The Brutalist Report

The Guardian

• Trump again threatens to strike Iran’s power plants amid impasse over strait of Hormuz [7d]
• ‘Amazing’ Spain are peaking at right time for World Cup final, claims De la Fuente [7d]
• Meta used AI to tag workers who took leave to be laid off, lawsuit claims [7d]
• ‘It means love’: Scottish World Cup fans celebrate Boston with orange traffic cone [7d]
• Thomas Tuchel: ‘Argentina will be fuelled by history – but we are ready’ [7d]
• Thomas Tuchel trusts England’s ‘special breed’ to find a way past Messi’s Argentina | David Hytner [7d]
• Didier Deschamps pays price for breaking free from the shackles that led him to glory | Jonathan Wilson [8d]
• California: thousands flock to see pair of pungent corpse flowers bloom [8d]
• Spain book place in World Cup final after Oyarzabal and Porro goals knock out France [8d]
• Global cooperation needed to tackle AI threats, says Bank of England governor [8d]
• Ancient DNA analysis reveals Wiltshire’s Upton Lovell Shaman was a woman [8d]
• England rue selection errors after Patel and Sundar lead India to comfortable win [8d]
• Two teens charged in fatal shootings of five family members in Illinois [8d]
• Caribbean calls for return of British Virgin Islands – and for King Charles to back decolonisation [8d]
• Cyclospora outbreaks causing diarrhea in US expected to continue through August [8d]
• Darline Graham, sister of Lindsey Graham, sworn in to end late Republican senator’s term [8d]
• Derision at US chain Chipotle’s plan to sell its Mexican food in Mexico [8d]
• ‘We’re all going to die’: Scottie Scheffler keeps things in perspective before Open defence [8d]
• Youri Tielemans targets ‘biggest trophies’ after joining Manchester United [8d]
• Ella Baron on the US, Iran and the strait of Hormuz – cartoon [8d]
• Pilot known for ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ river plane landing reveals Alzheimer’s diagnosis [8d]
• Blink and you miss it: McIlroy not alone in seeking longer major season to boost golf [8d]
• Dua Lipa calls Albanian protests against Jared Kushner-backed resort ‘inspiring’ [8d]
• The Guardian view on Brazil’s sovereignty: Trump turns autonomy into a trade offence | Editorial [8d]
• ICE pauses vehicle stops after deadly shootings in Texas and Maine [8d]
• Andrew Lloyd Webber says Broadway in ‘dire danger’ as Cats musical announces early closing [8d]
• Manchester United close to agreeing club-record sale of Melvine Malard to Chelsea [8d]
• France v Spain: World Cup 2026 semi-final – live [8d]
• Joy for Tadej Pogacar on Bastille Day as solo burst extends Tour de France lead [8d]
• Ann Widdecombe killing: police investigating possible leftwing motivation [8d]
• Trump withdraws Hormuz tolls threat but says US will continue to blockade Iran [8d]
• Trump forced to refund billions in tariffs - The Latest [8d]
• War, antics and vitriol – the England v Argentina rivalry is real but now it is only about football [8d]
• ‘A frightening piece to perform’: can Yoko Ono’s Cut Piece still shock? [8d]
• Folarin Balogun: Ban reversal caused ‘a lot of outside noise, and that’s hard to avoid’ [8d]
• ‘Anti-ageing is anti-life’: why longevity culture is just ageism in a lab coat [8d]
• EU rejects Trump administration claims that ICC threatens US sovereignty [8d]
• Tuberculosis outbreak at Colorado ICE jail sickens at least 12 detainees [8d]
• T rex fossil ‘Gus’ sells for $50.1m at New York auction, setting new record [8d]
• E Jean Carroll receives $5.6m owed by Trump after court releases damages [8d]
• ‘For Diego’: spectre of Maradona looms over Argentina ahead of England clash [8d]
• Young Germans opting out of military service as Berlin strives to boost army [8d]
• ‘I’m back’: Suni Lee announces return to gymnastics two years before LA 2028 [8d]
• In a world where superyachts are cringe and firing a rocket ship turns you into a dick joke, what’s a poor billionaire to do? | Van Badham [8d]
• Watching Australian sport embrace Modi broke my heart – and showed inclusion is still just a strategy | Rana Hussain [8d]
• Lionel Messi’s first meeting with England will be a contest of will and aura [8d]
• Confessions of a Shopaholic: a charming Isla Fisher romcom worth taking to the checkout [8d]
• Supreme court justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett testify to House on security budget request – US politics live [8d]
• Would you and your sexual partner like to share the story of what you get up to in the bedroom? [8d]
