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With one of his proudest achievements on the line, will Trump force Netanyahu’s hand?

The moment could have felt so different. It should have felt so different. It was supposed to come a long time ago, and it...

World

Israel is increasingly ostracised – and no matter how strong its army, it’s not a good place to be

Emmanuel Macron was in his element. Touring the UN’s main hall, hugging fellow leaders before taking to the podium. He was here to make history....

Business

Rachel Reeves urged to cut national insurance and hike income tax in upcoming budget

Rachel Reeves has been urged by a think tank to cut national insurance and increase income tax to create a “level playing field” and...

Technology

India is betting $18 billion to build a chip powerhouse. Here’s what it means

A robotic machine manufactures a semiconductor chip at a stall to show investors during The Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment Summit in Guwahati, India, on...

India is betting billion to build a chip powerhouse. Here’s what it means

Sports

MLB owners OK sale of Rays to Zalupski group

Associated Press Sep 22, 2025, 04:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Major League Baseball owners voted unanimously Monday to approve the...

Trump links paracetamol use in pregnancy to increased risk of autism – here’s what the evidence says

Donald Trump has claimed the use of paracetamol in pregnancy is linked to an increased risk of autism – but what does the evidence...

Sports

Vegas star Pietrangelo (hip) won’t rule out return

Greg WyshynskiSep 22, 2025, 03:43 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo...

Why Ed Davey is taking the fight to Farage – despite the Lib Dems and Reform sharing few voters

What was striking about our interview with Sir Ed Davey on Monday is the extent to which Nigel Farage is living rent-free in the...

Jimmy Kimmel show to return after being taken off air over Charlie Kirk comments

Late night TV show presenter Jimmy Kimmel, who was taken off the air following a row over comments about Charlie Kirk, will return on...

World

China to evacuate 400,000 after ‘super’ typhoon hits Philippines and Taiwan

China will evacuate 400,000 people over a super typhoon that slammed into the Philippines and Taiwan today. Super Typhoon Ragasa, which is heading to southeastern...

Technology

‘We need the smartest people’: Nvidia, OpenAI CEOs react to Trump’s H-1B visa fee

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Monday commented on President Donald Trump’s decision to increase the cost of hiring overseas...

Environment

Trump’s order to halt offshore wind project overturned, Orsted to restart work soon

Danish renewable energy company Orsted will restart work “as soon as possible” on a wind farm off the coast of New England, after a...

Two men who murdered e-bike riders after mistaking them for burglars jailed for life

Two men who murdered e-biker riders they mistook for burglars have been jailed for life. Landscape gardener Alex Rose, 30, deliberately drove his black...

Sports

UCF assistant, ex-App St. coach Clark dies at 50

Adam RittenbergSep 22, 2025, 11:34 AM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. UCF assistant coach Shawn Clark,...

Politics

Sir Ed Davey refuses to rule out deal with Sir Keir Starmer to stop Reform winning power

Sir Ed Davey has refused to rule out striking a deal with Sir Keir Starmer in order to stop Nigel Farage from entering Number...

Politics

Labour and the Lib Dems could take lessons from how Farage ‘hogs the headlines’

This is the story of two announcements – and the bigger lessons they tell us about the state of our politics. First, there was...

Technology

Here’s everything Trump said he’s changing about H-1B visas

President Donald Trump on Friday announced that the fee employers must pay for an H-1B visa will be raised to $100,000. Companies scrambled to...

Technology

Nvidia plans to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI as part of data center buildout

Nvidia will invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI as the artificial intelligence lab sets out to build hundreds of billions of dollars in...

Nvidia plans to invest up to 0 billion in OpenAI as part of data center buildout

Sports

Plant my flag list: Greg Wyshynski’s 10 must-draft players

Greg WyshynskiSep 22, 2025, 03:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions “Please don’t draft my guy.” We’ve...

Sports

Four-team mock draft strategy: When to draft Tkachuk, Kucherov and others

ESPN Fantasy Sep 22, 2025, 10:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Welcome to the first edition of ESPN Choose your league size, customize the...