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Amnesty accuses Sudanese militia of ethnic cleansing

What happened Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group “committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing” during its 2024-25 campaign to capture the city of el-Fasher in North Darfur, Amnesty International said in a report Wednesday. “The RSF’s crimes included murder, …

The Supreme Court just made it harder for police to track phones

The Supreme Court released a slew of opinions to mark the end of its current term, and one of them could prove to be a landmark case for personal protections: The court ruled that privacy laws must protect against widespread …

‘The lack of preparation is unforgivable’

‘The vultures arrived before the rescue teams’ Gisela Salim-Peyer at The Atlantic Following two earthquakes, Venezuela’s “man-made disasters didn’t take long to exacerbate the natural one,” says Gisela Salim-Peyer. For “28 years and counting, Venezuela’s rulers have stolen or squandered …

Is AI’s juice worth the financial squeeze?

The hype of artificial intelligence is running up against pricey realities, at least for now. MacBooks and Xboxes are getting more expensive due to “AI inflation.” Central bankers are warning the AI boom could soon trigger a financial crash. Ford, …

Defence black hole: Starmer’s parting gift to Burnham?

Keir Starmer promised to give his successor as prime minister his “full and unequivocal support” but Andy Burnham must be wondering what Starmer’s definition of “full and unequivocal” is, following this week’s defence announcement. Starmer announced a £15 billion increase …

Magazine solutions – July 10, 2026

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Magazine printables – July 10, 2026

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Downfall of a King: a ‘magisterial’ biography

The life of Juan Carlos I, Spain’s 88-year-old former king, has been one of “richly deserved triumph followed by richly deserved disgrace”, said Jim Lawley in The Spectator. And it’s a life that is superbly charted by Paul Preston in …

A Private Life: Jodie Foster is superb in Parisian crime caper

Jodie Foster has appeared in several French films, said David Sexton in The New Statesman – she speaks the language fluently, having attended the Lycée in Los Angeles as a child and lived in France for nine months, shortly after …

The American Experiment: a star-studded history lesson

Across five “pacy” episodes, “The American Experiment” (Netflix) “draws you into the grand story of how a British backwater became the most powerful nation in the annals of humanity”, said Ed Power in The Irish Times. The series, directed by …

The Truth: a ‘seat-shakingly funny’ farce

The French playwright Florian Zeller is best known for 2012’s “The Father”, the elliptical dementia drama that – in its film adaptation – won Anthony Hopkins his second Oscar, said Clive Davis in The Times. But he has written more …

The best debut novels of the year so far

From a very modern romantic entanglement to an epic tale of power and class in Pakistan, here are some of the most exciting debut novels of the year so far. Prestige Drama by Séamas O’Reilly In his 2021 memoir, “Did …

Vatican excommunicates splinter sect over bishops

What happened An anti-modernist Catholic breakaway group Wednesday consecrated four new bishops without the consent of Pope Leo XIV, a violation of canon law that incurs automatic excommunication for the new prelates and the two bishops who ordained them. Thursday …

New synthetic cells tiptoe toward creating life

What happened Scientists at the University of Minnesota Wednesday announced that they created synthetic cells from non-living chemicals that can perform many of the functions of living cells, like feeding, growing, dividing and replicating their genetic material. Lead researcher Kate …

The Society of St Pius X has created a schism in the Vatican

Pope Leo XIV has excommunicated members of a breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics after they consecrated bishops without Vatican approval. The pontiff warned the Society of St Pius X (known as the SSPX) on Tuesday that its plans to consecrate …

Summer Holiday the Musical: an ‘immensely good-humoured’ show

Sheffield’s musical adaptation of the 1963 Cliff Richard hit film “radiates enough rays of feel-good energy to leave you with a tan”, said Matt Barton on The Stage. The story follows a group of friends who take a road trip …

Closer is better when it comes to game-day lodging. These 7 hotels are all about stadium proximity.

After scoring tickets to see your favorite team, you are going to need to book somewhere to stay if you don’t live nearby. The cold, hard facts: The best accommodations are always within walking distance. You can enjoy the game, …

Prediction markets are courting women with pop culture

Prediction markets are already making their mark on American culture, but recently they have been especially persistent about attracting a particular audience: women. Social media campaigns are popping up online, urging women to place their bets on sites such as …

Book reviews: ‘Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith’ and ‘The Traveler: One Man’s Quest for Humanity From the South Seas to Revolutionary Paris’

‘Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith’ by JD Vance “For its first 177 pages, JD Vance’s new book is a thoughtful read,” said Molly Olmstead in Slate. It begins roughly where Hillbilly Elegy, his breakthrough 2016 memoir, left off: …

Deborah Lutz’s 6 favorite biographies

When you make a purchase using links on our site, The Week may earn a commission. All reviews are written independently by our editorial team. Deborah Lutz, a professor of Victorian literature and culture, is the author of six books, …

Art Review: ‘Machine Dreams: Rainforest’

Refik Anadol isn’t just any artist, said Laura Hertzfeld in The Art Newspaper. He’s “a mad scientist who is translating one of the most complicated questions of our time—how we can use AI for human connection and deeper understanding—into a …

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rent crusade might be coming to your city

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has delivered the rent freeze he promised voters last year. The measure approved last week will cover more than 2 million tenants across the city — and the movement is spreading beyond the Big …

‘Such individuals aren’t outliers’

‘Most people are thinking about aging all wrong’ Leana S. Wen at The Washington Post Many people “believe that aging is synonymous with steadily losing cognitive and physical abilities,” but a recent study “offers a far more optimistic picture: Nearly …

What to know about the new Fostering the Future Accounts for kids in foster care

The reach of Trump Accounts is growing under a new initiative known as Fostering the Future Accounts. An offshoot of the youth savings and investment accounts that the president introduced as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Act, …

Divided Supreme Court affirms birthright citizenship

What happened The Supreme Court Tuesday ruled that President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship violated the Constitution’s 14th Amendment, upholding the long-established principle that most people born on U.S. soil are automatically citizens. Justice Brett Kavanaugh concurred …

Trump reports $2.2B in income, mostly via crypto

What happened President Donald Trump took in at least $2.2 billion in revenue last year, including $1.4 billion from his family’s cryptocurrency ventures, according to a mandatory annual filing released Tuesday. Trump’s “traditional businesses — in particular golf courses and …

The Week contest: Giraffe story

This week’s question: A 10-foot-tall giraffe named Gracie escaped a fenced-in Texas exotic animal ranch and roamed the state’s Hill Country for two weeks; she was eventually found “fat and happy,” having survived on local vegetation. If a children’s author …

EU prosecutors raid right-wing bloc over funds

What happened The European Union’s prosecutor’s office Tuesday said it was conducting raids “in France and other European countries” as part of an “investigation into the use of EU funds by a former political group of the European Parliament.” France’s …

The Last 12 Weeks: ‘extraordinary’ access to a death row case

This eye-opening podcast from Serial Productions follows David Wood’s capital defence lawyers as they “try to save their client’s life” during his last weeks on death row, said The New York Times. It’s been over three decades since Wood was …

What does secrecy over plane crash tell us about China’s security state?

Last Friday afternoon, a light aircraft belonging to a local aviation school flew into the side of Beijing’s tallest building, the 109-storey Citic Tower, killing the pilot and injuring at least 13 people. Five days later, we’re none the wiser …