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UN security council to hold emergency meeting as Poland plans no-fly zone after Russian drone incursion
Europe live  
UN security council to hold emergency meeting as Poland plans no-fly zone after Russian drone incursion
Poland is seeking to step up its defences with plans to restrict air traffic in the eastern part of the country
UK politics  
UK ambassador to US sacked after Jeffrey Epstein revelations
Israel-Gaza war  
Israeli airstrikes ‘killed any hope’ for hostages in Gaza, says Qatari prime minister
LGBTQ+ rights  
Politicians in at least 51 countries used anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric during elections, NGO finds
Indonesia  
Flash floods in Indonesia leave at least 15 people dead and 10 missing
In focus
The chilling effect of Title VI investigations: the professors accused of antisemitism
US universities  
The chilling effect of Title VI investigations: the professors accused of antisemitism
Exclusive: Andrea Brower quits Gonzaga University after the Civil Rights Act is used to challenge her pro-Gaza activism
Vaccines  
‘The chaos is the point’: tumult as Covid vaccine boosters deployed under RFK Jr
Iran  
After crafting quiet Florida life, Shah of Iran’s alleged ‘chief torturer’ must now face trial
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Features
Boom times and total burnout: three days at Europe’s biggest pornography conference
Pornography  
Boom times and total burnout: three days at Europe’s biggest pornography conference
The crowd that gathers in Amsterdam is exuberant. Pornography use is more common than ever, so earnings for many here are through the roof. But there is trouble afoot, from AI to chronic illness …
Technology  
How thousands of ‘overworked, underpaid’ humans train Google’s AI to seem smart
Opinion
Charlie Kirk’s killing is a tragic marker of the indiscriminate nature of political violence
Charlie Kirk’s killing is a tragic marker of the indiscriminate nature of political violence
As the Epstein case shows, Trump’s Maga faithful care about only one kind of sex-crime victim
Sports
New York Giants  
NFL panic meter: Is Russell Wilson cooked? Is the Chiefs’ golden age over?
NFL panic meter: Is Russell Wilson cooked? Is the Chiefs’ golden age over?
Tennis  
Patrick Mouratoglou: ‘Serena and I had a few fights about her weight’
Culture
Film  
The Man in My Basement review – Willem Dafoe is an unsettling guest in eerie psychodrama
The Man in My Basement review – Willem Dafoe is an unsettling guest in eerie psychodrama
Television  
From lethal sex to gore-soaked dinners: Downton Abbey’s best and worst bits
Lifestyle
Travel  
‘A tantalising mystery’: could I find the standing stone on a Scottish island from a childhood photo?
‘A tantalising mystery’: could I find the standing stone on a Scottish island from a childhood photo?
iPhone  
Skip Apple’s new iPhone – five tips to make your old phone feel new again
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