Toy Story 5 Scores Record $300M Opening. Can It Save Pixar?

LOS ANGELES — Toy Story 5 delivered the biggest opening weekend in the franchise’s 31-year history, grossing more than $300 million globally since its release on 19 June. The Disney and Pixar sequel took in over $160 million in North America and more than $150 million internationally, making it the second-biggest global opening of the […]

Starmer Expected to Quit as Burnham Prepares for No 10

LONDON — Senior government figures expect Prime Minister Keir Starmer to announce his resignation plan as soon as Monday morning, following a weekend of silence from Downing Street that did nothing to halt widespread speculation about his departure. Starmer returned to No 10 after spending the weekend at Chequers, his country residence in Buckinghamshire. Andy […]

US-Iran Talks Begin in Switzerland as Deal Faces Early Strain

BÜRGENSTOCK, Switzerland — US and Iranian delegations began direct talks at a mountaintop resort above Lake Lucerne on Sunday, just days after signing an initial agreement to end the war. Vice-President JD Vance led the American team alongside Jared Kushner and special envoy Steve Witkoff. Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, and Foreign Minister Abbas […]

6 Summer Trends Stylists Swear By. The Real Reason Might Surprise You.

She bought the capri pants on a Tuesday. Not because she thought they’d look good—she remembered the last time capris were in, remembered the unflattering photographs, remembered swearing she’d never go back. But something had shifted. She couldn’t name it. She just knew the old rules about what was flattering, what was appropriate, what was […]

Dressing for Heat That Doesn’t End: Dolce & Gabbana’s Answer

The models walked past a video of a rocky coastline at sunset. A Mediterranean terrace. Columns. The suggestion of sea air. But they weren’t on a Sicilian beach. They were in Milan, where the heat wave had turned the city into a kiln, and the clothes on the runway weren’t fantasy. They were a solution. […]

Scheffler Chases History. Clark Chases Sleep. The US Open Waits.

The wind hit 40 miles per hour on Saturday at Shinnecock Hills. It took one hour and 50 minutes for the first birdie to appear. Ten players started the day under par. By sunset, five remained. The course was baking out. The greens were turning pale. And somewhere in the middle of all that attrition, […]

Clark Didn’t Win the US Open Tonight. He Survived the Wait.

The sun dropped behind Shinnecock Hills, and Wyndham Clark walked off into it. A Long Island sunset, the kind photographers chase. He had just bogeyed the 18th from four feet—a push right so weak it looked like a confession—and still led by six. The crowd thinned. The grandstands emptied. And Clark began the hardest part […]

The Free Clean Comes With Cameras. The Data Is Forever.

NEW YORK — A startup called Micro AGI is sending camera-equipped cleaners into New York City apartments at no charge, collecting first-person footage to train the next generation of household robots. The initiative, called Shift, launched with cleaners operating five apartments daily, five days a week, each worker wearing a cap-mounted camera connected to a […]

Strait of Hormuz Closure Tests US-Iran Deal Before Talks Begin

GENEVA — US Vice-President JD Vance landed in Switzerland early Sunday for direct talks with Iran, hours after Tehran announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon. The US military disputed the claim, with Centcom saying 55 merchant ships transited the waterway on Saturday, carrying over 17 […]

Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire Announced as Strikes Hit Lebanon

BEIRUT — A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect at 4 p.m. local time on Thursday, according to US officials. Within minutes, rescue workers in Nabatieh reported at least 12 air strikes across southern Lebanon. The Lebanese health ministry confirmed 47 people died in the overnight bombardment, including women and children. Another 97 were […]