The US Treasury secretary will hold talks with a top Chinese official as part of efforts to head off a resumption of trade conflict, while tensions mounted between the superpowers across a range of issues. The talks on Sunday come ahead of next week’s leaders’ summit in Washington, DC; though ...
Month: September 2026
Fighting intensifies between Saudi forces and Iran-backed HouthisFighting intensifies between Saudi forces and Iran-backed Houthis
The Middle East conflict threatened to widen as fighting intensified between Saudi forces and Iran-backed Houthi fighters in Yemen. Riyadh said it intercepted a Houthi drone near the holy Muslim city of Mecca; the Yemeni group denied the charge and said it downed a Saudi fighter jet. The US, meanwhile, ...
The US Federal Reserve is expected to raise rates todayThe US Federal Reserve is expected to raise rates today
The US Federal Reserve is likely to raise rates today, a move that many economists say is necessary to corral inflation, but which will put the central bank’s chair in conflict with the White House. The expected quarter-percentage-point hike is one of at least four that traders are betting on ...
At least 20 killed after Israeli-hit building in Gaza City collapsesAt least 20 killed after Israeli-hit building in Gaza City collapses
Rescue workers say search for dozens of people hampered by lack of heavy machinery A building housing about 100 displaced Palestinian families has collapsed in Gaza City, killing at least 20 people, as rescuers search the rubble for dozens of people believed to be trapped, including children. A rescue team ...
Iranian security forces coordinated killing, torture and sexual abuse of protesters, says AmnestyIranian security forces coordinated killing, torture and sexual abuse of protesters, says Amnesty
Leaked documents and testimony reveal extent of regime’s crackdown in 2022 and how it paved the way for more brutal killings of protesters this year Iranian security forces “coordinated” the killing, torture and sexual abuse of hundreds of people who took part in the women-led nationwide protests in September 2022, ...
The US government is failing Americans on AI | Shakeel HashimThe US government is failing Americans on AI | Shakeel Hashim
Trump and Republicans want companies to regulate themselves. It’s a dereliction of duty that will make AI less safe It is hard to get Sam Altman, Elon Musk and Dario Amodei to agree on much. But over the weekend, all three AI company CEOs called for AI development to slow ...
The girl with a will to live: the love, hope and pain of raising Elsie – my one in 163 million daughterThe girl with a will to live: the love, hope and pain of raising Elsie – my one in 163 million daughter
She was born with an ultra-rare genetic disorder. After my decades working in film PR, I now face the biggest campaign of all: the fight for her life My daughter Elsie has beautiful curls – blond like a little Botticelli cherub’s, hair that someone dark like me could only ever ...
Your mission, Tom Cruise, is to improve at interviews. And please keep sending the cakesYour mission, Tom Cruise, is to improve at interviews. And please keep sending the cakes
He risks his life for entertainment, but getting an anecdote out of him is a trickier matter. Happily, Cruise is no stranger to knuckling down and pulling off the impossible By now, we’ve grown used to watching Tom Cruise excel at everything he does. Running in films? The best. Risking ...
Reader Q&A: how united are the Democrats ahead of the US midterms? Post your questions nowReader Q&A: how united are the Democrats ahead of the US midterms? Post your questions now
Who are the Democrats running in the midterms, and where do they stand? Our US political reporters will be hosting a series of conversations on the critical issues ahead of November. First up: the state of the Democrats, the party’s moderate and leftwing candidates and key races to watch. Drop ...
‘Who do they dream of becoming?’ Teenage girls in America – in pictures‘Who do they dream of becoming?’ Teenage girls in America – in pictures
As a child from a small Belgian farming town, Eva Verbeeck could only imagine what it was like growing up as an American teen. Then she began photographing them Continue reading… ...