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Chinese citizens ‘captured in Ukraine’

President Zelensky accuses Beijing of joining Russia’s war and urges US and Europe to respond

Russia-Ukraine war

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EU chief urges China to avoid escalating US trade war

Beijing condemned America’s ‘blackmailing nature’ before Ursula von der Leyen spoke with the Chinese premier

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Streeting attacks union over Birmingham bin lorry blockade

Politics

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NEW

Could Titanic have survived? Digital scans show how close it came

A digital ‘twin’ built from 700,000 images of the wreck shows the small damage that condemned the ship — and confirms how its heroic crew saved lives

History

Prince Harry arriving at the Royal Courts of Justice.

Prince Harry tells court he was singled out for inferior treatment

Duke is suing the home secretary over a ruling to withdraw his automatic right to police protection when he and Meghan stepped down from royal duties

Royal family

Italy delivers joint flypast for Charles and Camilla

Royal family

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Grand National horse dies after jockey banned for not pulling up

Horse racing

Madonna and Elton John embracing backstage.

Elton John and Madonna reconcile after decades-long feud

US news

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Boy, 15, and girl, 13, guilty of manslaughter after park attack

Crime

Stop reading texts in meetings, JP Morgan boss tells staff

US business

Italy delivers joint flypast for Charles and Camilla

Royal family

NEW

Grand National horse dies after jockey banned for not pulling up

Horse racing

Elton John and Madonna reconcile after decades-long feud

US news

Boy, 15, and girl, 13, guilty of manslaughter after park attack

Crime

Stop reading texts in meetings, JP Morgan boss tells staff

US business

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PHOTOGRAPHY

News in pictures

Long-extinct wolves to howl again thanks to ancient DNA

Science

Two dire wolf pups sleeping on the Iron Throne.

Long-extinct wolves to howl again thanks to ancient DNA

Science

Philip Green loses challenge to parliamentary privilege at ECHR

Law

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Philip Green loses challenge to parliamentary privilege at ECHR

Law

THE TIMES DIARY

Liz Truss deployed to criticise Mark Carney over economics

Politics

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THE TIMES DIARY

Liz Truss deployed to criticise Mark Carney over economics

Politics

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World

Volodymyr Zelensky meeting with French and British military officials in Kyiv.

Zelensky confirms Ukraine holds territory in Russian Belgorod region

The war must ‘return to where it came from’, the Ukrainian leader says

Russia-Ukraine war

Prince Laurent of Belgium on a phone, in uniform, at a National Day celebration.

NEW

Belgium’s ‘cursed prince’ loses his fight for social security

Europe

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaking at a Cesar Chavez Day event.

RFK Jr to tell health agency to stop recommending fluoride in water

US

NEW

Belgium’s ‘cursed prince’ loses his fight for social security

Europe

RFK Jr to tell health agency to stop recommending fluoride in water

US

Comment

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WILLIAM HAGUE Tariffs show we have to take Trump literally

Received wisdom on the president was wrong: he means precisely what he says, including on Greenland and a third term

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Cartoon by Morten Morland

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MELANIE PHILLIPS Britain must become a warrior nation again

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JAMES MARRIOTT Why we can’t seem to cope with free speech

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GILES COREN | NOTEBOOK I’ve glimpsed the end of days — in a tiny wearable mic

JAWAD IQBAL Labour MPs should focus on issues at home, not the West Bank

Business & Money

Illustration of a Chinese Yuan banknote with US and Chinese flags.

China weakens currency as trade war escalates

Beijing boosts its export competitiveness and lowers the cost of its goods and services in face of extra Trump tariffs

Economics

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Alistair Osborne Billionaire boys’ club is getting nervous about Trump

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Mehreen Khan Markets, Trump or the Fed: who will blink first?

Alistair Osborne Billionaire boys’ club is getting nervous about Trump

Mehreen Khan Markets, Trump or the Fed: who will blink first?

Sport

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COMMENT

DAVID WALSH

Pogacar arrives at Roubaix as greatest athlete on planet — and he’s credible

Known dopers in the past could prepare for and win the Tour de France but didn’t do much before or after, while Slovenian is supreme for the whole season

Cycling

Ángel Cabrera holding the James Hardie Pro-Football Hall of Fame Invitational 2025 trophy.

