The world’s leading democracies are struggling to govern

Across the G7, the political centre is fracturing and Donald Trump will make the problem worse

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All these market indicators point to stocks struggling during Trump’s presidency

Keeping the ‘Trump trade’ going over the next four years looks like a tall order.
MarketWatch - 35m
Mouse droppings lead to Man Utd hygiene downgrade

The club said a "robust pest-control system" was in place and improvements were under way.
BBC News - 41m
These Students Ousted Bangladesh’s Government. Now They’re Rebuilding a Democracy.

It is a daunting task for Bangladesh. But an unusual mix of young people and seasoned technocrats are determined to make the most of their opening.
The New York Times - 8h
Raiders coach Antonio Pierce doesn’t care about draft position amid struggles: ‘None of that s**t matters’

The Raiders are currently projected to have the No. 6 overall pick in the NFL Draft next spring.
Yahoo Sports - 15h
Dissecting the world’s rarest whale – in pictures

Conservationists and scientists in New Zealand were astonished to find the world’s rarest whale washed ashore in South Island in July. As only the seventh spade-toothed whale identified, and with ...
The Guardian - 8h
Cross loses as record number of seeds out of Worlds

Former champion Rob Cross is knocked out of the 2025 World Darts Championships as a record number of seeds fall in the second round at Alexandra Palace.
BBC News - 13h
Kilauea on Hawaii’s Big Island, one of world’s most active volcanoes, erupts

Eruption was confined to volcano’s summit caldera, with torrents of red-hot lava and cloud-line plumes of gas visible. Red torrents of lava and billows of volcanic gas began erupting from Kilauea ...
The Guardian - 16h
Trump’s pick to lead Federal Railroad Administration a positive for railroad stocks: analyst

David Fink, the former president of Pan Am Railways, is “carrier friendly,” according to TD Cowen.
MarketWatch - 18h
Clayton comes through sudden-death leg against Mansell at PDC worlds

No 7 seed taken the distance in epic Ally Pally contest Ratajski, Gilding and Rock also reach third round Jonny Clayton won a sudden-death leg in the deciding set to edge past Mickey Mansell and ...
The Guardian - 18h
Dairy farmers struggle to cover expenses as American appetites change

The work never ends on a dairy farm. The job is "rewarding spiritually, not always financially," New York farmer Nate Chittenden says.
CBS News - 19h