This month’s violent escalation reminded the world how India’s gradual rise can be hindered by the troublesome country next door.

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American politicians have been for sale for far longer than Donald Trump has been around and in far more ways than he and his family have so far pioneered.

As Europe embraces the night train, the United States seems to be sleepwalking into a transport dead end.

Yankees reliever Devin Williams had much more success facing Pete Alonso in Friday’s win over the Mets than he did during their last matchup.

Other than a rough Game 5, Mikal Bridges was brilliant in the second round against the Celtics.

Natasha Cloud scored nine points and dished out three assists in the fourth quarter to finish with 22 points, nine assists and six rebounds.

The Cuauhtémoc first set sail in July 1982 across the Atlantic from Spain to Mexico.

A day late, the PGA of America finally issued a statement about Rory McIlroy’s driver being deemed “non-conforming’’ following a random check.

I was riding high as a music journalist with a new book in the shops when I had what I thought was a migraine. In fact, it was a burst aneurysm and I needed emergency surgery. Two years into my recovery, can I learn how to find joy again?

I am a dancer. The dark is usually a friend to me, allowing me to stretch and move my limbs into unfashionable positions as music washes over me. My music journalism career means I have spent more than two decades at gigs and in clubs, falling in love with music, contorting my body, two‑stepping, making any space into a dancefloor, then going home and writing about it.

Two years ago, when I was 36, I was riding high at the launch party for my first book, about housing, home and music, and I danced as R, my husband, DJ’d Tems, Asake and Burna Boy. The publishers had put up a billboard about the book; I remember walking to the petrol station to buy the papers and read the reviews, and feeling relieved that they were good. I began preparing for a summer of talks – oversized suits and heels at the ready. My next event was at a bookshop in Bristol to talk about the idea of home. But my body, unbeknown to me, was feeling very not at home.

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‘Perfect’ weather conditions produce berries that growers say are between 10% and 20% bigger than usual

The UK’s sunny spring weather has provided “perfect” conditions to produce strawberries so big you “cannot fit them in your mouth”, UK growers have said.

With nearly 20 years’ experience, Bartosz Pinkosz, the operations director at the Summer Berry Company, has “never seen anything like it”. The strawberries being harvested this month by the leading grower are whoppers thanks to the combination of lots of sunshine and cool nights.

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There are genuine concerns about young people using social media, but the main thing is that you talk to your parents about it
• Every week Annalisa Barbieri addresses a problem sent in by a reader

My mum has always been protective, and I fear it is destroying my social life because I haven’t grown up with much access to social media. I don’t mean to say it’s OK to be exposed to social media at a young age, but it needs to be controlled in a certain way.

Because I had a flip phone until the middle of secondary school, I haven’t had a TikTok or Snapchat streak with anyone because I never learned how it works. I know this might sound like me complaining over nothing, but it sometimes feels like my mum is purposely doing this to damage me.

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The US, UK and others routinely flout international law. That’s why there’s scant hope for a new tribunal on crimes against Ukraine

It’s tempting to hope the establishment last week of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, to give its full name, will lead to the speedy trial and indefinite incarceration of Vladimir Putin and senior Russian leaders. After all, the new court is backed by about 40 countries, including the UK, plus the EU and Council of Europe. And only fools like Donald Trump are confused about who the aggressor is in this conflict.

Sadly, this appealing notion has scant basis in reality. Ducking peace talks and dodging responsibility for the war he started, a smirking Putin manspreads smugly in the safety of the Kremlin. He also hides behind the outdated convention that serving heads of state enjoy legal immunity. The bottom line is unchanging: Russia will ignore the new tribunal, just as it ignores arrest warrants for Putin over alleged war crimes brought by the international criminal court (ICC).

Simon Tisdall is a Guardian foreign affairs commentator

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For 5 ¹/₃ solid innings, Griffin Canning showed he can perform in The Bronx.

The Knicks wasted no time to celebrate after their series-clinching win Friday night.

Jayson Tatum wasn't the only injured star on the Celtics.

The reason behind Shane Lowry losing his cool at the PGA Championship on Friday has become a bit clearer.

