Roger Ebert 24 Jul 2026
With “The Odyssey,” Christopher Nolan Has Crafted The Best Horror Film of The Year
On how horror shaped Christopher Nolan's masterful epic.
Lit Hub 24 Jul 2026
What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week
Colson Whitehead’s Cool Machine, Michael Cunningham’s Unsayable, and Claire Vaye Watkins’s Yellow Pine all feature among the best reviewed books of the week. Brought to you by Boo…
Meduza 24 Jul 2026
Russia strikes Sloviansk. Five killed, Latvia’s honorary consulate building damaged.
Russian forces dropped two air bombs on Sloviansk, in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, on the afternoon of July 24, the head of the region’s administration, Vadym Filashkin, reported.
Al Jazeera 24 Jul 2026
US summons Malaysia envoy over Israel policy
Malaysia does not have any diplomatic ties with Israel and has long maintained its support for the Palestinian cause.
Meduza 24 Jul 2026
On rare trip outside Moscow, Putin visits aviation plant in Siberia
Vladimir Putin paid an unannounced visit to an aviation plant in Irkutsk. State media, including TASS, did not report on the trip until the afternoon of July 24.
The Verge 24 Jul 2026
What I track in a day
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change y…
Al Jazeera 24 Jul 2026
At least 11 killed in Ukraine as Moscow and Kyiv continue to trade attacks
Six people also killed in Ukrainian attack on Russia’s Kirov, and Wildberries warehouses hit again. At least 11 people have been killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine, while Ukrain…
The National 24 Jul 2026
UN chief heads to Syria in new diplomatic breakthrough for Al Shara
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will visit Damascus this week for the first time since taking office and meet President Ahmad Al Shara, as Syria seeks international support …
Le Monde 24 Jul 2026
UNESCO adds West Bank site and Lebanese castles to World Heritage List
The UN's cultural agency on Friday placed locations including a Lebanese castle recently conquered by Israeli forces and an archaeological site in the occupied West Bank on its li…
Hürriyet 24 Jul 2026
UN envoy holds Brussels talks ahead of Guterres’ Cyprus visit
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ personal envoy on Cyprus, Maria Angela Holguin, has held talks with senior European Union officials in Brussels ahead of the U.N. chief’s …
Channel8 English 24 Jul 2026
Kurdistan CTD: Coalition Forces Intercept Five Drones Over Erbil
Coalition forces successfully intercepted and destroyed five explosive-laden drones over Erbil airspace on Friday morning, the Kurdistan Counter-Terrorism Directorate (CTD) announ…
The New Yorker 24 Jul 2026
The Kinky Comedy of “I Want Your Sex”
The answer is that this is a Gregg Araki movie, meaning that a character needs no more reason to don skimpy, rose-colored undergarments than he would to strap on a collar and craw…