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The Observer issue no. 12,213: America's captive
US will run Venezuela
Trump: 'We're in the oil business'
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US will run Venezuela
Trump: 'We're in the oil business'
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January 3, 2026 at 11:59 PM
The Observer issue no. 12,213: America's captive
US will run Venezuela
Trump: 'We're in the oil business'
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US will run Venezuela
Trump: 'We're in the oil business'
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The Observer Sport: Hungry like the Wolves
Wanderers hunt down West Ham to claim first league win of the season
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Wanderers hunt down West Ham to claim first league win of the season
Pick up a copy with the paper tomorrow - available nationwide
January 3, 2026 at 8:31 PM
The Observer Sport: Hungry like the Wolves
Wanderers hunt down West Ham to claim first league win of the season
Pick up a copy with the paper tomorrow - available nationwide
Wanderers hunt down West Ham to claim first league win of the season
Pick up a copy with the paper tomorrow - available nationwide
Join us for a landmark Observer Book Club event hosted by The Observer’s Editor-in-Chief, James Harding, in conversation with internationally bestselling author and historian Rutger Bregman, as he introduces his bold new book, "Moral Ambition".
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December 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Join us for a landmark Observer Book Club event hosted by The Observer’s Editor-in-Chief, James Harding, in conversation with internationally bestselling author and historian Rutger Bregman, as he introduces his bold new book, "Moral Ambition".
Book your ticket now: https://bit.ly/3LeH01l
Book your ticket now: https://bit.ly/3LeH01l
Join us in the Observer newsroom with Chloe Hadjimatheou as she reveals the latest twists in The Salt Path story that continues to challenge our ideas of truth, trust and the power of a good story.
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Book your ticket here: https://bit.ly/44JG63z
December 29, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Join us in the Observer newsroom with Chloe Hadjimatheou as she reveals the latest twists in The Salt Path story that continues to challenge our ideas of truth, trust and the power of a good story.
Book your ticket here: https://bit.ly/44JG63z
Book your ticket here: https://bit.ly/44JG63z
Jürgen Klopp, former Liverpool manager, who brought Diogo Jota to Liverpool remembers the player on his immediate and lasting impact on the dressing room and beyond:
https://bit.ly/4jbobc1
https://bit.ly/4jbobc1
December 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Jürgen Klopp, former Liverpool manager, who brought Diogo Jota to Liverpool remembers the player on his immediate and lasting impact on the dressing room and beyond:
https://bit.ly/4jbobc1
https://bit.ly/4jbobc1
Palestine Action’s youngest hunger striker
Now into her 52nd day of refusing to eat, the jailed Palestine Action protester Qesser Zuhrah is in mortal danger
Listen now:
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Now into her 52nd day of refusing to eat, the jailed Palestine Action protester Qesser Zuhrah is in mortal danger
Listen now:
lnk.to/3EFExu
December 24, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Palestine Action’s youngest hunger striker
Now into her 52nd day of refusing to eat, the jailed Palestine Action protester Qesser Zuhrah is in mortal danger
Listen now:
lnk.to/3EFExu
Now into her 52nd day of refusing to eat, the jailed Palestine Action protester Qesser Zuhrah is in mortal danger
Listen now:
lnk.to/3EFExu
Lucky, lucky, lucky! After 37 years Kylie lands her first UK Christmas No 1
Australian singer taps into British nostalgia to end Wham!’s winning streak with her crowdpleaser XMAS, Xavier Greenwood & Becky Pinnington
https://bit.ly/45mDAAq
Australian singer taps into British nostalgia to end Wham!’s winning streak with her crowdpleaser XMAS, Xavier Greenwood & Becky Pinnington
https://bit.ly/45mDAAq
December 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Lucky, lucky, lucky! After 37 years Kylie lands her first UK Christmas No 1
Australian singer taps into British nostalgia to end Wham!’s winning streak with her crowdpleaser XMAS, Xavier Greenwood & Becky Pinnington
https://bit.ly/45mDAAq
Australian singer taps into British nostalgia to end Wham!’s winning streak with her crowdpleaser XMAS, Xavier Greenwood & Becky Pinnington
https://bit.ly/45mDAAq
Palestine Action’s youngest hunger striker
Now into her 52nd day of refusing to eat, the jailed Palestine Action protester Qesser Zuhrah is in mortal danger
Listen now:
lnk.to/3EFExu
Now into her 52nd day of refusing to eat, the jailed Palestine Action protester Qesser Zuhrah is in mortal danger
Listen now:
lnk.to/3EFExu
December 23, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Palestine Action’s youngest hunger striker
Now into her 52nd day of refusing to eat, the jailed Palestine Action protester Qesser Zuhrah is in mortal danger
Listen now:
lnk.to/3EFExu
Now into her 52nd day of refusing to eat, the jailed Palestine Action protester Qesser Zuhrah is in mortal danger
Listen now:
lnk.to/3EFExu
December 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Lucky, lucky, lucky! After 37 years Kylie lands her first UK Christmas No 1
