Politics

During his first public appearance since dodging a would-be assassin’s bullet, Donald Trump may have put the US-UK special relationship in jeopardy with his pick for vice-president.  At the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee yesterday, the former president chose Ohio …

Schoolchildren may be looking forward to the summer holidays but it can be a struggle for parents and grandparents, no matter how much you love your kids. The six-week summer holiday can be “bliss for children”, said the Daily Mail, …

Five seemingly unconnected Black and ethnic minority Londoners discover they have superpowers in the hit Netflix series “Supacell”. The link between them? They all suffer from sickle cell anaemia, a condition that disproportionately affects people of colour. Beyond “subtly interspersing …

A recent study about tampons is alarming consumers. The research, published in the scientific journal Environment International, found evidence of 16 different metals, including arsenic and lead, in a wide range of tampons sold in the United States and Europe. …

Visiting a water park is a summer rite of passage, but not all are created equal. These eight aquatic playgrounds stand out from the crowd with inventive rides and slides, a wide variety of attractions and immersive theming. Don’t forget the …

About a month before the debate that upended President Joe Biden’s campaign, The Wall Street Journal published a story headlined “Behind Closed Doors, Biden Shows Signs of Slipping.” The story was built largely on anonymous sources, with only Republicans providing …

Warren, Connecticut (Image credit: Jake Kehrley) The Marsh-Whitlock House, built in 1738, is Warren’s oldest recorded home. The four-bedroom house has hand-hewn beams, painted wide-plank floors, four fireplaces including a cooking fireplace with a beehive oven, a paneled living room, …

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. In Laura van den Berg’s latest novel, “State of Paradise,” a woman returns to her …

Joe Biden is running for president. As the candidate-in-chief has stressed repeatedly in the weeks following his disastrous debate performance last month, the 81-year-old incumbent has no intention to step aside and cede the Democratic presidential nomination, no matter how …

Dozens of stone circles discovered by chance have been identified as grave markers used to indicate the remains of children in Bronze Age and Iron Age Norway. Archaeologists from Norway’s Museum of Cultural History were utterly “mystified” when they first …

By now you’ve almost certainly seen the picture: Donald Trump, his face bloodied in the wake of an attempted assassination, his fist raised to the sky, flanked by Secret Service agents as an American flag flutters in the background. As …

What happened The 20-year-old gunman who grazed Donald Trump’s ear and fatally shot an attendee at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday appeared to have acted alone with no clear motive, the FBI said yesterday. President Joe Biden urged America …

What happened Hamas said Sunday that an Israeli airstrike Saturday had failed to kill its intended target, top military commander Mohammed Deif. Gaza health officials said the bombing killed at least 90 Palestinians and wounded more than 300 others in Mawasi, …

What happened Shannen Doherty, a star of 1990s TV hits “Beverly Hills 90210” and “Charmed,” died Saturday of cancer, her publicist said Sunday. She was 53. Doherty was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. It went into remission, returned …

‘The gunman and the would-be dictator’ David Frum at The Atlantic  Donald Trump’s attempted assassination is a “horror and an outrage,” says David Frum. But it is “sadly incorrect to say, as so many have, that political violence ‘has no …

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As the dust settles following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, a key question is how the failed bid may impact the upcoming White House election. The US has a bloody history of political assassinations, with four presidents killed while …

Easy to make and wonderfully refreshing, there’s a reason the spritz is a staple of summer cocktail menus. Made using the simple three-two-one ratio of prosecco, aperitif and soda water, the Italian cocktail is remarkably straightforward to replicate at home.  …

King Charles has told England’s dejected footballers to “hold your heads high” after weeks of hope and excitement ended in tears for the country’s fans last night.  In Spain, it’s a different story. Just hours before the country’s football team …

When Meta launched the social media platform Threads a year ago as a rival to X, formerly known as Twitter, it seemed like a perfect opportunity to capitalise on the chaos following Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover of the company …

Mexico is a diverse country, in both culture and geography. It has an abundance of distinctive areas to explore, from the jungles of Veracruz to the mountains of Puebla to the beaches along the Pacific coast. The Indigenous and Spanish …

The U.S. government has allocated $1.13 billion to fund more than 300 projects to plant trees in cities. Having greenery has been shown to reduce city heat, which could help cool cities affected by climate change’s warming effects. More green …

Persistent inflation is making the already common fear of running out of money in retirement much more real. A recent study from Boston College revealed that inflation is putting “more retirees at risk of running out of money,” as “rising …

A prehistoric creature has just provided a stunning breakthrough, as a new research paper reveals that scientists mapped the three-dimensional architecture of a woolly mammoth’s genome using fossilized remains. This marks the first time science has been able to fully …

A paradise island in the Indian Ocean has become the centre of a complex legal dispute, a battle for control – and a “prison” for stranded migrants. In 2021, Sri Lankan Tamils fleeing persecution attempted to sail to Canada to …

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We’ve heard a lot recently about the rise in right-wing nationalism in Europe, said Ziang Liu in the South China Morning Post (Hong Kong). But “ultranationalism is boiling over” in China, too, where anti-Japanese rhetoric is hitting new highs on …