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Sun Oct 11 2026
Rescuers carry a wounded woman on a stretcher through rubble in Zaporizhzhia
Ukraine
Trump says Ukraine needs a new leader after diesel deal with Russia
This image from video obtained and verified by AP shows thick black smoke and flames rising from a fire at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh
Middle East crisis
Houthis warn passengers against using Saudi airport after deadly attack on Riyadh
woman in blazer stands outside on city street at night with arms folded while looking ahead
New York
‘Deeply concerning’: Democratic congressional candidate rebukes ICE’s presence
A 'Vote Here' sign.
Louisiana
Man accused of child rape set to become police chief in small town
yellow police tape in front of two police cars with lights on at night
Georgia
Five people shot and killed in apparent murder-suicide, Georgia police say
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Special report

Christa Gail Pike, shown in this July 24, 2002 photo, is already facing execution for the murder of a fellow Job Corps student. Pike has now been convicted of trying to strangle a fellow inmate in a crime involving Tennessee's most notorious women prisoners. A jury found Pike, one of only two women on death row, guilty Wednesday, June 30, 2004, of attempted first-degree murder for trying to kill Patricia Jones, 33, who is serving a life sentence at the prison. (
The Sunday read
Capital punishment is surging in the US – but after Christa Pike’s botched execution, what is its future?
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In focus

On the night guard with Mriya air defence crew near Kyiv.
Ukraine
‘A life-or-death race’: the volunteers protecting Kyiv’s skies from new jet-powered drones
California
‘A living hell’: how Los Angeles got taken over by mosquitoes
US and UK
‘Under tremendous strain’: CIA analyst turned spy novelist on a fraying alliance
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Features

Whitney Museum - Roy Lichtenstein: Like New DinnerInstallation view of Roy Lichtenstein: Like New (Whitney Museum of American Art,
New York, October 11, 2026–May 10, 2027)
Art
‘What could be discovered? What is new there?’: blockbuster exhibition celebrates Roy Lichtenstein
Music
‘We look like soft, made-up blokes, but we’re really tough’: Duran Duran on 80s excess
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Opinion

A nuclear counterattack training exercise at an undisclosed location in North Korea in April 2024.
quote  Fixated on AI, the world has forgotten what is staring it in the face: nuclear annihilation
Simon Tisdall
quote  I need smart glasses. How else can I monetize every second of my life?
Dave Schilling
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Sports

The Guardians' José Ramírez celebrates after hitting a two-run home run during the fourth inning of Game 5 of the American League Division Series on Saturday night in Cleveland.
MLB playoffs
Williams strikes out 12 as Guardians blank White Sox to complete ALDS comeback
Football live
Southampton v Portsmouth, Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest, Hull v Everton
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Culture

Ian Rankin.
Books
‘The crime fiction I’m interested in is political’: Ian Rankin on his new novel about the super-rich
Music
‘I’d wander through the park all angsty listening to Arctic Monkeys’: Arlo Parks’ honest playlist
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Lifestyle

An illustration of a man speaking with his arms crossed, while a woman in the background sits on a bench crying.
Ask Annalisa Barbieri
My partner’s obnoxious conduct at our sons’ football matches is putting me off him
The moment I knew
We were babysitting my younger siblings and he wore a tutu to make them laugh
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