Project Syndicate 16 Jul 2026
Where Will Global Financial Fragmentation Lead?
Şebnem Kalemli-Özcan sees the eurozone as a cautionary tale for anyone hoping for world monetary convergence.
Lit Hub 16 Jul 2026
To Think the Unthinkable: On the Work of Polish Nobel Laureate Wisława Szymborska
“Don’t bear me ill will, speech, that I borrow weighty words / then labor heavily so that they may seem light,” Wisława Szymborska writes in “Under One Small Star.” Szymborska kep…
The National 16 Jul 2026
The Odyssey review: Christopher Nolan turns Homer’s epic into his defining statement
We didn’t realise it, but Christopher Nolan has been making The Odyssey for almost three decades. There is some of it in Memento (2000), as a man struggles to pull together the th…
Lit Hub 16 Jul 2026
An incomplete list of people reading The Catcher in the Rye in movies.
Today, J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye turns 75. Despite mixed early reviews, the book quickly became a touchstone of American literature, and an icon of American culture i…
Al Jazeera 16 Jul 2026
US or Iran
Both sides face pressure points that could make a protracted war painful. The US and Iran are locked in an escalating cycle of attacks, after the fifth consecutive day of US strik…
Al Jazeera 16 Jul 2026
Hamas leadership run-off expected between Meshaal and al-Hayya
Israeli assassinations of several key leaders force Hamas to find new head, a process expected to be completed next week
DW 16 Jul 2026
EU court endorses Spanish PM's contentious Catalan amnesty
The EU's top court has backed a Spanish law giving amnesty to Catalan separatists over the independence referendum. The deal let Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez stay in office in 202…
Le Monde 16 Jul 2026
Paris fashion at a boiling point
Fashion, culture, politics and recommendations: Every other Sunday, 'M International' newsletter brings you the best of 'M Le magazine du Monde,' in English.
Al Jazeera 16 Jul 2026
UK urges FIFA to investigate Argentina over World Cup Falklands banner
The United Kingdom and Argentina fought a brief war over the British overseas territory in 1982. A British minister has called for FIFA to investigate after Argentina’s players at…
Hürriyet 16 Jul 2026
Erdoğan says Türkiye remains hope for ‘oppressed’
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on July 15 that Türkiye remains a source of hope for “the oppressed” across the Middle East and beyond, as the country marked the 10th annivers…
Hürriyet 16 Jul 2026
Türkiye pushes for resumption of Ukraine talks in Istanbul
Türkiye has engaged in a new round of efforts for the resumption of negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian officials in the Istanbul format as Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan pai…
Le Monde 16 Jul 2026
France, Morocco sign new partnership despite spyware controversy
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu hailed 'exceptionally positive' ties with Morocco during a Rabat visit overshadowed by fresh reports that Rabat used Pegasus spyware to tar…