Poet was abducted because of human rights activism, says wife
Papua New Guinea
Fears up to 100 dead after landslide in remote northern region
Australia
Woman has no sensation from waist down after ‘horrifying’ flight, husband says
New Caledonia
Macron vows not to rush through voting change amid unrest
Spain
Building collapses at Mallorca beach killing at least four and injuring 21
MRSA and superbugs
Huge number of deaths can be avoided, say experts
London
Boy who died aged 15 to become first millennial saint
News in focus
‘Unlock the door or we’ll kick it down’
Why South Africa’s youngest politician is in a hurry for change
‘Not our president’
After Macron’s visit, New Caledonia’s Kanak demand more say in their own future
Electoral reform was the spark for unrest, but Indigenous protesters say they are fighting to correct years of widening inequality
‘Thrilled to be back’
Trump swaps courtroom for Bronx in play for Hispanic and Black voters
The Republican presidential candidate held a rally in the South Bronx, one of the most diverse and impoverished neighbourhoods in New York
Spotlight
Ten-gallon hits!
Why country is the biggest pop music craze of 2024
Beyoncé and Dua Lipa have swapped mirrorballs for rhinestones, while new stars such as Shaboozey and Dasha are making hay with uptempo hoedowns. Even the UK is enjoying its first rodeo – but can it last?
All We Imagine As Light review
Dreamlike and gentle modern Mumbai tale is a triumph
Atlas review
Jennifer Lopez learns to love AI in silly Netflix mockbuster
The star plays an analyst forced to see AI’s benefits in a brash sci-fi adventure that plays like it was made two decades ago
Valeria Golino
I’m not a man-hater. I am a lover of men
The actor and film-maker talks from Cannes about swapping Rain Man and Hot Shots! for an arthouse epic about a pansexual femme fatale
You be the judge
My parents want to donate their old furniture to us – should my partner accept it?
‘It’s in our rivers and in our cups. There’s no escape’
The deadly spread of salt water in Bangladesh
First Dog on the Moon
A wombat burrow is the food court of nature – and so much more
Romeo & Juliet review
Tom Holland enters to whoops as Francesca Amewudah-Rivers shows a steely cool
Ukraine can still recover with bolder western support – but right now it’s on the ropes
Timothy Garton Ash
The Ukrainian world boxing champion came back against a giant opponent, but his country can’t defeat Russia on its own, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
Allies enraged and enemies emboldened – Sunak’s campaign is already a fiasco
Gaby Hinsliff
The Guardian view
The end of a UK parliament: five years in which Britain’s leaders showed they were not up to the job
The ICC arrest request is a fire alarm for Israel. Will it take heed?
Jo-Ann Mort
Trump’s ‘unified reich’ video was a message not a mistake
Margaret Sullivan
The tiny rituals that bring comfort and joy in times of fear and uncertainty
