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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’

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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


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
Joe Biden in a BBC interview.
Trump is appeasing Russia over Ukraine, Biden warns

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






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Michelle Obama speaking at SXSW.
Michelle Obama: I’m in therapy

The former first lady is preparing for the ‘next phase’, with her daughters leaving home and having dispelled divorce rumours


King's College London building facade.
Jewish students face ‘unprecedented’ rise in abuse at UK universities



Detail of Michelangelo's The Last Judgment fresco.
How Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel frescoes can sway the conclave


Smoke billowing from a chimney at night.
How the conclave works: a guide to the new pope’s election




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


‘I’m not giving any more orders.’ How Hitler and the Nazis fell


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Composite image of Pope Francis and Raffaele Mincione.

Raffaele Mincione is the London banker embroiled in a Vatican financial scandal that’s already sparked the downfall of a senior cardinal


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





a man in a white shirt and blue tie looks at the camera
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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