New from The Week, get the antidote to news overload – a snapshot of what’s happening today and why.
More than a million people turn to The Week for news they can trust, online and in the magazine. Now you can join them by signing up for concise, twice-daily news digests curated by our editors.
Distilled from dozens of the world’s most trusted news sources, each update delivers the clarity and perspective you need to make up your own mind.
Make sense of the news wherever you are, whenever you like – online, in your app or by email.
Editor's choice
-
Psychedelic drugs and treating mental illness
The Explainer -
Scientists want to zap coastlines with electricity
Under the Radar
Sign up for Today's Best Articles in your inbox
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com
The Explainer
-
Mossad's history with explosive technology
The Explainer Infamous Israeli spy agency has not claimed responsibility for Hezbollah's exploding pagers but has 'decades-long' list of remote assassinations
The Explainer -
What are the options for covering long-term care?
The explainer Nursing homes are expensive, but there are smart ways to start saving
The explainer -
All about Zealandia, the Earth's potential 8th continent
The Explainer The secret continent went undiscovered for over 300 years
The Explainer -
NYC Mayor Adams' administration may be in big trouble
High-profile defections and ongoing federal scrutiny have called into question how — and even if — the mayor of New York City can continue to govern
Talking Points
-
Trigger warnings on screen spark dissent
Talking Point Are they a measure of sensitivity or just unnecessary posturing?
Talking Point -
The Pélicot case: a horror exposed
Talking Point This case is unusually horrifying, but the misogyny that enabled is chillingly common
Talking Point -
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice: pure 'nostalgia bait'
Talking Point Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder return for sequel to the 1988 cult classic
Talking Point
The Week Recommends
Under the Radar
-
What's wrong with Pakistan's cricket team?
Under the Radar Dramatic downfall of previous powerhouse blamed on poor management and appointments of regime favourites at governing body PCB
Under the Radar -
Earth may be gaining a temporary moon
Under the radar A planetary plus-one
Under the radar -
The UK's nuclear waste problem
Under The Radar Safety concerns as 'highly radioactive' material could be buried in the English countryside
Under The Radar
Speed Reads
-
Princess of Wales returns to work in first meeting of 2024
Speed Reed Early Years project has been the 'cornerstone' of Catherine's charitable work
Speed Reed -
Sean 'Diddy' Combs arrested on federal charges
Speed Read The hip-hop star was hit with sex trafficking and racketeering charges
Speed Read -
Flooding in Central Europe leaves at least 17 dead
Speed Read Storm Boris hit Romania, Poland, the Czech Republic and Austria
Speed Read -
Suspect lurked 12 hours at Trump course, fired no shots
Speed Read Ryan Routh, 58, did not have Trump in his line of sight when the Secret Service apprehended him
Speed Read
More From The Week
-
'Sex, drugs, violence'
Today's Newspapers A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages
By The Week Staff Published
Today's Newspapers -
JK Rowling's transphobia controversy: a complete timeline
feature How did we get to this point, and what, exactly, has the author said?
By Brendan Morrow Published
feature -
H.W. Brands' 6 favorite books that reflect on American history
H.W. Brands is the author of "America First"
By The Week US Published
-
The rise of the world's first trillionaire
in depth When will it happen, and who will it be?
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
in depth -
6 timeless homes in the French Norman Style
Feature Featuring a castle-like stone house in West Virginia and a grand foyer in New York
By The Week Staff Published
Feature -
What has Kamala Harris done as vice president?
In Depth It's not uncommon for the second-in-command to struggle to prove themselves in a role largely defined by behind-the-scenes work
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
In Depth