Vessels were hit by missiles as rise in strikes suggests Iran is trying to close waterway before US midterm elections Two container ships near the strait of Hormuz have sunk after being struck by missiles, amid the sharpest rise in Iranian attacks on shipping since the start of the US-Israel ...
New UK sanctions powers will enable action against supporters of illegal Israeli settlementsNew UK sanctions powers will enable action against supporters of illegal Israeli settlements
Global human rights commitments adopted by government extend reach to enablers of unlawful activity The UK is expanding its sanctions powers to freeze assets and target entities enabling illegal Israeli settlements, obstructing humanitarian aid or unlawfully holding prisoners. The statutory instrument introducing the global human rights and international humanitarian law ...
I spent months taste-testing 15 tinned fish varieties. These are the ones I’d eat againI spent months taste-testing 15 tinned fish varieties. These are the ones I’d eat again
Is it possible to get tired of eating tinned fish? From Fishwife tuna to Wildfish salmon, I ate tinned fish 15 different ways The 10 best (and worst) whey protein powders – taste-tested Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things As a ...
The most important US midterm trends I’m seeing | Molly Jong-FastThe most important US midterm trends I’m seeing | Molly Jong-Fast
The one I worry about most is voter anger – which both parties are not taking seriously enough That chill in the air you are feeling is not the weather, it is the Republicans freaking out about the 2026 midterm elections. Midterms are always referendums on the incumbent, though the ...
‘From liabilities to goldmines’: refineries eye record profits from diesel shortage‘From liabilities to goldmines’: refineries eye record profits from diesel shortage
Firms turning crude oil into the ‘workhorse’ fuel stand to gain most despite economic fallout from record prices Days after Donald Trump announced a deal to import Russian diesel into the US in an effort to lower soaring pump prices, the world’s energy watchdog has warned that the global fuel ...
Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: this season’s vibe is lady who lounges – not lunchesJess Cartner-Morley on fashion: this season’s vibe is lady who lounges – not lunches
Think boucle jackets with low-waisted jeans, silk blouses with masculine trousers, pencil skirts with wellies … It always makes me feel a tiny bit queasy when looking “ladylike”, as a trend or a vibe or whatever, comes into fashion. How does it make sense to spend our hard-earned paychecks cosplaying ...
The raid on Ilhan Omar’s house is dangerous political theater | Moira DoneganThe raid on Ilhan Omar’s house is dangerous political theater | Moira Donegan
The raid is meant to cast an air of suspicion and criminality over Democratic candidates who, like Omar, are facing the voters in a matter of weeks On Monday, federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security raided the Washington DC area home of Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota congresswoman and ...
There’s Nothing Mysterious or Unusual About the Viral German Sexual Harassment RobotThere’s Nothing Mysterious or Unusual About the Viral German Sexual Harassment Robot
Let’s briefly deconstruct a viral or soon to be viral story out of Cologne, Germany regarding an incident in which a “remotely controlled robot grabs 16-year-old’s buttocks” and “performed thrusting movements against her,” according to police. I have begun to see this story percolate around the English-speaking internet because it ...
Character.ai Bankruptcy Is First AI Bubble Domino to FallCharacter.ai Bankruptcy Is First AI Bubble Domino to Fall
New music genre just dropped. Also: A Tesla locks out cops, and more from around the web. ...
Russell Brand was a ‘sexual predator’, prosecution alleges as rape trial beginsRussell Brand was a ‘sexual predator’, prosecution alleges as rape trial begins
The actor and comedian has pleaded not guilty to three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one of indecent assault. ...