controversy of the week - Venezuela: Was Trump's air strike legal? Donald Trump's distaste for military adventures might be the only saving grace of his two chaotic presidencies, said Michael Fox in The Nation-or it used to be. Last week, our supposed 'anti-war' president ordered an air strike on a small speedboat off the coast of Venezuela, destroying the vessel...

19 hours ago

Evening Review -- To censor or not to censor?

19 hours ago

Morning Report -- Brazil punishes a coup attempt

1 day ago

Evening Review -- Heated rhetoric ramps up

2 days ago

Trump's drug war is now a real shooting war

1 day ago

Africa's largest dam is making diplomatic waves

1 day ago

How Benjamin Netanyahu shaped Israel in his own image -- The Explainer -- He has seldom been personally popular, but 'King Bibi' is an exceptionally shrewd operator

5 hours ago

Africa could become the next frontier for space programs -- The Explainer -- China and the US are both working on space applications for Africa

1 day ago

The pros and cons of buying a new-build house -- the explainer -- Repairs and maintenance will be minimal on a brand new build - but moving into an existing home can be easier upfront

2 days ago

Parthenogenesis: the miracle of 'virgin births' in the animal kingdom -- The Explainer -- Asexual reproduction, in which females reproduce without males by cloning themselves, has been documented in multiple species

3 days ago

Air strikes in the Caribbean: Trump's murky narco-war -- Talking Point -- Drug cartels 'don't follow Marquess of Queensberry Rules', but US military air strikes on speedboats rely on strained interpretation of 'invasion'

5 hours ago

Violent videos of Charlie Kirk's death are renewing debate over online censorship -- Talking Points -- Social media 'promises unfiltered access, but without guarantees of truth and without protection from harm'

1 day ago

Calls for both calm and consequences follow Kirk killing -- TALKING POINTS -- The suspected assassination of far-right activist Charlie Kirk has some public figures pleading for restraint, while others agitate for violent reprisals

2 days ago

A tour of Sri Lanka's beautiful north

5 hours ago

Cley Windmill: character and charm on the north Norfolk coast

1 day ago

Mexico's forced disappearances -- Under the Radar -- 130,000 people missing as 20-year war on drugs leaves 'the country's landscape ever more blood-soaked'

2 days ago

'Vampire energy' could be causing your electric bill to rise -- Under the Radar -- Wasted energy could account for up to 10% of home use

4 days ago

Nadine Menendez gets 4.5 years in bribery case -- Speed Read -- Menendez's husband was previously sentenced to 11 years in prison

1 day ago

Koreans detained in US Hyundai raid return home -- Speed Read -- Over 300 Koreans were detained at the plant last week

1 day ago

Brazil's Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for coup attempt -- Speed Read -- Bolsonaro was convicted of attempting to stay in power following his 2022 election loss

1 day ago

NASA reveals 'clearest sign of life' on Mars yet -- Speed Read -- The evidence came in the form of a rock sample collected on the planet

2 days ago

5 HEALTH-CONSCIOUS CARTOONS ABOUT ANTI-VACCINE RHETORIC -- Cartoons -- Artists take on RFK Jr's militant methods, the viral lottery, and more -- The Week US -- Published

9 hours ago

5 artfully drawn cartoons about Donald Trump's Epstein doodle -- Cartoons -- Artists take on a mountainous legacy, creepy art, and more -- The Week US -- Published

1 day ago

'Manhunt intensifies' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

1 day ago

The week's best photos -- In Pictures -- A palace on fire, a shopping cart protest, and more -- Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US -- Published

2 days ago

The Week Unwrapped: Why is horse-racing going on strike? -- Podcast -- Plus, will the South Korean women who worked in state-run brothels set up for US soldiers succeed? And what's behind a surge in leg-lengthening surgery? -- The Week UK -- Published

2 days ago

Housing costs: Is deregulation the answer? -- Feature -- Washington, D.C.'s NoMa neighborhood is now leading the nation in new apartment construction -- The Week US -- Published

2 days ago