flee without her children: an Afghan woman on life under the Taliban
Now living in comparative freedom in Iran, 26-year-old Mahtab Eftekhar describes facing motherhood at 12 and explains why seeking justice for other women means she no longer fears death
‘People think I hate pop’
Super-producer AG Cook on working with Beyoncé and honouring his friend Sophie
As the boss of PC Music, the godfather of hyperpop confounded critics but won over Beyoncé and Charli XCX. Now, with a supersized new solo album, he’s continuing his mission to make pop more unpredictable
Childbirth
Postpartum depression soared in 2020. Four years later, has anything changed?
First Thing
Survivors may have to retestify after Weinstein rape verdict overturned
‘A political pawn to get Black votes’
Morehouse students criticize Biden as commencement speaker
Mixed doubles
Why queer erotic sports cinema is enjoying a grand slam
Artists from Dua Lipa to Nia Archives are tapping the boisterous energy of mid-90s music – and even embracing the union jack. Can they avoid the genre’s laddish lows?
Mother Play review
Jessica Lange anchors often aimless Broadway drama
Jimmy Kimmel on Trump
‘He keeps his caps lock tighter than the door to Melania’s bedroom’
A way to make a livin’
Jennifer Aniston set for 9 to 5 reboot
Harry Potter
Audible to turn book series into full-cast audiobooks
Tupac Shakur
Estate threatens legal action against Drake over AI diss track
Thousands in Lisbon celebrated the 50th anniversary on Thursday of Portugal’s Carnation Revolution, which toppled the longest fascist dictatorship in Europe and ushered in democracy. The almost bloodless revolution was conducted by a group of junior army officers who wanted democracy and to put an end to long-running wars against independence movements in African colonies
The week in wildlife
A lazy leopard, a moonwalking elephant and hitchhiking ducklings