Day: June 26, 2026

Why did Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene leave the Republican party? | Geoffrey KabaserviceWhy did Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene leave the Republican party? | Geoffrey Kabaservice

Disillusioned America firsters, like Carson and Greene, are angry at Trump’s foreign interventions, may sit out the midterm elections Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and former Republican representative Marjorie Taylor Greene – once among Donald Trump’s most prominent champions – announced recently that they have left the Republican party. ...

‘Elon Musk is dangerous and crazy. And I kind of used to like him’: Interpol on their political awakening – and making their masterpiece‘Elon Musk is dangerous and crazy. And I kind of used to like him’: Interpol on their political awakening – and making their masterpiece

They were a big 00s buzz band – but looked in danger of fading out. Empowered by fatherhood and anger at war and AI, the New Yorkers explain why they ‘really showed up’ again Suits. Gnomic poetry. Moody, insistent riffs. It used to be that you’d know what to expect ...

‘Kind of miracle solution’: How Paris is harnessing the Seine to replace air-con‘Kind of miracle solution’: How Paris is harnessing the Seine to replace air-con

City plans to triple system of underground pipes that distribute chilled river water, reducing need for individual cooling units As heatwaves intensify across Europe, most cities are reaching for a familiar fix of more air conditioning. But in 1990s Paris, planning began for a different kind of solution: one of ...

Xi Jinping has hosted more than a dozen leaders this year, as ‘middle powers’ look beyond the USXi Jinping has hosted more than a dozen leaders this year, as ‘middle powers’ look beyond the US

China’s leader wants to promote his alternative to the current world order, and his efforts are being assisted by a capricious US Xi Jinping meets Bangladesh’s new prime minister on Friday, the latest in a wave of world leaders to visit Beijing this year as the Chinese leader builds his ...

The Mission review – a surgeon saves lives in war-torn Gaza in a visceral portrait of human enduranceThe Mission review – a surgeon saves lives in war-torn Gaza in a visceral portrait of human endurance

Mohammad Tahir and his colleagues operate through bombing and blackouts in barely functional hospitals – but there are moments of relief amid the documentary’s tragedy and gore What this documentary might lack in film-making finesse it makes up for with sheer visceral and emotional impact. British nerve surgeon Mohammad Tahir ...

As inflation rises, Americans are spending and Europeans are savingAs inflation rises, Americans are spending and Europeans are saving

Countries everywhere are feeling inflationary pressures from the Iran war, but Americans and Europeans are coping differently. Rising energy prices pushed US inflation in May to its highest level in three years, but Thursday’s data showed that consumer spending remained resilient, thanks in part to larger tax refunds and rising ...