‘Spider-Man’ Heads for $875 Million Global Opening, Defying Superhero Slump
[The movie, the 11th big-budget Spider-Man movie since 2002, was on pace to have one of the biggest domestic first weekends ever.
Iran Plotted Wider War With Help of Its Proxies
During a fleeting truce, Iranians covertly devised a plan to raise the war’s costs for President Trump if U.S. forces attacked anew.
Fifa scraps private investment plan after backlash
FIFA drops plan to sell a 20% stake in a new commercial entity after strong opposition, Infantino says Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA, attends a press event organized by Global Citizen and FIFA to announce the FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show in New York City, US, May 14, 2026. REUTERS FIFA president Gianni Infantino, … Read more
Building collapses expose weak urban oversight in Lahore
254 incidents of building collapses were reported in Lahore during the past three years Rescue workers work at the site where children reportedly died after a tuition center roof collapsed, in Lahore, Pakistan, June 30, 2026. REUTERS LAHORE: The roof collapse of a residential building in Kahna has brought Lahore’s long-standing issues of illegal construction, … Read more
Making Rounds
Errands get us out of our homes and into the world, on missions providing both serendipity and satisfaction.
Russia pounds Kyiv, kills 10 as Ukraine appeals for Patriot interceptors
Zelensky says Ukraine intercepted just one of 27 Russian ballistic missiles due to Patriot interceptor shortage Residents look at a burned car at a site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine August 1, 2026. REUTERS Russia pounded Kyiv and the region in a heavy ballistic missile attack … Read more
Will SpaceX paint its rocket pink? Investor questions go beyond Moon and Mars ahead of first results
SpaceX opens online Q&A ahead of earnings call with Musk, letting investors submit and vote on questions A live feed shows SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on the day of SpaceX’s initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York City, U.S., June 12, 2026. REUTERS SpaceX’s first earnings call as a public company may … Read more
Israel Bombards Gaza, Days After Trump Announced Deal to Advance Cease-fire
Palestinian officials said at least two people were killed. The deal announced by President Trump calls in part for Hamas to give up its weapons and Israel to stop its attacks in Gaza.
OpenAI says has more than 1 billion active users
OpenAI missed its early-2026 goal of 1 billion users as rising competition slowed its growth, US media report In early July, OpenAI released three versions of its new model, GPT-5.6, including a “low-cost” version, Luna, which costs one-fifth as much as the highest-performing model, Sol. PHOTO: AFP OpenAI announced on Friday that it had surpassed … Read more
Migration Surge on the Spain-Morocco Border
Our Madrid bureau chief, Jason Horowitz, visits the coastal town of Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa where there has been an unprecedented influx of migrants crossing the border from Morocco.