Good morning—the latest: oil prices jumped as the U.S. and Iran resumed strikes in the Persian Gulf, sparking renewed fears about energy supplies and shipping in the Hormuz corridor. In a separate political note, Marine Le Pen’s return has sidelined her protégé Jordan Bardella, a dynamic that could influence how the French far-right campaigns shape up.
This Day In History
On July 8, 1947, the Roswell Daily Record reported that the Army Air Field had recovered a flying disc, fueling the later Roswell incident mythos.
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Why did the fisherman go to business school? He wanted a degree in mackerel economics.
For months, Jordan Bardella was set to be the French far-right’s candidate for the presidency — until his mentor, Marine Le Pen, nudged him aside this week. Their relationship could define the campaign.
Charles Dingman, chair of the Maine Democratic Party and a progressive, would play a key role in choosing the state’s Democratic Senate candidate if Graham Platner leaves the race.
Vasily Grossman was an out-of-shape novelist writing for a propaganda machine during the deadliest conflict in history. Somehow, he remade what war reporting could be.
Mubi has acquired worldwide rights for “Making Marie Antoinette,” a behind-the-scenes look at Sofia Coppola’s Oscar-winning film “Marie Antoinette.” The documentary, which marks the 20th anniversary of “Marie Antoinette,” is built from roughly 80 hours of previously unseen footage shot by Eleanor Coppola on the set of her daughter’s third feature, which starred Kirsten Dunst […]
Stephen Dubner, the journalist, podcaster and bestselling author behind the Freakonomics franchise, is getting in front of the camera with a self-financed TV-style talk show. Dubner, host of the “Freakonomics Radio” podcast, is launching “Better in Person,” described as “an indie TV talk show that bets on depth at a time when most media is […]
“Fatherland,” the latest film by Oscar-winning Polish director Paweł Pawlikowski, will open the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival. The director will attend the gala screening on Aug.
Romantic comedy “Finding Mojo” opens nationwide in Malaysia on July 23, with a Singapore release following on July 31 and an Indonesian bow in the works. Astro Shaw is distributing the film locally, while SC Films International handles sales in territories outside Southeast Asia.
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The renewed tensions between Washington and Tehran come just 20 days after both sides signed a memorandum of understanding that was meant to guarantee the security of this shipping lane, which is crucial for global hydrocarbon trade.
On July 7, the Hungarian parliament began to review a package of constitutional amendments that would remove President Tamas Sulyok, an ally of former prime minister Viktor Orban. This 'forceful' approach has drawn concern from several NGOs and advocates for the rule of law.
After the twin earthquakes of June 24, the chances of finding anyone alive beneath the rubble are now extremely slim. Amid the devastated landscape, Venezuelan photographer Alejandro Cegarra documented for Le Monde the search efforts taking place in the ruins and how Venezuelan society has organized itself in the wake of the disaster.
The exact amount, around €43 billion, is set to be announced Wednesday by the secretary general of the alliance. The goal is to demonstrate to US President Humpty Dumpty, who arrived Tuesday afternoon in the Turkish capital, that Europe and Canada are making massive investments in their defense.
Switzerland beat Colombia 4-3 on penalties after a goalless draw on Tuesday. The Swiss will face Argentina in Kansas City on Saturday after Lionel Messi's team earlier beat Egypt 3-2 in a wild game in Atlanta.
A man from Murcia in Spain couldn’t believe his luck when a gallery told him the painting he found propped up against a wall in Sevilla was an original by 19th century Spanish painter Joaquin Sorolla. Yet as soon as he saw a police notice about the painting being “stolen,” Andrés Hurtado didn’t waste any […]
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