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President Donald Trump speaking outside the White House.
UPDATED
Zelensky is key obstacle to peace deal, says Trump

US president claims a peace deal is very close but accuses Ukrainian leader of harming negotiations

Russia-Ukraine war
Land Rover Discovery Sport vehicles for export at a Liverpool port.
Reeves prepared to slash car and farm tariffs to seal US trade deal
Politics
Kashim Chowdhury leaving Southwark Crown Court.
Civil servant ‘held three full-time jobs simultaneously’
Crime
French President Macron shaking hands with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Elysee Palace.
How the US lost patience with talks to end the war in Ukraine
Defence
Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Mueller celebrating mass in Krakow, Poland.
EXCLUSIVE
INTERVIEW
Church risks split if it elects a liberal pope, Cardinal Müller says
Europe
Artist Catherine de Renee standing beside her artwork.
‘Artist on benefits’ loses divorce battle against millionaire
Law
Claudia Winkleman in The Traitors promotional image.
Cloaks on and daggers out as The Traitors goes to the Proms
Media
French President Macron shaking hands with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Elysee Palace.
How the US lost patience with talks to end the war in Ukraine
Defence
Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Mueller celebrating mass in Krakow, Poland.
EXCLUSIVE
INTERVIEW
Church risks split if it elects a liberal pope, Cardinal Müller says
Europe
Artist Catherine de Renee standing beside her artwork.
‘Artist on benefits’ loses divorce battle against millionaire
Law
Claudia Winkleman in The Traitors promotional image.
Cloaks on and daggers out as The Traitors goes to the Proms
Media
Land Rover Discovery Sport vehicles for export at a Liverpool port.
Reeves prepared to slash car and farm tariffs to seal US trade deal
Politics
Kashim Chowdhury leaving Southwark Crown Court.
Civil servant ‘held three full-time jobs simultaneously’
Crime
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Elon Musk at a cabinet meeting wearing a hat that says "Trump Was Right About Everything".
NEW
Musk and Trump’s Treasury chief have ‘WWE’ West Wing shouting match
US politics
Driving test backlog ‘to be cleared by summer 2026’
Politics
Woman with severe facial injuries in a hospital.
23 images of war — a photo essay by The Times’s Jack Hill

Our photographer was on the ground when Russia invaded Ukraine. He has documented the conflict through stories of courage, loss, resilience and survival

Russia-Ukraine war
Portrait of Michael Gove sitting on a park bench.
Gove takes title Lord Gove of Torry, honouring Aberdeen roots
Scotland
Photo of Robin Reed and his son Owen.
British father and son who drowned off Great Barrier Reef named
Australasia
Diver exploring a World War I shipwreck underwater.
Diver buys First World War shipwreck on Facebook for £300
History
Two photos of a bone fragment with a ruler for scale.
York skeleton is ‘first evidence of Roman gladiator battling a lion’
History
A model surrounded by rhubarb stalks.
Bumper crop of asparagus and rhubarb after record March sunshine
Environment
Diver exploring a World War I shipwreck underwater.
Diver buys First World War shipwreck on Facebook for £300
History
Diver exploring a World War I shipwreck underwater.
Diver buys First World War shipwreck on Facebook for £300
History
Two photos of a bone fragment with a ruler for scale.
York skeleton is ‘first evidence of Roman gladiator battling a lion’
History
Two photos of a bone fragment with a ruler for scale.
York skeleton is ‘first evidence of Roman gladiator battling a lion’
History
A model surrounded by rhubarb stalks.
Bumper crop of asparagus and rhubarb after record March sunshine
Environment
A model surrounded by rhubarb stalks.
Bumper crop of asparagus and rhubarb after record March sunshine
Environment
Diver exploring a World War I shipwreck underwater.
Diver buys First World War shipwreck on Facebook for £300
History
Two photos of a bone fragment with a ruler for scale.
York skeleton is ‘first evidence of Roman gladiator battling a lion’
History
A model surrounded by rhubarb stalks.
Bumper crop of asparagus and rhubarb after record March sunshine
Environment
Diver exploring a World War I shipwreck underwater.
Diver buys First World War shipwreck on Facebook for £300
History
Diver exploring a World War I shipwreck underwater.
Diver buys First World War shipwreck on Facebook for £300
History
Two photos of a bone fragment with a ruler for scale.
York skeleton is ‘first evidence of Roman gladiator battling a lion’
History
Two photos of a bone fragment with a ruler for scale.
York skeleton is ‘first evidence of Roman gladiator battling a lion’
History
A model surrounded by rhubarb stalks.
Bumper crop of asparagus and rhubarb after record March sunshine
Environment
A model surrounded by rhubarb stalks.
Bumper crop of asparagus and rhubarb after record March sunshine
Environment
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PHOTOGRAPHY
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TOM KINGTON IN VATICAN CITY
Faithful flock to say their last goodbyes to Pope Francis

