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Middle East crisis
Benjamin Netanyahu says Golan Heights will remain part of Israel ‘for eternity’
Syria  
Benjamin Netanyahu says Golan Heights will remain part of Israel ‘for eternity’
PM’s words follow Israeli takeover of previously demilitarised zone in Syrian-controlled territory
Ahmed al-Sharaa  
Syria’s new leader has two identities – but which one will take the country forward?
Exclusive  
Inside the hunt for hidden cells in Sednaya prison, Syria’s ‘human slaughterhouse’
Headlines
Keir Starmer says Saudi Arabia trip fulfils ‘number one mission’ to grow UK economy
Politics  
Keir Starmer says Saudi Arabia trip fulfils ‘number one mission’ to grow UK economy
PM defends ties between two countries and says he will be able to raise concerns about Saudi government’s human rights record
Media  
Rupert Murdoch loses battle to control succession to his media empire
US  
Murder charge against Luigi Mangione, accused in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing
Memory  
Exercising for 30 minutes improves memory, study suggests
Education  
Fix SEN funding to avoid ‘absurd’ council deficits in England, IFS says
In focus
Who is Friedrich Merz, the pilot politician tipped to be German chancellor?
Profile  
Who is Friedrich Merz, the pilot politician tipped to be German chancellor?
CDU leader once sidelined by Merkel loves private planes, hates tax bureaucracy, and backs Ukraine
Analysis  
Will emergence of HTS in Syria raise level of global terrorism threats?
Ukraine war briefing  
Our war dead 43,000 and Russia’s 198,000 says Zelenskyy
Spotlight
True crime  
My father, the serial killer: how April Balascio put her dad behind bars – and broke free of her childhood
My father, the serial killer: how April Balascio put her dad behind bars – and broke free of her childhood
The long read  
Endless work, little money, occasional UFOs: my father’s five decades driving Brazil’s roads
Television & radio  
Somebody Somewhere season three review – remarkable TV that burrows into your heart
Opinion
They ‘didn’t look the type’: how the media was fooled by Bashar and Asma al-Assad
Zoe Williams
They ‘didn’t look the type’: how the media was fooled by Bashar and Asma al-Assad
Bullies can sense weakness – which is why Labour must not shy away from taking on the global far right
Andy Beckett
Golden Globes 2025: a lively list guaranteed to get under President-elect Trump’s skin
Peter Bradshaw
Sport
Football  
That's for you Michail: West Ham dedicate Wolves win to Antonio
That's for you Michail: West Ham dedicate Wolves win to Antonio
F1 2024 awards  
Verstappen joins the all-time F1 greats after his hardest-won title yet
Postecoglou wrestles with injuries and fragility as Spurs fans demand more
David Hytner
Podcast
Inside Damascus after the fall of Bashar al-Assad – podcast
Today in Focus  
Inside Damascus after the fall of Bashar al-Assad – podcast
Foreign correspondent William Christou travels to Damascus, hours after Syria’s decades-long dictator Bashar al-Assad is ousted from power, and asks whether the country’s thirteen-year civil war can finally come to an end
Business
House prices  
Cost of buying average home in England now unaffordable, warns ONS
Cost of buying average home in England now unaffordable, warns ONS
Spending scrutiny  
Chancellor orders ministers to submit spending plans to private sector experts
In pictures
Photos of the day  
Cross-country runners and Syrians’ joy
Cross-country runners and Syrians’ joy
Ballet  
The Nutcracker ballet in Nairobi
The Nutcracker ballet in Nairobi
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