U.S. Rare-Earth Firms Battle Over Technology

A legal fight between two of the U.S.’s biggest rare-earths companies illustrates the stakes behind the breakneck effort to loosen China’s hold on the sector

Team USA Survives With 10 Men to Keep Its Historic World Cup Run Alive

Despite a second-half red card, the Americans sank Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 to win their first World Cup knockout game in 24 years

Europe Is Hot as Hell. Why Doesn’t It Want Air Conditioning?

Record-breaking heat waves are challenging the continent’s longstanding resistance to cooling technology, spawning new political battles

South African Vigilantes Aim to Chase Out Immigrants

‘I don’t want to die here,’ says a woman waiting to return home

Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Bid to Curtail Birthright Citizenship

The decision delivers a rebuke to the president on one of his signature policies

Trump’s Next Project: Golf Course Revamp

The president said he would keep East Potomac Golf Links open to the public after rebuilding its course

Germany Crashes Out of the World Cup—in the Least German Way Possible

The four-time champions had won every single World Cup penalty shootout they’d ever been involved in. At least until they came up against Paraguay in the round of 32.

European Soccer Fans Marvel at the Splendor of America’s Suburbs

Dutch fans in Missouri see a nation that is risky and expensive, but vast and bountiful: ‘Everything is three times the size’

Oil Prices Retreat To Prewar Levels

While a surge of tankers have exited the Strait of Hormuz, the market is expected to tighten again

Europeans Are Scared to Spend, and Economy Suffers

Recent inflation has taken a larger psychological toll on the continent than in the U.S.

Iranians Weary of War Decompress on a Turkish Dance Floor

A tourist town just across the border is a safety valve for a population desperate for relief

Forget Work. Passive Income Is the New American Dream.

Driven by a growing feeling that 9-to-5 jobs are a dead end, people are turning to social media to test out eccentric moneymaking schemes—along with a fair share of scams

Novel Breast Cancer Drugs Show Promise

AstraZeneca and Gilead have recently won approval for treatments of an advanced form of the disease

I Went to a Silent Retreat for Five Days. It Nearly Broke My Brain.

A silent, no-phones retreat reveals how disorienting it can be when the mind is cut off from constant digital input

Ukraine’s Most Potent Weapon Is the Soldiers Who Refuse to Quit

Thousands who joined the military in the early days of the war are still on the front lines despite the mounting toll on their lives

Iran Estimates $40 Billion Windfall From Reopening Hormuz With Gulf States

Deal to unblock global energy funnel gives Iran say in its future management, and route to riches

See What Jeffrey Epstein’s Longtime Secretary Told Congress

Lesley Groff said Epstein was a ‘master manipulator’ and she wasn’t aware of his criminal activities

In New York and Britain, Socialism Is on the March

It’s no longer just vibes; socialists in Britain and elsewhere want to nationalize the means of production

How a Crypto Exchange Became a Major Hub for Illicit Iranian Cash

Iranian entities have moved more than $3.84 billion in transactions through the crypto exchange CoinEx, according to an analysis of public blockchain data

The Science Behind Venezuela’s Doublet Earthquake

The country sits at the point where the Caribbean Plate slides up against the South American Plate