OtherDeborah Roberts examines the decades-long search for Claire Gravel’s killer with a former detective whose pursuit of justice helped lead to a DNA breakthrough.
OtherDeborah Roberts examines the decades-long search for Claire Gravel’s killer with a former detective whose pursuit of justice helped lead to a DNA breakthrough.
SocietyA study finds that married people who actively practice their religion have sex more frequently.
WorldRepeated Russian attacks are placing increasing strain on Ukraine’s air-defence systems and millions of civilians, Sasha Vakulina reports from Kyiv.
SocietyAbout 800 people took part in Santiago’s Coloro Run, a nearly 1.8-mile race created to bring Chile’s redhead community together.
WorldAs aerial threats continue to breach Europe’s skies and Russia presses on with its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, European governments are urgently seeking responses. EU foreign affairs and defence ministers are due to consider their options in Brussels.
WorldOil rises as Iran holds its position over the Strait of Hormuz. President Masoud Pezeshkian says the US must clarify that it does not seek regime change, while Tehran awaits Washington’s final response. Donald Trump says Iran’s conditions are ones the US might have accepted a year ago.
PoliticsHosts of “The Big Weekend Show” discuss the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown after the Department of Homeland Security denied reports that ICE agents had been told to restrict arrests to illegal immigrants with criminal records.
World1:12:14Pope Leo XIV is delivering a speech in Metz, France, on peace and unity in Europe. Metz is the birthplace of Robert Schuman, regarded as one of the founding fathers of European integration.
EconomyAnna Edwards, Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Adam Linton examine the day’s key themes for analysts and investors, focusing on the US-Iran stalemate and its implications for rising yields, on Bloomberg: The Opening Trade.
WorldOxford historian of the Catholic Church Miles Pattenden says Pope Leo XIV’s visit to France reflects a broader recalibration of the papacy. While Francis focused on the Church’s peripheries and the Global South, Leo is subtly bringing Europe’s historic heartlands back into view, with France particularly significant.
ScienceWatch live as SpaceX attempts to send its oversized Starship into orbit for the first time. The 10-hour mission is intended to deliver the company’s most advanced Starlink satellites yet.
WorldParts of Thailand’s capital remain flooded after days of rain. On Monday, shoppers waded through the water or used small boats to reach a supermarket.
PoliticsEU defense ministers arrived in Brussels for a roundtable on Ukraine. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said member states had agreed to release $7.5 billion in EU funds linked to military aid for Ukraine.
TechPresident Trump said he is not worried about AI “going rogue,” promising to “straighten it out if and when a problem occurs.” He is due to speak with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.
CulturePope Leo led a candlelight procession in Lourdes, southern France, from the Grotto of Apparitions to the shrine’s esplanade, joining the pilgrimage site’s nightly tradition.
WorldPresident Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, weakening some of the optimism that lifted markets late last week. Bonds and stocks fell, while oil and US borrowing costs rose.
World9:18Thousands sought shelter in evacuation centres as parts of Bangkok remained flooded after intense weekend rain caused widespread disruption. Rising reservoirs in an eastern province also prompted orders for more residents to leave their homes.
SocietyDr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, wife of former Malaysian prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohammad, has died aged 100. A pioneering doctor and public health advocate, she held senior public health roles and championed women’s health, family planning and drug abuse prevention.
CultureTaylor Swift led Sunday’s MTV VMAs by winning Video of the Year for “The Fate of Ophelia” and honoring Dolly Parton. Nirvana received the Video Vanguard Award, while Sienna Spiro won best new artist.
WorldBangkok remains submerged after receiving roughly a month’s worth of rain in about three days, leading Thailand to designate the capital a disaster-affected area.
World11:06:49Pope Leo is concluding his four-day visit to France with meetings and a Mass in the eastern city of Metz before returning to Rome.
CultureChristie's will auction nearly 200 works from the collection of British businessman and Monsoon founder Peter Simon. The sale includes pieces by Francis Bacon, Piet Mondrian and Joan Miró, with the collection valued at up to $168 million.
PoliticsSen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., discusses the $14 billion U.S.-Taiwan arms package, possible sanctions on Chinese banks over Iran, and agricultural trade, arguing that President Trump should communicate clearly with Xi Jinping on these issues.
WorldEU ministers are meeting to discuss aid for Ukraine, while Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s proposed deal concerning the Strait of Hormuz.