12 posts about states in Chicago. Curated by The Boston Project.
Economists warn another prolonged closure of the strait of Hormuz as a result of renewed US-Iranian conflict could force the Reserve Bank of Australia to raise interest rates. Photograph: Reuters View image in fullscreen Economists warn another prolonged closure of the strait of Hormuz as a result o…
Image source, EPA/Shutterstock Image caption, A mural of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has been succeeded by his son Mojtaba, in Tehran By Amir Azimi BBC Persian Published 20 minutes ago After 10 days of exchanging strikes with the US over control of the vital Strait of Hor…
Zendaya at a photocall in London for The Odyssey. The earrings are fashioned from the Ziwiye hoard, which was uncovered in Iran in 1947. Photograph: Scott A Garfitt/AP View image in fullscreen Zendaya at a photocall in London for The Odyssey. The earrings are fashioned from the Ziwiye hoard, which w…
Nairobi’s Nyumbani Children's Home, which cares for orphans with HIV, in February last year. Photograph: T Mukoya/Reuters View image in fullscreen Nairobi’s Nyumbani Children's Home, which cares for orphans with HIV, in February last year. Photograph: T Mukoya/Reuters Trump’s HIV funding cuts having…
Watch Texas police officer pull man from burning car To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Watch Texas police officer pull man from burning car Close Bodycam and dashcam footage shows a police officer rescue a man seconds before his car was en…
Uncollected rubbish during a blackout in Havana this month. The country has been under a US oil blockade since January. Photograph: Yamil Lage/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Uncollected rubbish during a blackout in Havana this month. The country has been under a US oil blockade since Janu…
Wolves started returning to Denmark in 2012 after they were eradicated 200 years earlier. Photograph: Rolf Larsen/Getty Images/500px Plus View image in fullscreen Wolves started returning to Denmark in 2012 after they were eradicated 200 years earlier. Photograph: Rolf Larsen/Getty Images/500px Plus…
Image source, PA Media By Joshua Nevett Political reporter Published 5 September 2025 Updated 25 minutes ago Earlier this year, Angela Rayner was weighing up whether to reach for the Labour crown if Sir Keir Starmer's leadership was challenged. The resolution of an HMRC investigation into her tax af…
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Javier Tebas was heavily critical of Gianni Infantino, who has been president of Fifa since 2016 By Mike Peter BBC Sport journalist Published 7 minutes ago La Liga president Javier Tebas has called for Fifa president Gianni Infantino to step down, claiming t…
Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Canadian prime minister Mark Carney has said that Ottawa is ready to deepen trade talks with the United States, after US president Donald Trump ordered fresh tariffs targeting Canada. “This is the latest in a series of unilateral US trade actions that …
Image caption, Firefighters can direct specialist helicopters to drop a tonne of water to help extinguish fires By Paul Hastie  and  Kevin Keane , Scotland environment correspondent Published 20 July 2026 Updated 41 minutes ago A devastating wildfire burning in the Cairngorms has entered its seve…
When Joseph Lamont Williams refused to leave the public park where he has lived for years, he was charged with a felony. Camping bans are on the rise as states seek to crack down on homelessness.
