Pageantry and trillion-dollar promises reveal how Washington’s loyalties may be tilting toward the Gulf
Inequality, immigration and civil rights are the battlegrounds on which the church, and some other Christian denominations, are fighting, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
Trend is adding to ‘waste crisis’ owing to individual packaging and potential for unwanted items, campaigners say
Australia’s largest synchronous condenser begins testing in Victoria, joining an expanding network operators say will reduce the grid’s reliance on fossil fuels
Whether it’s panicking about the mess, forgetting drinks orders or frantically asking if people are having fun, I’m no fun at parties. How do the bon vivants do it, asks Polly Hudson
Anti-AI and pro-beauty, Leo XIV has proved an unlikely custodian of culture – and a patron of meaningful work in a world of algorithmic slop, says Guardian assistant newsletter editor Jason Okundaye
Years of hollowed out shops, safety worries and stalled leadership have left the famed coastal city searching for a way back
A pub that wants to be a old-school boozer and a cool restaurant both at the same time
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
The outrage a J Crew jumper has provoked shows that the US right’s sense of masculinity is far more fragile than it would care to admit, says freelance writer Ellie Violet Bramley
Alison Gaffney believes her son’s rare leukaemia was caused by dumped toxic waste from the town’s steelworks
Cross-party coalition behind proposals hope eco-friendly scheme for million people could begin before end of decade
A deal is welcome after talks nearly collapsed but the final agreement contains small steps rather than leaps
Louise Haigh criticises delivery company over treatment of workers who spoke out against pay cuts