A procession of cardinals was led by Kevin Farrell, the acting head of the Vatican

Religion
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou leaving a cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace.
PM’s daughter reveals ‘assault by priest’ at school
Europe
German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon in flight.
Jailed Turkish opponent ‘begs’ Berlin to lift ban on fighter jet sale
Europe
Photo of Denis Smolyaninov, a Russian spy accused of hiring disposable assassins.
Russian spy ‘plotted parcel-bomb attack against US flight’
Europe
A Russian woman reunites with her prisoner of war boyfriend in Kyiv.
INTERVIEW
I went to Ukraine to bring my Russian PoW boyfriend home. He said no
Russia-Ukraine war
Basket of baguettes with a French flag and a calendar showing May 1st.
French baker threatened with €79k fine for opening on Labour Day
Europe
Collage of Mario Vargas Llosa relaxing in a chair with a book and a view of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia, alongside the cover of his novel "The Time of the Hero."
Plan to honour Mario Vargas Llosa stirs up Catalan separatists
Europe
Photo of Denis Smolyaninov, a Russian spy accused of hiring disposable assassins.
Russian spy ‘plotted parcel-bomb attack against US flight’
Europe
A Russian woman reunites with her prisoner of war boyfriend in Kyiv.
INTERVIEW
I went to Ukraine to bring my Russian PoW boyfriend home. He said no
Russia-Ukraine war
Basket of baguettes with a French flag and a calendar showing May 1st.
French baker threatened with €79k fine for opening on Labour Day
Europe
Collage of Mario Vargas Llosa relaxing in a chair with a book and a view of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia, alongside the cover of his novel "The Time of the Hero."
Plan to honour Mario Vargas Llosa stirs up Catalan separatists
Europe
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou leaving a cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace.
PM’s daughter reveals ‘assault by priest’ at school
Europe
German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon in flight.
Jailed Turkish opponent ‘begs’ Berlin to lift ban on fighter jet sale
Europe
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Comment

a woman wearing a blue jacket and white shirt smiles for the camera
JULIET SAMUELPrincess brain rot and the end of civilisation

It’s not just teenage mental health, the damage smartphones are doing to our ability to think is becoming ever clearer

Illustration of a political cartoon depicting trade negotiations as a game of chicken.

Cartoon by Morten Morland

a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt smiles for the camera
EDWARD LUCASFlatter Trump — our security depends on it
a man with a beard is wearing a black shirt
HUGO RIFKINDCameron’s ‘bonkers’ guru is now a Trumpist
Headshot of Daniel Finkelstein.
DANIEL FINKELSTEINAll Tories have left is to say what they think
Portrait of Iqbal Jawad.
JAWAD IQBAL | THUNDERERMPs have a duty to steer clear of sectarian politics
a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt smiles for the camera
EDWARD LUCASFlatter Trump — our security depends on it
a man with a beard is wearing a black shirt
Headshot of Daniel Finkelstein.
Portrait of Iqbal Jawad.
a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt smiles for the camera
a man with a beard is wearing a black shirt
Headshot of Daniel Finkelstein.
Portrait of Iqbal Jawad.

Business

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent adjusting his glasses outside the White House.
Markets rally as Scott Bessent talks of ‘big US deal’ with China

US Treasury secretary says the White House is willing to reduce trade imbalances with Beijing

