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Israel-Gaza war live
Ceasefire to come into effect at 8.30am local time on Sunday

Hamas said the mechanism of the release of Israeli hostages it holds in Gaza would depend on the number of Palestinian prisoners Israel would free

US immigration
Trump plans large immigration raid in Chicago on Tuesday – report

Los Angeles wildfires
Power utility sued over woman’s death as crews make progress against LA fires

TikTok
TikTok says it will ‘go dark’ in US on Sunday unless Biden acts

Space
US and Turks and Caicos to inquire into failed SpaceX launch leading to debris

Trump administration

An American tragedy
How Biden paved the way for Trump’s White House return

To admirers, Biden will remain one of the most consequential one-term presidents in US history – to detractors, he was undone by a fatal flaw

Canada
‘A small act of patriotism’: Canada’s anti-Maga hats go viral

‘I can’t be here’
Washington DC residents flee ahead of Trump inauguration

Trump inauguration
10 things to know about Trump's inauguration day

In focus

Israel-Gaza war
A visual guide to the destruction of Gaza

Satellite imagery, maps, video footage and graphics show how Gaza has been left in ruins by Israel’s war against Hamas

Ukraine
Suicides, new tactics and propaganda iPads: details from captured North Koreans expose new foe in Ukraine

Japan
Last orders? Soaring costs and declining demand take toll on Japan’s legendary izakaya

Spotlight

Happiness
‘The two of us book a karaoke room for an hour. It’s like tiramisu for the soul’ What’s on your dopamine menu?

From a ‘starter’ of dishing out compliments to a ‘dessert’ of smashing laptops in rage rooms, scientists and authors share 15 portion-sized ideas for a positivity boost

Guy Pearce
‘My ex-wife was the greatest love of my life, but I’ve moved on now’

Flashback
Singer-songwriter Betty Boo: ‘I was very naive in the 90s. It was only years later I realised people were on loads of drugs’

This is how we do it
‘I definitely want sex more often than she does, but I don’t mind waiting’

Mental health
Nobody could help me with my psychosis. Then I was sent to jail for holding up a shop with a toy gun

Life and style
When kids set their parents’ screen time rules: ‘I hit my limit before I even get out of bed’

Opinion

The tech bros have front-row seats at Trump’s inauguration, but what they want goes way beyond that

Quinn Slobodian

It’s time for Democrats to go low

Peter Rothpletz

Sports

Premier League live
Newcastle United v Bournemouth – live updates

Tennis live
Australian Open – Kecmanovic v Rune, Keys beats jeered Collins

Culture

Film
‘It’s a PR battle’: inside the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni lawsuits

Coen brothers
Blood Simple at 40: how the Coens set the standard for modern noir

In case you missed it

Saginaw county dispatch
Voters who backed Trump identify new swamp to drain: corporate power

Saginaw county Republicans want new president to target big pharma, healthcare and food – can they rely on him?

California wildfires
GoFundMe, Mandy Moore and the unfairness of disaster relief

RedNote
Censorship, homework help and cats: China’s RedNote users welcome ‘TikTok refugees’

Trump inauguration
‘Everybody wants to be my friend’: who’s on the Trump inauguration guest list?

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