US President Donald Trump vowed to strike Iran’s bridges and power plants next week if the country does not return to talks. ...
Month: July 2026
I still feel pain of ’98 but this can be different for England, says ShearerI still feel pain of ’98 but this can be different for England, says Shearer
England’s defeat by Argentina at the 1998 World Cup still burns deep for Alan Shearer, but he explains why this team can take their chance to change their lives forever. ...
‘When she turns eight they will take her’: rising number of Afghan girls being sold into child marriage‘When she turns eight they will take her’: rising number of Afghan girls being sold into child marriage
Afghanistan is seeing a resurgence in underage brides and mothers as desperate families sell their children in order to eat Sima* is 18, but has already given birth four times. Her youngest is a newborn, the eldest is four. Sitting with her children in their mud-brick room in Badghis province, ...
Once again we are told AI may be conscious – I study consciousness, and I have my doubts | Anil SethOnce again we are told AI may be conscious – I study consciousness, and I have my doubts | Anil Seth
Despite Anthropic’s claims, Claude is no more likely to achieve sentience than a simulation of a weather system is likely to generate a real hurricane For centuries, humans have been fascinated by the prospect of creating artificial beings in our own image. Of developing synthetic minds and artificial bodies that ...
‘Diego, give us a hand’: Argentina v England revives historic tensions‘Diego, give us a hand’: Argentina v England revives historic tensions
Decades after the Falklands war and Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ goal, the fixture is once again being discussed as far more than a game When Argentina’s national football team burst into the dressing room after beating Switzerland 3-1, they celebrated by singing The Fourth Star, the country’s unofficial World Cup ...
Ride or Die review – Hannah Waddingham’s comedy caper is the perimenopausal TV of your dreamsRide or Die review – Hannah Waddingham’s comedy caper is the perimenopausal TV of your dreams
This tale of a 50-year-old assassin going rogue – and having to confess all to her best mate – is so much fun. The chemistry between its leads is a thing of beauty The bone-deep magnificence of Hannah Waddingham is such that she could, I suspect, talk most of us ...
A moment that changed me: I started yoga – and saw my scoliosis in a surprising new lightA moment that changed me: I started yoga – and saw my scoliosis in a surprising new light
As a teenager I declined a painful operation to straighten my spinal curvature, and it was a decision I sometimes regretted. But through daily stretching and exercise, my relationship with my body was transformed I was 13 when a spinal surgeon gave me unsolicited career advice. “Scoliosis won’t ruin your ...
Trump again threatens to strike Iran’s power plants amid impasse over strait of HormuzTrump again threatens to strike Iran’s power plants amid impasse over strait of Hormuz
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 ...
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 ...