World Cup 2026: Mexico v England at the Azteca – in pictures
The best pictures from the storm-delayed fixture as both sides look to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup Continue reading…
The kindness of strangers: My son was unconscious and I frantically called out for help – then five teenagers came running
One immediately called an ambulance, another went looking for my younger son. And I still remember the small face of the girl who held her arm around me Read more…
America is destroying itself. It’s no surprise | Stephen Marche
Scholars will someday wonder how the richest country in history chose to throw it all away. But the crisis has been there since the beginning The 250th anniversary of the…
The US turns 250 and Taylor Swift gets married. I think we all know which is a bigger deal | Marina Hyde
The cultural phenomenon is beginning her latest era in a castle built inside Madison Square Garden. It’s the perfect celebration for our post-privacy age It is a cast-iron rule of…
The moment I knew: I woke up and couldn’t see out of my right eye. Hours later, she helped me record an album
Rebecca ‘Darl’ Ritchie ticked all the boxes for musician Jack Ceriani. Then one morning his eye ruptured – and she was a calming force Find more stories from the moment…
The Rolling Stones: Foreign Tongues review – stomping blues and anti-Musk politics make this another late triumph
(Polydor)Continuing the rejuvenated sound of 2023’s Hackney Diamonds, there’s touching vulnerability from Keith Richards while Jagger confronts war and autocracy Mick Jagger recently launched the Rolling Stones’s 25th album declaring,…
Tom Kean got months of paid sick leave – after voting against it for others | Arwa Mahdawi
The congressman spent four months mysteriously away from work, but he doesn’t seem to think his constituents should get mandated sick days The mystery of the missing congressman has finally…
What Australia can learn from the rise of populists around the world to avoid following Hanson down her rabbit hole | Julianne Schultz
A quarter of the world’s democracies are now led by authoritarian regimes and almost none have media systems that are able to hold power to account Get our breaking news…
‘This is a hellhole’: Aramco makes its presence hurt in the shadow of the World Cup
The oil giant’s sponsorship deal with Fifa has featured prominently at matches in Houston. But 100 miles away in another Texas city, residents say the firm’s refinery is exposing them…
Egypt coach Hossam Hassan says he has moved on after confrontation with Dallas police
Egypt says Dallas hotel incident is resolved Hassan accepts police apology after clash Coach waves Palestine flag after victory Egypt coach Hossam Hassan said he considered the matter resolved after…