The Brutalist Report

The Guardian

• Washington National Opera to move out of Kennedy Center after Trump ‘takeover’ [47d]
• Trump ramps up Greenland threats and says US will intervene ‘whether they like it or not’ [47d]
• Goalkeeper Okonkwo is the hero as Wrexham shock Nottingham Forest in FA Cup shootout [47d]
• ‘I’ll make the decisions’: Liam Rosenior confident he will be in control at Chelsea [47d]
• Trump promises oil companies ‘total safety’ in Venezuela as he urges them to invest billions [47d]
• Bye bye, bear: beast living ‘rent-free’ under California home has been removed [47d]
• Morocco sail into Afcon semi-finals as Díaz sparks fine win over Cameroon [47d]
• Renee Nicole Good said ‘I’m not mad at you’ before ICE agent shot her, video shows [47d]
• Free agent outfielder Max Kepler hit with 80-game ban for positive drug test [47d]
• Ole Gunnar Solskjær set for face-to-face talks with Manchester United this weekend [47d]
• France taps out as G7 summit moved to avoid clash with White House UFC event [47d]
• England ruthlessly privatised cricket – Australia embraces it with constant public displays of affection | Emma John [47d]
• Musk’s X ordered by UK government to tackle wave of indecent imagery or face ban [47d]
• California is completely drought-free for the first time in 25 years [47d]
• Iran protests: brutal crackdown as uprising gathers pace | The Latest [47d]
• The week around the world in 20 pictures [47d]
• Arsenal’s new deal for shooting star Renée Slegers puts faith in coach to end WSL drought [47d]
• Wrexham v Nottingham Forest: FA Cup third round – live [47d]
• Minneapolis mayor accuses federal authorities of ‘hiding facts’ in ICE killing [47d]
• The Guardian view on Iran’s protests: old tactics of repression face new pressures | Editorial [47d]
• The Guardian view on living more creatively: a daily dose of art | Editorial [47d]
• Pennsylvania man charged after more than 100 human remains found in his possession [47d]
• Growing protests in Iran do not necessarily herald a return to monarchy [47d]
• Cameroon v Morocco: Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final – live [47d]
• From Caracas to Minneapolis, the threat is the same – an American president ruling like a global emperor | Jonathan Freedland [47d]
• ​The Guide #225: Everyone loves an origin story: Guardian debuts, from the Beatles to Donkey Kong [47d]
• Your Guardian sport weekend: FA Cup third round, NFL playoffs begin and the WSL returns [47d]
• Martin Rowson on Keir Starmer’s relationship with Donald Trump – cartoon [47d]
• AI, Salman Rushdie and Elon Musk: the most anticipated documentaries of 2026 [47d]
• Béla Tarr obituary [47d]
• Stephen Colbert on ICE killing of Minnesota woman: ‘A senseless yet entirely predictable tragedy’ [47d]
• ‘An incomprehensible nightmare’: Grief turns to anger over Swiss bar fire as Le Constellation owner arrested [47d]
• ‘She will go down as one of the best’: the rise of Jessie Buckley [47d]
• Football Daily | British managers abroad: will Gary O’Neil sink or swim at Strasbourg? [47d]
• Bukayo Saka agrees new five-year Arsenal contract with big wage increase [47d]
• ‘A more convenient dictatorship’: fear and uncertainty in Venezuela after fall of Maduro [47d]
• Did Leonardo da Vinci paint a nude Mona Lisa? I may have just solved this centuries-old mystery [47d]
• Bafta 2026 film awards longlists hopes to avoid #BaftasSoWhite diversity criticism [47d]
• EU states back controversial Mercosur deal with Latin American countries [47d]
• Germany braces for more heavy snowfall as Storm Goretti hits northern Europe [47d]
• The rise of the analogue bag: fashion’s answer to doomscrolling [47d]
• The trouble with friendlords: the pitfalls of renting from a mate [47d]
• US in process of seizing fifth tanker in effort to control Venezuelan oil [47d]
• Smart, independent and in demand … but would Glasner be a good fit for Manchester United? [47d]
• Robots that can do laundry and more, plus unrolling laptops: the standout tech from CES 2026 [47d]
• Could egg defect breakthrough help stop the IVF rollercoaster? [47d]
• Forget Big Ben! Try Telford’s Frog Clock: why Hollywood should stop destroying the same old landmarks [47d]
• I see sounds as shapes. Synaesthesia has given me an extraordinary ability for languages [47d]
• Keeping up with Fran Jones: the tennis star refusing to let rare condition define her [47d]
• Anonymous painting bought at auction on ‘hunch’ identified as two-in-one Rubens [47d]
