USA Update

Women’s world No.3 Coco Gauff has hailed the strength of the United Cup field, coupled with the tournament’s unique team environment, as a significant influence on her looming Perth debut.

Giannis Antetokounmpo has led the Milwaukee Bucks to a convincing win in the NBA Cup final over the Oklahoma Thunder.

Millions of Aussies are rushing to make appointments so they can claim extras from their health insurance before the December 31 cut off.

Tom De Koning could attract some life-changing offers as an AFL free agent and he knows where talk of his future sits.

Out of contract at the end of the 2025 season, Tom De Koning is set to headline contract talks at Carlton alongside Adam Cerra, Adam Saad and Nic Newman.

In the upcoming episode of Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai (19 December), you will see an interesting twist when Kaveri gives an ultimatum to Armaan.

Junro Ito flew to California this year on a mission: The billionaire executive at Seven & i Holdings, the Japanese parent company of 7-Eleven, felt the company had lost its way. He wanted to revive the culture fostered by his father, the company’s founder. Mr. Ito wanted to establish training workshops for Seven & i […]

Mujtaba Rahman is the head of Eurasia Group’s Europe practice. He tweets at @Mij_Europe. Donald Trump’s return to the White House is now the main issue occupying senior minds across Europe’s capitals — and rightfully so. Trump 2.0 creates risks for the EU across a range of issues, including security, trade, and the bloc’s stance […]

Roz Chast, 70, is a writer and cartoonist best known for more than four decades of output at The New Yorker. Her latest book, “I Must Be Dreaming,” was published last year. This October, she received a National Humanities Medal for her contributions to cartooning. She lives in Ridgefield, Conn. This interview has been edited […]

A national plan to mobilize British police was triggered three days too late during anti-immigration riots that shook the country this summer, an official report said Wednesday, in part because intelligence assessments didn’t accurately predict the scale of the violence. The report, which was published by the institution that oversees policing in England, underscores the […]