As President Donald Trump prepares for crucial calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, his administration faces ongoing talks to secure trade deals.

Hillary Clinton took a swipe at female Republican Party leaders, calling on the future first female President of the United States to not be a "handmaiden to the patriarchy."

What Joe Biden understands about America’s place in the world, even now.

Despite significant evidence that a deluge of pornography has a negative impact on modern society, there is a curious refusal to publicly admit disapproval of it.

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President Donald Trump will call Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday in a renewed bid to negotiate a ceasefire after talks between Russian and Ukrainian officials over the weekend in Turkey.

Jackson Sperbeck, the son of Jeff Sperbeck, paid tribute to his father after he died in a golf cart crash with one of his client's, John Elway.

Russia has little interest in peace talks. It is hoping for battlefield breakthroughs and sanctions relief

Regulations intended to prevent a repeat of bailouts after 2008 crisis

Agreement to forge closer links with Europe on defence and trade risks reopening Brexit arguments

Prime minister acknowledges besieged strip is approaching starvation after announcing plans to allow limited entry of aid

From defence to fishing access, the major changes agreed in trade talks

Canadian paleontologists recently discovered Mosura fentoni, a 506-million-year-old predator resembling a moth. The discovery offers insights into extinct radiodonts' anatomy.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka's arrest at Delaney Hall protest highlights New Jersey's political divide on immigration, amid a heated gubernatorial race.

Police rally behind Trump's plan to end overtime taxes, citing benefits for law enforcement families and retention, as Republicans work to push the budget bill forward.

Shop for a mattress topper during the Memorial Day sale.

Alev Kelter, a U.S. rugby star, risks suspension after a red card for dangerous play against Australia. The incident highlights rugby's strict head contact rules.

Sen. Joni Ernst and Rep. James Comer urge GAO review of federal charge card misuse, highlighting systemic oversight failures and risky transactions at the Department of Defense.

House Republicans advance a bill from the Budget Committee to the Rules Committee, facing challenges on green energy, Medicaid and SALT before a vote.

Former President Joe Biden said "Cancer touches us all," in his first public comments since it was announced he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Did you know that Saturn is less dense than water, and that a samurai's topknot was originally meant to keep helmets in place during battle?

The LIV Golf star had been in contention to complete the Spanish Grand Slam this weekend before a disastrous end to his final round Sunday.

Nathan Fielder has never been this vulnerable on TV before.

Dave Portnoy was at the game on Saturday and said during a more than three-minute video, which he opened by saying “can’t believe I’m making this video,” that there were no racial comments made toward Angel Reese. 

Ofgem price cap on gas and electricity likely to drop by £129 to £1,720 a year, says consultancy Cornwall Insight

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Household energy bills could drop this summer but experts have warned that “the crisis is not over” for households and manufacturers struggling to afford gas and electricity costs.

The industry regulator’s quarterly price cap is expected to fall in July by an average of £129, or 7%, according to forecasts from Cornwall Insight, a leading energy consultancy. It has predicted that the cap will fall to £1,720 a year for a typical dual-fuel household this summer, from £1,849 under the current limits.

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Niko Kovac oversaw a remarkable comeback but there is plenty of work to be done for BVB to challenge Bayern again

The last time Borussia Dortmund had enjoyed an end-of-season run-in as successful as this was that season. Nearly two years on Niko Kovac and company didn’t quite lay the ghost of 2023 but began to definitively draw a line under the fallout from it. On this occasion BVB faced what should have been a straightforward final day task at home and made it so. Where they had been cowed by nerves against Mainz in the last game of 2022-23 and let the Bundesliga slip through their collective fingers, this time they were ready to receive an unexpected opportunity.

This time there was the right to a celebration, and there was the feeling that it had been earned. Pointing out that Saturday’s final-day win over already-relegated Holstein Kiel perhaps salvaged the bare minimum – a top-four place – from this season would be to miss the point and to disregard the context. BVB had been languishing in 11th with just eight games to go, 10 points adrift of the Champions League places and with the prospect of any European football at all next season looking like a tough ask. If they had been able to take advantage of Freiburg and Eintracht Frankfurt (who began the day in fourth and third places respectively) playing each other on the final day, they had manufactured any luck of which they were the beneficiaries by winning seven and drawing one – away at Bayern – of the last eight, beating direct concurrents like Freiburg, Mainz and Borussia Mönchengladbach along the way, as well as winning at Leverkusen last week.

