Update, 6 August 2026: The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted along party lines, 8-5, to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department. Chairman Rand Paul said the committee would hand-deliver the referral directly to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington the same day, bypassing the traditional … Read more
Update, July 30, 2026 (morning): Japan’s national government now says the confirmed death toll from the earthquake has risen to 28, according to Kyodo News, while Kumamoto prefecture’s own count and a separate scientific warning about a future Japanese megaquake add important new context. The “What Is the Confirmed Death Toll?”, “What Other Damage Has … Read more
The U.S. Department of Energy issued an emergency order for 17 states on July 26, 2026. The order lets grid operators fire up backup generators that normally sit unused. The goal is simple: keep the lights and air conditioning on during a brutal heat wave. About 20 million Americans live in the area covered by … Read more
Update, July 27, 2026: The manhunt is over. Police shot and killed suspect Abdul Ballout on Sunday evening after he charged at officers with a bladed weapon. The original reporting on the attack itself remains below; the “How Did the Manhunt End?” section covers what’s new. A van tore through the crowd at Berlin’s Christopher … Read more
Britain has a new prime minister, a new chancellor, and a cabinet reshuffle that swept out some of the biggest names in government within hours. Amid all of it, one name kept climbing the search charts: Emma Reynolds. Here’s why her promotion says more about the direction of the new government than it might first … Read more
Thames Water has just told more than 10 million customers to stop using their hosepipes. The ban started at 00:01 on Thursday, 23 July 2026. So why did Britain’s biggest water company pull this lever, who’s actually exempt, and what does it mean for you? This piece covers the original announcement plus the exemption rules … Read more
Update, July 20, 2026: The final has been played. Spain beat Argentina 1-0 in extra time to win their second World Cup title. For the full breakdown of the disallowed goal and Argentina’s red card, see our final recap: Why was Spain’s goal disallowed? The original preview is preserved below for context. Spain and Argentina … Read more
On Monday, Andy Burnham moves into 10 Downing Street as Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade. On the same weekend, a report landed calling on him to do something no UK government has seriously attempted: let regional mayors keep a slice of the income tax raised in their own patch. Burnham was confirmed as … Read more
At 7:48 a.m. on Friday, July 17, the ground shifted off the coast of Chiapas, Mexico. Within seconds, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake was rattling buildings as far away as Mexico City and Guatemala City. A tsunami advisory went up for the Pacific coasts of Mexico and Guatemala. Two hours later, it was lifted. No deaths … Read more
President Donald Trump says China stole 220 million US voter files, calling it the largest election-data breach in American history. He made the China voter files claim in a primetime address from the White House on July 16, 2026. The president says the theft started in the 2020 election cycle. He also says intelligence officials … Read more