Goodbye to the everyman who gatecrashed the greats
Stan Wawrinka's glorious career - which brought him three Grand Slam titles in a golden era - ends after an honourable defeat on an emotional night in Basel.
How rising seas transformed dry land into Venice lagoon
Scientists uncover ancient hills and swamps that disappeared as sea levels rose across northern AdriaticVenice is famed for being a floating city, but research shows the land it s…
Gulliver fans celebrate three centuries of Jonathan Swift’s classic satire
Events in Ireland explore origins of Gulliver’s Travels, the Dublin clergyman’s book that became an instant hit in 1726In March 1726, an Irish clergyman visited London and arrange…
‘It’s the gay Titanic!’ Inside La Bola Negra, the maximalist queer spectacular bound for Oscars glory
Oozing panache and bagging awards already, La Bola Negra is an eye-popping war and prejudice epic starring Penélope Cruz in a blond wig and Glenn Close speaking Spanish. We meet t…
Ceasefire extended across Ukraine's Kherson region, officials say
The truce was originally planned for the stranded residents of Oleshky, and Russia and Ukraine say no breaches have been reported.
What we know about Ukraine-Russia truce in Oleshky, brokered by Melania Trump
The Russian-occupied city of Oleshky has had no electricity, gas or water for three years, as residents reported having to eat weeds to survive.
Dutch zookeeper dies after being mauled by leopard
The woman began her career at the park when she was 17 and had worked there on-and-off for four decades.
The Guardian view on the far right’s plans for Brussels: doing the work of Xi, Putin and Trump | Editorial
If ever enacted, proposals by Marine Le Pen and the AfD leader, Alice Weidel, to hollow out EU institutions would be a continental act of self-harmFollowing the Brexit referendum …
Slovenia mourns loss of glacier on its highest peak after scorching summer
Extreme heat accelerated disappearance of Triglav glacier from mountain revered as a symbol of Slovenian identityThe final ice patch has vanished from Slovenia’s Triglav glacier, …
Oleshky truce appears to hold as two European leaders have ‘frank’ call with Putin
Frontline near Russian-occupied city in southern Ukraine quiet for first time in years ahead of planned evacuationEurope live – latest updatesA local ceasefire in a southern Ukrai…
Norway and Finland leaders hold rare call with Putin
This is the first time European leaders have had direct communication with Russia's president in more than a year.
Netherlands pulls out of Eurovision again over Israel participation
A Dutch broadcaster reverses a decision to take part, citing "sensitivities" over Israel's participation.
Tories dismiss PM’s budget ‘everyday fixes’ as little more than ‘cheaper gherkins’, and ‘an insult to families’ – UK politics live
Removing tariffs on more than 100 products, including gherkins and baked beans, was one of five measures announced this morning before tomorrow’s budgetIt is not just gherkins whe…
These four elections could change the world in 10 days – Stateside with Kai and Carter
Benjamin Netanyahu is in the fight of his political life. Voters in Israel are heading to the polls on Tuesday to decide an election that could determine whether Netanyahu will re…
Truce begins in Ukraine city where residents ate weeds to survive
The ceasefire in Oleshky, announced by US First Lady Melania Trump, is meant to allow aid deliveries and the evacuation of civilians.
Melting glaciers in Dolomites reveal cache of first world war munitions
Italian army removes and defuses 250 explosives encased in ice for more than 100 years after hikers’ sightingsA significant cache of unexploded bombs from the first world war emer…
‘It’s the smell of freedom’: Belgrade cleans up after Student List triumph
Binbag-wielding volunteers clear encampment used by thugs to intimidate opponents of deposed governmentStudent List cleaned up at Serbia’s parliamentary elections. So it was only …
A leaderless revolution has swept Serbia. The world should be watching | Aleksandar Matkovic
I saw a remarkable experiment take shape in Belgrade. Its lessons should be studied by other European countries struggling with unrestMore than a decade ago, the WikiLeaks founder…
Protest leaders urge French pupils to keep barricading their schools
Activists say struggle must go on until their ‘maximum’ demands are met over teacher shortages and building repairsFrench children should continue to barricade their schools and t…
As students we never sought power – here’s how we reclaimed Serbia | Novak Simin
After freedom, we want to give our people something radical: a normal, functioning stateTwo years ago, I harboured no political ambition whatsoever. I was a student at the faculty…
The Guardian view on Serbia’s student revolution: from principled protest to power | Editorial
Two years after the Novi Sad tragedy gave birth to a youthful political movement, Sunday’s remarkable election has taken the country into a new eraThis weekend it will be two year…
What makes Andy Burnham think we can rejoin the EU? | Politics Weekly
Andy Burnham claims revising Brexit would ‘bring people together’. The PM wants to look again at issues like free movement, but rules out joining the euro or Schengen. Would rejoi…
A referendum is not needed for the UK to reach a Bre-entry deal with Europe | Letters
Readers respond to Polly Toynbee’s article on the possibility of rejoining the EUWith all due respect to Polly Toynbee, why do we assume that we would need another referendum to r…
France will lurch from crisis to crisis until it confronts its retirement timebomb | Letter
Amid widespread protests, Muriel E Cockcroft has sympathy for French youth but fears how much steam will be let out at the next convulsionI’m writing in response to your editorial…