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The former journalist and the billionaire were spotted holding hands as they headed to dinner in Cannes, France, on Sunday, according to photos obtained by Page Six.

"Look at how far it goes under there... we just went by and said 'holy!'..." a man who witnessed the sinkhole collapse told a trooper in the footage.

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

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Zak Starkey made it clear that it wasn't his decision to leave the band.

The country’s charm offensive and global mediator role – as well as a $400m plane – reveal a complicated relationship

On his tour of the Middle East last week, Donald Trump was treated like royalty by the leaders of the wealthiest countries in the Arab world. The US president was feted in gilded ballrooms, his motorcade was flanked by dozens of men riding white Arabian horses and he was awarded an elaborate gold medal necklace. The leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates went out of their way to show Trump that they respect him more than his predecessor, Joe Biden.

While Trump frequently praised Saudi and UAE leaders during his first term, he was highly critical of Qatar, a small emirate that is rich in natural gas but usually overshadowed by its two larger and more powerful neighbors. In June 2017, Trump said Qatar “has historically been a funder of terrorism at a very high level” and he supported a blockade against the country, led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Qatar’s neighbors accused it of financing terrorism by supporting the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas, and being too cozy with Iran. The blockade, which disrupted the lives of thousands of people across the Persian Gulf, stretched until early 2021.

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These summery snacks are based on the popular pintxo, only with the chilli blended into an artichoke tapenade that’s spread on toast and topped with the olive and anchovy

Gildas are such a lovely pre-dinner snack: really good olives and anchovies on a stick, with any number of variations, such as artichokes, sun-dried tomatoes, bits of cheese … The one I had most recently, at Brett in Glasgow, was beyond wonderful, and featured chicken fat-topped croutons and homemade green chilli sauce with plump Perelló olives and anchovies. Inspired by this, I made a lemon-spiked green chilli and artichoke tapenade for hot focaccia, topped with the same excellent olives and the best anchovies.

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© Photograph: Matthew Hague/The Guardian. Food and prop styling: Florence Blair. Food styling assistant: Emma Cantlay.

Madix also gave the incoming Season 7 cast some advice and revealed which Season 6 bombshell she'd bring back to the villa.

Former President Joe Biden posted a smiling selfie early Monday as he sent thanks for the support he's had since revealing his battle with "aggressive" prostate cancer.

Cinema’s sprightliest senior citizen is not one to give in to obstacles easily and looks set to outpace time’s wingèd chariot for a good while yet

Much of the discourse around Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning revolves around that penultimate word. This, we’re told, is it. This is the last time that Tom Cruise will leap out of various modes of high-speed transport in pursuit of some nebulously defined MacGuffin. The last time he’ll grit his teeth and run across a major global landmark. The last time he’ll give Simon Pegg work. This is it.

Except, not to spoil anything, but it probably isn’t. After years of avoiding the press and letting his work do the talking, Tom Cruise is actively promoting Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. He’s doing junkets. He’s giving red-carpet interviews. He’s giving talks at the BFI. For those of us who enjoy Tom Cruise, this is a rare gift. But over the course of these appearances, a message has started to form. That message is: Tom Cruise is never, ever going to stop.

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Prime minister issues warning after closer than anticipated first round forces presidential runoff vote on 1 June

The next two weeks will “decide the future of Poland”, its prime minister, Donald Tusk, has warned, as the country prepares for a presidential runoff vote on 1 June after a nail-bitingly close first round.

Official results released on Monday showed the pro-European centrist Rafał Trzaskowski, the mayor of Warsaw and candidate from Tusk’s Civic Coalition, received 31.36% of the votes. Narrowly trailing him was Karol Nawrocki, backed by the populist rightwing Law and Justice party (PiS), with 29.54% of the vote.

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© Photograph: Marcin Gadomski/EPA

For one weekend, everything came up Yankees thanks to three players Juan Soto's departure made possible.

The man was charged with one count of an act of indecency, which carries a maximum penalty of seven years’ jail.

In an early morning Truth Social post, the president slammed Harris for her celebrity-filled campaign events leading up to the November election.

The 44-year-old belted out "Blame Me" and "These Boots Are Made for Walking" during Sunday's show.

CNN analyst Brian Stelter has questioned the timing of Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis — insisting it’s “extraordinary” the news broke just as the former president was battling an onslaught of criticism over his mental decline while in the White House. “The timing … is just extraordinary,” the anchor said on the left-leaning network Sunday. “We know...