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US President Donald Trump has boasted that the world is ‘closer than ever to the rise of the Middle East’ because of US dominance in the war with Iran.

Trump says Middle East ‘saved’ as strike injures US troops

THE NEW YORK TIMES: US President Donald Trump has boasted that the world is ‘closer than ever to the rise of the Middle East’ because of US dominance in the war with Iran.

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Liagny Acosta holds her 2-week-old baby, Aran, who is hospitalized for a respiratory illness at the Hospital William Soler in Havana on March 22, 2026. Amid a U.S. oil blockade causing daily blackouts across Cuba, doctors say that rapidly deteriorating conditions at hospitals and clinics are causing deaths that would otherwise be preventable. (Jorge Luis Baos/The New York Times)

Cuban patients are dying because of US blockade

‘The magnitude and who will be affected will depend on these horrible decisions they have to make.’

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Stocks on Wall Street suffered their largest daily decline since the start of the war with Iran.

US stocks have biggest drop since start of Iran war

Stocks on Wall Street have suffered their largest daily decline since the start of the war with Iran.

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Experts warn it will be hard to fully restore traffic in the strait. Here’s why.

Reopening the Strait of Hormuz isn’t as simple as you think

As soaring oil prices rattle the globe, Trump has vowed to reopen the shipping route ‘one way or another’. But experts warn it will be hard to fully restore traffic in the strait. Here’s why.

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Meta and YouTube are being help liable for harming young users.

What to know about the social media addiction trials

A jury held Meta and YouTube liable for claims their platforms are addictive and have harmed young users. Here’s everything you need to know.

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The US President can’t stop talking about how much his administration is negotiating with Iran about ending a war that has lasted almost a month.

Why Trump says he’s talking with Iran but Iran says he’s not

Donald Trump can’t stop talking about how much his administration is negotiating with Iran about ending the war. Iran can’t stop denying those talks are taking place.

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College students have intense anxiety about starting a career. This time they have reason to worry —this is the worst spring for young degree holders since the depths of the pandemic.

Young graduates face the grimmest job market in years

College students have intense anxiety about starting a career. This time they have reason to worry —this is the worst spring for young degree holders since the depths of the pandemic.

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Senator Chris Murphy told NBC over the weekend, ‘We’ve never seen this level of incompetence in war-making in this country’s history.’ Really? Let’s take a tour of some of the recent history.

The war in Iran is going better than you think

Senator Chris Murphy told NBC over the weekend, ‘We’ve never seen this level of incompetence in war-making in this country’s history.’ Really? Let’s take a tour of some of the recent history.

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Officials say the US has sent a 15-point plan to Iran to end the war.

US sends Iran 15-point plan to end war in Middle East

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The US has sent Iran a 15-point plan to end the war in the Middle East.

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Over the past two years, Australia has been allowing psychiatrists to treat PTSD with MDMA and the early results have been striking.

MDMA therapy shows results, but cost is limiting access

Over the past two years, Australia has been allowing psychiatrists to treat PTSD with MDMA and the early results have been striking.

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Argentine tango dancers in Buenos Aires.

How Tango dancing is helping Parkinson’s patients

‘The class is an amazing place because they don’t make you feel different. They demand the same from us.’

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Workers at a factory in Florence, Italy, owned by Baker Hughes, an oil field service company that makes the kinds of turbines being used off grid, Nov. 26, 2025. Seeking power for data centers, Meta and other companies plan to use equipment that is expensive and polluting. (Clara Vannucci/The New York Times)

Why tech giants are ditching the power grid

In a few short years, the artificial intelligence industry has transformed places such as central Ohio, where farmland is giving way to data centres and computer chip factories.

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Chuck Norris points a gun in a scene from the film 'Hero And The Terror', 1988.

The origin story behind the amazing Chuck Norris one-liners

There was a time — in the days when the internet was still a force for fun — when Chuck Norris jokes roamed our screens. Here’s how it all began.

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The accelerating crisis offers a first glimpse of what happens when oil supplies are suddenly choked off by an unexpected crisis with no clear end in sight. 

Scramble for fuel shows energy shortages gripping the world

The accelerating crisis offers a first glimpse of what happens when oil supplies are suddenly choked off by an unexpected crisis with no clear end in sight. 

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A summit in Brussels on Thursday put on full display just how profoundly Europe’s plans have again been derailed by President Donald Trump. 

How Trump and Iran are monopolising Europe’s agenda

A summit in Brussels on Thursday put on full display just how profoundly Europe’s plans have again been derailed by President Donald Trump. 

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