Trump needs a better Iran deal than Obama’s – but faces major hurdles
US president will need to show heavy costs of war were worthwhile while Iran must choose between instant and delayed gratification
South African politician Julius Malema given five-year jail term for gun offence
Leader of leftwing Economic Freedom Fighters was convicted last year for firing rifle in the air at 2018 rally
Starmer tells social media firms in No 10 meeting ‘things can’t go on like this’
PM summons senior figures from Meta, TikTok, Google and X and says social media is ‘putting our children at risk’
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest review – Aaron Pierre makes a mesmerising McMurphy
Director Clint Dyer brings a fresh political focus to Ken Kesey’s story of disempowerment but the relentless misogyny of the text feels retrograde
Beef season two review – the best show on TV becomes an unlovable White Lotus rip-off
Carey Mulligan and Oscar Isaac are a miserable couple who run a country club and get blackmailed in a rich v poor potboiler that has been done so much better before – not least in the stunning first series. What a shame
How South Korea plans to use the Iran crisis to spur a renewables revolution
Energy crisis unfolding in Middle East has added political urgency, and more funding, to transform South Korea’s solar industry
James Bond studio heads urge patience over casting announcement
Executives from Amazon MGM are no closer to revealing who is lined up for the coveted role, saying, ‘We’re taking the time to do this with care and deep respect’
Behind the bluster, Donald Trump desperately needs a peace deal with Iran. Here’s a solution
Washington and Tehran will have to make compromises and the current deadline must be extended. But with the will there’s clearly a way, says Rajan Menon, a professor emeritus of international relations
Geelong fire: blaze at one of Australia’s two oil refineries extinguished after 13 hours as fuel supply fears remain
Petrol production hit and full extent of damage unknown after ‘unprecedented’ fire at Viva plant in Corio
Channel 4 programming chief Ian Katz to leave after nearly nine years
Exit of former Newsnight editor as chief content officer comes after appointment of new CEO Priya Dogra
Live Nation and Ticketmaster had monopoly over big venues, US jury finds
Verdict in states’ case says concert giant stifled competition in ticketing industry, raising pressure for changes
Colombia’s history-making VP blames racism for four years of frustration
Francia Márquez, the country’s first Black vice-president, opens up about the strains in her relationship with the president and the obstacles she has faced: ‘The Colombian state is a racist state’
Asha Bhosle obituary
One of the great Bollywood singers whose thousands of songs ranged from ghazals to dance tunes and pop
What mines has Iran laid in the strait of Hormuz and how can the US remove them?
Trump plans to start anti-mine operations as part of a wider attempt to open the strait, but the clearance is laborious and dangerous
‘I don’t go out’: Vermont’s undocumented dairy workers live in fear after immigration raids
A tenfold increase in the number of immigration detentions has compelled many workers to barely leave the farms where they work