The new MP for Makerfield will give what his team has called “his first major leadership speech” on Monday morning. ...
AI spending boom could end in global bust, report saysAI spending boom could end in global bust, report says
The AI spending spree risks an extended “investment bust” that could imperil the global economy, a report warned Sunday. The Bank for International Settlements, which advises the world’s central banks, wrote in its annual report that lackluster returns on AI investment from tech giants — which are pouring billions into ...
South Africa braces for wave of anti-migrant violenceSouth Africa braces for wave of anti-migrant violence
Thousands of migrants are fleeing South Africa as the country braces for violence after an anti-immigrant group set a Tuesday deadline for all undocumented migrants to leave. The unrest began in mid-March but has intensified, leaving at least three dead as vigilantes armed with spears, clubs, and whips assaulted migrants ...
Heat wave grips Europe, reigniting debate over ACHeat wave grips Europe, reigniting debate over AC
Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, and Poland sweat through record temperatures on Sunday, as a European heat wave reignited a political debate over the continent’s preparedness for hotter summers. The World Health Organization said the heat has caused more than 1,300 excess deaths since June 21, as some places hit ...
Putin acknowledges ‘difficult period’ as Ukraine ramps up attacksPutin acknowledges ‘difficult period’ as Ukraine ramps up attacks
President Vladimir Putin acknowledged Russia is facing a “difficult period” as Ukraine expanded its long-range assaults on the country’s infrastructure. Kyiv struck a Russian defense plant and set fire to a major oil refinery as part of its efforts to weaken Moscow’s wartime economy. Russian fuel production has dropped, and ...
Plane crash in Beijing reveals airspace security gapsPlane crash in Beijing reveals airspace security gaps
A small plane crash in China’s capital exposed major gaps in the country’s airspace controls, analysts said, as the government tried to limit public discussion of the incident. The aircraft flew into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper Friday, not far from the Chinese Communist Party’s headquarters and the homes of top leaders. ...
The American myth always came at someone’s expense. Now, it’s all but collapsedThe American myth always came at someone’s expense. Now, it’s all but collapsed
The main pillars of the founding narrative have fallen on hard times. Today, its meaning is up for grabs Writing during the carnage of the first world war, the iconoclast intellectual Randolph Bourne described the American revolutionary inheritance as a squalid marriage between the town capitalist and plantation patriarch. Glittering ...
Israel’s actions are fuelling antisemitism around the world | LettersIsrael’s actions are fuelling antisemitism around the world | Letters
Dr Anthony Isaacs on an intervention by prominent Israelis threatening legal action against their government over an ‘ideology of ethnic cleansing’ in the West Bank The leaked letter signed by significant figures in the Israeli political and cultural establishments, including former prime ministers and heads of the security services, threatening ...
Fresh hostilities in Gulf suggest US-Iran memorandum was too broadly wordedFresh hostilities in Gulf suggest US-Iran memorandum was too broadly worded
Document appears to have been subject to conflicting interpretations on key issues of Lebanon ceasefire and strait of Hormuz Middle East crisis live – latest updates The sudden eruption of fresh hostilities in the Gulf – just 10 days after Iran and the US signed a memorandum of understanding to ...
Spirit airlines is dead and a bus travel boom looks likely – but will Greyhounds ever be cool again?Spirit airlines is dead and a bus travel boom looks likely – but will Greyhounds ever be cool again?
For most Americans, riding a bus means abandoning expectations of basic dignity – but with an increase in ridership, that could change “It’s a grueling experience,” Greyhound bus enthusiast Miles Taylor explains. “You’re not treated very well. Everyone is yelling at you the entire time. When the bus is late, ...