• Russian Oreshnik missile strike on Ukraine ‘escalatory and unacceptable’, say UK, France and Germany – Europe live [47d]
• Iran’s supreme leader signals harsher crackdown as protest movement swells [47d]
• No 10 condemns ‘insulting’ move by X to restrict Grok AI image tool [47d]
• Trevi fountain coins and a Melbourne heatwave: photos of the day - Friday [47d]
• Grok is undressing women and children. Don’t expect the US to take action | Moira Donegan [47d]
• Stop the blues a-callin’! It’s our guide to the ultimate comfort TV [47d]
• Cocktail of the week: The American Bar at Gleneagles’ smoked cherry – recipe | The good mixer [47d]
• Iran hit by internet blackout as protests over economic conditions continue – video [47d]
• Spotify no longer running ICE recruitment ads, after US government campaign ends [47d]
• Ten years after his death, is David Bowie’s musical legacy at risk of fading from view? [47d]
• Trump’s Venezuela strike won’t distract voters from the crises at home | Steven Greenhouse [47d]
• My favourite family photo: ‘I can still feel my mother’s arm around my shoulder’ [47d]
• The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup [47d]
• Thousands of New York City nurses set to strike amid contract dispute over pay [47d]
• Federal officers blocked medics from scene of ICE shooting, witnesses say [47d]
• Brendon McCullum keen to carry on with England but wants to ‘steer the ship’ [47d]
• After Trump’s attack, we Venezuelans need to know what comes next – authoritarianism or democracy | Jesús Piñero [47d]
• West Ham losing faith in Nuno and unhappy he embraced Forest players on pitch [47d]
• What is Marvel up to with its Avengers: Doomsday trailers? [47d]
• Semenyo completes circuitous rise from schoolboy rejection to Manchester City arrival [47d]
• Want to keep growing through winter? Try microgreens, indoor miracles bursting with flavour [47d]
• Some want to ban geoengineering research. This would be a catastrophic mistake for our planet | Craig Segall and Baroness Bryony Worthington [47d]
• UK ministers considering leaving X amid concern over AI tool images [47d]
• Football transfer rumours: Arsenal to join race for Guéhi? Schade to Spurs? [47d]
• Syria announces ceasefire in Aleppo after three days of clashes with Kurds [47d]
• One awards battle after another: A-listers face off at this year’s Golden Globes [47d]
• Six years after George Floyd, we must stand against an ICE killing in Minneapolis | Austin Sarat [47d]
• ‘We are not for sale’: chair of Greenland’s top labor union rebukes Trump’s call for annexation [47d]
• Sarah Moss: ‘I never liked Wuthering Heights as much as Jane Eyre’ [47d]
• Alzheimer’s therapies should target a particular gene, researchers say [47d]
• The 15 best Nintendo Switch 2 games to play in 2026 [47d]
• Trump claims to have cancelled ‘previously expected’ second wave of attacks on Venezuela – US politics live [47d]
• Health professionals should be wearing respirator-grade masks, WHO is advised [47d]
• FA Cup buildup, Martinelli ‘deeply sorry’, transfer news and fixture latest – football live [47d]
• Manchester City sign Antoine Semenyo for initial £62.5m on contract to 2031 [47d]
• Toni Geitani: Wahj review | Ammar Kalia's global album of the month [47d]
• Nigeria’s big tax gamble: great in theory but people are already checking their pockets | Cheta Nwanze [47d]
• NFL playoff predictions: who will seize a wide-open Super Bowl race? [47d]
• Russia fires hypersonic Oreshnik missile at Ukraine in revenge attack [47d]
• Jenny on Holiday: Quicksand Heart review – Let’s Eat Grandma innovator’s knowing new-wave reinvention [47d]
• ‘In isolation, we’ll never flourish’: What Iranians think about the protests and an end to the Islamic Republic [47d]
• Chess: Hastings Masters guards tradition and produces an English co-winner [47d]
• Sports quiz of the week: Ashes, Afcon, Australian Open and moving managers [47d]
• ‘I haven’t mellowed my violence’: Park Chan-wook on cultural dominance, the capitalist endgame and why we can’t beat AI [47d]
• ‘Profound impacts’: record ocean heat is intensifying climate disasters, data shows [47d]
• Victor Osimhen’s volatile temperament risks harming Nigeria’s Afcon quest [47d]
• Week in wildlife: rare gorilla twins, racing camels and a psychedelic spider [47d]
• Australia 4-1 England: player ratings as the hosts win the Ashes in style [47d]
• Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery [47d]
• How falcon thieves are targeting the UK’s protected birds [47d]