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The researcher reviews the latest advances in sleep science: ‘You can train yourself to have more lucid dreams. This is even used for therapeutic purposes’
A recent survey by Spain’s Commercial Office in Havana puts the outstanding liabilities at about $276 million and warns that another $80 million are trapped in retained dividends and accounts that cannot be transferred off the island
The Canadian author began by secretly publishing chapters on a fan fiction platform, unbeknownst to her family. Now, thousands of readers are hooked on her love stories between hockey players (which include plenty of sex), her publisher is breaking sales records, and the actors who bring her characters to life have become stars
The decision to appoint Peter Mandelson has prompted soul searching about women’s role in government, writes Laura Kuenssberg.
The Netflix documentary ‘Queen of Chess’ does a good job of showcasing Polgár’s talents, but fails to examine the fact that she never went to school or that there were very few women in the sport
The Spanish dancer created the routine performed by US skaters Madison Chock and Evan Bates at the Milan–Cortina competition
Sir Keir Starmer is one of a number of world leaders heading to Beijing
The home secretary is promising the biggest policing reform in centuries, but she faces a fight, writes Laura Kuenssberg.
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Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly-ish polling roundup. It’s officially impeachment season again. On Tuesday, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced that he’s directing three House committees to start investigating whether President Biden benefited from his son Hunter’s business dealings overseas. McCarthy accused the Biden family of “a culture of corruption,” saying that the Biden…
The second Republican presidential primary debate is less than two weeks away, so time is running out for GOP contenders to meet the Republican National Committee’s qualification criteria. To make the Sept. 27 debate, each candidate must have at least 3 percent support in two qualifying national polls, or at least 3 percent in one […]
President says ‘deeply buried’ material will be dug up and removed but Tehran has previously refused to agree to such a condition US and Iran agree to provisional ceasefire with Tehran saying it wi…
The Guardian WorldTop U.S. defense officials are giving a news conference at the Pentagon. Israel declared its support for the two-week truce, but said it had launched the largest wave of strikes against Hezbollah i…
The New York Times WorldLib Dem leader says conflict shows ‘classic Donald Trump cycle of destruction’ OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is proposing the extension of the four-day working week , as a response to AI taki…
The Guardian WorldA handful of vessels have crossed the crucial waterway since the U.S.-Iran truce began, but shipowners, insurers and others are wary of safe passage.
The New York Times WorldPentagon chief Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine are briefing reporters first thing Wednesday, less than a full day after President Trump announced a temporary ceasefire w…
The HillThe troubled ferry has returned to the Troon-Arran route though almost a third of CalMac's fleet remains out of service.
BBC News (Front page)A hastily brokered truce allows both Washington and Tehran to claim victory and enables Donald Trump to climb down the escalatory ladder. But can Islamabad deliver lasting peace? Shweta Sharma reports
The Independent WorldIsrael backs ceasefire deal but says it 'does not include Lebanon', while Iran-linked militias also say they will halt fighting
The Independent WorldThe lack of funding has left some 15,000 users of NGO programs scrambling for care in a public system that many fear to enter
EL PAÍS - EnglishUS vice-president has praised Orbán and criticised EU and UK energy policies in speech at private school in Budapest Oh, you can see where this is going to go. In his second question, the moderator…
The Guardian WorldLawyers for Robert Morales’s family said chatbot ‘may have advised the shooter’ on how to carry out shooting The family of a man who was killed at Florida State University last year plans to sue Ch…
The Guardian WorldStruggling pubs reel from rising business rates, wages and energy bills, with customers at limit of what they will pay Nick Evans is staring in vain at columns of numbers, trying to make them add u…
The Guardian WorldThe harder question is what it will take to reach the people who are still smoking, and whether we’re ready for that.
