From Hesitation to Habit: How I Made Swimming Part of My Fitness Routine
Ready, set … Leah Harper at Ironmonger Row Baths in London. Photograph: Alicia Canter/The Guardian
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Hollywood on the Run: Trump’s Movie Tariff Plan Faces Off Against Global Production Realities
‘I love Los Angeles, but at times, it can feel like Alcatraz – an isolating movie prison where the only way to escape is to be kicked out.’ Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images
Australia’s Rental ‘Crisis’: Smoke, Mirrors, and a Bit of Real Trouble
Advertised rents for new tenants don’t reflect how much most of the roughly 3 million households with a lease are actually paying, according to an analyst – and there, the picture is very different. Photograph: William West/AFP/Getty Images
Ceasefire or Just a Breather? India-Pakistan Step Back From the Brink—but Trump’s Taking a Victory Lap Anyway
People in Hyderabad, Pakistan, celebrate after the ceasefire with India was announced on Saturday. Akram Shahid/AFP via Getty Images
Pasta and Pesto, Broth and Dumplings, Pancakes and Chutney: Ravinder Bhogal’s Pea Recipes
Spring into action: Ravinder Bhogal’s peas, broth and bread dumplings. Photograph: The Guardian. Food and prop styling: Lucy Turnbull. Food styling assistant: Valeria Russo.
Olympic Swim Legend Gary Hall Jr. Receives 10 Replacement Medals After Los Angeles Fire
Swimming great Gary Hall Jr. has achieved a remarkable milestone after a devastating fire in Los Angeles destroyed his original
Lamine Yamal: A Teenage Prodigy Shining Amidst Barcelona’s Champions League Heartbreak
Lamine Yamal has people asking if he’s the best player in the world at just 17 years old. Carl Recine/Getty Images
How Peter Dutton’s Trumpian Tango Turned into a Political Faceplant
Liberal Party leader Peter Dutton speaks to the media after attending Mass at Saint Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney, Australia, on April 22. Hollie AdamsReuters
Drones Down Under Fire: India and Pakistan’s High-Tech Tiff Escalates
In a scenario that sounds more like a plot from a spy thriller than real life, India and Pakistan have
When the World’s on Fire and Trump’s Just Chuckin’ a Sickie
When missiles start flying between two nuclear-armed neighbours, the world usually expects Uncle Sam to toss on a cape and