US business
Headshot of David Smith.
David SmithIf it works, an industrial strategy will have been worth the wait
Headshot of Louisa Clarence-Smith.
Louisa Clarence-SmithIs America’s Ivy League obsession finally coming to an end?
Rachel Reeves, UK chancellor of the exchequer, speaking at the Semafor World Economy Summit.
Reeves to follow Trump and review import tax loophole
Companies
Rear view of a woman working on a chicken processing plant assembly line.
Britain says no to chlorinated chicken on eve of US trade talks
Economics
Richard Branson at a press conference for Virgin Atlantic's return to Toronto Pearson Airport.
Branson attacks Trump over trade and Ukraine
Economics
Pedestrians walking past an IMF Spring Meetings sign in Washington, DC.
Global debt set to exceed 100 per cent of GDP by end of decade
Economics
Rachel Reeves, UK chancellor of the exchequer, speaking at the Semafor World Economy Summit.
Reeves to follow Trump and review import tax loophole
Companies
Rear view of a woman working on a chicken processing plant assembly line.
Britain says no to chlorinated chicken on eve of US trade talks
Economics
Richard Branson at a press conference for Virgin Atlantic's return to Toronto Pearson Airport.
Branson attacks Trump over trade and Ukraine
Economics
Pedestrians walking past an IMF Spring Meetings sign in Washington, DC.
Global debt set to exceed 100 per cent of GDP by end of decade
Economics
Headshot of David Smith.
David SmithIf it works, an industrial strategy will have been worth the wait
Headshot of Louisa Clarence-Smith.
Louisa Clarence-SmithIs America’s Ivy League obsession finally coming to an end?

Sport

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Jean-Philippe Mateta of Crystal Palace celebrating a goal during a Premier League match at Emirates Stadium.
PREMIER LEAGUE
Mateta magic leaves Liverpool needing a point to start title party

Arsenal 2 Palace 2: Sensational goals from Mateta and Eberechi Eze mean that Liverpool can win the title with a draw against Spurs on Sunday

Football
Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose shaking hands after a playoff hole at the Masters Tournament.
COMMENT
MATTHEW SYED
Rose’s grace stands out in an increasingly puerile world of bad losers
Golf
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Abramovich talks about enforced sale of Chelsea for first time
Football
Aston Villa FC v Nottingham Forest FC - Premier League
Rashford will only consider joining Champions League clubs
Football
Emma Raducanu celebrating during a tennis match.
Raducanu boosts grand-slam seeding hopes in victorious start to clay season
Tennis
ASM Clermont v Racing 92 - Top 14 2024/2025
Youngs: I’d love Owen to stick it to haters — but he won’t get Lions call
Rugby union
Runners participating in the London Marathon.
London Marathon stops posting on X as it has ‘descended into a gutter’
Athletics
Aston Villa FC v Nottingham Forest FC - Premier League
Rashford will only consider joining Champions League clubs
Football
Emma Raducanu celebrating during a tennis match.
Raducanu boosts grand-slam seeding hopes in victorious start to clay season
Tennis
ASM Clermont v Racing 92 - Top 14 2024/2025
Youngs: I’d love Owen to stick it to haters — but he won’t get Lions call
Rugby union
Runners participating in the London Marathon.
London Marathon stops posting on X as it has ‘descended into a gutter’
Athletics
Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose shaking hands after a playoff hole at the Masters Tournament.
COMMENT
MATTHEW SYED
Rose’s grace stands out in an increasingly puerile world of bad losers
Golf
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Abramovich talks about enforced sale of Chelsea for first time
Football

Life & Style

Jim Murphy, author of Inner Excellence, sits for a portrait.
INTERVIEW
How a former FedEx man became a self-help guru

His mother was dying, he was in debt, his book was selling just a few copies a day — then an NFL star changed Jim Murphy’s life

Health & Fitness
Five bottles of Bordeaux wine.
Will LyonsSix of the best bottles of Bordeaux for £15 and under
a woman in a blue shirt smiles for the camera
Carol MidgleyI don’t believe working from home encourages rampant lovemaking
A group of people running on a path.
She’s the world’s fastest 77-year-old
Health & Fitness
Gwyneth Paltrow and a selection of paleo diet foods.
FIRST PERSON
Gwyneth is fed up with the Paleo diet. I’m not surprised, it’s nuts
Food & Drink
Teenage friends using smartphones while leaning against a wall.
What Gen Z really need to know
Sex & Relationships
Sir Simon Jenkins at the Cliveden Literary Festival.
INTERVIEW
Simon Jenkins: ‘London was a city of streets; now it’s a city of towers’
Property & Home
54 minutes ago
A group of people running on a path.
She’s the world’s fastest 77-year-old
Health & Fitness
Gwyneth Paltrow and a selection of paleo diet foods.
FIRST PERSON
Gwyneth is fed up with the Paleo diet. I’m not surprised, it’s nuts
Food & Drink
Teenage friends using smartphones while leaning against a wall.
What Gen Z really need to know
Sex & Relationships
Sir Simon Jenkins at the Cliveden Literary Festival.
INTERVIEW
Simon Jenkins: ‘London was a city of streets; now it’s a city of towers’
Property & Home
54 minutes ago
Five bottles of Bordeaux wine.
Will LyonsSix of the best bottles of Bordeaux for £15 and under
a woman in a blue shirt smiles for the camera
Carol MidgleyI don’t believe working from home encourages rampant lovemaking

