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Ukraine
Russian ballistic missile attack a ‘severe escalation’, says Zelenskyy

Ukrainian president appeals for tough global response, as Nato accuses Vladimir Putin of trying to intimidate Kyiv’s allies

US news
Trump names Pam Bondi as attorney general pick after Gaetz steps aside

Middle East
ICC issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged Gaza war crimes

Monarchy
‘Obscene’: Anger after cost of King Charles’s coronation revealed

Laos
British lawyer is fifth person to die in suspected methanol poisoning in Laos

Cop29

Climate crisis
Cop29 climate finance deal hits fresh setback as deadline looms

Outcry after draft text contains only an ‘X’ instead of setting $1tn funding goal to support developing countries

Climate crisis
US and India lead G20 on climate action, report says

Cop29
Australia and Turkey in standoff to be host of crucial 2026 climate talks

This is climate breakdown

My legs were getting smashed in. My face was burning

In focus

John Prescott
How John Prescott used humour and grit to unite old and New Labour

Prescott, from proud working-class stock, represented the part of Labour that Tony Blair knew he had to carry with him

Explainer
What do we know about Russia’s ‘experimental’ ballistic missile? Explainer

Technology
What does the US Department of Justice want Google to do?

Spotlight

Film
‘We create gods because the world is chaos’: Ralph Fiennes, John Lithgow and Stanley Tucci on celebrity, sin and papal thriller Conclave

Well actually
How do I stay healthy in my 50s?

US politics
‘Government by the worst’: why people are calling Trump’s new sidekicks a ‘kakistocracy’

Opinion

Is the war in Ukraine escalating or headed toward an endgame?

Christopher S Chivvis

Kind, belligerent, and the man all sides trusted: that’s the John Prescott I knew

Gaby Hinsliff

Now is the time to unplug and reset. Next year we enter a more dangerous world – but for now I need the silence of nature

Paul Daley

Sport

Football
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend

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

Football
‘Not time to leave’: Guardiola pens new two-year Man City deal

Podcast

Today in Focus
Nigel Farage and his ‘historic mission’: on the ground with Reform UK – podcast

Today in Focus presenter Helen Pidd goes out on the road – to Birmingham, Stalybridge and Clacton – to chart Nigel Farage’s bid to transform Reform UK into a modern, professional political party

Business

Defence
Thales faces bribery and corruption investigation

Money laundering
UK imposes asset freezes and travel bans on three kleptocrats

In pictures

Photos of the day
Protesters and Highland snow

Photography
Going for gold: the best of Africa Foto Fair

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