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'Stunningly unqualified’ diplomatic team shapes up at breakneck speed
Trump administration  
'Stunningly unqualified’ diplomatic team shapes up at breakneck speed
Trump is hardly the first US president to introduce miscast nominees, but he has nominated ambassadors at a rate not recalled in recent memory
US politics  
US Senate approves funding proposal that does not include Trump’s demand to raise debt limit
Middle East crisis live  
14 injured after Israel fails to intercept missile from Yemen
Live  
Germany Christmas market attack: five killed and hundreds injured in ‘terrible, insane’ act – latest
Germany  
Outrage as Elon Musk claims ‘only AfD can save Germany’
In focus
He’s anti-democracy and pro-Trump: the obscure ‘dark enlightenment’ blogger influencing the next US administration
Far right (US)  
He’s anti-democracy and pro-Trump: the obscure ‘dark enlightenment’ blogger influencing the next US administration
Key figures in the incoming administration follow Curtis Yarvin, who’s pushing for an autocratic takeover of the US
Cotton Capital: ongoing series  
‘I didn’t realize the role rice played’: the ingenious crop cultivation of the Gullah Geechee people
Brian Thompson shooting  
Cory Doctorow’s prescient novella about health insurance and murder: ‘They’re going to be afraid’
Spotlight
Stand tall, hum and try a dead hang: 22 two minute tension relievers
Life and style  
Stand tall, hum and try a dead hang: 22 two minute tension relievers
Feeling a little… tense? From the top of your head down to the soles of your feet, here are lots of quick ways to soothe stress
Sex  
This is how we do it: ‘We make videos of ourselves having sex, to watch when we’re apart’
Blind date  
‘He looked like a cross between Andrew Garfield and my primary school crush’
Film  
The Brutalist director Brady Corbet: ‘If you’re not daring to suck, you’re not doing much’
Britpop  
Parkas, bucket hats and union jacks: how the Oasis reunion tour is fuelling a comeback for the Britpop look
The Filter  
Five British fashion brands taking the US by storm
Opinion
Only 35% of Americans trust the US judicial system. This is catastrophic
David Daley
Only 35% of Americans trust the US judicial system. This is catastrophic
What if Russia wins in Ukraine? We can already see the shadows of a dark 2025
Timothy Garton Ash
Sports
Premier League live  
Aston Villa v Manchester City – live updates
Aston Villa v Manchester City – live updates
Skiing  
Vonn, 40, finishes 14th in first World Cup race in nearly six years
Culture
Books  
‘Perfect for winter nights’: the best crime novels to read at Christmas according to Ian Rankin, Bella Mackie and more
‘Perfect for winter nights’: the best crime novels to read at Christmas according to Ian Rankin, Bella Mackie and more
Film  
Best movies of 2024 in the US: No 1 – The Brutalist
In case you missed it
My Christmas pilgrimage to Mark Rothko’s Latvia