THE NEW STATESMAN MAGAZINE – JULY 31, 2026

THE NEW STATESMAN: The latest issue features ‘The New Terror’ – How the nuclear shadow returned….

The new nuclear terror

Our Cold War nightmares have returned as a global arms race By Katie Stallard

The responsibility of scientists

We created the nuclear monster. We must warn against it now By Carlo Rovelli

Andy Burnham’s shtick won’t work on Donald Trump

Maga officials view the “special relationship” as insulting By Freddie Hayward

Inside the Green Party’s defence divide

The left-wing faction behind Zack Polanski has called on the party to oppose increases to defence spending By Megan Kenyon

THE NEW YORK TIMES – WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2026

U.S. and Saudi Airstrikes Drag More Countries Into Fighting

Global oil prices jumped after the U.S. and Saudi Arabia said they had carried out joint airstrikes on Iranian proxies in Iraq.

Houthis Claim Strike on Another Saudi Oil Tanker

A.I. Companies Are Recruiting Electricians and Carpenters by the Thousands

The future of artificial intelligence depends on finding more skilled humans for some very physical jobs.

Mark Zuckerberg Blasts Centralization of A.I. Power

Europe’s Summer of Reckoning Is ‘Just the Beginning’

The continent is experiencing some of its biggest fires and highest temperatures ever. Residents are fleeing, leaders are struggling to respond and “it will get worse,” one climate expert said.