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  • Mohamad Bazzi
    Trump is now a Bush-style regime change president

    Aftermath of strike in TehranSmoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, February 28, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY

  • An ugly year
    Where does the Louvre go from here?

    Graphic of Mona Lisa looking tired and grumpy and wearing a damaged crown

  • The moment I knew
    Her little witch’s hat won my heart

    Jessie and comedian Steph Tisdell on Christmas Day, 2025.

  • New York
    Could freezing winter help city's rat problem?

    a rat

  • Technology
    ChatGPT took over her husband's life – now she's suing

    Portrait of Kate

  • Interview
    Can Gavin Newsom unite the US left and win the presidency?

    Gavin Newsom standing with his left hand in his trouser pocket, his body a slight angle, looking at the camera, wearing a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up and no tie, turquoise-blue trousers and shiny black shoes, against a pale-terracotta background, with a camera light on a tripod to his right and the edge of a turquoise velvet curtain draped on the floor to his left
  • Illustration shows map showing the Strait of Hormuz, Iran and 3D printed oil pipeline

    Economics
    What the strikes on Iran mean for the price of oil

  • Aftermath of strike in TehranSmoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, February 28, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY

    Trump promised no wars. Now he’s a Bush-style regime change president

    Mohamad Bazzi
  • The Guardian's Patrick Wintour explains what we know so far about the US-Israeli strikes on Iran and what to expect

    Video
    Strikes on Iran: what do we know so far?

    Video3:20
  • Black and white image of many people, mostly men, in blindfolds standing outdoors.

    Epic Fury
    Trump’s war on Iran picks up where a longstanding enmity left off

News

  • Joe Biden speaking in Columbia, South Carolina, on 27 February 2026.

    US midterm elections 2026
    Joe Biden warns that Donald Trump will try to ‘steal’ midterm elections

    In a rare public address, former president said US is experiencing ‘dark days’ and urged Americans to vote
  • a person holding a vaccine

    Vaccines and immunisation
    ‘Viruses don’t know borders’: US anti-vaccine rhetoric could impact global measles crisis

  • Shia LaBeouf in jeans and a fleece top.

    Film
    Shia LaBeouf blames ‘small man complex’ for alleged assaults and homophobic slurs

  • Stock photo of yellow police crime tape

    US crime
    Man arrested in shooting of prominent Muslim leader in Utah during Ramadan

  • OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, announced the deal on Friday.

    Technology
    OpenAI to work with Pentagon after Anthropic dropped by Trump over company’s ethics concerns

  • Older man smiling with arm across shoulders of younger man, also smiling, on red carpet.

    Georgia
    Son of rapper Lil Jon drowned after ingesting hallucinogenic mushrooms

  • Passengers wait after their flights were delayed or canceled at Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebano

    Travel chaos
    Hundreds of thousands of travellers stranded or diverted by air space closures in Middle East

  • Shia LaBeouf outside court in New Orleans on Thursday.

    US crime
    Shia LaBeouf surrenders to New Orleans police after new warrant adds third battery charge

  • A man in a baseball cap holds up his right pinky.

    North Carolina
    US man issues challenge to disprove his claim of having world’s smallest penis to raise micropenis awareness

Trump presidency

  • a woman speaks in front of people holding signs that read 'tax the billionaires' and 'universal healthcare'

    ‘Are you willing to fight back?’
    Democrats ready to take on party’s old guard ahead of midterms

  • Collage of a container ship, skyscrapers, dollar bills, and a judge’s gavel

    US
    The real winners of Trump’s global tariff war: law firms, hedge funds and AI

  • A US flag flies in front of a government building

    Politics
    Midterm ‘blue wave’ could block Trump’s agenda and launch investigations – here’s what’s at stake

  • Man in red hat at podium

    Trump tariffs
    Trump administration warns tariff refund process ‘will take time’

Special report

  • US
    ‘Trump’s not enough. And he knows he’s not enough’: California governor Gavin Newsom on populism, ‘purity tests’ and whether he’ll run for the presidency

    He’s the Democratic politician with movie-star looks and a picture-perfect family, dogged by accusations of being a smooth‑talking elitist. Can he really unite the American left and win the most powerful office in the world?

In focus

  • Graphic of Mona Lisa looking tired and grumpy and wearing a damaged crown

    An ugly year for the Louvre
    Where does the world’s biggest museum go from here?

    After a heist and the departure of its boss, the French institution wrestles with water leaks, strikes and much-criticised plans for a €1bn renovation
  • Mondello beach in Palermo, Sicily, is famed for its turquoise waters, sandy shores, and picturesque backdrop.

