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Sudan

The war on people

The Sudan conflict is a story of warring generals, geopolitics and resources. More than anything, it is a story of vast human suffering that cannot be ignored

By Fred Harter

Artificial intelligence

Britain’s AI film censor

The British Board of Film Classification has rated HBO’s UK catalogue, from Game of Thrones to Succession, in only six months. It would have taken a human six years, Vanessa Thorpe writes

Golf

Master at work

Rory McIlroy’s Masters win was his career in a nutshell – at times flailing and chaotic, ultimately resolute and magnificent, says George Simms

Lena Dunham

The whole, painful truth

The creator of Girls has written a memoir charting her relationships, addictions and years of debilitating illness. Anna Leszkiewicz reviews Dunham’s bracingly honest Famesick

News in brief

Economy

Trump’s trade threats will only push the UK towards Europe

Politics

Labour faces election rout in three countries

Geopolitics

Tehran reportedly used Chinese spy satellite to target US bases

Transport

Uber shifts gear with $10bn plan for self-driving cars

For today

Benin is the latest victim of backsliding in West Africa

Elections

Seun Matiluko

Benin is the latest victim of backsliding in West Africa

Justice

Rachel Sylvester

The vacuum at the top of the judiciary

War of words between Pope Leo XIV and Trump has a clear victor

Pope vs Potus

Erica Wagner

War of words between Pope Leo XIV and Trump has a clear victor

Sport

James Bird

The wild world of Wolves’ esports team

Food technology

Compliments to the chefbot

AI is set to change the way we eat, from meal planning to shopping lists. But for recipe developers, this tech revolution is harder to swallow

Ideas

Plastic surgery

Eva Wiseman

The shocking allure of facelifts

The court of appeal is failing the justice system

Leaders

The Observer Leader

The court of appeal is failing the justice system

Thanks to Trump, the UK has edged closer to Europe, but the entente isn’t always cordiale

Politics

Andrew Rawnsley

Thanks to Trump, the UK has edged closer to Europe, but the entente isn’t always cordiale

Iranians are the biggest losers in a war that has exposed the limits of US power

Iran war

Kenan Malik

Iranians are the biggest losers in a war that has exposed the limits of US power

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Unjust: how the Court of Appeal failed an innocent man

Ceri Thomas revisits the appalling case of Peter Sullivan, jailed for 38 years for a murder he did not commit and offered no apology when finally released. Why does the court work so slowly? Why is it allowed to mark its own homework, and why is it so resistant to reform?

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