Month: July 2026

Pope Leo XIV excommunicated at least 750 priests belonging to the ultraconservative Society of St. Pius X on Thursday, a rare measure that produced the church’s largest schism in 150 years. Formed in opposition to 20th-century reforms, SSPX has long maintained ties to Europe’s far right, and has grown its ...

A Spanish immigration amnesty drew 1.2 million applicants, double the expected number. Madrid is unusual in Europe in maintaining an open immigration policy; elsewhere, governments, under pressure from populist anti-migrant parties, are closing borders. Spain’s incumbent socialist government is facing challenges, but Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez argues that migration is ...

A heat wave gripping the US this week is putting pressure on an already-strained energy grid. As Americans crank up their air conditioners, the country’s largest grid operator forecast that electricity demand could break records, raising the risk of blackouts. The situation is a “five-alarm fire,” said the head of ...

The leaders of India and Japan pledged Thursday to strengthen economic ties, as cross-border dealmaking picks up between the two Asian nations. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the two sides have reached nearly 120 business agreements over the past year, bringing more than $10 billion in Japanese investment to ...

⚽️ Kick-off time: 7pm EDT/12am BST/9am AEST⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | The full draw | Email Beau 1 min: Croatia in blue, Portugal in white. Weather and ref Continue reading… ...

⚽️ Kick-off time: 12pm local/3pm EDT/8pm BST/5am AEST⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | The full draw | Golden Boot 1 min Lamine Yamal works Alexander Schlager inside the first minute with a low shot from 20 yards after a sharp Spain break. 1 min And they’re off. Continue reading… ...

The president made $2.2bn last year, with plenty of help from his own political decisions. This is called corruption, folks People in the US: share your views on Trump’s earnings in his second term In financial disclosures released on Tuesday, Trump reported earning more than $1bn last year from his ...

The US snapped its hiring hot streak in June, a weakening that will complicate the Federal Reserve’s path forward on interest rates. Employers added 57,000 jobs last month, about half of what economists had expected. That puts more pressure on new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh and his colleagues, a dissent-happy ...

, by Graeme Armstrong. When an ultranationalist British party sweeps to power in this dystopian Scottish political satire, the ensuing crackdown targets drug use, youth culture, and electronic music — the last of which prompts veteran raver William Patterson (or “DJ Turbo”) to plunge into a drug-fueled paramilitary underground. With ...

The dismantling of USAID has sparked an increasingly polarized debate, particularly among Africa watchers. In Washington, supporters argue that decades of foreign assistance fostered dependency and failed to advance American interests. Critics counter that the abrupt withdrawal of aid is already having devastating humanitarian consequences. Reports linking the dismantling of ...