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Wed 3 Jun 2026
Screenshot from US Central Command of a Hellfire missile fired at a tanker attempting to break through the American blockade of the strait of Hormuz amid crisis in Iran.
Middle East
US and Iran launch fresh strikes amid stalled ceasefire talks
Riot police with shields confront a man on a street near a brick wall.
UK
Starmer urges calm as far right seeks to exploit Henry Nowak murder
A middle-aged man speaks into a mic
'Maga slush fund'
Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization’ fund is scrapped, says acting attorney general
Keir Starmer holds up his mobile phone as he makes a call while attending a summit in Helsinki, Finland, in March
Politics
No 10 confirms Starmer’s WhatsApp messages automatically delete
Woman sitting on a sofa with stick and head injury
Society
GPs in England too ‘overloaded’ to help older people at risk of falling, say MPs
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In focus

South Korea's benchmark Kospi jumps past 8,000-point milestoneepa12994272 Employees and officials celebrate in the dealing room of Hana Bank, after the Kospi index surpassed the 8,000-point milestone, in Seoul, South Korea, 26 May 2026. The benchmark South Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) jumped 199.80 points, or 2.55 percent, to close at a new record high at 8,047.51. EPA/YONHAP SOUTH KOREA OUT
AI
Chip, chip ... boom? South Korea tech makers join the trillion-dollar club but some fear a short-circuit looms
My World Cup
‘Excited but wary’: fans in the 16 host cities share their hopes and fears before the World Cup
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Features

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Young people
‘You can be made a laughing stock to millions’: can gen Z escape the fear of being cringe?
Second world war
My father, the German refugee who fought the Nazis as a ‘secret listener’
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Opinion

Two people climb over debris and damaged cars near a destroyed building in Kyiv
quote  The EU should fast-track Ukraine’s membership of the club – it has the most to gain
Mujtaba Rahman
quote  Losing support to Restore, Farage seizes a golden opportunity to bring racists back into the fold
John Crace
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Sport

Jude Bellingham in training with England in Florida
England
Bellingham handed World Cup boost for England after being given No 10 shirt
French Open
Zverev dismisses teenager Jódar as elusive grand slam title inches closer
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Podcast

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Nicola Sturgeon’s ex and his £400,000 shopping spree
Podcast | 30:59
 
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Climate crisis

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Environment
Prepare for imminent return of El Niño, UN warns
Trump administration
Dismay as Trump officials to dismantle key ocean monitoring system
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Business & technology

Three graduates in black caps and purple gowns with red trim are seen from behind
Student finance
Debt-ridden graduates seen as ‘cash cows’ to fund older people’s lifestyles, MPs told
Technology
Google owner Alphabet to sell $80bn in stock to fund AI spending spree
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In pictures

An activist with a sign reading: ‘Reject Ebola in Kenya’, with people holding him up by his arms and legs
Photos of the day
Exams in Gaza and an Ebola protest arrest