    Sicily revokes century-old Mondello beach concession over mafia links

Features

  • Actor Christina Applegate in long dress, standing outside the door of an old house, lamps on either side of her

    ‘I won’t lie and say any of this is a blessing’
    Christina Applegate on life with multiple sclerosis

  • a house surrounded by trees

    Cotton Capital
    A film honors America’s first self-governed town founded by formerly enslaved people

More features

  • An illustration of two people speaking, while a third sits crying on a chair

    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    My best friend’s ex is turning my partner against her. How can we heal our friendship group?

  • A man in a brown baggie beanie and black short-sleeved shirt laughing.

    Music
    ‘By 18 I was having sex to the music of Brian Eno’: Tim Booth’s honest playlist

  • a rat

    New York
    ‘If it’s cold, they stop mating’: New York City rat population may be on the decline

  • Portrait of Kate

    Technology
    Her husband wanted to use ChatGPT to create sustainable housing. Then it took over his life.

  • Rachel Dixon at a ‘dusking’ session in the North York Moors

    ‘All you need is a chair and a view’
    Could daily ‘dusking’ make us healthier and happier?

  • A closeup of a woman with red hair and blue jacket.

    Music
    ‘I never had those deep chats in the smoking area’: Arlo Parks on embracing late-night life

  • Jessie and comedian Steph Tisdell on Christmas Day, 2025.

    The moment I knew
    I saw her enjoying herself in her perfect little witch’s hat and I was a goner

Opinion

  • Sanam Vakil

    Iran may yet endure this war, but the Islamic Republic as we have known it cannot survive unchanged

    Sanam Vakil
    The regime may now have to meet Trump’s demands merely to save itself. And he needs a coherent plan to deal with what he has unleashed, says Sanam Vakil of Chatham House
  • Heather Stewart

    Trump’s Iran strikes accelerate the world’s drift from dollar dominance

    Heather Stewart
    Aggression feeds a sense that the US is operating outside global norms and helps to fuel a more complex currency outlook

More opinion

  • Margaret Sullivan

    Trump just got much closer to bringing CNN to heel

    Margaret Sullivan
  • Christopher S Chivvis

    Trump is waging a diversionary war on Iran

    Christopher S Chivvis
  • Saida Grundy

    Black History Month was never ‘given’ to Black people. Thus, it can never be taken from us

    Saida Grundy
  • Arwa Mahdawi

    Why in the world is Melania Trump leading a UN security council meeting?

    Arwa Mahdawi

Editorials

  • The Guardian view
    Trump’s war on science: Europe should pick up talent fleeing the US

Sports

More sports

  • Mikkel Damsgaard celebrates after scoring Brentford’s winning goal against Burnley

    Premier League
    Parker rues ‘injustice’ as VAR denies epic Burnley comeback in seven-goal thriller with Brentford

  • Harry Kane puts Bayern 2-1 ahead from the penalty spot.

    European soccer
    Kane double helps Bayern Munich sink Borussia Dortmund

  • Gianluca Prestianni hides his mouth while arguing with Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior.

    Soccer
    Rulemakers to launch review of VAR and plan for ‘Vinicius Law’

  • 2026 Winter Olympics, Day 13, Women's Ice Hockey, Final, USA - Canada, Milan, Italy - 19 Feb 2026Grace Zumwinkle and Hilary Knight of USA celebrate with their gold medals the women's ice hockey final game between USA and Canada during day 13 of the 2026 Winter Olympics on February 19, 2026 in Milan. 2026 Winter Olympics, Day 13, Women's Ice Hockey, Final, USA - Canada, Milan, Italy - 19 Feb 2026

    Trump says he is a savior of women’s sports. His ice hockey joke showed what he really thinks

    Austin Killips

More top stories

  • two flags flutter in the snow

    The Russian honeytrap
    Alleged spy for Moscow faces five years in US prison

  • A soldier crouches to hold a rifle placed on a table alongside a number of other guns

    ‘Iron river’
    Mexico’s cartel violence fuelled by trafficked firearms from US

  • A family and a cyclist pass by destroyed buildings

    Syria
    Islamic State emerges from rubble of north-east Syria to exploit discontent with al-Sharaa

  • Mondello beach in Palermo, Sicily, is famed for its turquoise waters, sandy shores, and picturesque backdrop.

