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India
Dozens feared dead at Kumbh Mela religious festival

Witnesses describe surging crowds that crushed people on the banks of the Ganges as they arrived to dip into holy water

Infrastructure
Reeves plans to create ‘Silicon Valley’ between Oxford and Cambridge

DeepSeek
Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek censors itself in realtime, users report

Middle East crisis
Trump invites Netanyahu to be first foreign leader to visit White House

Environment
Water industry promises £22bn of environmental investment, funded by rising bills

In focus

Israel-Gaza war
‘I’m coming to a place that looks like hell’: the long road home for Gaza’s displaced

After 15 months of war, many people in north Gaza know they are returning to a wasteland

Ukraine war briefing
Putin refuses direct talks with Zelenskyy

Analysis
How Trump tariffs could upend car markets in Europe, the US and China

Spotlight

Wellbeing
All in the mind? The surprising truth about brain rot

US politics
Karoline Leavitt’s White House press conference marks return to Trump-era media relations

Rise of Chris Philp tests the limits of the Peter principle

John Crace

Opinion

No, the kids are really not all right. Honestly, can you blame them?

Marina Hyde

While Musk and Altman wage their silly little feud, China is making all the broligarchs look like chumps

Arwa Mahdawi

Breaking down macho cultures? No, the Sun is simply monetising David Coote’s distress

Barney Ronay

Sport

Football
‘Let’s get this hatred out of football’: Arteta on threats against referee

Cricket live
Sri Lanka v Australia: first men’s Test, day one

Close bond between Smith and Murley can power Six Nations tilt

Gerard Meagher

Podcast

Today in Focus
Rachel Reeves’ plans for the UK: all growth, no green? – podcast

The chancellor is keen to strike a more business-friendly note, but will it come at a cost to the environment? Heather Stewart reports

Climate crisis

Extreme weather
Climate triple whammy boosted risk of LA fires, study shows

Environment
Can communities living side by side with wildlife beat Africa’s national parks at conservation?

Business

Markets
US tech stocks partly recover after Trump says DeepSeek AI chatbot is ‘wake-up call’

DeepSeek
Tech billionaires lost almost $100bn in stock market selloff

In pictures

Photos of the day
Newborn lambs and Shetland Vikings

Photography
‘Devastated by war’: Ukraine’s battle scars

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