Channel crossings by migrants down 41% in first half of 2026

Lifestyle

Re&Up Launches Fiber Club to Expand Recycled Material Usage
Recycling technology company Re&Up wants to scale the use of circular next-gen materials in the global fashion ecosystem. This week they took a major step toward that goal with...
Women’s Shoe Label Scarlett Chase Is Putting Orthopedic Comfort and Elegance on Equal Footing, Finally
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. Best Comfort Shoes for Women to Shop at...
Authentic Brands to Purchase Care Bears
Care Bears is becoming part of the Authentic Brands Group portfolio. On Tuesday, the brand and entertainment platform said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the intellectual...
Shein Faces Legal Action in Germany Over Toxic Chemicals in Clothing
A German nonprofit is taking legal action against Shein after tests it commissioned found hazardous chemicals in 15 of 18 items from the e-tail juggernaut, including a women’s boot...
Investments in Senegal, Uzbekistan Aim to Expand Textile and Apparel Production
Multi-million dollar investments in Senegal and Uzbekistan aim to grow apparel and textile and apparel operations in the two nations. In Senegal, the government inaugurated a new $10.45 million...
EXCLUSIVE: Longchamp Names Chinese Opera Star Lijun Chen Local Brand Ambassador
The renaissance of traditional Chinese fashion styles in the local market has lifted the tide for adjacent cultural realms — most recently, a burgeoning fandom around classic Chinese theater....

World

When Sexual Exploitation Is Fundamental to Police Corruption
None of this will be shocking to anyone who’s lived in an American city crippled by disinvestment and self-dealing—or even to anyone who’s watched a David Simon show on...
Peter Strausfeld, the Movie-Poster Master
Some deserving names, though, are still obscure, and that is why an exhibition at Poster House, on West Twenty-third Street, running until April 12th, is to be welcomed with...
Bistrot Ha Is the Right Kind of Restaurant Evolution
A little more than a year ago, after running a successful pop-up called Ha’s Đặc Biệt, the chefs Sadie Mae Burns and Anthony Ha opened Ha’s Snack Bar, an...
“Love Story” Is a Forgettable Elegy for Gen X
Schlossberg was not by any means alone in shading the Murphy show while it was in production. C.B.K., as she is called, is the love object of a posthumous...
Losing Faith in Atheism
If I was still in search of beliefs, many atheists would object, I hadn’t really gotten over my religious upbringing. A good atheist deals not in faith but in...
“Crime 101” Is an Enjoyably Moody Exercise in Michael Mann Lite
Those qualities bind him, in a spiritual sense, to Lou, who can’t suppress a quiet admiration for the criminal he’s pursuing, and also to Sharon, the insurance broker, who...

Business

Channel crossings by migrants down 41% in first half of 2026
The number of migrants who arrived in the United Kingdom after crossing the English Channel in the first half of the year fell sharply compared with the same period...
German Cabinet to meet NATO chief Rutte ahead of Ankara summit
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is attending the German Cabinet's regular weekly session on Wednesday morning as a guest, hours before the coalition committee convenes for talks on its...
Thousands of anti-migrant protesters march in South Africa amid heavy police presence
Thousands of people have marched in South Africa's main cities to demand that all undocumented migrants leave the country.Police officers - backed by private security guards - have been...
Keiko Fujimori narrowly wins Peru presidential election
Right-wing conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori has narrowly won Peru's presidential election after a lengthy vote count, electoral authorities said on Monday.Fujimori, 51, received 50.13% of the vote, the South...
Canadian company delivers North America’s first direct air capture carbon credits
By Amanda Stephenson CALGARY, June 29 (Reuters) - Canada's Deep Sky became the first North American company to deliver verified carbon removal credits from direct air ‌capture technology, announcing...
Video of Australian politician lamenting living standard figures lacks context
The leader of Australia's far-right One Nation party criticised the country's living standards in a June 2026 speech at the National Press Club, drawing praise from supporters who shared...

News

Minneapolis Mayor’s Emotional Message to Trump: You Failed to Break Us
In today’s episode, we talk to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey about the latest developments in his city. Donald Trump and border czar Tom Homan have said they’re winding down...
What Today’s Democrats Can Learn From Jesse Jackson
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. Jesse Jackson died this week at age 84....
Rhode Island Hockey Game Shooter Had Nazi Tattoos
The far right is using the murder of a mother and one of her sons to attack transgender people, completely ignoring the fact that the shooter had massive Nazi...
Two-Month-Old Baby in ICE Detention Taken to Hospital
A 2-month-old baby at an ICE detention center in Texas had to be hospitalized late Monday night because a doctor wasn’t available at the facility.Juan Nicolás, held at the...
Civil Rights Groups Sue to Protect Georgia Voter Data Seized by FBI
“I still strongly believe in Trump’s immigration laws about, ‘Let’s get the bad guys out of here.’ You know, they’re murderers, they killed people, they molested people, let’s get...
Trump Blames Popular Black Democrat for Potomac River Sewage Spill
“I still strongly believe in Trump’s immigration laws about, ‘Let’s get the bad guys out of here.’ You know, they’re murderers, they killed people, they molested people, let’s get...

