- July 2, 2026
Re-arm, reassure and spend big: how the Asia Pacific is responding to a new era under Trump | Donald Trump
Donald Trump’s return to the White House has stoked fears over Washington’s commitment to the security of its allies in the Asia Pacific at a
US senator says El Salvador denied request to meet Kilmar Ábrego García | US immigration
Maryland’s Democratic senator Chris Van Hollen says the government of El Salvador has denied his request to visit Kilmar Ábrego García, his constituent who was
Michelle Trachtenberg died of diabetes complications, says medical examiner | US news
Michelle Trachtenberg, a popular TV actress, died of complications from diabetes, according to the New York City medical examiner’s office. Trachtenberg was found dead in
Cut back your roses? Berkeley sets new rules for its most wildfire-prone areas | California
The city of Berkeley has a new message for residents of its most fire-prone neighborhoods: it’s time to cut back your gardens. People living in
US universities’ faculty unite to defend academic freedom after Trump’s attacks | US news
Faculty members from US universities – including public ones which do not receive endowments – are banding together in attempts to resist the Donald Trump
Fed chair says Trump tariffs could make inflation worse as US stocks slide further | Trump tariffs
The US Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, warned Donald Trump’s tariffs were generating a “challenging scenario” for the central bank and were likely to worsen
Who is Kilmar Ábrego García, the man wrongly deported to El Salvador? | Trump administration
The ongoing legal saga of Kilmar Ábrego García, a man wrongly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador, has become a flashpoint as Donald
California launches legal challenge against Trump’s ‘illegal’ tariffs | California
California is preparing to ask a court to block Donald Trump’s “illegal” tariffs, accusing the president of overstepping his authority and causing “immediate and irreparable
In Sweden, parents get time off work to introduce their kids to school. Americans need this too | Sweden
About a month ago, I sat on a tiny wooden chair, hand-embroidering a thick cotton pillowcase in dim candlelight. Eight Swedish children softly sang a
Trump-style book censorship is spreading – just ask British librarians | Alison Hicks
For all its talk of free speech, the Trump administration seems remarkably comfortable with censorship. Earlier this year, children studying at Pentagon schools (serving US