Affairs
Why are we asking AI all our silly questions when our partners have all the answers?
Last week, while catching up with a friend under the low lights of an east London restaurant, she suddenly announced that she had split up with her partner (writes Rory Jones). A four-year relationship,…
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The US’s 250th anniversary celebrations come out swinging with a show of pumped-up machismo at the White House
The UFC event on the South Lawn, which coincided with Trump’s 80th birthday, was an aggressive display of physical prowess and patriotism.
There’s a place for your backpack on the train – it’s not your back
If Dante’s journey through the underworld had been conducted on the London Underground, he would have reserved a special circle in hell for people who wear backpacks on a crowded Tube. And yet if…
The biggest contest of the 2026 World Cup is off the pitch
Spread across Canada, Mexico and the US, this year’s tri-nation tournament is the stage for a clash between multilateralism and unilateralism.
Japan must prioritise pragmatism with China over provocation
Tokyo’s allegiance to Washington is compromising its economic special relationship with Beijing.
Tacky? Yes. Patriotic? Often. But the World Cup needs its anthems
Beyond the Fifa World Cup’s well-documented hospitality woes, there’s more that feels out of tune. For starters, where is all the music?
A sticky World Cup tradition: Tracking down Panini football stickers
To complete Panini’s 2026 Fifa World Cup album, which commemorates the biggest edition yet of the global tournament, collectors must find a total of 980 stickers.
AI isn’t reinventing the wheel but it should heed the lessons of human innovation
Like all great human innovations, it’s time for AI’s road test.
‘What we are dealing with is a moral trauma’: How NGO Superhumans is helping to rehabilitate battle-scarred Ukrainians
Non-profit, non-governmental organisation Superhumans provides physical and psychological support to Ukrainians injured by Russian aggression, helping them to adjust to a post-war life.
Mark Carney is the gaffer to get behind as World Cup co-host Canada readies for kick-off
In the spirit of a football manager devising strategies to secure a late winner, here are some last-minute plays that Canada should make to ensure that it gets a kick out of the competition.