Australian singer taps into British nostalgia to end Wham!’s winning streak with her crowdpleaser XMAS, Xavier Greenwood & Becky Pinnington
https://bit.ly/45mDAAq
Australian singer taps into British nostalgia to end Wham!’s winning streak with her crowdpleaser XMAS, Xavier Greenwood & Becky Pinnington
https://bit.ly/45mDAAq
December 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Lucky, lucky, lucky! After 37 years Kylie lands her first UK Christmas No 1
Australian singer taps into British nostalgia to end Wham!’s winning streak with her crowdpleaser XMAS, Xavier Greenwood & Becky Pinnington
https://bit.ly/45mDAAq
Australian singer taps into British nostalgia to end Wham!’s winning streak with her crowdpleaser XMAS, Xavier Greenwood & Becky Pinnington
https://bit.ly/45mDAAq
December 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Lucky, lucky, lucky! After 37 years Kylie lands her first UK Christmas No 1
Australian singer taps into British nostalgia to end Wham!’s winning streak with her crowdpleaser XMAS, Xavier Greenwood & Becky Pinnington
https://bit.ly/45mDAAq
Australian singer taps into British nostalgia to end Wham!’s winning streak with her crowdpleaser XMAS, Xavier Greenwood & Becky Pinnington
https://bit.ly/45mDAAq
December 21, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Lucky, lucky, lucky! After 37 years Kylie lands her first UK Christmas No 1
Australian singer taps into British nostalgia to end Wham!’s winning streak with her crowdpleaser XMAS, Xavier Greenwood & Becky Pinnington
https://bit.ly/45mDAAq
Australian singer taps into British nostalgia to end Wham!’s winning streak with her crowdpleaser XMAS, Xavier Greenwood & Becky Pinnington
https://bit.ly/45mDAAq
Killing Time. This is the story of what happens to a man as he waits to die.
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Listen now:
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December 18, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Killing Time. This is the story of what happens to a man as he waits to die.
Listen now:
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Listen now:
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Why is Trump targeting Venezuela?
Yesterday the US military carried out strikes against three boats in the Pacific, which it claims were engaged in drug trafficking.
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Yesterday the US military carried out strikes against three boats in the Pacific, which it claims were engaged in drug trafficking.
Listen now:
lnk.to/G5Ai5X
December 17, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Why is Trump targeting Venezuela?
Yesterday the US military carried out strikes against three boats in the Pacific, which it claims were engaged in drug trafficking.
Listen now:
lnk.to/G5Ai5X
Yesterday the US military carried out strikes against three boats in the Pacific, which it claims were engaged in drug trafficking.
Listen now:
lnk.to/G5Ai5X
Killing Time. This is the story of what happens to a man as he waits to die.
Listen now:
lnk.to/cNO0Au
Listen now:
lnk.to/cNO0Au
December 17, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Killing Time. This is the story of what happens to a man as he waits to die.
Listen now:
lnk.to/cNO0Au
Listen now:
lnk.to/cNO0Au
Killing Time. This is the story of what happens to a man as he waits to die.
Listen now:
lnk.to/cNO0Au
Listen now:
lnk.to/cNO0Au
December 16, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Killing Time. This is the story of what happens to a man as he waits to die.
Listen now:
lnk.to/cNO0Au
Listen now:
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The Observer issue no. 12,210: To ban or not to ban
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December 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The Observer issue no. 12,210: To ban or not to ban
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What happens if Tehran runs out of water next week?
The Iranian leader said the water problem in the capital “cannot be solved” and has suggested evacuating the city’s nearly ten million residents
Listen to the News Meeting:
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The Iranian leader said the water problem in the capital “cannot be solved” and has suggested evacuating the city’s nearly ten million residents
Listen to the News Meeting:
lnk.to/ZSTEHk
December 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM
What happens if Tehran runs out of water next week?
The Iranian leader said the water problem in the capital “cannot be solved” and has suggested evacuating the city’s nearly ten million residents
Listen to the News Meeting:
lnk.to/ZSTEHk
The Iranian leader said the water problem in the capital “cannot be solved” and has suggested evacuating the city’s nearly ten million residents
Listen to the News Meeting:
lnk.to/ZSTEHk
Why is the government concerned about mental health overdiagnosis?
Last week the Health Secretary announced a review into the rising rates of ADHD and Autism, as well as other mental health conditions.
Listen to the Sensemaker:
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Last week the Health Secretary announced a review into the rising rates of ADHD and Autism, as well as other mental health conditions.
Listen to the Sensemaker:
lnk.to/jZ5bpA
December 12, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Why is the government concerned about mental health overdiagnosis?
Last week the Health Secretary announced a review into the rising rates of ADHD and Autism, as well as other mental health conditions.