‘True champion’ — Augusta welcomes back abuser Cabrera after 30 months in jail

Golf

Craig Overton of Somerset celebrates a wicket.

NEW

‘Piss off and support another club’ — Overton clashes with Somerset fan

Cricket

Unai Emery reacting to Neymar Jr. falling on the field during a soccer match.

ANALYSIS

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

PSG, a 4-0 lead and harsh lessons from worst night of Emery’s career

Football

Max Homa looking dejected after finishing his second round at The Players Championship.

ANGUS OLIVER

How tearful Homa slumped from world’s elite to ‘toxic relationship’ with golf

Golf

Illustration of Martin Ødegaard, showing him as a young boy holding a jersey with his name on it and as a mature Arsenal player.

ANALYSIS

IAN HAWKEY

Odegaard: Payback time for shy little kid who Real rejected

Football

Mikel Merino of Arsenal scoring a goal against Chelsea.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

‘Our strengths can hurt their weaknesses’ — Arteta’s set-piece plan for Real

Football

ANALYSIS

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

PSG, a 4-0 lead and harsh lessons from worst night of Emery’s career

Football

ANGUS OLIVER

How tearful Homa slumped from world’s elite to ‘toxic relationship’ with golf

Golf

ANALYSIS

IAN HAWKEY

Odegaard: Payback time for shy little kid who Real rejected

Football

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

‘Our strengths can hurt their weaknesses’ — Arteta’s set-piece plan for Real

Football

‘True champion’ — Augusta welcomes back abuser Cabrera after 30 months in jail

Golf

NEW

‘Piss off and support another club’ — Overton clashes with Somerset fan

Cricket

Life & Style

Meghan Markle and Whitney Wolfe Herd in individual portraits.

NEW

Tuning in for ‘girl talk’ on Meghan’s new podcast — if only I’d had rosé

On Confessions of a Female Founder the duchess could’ve asked Bumble’s Whitney Wolfe Herd how she made a billion. But she had other things on her mind

Celebrity

Caitlin Moran I have 800,000 followers on X yet many of them loathe me

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Phoebe McDowell 10 things to buy now: beauty, accessories and more

Caitlin Moran I have 800,000 followers on X yet many of them loathe me

Phoebe McDowell 10 things to buy now: beauty, accessories and more

Culture

Three Olivier Awards winners in formal wear walking down a corridor.

EXCLUSIVE

Back-slapping and a touch of Hollywood — backstage at the Olivier awards

The Times went behind the scenes with the stars, including winners John Lithgow and Lesley Manville, for the glitziest night in theatre

Theatre & Dance

Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz and What They Found review

TV & Radio

Carly and Daniel Brennan stand outside a stone building.

REVIEW

Reunion: this revenge thriller with a difference has an unusual intensity

TV & Radio

A young woman in a dark dress eats bread and drinks from a bowl on the floor.

VIEWING GUIDE

What’s on TV and radio tonight — The Art of Joy

TV & Radio

A scene from Doctor Who season 2 showing Belinda Chandra and the Doctor running.

REVIEW

Will the new series of Doctor Who save the show from the axe?

TV & Radio

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Revealed: the most influential video game of all time — plus our Bafta predictions

Gaming

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FIRST NIGHT

Yunchan Lim, the internet’s favourite pianist, takes a risk with Bach

Classical & Opera

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TV & Radio

REVIEW

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TV & Radio

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Revealed: the most influential video game of all time — plus our Bafta predictions

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FIRST NIGHT

Yunchan Lim, the internet’s favourite pianist, takes a risk with Bach

Classical & Opera

Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz and What They Found review

TV & Radio

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TV & Radio

Travel

Panoramic view of Lublin, Poland's historic city center.

This lesser-known Polish city is also one of its prettiest

Lublin, in the country’s east, has poignant wartime history, intriguing food tours and cool cocktails. Here’s what to eat, see and do on a long weekend

Poland