For all the brinkmanship, for all the high stakes and attempts to wield maximum leverage, in the end, there was clear recognition from both the US and China that a degree of stabilisation was necessary. The fact that some progress has been made on a relatively wide range of issues speaks to that. But there…
Great writing, even when an author sets a story in early 20th century Maine or during ancient uprisings, often sheds light on our own era. From a novel starring a sentient gale-force wind, on to a memoir from a leading African American writer, this monthβs titles provide illumination as we lose daylight. FICTION Helm: A…
Rachel Reeves was never going to resign over her failure to apply for a permit to rent out her house in south London. She is unlikely even to face a fine from Southwark council – the mea culpa from the estate agent will have absolved her of much of the political guilt. The episode is…
At the center of the sprawling legal battle over President Trumpβs domestic military deployments is a single word: rebellion. To justify sending the National Guard to Los Angeles and other cities over the outcry of local leaders, the Trump administration has cited an obscure and little-used law empowering presidents to federalize soldiers to βsuppressβ a…
SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS (Matches at 2 p.m. unless noted) WEDNESDAYβS SCHEDULE First Round DIVISION 2Sherman Oaks Notre Dame at WoodbridgeGreat Oak at Orange LutheranRedondo Union at Santa MargaritaDiamond Bar at San Juan HillsNewport Harbor at Aliso NiguelLaguna Beach at ChadwickHuntington Beach at TesoroTemecula Valley at CalabasasLos Osos at Crean LutheranPeninsula at BonitaMarlborough at South PasadenaCrescenta…
A group of senior City figures is in talks to raise hundreds of millions of pounds for a new listed vehicle that would be used to target a major corporate takeover. Sky News has learnt that JRJ Group, which was co-founded by the former Lehman Brothers executives Jeremy Isaacs and Roger Nagioff, is orchestrating talks…
βJoe Turnerβs Come and Gone,β arguably the finest work in August Wilsonβs 10-play series chronicling the African American experience in the 20th century, is set in a boarding house in Pittsburgh in 1911. The Great Migration is underway, with millions of Black Americans moving from the rural South to the industrial North and Midwest in…
A Reform UK councillor has defected to the Tories after becoming “uncomfortable” with Nigel Farage’s party. James Buchan said he wanted to be able to “look my family in the eye and say, ‘that’s not who I am’” after his former party announced plans to scrap indefinite leave to remain. The Dartford Borough councillor, who…
TORONTOΒ βΒ Once again, the planets have aligned for Shohei Ohtani. The elements are in place for another climactic finish to the latest chapter of this real-life manga, and baseball might never be the same after this. World Series. Game 7. Ohtani will be the Dodgersβ starting pitcher and designated hitter. This is his moment. He dominates…
MEXICO CITYΒ βΒ Theyβre blowing up boats in the high seas, threatening tariffs from Brazil to Mexico and punishing anyone deemed hostile β while lavishing aid and praise on allies all aboard with the White House program. Welcome to the Monroe Doctrine 2.0, the Trump administrationβs bellicose, youβre-with-us-or-against-us approach to Latin America. Not yet a year into…