Listen to the Sensemaker:
lnk.to/jZ5bpA
Last week the Health Secretary announced a review into the rising rates of ADHD and Autism, as well as other mental health conditions.
Listen to the Sensemaker:
lnk.to/jZ5bpA
What happens if Tehran runs out of water next week?
The Iranian leader said the water problem in the capital “cannot be solved” and has suggested evacuating the city’s nearly ten million residents
Listen to the News Meeting:
lnk.to/ZSTEHk
The Iranian leader said the water problem in the capital “cannot be solved” and has suggested evacuating the city’s nearly ten million residents
Listen to the News Meeting:
lnk.to/ZSTEHk
December 12, 2025 at 10:05 AM
What happens if Tehran runs out of water next week?
The Iranian leader said the water problem in the capital “cannot be solved” and has suggested evacuating the city’s nearly ten million residents
Listen to the News Meeting:
lnk.to/ZSTEHk
The Iranian leader said the water problem in the capital “cannot be solved” and has suggested evacuating the city’s nearly ten million residents
Listen to the News Meeting:
lnk.to/ZSTEHk
The fireplace in Thetford that could transform our understanding of human evolution.
When an archaeologist went for a nap beside an ancient water hole in Suffolk, he made a discovery beyond his wildest dreams: a fireplace 400,000 years old.
https://bit.ly/4oT0kz3
When an archaeologist went for a nap beside an ancient water hole in Suffolk, he made a discovery beyond his wildest dreams: a fireplace 400,000 years old.
https://bit.ly/4oT0kz3
December 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The fireplace in Thetford that could transform our understanding of human evolution.
When an archaeologist went for a nap beside an ancient water hole in Suffolk, he made a discovery beyond his wildest dreams: a fireplace 400,000 years old.
https://bit.ly/4oT0kz3
When an archaeologist went for a nap beside an ancient water hole in Suffolk, he made a discovery beyond his wildest dreams: a fireplace 400,000 years old.
https://bit.ly/4oT0kz3
Russia’s latest offensive in Ukraine
As the Ukrainian President meets European leaders, Russia has ramped up its attacks on major infrastructure, and last week it claimed it had captured the key strategic city of Pokrovsk
Listen to the Sensemaker:
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As the Ukrainian President meets European leaders, Russia has ramped up its attacks on major infrastructure, and last week it claimed it had captured the key strategic city of Pokrovsk
Listen to the Sensemaker:
http://lnk.to/cYfeQZ
December 9, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Russia’s latest offensive in Ukraine
As the Ukrainian President meets European leaders, Russia has ramped up its attacks on major infrastructure, and last week it claimed it had captured the key strategic city of Pokrovsk
Listen to the Sensemaker:
http://lnk.to/cYfeQZ
As the Ukrainian President meets European leaders, Russia has ramped up its attacks on major infrastructure, and last week it claimed it had captured the key strategic city of Pokrovsk
Listen to the Sensemaker:
http://lnk.to/cYfeQZ
My boy Gianni: Infantino and Trump
Listen now to Rory Smith and Ada Barumé's investigation
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Listen now to Rory Smith and Ada Barumé's investigation
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December 9, 2025 at 10:35 AM
My boy Gianni: Infantino and Trump
Listen now to Rory Smith and Ada Barumé's investigation
lnk.to/CMIRn0
Listen now to Rory Smith and Ada Barumé's investigation
lnk.to/CMIRn0
When asked whether he would remove the triple-lock pension in the next parliament, Keir Starmer says we must "make sure we've got a clear enough path with resources, funding and ambition for young people to go as far as their talent will take them.”
https://bit.ly/4rMliT2
https://bit.ly/4rMliT2
December 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
When asked whether he would remove the triple-lock pension in the next parliament, Keir Starmer says we must "make sure we've got a clear enough path with resources, funding and ambition for young people to go as far as their talent will take them.”
https://bit.ly/4rMliT2
https://bit.ly/4rMliT2
“We’ve stopped having the discussion about whether we should go backwards and pick over Brexit”
Despite being asked five times, Keir Starmer refuses to commit to saying that the UK won't join the EU in his lifetime, as he said in the run up to the election last year.
https://bit.ly/4rMliT2
Despite being asked five times, Keir Starmer refuses to commit to saying that the UK won't join the EU in his lifetime, as he said in the run up to the election last year.
https://bit.ly/4rMliT2
December 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
“We’ve stopped having the discussion about whether we should go backwards and pick over Brexit”
Despite being asked five times, Keir Starmer refuses to commit to saying that the UK won't join the EU in his lifetime, as he said in the run up to the election last year.
https://bit.ly/4rMliT2
Despite being asked five times, Keir Starmer refuses to commit to saying that the UK won't join the EU in his lifetime, as he said in the run up to the election last year.
https://bit.ly/4rMliT2