Culture

Emily Mortimer at her home in New York.
INTERVIEW
Emily Mortimer on her son’s White Lotus sex scene: ‘It was bizarre’

The star talks about watching her son’s incest scene in the hit drama, life in a family of actors and playing ex-Met Chief Cressida Dick in Disney+’s Suspect

TV & Radio
Pope Francis's coffin being carried into St. Peter's Basilica.
EXPLAINER
How to watch the Pope’s funeral: TV channels and timings in the UK
TV & Radio
Fin and Sioned on the Great Wall of China.
REVIEW
Race Across the World: teen lovebirds, divorced exes … get set, go!
TV & Radio
Anoushka Shankar, Brighton Festival 2025 Guest Director.
INTERVIEW
MY CULTURAL FIRSTS
Anoushka Shankar: George Harrison bought me my first CD player
Music
Timothy Spall as Mr. Turner in a scene from the film.
The wild side to JMW Turner — fish, fowl and his favourite moggies
Art
Freddie Flintoff in Rebuilding Freddie.
REVIEW
TOM PECK
Flintoff — portrait of a hero tortured by his traumatic memories
TV & Radio
Still image from "The Quatermass Experiment" (1953) showing the main cast.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Science Fiction in the Atomic Age
TV & Radio
Anoushka Shankar, Brighton Festival 2025 Guest Director.
INTERVIEW
MY CULTURAL FIRSTS
Anoushka Shankar: George Harrison bought me my first CD player
Music
Timothy Spall as Mr. Turner in a scene from the film.
The wild side to JMW Turner — fish, fowl and his favourite moggies
Art
Freddie Flintoff in Rebuilding Freddie.
REVIEW
TOM PECK
Flintoff — portrait of a hero tortured by his traumatic memories
TV & Radio
Still image from "The Quatermass Experiment" (1953) showing the main cast.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Science Fiction in the Atomic Age
TV & Radio
Pope Francis's coffin being carried into St. Peter's Basilica.
EXPLAINER
How to watch the Pope’s funeral: TV channels and timings in the UK
TV & Radio
Fin and Sioned on the Great Wall of China.
REVIEW
Race Across the World: teen lovebirds, divorced exes … get set, go!
TV & Radio
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Travel

Sir Richard Branson and others celebrating Virgin Atlantic's new daily flights to Riyadh.
INTERVIEW
Why this inclusive airline is now flying to Saudi Arabia

Playful Virgin Atlantic has landed in Riyadh. John Arlidge was one of the first to fly with founder Richard Branson

Passengers at UK airport, which could be hit by disruption
Travel chaos 2025: all the strikes and disruption expected across Europe
Advice
Woman leaving tip at restaurant table.
COMMENT
I avoid tipping on holiday whenever I can — here’s why you should too
Advice
Aftermath of a building collapse in Istanbul, Turkey, following an eathquake on April 23, 2025
Is it safe to travel to Turkey right now? Latest advice after earthquake
Advice
Notting Hill Carnival in London on August bank holiday
UK bank holidays 2025: full list of upcoming dates
Advice
Sunrise on Australia’s Gold Coast
TRAVEL ADVICE
How to get over jet lag: 9 top tips and suggestions
Advice
The Valsana Hotel Arosa in the Swiss Alps
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury Swiss Alps break for two worth up to £1,500 with the Valsana Hotel Arosa
Aftermath of a building collapse in Istanbul, Turkey, following an eathquake on April 23, 2025
Is it safe to travel to Turkey right now? Latest advice after earthquake
Advice
Notting Hill Carnival in London on August bank holiday
UK bank holidays 2025: full list of upcoming dates
Advice
Sunrise on Australia’s Gold Coast
TRAVEL ADVICE
How to get over jet lag: 9 top tips and suggestions
Advice
The Valsana Hotel Arosa in the Swiss Alps
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury Swiss Alps break for two worth up to £1,500 with the Valsana Hotel Arosa
Passengers at UK airport, which could be hit by disruption
Travel chaos 2025: all the strikes and disruption expected across Europe
Advice
Woman leaving tip at restaurant table.
COMMENT
I avoid tipping on holiday whenever I can — here’s why you should too
Advice

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