The collapse of the rules-based order is not confined to the land: we’re imperilled as centuries of maritime cooperation sink beneath the waves The US military campaign to protect merchant shipping from Iranian attacks by asserting direct maritime control in the strait of Hormuz is not an idea unique to ...
Month: July 2026
US pauses attacks on Iran for a second day as peace talks continueUS pauses attacks on Iran for a second day as peace talks continue
Trump weighs up his options after military chiefs warn of dwindling munitions stockpiles The US has paused strikes on Iran for a second night as diplomatic negotiations to avoid a return to all-out war continued on Sunday. Donald Trump is said to be weighing up diplomatic and military options in ...
How Trump could undermine the midtermsHow Trump could undermine the midterms
The president really has no power over elections – but that hasn’t stopped Trump from laying the groundwork to challenge results in November When Donald Trump commandeered primetime US television last Friday, he delivered a familiar, but still extraordinary, message. The president argued once again that the results of the ...
How to keep cool in a heatwave: 25 tips from the people who know best, from a Rio lifeguard to an Egyptian archaeologistHow to keep cool in a heatwave: 25 tips from the people who know best, from a Rio lifeguard to an Egyptian archaeologist
For some, scorching days and humid nights are just the norm. So how do they stay chilled and comfortable? Luis Pacherrez Antón is president of Agroperu Cooperative, a democratic collective of 102 small-scale farmers in the Chira River valley, Peru. He is based in Piura, known as “the city of ...
What we know so far about the Berlin Pride ramming attackWhat we know so far about the Berlin Pride ramming attack
A police manhunt is underway after a suspect rammed a car into a crowd at a Pride event in the German capital on Saturday night. ...
France battles fire ‘whirlwinds’ as another 55,000 evacuatedFrance battles fire ‘whirlwinds’ as another 55,000 evacuated
More than 340,000 people have now been evacuated from wildfires in France and Spain. ...
Burnham says he is prepared to call out Trump ‘if right for Britain’Burnham says he is prepared to call out Trump ‘if right for Britain’
Speaking exclusively to the BBC, Andy Burnham says he had a good first conversation with the US president and insists “you have to defend your own national interest”. ...
Andy Burnham rules out early election in exclusive BBC interviewAndy Burnham rules out early election in exclusive BBC interview
The new prime minister told Laura Kuenssberg that people “voted for a manifesto” that he would honour, when pressed on whether there will be an early general election. ...
More than 300,000 flee wildfires in France and SpainMore than 300,000 flee wildfires in France and Spain
Spain’s PM warns of “complex hours” ahead as authorities in France say they are far from bringing blazes burning near Bordeaux under control. ...
Inside the growing vigilante movement to knock out Flock surveillance camerasInside the growing vigilante movement to knock out Flock surveillance cameras
An underground network of privacy activists is disabling or destroying the ubiquitous surveillance devices sprouting up across the US The first time that “NoMark” tried to knock out a Flock camera feed, he waited an hour for the perfect moment – pacing in and out of bushes that towered over ...