JUNE 9. 2026

Who lives on a monument under the sea?

Put on a diving suit and jump into the water off Talamone, Tuscany: 10 to 20 metres below the surface, you'll find 44 marble statues, covered in the m

The EU has cast its bait. Will Iceland bite?

Iceland and the EU have had a long-standing situationship. In August, Icelanders will vote in a referendum on whether or not to reopen the membership

JUNE 8. 2026

Iran, Israel Pull Back From Brink After Trading Fire

But another Israeli assault on Beirut could collapse the two sides’ fragile truce.

Trump Started a War He Can’t Control

He wants to end the Iran war. But Iran, Israel, and Hezbollah have other ideas.

Congress Is Trying to Permanently Integrate U. S. and Israeli Defense Tech

A controversial proposal to entwine U. S. and Israeli tech in AI and autonomous systems closely resembles a pro-Israel bill that died earlier this year.

Trump Administration Killed Criminal Investigation of GOP Senator’s Coal Companies

EPA and Justice Department officials were looking into potential criminal violations by the vast coal empire owned by Sen. Jim Justice. Then the Office of the Deputy Attorney General told them “pencils down. ”

Show Us the Money

How satire, social media, and shame are forging Syria’s new public square.

China Is Providing AI That’s Literate in Africa’s Languages

Chinese models have become the overwhelming choice for African developers.

China Is Making MAHA’s Favorite Drug

RFK fans and China hawks are on a collision course over peptides.

The U. S. Can’t Exclude China From Latin America

Rather than pushing Beijing out of the region, Washington should offer countries better strategic alternatives.

They Were Serving the Longest Federal Sentence of Any 2020 BLM Protester. Then They Vanished in Prison.

Malik Muhammad's attorneys believe they were transferred for helping other incarcerated people advocate for their legal rights.

What ProPublica Found in the Genetic Code of America’s Measles Outbreaks

The U. S. eliminated measles a quarter century ago, but to keep its “measles-free” designation, officials will have to make a strong case that measles is not continuously spreading within its borders. Our analysis shows how difficult that could be.

A School Bus Killed a 5-Year-Old. The Crash Is Among Dozens Missing From the Bus Company’s Federal Safety Record.

A national system tracks serious bus crashes so regulators can keep roads safe. But the process fails to identify most of a major company’s fatal collisions, WBUR and ProPublica found.

Why are so many Democrats going quiet on climate change?

The conventional wisdom says it's a losing issue. Evidence suggests it actually helps Democrats win elections.

Becoming a farmer is hard. This Michigan program wants to help.

“Nobody gets into farming for sane reasons, other than the sanity of knowing where your food comes from, ” said one student at the Great Lakes Incubator Farm.

Omnibus to Nowhere: The Quiet Dismantling of European Governance

A single code word — “Omnibus” — now drives the most sweeping rewrite of European law in the Union’s history.

Trump Is Doing What FDR Could Not

But the president’s success at purging his party could cost the GOP in the long term.

Econationalism is real and it should scare you

You read that right: as the world's first, Switzerland might introduce a population cap, hard-wired in its constitution after a referendum on Sunday.

Hero workers keep the grid alive

Constant air strikes and sub-zero temperatures: for over four years, Ukraine's electrical grid workers have operated under the most challenging condit

JUNE 7. 2026

Songs of Liberation

In 1960 the writer Bessie Head—yet to publish the novels that would make her a leading figure in South African and Batswana literature—interviewed a young