Did you know that Truthout is a nonprofit and independently funded by readers like you? If you value what we do, please support our work with a donation. As an Iranian, I felt a surge of relief — and cautious hope — when I heard news of the ceasefire between Iran and Israel. The bloodshed...
The only reason why socialism hasn’t worked anywhere it has been tried is that it wasn’t implemented correctly. Well, New York City may get the chance to prove that a young, good-looking, terrorist-loving socialist can make their city run like a top. That is what NYC Democratic voters decided to try, giving Zohran Mamdani a...
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Mark Allan / BBC Rod Stewart is the first artist to headline Glastonbury and play the Sunday afternoon “legend” slot “Did you know I can run 100 meters in 19 seconds?” Rod Stewart, Sir Rod Stewart, is boasting about his physical prowess. And why not? At the age of 80, he’s...
Cameron Weldon BBC News, South West BBC Tom Coverley worked at the factory in Plymouth between 1975 and 1987 A man from Devon has returned to the chewing gum factory where he used to work as part of his celebrating his 100th birthday. Tom Coverley, from Plymstock, worked at the Wrigley factory on the outskirts...
Fashion legend Giorgio Armani will miss his two shows at Milan Fashion Week for the first time in his career. The 90-year-old Italian designer is “currently recovering at home”, his company said in a statement. His recovery follows a brief hospital stay in Milan, Italian media reported. He had “worked with usual dedication on the...
The Dodgers tried to steal some virtue-signaling attention in the midst of the Los Angeles immigration enforcement wars yesterday, and I don’t think it’s turning out exactly the way they envisioned. When word first broke on X, it was all staged in slightly hysterical terms. ICE, it was alleged, was setting up in the Dodgers...
England vs India: Why Test series is the time for England to win under Ben Stokes & Brendon McCullum
For once, Stokes is not the biggest box-office draw. India’s Jasprit Bumrah is the leading cricketer on the planet right now, compiling a career that will stack up against any fast bowler to have played the game. How England survive his staccato approach and educated fingers will go a long way to deciding the series....
People and businesses in the US have faced a whirlwind of policy change in recent months. But one thing has remained fixed: borrowing costs set by the US central bank. The Federal Reserve stuck with that strategy on Wednesday, voting to leave its key interest rate unchanged. The decision marked the fourth in a row...
A university has said staff and students are going through a “deeply difficult time” after the death of a skydiver in Devon. Skydiving instructor and chiropractic student Adam Harrison, 30, from Bournemouth, was one of two who died in a tandem jump at Dunkeswell Aerodrome near Honiton on Friday. Prof Lesley Haig, vice-chancellor of Health...
Watch as Sweden’s Armand Duplantis sets a new world record of 6.28m in the men’s pole vault at the Diamond League in front of his home crowd in Stockholm. Read full article at source...
Elsewhere, world number one Jannik Sinner said he had “a few sleepless nights” after losing to Carlos Alcaraz in the French Open final. The Italian held three championship points in the third set but lost to world number two Alcaraz in a five set, five-hour epic at Roland Garros. Sinner will begin his grass-court campaign...
Lewis Adams BBC News, Essex Rob Smith Fiona Hutchings was “amazed” to find the forester moth while doing a botany recording A wildlife enthusiast popped open the bubbly after finding an extremely rare moth last seen more than 50 years ago. Fiona Hutchings, 47, said jaws around her dropped when the “flash of green” that...
Danny Fullbrook Culture reporter Official Charts The Jarvis Cocker fronted band is celebrating its first number one album in 27 years Rock band Pulp have achieved their first official number one album in 27 years with their new release More. The Sheffield band have not topped the album chart since they released This Is Hardcore...
As more news trickles out about the Israeli air strikes on Iran’s military leadership and nuclear capabilities, we are starting to get a glimpse into how much planning and effort went into preparations for this strike. And you have to admit, even if you are not a fan of Israel (I am), they are damn...
Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith was third in the women’s 100m, behind Olympic champion Julien Alfred and veteran Marie-Josee Ta Lou-Smith. Asher-Smith failed to make the 100m final at last year’s Olympics but is hopeful of better at this year’s World Championships in Tokyo in September. She said after running a season’s best 11.08 seconds: “I feel...