The Guardian

Treasure as trinkets: Zendaya’s earrings renew debate on ownership of ancient artefacts

Jewellery made from BC Iran worn at Odyssey photocall throws spotlight on the trade of rare archeological findsThe Odyssey has stormed cinemas, but while its take on the Homeric epic has created ripples among western classicists, it is an actor’s earrings that have made waves further afield.Zendaya, who portrays the goddess Athena in the movie, provoked outrage when she appeared at a London photocall wearing earrings that were allegedly made from Iranian artefacts dating back to the 1st millenni

general  Jul 25, 2026

WSJ World News

America and Iran Are Locked in a Cycle of Escalation

Plus, the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner got a do-over and companies have begun pumping the brakes on AI spending.

general  Jul 25, 2026

NY Times World

India’s Education Minister Steps Down, Handing Win to Protesters

With Dharmendra Pradhan offering his resignation, the student protest movement achieved a major victory against the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

general  Jul 25, 2026

NY Times World

Fires Rage in Spain and France, Forcing Thousands to Flee

Firefighters were scrambling to contain blazes that were moving toward major cities. Some 200,000 people have evacuated or sheltered at home.

general  Jul 25, 2026

The Guardian

Southport killer ‘trying to retraumatise families from cell’, says lawyer

Comment follows news Axel Rudakubana had been transferred from prison to psychiatric hospitalThe lawyer for the families of Axel Rudakubana’s victims has said the Southport killer is “trying to retraumatise the families from his cell” after it emerged he had been transferred from prison to a psychiatric hospital.Rudakubana, now 19, was given a life sentence for the murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and the attempted murder of eight other chil

general  Jul 25, 2026

NY Times World

What to Know About the Wildfires Raging in Western Europe

Huge blazes have forced tens of thousands of residents and vacationers in France and Spain to evacuate.

general  Jul 25, 2026

The Guardian

India’s education minister resigns after mass protests by Cockroach movement

Dharmendra Pradhan steps down after demonstrations over exam leak scandal in major victory for youth political movementIndia’s education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, has resigned after a week of mass demonstrations, handing a major victory to a new youth movement that has posed an unprecedented challenge to Narendra Modi’s government.In a statement on Saturday afternoon, Pradhan said he had submitted his letter of resignation to the prime minister after student pressure. Continue reading...

general  Jul 25, 2026

The Guardian

‘Shameful’: Pentagon accused of cover-up over US military casualties in Iran war

No press briefing has been held for months, as the defence department belatedly or inaccurately releases figuresThe Pentagon is taking a “shameful approach” to releasing information about US casualties in the Iran war, Leon Panetta, a former defence secretary and CIA director, has told the Guardian.The defence department has not held a press briefing for two-and-a-half months. Officials have faced accusations that they are engaged in a cover-up designed to hide the true cost of Donald Trump’s wa

general  Jul 25, 2026

The Guardian

What’s behind Maga influencer Laura Loomer’s about-face on Ukraine?

After a Kyiv visit, rightwing firebrand now supports Ukraine – but perhaps it’s just because Trump favors a winnerLaura Loomer, the online Maga provocateur, has never worked in the White House or anywhere else in the government, but her sudden conversion to the Ukrainian cause this week is significant because her social media posts often have real policy implications in the second Trump administration.The rightwing commentator has spent the last few days in Kyiv, where she announced a newfound s

general  Jul 25, 2026

NY Times World

As Trump Escalates Trade War, Ontario Premier Doug Ford Wants to Retaliate

While Mark Carney weighs his next steps, some provincial leaders point to oil, electricity and potash as powerful leverage against U.S. economic pressure.

general  Jul 25, 2026

The Guardian

‘Maybe he’s a ‌racist’: Donald Trump takes bizarre swipe at NBA great LeBron James

US president responds to question about NBA’s ‘best ever’James backed three candidates who ran against TrumpIn a bizarre response to being asked to weigh in on the basketball careers of ⁠Michael Jordan and LeBron James, the US president Donald Trump said that James might be “a racist”.In Friday’s ⁠White House press ⁠conference, ​the Fox News reporter Peter Doocy mentioned that James intends to sign with ⁠the Philadelphia 76ers, then asked the president whether Jordan or James is the “best ever”.

general  Jul 25, 2026

WSJ World News

Cheap, Accurate and Lethal: Iran’s Best Missile Is Getting More Dangerous

The Kheibar Shekan uses a combination of flight paths, maneuvers and speeds to confuse air defenses.

general  Jul 25, 2026

NY Times World

India’s Education Minister Steps Down, Handing Win to Protesters

With Dharmendra Pradhan offering his resignation, the student protest movement achieved a major victory against the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

general  Jul 25, 2026

The Guardian

Home Office rejects Palestinian Jerusalemite woman’s UK visa but approves husband’s

Officials said they were not satisfied Therese Abdallah was a ‘genuine visitor’ and believed she would not leave after visit to son in LondonA Palestinian Jerusalemite who lives in London has been left devastated after a planned trip by his parents had to be cancelled when the Home Office ruled his mother was not a “genuine visitor”.Karim Abdallah, who has lived in the UK since 2019, was looking forward to hosting his parents, Therese Abdallah, 69, a retired English teacher, and his father, Ghas

general  Jul 25, 2026

The Guardian

Entire Cairngorms village evacuated as raging wildfire nears

Major incident declared over blaze which started 11 days ago as wind strengthensA major incident has been declared over a wildfire that has been raging in the Cairngorms national park for more than a week, police have said, with a whole village having been evacuated.Officers from Police Scotland said there had been a significant change in weather conditions, with strengthening winds making a fire that has been burning out of control for 11 days yet more difficult to contain. Continue reading...

general  Jul 25, 2026

NY Times World

Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Strikes Abate, Even as Trump Considers Escalation

U.S. forces did not announce new overnight attacks on southern Iran for the first time in about two weeks, but tensions remained high, with Saudi-led forces striking Houthi targets over the Red Sea.

general  Jul 25, 2026

NY Times World

Wildfire Smoke Chokes Skies in Spain and France

Hundreds of thousands of people, including residents as well as vacationers, were forced to evacuate.

general  Jul 25, 2026

NY Times World

Iran Journey Reveals Society’s Wartime Defiance and Hope

From the capital, Tehran, to the holy city of Mashhad, the Iran I saw was a nation of many layers: defiant but also weary, despairing but hopeful.

general  Jul 25, 2026

The Guardian

Family of missing Rohingya footballer fear he is among 500 believed dead in Myanmar shipwrecks

‘I can’t tolerate this life,’ said the 24-year-old in his last voice message to his relatives. Attacked by the military, a rebel army and criminal gangs, Siraz Ullah risked all for a better futureThe fear was audible as he spoke, recording a message to his family, asking for their prayers. After pressing send, 24-year-old Siraz Ullah boarded a boat he hoped could deliver him from the violence and persecution surrounding him at home in Myanmar.Instead, Siraz is among 500 Rohingya refugees who hav

general  Jul 25, 2026

NY Times World

Colombia’s Trump-Endorsed President-Elect Was Once Investigated by U.S. Authorities

While living in Miami, Colombia’s president-elect represented accused drug traffickers and money launderers. He himself was investigated by U.S. authorities, though never charged.

general  Jul 25, 2026