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The Guardian - World News

2026-07-19 09:00:27 (5 days ago)

Going offline is fun. Living offline was not – just ask a child of the 90s | Emma Beddington

The neo-luddites are fighting the good fight. But my life before smartphones felt lonelier and more dangerous

Welcome to the Summer of Ludd. That’s the name of an anti-smartphone festival recently held in New York. It was slightly under the radar for obvious reasons – there was no Instagram, TikTok or website; advertisements were on “wheatpasted monochrome posters”. Those attending followed the rules: “Be present, and absolutely no phones, recording, or photos allowed.”

That’s perhaps why, the Economist reported, “crowds were small” – but they seemed to be having fun, with events including “Google in Real Life” (festival attenders answering questions on their specialist subjects), “flirting rehabilitation” and “hanging out with rats”. I was particularly charmed by the festival’s “media spokespuppet”, Gowanus: more events should be fronted by carpet offcuts with sock arms and button eyes.

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-19 09:00:27 (5 days ago)

Readers reply: Why is there no rugby culture in Germany?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions answers a sporting puzzle

This week’s question: Some people want to break up the EU. Why don’t they want to break up the US?

France and Italy play rugby to a very high standard, but Germany has no comparable rugby culture. Why? Tim Hare, by email

Send new questions to nq@theguardian.com.

Fox News - Top Stories

2026-07-19 09:00:18 (5 days ago)

Willie Robertson's faith-based advice that's kept his 34-year marriage to wife Korie strong

Willie and Korie Robertson reveal the faith-based habits that have kept their 34-year marriage strong and inspired their new EKKL Entertainment platform.

Fox News - Video

2026-07-19 08:57:46 (5 days ago)

Hawley says McConnell has 'obligation' to tell voters what's going on'

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., told Fox News Digital that Sen. Mitch McConnell has an 'obligation' to let his constituents know 'what's going on.' (Credit: Nicholas Ballasy for Fox News Digital)

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-19 08:56:54 (5 days ago)

The women running death salons for people of color to process grief: ‘It allows for freedom’

Death salons are spaces that allow free-flowing conversations about mortality and are becoming more popular around the country

In a small cream-colored room at a cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Nefertiti Moor sat at the head of a semicircle. Dressed in black with her long hair in locs, she delivered instructions for the evening discussion. “It’s not death counseling or a debate,” said Moor. She invited the two women in attendance to talk freely about their cultural associations with dying and grief. Tasha Johnson, who worked in behavioral health, said that she felt desensitized after the recent deaths of several people she knew. She was grappling with “the reality that it can be anyone at any point”.

The free-flowing conversation about mortality, otherwise known as a death salon or death cafe, was unique in that it was designed for people of color. Death salons for marginalized communities are becoming more common around the country, with practitioners addressing the unique end-of-life concerns of queer, trans, or Black and brown people. Acting on a lifelong interest in how communities process grief, Moor became a death doula, a non-medical professional who provides emotional and practical support to people who are dying and to their loved ones.

France 24 - World News

2026-07-19 08:56:18 (5 days ago)

Eight-month expedition to study the impact of climate change

As Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, an adaptation of Homer's epic poem, arrives in cinemas, a very different odyssey is about to begin. Next month, a team of scientists will travel to the remote Arctic town of Kirkenes in Norway to board the floating laboratory Tara Polar Station for an eight-month expedition. The mission will study the impact of climate change and pollution on the Arctic Ocean. For more, we're joined by Marcel Babin, Scientific Director of the Tara Polaris I expedition.

ABC News - International News

2026-07-19 08:55:41 (5 days ago)

Russian missile attack on Kyiv exposes holes in air defenses

Russia has attacked Kyiv overnight with ballistic missiles and other weapons.

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-19 08:53:52 (5 days ago)

Venice fireworks and a Kate Bush flash mob: photos of the weekend

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

Times of Israel - World News

2026-07-19 08:50:26 (5 days ago)

France commemorates 1942 roundup of Jews, after plaque honoring rescuers defaced

Deputy minister vows to restore memorial honoring family that saved 13-year-old from deportation when 13,152 Jews were rounded up at Vel d'Hiv and sent to Nazi camps

The post France commemorates 1942 roundup of Jews, after plaque honoring rescuers defaced appeared first on The Times of Israel.

South China Morning Post - World News

2026-07-19 08:49:36 (5 days ago)

Kyiv pounded in Russian missile barrage as air defences run low

Russia battered Ukraine’s capital Kyiv overnight with one of its biggest ballistic missile barrages of the war, killing at least one person and wounding 16 others, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday. A series ‌of powerful explosions thundered across the darkened city in an attack that involved 41 missiles of various types and ravaged buildings across several districts. Residential buildings, warehouses, a supermarket and a dormitory were among the structures damaged, said Kyiv Mayor...

Times of India

2026-07-19 08:47:59 (5 days ago)

After 38 years, DNA test reveals two US men were switched at birth; families sue North Dakota hospital

Times of India

2026-07-19 08:45:35 (5 days ago)

Archaeologists unearthed a rare 2,600-year-old Assyrian stele, a decade after ISIS damaged the city

A stunning 2,600-year-old Assyrian monument has surfaced in Nineveh, Iraq, celebrating the architectural feats of King Ashurbanipal. Unearthed amidst restoration efforts at the Shamash Gate, this stone artifact reveals essential details about Assyrian urban development. This significant find stands as a testament to the resilience of cultural identities, aiding in reconciling historical disruptions and preservation.