    Italy
    Sicily revokes century-old Mondello beach concession over mafia links

  • AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN-CONFLICTA Taliban security personnel stands guard along a road in Kandahar on February 27, 2026, after overnight cross-border firing between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Pakistan bombed major cities in Afghanistan including the capital Kabul on February 27, with Islamabad's defence minister declaring the neighbours at "open war" following months of tit-for-tat clashes. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

    Afghanistan
    US backs Pakistan’s ‘right to defend itself’ against Taliban after strikes on Afghanistan

Climate crisis & environment

  • The head of a lizard with orange speckles on its throat

    Italy
    ‘Who’d guess they’re the same species?’ What Italy’s wall lizards reveal about genetic diversity and why it matters

  • Greenpeace sign on wall

    North Dakota
    North Dakota judge finalizes $345m judgment against Greenpeace in pipeline case

  • Pedestrians are reflected in a puddle of melting snow

    Climate crisis
    Winter getting shorter in 80% of major US cities, new data shows

  • large amount of smoke rises in air below fire outside

    Environment
    Trump officials move to kill system that protects US from chemical disasters

US news

  • Trump tariffs
    Trump administration warns tariff refund process ‘will take time’

  • US
    Scouting America to reinstate ban on trans children to appease Pentagon

  • US
    Bobby J Brown, US actor known for The Wire, dies in barn fire

  • Los Angeles
    Los Angeles faces record high temperatures week after winter storm

World news

  • Prostate cancer
    Researchers praise ‘stunning’ results of new prostate cancer treatment

  • Denmark
    Russia may interfere in Danish election, exploiting chaos sown by US, spies warn

  • Russia
    Decision to allow UK exports to Armenian firm under review over Russian links

  • Migration
    Deaths of 22 children in Channel due to ‘catastrophic failure’ by UK and France, NGO says

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Culture

  • Olivia Dean on stage in a red dress

    Music
    Hard work, romance and bell hooks: how Olivia Dean became British pop’s newest megastar

  • Tyra Banks

    Celebrity crib sheet
    ‘She isn’t sorry’: is anyone rooting for Tyra Banks now? Eight things you need to know

What to watch

  • Jason Bateman and David Harbour in DTF St LouisDTF St Louis.

    The watcher
    DTF St Louis: this David Harbour whodunnit about dating apps and infidelity is close to the bone

  • Marisa Abela in Industry

    Television
    Growing pains: Industry has shown that bigger isn’t always better

  • All The Empty Rooms. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2025. Jackie Cazares, 9 years old, was one of 19 children and two teachers killed in the Robb Elementary School shooting on May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas.

    Film
    ‘I’ve never been so frightened’: the veteran reporter who turned his lens on the empty bedrooms of school shooting victims

  • Sam Claflin in navy Barbour-type jacket and Kaley Cuoco in red and white track suit top looking sweaty and frightened at something off camera - clutching at each other's arms

    Television
    Vanished review – even Kaley Cuoco can’t save this desperately daft mystery caper

What to listen to

  • Bruno Mars at the Grammy awards earlier this month.

    Bruno Mars
    ‘It’s good music, not a guilty pleasure’: how Bruno Mars embraced cheese to become pop’s most popular star

  • Glaringly obvious … Bruno Mars.

    Review
    Bruno Mars: The Romantic review – you’re better off listening to the songs he’s blatantly imitating

  • Geddy Lee (front) and Alex Lifeson of Rush

    Music
    ‘Everybody wants a bestie like this guy!’ Rush on rock’s most anticipated reunion – and its greatest bromance

  • Get me out of here … Lala Lala.

    Music
    Lala Lala: Heaven 2 review – brooding alt-popper fights the urge to run

What to read

  • Novelist James Meek standing on a snowy street in Kyiv, Feb 2026

    Ukraine
    ‘A woman screams from a high balcony: “Help me! I’m freezing to death!”’ – novelist James Meek returns to Kyiv

  • Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra in the 1963 film, directed by Joseph L Mankiewicz.

    Books
    Scholar, seductress, alchemist: who was the real Cleopatra?

  • Wistman’s Wood in Dartmoor, Devon.

    Books
    Ancient by Luke Barley review – the secret history of Britain’s woodlands

  • Author Yiyun Li

    Books
    Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li audiobook review – a deconstruction of grief

What to play

  • Leon Kennedy in Resident Evil Requiem.

    Review
    Resident Evil Requiem review - there’s plenty of life in the undead yet

  • Out with the old … Sarah Bond (left) and Phil Spencer (centre) are leaving, while Matt Booty (right) gets a promotion.

    Xbox
    Why Xbox’s corporate shake-up matters for everyone who plays games

    Newsletter
  • Pieced Together screenshot

    Games
    Pieced Together review – poignant narrative game gathers bittersweet fragments of a friendship

  • Anlife.

    Games
    Anlife: what does an unusual evolution simulator have to say about AI?

More culture

  • Olivia Dean performs.

