China’s leader wants to promote his alternative to the current world order, and his efforts are being assisted by a capricious US Xi Jinping meets Bangladesh’s new prime minister on Friday, the latest in a wave of world leaders to visit Beijing this year as the Chinese leader builds his ...
The Mission review – a surgeon saves lives in war-torn Gaza in a visceral portrait of human enduranceThe Mission review – a surgeon saves lives in war-torn Gaza in a visceral portrait of human endurance
Mohammad Tahir and his colleagues operate through bombing and blackouts in barely functional hospitals – but there are moments of relief amid the documentary’s tragedy and gore What this documentary might lack in film-making finesse it makes up for with sheer visceral and emotional impact. British nerve surgeon Mohammad Tahir ...
Rescuers search rubble for survivors as Venezuela earthquakes kill at least 235Rescuers search rubble for survivors as Venezuela earthquakes kill at least 235
Nearly 1,500 people have been injured after two seven-plus magnitude shallow quakes hit seconds apart. ...
France and UK swelter in record-breaking heatFrance and UK swelter in record-breaking heat
The UK saw its two hottest June days, and France its hottest day ever, as Europe continues to swelter. Researchers estimate British hospitals could cancel up to 4,000 surgeries over the four hottest days this week, as some MRI machines stopped working, with many hospitals lacking air conditioning. French teachers’ ...
Apple raises prices due to memory chip shortageApple raises prices due to memory chip shortage
Apple’s stock sank Thursday after the company raised prices across its flagship products to offset soaring costs caused by the AI-fueled global memory chip shortage. “The memory guys are passing along huge price increases,” CEO Tim Cook said, arguing Apple could no longer protect consumers, as it hiked prices of ...
As inflation rises, Americans are spending and Europeans are savingAs inflation rises, Americans are spending and Europeans are saving
Countries everywhere are feeling inflationary pressures from the Iran war, but Americans and Europeans are coping differently. Rising energy prices pushed US inflation in May to its highest level in three years, but Thursday’s data showed that consumer spending remained resilient, thanks in part to larger tax refunds and rising ...
Don’t read the Dimon succession tea leavesDon’t read the Dimon succession tea leaves
Jamie Dimon elevated two new CEO candidates as a third leaves the bank. Is the clock actually ticking this time? For those trying to read the tea leaves in JPMorgan’s latest executive reshuffle, which will see Marianne Lake exit and two executives, Troy Rohrbaugh and Doug Petno, promoted to co-presidents, ...
Venezuela’s deadly earthquakes test US aid effortVenezuela’s deadly earthquakes test US aid effort
The deadly earthquakes in Venezuela will test the Trump administration’s disaster relief response after it dismantled USAID. Wednesday’s earthquakes, described as the “strongest in a century,” have triggered frantic search-and-rescue efforts. President Donald Trump said the US was “ready, willing, and able to help,” reflecting “a degree of diplomatic realignment” ...
UN agency pauses ship evacuations through strait of Hormuz after vessel struckUN agency pauses ship evacuations through strait of Hormuz after vessel struck
International Maritime Organization says safety guarantees must be confirmed before ships can move again A United Nations agency has paused the evacuation of ships through the strait of Hormuz after the British military said a vessel was hit by a projectile off the coast of Oman following the passage of ...
Phoebe Bridgers: Lost Boys review – ghosts, guns and guileless youth on generational songwriter’s returnPhoebe Bridgers: Lost Boys review – ghosts, guns and guileless youth on generational songwriter’s return
(Dead Oceans)The US singer took years off after becoming ‘world-weary’ of public life – and in the meantime, her silvery balladry reshaped pop. Her return is an ornate reinvention In the press materials for Phoebe Bridgers’ return, the 31-year-old US singer talks about taking time to make her third album ...