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Trigger point Shadow war is out in the open and in danger of escalating

For years, Israel and Iran have waged a \"shadow war\", attacking each other indirectly using proxy forces, assassinations, informants, spies and hybrid, nonmilitary covert means.

'Leave or die' Airstrikes hollow out a former city of refuge

They call him the prince of doom.

Expats assemble! American voters overseas have long been ignored-but maybe not this time

The United States doesn't show much love to its citizens who live abroad.

In their hands Seven battleground states that will decide the presidency

Come 5 November, seven battleground states will decide the outcome of one of the most consequential elections in modern times.

Fine margins It's tight-but should the Democrats be panicking?

With days to go before polling day, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are locked in a nail-bitingly close US presidential election race, triggering pessimism among Democrats and confidence among Republicans - even though polls suggest both candidates have a near equal chance of entering the White House.

High stakes

Trump or Harris? The coming US presidential election is on a knifeedge. And given the fragile global picture of conflicts and alliances, the consequences for the world have arguably never been greater

Beauty, shock and horror

At the British Museum, Hew Locke places his work alongside art and artefacts plundered by colonisers from the peoples and cultures they destroyed

Sleep on it pon

Everyone wants a good night's rest-but the more you obsess over it, the more elusive it becomes. Anita Chaudhuri enters the nightmarish, data-driven world of orthosomnia

JOURNALIST OR RUSSIAN SPY? THE STRANGE CASE OF PABLO GONZÁLEZ

while reporting on Russia's covert operation to annex Crimea, I spotted a familiar figure. With his muscular build and shiny shaved head, Pablo González was easy to recognise from afar.

'My hero' Worldwide solidarity for Pelicot's courage

She has been hailed as a feminist hero across France, commended for her courage at rallies across the country and applauded by supporters each time she has entered or left the courtroom in the southern city of Avignon.

Revealed The international 'race science' network funded by US tech boss

Group promoting 'dangerous' scientific racism ideology teamed up with German rightwing extremist, secret recordings show

Residents count cost of a climate risk hotspot

Damage to northern region ignites debate in acountry where just 6% are insured against natural disaster

A new England The next coach is German and it really, really doesn't matter

While objectivity has never had much place in English football, Thomas Tuchel's appointment as the new national team coach represents a significant departure in two obvious ways.

Are Earth's carbon sinks collapsing?

Scientists fear that as it heats up, the planet is losing its natural ability to absorb CO2 through oceans, forests and soil

UK is waging proxy war, says Russian ambassador

Moscow's ambassador to London has said the UK is waging a proxy war against Russia while predicting the \"end of Ukraine\".

Small and lethal Adapted drones carrying explosives 'hunt' civilians

Sasha Ustenko has survived three attacks by the Russian drones that stalk the streets of Kherson carrying fragmentation grenades to drop on anything that moves.

Surreality bites at Musk's $1m election giveaway

Standing before a large US flag, which spanned the breadth of a vast stage, the world's richest man told an assembled crowd S that he loved them.

Storm of no protest I visited a struggling climate-ravaged town. Why is Trump sure to win here?

A few hundred metres from the shoreline - where the Gulf of Mexico meets the small town of Cameron in south-west Louisiana - my feet crunch over four-year-old detritus.

Last stand Why Sinwar's 'warrior death' will gain him martyr status

A discrepancy in the official Israeli account of Yahya Sinwar's final moments has emerged that appears likely to add fuel to the martyr's cult fast developing around the Hamas leader.

Detainees describe IDF using them as 'human shields'

After they burned down his family home in northern Gaza, Israeli troops separated Ramez al-Skafi from his family and detained him.

All-time low Has India joined the countries that assassinate on foreign soil?

A gruelling week for Indian diplomacy began with an explosive press conference last Monday in which Canadian police officials accused Indian diplomats of being involved in \"criminal\" activities on Canadian soil, ranging from homicide and assassinations to extortion, intimidation and coercion against members of Canada's Sikh community.

Murder, arson and drive-by shootings

Compelling evidence suggests that the Hindu nationalist government of Narendra Modiworking in league with gang leaders is targeting enemies far beyond India’s borders

After the fall

He was known for taboobusting, transgressive stories about identity, sexuality and belonging. Then Hanif Kureishi broke his neck. Despite a lifechanging injury, he's still every bit as provocative

Province's blueprint for sharing land with First Nations

An experiment is under way in British Columbia, Canada's westernmost province: the government is rewriting its laws to share power with Indigenous nations over a land base bigger than France and Germany combined.

True superstar Nadal calling time on career brings an end to golden era

There are some moments in sport that stand above all others. For Rafael Nadal, that moment came in the early evening at Wimbledon in 2008.

Play chess against Mo Salah? I would love that

The football-mad world No 1 on the players he'd like to face, why he feels he has never played the perfect gameand his retirement plans

Addis adagio Pianist plays a key role in musical adventure

Girma Yifrashewa will never forget the exhilaration of getting his own piano - a surprise gift.

'Coolest job on earth': new team for penguin post office

As a \"tent master\", whose work involves building big tops at music festivals, George Clarke has never run a post office- and certainly never counted penguins for a living.

A children's hospital with its own healing properties

From patient 'cottages' to walls designed for scribbling on, the Kinderspital in Zurich is a child-friendly miracle

Road to recovery Reeling Florida counts the cost of double hurricane strike

More than just clouds were swirling when a tropical disturbance that would become Hurricane Milton formed in the south-western Gulf of Mexico, beginning its inexorable advance towards a strike on Florida's west coast.