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Goodbye, Dolly Parton: a gay icon whose appeal reached across age, class and politics, and into the Maga heartlands

Straight women loved her, so did Eminem. Even Donald Trump found something nice to say. Her allure had no boundaries and was truly unique, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Guardian - UK

This is the question Democrats should ask voters in order to win this November

They should ask the question Reagan asked at the end of his debate against Jimmy Carter: ‘Are you better off now than you were before this presidency?’

The Guardian - US

How Mark Carney’s speeches have become political earthquakes

The quiet-spoken Canadian prime minister has spoken unutterable truths

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Americans say they lose weight in Europe – and I think I know why

Is it because of differences in the flour that’s being consumed? Or something to do with the European approach to getting around, asks Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

Gurugram is actually drowning in its own real estate boom

After heavy rain on Monday, Gurugram – Delhi’s neighbour and India’s “millennium city” – was thrown into chaos. Waterlogged roads caused traffic jams that lasted hours, and vehicles, including cars, buses, autos and two-wheelers, were submerged. Social media filled with images of flooded homes, school buses submerged in water and…

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With no friends left to burn, Trump is running out of diplomatic ammunition

Everyone can see that the Iran war has been a strategic disaster for the US, while a failing president pretends he is winning, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Around the world, people are rejecting divisive and dangerous politics. We can – and must – build on that

The vast majority of the global public supports international cooperation on human rights, climate and AI. Like-minded countries must stand together to deliver, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

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America’s might has failed in Iran – an ‘economic D-Day’ is also unlikely to succeed

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: As Donald Trump opens a new front in his Middle East war, it has become clear the foray is a bigger disaster for the United States than Vietnam or Pearl Harbor

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on Trump’s economic threats: bullies can overplay their hand

Editorial: Tariffs on Canada, threats against Iran’s partners and bond market intervention show a president weaponising US power while making Americans poorer at home

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the French left: division makes Marine Le Pen’s path to the Élysée more straightforward

Editorial: Two years ago, progressive parties allied to see off the far right in a parliamentary election. Ahead of a seismic presidential election, that unity is missing

The Guardian - UK

I’m not usually patriotic. But Pauline Hanson’s cheap nationalism has me rooting for multicultural Australia

Patriotism can be angry and stridently militaristic – or it can be a gentle pride in the success of an experiment like multiculturalism

The Guardian - AU

Sex sells and wins votes – and the Democrats know it

Wonder why they’re posting flirty photos and wearing tight T-shirts? It’s a thirst trap strategy in motion, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

Three years after his death, the Met goes after Mohamed Al Fayed. As for his enablers – well, you can’t rush things, can you?

The crimes he stands accused of required whole armies of facilitators. Don’t the victims deserve to see them face justice too, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

No, AI doesn’t mean the end of mathematics – at least not yet

Mathematicians are raising concerns that the technology could kill their profession. But they still have abilities AI doesn’t

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Food has turned into a class war – and it’s ruined my appetite

More than half of what Brits eat is ultra-processed. Now we’re a nation of food snobs – with no ingredient safe from judgment, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - US

Trump’s justice department has found a new way for presidents to avoid accountability

A recent memo claiming executive privilege over communications with private advisers invites corruption

The Guardian - UK

From Scotland, I look at England’s water privatisation disaster. I wish you had done what we did

Listening to debate, you’d think bringing English water companies into public ownership was a radical socialist idea. Here, we call it common sense, says chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh Devi Sridhar

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The war on ‘loudcasting’ phones can be won, but it will take some very British nudging

Although mobiles blared in public are nothing new, this crop of headphone-dodging irritants are truly maddening. It’s time to take them on, says Dan Hancox, a writer and editor covering music, politics and cities

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‘The Trump-Putin relationship is the biggest mystery in international politics’: foreign correspondent Luke Harding answered your questions

The Guardian’s Luke Harding discussed Trump, Putin and the state of the war in Ukraine, his expulsion from Russia, his new book Betrayal, and his career as a foreign correspondent

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Canadians do not seek a trade war – but nor will we be bullied by Donald Trump

A fundamental rupture in the values that have united North America is not a problem that can be wished away, says Canadian commentator Jen Gerson

The Guardian - AU

The Sydney Swans scandal has left many outraged. But what happens if no police charges are laid?

Behaviour we once might have shrugged off now makes us deeply uncomfortable. But discomfort alone cannot define the standard

The Guardian - AU

Families need to openly talk to children about misogyny, consent and sexual violence. Here’s how to start

All family members should feel safe to raise concerns, ask questions and cover topics without fear of shutdown or reprimand

The Independent UK

After ‘never here Keir’, it’s time for ‘always around Andy’

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Mr Burnham’s choice of Ukraine for his first overseas visit as prime minister is loaded with meaning, and sends a strong message about his priorities on the global stage – not least to Donald Trump

Bangkok Post

Digital IDs can connect Asean

Imagine a Thai family driving across the border into Malaysia, where officials authenticate their mobile driving licence by scanning a QR code. A Filipino engineer could upload a digital qualification with a job application in Brunei and have it verified in seconds. An Indonesian company applying for a licence in…

Bangkok Post

South policies need rethink

A series of violent attacks in Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat provinces over the weekend was a calculated attempt to humiliate the security apparatus and the Anutin Charnvirakul government.