The Guardian

Loyal to the look: why Zohran Mamdani wears a suit in all seasons

Around town, on the pitch and even in the pool, the New York mayor keeps his suit on – what do his sartorial choices tell us?Playing football. Playing in the sand. Dancing on a stage with Alicia Keys and the entire New York Knicks roster. Swimming in a swimming pool. Swimming in the ocean.Traditionally, a suit and tie would be considered inappropriate attire for each of these activities. Yet over the past year Zohran Mamdani has seemingly been on a one-man crusade to prove otherwise: to convince

general  Jul 26, 2026

WSJ World News

Unreleased Documentary Offers a Look at Lindsey Graham’s Iran Campaign

Plus, Russia is using sexual violence as a weapon of war, and poor countries are aging quickly—but without the pension systems and savings that sustain older people in developed countries.

general  Jul 26, 2026

The Guardian

Is Burnham’s Oxbridge-heavy cabinet a sign of social mobility or lack of progress on class?

PM’s team can be seen as backward step even though in some ways it is more diverse. Yet its makeup points to wider access to powerRace, school, gender: the makeup of Andy Burnham’s cabinet – in chartsLike 20 British prime ministers before him, Andy Burnham’s new cabinet minister for AI, Kanishka Narayan, went to Eton. After graduating from the country’s most elite private school, Narayan attended Balliol College, Oxford, where he studied – what else? – PPE (politics, philosophy and economics), l

general  Jul 26, 2026

The Guardian

RFK Jr urges Alzheimer’s screening but blunts key panel that could drive research

Experts say evidence for cognitive screening desired by health secretary ‘not great’ as taskforce idle since last yearThe US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, has called for better Alzheimer’s screening – but a critical federal panel that might have helped researchers find practical ways to do that has been prevented from meeting for more than a year.The panel, formally called the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), had planned to issue a recommendation on screening for cognitive de

general  Jul 26, 2026

BBC World

Israeli settlers set fire to mosques, cars and farm land in West Bank, Palestinians say

The latest attacks come two days after a clash between settlers and Palestinians near the village of Tell, which left four Palestinians and two Israelis dead.

general  Jul 26, 2026

The Guardian

Trump revives old tropes as he pushes warnings of ‘communist menace’

President harks back to red scare of his childhood to attack US left – but will such language resonate beyond Maga base?Perhaps above all else, Donald Trump is a child of the cold war.Three months before the US president was born, Winston Churchill delivered a historic speech in Fulton, Missouri, that ushered in a generations-long existential struggle between western capitalism and Soviet communism. Continue reading...

general  Jul 26, 2026

WSJ World News

Unreleased Documentary Footage Captures Graham’s Obsessive Push for Iran War

A filmmaker followed Sen. Lindsey Graham over the past three years, chronicling his relationship with Trump and Netanyahu.

general  Jul 26, 2026

NY Times World

Berlin Police Search for Suspect in Fatal Attack on Pride Parade

The hunt for a 21-year-old man with links to local Islamic groups began early Sunday. The police said they were investigating the attack as a possible act of terrorism.

general  Jul 26, 2026

NY Times World

U.S.-Iran War Pauses for 2nd Straight Day

President Trump put off plans to escalate the fighting in part because of dwindling stockpiles of interceptor missiles, American officials said.

general  Jul 26, 2026

NY Times World

Live Updates: Firefighters Battle Raging Wildfires in France and Spain

Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee or take shelter from fast-moving blazes, with another heat wave forecast to hit Europe this week.

general  Jul 26, 2026

NY Times World

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general  Jul 26, 2026

WSJ World News

U.S. and China Are Jockeying for Drone Supremacy on Mount Everest

Washington is seeking an edge for American technology in the race to support climbers. But China had a head start.

general  Jul 26, 2026

The Guardian

Andy Burnham says he will disagree with Trump in public if necessary

PM promises to ‘defend national interest before anything else’ in first big broadcast interview since entering No 10Andy Burnham has promised to disagree with Donald Trump if necessary, including in public, in his first big broadcast interview since becoming prime minister.Burnham’s comments came as Wes Streeting, the new defence secretary, said he did not believe the Trump administration was looking for allies who “suck up”, but rather those with the confidence to set out disagreements when nee

general  Jul 26, 2026

NY Times World

Trump Is Pushing Nuclear Energy, Including Saudi Deal. His Family and Supporters Could Benefit.

In some cases, no direct line can be drawn from the president’s domestic nuclear agenda to his family or close allies. But they have overlapping business ties that could position them for gains.

general  Jul 26, 2026

NY Times World

E.U. Divided Over Barring Imports From Israeli Settlements

The discussion about restricting goods from Israeli settlements in occupied territories reflects a European split over whether and how to confront Israel.

general  Jul 26, 2026

Washington Post World

See what it’s like to use a North Korean smartphone under Kim Jong Un

North Koreans are banking, watching makeup tutorials and using period trackers on their phones. But under Kim, these digital comforts are also tools of control.

general  Jul 26, 2026

BBC World

What we know so far about the Berlin Pride ramming attack

A police manhunt is underway after a suspect rammed a car into a crowd at a Pride event in the German capital on Saturday night.

general  Jul 26, 2026

BBC World

Watch: At the scene of Berlin Pride attack as manhunt continues

A 21-year-old suspect has been identified by police, but he has not been found.

general  Jul 26, 2026

The Guardian

‘Weekday games were amazing’: pubs toast extra £150m in World Cup sales

England’s progress provides best football-related uplift of recent years, with one pub too packed to host its Dolly Parton tributeLate opening hours and England’s progress to the semi-final of an expanded World Cup helped provide the best football-related uplift of recent years for pubs, figures suggest.Pubs poured 30m extra pints over the course of the tournament compared with a normal trading period, with busy pumps delivering £150m in added sales, according to the British Beer & Pubs Asso

general  Jul 26, 2026

BBC World

France battles fire 'whirlwinds' as another 55,000 evacuated

More than 340,000 people have now been evacuated from wildfires in France and Spain.

general  Jul 26, 2026