Beauty

RITES targets African markets with in-service diesel loco export push
  “It is a win-win situation. Many of these diesel locomotives have 15 years or more of codal life left, and there is a lot of interest in...
In-Solutions Global secures RBI’s nod across online, physical & Cross-Border Payment Aggregation
In-Solutions Global Ltd (ISG) on Monday announced that it has received regulatory authorisation from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) across all three Payment Aggregator categories - online,...
Regulatory sandboxes necessary to foster AI innovations: IFSCA official
Regulatory sandboxes are necessary to ensure that startups and other players can build things in a controlled environment within the guardrails without stifling innovation, a senior official at...
AI threat to Indian IT stocks? Motilal Oswal explains road head for sector
The sharp 15 per cent month-on-month decline in the Nifty IT Index has rekindled a familiar debate on Dalal Street: Is this downturn cyclical, or does artificial intelligence (AI)...
Religare Enterprises announces demerger to unlock shareholder value
Burman family backed-Religare Enterprises Ltd (REL) has approved a plan to demerge its financial services and insurance businesses into two separately listed entities, in a move aimed at...
22-year-old Indian student found dead days after going missing in US
A 22-year-old Indian postgraduate student who went missing in the US less than a week ago has been found dead, the Indian mission here has said. Saketh...

Celebrity

How Eva Bournakas Balances Motherhood and a Rising Career in Film, Music Videos, and Commercials
In an industry defined by speed, image, and constant reinvention, Eva Bournakas stands out for something quieter yet far more enduring: authenticity. Also known as Evangelea Bournakas, her journey across...
How Jelena Stefanic Is Redefining Opera for Younger Audiences Through the Noctes Aquae Iasae Festival
From the historic town of Varaždin to world renowned stages such as Carnegie Hall, Jelena Stefanic has built an international career defined by authenticity, discipline, and artistic depth. Often described...
Taking Chances and Building Legacy: How September Summers Is Redefining Modern Media Entrepreneurship
September Summers is an Australian-born media personality, entrepreneur, and founder whose career reflects both bold reinvention and strategic foresight. Rising from the Gold Coast’s famed Glitter Strip, she first built...
Tina Ambani may appear before ED on Tuesday in money laundering case
Tina Ambani, former actor and wife of Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani, is expected to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday for questioning in a money-laundering...
Iran meets UN nuclear watchdog in Geneva ahead of second round of US talks
Iran's top diplomat met with the head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency on Monday, ahead of a second round of negotiations with the United States over Tehran's...
AI integration in road, transport can help avoid accidents: MoRTH official
There is a lot of scope for AI integration in the road and transport industry to help avoid accidents and check issues of vehicular pollution, a government official...

Culture

7 surprising ways physical health influences startup decisions
If you’ve ever made a major business decision after a sleepless week, skipped meals while preparing for a pitch, or found yourself overreacting to a minor setback, you’re not...
3 posting mistakes that make your audience tune you out
You spend time creating content. You brainstorm ideas, write captions, edit graphics, and hit publish hoping to attract customers, investors, or followers who genuinely care about what you’re building....
6 reasons consistency beats virality in long-term influence
If you’ve spent any time building a business online, you’ve probably felt the pull of virality. One post takes off, a video racks up thousands of views, or a...
Make Your Own Luck In Business
Opportunity doesn’t send a calendar invite. It shows up when you’re already moving. That’s been my playbook since the earliest days of building companies, including Hawke Media. My take...
Camaraderie Beats Perks In Building Retention
Work doesn’t become meaningful because of kombucha on tap or a shinier health plan. It becomes meaningful when people actually want to be around each other. That’s not a...
5 ways to identify your transferable skills for entrepreneurship
If you’ve spent years in a traditional job, it’s easy to assume entrepreneurship requires an entirely different skill set. Many aspiring founders look at successful startup leaders and think...

Style

At Pacha New York, an Infamous Night Club Is Reborn
By the time Rampa arrived on the decks, a bit before 1 a.m., the crowd was congealing into a congenial blur: serious dancers with their eyes closed, celebratory guys...
What Happened to Your Face?
One of the things Wittgenstein implies is that we don’t theorize the faces we see. I might talk of “reading” your face, but it isn’t like reading a code...
Nobody’s a Stranger When You Play “No Letting Go”
I was not alive for Dylan going electric, but I was alive for the Diwali riddim. I can’t imagine that the sixties felt so monumental. In 2003, it seemed...
Scenes from the Paris Heat Wave
It was the middle of June, and Emmanuel Grégoire, the newly elected mayor of Paris, was installed on the banks of Canal Saint-Martin, surrounded by shirtless Parisians, set to...
The Artistry of Tarot
Also: the modern reggae of Original Koffee, Tina Fey’s modern take on “The Four Seasons,” Hugh Jackman’s gory Robin Hood, and more. Source link
Refik Anadol, The Art World’s Happy Warrior for A.I.
Anadol enjoyed an early triumph in 2018, when he lit up the silver sails of the Walt Disney Concert Hall, in Los Angeles, with projections developed using terabytes of...

Fashion

Gas giants use AI to raise prices, lawsuit says, another algorithmic hit to the cost of living
A federal lawsuit alleging that gas companies in California are colluding to keep prices high through their use of AI-powered software will test the state’s antitrust law at a...
After Amazon drops OpenAI movie ‘Artificial,’ film finds new home at Neon
A Hollywood portrayal of OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman portrayed by actor Andrew Garfield will be released later this year, after Amazon MGM Studios dropped the movie.“Artificial,” which chronicles...
Anthropic partners with California to expand AI use by government workers
Anthropic teamed up with California to get more state workers to use its artificial intelligence assistant Claude as part of an effort to leverage technology to make the government...
Swipeless online dating? How AI is reshaping the search for love
Tired of the same old dating apps like Bumble and Hinge, Marie Lansley tried talking to an artificial intelligence matchmaker.For roughly 15 minutes, she chatted with an AI voice...
Cisco to lay off more than 400 workers in California
San José tech company Cisco plans to cut 471 workers in three Bay Area offices, according to layoff notices filed to a state agency.The company, which provides networking devices...
Snap sued by parents of girl who was raped by man she met on Snapchat
Social media company Snap is being sued by the parents of a girl who was raped when she was 12 years old by a man she met on disappearing...