The Scene Power International Holding, the Qatari conglomerate that grew to touch nearly every aspect of daily life in the run-up to the 2022 men’s soccer World Cup, has made the pivot few analysts would have predicted for a contractor: expanding beyond its domestic market after Qatar’s sports-centered infrastructure boom ...
US and Iran clash over peace talks narrativeUS and Iran clash over peace talks narrative
Washington and Tehran are battling to shape the narrative around peace talks, with both sides making contradictory claims about the proposed deal. US President Donald Trump said Iran agreed to full nuclear inspections; Iran said inspectors could not enter the most important sites. Vice President JD Vance said US and ...
UK swelters in another record-breaking heatwaveUK swelters in another record-breaking heatwave
Schools are closing early and parents are buying air conditioning units for classrooms as the UK faces another record-breaking heatwave. Temperatures are expected to reach 39°C (102°F) this week. Britain is warming fast: Summer 2025 was the hottest on record, and this year has seen new spring peaks. But UK ...
Chinese supercomputer declared world’s fastestChinese supercomputer declared world’s fastest
A Shenzhen supercomputer was declared the world’s fastest, giving China the crown for the first time since 2017 and further ratcheting up the transpacific tech rivalry. The LineShine computer is notable not just for raw speed — it is about 20% faster than the California-based El Capitan, which has topped ...
Yuan’s growing clout undermines WashingtonYuan’s growing clout undermines Washington
The yuan’s growing clout is undermining Washington’s ability to impose sanctions on geopolitical rivals. Dollar transactions, which are settled by US banks that Washington can control, are used in about 80% of international trade finance. The White House’s Iran negotiations rely on the dollar’s leverage, but Tehran has blunted that ...
‘No one believed it’: how a YouTube video accidentally proved Libya’s sand cat really does exist‘No one believed it’: how a YouTube video accidentally proved Libya’s sand cat really does exist
Wildlife photographer Mohammed Almuntasir had no idea what he had found until scientists started to get in touch When wildlife photographer Mohammed Almuntasir uploaded 18 seconds of footage to YouTube, he thought little more about the small, pale cat seen digging a hollow in the sand in the remote dunes ...
Israeli former leaders and security chiefs threaten legal action over ‘Jewish terrorism’Israeli former leaders and security chiefs threaten legal action over ‘Jewish terrorism’
Leaked letter to PM and military demands action to stop violence against Palestinians in occupied West Bank Dozens of Israelis from the country’s security, political and cultural elite have threatened legal action against their government over support for Jewish terrorism and an “ideology of ethnic cleansing” in the occupied West ...
‘This is injustice’: how leftist zines were used to sentence anti-ICE protesters to decades in prison‘This is injustice’: how leftist zines were used to sentence anti-ICE protesters to decades in prison
Advocates sound alarm after zines were used as evidence to convict protesters of terrorism charges tied to 2025 protest at Texas ICE facility It’s the day after Mother’s Day, the first one Elizabeth Soto has spent apart from her three children. Sitting in jail in Wichita Falls, Texas, her face ...
‘Glorious time to be a New Yorker’ as Lander’s win highlights Mamdani effect‘Glorious time to be a New Yorker’ as Lander’s win highlights Mamdani effect
Progressive supporters of mayor celebrate as former city comptroller’s critical approach to Israel helps defeat incumbent congressman Dan Goldman in primary The polls closed at 9pm in New York on Tuesday. It took less than five minutes for Brad Lander, the Zohran Mamdani-endorsed candidate, to be announced the winner in ...
The best American LGBTQ+ books, chosen by authorsThe best American LGBTQ+ books, chosen by authors
From 20th-century classics to little-known treasures, Michael Cunningham, Hilton Als, Eileen Myles and others share their favorite books about LGBTQ+ life ‘Sheer outrageousness’: writers on their favourite LGBTQ+ movie characters You could debate what the best American LGBTQ+ book is until the cows come home, but experts at least tend ...