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us politics

18 things we learned at the Trump trial this week

The ex-president has been caged – literally – at his first trial, but he has not been silent.

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• Read more: US abortion: Trump caught in political tangle

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Boeing’s tailspin explained

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MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT: Latest

The US started building a pier to deliver aid to Gaza.

Up to 100,000 Palestinians were said to have crossed into Egypt since October 7.

Western leaders issued a joint plea for the release of hostages.

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abortion

MPs will not vote on decriminalising abortion before election, says Cleverly

A vote on women being jailed under a Victorian-era law that criminalises abortion has been ruled out.

war

Searching for a son in Gaza’s mass graves

new york

Why a court overturned Weinstein’s rape conviction

wealth

How to get to Abu Dhabi’s $1.5 trillion man

sensemaker

Grindr sued in mass data privacy lawsuit

ai

Tupac digitally resurrected in new Drake track

UK politics

Why the Rwanda scheme is a giant distraction

Wednesday 24 April 2024

Rwanda policy: what difference will it make?

Wednesday 24 April 2024

Sunak ups defence spending by £75 billion

Wednesday 24 April 2024

Why the PM’s plans to tackle “sick note culture” has campaigners worried

Monday 22 April 2024

Visit our Democracy 2024 hub

Middle East conflict

Columbia moves classes online over Gaza protests

Tuesday 23 April 2024

Journalist leaves Gaza over fear of being killed

Friday 19 April 2024

How will Israel respond to Iran’s strike?

Thursday 18 April 2024

“Hit them, Israel”: Why some Iranians are on Israel’s side

Tuesday 16 April 2024

See all our coverage of the Israel-Hamas conflict
new • slow newscast

Brace, brace: Boeing’s hard landing

Boeing once ruled the skies. Now it’s mired in scandal, losing public trust and the reputation it spent decades building.

This is the story of where it all went wrong.

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Russia’s war in Ukraine

Magic Mike: the US House Speaker who may have saved Ukraine

Monday 22 April 2024

Why Ukraine is investing in superdrones

Monday 22 April 2024

Russian strike on Chernihiv: is it a prelude to a second front?

Wednesday 17 April 2024

Drone attack on Ukraine power plant is ‘false flag’ says report

Wednesday 17 April 2024

See all our coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Behind the headlines

india

A weak opposition is letting Modi cruise to a third term

netflix

Internet sleuths stalk real-life villains of Netflix show Baby Reindeer

film

AI creates a mad Putin to star in film about his life

work

Could a ‘non-compete’ ban boost US wages?

justice

Handbag designer jailed for wildlife smuggling

space

Voyager 1 comes back online after five months

we’re watching

Challengers

Luca Guadagnino’s film weaves together a tale of hubris and young love, with Zendaya offering a career-best performance filled with sexual tension.

we’re reading

Choice by Neel Mukherjee

Mukherjee’s latest novel takes subtle aim at the solipsistic insularity of privileged western life.

we’re listening to

If I Don’t Make It, I Love U by Still House Plants

The third LP from British experimentalists Still House Plants is a force unleashed.

Postcards from America

Join Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan, two Pulitzer prize-winning journalists, as they make sense of America in a new fortnightly column for Tortoise.

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trendy

Is online dating a positive or negative experience? How do we find partners in 2024 and what does it mean for long term relationships?

Listen to the latest episode of Trendy with John Curtice and Rachel Wolf.

tortoise investigates

Who trolled Amber?

It’s the podcast that everybody’s talking about. Amber Heard vs Johnny Depp.

We investigate the shady industry of social media manipulation, and ask a simple question: Who Trolled Amber?

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