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Crowd at night viewing a fireworks display.
India and Pakistan exchange fire after dozens killed in bombing

Death toll continues to rise after overnight strikes which India claims targeted ‘terrorist infrastructure’

Asia
7 minutes ago

Will Trump help India and Pakistan pull back from brink of war?

The US president played a pivotal role in defusing the crisis between the nuclear-armed rivals six years ago. This time he may have other priorities


No British worker undercut in UK-India trade deal, says minister
Politics
57 minutes ago


Illustration of Rishi Sunak and Narendra Modi with the Indian flag.



Painting of Mount Vesuvius erupting at night.
Scroll charred by eruption of Vesuvius finally reveals secrets

Christian Brueckner in court.
Madeleine McCann suspect’s hard drive suggests she is dead, police say

Painting of Mount Vesuvius erupting at night.
Scroll charred by eruption of Vesuvius finally reveals secrets






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Collage of Adolf Hitler and other Nazi leaders with a shattered swastika.
‘I’m not giving any more orders.’ How Hitler and the Nazis fell

The Third Reich’s last days were marked by delusion and despair as the Führer’s regime crumbled, but even his successors didn’t think the end had come


Dame Lucie Rie, Australian studio potter, with a pot.
How contemplating art helps us to see the bigger picture



Rebekah Vardy leaving the Royal Courts of Justice during the Wagatha Christie trial.
Rebekah Vardy to pay £1.4m of Coleen Rooney’s legal costs


President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meeting in the Oval Office.
Trump paints Mark Carney a picture of his country disappearing




A toddler in a traditional outfit dances as musicians play at a Cinco de Mayo celebration.
News in pictures
A toddler in a traditional outfit dances as musicians play at a Cinco de Mayo celebration.
News in pictures


Oxford calls for tighter controls to tackle rise in deepfakes


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Poor me! My rich friends have left the UK. Here’s why I’m staying



It’s a wonder our reliance on the US lasted so long

After 80 years we can no longer expect America to protect us, and paying for our defence will require brutal honesty



Illustration of people watching white smoke rising from the Reichstag Building in Berlin, with text stating "White Smoke!" and "And a lot quicker than the Vatican!"

Cartoon by Morten Morland



a man wearing glasses and a striped shirt smiles for the camera
Putin’s posturing promises only fresh danger






a man wearing glasses and a striped shirt smiles for the camera
Putin’s posturing promises only fresh danger




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Collage of photos from David Beckham's 50th birthday celebration.

To celebrate his 50th, Becks fished for scallops in Scotland and drank Pétrus in Paris. But why was his eldest son nowhere to be seen?


Prince Harry at the Invictus Games 10th anniversary ceremony.
Carol MidgleyWhatever you think of Prince Harry, he hasn’t forgotten his status





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David SmithDon’t bank on Reeves slowing down the public spending juggernaut


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Inter Milan players celebrating a goal.

Inter Milan 4 Barcelona 3 (after extra time, Inter win 7-6 on aggregate): Davide Frattesi goal secures place in Champions League final in Munich



Keith McNally at a restaurant.

Keith McNally became Manhattan’s hottest restaurant owner. In his pugnacious memoir I Regret Almost Everything he talks Madonna, James Corden and Alan Bennett

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