For ease and speed, we are degrading our ability to connect and to organise our societies. We must assert our trust in humans over machines Here is a nightmare scenario for you. You are writing a book about how AI reshapes reality. You start using it as a research partner, ...
Month: June 2026
World Cup 2026: a visual guide to the stadiums across the trio of host nationsWorld Cup 2026: a visual guide to the stadiums across the trio of host nations
All you need to know about the 16 host stadiums in the US, Mexico and Canada The 2026 World Cup is the largest tournament ever, and as such it involves more stadiums in more countries than ever before. A total of 16 venues will play host to this summer’s big ...
Land by Maggie O’Farrell review – an ambitious story of mapmaking in IrelandLand by Maggie O’Farrell review – an ambitious story of mapmaking in Ireland
Set in the aftermath of the famine, the Hamnet author’s family saga folds in myth and folklore ‘His father was ever a man of few words,” begins Maggie O’Farrell’s 10th novel, a lengthy and ambitious story set in the aftermath of the Irish famine. Land opens in 1865 on a ...
US says it struck Iranian radar sites as Kuwait reports missile and drone attacksUS says it struck Iranian radar sites as Kuwait reports missile and drone attacks
Iran and the US say they have carried out fresh attacks around the Strait of Hormuz, the third known escalation in a week. ...
New York Public Radio’s new boss reorganizes the networkNew York Public Radio’s new boss reorganizes the network
The Scoop In her first four months on the job, the new CEO of New York Public Radio has swiftly eliminated many of its seniormost figures, surprising the organization’s staff and unsettling some of its remaining leaders. Christy Tanner, a veteran of CBS News, took the helm at NYPR in ...
The Guest review – the risks of protecting refugees in the Poland-Belarus danger zoneThe Guest review – the risks of protecting refugees in the Poland-Belarus danger zone
Zvika Gregory Portnoy and Zuzanna Solakiewicz’s documentary lays bare the problems faced by refugees and the compassion of good samaritans It all begins with a knock. In a small Polish town on the border with Belarus, Maciek and his family have taken in 27-year-old Alhyder, a Syrian refugee seeking shelter ...
Middle East crisis live: Kuwait reports missile and drone attack; US says it struck Iran radar sites over weekendMiddle East crisis live: Kuwait reports missile and drone attack; US says it struck Iran radar sites over weekend
Kuwaiti state media report sirens sounding across the country, as officials say air defences active over the country European leaders condemn Israel’s deepening incursion into Lebanon The exchange of strikes between the US and Iran reflects the fragility of the current ceasefire, which has seen repeated violations even as American ...
Iran targets American base in region after US strikes Iranian air defencesIran targets American base in region after US strikes Iranian air defences
Attacks reported in Kuwait – home to a US military base – and around the strait of Hormuz in latest exchange of fire as peace negotiations continue Middle East live – latest updates The US said it struck Iranian military sites at the weekend and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said on ...
‘My 15-year-old relative was killed for refusing to marry her cousin. My family celebrated by dancing in the street’‘My 15-year-old relative was killed for refusing to marry her cousin. My family celebrated by dancing in the street’
Horrified by the recent murder of Kawthar al-Husayjawi, one of her female relatives describes what happened – and her fears for other women and girls forced into early marriage in Iraq The men of my tribe [extended family]threw my relative Kawthar Bashar al-Husayjawi, 15, into a pit and put a ...
Iran and US report new wave of air strikes in GulfIran and US report new wave of air strikes in Gulf
Washington and Tehran targeted each other’s military facilities around the Strait of Hormuz. ...