The HillPrediction markets are caught in legal crosshairs to determine how they are to be regulated as questions also swirl around the ethical nature of the business with the Iran war being pulled in. And …
The HillIsraeli opposition leader Yair Lapid slammed the temporary ceasefire reached in the joint U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran on Tuesday, criticizing the deal as a “political disaster.” “Israel wasn’t …
The HillKremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said a transcript of a conversation between Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orban, published by Bloomberg, shows the Hungarian prime minister “from a very pragmatic and ef…
Meduza (English)Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Dan Caine will speak with reporters Wednesday morning about the U.S. military operation in Iran, after President Trump announced anoth…
The HillPresident Trump on Wednesday declared “big money” is to be made by the U.S. “hangin’ around” the Strait of Hormuz following a two-week ceasefire agreement reached between the U.S. and Iran. Trump w…
The HillDemocratic-backed candidate’s win to Wisconsin supreme court gives liberals 5-2 edge on court Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Iran must negotiate in ‘g…
The Guardian WorldInternational Energy Agency chief says current shock driven by Iran’s blockade of Strait of Hormuz will accelerate shift towards renewable and nuclear power
The Independent WorldThe rise in popularity of IV drips is fueled by promises of increased wellbeing, despite official warnings about the health risks
EL PAÍS - EnglishIn 1989, an up-and-coming band called Nirvana played in Chicago. Aadam Jacobs was there
The Independent WorldSoutheast Asian nation says negotiating passage with Tehran will implicitly erode the Law of the Sea Treaty
The Independent WorldExecutive complaints unit finding relates to broadcast of N-word during awards ceremony The BBC breached its editorial standards by broadcasting a racial slur during the Bafta film awards ceremony …
The Guardian WorldDominic Khoo made waves in Singapore as an investor in expensive timepieces. Now many of his clients accuse him of fraud.
The New York Times WorldThe broadcast of a racial slur broke editorial standards, the corporation's complaints unit concludes.
BBC News (Front page)It follows similar moves in other European countries, including France and Spain.
BBC WorldOil poised for biggest daily fall since pandemic as Iran says it will reopen strait of Hormuz under its management Middle East crisis – live updates US and Iran agree to provisional ceasefire as Te…
The Guardian WorldOrla Wates is remembered by her mother as "beautiful, independent and very funny".
BBC News (Front page)The R&B trio having been making waves this year with their latest hit, Leak It.
BBC News (Front page)Two French nationals arrived home on Wednesday after Iran allowed them to leave the country following three and a half years in detention, a surprise move that came as Paris sought to distance itse…
France 24 EnglishThe director of the Thai zoo where Moo Deng lives said security would be upped after the incident.
BBC WorldPresident Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday welcomed two French nationals who returned to Paris after spending almost four years detained in Iran on espionage charges, with the French leader hailing "th…
France 24 EnglishTwo French nationals who returned to Paris after spending almost four years detained in Iran on espionage charges were welcomed by President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace on Wednesday. Cecil…
France 24 EnglishWith thorium, America gets a permanent, verifiable, physics-enforced end to the Iranian nuclear threat that every administration since Carter promised and none delivered.
The HillPro-government demonstrators poured onto the streets of the Iranian capital after the announcement of the two-week conditional ceasefire between the US and Iran.
BBC WorldAn Israeli strike destroyed a building in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on Wednesday as Israel kept up its offensive against what it says are Hezbollah targets in the country, insisting a truc…
France 24 EnglishIran’s military may have been mangled in the US-Israeli war but the reputation of the United States has been mauled, perhaps irreparably, writes World affairs editor Sam Kiley
The Independent WorldHezbollah says it has agreed to halt strikes against Israel but the IDF says it will continue combat operations
The Independent WorldThe agreement to pause the fighting for two weeks came hours after President Trump threatened to destroy Iran’s “whole civilization.” Much remains uncertain.
The New York Times WorldThe BBC's Nick Marsh takes a look at whether fuel costs will get cheaper now the US and Iran have agreed a ceasefire.
BBC News (Front page)During their 90-minute meeting, Ishiba and Lee agreed to expand bilateral cooperation in various fields such as the economy and security.
The Japan TimesPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had already declared victory over Iran once, in June last year. Few Israelis believe that the goals he set this time will be met, either.
The New York Times WorldExpert stresses importance of staying alert for unusual activity, as hackers could ‘take you to fake sites’ UK politics live – latest updates Russian hackers are exploiting commonly sold internet r…
The Guardian WorldThe United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, potentially suspending a six-week-old war that has killed thousands, spread across the Middle East and caused unprece…
CBC WorldA St. Petersburg court has sentenced six members of the opposition movement Vesna to terms of up to 12 years in a general-regime penal colony, the St. Petersburg media outlet Bumaga reported.
Meduza (English)BUDAPEST, Hungary — Vice President JD Vance repeatedly said he didn’t come to Hungary to tell people how to vote in their looming election
NBC NewsPresident Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that “subject to the complete, immediate and safe reopening of the Strait of Hormuz” he would agree to “suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a peri…
NBC NewsChina’s government has said that Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed not to escalate their conflict and to “explore a comprehensive solution” after several weeks of cross-border fighting between the tw…
ABC News InternationalAcross Europe and the globe, the war has damaged economies, roiled politics and underscored a lack of options in dealing with President Trump’s whims.
The New York Times World