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Who’s who at Cop31: key players at the climate talks
What are the relationships and dominant interests in play, as the summit kicks off after a bitter row over its hosting?
Environmentalists criticise choice of Earthshot prize venue owned by fossil fuel firm
Mumbai facility is part of Reliance Industries, owner of world’s biggest oil refinery and funder of controversial mega-zoo
Thunderstruck: what does the future hold for lightning?
Humans have always been awed by the power and beauty of lightning. How does the experience and understanding of it change in a warming world?
They have gone 10 weeks without answers. Will these families ever know what happened to loved ones missing after Nepal’s floods?
From Sydney to South Africa, they text loved ones with no reply and respond to questions they can’t answer. But some still hold hope
‘My reward for waiting in the cold was this painting-like view of the ghat’: Priya Ojha’s best phone picture
There was dense fog over a sacred Indian river, but the photographer would not be deterred …
Strait of Hormuz could reopen as part of Qatari plan for Iran nuclear inspections
Trump still considering new assault on Iran nuclear sites – though threats less credible after Vance remarks
The end of Maga as we know it
The Republican party will regroup after their shellacking in the US midterm elections, but it won’t look the same
Eurovision’s Asia experiment gets under way in flamboyant Bangkok
Organisers hope extravagant attempt to transplant song contest will be a success
ECB forecasting losses of up to £50m in 2027 despite visit of Australia for the Ashes
Concern among counties due to reliance on ECB funding Optimism that eventual figure could be reduced to £35m
‘A global political awakening’: how gen Z protests are sweeping the world
From Serbia to Bangladesh and India to France, young people are pushing back against authoritarianism and reshaping political landscapes
‘I’m not asking for special treatment’: the would-be migrants waiting to start their new lives in Australia
Reducing ‘net overseas migration’ has become a national preoccupation. What does it mean for the people waiting to come in? Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads
Days after the midterms, Anthony Albanese will have a chance to meet with Trump as he picks up the pieces | Tom McIlroy
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The best recent poetry – review roundup
The Universe is an Animal by Jessica Mookherjee; Sleep Gate by Sylvia Legris; The Other Love by Henri Cole; Stay Winter by Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe
Nikita Gill: ‘I read Flowers in the Attic too young. Someone should have stopped me’
The Indian-Irish poet on the Mahabharata retelling that inspired her to write, Arundhati Roy’s courage, and the poetry of Lucille Clifton
‘Every day, someone loses a hand or a leg’: the brutal reality of India’s textile recycling industry
In Panipat, 1m tons of used clothing a year are turned into products for global brands, but dangerous machinery and few safeguards mean life-changing injuries are common
Harmeet Dhillon, controversial head of DoJ’s civil rights division, steps down
Dhillon is first high-level justice department official to leave after historic Republican defeat in 2026 midterms
Tell us: how are you celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights?
We’d love to hear from people in India and around the world about how they are celebrating Diwali
Trump-backed Republicans lose dozens of US midterm races, raising questions over his influence
Guardian analysis shows how tumbling approval ratings may have hurt candidates backed by US president Track live results from all 50 states Send us your questions about the US midterms results and Democrats’ ‘blue wave’
Has Britain finally pulled off a diplomatic victory in the row over reparations?
A formal apology over slavery without direct reparations will give the UK the moral high ground but no legal liability
Funding to help poorer countries cope with climate crisis has stalled, says UN
Report reveals financial support promised by rich nations for adaptation measures is well behind the pace that is needed
Primark lacks fizz as it approaches its go-it-alone moment
After a profits dip, the chain’s demerger from its sister food company still makes sense but is unlikely to reveal tons of value Primark brings forward home deliveries plan by two years as profits slide
UK makes huge aid cuts to Commonwealth nations despite warm words at Chogm
Nations in the group fare worse than others, with funding for nature projects especially hard hit even as climate crisis intensifies global need
‘Music is the most powerful way of connecting to what’s happening’: can this album change your mind about the climate crisis?
With globe-spanning artists – including Charlotte Church doing angry electropop – the Flow project is hoping to make an impact at this month’s Cop31
The Joy of Six: Glenn Maxwell’s greatest innings for Australia
From the miracle of Mumbai, gamechanging centuries and a rare Test ton, here are half a dozen of the Big Show’s most destructive knocks