Together Alliance march begins in central London at midday; a separate event organised by the Palestine Coalition is also taking place

Millions of Americans are expected to take to the streets on Saturday for the No Kings protests against the Trump administration.

The protests, which have no connection to the demonstrations taking place in the UK, will be led by a coalition of organisers that includes “anti-authoritarian” groups Indivisible and 50501, labor unions and other grassroots organisations.

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The Filipino photographer was delighted to see his usually serious daughter getting muddy with her young cousin

When Mark Linel Padecio is at home in Danao City, Cebu, in the Philippines, family life lies “within a rhythm of schedules, studies and screens”. His 10-year-old daughter, Xianthee, is shaped by the city. “Her days are filled with lessons and responsibilities, and she’s a diligent, serious student, so smiles from her are rare and often reserved,” Padecio says.

Along with his wife, Padecio owns a small farm in Dapdap, a 30-minute drive away. After a fleeting rainfall ended a long and punishing drought last year, the family paid a visit. “Rivers frequently dry up for months, forcing families to suffer crop failures, to ration and face heightened risks of illness,” Padecio says. “So even if the river only trickles briefly, it feels miraculous, instantly transforming hardship into relief and hope.”

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It’s unclear what happened in São Paulo. But our obsessive culture has created a fraught dance between stars and their fans

Last week, the former Chelsea footballer Jorginho made a post on social media claiming that, after his daughter walked past the singer Chappell Roan’s table at a restaurant and smiled at her, a security guard accosted the girl. The security guard apparently spoke “in an extremely aggressive manner”, causing her to be “extremely shaken and [cry] a lot”.

If the story is true, it doesn’t look good for Roan. This wasn’t creepy paparazzi or red carpet hecklers; it was a child. Roan has apologized, adding that the man involved in the incident in São Paulo was not her personal security, and that she didn’t see the girl.

Tayo Bero is a Guardian US columnist

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AI images of people – such as women in military contexts – are making money and serving as propaganda, researchers say

Online content creators are not just building fake images and videos of prominent public figures, they are also fabricating people and using them in military contexts, which can make them money and even serve as effective propaganda, according to artificial intelligence researchers.

Some of these online avatars are sexualized images of women wearing camouflage garb that have generated a significant audience and helped create an idealized image of political figures like Donald Trump, even if the viewer knows the content is not real, according to experts.

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Famous blue screens remind conference of security pros that this OS sometimes has bad days

Bork!Bork!Bork!  When is a bork not a bork? Perhaps when it's on a Microsoft stand at a US security conference.…

Vijf Nederlandse F-35’s zijn deze week aangekomen in het noorden van Japan voor een gezamenlijke oefening met de VS en het gastland. Wat doen Nederlandse gevechtsvliegtuigen bijna tienduizend kilometer van huis?

"Each such strike proves that Russia has no intention of ending this war. That is why any easing of pressure on it is dangerous," Zelensky said.

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In de oorlog in Oekraïne en de oplopende spanningen met Rusland is de kaart van Europa ook weer een kernwapenkaart. De grootste arsenalen liggen formeel bij drie landen: Rusland, het Verenigd Koninkrijk en Frankrijk, die allemaal eigen kernwapens bezitten en zelfstandig over inzet beslissen. Maar minder zichtbaar is een tweede laag: Amerikaanse kernbommen die verdeeld over Europa liggen, als onderdeel van de NAVO-strategie.

Volgens schattingen gaat het om ongeveer honderd Amerikaanse B61-kernbommen, opgeslagen op bases in vijf Europese NAVO-landen: België, Duitsland, Italië, Nederland en Turkije. In België liggen ze op Kleine Brogel, in Duitsland op Büchel. In Italië zijn Aviano en Ghedi de bekende locaties, terwijl in Turkije de Amerikaanse bommen op de luchtmachtbasis Incirlik zijn gestationeerd. Het zijn zwaartekrachtbommen die in oorlogstijd door bondgenootschappelijke gevechtsvliegtuigen kunnen worden afgeworpen.

Officieel bevestigt geen enkele regering het, maar vrijwel alle deskundigen gaan ervan uit dat Nederland ook meedoet in deze zogeheten ‘nuclear sharing’. De B61-bommen zouden liggen op vliegbasis Volkel in Noord‑Brabant, waar al sinds de Koude Oorlog speciale bunkers zijn gebouwd. Nederlandse straaljagers – eerst F‑16’s, nu F‑35’s – worden geschikt gemaakt als zogeheten ‘dual capable aircraft’: conventioneel inzetbaar, maar in een crisisscenario ook als drager van kernwapens.

Daarmee is Volkel een van de meest gevoelige plekken van het land. De VS houdt de feitelijke controle over de bommen, maar Nederland levert de infrastructuur, piloten en politiek draagvlak. Tegenstanders waarschuwen dat Nederland zich zo tot doelwit maakt en pleiten voor verwijdering van de wapens. Voorstanders zeggen juist dat de aanwezigheid van kernwapens op Europees grondgebied de afschrikking geloofwaardig houdt. Zeker nu de traditionele wapenbeheersingsverdragen afbrokkelen en Rusland opnieuw met kernwapens dreigt, staat die discussie in Den Haag weer vol op de agenda.

Kimi Antonelli came out on top in the battle for pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix.

George Russell has shared an insight into the issues behind his “really difficult” Qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix, with the Briton admitting that a small adjustment appeared to have “transformed” his car “for the worse”.

Oscar Piastri broke into the top three in Qualifying for the first time this season in Japan.