Classical Music May 15, 2026 Replacing a Royal Hand-Me-Down That Finally Frayed Three years after King Charles III was crowned, the Royal Opera House in London hung plush new stage curtains bearing the monarch’s insignia — but only after the old ones gave up the ghost. Replacing a Royal Hand-Me-Down That Finally Frayed Three years after King Charles III was crowned, the Royal Opera House in London hung plush new stage curtains bearing the monarch’s insignia — but only after the old ones gave up the ghost. See more
World Cup Jul 2, 2026 Trump is avoiding the World Cup because it’s packed with good things he doesn’t like | Barney Ronay For all its gloss and elitist governance, football will not bend to the will of a president so eager to demonise and excludeAt 4.38pm on 28 June Donald Trump... Trump is avoiding the World Cup because it’s packed with good things he doesn’t like | Barney Ronay For all its gloss and elitist governance, football will not bend to the will of a president so eager to demonise and excludeAt 4.38pm on 28 June Donald Trump... Share
Kwame Kwei-Armah Jul 2, 2026 ‘There’s not a lot of Black stories made by Black creatives in theater’: inside Kwame Kwei-Armah’s new TLC musical CrazySexyCool, the celebrated playwright’s new show in DC, is a vibrant love letter to the hits and sisterhood of the R&B trioCrazySexyCool, an ambitious new... ‘There’s not a lot of Black stories made by Black creatives in theater’: inside Kwame Kwei-Armah’s new TLC musical CrazySexyCool, the celebrated playwright’s new show in DC, is a vibrant love letter to the hits and sisterhood of the R&B trioCrazySexyCool, an ambitious new... Share
World Cup Jul 2, 2026 US World Cup performance stirs mixed emotions in St Louis’s Bosnian community The US city is home to about 70,000 Bosnians, the largest diaspora community outside their homelandMersad Smajic, a St Louis, Missouri, real estate investor... US World Cup performance stirs mixed emotions in St Louis’s Bosnian community The US city is home to about 70,000 Bosnians, the largest diaspora community outside their homelandMersad Smajic, a St Louis, Missouri, real estate investor... Share
Extreme heat Jul 2, 2026 Brutal heatwave scorches eastern US ahead of Fourth of July weekend National Weather Service warns heat index could reach 115F as extreme heat grips midwest, Ohio valley and east coastSign up for the Breaking News US newslett... Brutal heatwave scorches eastern US ahead of Fourth of July weekend National Weather Service warns heat index could reach 115F as extreme heat grips midwest, Ohio valley and east coastSign up for the Breaking News US newslett... Share
New York Jul 2, 2026 Couple who staged apparent proposal atop Empire State Building faces slew of charges ‘Rooftopers’ Angela Nikolau and Ivan Kuznetsov were arrested after allegedly scaling the New York skyscraperTwo Russian “rooftoppers” who staged an apparent... Couple who staged apparent proposal atop Empire State Building faces slew of charges ‘Rooftopers’ Angela Nikolau and Ivan Kuznetsov were arrested after allegedly scaling the New York skyscraperTwo Russian “rooftoppers” who staged an apparent... Share
Inequality Jul 2, 2026 Australia’s median wealth falls almost 7% since 2020 despite the rich getting richer, report says Swiss bank UBS finds ‘growing divide between the wealthiest and the broader population’ as country adds more than 25,000 more millionairesGet our breaking ne... Australia’s median wealth falls almost 7% since 2020 despite the rich getting richer, report says Swiss bank UBS finds ‘growing divide between the wealthiest and the broader population’ as country adds more than 25,000 more millionairesGet our breaking ne... Share
Essential poll Jul 2, 2026 Australians have more negative view of Israel than of China, Guardian Essential poll finds Poll also finds perception of Donald Trump has soured since his re-election, with fewer than a third of respondents viewing him positivelyGet our breaking ne... Australians have more negative view of Israel than of China, Guardian Essential poll finds Poll also finds perception of Donald Trump has soured since his re-election, with fewer than a third of respondents viewing him positivelyGet our breaking ne... Share
Australian military Jul 2, 2026 AFP assessing allegation of Gaza war crimes committed by Australian citizen serving in IDF Claims against Israel Defense Forces battalion include deliberate targeting and destruction of residential buildings in 2023 and 2024 without military justif... AFP assessing allegation of Gaza war crimes committed by Australian citizen serving in IDF Claims against Israel Defense Forces battalion include deliberate targeting and destruction of residential buildings in 2023 and 2024 without military justif... Share
Terrorism Jul 2, 2026 Bomb Explodes at Damascus Cafe, Killing at Least 4 The blast, near the Syrian capital’s main courthouse, underscored the country’s persistent insecurity. Bomb Explodes at Damascus Cafe, Killing at Least 4 The blast, near the Syrian capital’s main courthouse, underscored the country’s persistent insecurity. Share
Spain Jul 2, 2026 Court Investigates Spanish Police Chief, Heaping Pressure on Prime Minister The case against Mercedes González is part of a broader examination of whether allies of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez tried to illegally undermine inquiries... Court Investigates Spanish Police Chief, Heaping Pressure on Prime Minister The case against Mercedes González is part of a broader examination of whether allies of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez tried to illegally undermine inquiries... Share
Art Jul 2, 2026 Herbert Lust, Collector Who Befriended Giacometti, Dies at 99 He gravitated toward the work of artists he knew personally, like Alexander Calder and Robert Indiana, in amassing an unusual, important collection. Herbert Lust, Collector Who Befriended Giacometti, Dies at 99 He gravitated toward the work of artists he knew personally, like Alexander Calder and Robert Indiana, in amassing an unusual, important collection. Share
New Jersey Transit Jul 2, 2026 NJ Transit Announces Train Delays and Cancellations Tied to Extreme Heat Wave NJ Transit blamed the extreme heat for delays and cancellations on Thursday, having warned commuters that high temperatures could affect the system’s aging i... NJ Transit Announces Train Delays and Cancellations Tied to Extreme Heat Wave NJ Transit blamed the extreme heat for delays and cancellations on Thursday, having warned commuters that high temperatures could affect the system’s aging i... Share
