President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has reiterated Türkiye’s commitment to continued efforts for the peaceful resolution of conflicts, underlining that the Shanghai Cooperation Organiz…
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sept. 1 vowed to match any U.S. move to return to a June deal aimed at ending their war, as he prepared to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir …
Tuesday, August 12. My photo assistant Chika and I arrive at the Santa Fe Institute, Cormac’s home away from home, and load equipment into the library. Cormac is early, chatting u…
Washington, DC is a cocktail-party town. When I was at Kith/Kin I saw firsthand how much public policy is decided over hors d’oeuvres. Everyone’s favorite—on the left, on the righ…
Cutesy aesthetics met calls for revolution at Olivia Rodrigo’s new music festival. Early Saturday afternoon at the Daisy Chain Fields festival, in Irvine, California, the 25-year-…
We find mussels to be a romantic dish. Eating them with your hands adds to the experience and soaking up the broth with crusty charred baguette—well, there’s nothing better. Early…
Sudan's leading pro-civilian rule alliance condemned an African Union Commission statement welcoming a call by the Sudanese Armed Forces, one of the two sides in the civil war and…
A large explosion in north-western Syria killed at least five people on Tuesday, state media reported. The explosion in the town of Binnish in the Idlib countryside was caused by …
A large explosion in north-western Syria killed at least five people on Tuesday, state media reported. The explosion in the town of Binnish in the Idlib countryside was caused by …
Tehran calls for Washington to respect terms of MoU after attacks send tensions soaring in the Strait of Hormuz.
Vladimir Putin had planned to meet with CIA Director John Ratcliffe during his August 25 visit to Moscow but called it off after learning the purpose of the trip, a source close t…
Books I finished reading (or rereading) in August 2026… Messy Jobs, Luis Garicano et al. (economics) Light of Impossible Stars, Gareth Powell (science fiction) First Family, David…