Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Leo Tolstoy

Nottingham city council wasn’t reckless. It was hollowed out by austerity

Other local authority bankruptcies have been explained away as special cases. But this one may become an all-too-familiar story

The Guardian - UK

Zaghari-Ratcliffe left The Handmaid’s Tale in her prison’s ‘secret library’

There have been protests in Iran over laws about what women can wear in public.

The Independent UK

32 reasons to love Poodles

They’re cute, companionable and have the most fantastic pompons, but what else makes Poodles the fifth most popular dog?

PetsRadar

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Lost lions, heavy seals and long, long days ahead – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

My, my! How Napoleon Bonaparte is still influencing pop culture more than 200 years after his death

In Ridley Scott’s 2023 epic, Joaquin Phoenix becomes the latest actor to portray Napoleon, joining an group that includes Marlon Brando, Danny DeVito and Rowan Atkinson. The tiny tyrant remains a subject of fascination (and mockery) on screen, writes Martin Chilton

The Independent UK

Andrea Dworkin's Intercourse: the raw, radical critique of male power resonating with Gen Z feminists today

When Andrea Dworkin’s Intercourse hit the bookshops in 1987, it was extolled by Germaine Greer as the “most shocking book any feminist has yet written”.

The Conversation

Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, Arjun, Nihal can all become World champions: Boris Gelfand

Boris Gelfand, former World No. 3, is impressed by the respect Indian players give to their coaches. He finds D. Gukesh's depth of calculation, Pragg's feeling for the game, Arjun's creativity and Nihal's technique impressive. He believes they have a chance of becoming World champions. He also credits Netflix series…

The Hindu

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

5 best Prime Video miniseries to binge-watch this weekend

Check out these great miniseries on Prime Video that you can binge-watch over one weekend

Tom’s Guide

This vibrant Government school library in Tamil Nadu makes reading soulful

Butterflies light up the Writer Ku Alagirisamy Centenary School Library in Arachalur, TN, Started by Cuckoo Movement For Children

The Hindu

NJ Jewish Farming Colony Archive Receives $100,000 Mellon Foundation Grant

In the early 1880s, 43 Russian Jewish families fleeing persecution settled in a small, rural section of southern New Jersey

Zenger

What's behind our enduring fascination with wives and mothers who kill?

In March 2023, a Utah woman named Kouri Richins published a children’s book titled “Are You With Me?” which she characterized as an effort to help her three young sons process the loss of their father, who had died suddenly the previous year. Presenting herself as a concerned mother and…

The Conversation

I watched War and Peace (finally) and am hooked on Paul Dano's brilliance as Pierre

Paul Dano shines in this awesome adaptation of War and Peace

WhatToWatch

Faculty worry about Texas A&M’s future after controversies over higher ed politicization

The university has been rattled by two cases in which university officials were apparently rushed into making faculty employment decisions due to political pressure.

The Texas Tribune

Anger grows in Ukraine's port city of Odesa after Russian bombardment hits beloved historic sites

In just a week, Russia has fired dozens of missiles and drones at the Odesa region of Ukraine, hitting the historic city center that had been largely spared since the beginning of the war

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - AU

I did my PhD in Hollywood action films – here’s why Mission: Impossible is the best

The series has come to be characterised largely by Tom Cruise’s spectacular stunts – but what sets them apart are Ethan Hunt’s very human qualities

Evening Standard

OPINION - West End Final: Poll in Standard puts Labour eight points ahead in Uxbridge

Leo Tolstoy’s 1878 novel Anna Karenina begins with one of the most famous sentences in literature: “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” I don’t know how true this statement really is, but it does seem to describe recent Conservative administrations rather well.

The Independent UK

Wagner chief walks free after armed revolt. Other Russians defying the Kremlin aren’t so lucky

Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin led an armed rebellion against the Russian military — and got away with it

Reason

Before There Was Christian Nationalism, There Was Christian Anarchism

Rejection of the state and the use of lethal force can be found in the founding documents of Christianity.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

USA Today Sports Media Group

A new Black Mirror episode had everyone joking about triple-checking terms and conditions they signed

We should probably start reading those 77-page contracts!

The Guardian - UK

The Great Crashes by Linda Yueh review – preparing for the next crisis

A survey of the last 100 years of financial disasters shows that they’re a fact of life – but there are lessons to be learned

Tom’s Guide

7 top new movies to watch this week on Netflix, Max, Prime Video and more (June 5-11)

This week's new movies include Fast X, Avatar: The Way of Water, while Prime Video, Netflix and Hulu also get new films.

Daily Mirror

Princess Margaret's millionaire godson kicks disabled soldier with PTSD out of home

Andrew Johns, 57, moved into the cottage a decade ago and says he was promised a roof for life - but he has now been served a no-fault eviction notice and given eight weeks to leave his home

The Guardian - UK

The Scent of Flowers at Night by Leïla Slimani review – a writer’s lot

The French-Moroccan author’s slightly precious meditation on literary creation is strongest when examining its limitations and reflecting on her own childhood

The Guardian - US

‘Deeper than a sexual betrayal’: what happens if your partner doesn’t like your writing?

In Nicole Holofcener’s incisive new comedy You Hurt My Feelings, a horrifying scenario leads to uncomfortable questions

The Hindu

Weekend events in Bengaluru: German cinema, children’s storytelling, and Backstreet Boys tribute

A list of events happening at Bengaluru this weekend

1 … 3 4 5 6

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

International Monetary Fund

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.