US Embassy Issues Security Alert for Middle East, Warning of ‘Potential Hostilities’
The warning came just a day after Iran launched a drone attack on Kuwait International Airport.
'They are disturbing the dead': reconstructing the site of the forgotten first genocide of the 20th century
At least 3,000 Herero and Nama people died in a German concentration camp at Shark Island, Namibia. A new forensic exhibition in Berlin is using digital technology to unearth how colonisers scarred a landscape, and a community
College Enrollment Increases, Led by Spike in Trades Programs: Report
Enrollment in community college certificate programs jumped 12.1 percent this spring, while international graduate enrollment fell sharply.
The strange history of baseball’s superstitions: ‘Magic is in the sport’s very structure’
A new book looks at how rituals, charms and curses are central to the identity of America’s pastime
A disease of deforestation: how Ebola is linked to the smartphone in your pocket
As demand for cobalt, gold and other minerals grows, mining is accelerating deforestation in the Congo basin – and increasing the risk of deadly Ebola outbreaks
Why a European Army, Without NATO, Remains Out of Reach
Divergent foreign policies and clashing national interests among EU members put a European army out of reach in the near term, analysts said.
Beijing’s ‘Militarist’ Label for Japan Fits China Instead, Defense Experts Say
Taiwanese defense scholars said China's surging budget, opaque spending, and fast-expanding nuclear arsenal make it, not Japan, the region's true militarist.
'I almost forgot how to date'
In many countries, dating seems to be on the decline, with many young people either dating less, or finding it harder to have meaningful relationships. In 2024, one in five of South Korea's 52 million citizens were living alone. In the third episode of our series, reporter Haeryun Kang is in Seoul on a journey to find out what’s stopping people from coupling up.
Zoh Amba: Eyes Full review
(Matador) Better known as a formidable free jazz saxophonist, these thrashing songs about the artist’s Tennessee childhood home share a similar genre-pushing intensity
Average person eats six times more chicken than in 1961, UN report finds
UN report says global meat supply has risen fourfold in last 60 years and is expected to keep rising
Bessent Signals Bigger Boeing Sales to China Before Xi’s US Trip
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said China may purchase additional Boeing jet orders ahead of the Chinese leader's September visit.
Albanese Says Tax Reforms Needed to Counter Rise of ‘Grievance-Based’ Politics
'If people think the economy isn't working for them ... they will turn to more simplistic, grievance-based politics,' Albanese said.
Gintė Preisaitė: Instruments of Forgetting and the Singing Bone review
(Felt)From birdsong to pool balls, this Lithuanian musician – a graduate of Copenhagen’s buzzy Rhythmic Music Conservatory – mixes beguiling found sounds into left-field pop and modern classical
‘The whole of New York is stressed right now’: how Knicks finals fever reached Rikers Island
Inside New York’s notorious jail complex, nearly 2,000 incarcerated people watched Game 1 of the NBA finals, arguing calls, roasting celebrity fans and sharing in a rare citywide moment
Sex, austerity and mugs of vodka: how the Greek myth Iphigenia became a Welsh-language film sensation
The movie adaptation of Gary Owen’s acclaimed play Iphigenia in Splott, Effi o Blaenau, is released this month. Here, its director and crew explain why they relocated the film to a post-industrial mining town – and refused to make it in English
Week in wildlife: a lazy sea lion, baby ospreys and rare lemur quads
This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world
One Nation Moves to Clarify Housing Plan, Foreign Buyers Given 2 Years to Sell
Pauline Hanson has moved to clarify One Nation's housing policy after multiple party members misspoke.
Uncle Denounces ISIS as ‘Evil’ in Accused Bride’s Bail Bid
Zeinab Ahmad, 31, is accused of using a teenage girl as a slave while living in Syria with her family in 2017.
Iraola’s dynamic football will energise Liverpool despite worry over workload
New manager achieved much at Bournemouth with style reminiscent of Jürgen Klopp’s counterpress
The Children by Melissa Albert review
In her first novel for adults, the YA author explores the dark side of writers who fictionalize their children’s lives
