The Guardian view on the true cost of the Iran war: bombs kill – but so does the economic fallout
Editorial: There is growing international concern as the fragile two-week ceasefire reaches its Wednesday deadline. Whatever happens next, the poor will pay
Two US officials who died after Mexico drug raid reported to be CIA agents
Mexico to investigate possible breach of its constitution and assess US’s role in anti-drug operation near Chihuahua
‘Uber for nurses’: gig-work apps lobby to deregulate healthcare, report finds
Growing use of AI tech comes at expense of workers’ rights, protections and pay, report warns
Bill banning people born after 2008 from buying tobacco clears UK parliament
Ministers hope tobacco and vapes bill, which will become law next week, will create a ‘smoke-free generation’
Two Israeli soldiers jailed over smashing of Jesus statue in Lebanon village
Israel Defense Forces say the ‘soldiers’ conduct completely deviated from IDF orders and value’
Ketamine, psychedelics, GHB: is the US falling out of love with cocaine?
Use of the illicit drug has plummeted in recent years among gen Zers, compared with their parents’ generation
What went wrong in Israel? A genocide scholar examines ‘what Zionism became’
In his new book, Omer Bartov tracks how a liberatory strand of Zionism transformed into an extremist ideology that he sees as responsible for genocide in Gaza
Man admits rape and religiously aggravated assault after court confrontation
John Ashby, 32, admits using Islamophobic slurs during attack on Sikh woman he thought was Muslim
Push to bring US and Iran together for talks as ceasefire deadline looms
Donald Trump says US ready to renew attacks but Iran appears unwilling to bend to president’s threats
It’s a nightmare on Downing Street: Starmer has no one left to blame for this Mandelson horror show
Olly Robbins’s testimony will have been painful for the PM. The No 10 omnishambles was publicly laid bare – and Keir’s fresh out of scapegoats, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
Airlines demand UK relax noise rules and cut flight tax as fuel shortage looms
Ministers also asked to alter compensation rights and suspend emissions trading scheme amid Middle East war
Miliband’s ‘break the link’ plan is not a magic formula for lowering energy bills
The government’s plan to de-link gas and electricity prices will have a modest effect – more promising are plans on EVs and heat pumps
‘Self-serving stuff’: anger remains high in Whitehall over Olly Robbins sacking
Keir Starmer’s decision to oust senior official may have knock-on effect for No 10’s relationship with civil service
Kevin Warsh: Trump’s ideal choice to push Fed to cut interest rates
Former Wall Street banker faces questions at confirmation hearing – but his biggest backer is also his biggest liability
King Charles pays tribute to late mother on 100th anniversary of her birth
Monarch says Elizabeth II would have been troubled by recent events but she believed ‘goodness will always prevail’
UK watchdog to investigate Telegram over alleged child sexual abuse material
Inquiry launched after Ofcom received evidence that suggested illegal content was being shared on messaging platform