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Why the cinema hall still matters in the streaming age
Streaming won convenience. The dark room full of strangers still offers something a sofa cannot.
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India
IndiaHampi, the ruined capital that rewards slow travel
Boulders, temples and the Tungabhadra river: why the old Vijayanagara capital is best seen on foot, over several days.
Tuesday, 13 October 202613 Oct 2026 · all stories that day →
ExplainerScience
Explained: the 2026 Nobel Prizes — who won, and why their work matters
Light-switched brain cells, neutrinos from deep space, the chemistry of left- and right-handed molecules, a poet of the classics, a judge of international law and two economists of shocks.
Monday, 5 October 20265 Oct 2026 · all stories that day →
AnalysisSpace
A new telescope is rewriting the early history of the universe
Images from the edge of the observable cosmos are answering old questions and asking better new ones.
AnalysisFootball
As the qualifiers narrow, the margins grow thinner
A handful of nations are fighting for the last places at the tournament, where a single goal can define a generation.
AnalysisTechnology
The world races to write the rules for artificial intelligence
From Brussels to Washington to New Delhi, governments are drafting frameworks that will shape a defining technology.
AnalysisTechnologyIndia
IndiaIndia’s digital public infrastructure reshapes the everyday
From payments to welfare, a national stack of open digital rails is changing how a billion people interact with the state.
AnalysisPolitics
United States
United StatesA divided Congress searches for common ground
With a narrow majority and rising pressure from voters, lawmakers face a test of whether legislating is still possible.
FeatureSociety
What makes a city worth living in?
Beyond the skyline, a closer look at the everyday spaces that shape how we live together.
Sunday, 4 October 20264 Oct 2026 · all stories that day →
SportsIndia
IndiaAsian Games: India finish fourth with 85 medals, their second-best haul ever
India won 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze in Aichi–Nagoya. China topped the table with 341 medals; the next Games are in Doha in 2030.
AnalysisPolitics
Europe’s quest for technological sovereignty
A continent that regulates technology well is asking whether it can also build it, and what that would cost.
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United Kingdom
United KingdomBritain’s households weigh a fragile recovery
Wages are rising and inflation is easing, but for many families the gap between income and outgoings has barely closed.
FeatureCultureUnited Kingdom
United KingdomThe quiet case for the neighbourhood bookshop
In an age of endless recommendations, there is still something to be said for getting lost between the shelves.
Saturday, 3 October 20263 Oct 2026 · all stories that day →
AnalysisBusinessUnited States
United StatesSilicon Valley recalibrates after a year of reckoning
Layoffs, refocused ambitions, and a new generation of founders are redrawing the map of American innovation.
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China
ChinaChina confronts a generation asking what work is for
High youth unemployment has prompted a reckoning about expectations, opportunity, and the social contract.
AnalysisClimateUnited Kingdom
United KingdomThe energy transition is a question of trust
Clean infrastructure needs more than ambition. It needs a public conversation about who benefits, and who bears the cost.
Friday, 2 October 20262 Oct 2026 · all stories that day →
AnalysisScience
The quiet race to build a useful quantum computer
Behind the headlines, researchers are solving the unglamorous problems that will decide whether quantum lives up to its promise.
AnalysisScience
Fusion energy takes another step toward the possible
A sustained reaction producing more energy than it consumes has reignited a decades-old dream of clean, abundant power.
