International Trade and World Market May 21, 2026 Elon Musk and Other CEOs on Trump’s Trip to China Sought Relief Elon Musk and other powerful executives who accompanied President Trump to China are hoping to clear roadblocks put up by Beijing. Elon Musk and Other CEOs on Trump’s Trip to China Sought Relief Elon Musk and other powerful executives who accompanied President Trump to China are hoping to clear roadblocks put up by Beijing. See more
Minnesota May 21, 2026 Former head of Minnesota nonprofit gets nearly 42-year prison sentence for fraud Aimee Bock ran Feeding Our Future, which claimed it helped provide millions of meals to children during the pandemicSign up for the Breaking News US newslett... Former head of Minnesota nonprofit gets nearly 42-year prison sentence for fraud Aimee Bock ran Feeding Our Future, which claimed it helped provide millions of meals to children during the pandemicSign up for the Breaking News US newslett... Share
World Cup May 21, 2026 Bullying, hazing and the making of a ‘soccer president’: Donald Trump’s forgotten career on the pitch The US president will have a prominent role at this summer’s World Cup, but his involvement with the sport started in military schoolSign up for the World Be... Bullying, hazing and the making of a ‘soccer president’: Donald Trump’s forgotten career on the pitch The US president will have a prominent role at this summer’s World Cup, but his involvement with the sport started in military schoolSign up for the World Be... Share
Twenty20 May 21, 2026 Two elbows in one arm: Bears’ Usman Tariq on journey from factory to T20 Blast After time in a car parts factory, the Pakistan bowler is determined to thrive in the T20 Blast for WarwickshireA new country and new set of umpires could me... Two elbows in one arm: Bears’ Usman Tariq on journey from factory to T20 Blast After time in a car parts factory, the Pakistan bowler is determined to thrive in the T20 Blast for WarwickshireA new country and new set of umpires could me... Share
England May 21, 2026 ‘Shocked and gutted’: Harry Maguire reveals he is not in England’s World Cup squad Defender ‘confident he could have played major part’Thomas Tuchel to name his squad on Friday morningHarry Maguire has announced he has been overlooked by Th... ‘Shocked and gutted’: Harry Maguire reveals he is not in England’s World Cup squad Defender ‘confident he could have played major part’Thomas Tuchel to name his squad on Friday morningHarry Maguire has announced he has been overlooked by Th... Share
AI (artificial intelligence) May 21, 2026 A musical Turing test for AI consciousness | Letters Stephen Ladyman suggests a question to ask artificial intelligence systems, while John van Someren is suspicious of advice he got from the AI assistant Claud... A musical Turing test for AI consciousness | Letters Stephen Ladyman suggests a question to ask artificial intelligence systems, while John van Someren is suspicious of advice he got from the AI assistant Claud... Share
Mental health May 21, 2026 How modern life is making us more stressed | Letter Hadley Coull highlights the social and cultural conditions that are driving stress, not just the everyday frictions of our lives, in response to an article b... How modern life is making us more stressed | Letter Hadley Coull highlights the social and cultural conditions that are driving stress, not just the everyday frictions of our lives, in response to an article b... Share
Climate crisis May 21, 2026 Children should be at the forefront of our response to the climate crisis | Letter Prof Alan Stein and Dr Lynette Okengo support the call to declare the climate crisis a global public health emergency, and say prioritising children is vital... Children should be at the forefront of our response to the climate crisis | Letter Prof Alan Stein and Dr Lynette Okengo support the call to declare the climate crisis a global public health emergency, and say prioritising children is vital... Share
Makerfield byelection May 21, 2026 Progressives must unite behind Andy Burnham in Makerfield | Letters Dr Craig Reeves and Steve Williams say there is a strong case for the Green party and its voters to help to the Greater Manchester mayor defeat Reform UK – b... Progressives must unite behind Andy Burnham in Makerfield | Letters Dr Craig Reeves and Steve Williams say there is a strong case for the Green party and its voters to help to the Greater Manchester mayor defeat Reform UK – b... Share
Israel May 21, 2026 Far-right Israeli minister condemned for taunting detained Gaza activists - The Latest Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has triggered global outrage after sharing footage of himself taunting bound activists who ha... Far-right Israeli minister condemned for taunting detained Gaza activists - The Latest Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has triggered global outrage after sharing footage of himself taunting bound activists who ha... Share
HS2 May 21, 2026 HS2 is the wildest white elephant in British history. Please put it out of its misery | Simon Jenkins The government is in thrall to the sunk-cost fallacy. Scrap the project, and use the money for a renaissance in urban transitSo it is official, as if that ma... HS2 is the wildest white elephant in British history. Please put it out of its misery | Simon Jenkins The government is in thrall to the sunk-cost fallacy. Scrap the project, and use the money for a renaissance in urban transitSo it is official, as if that ma... Share
OpenAI May 21, 2026 OpenAI makes breakthrough on 80-year-old maths problem Company says work on Paul Erd?s planar unit distance problem shows advance in AI reasoningOpenAI has claimed a further advance in AI reasoning after its tech... OpenAI makes breakthrough on 80-year-old maths problem Company says work on Paul Erd?s planar unit distance problem shows advance in AI reasoningOpenAI has claimed a further advance in AI reasoning after its tech... Share
Weight-loss drugs May 21, 2026 New weight-loss shot appears to outperform other obesity drugs on market Eli Lilly says participants in a sizable trial of retatrutide lost much more weight compared to other weight-loss drugsA new weight-loss drug has helped part... New weight-loss shot appears to outperform other obesity drugs on market Eli Lilly says participants in a sizable trial of retatrutide lost much more weight compared to other weight-loss drugsA new weight-loss drug has helped part... Share
