An annual United Nations report documenting sexual violence in conflicts worldwide has included Israeli forces for the first time since the review began more than 15 years ago for their treatment of Palestinian detainees
The police chief’s sudden resignation puts Minneapolis back in tumult after years of crises
In a city that has staggered from crisis to crisis in recent years, the sudden resignation of police Chief Brian O’Hara is again leaving Minneapolis looking for a way forward
Recent survivors of US boat strikes haven’t been found, bringing overall death toll to 199
The death toll from the Trump administration’s monthslong series of strikes on suspected drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean has risen to at least 199 people after survivors of recent attacks weren't found
The world’s largest data center was supposed to run on 100% natural gas. Utah’s Republican governor says ‘never.’
A sprawling, 40,000-acre data center planned for northern Utah has stirred up controversy across the state over the past month, partly because of the pollution it’s expected to contribute to a region that already struggles with smog. Officials with the quasi-governmental Military Installation Development Authority, or MIDA, which approved the...
Wildfire smoke engulfed their cities. Did it make their babies sick?
They never thought the fires would reach them. They lived in cities, after all, far from the parched, combustible wilderness. There’s the woman who never expected to have to grab her 1-year-old out of her bed in the middle of the night, shielding her soft head from a hailstorm of...
Everlane, Shein, and the myth of sustainable fashion
As a college sophomore with an internet connection during the Obama era, I was instantly intrigued by the promise of the new direct-to-consumer clothing brand Everlane. I don’t remember how or when I found out about the fashion startup exactly; I just remember getting the emails. Launched around 2011 with...
Ibrahima Konaté poised to leave Liverpool after failing to agree new contract
Defender will depart Anfield on a free transfer France international linked with Paris Saint-Germain Ibrahima Konaté looks set to leave Liverpool after failing to agree a contract extension. The 27-year-old’s representatives have been in extensive talks with the club about extending his five-year stay at Anfield but it now looks...
Kai Havertz: ‘Just to watch the Champions League final is very special, to play in it is unreal’
Arsenal striker scored the winner in the final five years ago and is determined to make up for being ‘in a bad place’ when injured this season When Kai Havertz thinks back to the 2021 Champions League final, he can’t help smiling. Chelsea’s surprise victory over Manchester City in Porto...
Yastika Bhatia and Jemimah Rodrigues overpower England in first T20 international
India 188-7; England 150-8. India win by 38 runs England’s Amy Jones makes 67 but lacks support Half-centuries from Yastika Bhatia and Jemima Rodrigues helped India post 188 for seven and overcome England by 38 runs in the first T20 international. The seamer Nandani Sharma, who took a hat-trick in...
Serena Williams poised to make sensational tennis comeback aged 44 at Queen’s
The 23-time grand slam champion set for London return American last appeared on court in New York in 2022 Serena Williams is considering a return to elite tennis on the grass courts of Queen’s Club in London in 10 days’ time. The 23-time grand slam singles champion has been back...