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Coachella is hot, expensive and plagued with tech issues. And that’s not the worst part

The problem for the festival is that it is synonymous not with iconic music but with A-listers and overpriced beer.

Ed Power

UK politics so much funnier than fiction, comedy writer finds it ‘hard to match’

The Tories are in a spot of bother as the UK heads to an election. A possible catastrophic defeat would be both self-inflicted and richly deserved.

Rob Harris
Rob Harris

Europe correspondent

Iran’s show of force has demonstrated that Israel is not invincible

This month’s military exchanges between Israel and Iran may have largely been a show of force, but they have sent a number of clear messages about any future conflict.

Amin Saikal
Amin Saikal

Professor of Middle Eastern, Central Asian and Islamic Studies

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A woman holds a “Free Azov” sign during a rally aiming to raise awareness on the fate of Ukrainian prisoners of war in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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World of photos, April 28, 2024

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

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Donald Trump and Kristi Noem in 2018.

‘I hated that dog’: Trump VP contender boasts about killing puppy

South Dakota Governor Kirsty Noem’s political ascension was looking promising, but she may have gone a little too far even for gun-happy Republicans.

  • by Farrah Tomazin

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Asia

Argeli bark is hung to dry the sun in Puwamajhuwa, a village in the Ilam District of eastern Nepal.

It turns out, money does grow on trees in Nepal

The Japanese love their beautiful yen bills, with their elegant, understated designs printed on tough, off-white plant fibre.

  • by Bhadra Sharma and Alex Travelli
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

‘Infiltrators’: Indian PM Narendra Modi accused of using hate speech against Muslims

Critics of the prime minister — an avowed Hindu nationalist — say India’s tradition of diversity and secularism has come under attack since his party won power a decade ago.

  • by Krutika Pathi

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Palestinian baby girl, Sabreen Jouda, who was delivered prematurely after her mother was killed in an Israeli strike, receives treatment in the Emirati hospital in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, last Sunday.

Premature baby girl rescued from her dead mother’s womb dies in Gaza

“We were attached to this baby in a crazy way,” her uncle said after his brother’s entire family was killed.

  • by Mohammad Jahjouh and Waffa Shurafa

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