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Ukraine invasion
Wednesday
1 June 2022
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US president says move will enable Ukraine ‘to more precisely strike key targets’; most of Sievierodonetsk under Russian control
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Medium-range rocket systems, helicopters and anti-tank weapons form part of latest US package to help desperate situation in Donbas
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Headlines
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Sense of crisis deepens in No 10 as speculation mounts about no-confidence vote in prime minister
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Residents in areas deemed low-risk for Covid are allowed to move around the city freely again
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Services for Amerie Jo Garza and Maite Rodriguez held on Tuesday, with 19 more planned for coming weeks
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Conor Burns says Brexit deal intended to support peace accord is undermining cross-community consent
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Spotlight
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The fossil fuel industry faces a reckoning in the Niger Delta after disasters made it one of the most polluted places on the planet
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The decade that broke Britain The disastrous decisions that left millions in a cost of living crisis
The government is keen to blame growing levels of poverty on Covid and the Ukraine war. But policies from the benefits cap to the bedroom tax have left households on the brink amid the cost of living crisis. Here are 10 of the worst
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I was putting off adulthood by trying my luck as an athlete. But when I was hit in the face I had a realisation
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Once it was a sideshow – but this year, Ukranian soldiers competed with LGBTQ+ pioneers in a sport that’s being taken seriously
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The celebrations express a longing for shared national stories, but that doesn’t mean they can be used to score political points, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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Scientists have found 3% of the population need less shut-eye than the rest of us. Could I train myself to be one of them, asks Arwa Mahdawi
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The virus’s behaviour in highly vaccinated countries may offer clues to our future with the disease, says Aris Katzourakis, a professor in viral evolution at Oxford University
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Rafael Nadal emerged on top in the latest instalment of his rivalry with Novak Djokovic as the Spaniard reached the French Open semi-finals
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Liverpool’s chief executive, Billy Hogan, said the club want more details about the report Uefa has commissioned into the chaos at the Champions League final in Paris
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The World Cup playoff semi-final in Scotland is a reminder that the war-torn country’s identity and football heritage are intact
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Matthew Potts will make his Test debut for England at Lord’s this week but even the seamer will do well to match the excitement levels of Stuart Broad
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People who feel compelled to help are ferrying casualties from intense fighting in the east to hospitals
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Vessels with ties to Russian oligarchs hit by sanctions are no longer reporting their position to an automatic global locator
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The growing trend for imported olive trees has brought hoards of invasive snakes to the Spanish island, threatening the future of its wall lizard
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The world’s longest serving environment correspondent explains the origins of a slow and continuing journey
Documentaries
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Oaxaca state counts cost of strongest hurricane ever to come ashore in May during eastern Pacific hurricane season
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Separated in March, Hasina Begum’s family have now settled in Bangladesh as India continues to deport Rohingya despite UN refugee status
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Creative differences emerge between small-town organisers and passionate Hungarian artist who brought their dream to life
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Krishnakumar Kunnath, a star Bollywood singer best known as KK, complained of feeling cold and unwell before collapsing
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Culture
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The actor has become the first openly trans performer to receive a Tony nomination for her role in the Pulitzer prize-winning musical A Strange Loop
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In a new retrospective of his work, the New York-based photographer looks back on his illustrious career and the connections he’s made along the way
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Half of humanity disappears in this disturbing study of loss, grief and moral sacrifice
Lifestyle
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A spicy Japanese take on a classic chicken dish. By Nigel Slater
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From footballer Jake Daniels coming out to trans actor Yasmin Finney being cast in Doctor Who, it feels like there has been a turning point in Generation Z’s queer experience. But how much have things really changed?
Explore
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The long read: For nearly 60 years, a former monk toiled almost single-handedly on an extraordinary building outside Madrid. Is it a folly or a masterpiece?
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Three million Kenyans face hunger, yet by 2030 it is thought 1.4 million of the country’s children will be obese. Meet the professionals tackling the problem
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Lisa Jones-Engel quit her work as a lab researcher when she began to see how ‘like us’ monkeys are
Take part
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We would like to hear from those in Finland and Sweden about their countries intentions to apply for Nato membership
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We would like to the views and experiences from Russians at this stage of the Russia-Ukraine war
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We would like to hear from people in Ukraine about events in the country. We would also like to hear from others who are affected
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Last Friday, Boris Johnson was asked if the UK was heading for recession. He replied “not necessarily at all”. Richard Partington explains why we are facing such economic uncertainty
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From wild parrots in the streets of Tokyo to charismatic pigeons and locked-down penguins, Gemma Padley invites us to look anew at life in the air by bringing together the world’s best bird photography
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The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world
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Twice a year, the sunset lines up between blocks in New York City, creating a phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge that is beloved by locals
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Chauncey Hare’s Photographic Work is the first critical biography of the American photographer Chauncey Hare (1934–2019).
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The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world
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Sierra Leone’s Single Leg Amputee Sports Association football team was created in 2002 at the end of the war
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