    Brit awards
    ‘The kinetic energy is palpable’: Manchester embraces its first Brit awards

  • an illustration of a heart in the style of Leonardo da Vinci

    My cultural awakening
    Leonardo da Vinci made me rethink surgery – I’ve since mended more than 3,000 hearts

  • Black and white and blue image of a bicycle shop window, with lots of bikes hanging in it

    Smart shot
    ‘I’d hoped to capture the graphic chaos in the window. What I found was an even more tangled scene’: Michael Krupka’s best phone picture

  • On the left, a black man wearing black with a black hat on a black background. On the right a white man wearing white on a white background

    Culture
    ‘You’re sweet – and I’m old!’: Billy Porter and Sam Morrison on teaming up for a comedy about love and death

Lifestyle

  • Man with hand on his chin smiling. Woman with black hair smiling at camera

    Blind date
    ‘I was hoping for a lovely time, a fancy dinner and to meet the love of my life. I got two out of three’

  • A poster featuring Grace Jones and the words Le Palace

    Paris
    ‘Crazy, without limits’: Paris disco haunt of Jagger and Grace Jones to reopen

  • Cooking
    ‘Perfectly cooked and juicy’: this simple metal rod changed how I make roast chicken

    A photo of a roast chicken using a PoulTree Chicken Rod
    My pursuit of the best roasted chicken led to this stick that has proved reliable, easy to use and results in crowd-pleasing dinner
  • Clothespins, Detergent, Fabric Spray, and washing machine cleaning tablets photographed in front of a washing machien

    The Filter
    12 laundry products that make your most dreaded chore a little easier

  • A broken porcelain noodle bowl

    The Filter
    Our favorite Japanese starter repair kits for ceramics, clothes and more

  • A Woman Hanging Laundry On Drying Rack In Room

    Laundry
    Heated laundry drying racks are the British money saver you didn’t know you needed

  • A young woman doing morning routine at home before a shower

    Bathroom upgrades
    No need for ‘dark showers.’ Try these six easy shower upgrades instead

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    The best winter gloves are two pairs, actually (and one is hiding at Home Depot)

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    Laundry
    Break up with your liquid detergent. Try these plastic-free laundry sheets instead

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    Shower
    The eight best showerhead filters in the US for every budget and bathroom

  • blue and tan bath towels neatly stacked

    Laundry
    Experts’ tips for cleaning and caring for your bath towels to keep them softer, longer

Well actually

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    Love
    Excruciating but worth it: how a decades-old cult dating book helped me find love

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    Ask Ugly
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    How to start
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    Psychology
    Should you get a cat? Five expert tips for making life-changing decisions

Relationships

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    You be the judge
    Should my girlfriend change the way she loads the dishwasher?

  • Jessica holding Stevie

    The pet I'll never forget
    Stevie, the chicken who joined my dog pack

  • An illustration of a tiny naked woman standing on the hand of a larger naked man

    This is how we do it
    ‘He gives me the confidence to try things I’ve never done before’

  • Musicians Melania Jack and Patty Preece in neon coloured costumes, fishnet stockings and headwear made out of fluoro-coloured plastic cups, sitting in fron of a neon blue wall.

    The moment I knew
    She was leaning against the ute, her rat’s tail catching the light – she looked electric

Health & fitness

  • A young girl with long dark curly hair bending her knees as she lifts a large barbell in a gym.

    Fitness
    ‘Watching my six year old deadlift 77lbs was pretty cool’: meet the children who work out

  • orange and blue illustration of a distressed person

    Health
    The rise of rejection sensitive dysphoria: ‘My chest feels like it’s collapsing’

  • Hermione Hoby in the mountains near her home in Boulder, Colorado.

    The long read
    My maddening battle with chronic fatigue syndrome: ‘On my worst days, it feels almost demonic’

  • An illustration of a man with a beard eating a large double cheeseburger

    Is it true that …
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Fashion & beauty

  • Model wearing a black fur coat that is slipping off a shoulder

    Fashion
    Demna brings sexy back in effort to reinvigorate Gucci

  • The Duchess of Sussex in a funnel-neck jacket holding hands with her husband and surrounded by men in Jordan

    Fashion
    Hiding in plain sight: everyone from Meghan to the Beckhams wants a funnel neck

  • The king sits in the front row, next to designer Stella McCartney, as models pass by

    Fashion
    ‘Putting on a brave face’: why royal fashion has never been more arresting

  • Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons

    Fashion
    Fashion’s greatest challenges ‘inequality and AI’, say Prada designers

More lifestyle

  • An illustration of alphabet letters and two pieces of paper around a cutout photograph of Tim Dowling, with a background of different coloured circles and pen strokes.

    Life
    Tim Dowling: Do I look like a man who would buy stolen wine?

  • Jeremy King stands amid scaffolding inside Simpson’s in the Strand

    UK
    ‘A temple of food’: London’s grande dame Simpson’s in the Strand rises again

  • Singer Deborah Wesoff-Lopez-Kowalski outside her home in Florida

    Experience
    My record company replaced me with an ‘impostor’

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  • The Guardian documentary
    No Time To Heal: the psychological rehabilitation of a Ukrainian soldier after Russian captivity

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