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‘Basically impossible to get them back’: Russia’s mass abduction of Ukrainian children is a war crime, say experts
Ukraine  
‘Basically impossible to get them back’: Russia’s mass abduction of Ukrainian children is a war crime, say experts
As territories shift and divide families, desperate parents are travelling to Russia to find their children, many of whom have been moved into military camps or orphanages
Gaza  
Israel closes the most direct route for aid to Palestinians in Gaza
Tariffs  
EU ready for trade deal with US but prepared to fail, says von der Leyen
US  
Briefing on Iran strikes leaves senators divided as Trump threatens new row
Technology  
Denmark to tackle deepfakes by giving people copyright to their own features
In focus
Under fire: Ukraine’s wartime firefighters
The Guardian picture essay  
Under fire: Ukraine’s wartime firefighters
During more than three years of full-scale war, Ukraine’s firefighters have been working on the frontlines of Russia’s air war. Amid ongoing ceasefire negotiations, Russia has steadily intensified its airstrikes in recent weeks and months. Since 24 February 2022, photojournalist Jelle Krings has embedded with firefighters across Ukraine, documenting their lives. His photographs offer a glimpse into the daily reality of these wartime rescuers, who risk everything to save lives under constant threat from Russian strikes
West Bank  
‘They attack us without provocation’: West Bank town mourns its dead after settler raid
Japan  
Breaking good: the yakuza gangster who became a lawyer
Features
Music  
‘We just want to stop people being murdered’: Kneecap on Palestine, protest and provocation
‘We just want to stop people being murdered’: Kneecap on Palestine, protest and provocation
TV review  
Smoke review – no TV show has ever been worth sticking with more
The long read
Are we witnessing the death of international law?
The long read  
Are we witnessing the death of international law?
A growing number of scholars and lawyers are losing faith in the current system. Others say the law is not to blame, but the states that are supposed to uphold it
 

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Opinion
Germany urgently needs to attract migrant workers – it just doesn’t want them to feel welcome
Chris Reiter and Will Wilkes
Germany urgently needs to attract migrant workers – it just doesn’t want them to feel welcome
A broken housing market is driving inequality right across Europe – and fuelling the far right
Kirsty Major
Sport
Club World Cup  
Bellingham and Vinícius shine as Real Madrid top group
Bellingham and Vinícius shine as Real Madrid top group
Interview  
‘A bit like a new era’: Lauren James on England’s Euro 2025 ambitions
Tennis  
Draper refreshed after illness and relishing chance for deep run at Wimbledon
Climate crisis
Tipping points: on the edge?  
‘We are perilously close to the point of no return’: climate scientist on Amazon rainforest’s future
‘We are perilously close to the point of no return’: climate scientist on Amazon rainforest’s future
Chile  
Chile targets fast fashion waste with landmark desert cleanup plan
Podcast
“It’ll push disabled people into poverty”: Labour’s controversial welfare bill – podcast
Today in Focus  
“It’ll push disabled people into poverty”: Labour’s controversial welfare bill – podcast
Guardian columnist Frances Ryan on the reality of being disabled in the UK and the impact of the government’s proposed cuts
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