A far-right win is real possibility in eastern European state on same day as votes in Poland and Portugal

Romanians have started voting in a pivotal presidential run-off that could radically alter their country’s strategic alignment and economic prospects, as voters in Poland and Portugal also prepare to cast their ballots in a European electoral “super Sunday”.

The Romanian contest, the most consequential of the three, pits a brash, EU-critical, Trump-admiring populist against a centrist independent in a knife-edge vote that analysts have called most important in the country’s post-communist history.

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World leaders to attend papal mass in Rome as first US pontiff receives fisher’s ring and wool pallium

An estimated 250,000 pilgrims and a host of world leaders and royals, including the US vice-president, JD Vance, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy; Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, and Britain’s Prince Edward, are expected to attend St Peter’s Square for the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV.

The service, which begins on Sunday at 10am local time, marks the official start of the papacy of the first US pontiff in the history of the Roman Catholic church.

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Residents of India-administered Kashmir worry root cause of conflict remains and return of violence is inevitable

A week after fleeing artillery fire from across the border, Rina Begum returned to find her home in Kashmir devastated. The walls were cracked, the roof crumbling, windows blown inward, and glass shards scattered across the floor, mingling with the ashes of her daughter’s books.

The 45-year-old gazed out through a fractured window frame at the looming mountains. “Hell has been raining down from there,” she said.

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Terrified witnesses recalled hearing the deafening sound of screams as a massive Mexican navy tall ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge late Saturday night during a goodwill visit to the Big Apple.

Joyous singing turned to screams Saturday night as New Yorkers who turned out to Pier 17 for a send off of a Mexican navy ship on a goodwill tour watched in horror as the vessel slammed into the Brooklyn Bridge.

Injuries, slumps and underperformance can sink a fantasy baseball season, but they also create opportunities to snag rebound candidates who could turn things around. Two outfielders, Josh Lowe of the Rays and Michael Harris II of the Braves, stand out as players with the potential to deliver significant returns for fantasy managers willing to bet...

The Mexican navy tall ship that crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night apparently lost power shortly before the collision, the NYPD said. The hulking Cuauhtémoc, which holds a crew of 277 largely made up of cadets, appeared to lose control as it went backwards into the bridge and slammed its towering masts into the...

A massive Mexican navy tall ship making a festive visit to New York slammed into the Brooklyn Bridge late Saturday — toppling its huge masts into the deck in a horrifying scene that left at least 2 dead.

Saturday Night Live mocks President Trump's foreign policy reset, focusing on a fictional Saudi bromance, a controversial Qatari jet, and Boeing's safety issues.

Licensing delays under new regime put at risk shipments of materials crucial for products from EVs to fighter jets

London has pushed for so-called conformity assessment, but Brussels has rejected the idea

Chipmaker establishes ties with nation states and ‘neoclouds’ in effort to reduce reliance on Microsoft, Amazon and Google

The radical Maga right has a way of looking at the world that chimes with the illiberal left

The cardinals’ selection of Pope Leo tests the strained relationship between the bishop of Rome and conservative Catholics.

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On Iran, Gaza, Syria and Yemen, President Trump is moving ahead without Israel, reshaping decades of foreign policy.

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Most British people believe Brexit was a mistake. But Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s attempts to edge closer to Europe face huge opposition in the national news media.

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Ukraine’s only female combat pilot flies helicopter missions against Russian troops. The military says it wants more women fighting, but sexism remains an obstacle, activists and female soldiers say.

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A summit on Monday between Britain and the European Union, expected to include a defense pact, may kick-start a new era.

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Austria’s entrant, JJ, took the prize after a tense count that was neck-and-neck until the last votes were revealed.

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Despite a flurry of diplomatic activity, there is little evidence Russia and Ukraine are close to an agreement.

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During the conflict between India and Pakistan, even some long-trusted outlets reported unverified information and fabricated stories.

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The Indian space agency’s mission to launch into orbit a new Earth observation satellite has failed after the launch vehicle encountered a technical issue during the third stage of flight

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Romanians are casting their ballots in a tense presidential runoff between a hard-right nationalist and a pro-Western centrist

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Incident occurred at around 9 p.m. leaving 19 injured as all three masts of sail ship snapped bringing down rigging

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