US president says he will knock out all Iran’s power plants and bridges next week in bid to force Tehran to agree to a deal Middle East crisis – live updates Donald Trump has threatened to expand US strikes on Iran next week to target power plants and bridges if ...
Month: July 2026
Xi steps up corruption purgeXi steps up corruption purge
The Chinese Communist Party purged another top official Tuesday, as Xi Jinping intensifies his anti-corruption drive. Ma Xingrui is the third Politburo member expelled since 2025 from the party’s top echelon, whose members previously enjoyed some impunity but now “drop like bowling pins,” a China-focused academic told The New York ...
NY enacts data center moratoriumNY enacts data center moratorium
New York’s data center moratorium, announced Tuesday, signals growing mainstream political pushback to unchecked AI growth in the US. The move puts a one-year suspension on construction of large-scale facilities in the state and is the first of its kind in the US, which is seeing a rapid AI infrastructure ...
DeepSeek reportedly weighs IPO amid zeal for Chinese low-cost techDeepSeek reportedly weighs IPO amid zeal for Chinese low-cost tech
DeepSeek could reportedly file for an IPO as soon as this year, joining its rivals in capitalizing on investor enthusiasm for low-cost Chinese tech. The AI powerhouse is also considering raising new funds, weeks after completing its first financing round that valued the company at $52 billion. Other Chinese AI ...
US banks smash profit records after trading frenzyUS banks smash profit records after trading frenzy
The five largest US banks reported blockbuster earnings on Tuesday, owing to geopolitical uncertainty and technological upheaval that caused a trading frenzy. SpaceX’s historic IPO last month contributed to their collective $49 billion in profits, which shattered records. Market volatility often benefits trading divisions on Wall Street, but unlike in ...
Trump abandons Hormuz toll plan, restarts naval blockadeTrump abandons Hormuz toll plan, restarts naval blockade
US President Donald Trump backed off a plan to charge a 20% toll in the Strait of Hormuz, a day after a White House official told Semafor that Trump was “very serious” about the fee. Analysts were skeptical about the proposal, as it would double the cost of moving oil ...
‘A frightening piece to perform’: can Yoko Ono’s Cut Piece still shock?‘A frightening piece to perform’: can Yoko Ono’s Cut Piece still shock?
Sixty years after its first staging, performance artist MPA is restaging the provocative piece in Los Angeles Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind, a traveling retrospective on view at Los Angeles’s The Broad museum, features black and white footage of Ono’s 1964 Carnegie Hall performance of Cut Piece projected on ...
Midnight social media curfew proposed for older UK teensMidnight social media curfew proposed for older UK teens
Teens will be able to opt out of the restrictions – campaigners have criticised them as being piecemeal. ...
France v Spain: World Cup 2026 semi-final – liveFrance v Spain: World Cup 2026 semi-final – live
⚽ Kick-off time: 2pm local/3pm EST/8pm BST/5am AEST⚽ Player guide | Golden Boot | Football Daily | Mail Scott France and Spain have only met once before at the World Cup. That was 20 years ago, back in the day when Les Bleus very much had La Roja’s number (the ...
Trump scraps threat of 20% fee on Hormuz cargo as US resumes blockade of Iran portsTrump scraps threat of 20% fee on Hormuz cargo as US resumes blockade of Iran ports
Trump drops a 24-hour-old vow to charge cargo ships for using the Strait as the US continues its battle to break Iran’s hold on the waterway. ...