
Man guilty of attempted murder of three children in Dublin
A 52-year-old man has been found guilty of the attempted murder of three children and assaulting four other people in Dublin's Parnell Square in November 2023.

Americans are showing up for the World Cup in record-breaking numbers
While the U.S. isn't a bona fide soccer nation yet, the past three weeks have perhaps shown what it would feel like if it were.

Heat Wave Trudges East on Wednesday
More than 160 million people are under extreme heat warnings or heat advisories ahead of the Fourth of July weekend.

Socialist Momentum Grows as Melat Kiros Wins in Denver
A democratic socialist who lost her job for speaking out about Gaza unseated a 29-year incumbent.

India's Bengal drops eggs from school lunches: Why that's stoking debate
Opposition politicians say the BJP is 'imposing vegetarianism' by removing eggs from midday meals in West Bengal.
▶ VideoSupreme Court Approves Mail-In Voting, But Trump Keeps Pushing Extremist SAVE Act Ahead of Midterms
President Donald Trump has received another setback in his ongoing quest to control U.S. elections. In a 5-4 split, the Supreme Court ruled that mail-in ballots do not need to be received by Election Day to be counted, as long as they were postmarked by then.

The Founders Never Meant the US to Be a Democracy
For Madison and the other Framers, the danger wasn't the power of elites but that of the mob.
U.S. Government Targets Fuel Theft Networks Linked to Mexican Cartels
On June 30, 2026, the U.S. government launched a coordinated financial and law enforcement operation against a fuel theft network operated by the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), targeting two Mexican nationals and nine entities involved in the network.

Trump made more than $1bn from crypto in first year back in office
US President Donald Trump made more than $1bn (£750m) last year from business dealings in cryptocurrency, according to his mandatory financial report for 2025. The earnings far outpace his previous disclosures and his income from real estate and Trump-themed items.

Funerals held for 14 Pakistani children killed in tutoring center collapse
Police are investigating whether negligence during construction work caused the collapse in the eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday.

Takeaways From the Colorado Primary Elections: Another Win for Democratic Socialists
A democratic socialist ousted a veteran congresswoman in Denver, and a U.S. senator lost his bid for governor. But the state’s other senator fended off a progressive primary challenger.