The Guardian

UK savings deals: the heat is on as banks offer up to 8%

Don’t delay in taking advantage of the competition that is pushing up interest rates and increasing choice, experts sayIt is shaping up to be a decent summer for savers as fierce competition among providers pushes up interest rates and increases choice.You can currently get instant- and easy-access accounts that pay up to 5% interest, and fixed-rate savings bonds that pay almost that much. Meanwhile, those looking for a regular savings account can now get up to 8%. Continue reading...

general  Jul 25, 2026

The Guardian

Herbicide banned in 70 countries to be pulled from sale in Australia by chemical maker

Syngenta says it will stop selling paraquat in Australia after new regulations on chemical linked to Parkinson’s diseaseGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSyngenta, the producer of a herbicide banned in more than 70 countries and which has been linked to Parkinson’s disease, will stop selling paraquat in Australia, saying new regulations has made it “commercially unviable”.The decision to pull the product follows new restrictions on the highly poisonous chemical announced

general  Jul 25, 2026

BBC World

Saudi Arabia and Houthis exchange fire as US attacks tanker in Hormuz Strait

US military says it disabled a tanker that was attempting to evade the American blockade on Iranian ports.

general  Jul 25, 2026

BBC World

Trump pokes fun at press during White House Correspondents' Dinner

The event celebrated press freedom after the first dinner was cancelled by a shooting in April.

general  Jul 25, 2026

NY Times World

Taiwan Tests How It Would Resist a Chinese Siege at Sea

Taiwan is stepping up plans to secure fuel and other vital imports as Chinese government ships practice moves that could one day be used in a blockade.

general  Jul 25, 2026

The Guardian

‘No time to waste’: Greece bids for Mount Olympus to be included on Unesco list of world heritage sites

Officials have long lobbied for peak that rises 2,918 metres above sea level to be given coveted designationMore than four decades have elapsed since Evangelos Geroliolios made his first ascent to the home of the ancient gods. At the top of Mount Olympus, on the rocky peak of Greece’s highest mountain, he felt unalloyed awe.“I’ve never forgotten that unique moment, that unique feeling up there on the throne of Zeus,” recalled Geroliolios, who as mayor of Dion-Olympus now spends a great deal of h

general  Jul 25, 2026

BBC World

Trump orders Smithsonian to post warnings about 'inaccurate' US history

The Trump administration has often accused the world's largest research museum of harbouring an anti-American bias.

general  Jul 25, 2026

WSJ World News

The U.S. and Iran Are Stuck in a Cycle of Military Escalation

President Trump is threatening to intensify the bombing of Iran while Tehran’s militia allies widen the war.

general  Jul 25, 2026

BBC World

Texts reveal 14-year-old allegedly murdered by singer D4vd had pregnancy and abortion

Prosecutors allege D4vd started abusing the girl when she was 13 and she had threatened to expose him.

general  Jul 25, 2026

The Guardian

White House says Trump to give ‘unifying yet vicious’ speech at rescheduled press gala

Correspondents’ dinner begins in Washington, three months after original event was halted by a shootingThe rescheduled White House correspondents’ dinner is under way in Washington, three months after the original event was scrapped in April when a man fired a shotgun at a security checkpoint outside the ballroom.Donald Trump arrived at the Waldorf Astoria for the rescheduled gala, which organizers say will feel smaller and closer than the one that had been evacuated after shots were fired in th

general  Jul 24, 2026

WSJ World News

The Secret Trip That Turned Laura Loomer From Ukraine Skeptic to Supporter

The right-wing provocateur and Trump ally says she had a change of heart after realizing she was being duped by Russian misinformation.

general  Jul 24, 2026

BBC World

Warning shot or publicity stunt - how worried should we be about the OpenAI hack?

Hugging Face said the hack was done at superhuman speed by an AI with little or no human guidance.

general  Jul 24, 2026

The Guardian

Trump escalates Smithsonian attack with order for signs outside history museum

President directs interior department to display signs outside museum that accuse institution of inaccuracyDonald Trump on Friday ordered the interior department to display signs in front of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History that accuse the institution of inaccuracy.The order escalates the Trump’s attacks against the Smithsonian, which he and his allies accuse of politicizing the institution by focusing too much on injustices in American history, instead of more triumphant mome

general  Jul 24, 2026

BBC World

'The dogs were getting upset': How LA band Muna survived their worst ever gig

The group discuss disastrous gigs, putting political action into music and the meaning of "queer pop".

general  Jul 24, 2026

BBC World

Zelensky tries to fix crisis over removal of defence minister and counts the cost

Protests have continued over Zelensky's decision to dismiss Mykhailo Fedorov, and some commentators believe he has been damaged politically.

general  Jul 24, 2026

Washington Post World

Trump swings back toward diplomacy in escalating war with Iran

After threatening a “massive attack,” the president said his envoys were talking with Tehran but left open the possibility of a sharp military escalation.

general  Jul 24, 2026

WSJ World News

Opinion | Trump Tariffs, More Tariffs, and More . . .

He hits Americans with more tax increases on the cusp of an election. It’s his obsession.

general  Jul 24, 2026

WSJ World News

Opinion | Globalizing the Intifada in Mamdani’s New York

As the mayor accuses Jews of genocide, a Jewish man is stabbed.

general  Jul 24, 2026

WSJ World News

Opinion | The ICC Tosses its Rogue Prosecutor

The court fires Karim Khan at long last, but the court still deserves to die.

general  Jul 24, 2026

The Guardian

Trump switched planes in Turkey earlier this month because of threat from Iran proxy forces – report

President flew to Ankara onboard Qatari-gifted jet, without advanced defenses, and flew home on old Air Force OneDonald Trump switched aircraft before departing Turkey earlier this month after US officials determined there was a credible threat from Iranian proxy forces targeting him and Air Force One, according to a new report from the New York Times.The threat surfaced while the US president was attending the Nato summit. He had arrived in Ankara onboard the new Qatari-donated Boeing 747-8, an

general  Jul 24, 2026