US pauses Iran attacks for second night after Trump advised to halt bombingUS pauses Iran attacks for second night after Trump advised to halt bombing

Top military officials say campaign has reached its limit of effectiveness and warn of dwindling stocks of munitions The US has paused strikes on Iran for a second night as top military officials advised Donald Trump to halt his bombing campaign, and diplomatic negotiations have continued to avoid a return ...

The Guardian view on a US-Saudi nuclear agreement: an offer that further erodes international safeguards | EditorialThe Guardian view on a US-Saudi nuclear agreement: an offer that further erodes international safeguards | Editorial

Even if no reactors are built, Donald Trump’s announcement of a double-standards deal with Riyadh has wrought further damage in a new era of proliferation Even as he threatened to escalate an unlawful war sold in part as preventing Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon, Donald Trump opened the door ...

Why does everything feel so joyless? Welcome to the age of decadence without pleasure | Michèle Mendelssohn and Charlie TysonWhy does everything feel so joyless? Welcome to the age of decadence without pleasure | Michèle Mendelssohn and Charlie Tyson

Decadence in our era comes in technologically mediated forms, emptied of desire and obsessed with self-optimisation Do you want to have a good time? You know, really enjoy yourself? Click here, and tell us your desires. Maybe it’s a new outfit, or some exotic cuisine delivered anonymously and steaming hot ...

‘It’s not rocket science’: a day in the life of a Nasa behavioral health scientist‘It’s not rocket science’: a day in the life of a Nasa behavioral health scientist

Dr Suzanne Bell helps astronauts perform in a high-stress environment. To do that, she wakes up at 5am – without an alarm Tell us: what impact have GLP-1s had on your relationships? Dr Suzanne Bell, an organizational psychologist, leads the Behavioral Health and Performance Laboratory at Nasa’s Johnson Space Center. ...

A chef shares her best tips and kitchen must-haves for throwing a maximalist summer dinner party: ‘have nice soap and towels’A chef shares her best tips and kitchen must-haves for throwing a maximalist summer dinner party: ‘have nice soap and towels’

Chef Mariana Velásquez, author of Revel and Colombiana, shares how to pull together a last-minute soiree that feels thoughtful 13 Mexican cooking staples in the drop-dead gorgeous kitchen of ‘Salsa Daddy’ Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things Mariana Velasquez has learned ...

From the strait of Hormuz to the North Sea, a global maritime war rages around us – and more than the price of oil is at stake | Simon TisdallFrom the strait of Hormuz to the North Sea, a global maritime war rages around us – and more than the price of oil is at stake | Simon Tisdall

The collapse of the rules-based order is not confined to the land: we’re imperilled as centuries of maritime cooperation sink beneath the waves The US military campaign to protect merchant shipping from Iranian attacks by asserting direct maritime control in the strait of Hormuz is not an idea unique to ...