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The Week - Top Stories

TODAY'S BIG QUESTION - Is there a new front in the Middle East conflict? The decision of Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militia to close the Bab al-Mandab Strait to Saudi ships in a maritime embargo could further disrupt global energy supplies. A strategic gateway linking the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden, the strait is one of the world's most important oil transit routes...

9 hours ago

Morning Report -- Trump, Tehran and Yemen escalate Iran conflict

9 hours ago

Evening Review -- Is the US ready to be a soccer nation?

19 hours ago

Morning Report -- Zelenskyy, facing protests, ousts top general

1 day ago

Japan to create first post-war intelligence agency

2 days ago

Another Arctic island is caught in geopolitical crosshairs

2 days ago

How should Andy Burnham handle Donald Trump? Today's Big Question - President has praised new PM's plans on North Sea oil - Today's Big Question

14 hours ago

Farmers nationwide feel the effects of a significant drought -- The Explainer -- Californians to North Carolinians are dealing with extreme weather problems

13 hours ago

Apple's 'blockbuster' lawsuit against OpenAI -- The Explainer -- Tech giant alleges that AI start-up poached staff and stole trade secrets in its attempt to develop hardware devices and replace iPhone

19 hours ago

How can Iron Man become Doctor Doom? -- The Explainer -- With Robert Downey Jr set to return to the MCU as the Marvel arch-villain, we explore how he can play both characters - and who else is set to feature alongside him in Avengers: Doomsday

1 day ago

Why Nicaragua's president is scrapping elections -- The Explainer -- Daniel Ortega's regime 'evidently afraid' that democracy could 'create the conditions for dissent to manifest and threaten their grip on power'

1 day ago

Middle East re-escalation: worrying implications for investors - and Andy Burnham -- Talking Point -- Rising oil prices are spooking investors on both sides of the Atlantic

5 days ago

The Platner affair: 'vibes', sexting and a Nazi tattoo -- Talking Point -- Graham Platner is a 'cautionary tale' for Democrats, and highlights the party's problems with the selection of their candidates

6 days ago

Are politics stunting the WNBA's growing popularity? -- Talking Points -- House Republicans wade into Caitlin Clark controversies

6 days ago

The 8 best historical fiction TV shows of all time

11 hours ago

The Family Man: a 'meticulous' retelling of the case that 'gripped America'

14 hours ago

The return of biphasic sleep -- Under the radar -- During pre-industrial times people often slept in two blocks. Could it help night shift workers and insomniacs now?

2 hours ago

'Bhajan clubbing' is bringing spirituality to the club scene -- Under the radar -- Gen Z Indians are opting out of traditional nightlife

11 hours ago

Hitting the ocean floor: Scientists could soon live undersea -- Under the radar -- A new habitat could expand research opportunities

2 days ago

Epstein model scout found dead in Paris -- Speed Read -- Daniel Siad's name appeared over 2,000 times in the Epstein files

15 hours ago

Congo's Ebola deaths top 1,000 -- Speed Read -- There are no approved vaccines or treatments for the current outbreak

15 hours ago

Iran war spreads to Red Sea, civilian targets, CIA sites -- Speed Read -- The U.S. has conducted a 12th night of airstrikes against Iran

15 hours ago

Trump approves nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia -- Speed Read -- The deal is certain to prove controversial among U.S. allies

1 day ago

Apple vs. OpenAI: An ugly battle over hardware -- Feature -- Apple has filed a lawsuit against the artificial-intelligence startup accusing it of a corporate espionage campaign 'at every level' -- The Week US -- Published

10 hours ago

Housing: Congress tells America to start building -- Feature -- New bill also limits investor-owned properties -- The Week US -- Published

13 hours ago

How would we know if World War Three was upon us? -- In depth -- Most of us probably won't realise that we are in a global conflict - at least until it enters 'the history books as a real event in retrospect' -- The Week UK -- Last updated

14 hours ago

'Options to escalate' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

19 hours ago

Book reviews: 'Gerontocracy in America' and 'The Face: A Cultural History' -- Feature -- America's old-age problem and the importance we attach to our own faces -- The Week US -- Published

1 day ago

Beachside in La La Land: Summer dining as it should be -- Feature -- Here are four places to dine beachfront in LA County -- The Week US -- Published

1 day ago