The Saturday Essay

BREAKING NEWS

1 in custody after 'incendiary device' deployed in Lower Manhattan, FBI reports

In China, people brave simulated typhoons to prepare for the real thing as extreme weather becomes more common

Andy Burnham’s wife: The ‘coolest girl in college’ comes out of the shadows

UK politics

Who is Andy Burnham? Starmer's successor and the UK's seventh prime minister in 10 years

BREAKING NEWS

FIFA launch investigation into Argentina's shocking World Cup final post-match behavior

Opening bell

The Nasdaq led the major indexes higher at the open as chip stocks rose

Stocks are higher to start the week as U.S. oil wavers, chipmakers rise: Live updates

Terror from the sky

Sudan's civil war has evolved into a battle increasingly fought with drones

Middle East conflict

Pentagon identifies 2 soldiers killed in Iran’s attack on Jordan as U.S. military death toll reaches 17

UK politics

New PM Andy Burnham vows 10-year plan to stabilise UK

AMD launches Helios, its first rack AI system to rival Nvidia, adding Microsoft as newest buyer

Mayor Mamdani struggles to define who the 'working class' is in word salad interview

Breaking News

The Department of Defense has identified two American service members who were killed in an Iranian attack on a U.S. air base in Jordan on July 17. The Pentagon said the incident is under investigation.

Breaking News

Yemen's Houthis say they will impose a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia, adding to risks facing global oil supplies

Iran's Houthi allies in Yemen declare maritime embargo of Saudi Arabia