• Football Daily | Will France’s showdown with Spain be the World Cup final in spirit? [8d]
• New York becomes first state to impose one-year pause on new AI datacenters [8d]
• ‘It wasn’t a dream, it was a threat’: the film festival celebrating pan-Africanism’s rich and complex history [8d]
• The truth about Pete Hegseth's strange campaign against beards | Arwa Mahdawi [8d]
• California faces highest shark numbers in years as great whites head north [8d]
• Spanish PM’s brother banned from public office after misconduct trial [8d]
• ‘Fun, propulsive, full of queer joy’: readers’ favourite albums of 2026 so far, from Muna to Raye and J Cole [8d]
• US House committee advances bill to make daylight saving time permanent [8d]
• British man injured during running of the bulls festival in Pamplona [8d]
• UK to continue sending potential trafficking victims to France despite court ruling [8d]
• D-topia review – cosy sci-fi mystery takes aim at AI [8d]
• Bastille Day celebrations in France tempered by fear of more wildfires [8d]
• New US Ebola patient arrives in Germany for treatment [8d]
• Jordan Walker tunes out Philadelphia boos to stun Kyle Schwarber in Home Run Derby [8d]
• A Chinese waiting hall and World Cup mania at No 10: photos of the day – Tuesday [8d]
• ‘If we die, we die together’: wife of Ryanair passenger almost sucked through window speaks [8d]
• Trump ballroom donor to lead state department’s $200m Armenia fund [8d]
• The burning question: what can I serve at a vegan barbecue? [8d]
• Inside the secret Laos shops selling pangolin scales, bear bile and tiger bones to tourists [8d]
• Manchester City set sights on signing Morocco’s Ayyoub Bouaddi for £85m [8d]
• Oil, gas and UK government borrowing costs prices jump as Middle East tensions ratchet higher – business live [8d]
• Victims of Trump purge call supreme court ruling a ‘dagger in heart’ to civil service [8d]
• ‘Give us his body to bury’: a mother’s six-year fight for justice for son killed in Nigeria’s anti-police protests [8d]
• Lorenzo Salgado Araujo is dead. How long will ICE be allowed to hide its face? [8d]
• ‘Misuse’ of crowd control weapons on ICE protesters led to blindings and traumatic brain injuries, report finds [8d]
• Can humans hibernate their way to Mars? [8d]
• Johnson government wasted ‘vast’ sums on PPE, Covid inquiry finds [8d]
• Undercover in Laos: how Chinese tourism fuels animal trafficking – video [8d]
• World Cup and Ballon d’Or in reach as Harry Kane enters defining week of his career [8d]
• Jane Campion remembers Sam Neill: ‘He was radiating peace, beaming love’ [8d]
• China’s monthly car ‌exports top 1m for first time as overall trade soars [8d]
• David Squires on … England’s high-wire act continuing to the World Cup semis [8d]
• With New York Times subpoenas, Trump is brazenly escalating his attacks on the press | Margaret Sullivan [8d]
• Lindsey Graham autobiography sheds light on record on race [8d]
• Tour de France 2026: stage 10 updates to Le Lioran on Bastille Day – live [8d]
• It’s the hope that kills you – so fingers crossed for Andy Burnham | Zoe Williams [8d]
• The Breakdown | Let gamechangers Jordan, Pollock and Bielle-Biarrey off the leash to grow game [8d]
• Norway turn World Cup heartbreak into celebration as huge crowds pack Oslo [8d]
• ‘We met and two minutes later we were kissing’ – how Gavin and Stacey became Britain’s most bang tidy TV couple [8d]
• England v India: first men’s one-day cricket international – live [8d]
• ‘God is punishing the politicians’: anger at earthquake response grows in Venezuela [8d]
• They Fight review – boxing drama is an emotional gutpunch [8d]
• Houseplant hacks: should I pinch out trailing plants for bushier growth? [8d]
• Polish-Ukrainian solidarity over Russian threat undermined by bitter historical dispute [8d]
• Goodbye Chinatown by Kit Fan review – a chef’s elegy to London [8d]
• Deep Water review – plane-crash survivors play existential roulette with bitey fish [8d]
• France hopes to send ‘strategic signal’ about Europe’s renewed military focus at Bastille Day celebrations – Europe live [8d]
• Alexandra Eala is the giantkiller who lit up Wimbledon – but will she rise to the top? [8d]
• World Cup 2026: France v Spain semi-final buildup; Rice set to start for England against Argentina – live [8d]
• The other Lionel: how Scaloni went from accidental manager to World Cup hero [8d]
• Heat can be deadly, but sunshine itself? Science says we could use more of it | Rowan Jacobsen [8d]