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We hid in the bathroom as bombs fell on Kyiv. Is this Trump’s idea of peace?
The Guardian by Oleksandr Mykhed 1 h and 42 min ago
In the early hours of 24 April the realisation dawned: Putin will get a deal that humiliates Ukraine – or continue to slaughter our civilians
Day 1,156 of the invasion; 24 April 2025. Thirty hours after the end of Russia’s fake “Easter ceasefire”. It is 6.21am: feeling anxious, I call my father. He is travelling by train from the western part of Ukraine to Kyiv, due to arrive in 40 minutes. He picks up the phone, and from his cheerful tone I gather that he has not yet heard the news. I ask if the train is running late. My father says everything is fine, he can already spot familiar places in the Kyiv region. He wants to know why I doubt the arrival time. I tell him that sadly Russia has been shelling the country all night long. In Kyiv, I say, we have lived through one of the worst nights. “I’m jumping in a taxi,” I add. “I’ll see you soon.”
Those who survive shelling often imitate the sounds of explosions when they talk about the experience. I instantly think of this when an early morning roll call of “how are you?” starts in the friends’ group chat. Whoosh. Whiz. Boom. Bang. The only thing I can write is the sounds of what came flying at us the during the night. Like a child learning to talk. Or a person who has lost the ability to speak.
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Pacific island states urge rich countries to expedite plans to cut emissions
The Guardian by Fiona Harvey 1 h and 42 min ago
Developed countries pressed to submit national plans well before Cop30 as time runs out to avoid 1.5C temperature rise
Rich countries are dragging their feet on producing new plans to combat the climate crisis, thereby putting the poor into greater danger, some of the world’s most vulnerable nations have warned.
All governments are supposed to publish new plans this year on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, but so far only a small majority have done so, and some of the plans submitted have been inadequate to the scale of action needed.
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NFL draft: Shedeur Sanders still available in fourth round as stunning plunge continues
The Guardian by Associated Press 1 h and 57 min ago
- Colorado QB had been expected to go in first round
- Five QBs now selected ahead of Sanders
- Analysis: Sanders’s fall exposes cruelties of draft
Shedeur Sanders is still waiting – after three rounds of the NFL draft, 102 picks and five quarterbacks selected ahead of Deion Sanders’s highly touted son.
The Colorado quarterback was widely considered a first-round talent. But his stunning slide continued on Friday night when his name wasn’t called in the second or third round.
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‘You saw he was listening to you’: people Pope Francis met in their hour of need
The Guardian by Lorenzo Tondo, Harriet Sherwood and Sam Jones 2 h and 42 min ago
The late pontiff embraced those traditionally on the margins of the church and society. Here, some of those he met describe his impact
Pope Francis announced his pastoral intentions from the very beginning of his papacy, saying he preferred a church that was “bruised, hurting and dirty” from being on the streets to one that was cautious and complacent. Although he never strayed from doctrine – to the annoyance of many optimistic liberals – his 12 years as pope were marked by a deliberate embrace of those historically on the margins of the church and society. He wanted a church, he said, for “todos, todos, todos” – which translates into: “Everyone, everyone, everyone.”
Here, some of those who met him recall what his pontificate meant to them.
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Virginia Giuffre, a survivor of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse, has died aged 41
The Guardian by Benita Kolovos 3 h and 48 min ago
Giuffre’s family issued a statement confirming she took her own life at her farm in Western Australia, where she had lived for several years
Virginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent victim’s of the disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein who also alleged she was sexually trafficked to Prince Andrew, has died. She was 41.
Her family on Saturday issued a statement confirming she took her own life at her farm in Western Australia, where she had lived for several years.
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