‘They Fight’ Review: It Might Have Been a Contender
This real-life inspired boxing drama has muscular ambitions, but too little finesse.
Iranian army warns US to expect ‘surprises’ if escalations, memorandum violations continue
Iran said a US strike near a children’s cancer hospital in Ahvaz forced the evacuation of 211 young patients Smoke rises from an explosion at an unknown location, during what US Central Command (CENTCOM) says are strikes on Iran, in this screen grab taken from a handout video released on July 15, 2026. US Central … Read more
Global Opinion Shifts Toward Favoring China Over the U.S., Poll Finds
An annual survey from the Pew Research Center found that more countries felt positively about China than America.
As Argentina Holds Up Falklands Banner on Defeating England, Here’s What to Know About the War
Argentina and Britain fought a bloody war over the islands in 1982. Decades later, the dispute suffuses matches between England and Argentina.
Strait of Hormuz Tanker Traffic Erodes Further as Oil Prices Rise
[Very few ships passed through the waterway on the first full day of the U.S. naval blockade of Iran.
Duchamp Gave Up Art for Chess. At MoMA, He Inspires a New Gambit.
Susan Polgar, a chess grandmaster, will be playing 50 artists, critics and fans of Marcel Duchamp at the same time, in honor of his birthday, July 28.
Escalating Israeli strikes kill five people in Gaza, medics say
Witnesses said an airstrike hit a residential building in central Gaza’s Nuseirat camp, damaging nearby homes Palestinian man, Hamas Al-Hdabi, mourns holding the body of his father, Sohail, who was killed in an Israeli strike, as Hamas sits inside a car during the funeral, in Gaza City, July 16, 2026.PHOTO: REUTERS Israeli strikes killed at … Read more
Anthropic Inches Toward a Mega-I.P.O.
[The artificial intelligence lab is said to have taken more steps that are consistent with a company aiming to go public in the fall.
Pete Hegseth announces testosterone screening for military
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth. PHOTO: REUTERS/ File US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday mandatory annual testosterone screening for troops 30 years old or above, an initiative he said was aimed at combating testosterone deficiency that can undermine health. Hegseth said the screening could lead to troops being offered testosterone replacement therapy aimed … Read more
Google Ordered to Give A.I. Rivals More Access on Android Smartphones
[The decision by European Union regulators is a response to fears that Google will use its vast Android user base to gain an edge in A.I.