The Week Magazine (US)

THE WEEK is a British news magazine that comes out weekly and also has a version for the United States. It used to have an Australian edition that was available from 2008 to 2012.

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Brazil has a scorpion problem

16 hours ago | theweek.com | Chas Newkey-Burden

Scorpions are "taking over" Brazil's cities, scientists have warned. And with these infestations comes a huge rise in stinging incidents, some of them fatal, and often caused by Brazilian yellow scorpions, known for their extremely toxic venom. Climate change and urbanisation have been blamed for the exploding scorpion population and, experts say, it might already be impossible to stop.
Why Turkey's Kurdish insurgents are laying down their arms

1 day ago | theweek.com | Chas Newkey-Burden

The Kurdistan Workers' Party, known as the PKK, has announced that it will disband and disarm, potentially ending four decades of bloody conflict with Turkey. The militant group said that "all activities" conducted under its name would come to an end after a call by its jailed leader, Abdullah Öcalan, in February for it to disarm.
Inside the FDA's plans to embrace AI agencywide

1 day ago | theweek.com | Theara Coleman

OpenAI has been connecting with various companies in an effort to incorporate its generative artificial intelligence technology, and federal agencies are rumored to be part of that effort. While a contract with Open AI has yet to be confirmed, the Food and Drug Administration is suggesting that AI will be a part of its operations sooner rather than later.
Trump seeks to cut drug prices via executive order

2 days ago | theweek.com | Peter Weber

President Donald Trump Monday signed an executive order aimed at persuading pharmaceutical companies to lower the prices of U.S. prescription drugs. Trump's order gives companies a 30-day deadline to start voluntarily lowering prices or face potential consequences. Who said whatThe White House "teased the announcement as seismic," but Trump's order lacks "teeth" and "cites no obvious legal authority to mandate lower prices," The New York Times said.
White Afrikaners land in US as Trump-declared refugees

2 days ago | theweek.com | Peter Weber

Trump administration officials Monday welcomed the first 59 white South Africans classified as refugees under an exception President Donald Trump made to his near-total ban on admitting fugitives from war and persecution. Trump's fast-tracked carveout for the Afrikaners, who arrived in Washington, D.C., on a U.S.-funded charter flight, drew outrage from refugee advocates and prompted the Episcopal Church to end its decades-old refugee resettlement partnership with the federal government.
What China's role means in the India-Pakistan Kashmir escalation

2 days ago | theweek.com | Rafi Schwartz

India and Pakistan's escalating military attacks against one another in recent weeks, which brought the two antagonistic powers closer to major conflict than they had been in years, called attention to another stakeholder in the region: China. The global superpower has a keen interest in what happens in its national backyard.
What to know as student loan collections resume

3 days ago | theweek.com | Becca Stanek

After a five-year pause that began as part of Covid relief efforts, student loan collections resumed on May 5, 2025. For borrowers, this means that if their loans are in default — for federal student loans, that occurs after 270 days or more of non-payment — they could face seizure of their wages as well as of their tax refunds and federal benefits.
Kurdish PKK militia to disband for Turkey talks

3 days ago | theweek.com | Peter Weber

The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) said Monday that it will disband and disarm after four decades of armed conflict with Turkey. The decision was announced through the Firat News Agency, a media outlet close to the PKK, after a party congress in northern Iraq. Who said whatJailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan called for his group to disband in February, and the PKK declared a ceasefire March 1, on condition that Turkey create a legal framework for peace talks.
US, China agree to lower tariffs for 90 days

3 days ago | theweek.com | Peter Weber

U.S. and Chinese negotiators Monday morning announced a 90-day lowering of tariffs while they work on a broader deal to end President Donald Trump's trade war with the world's No. 2 economy. Under the agreement, U.S. tariffs will fall to 30% from 145%, while China will cut its tax on U.S. imports to 10% from 125%. The new rates were slated to begin Wednesday.
Qatar luxury jet gift clouds Trump trip to Mideast

3 days ago | theweek.com | Peter Weber

President Donald Trump is leaving Monday for a four-day trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, his first major overseas trip since taking office. Trump Sunday confirmed reports he expects Qatar to donate a 747-8 luxury jetliner as a "GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE," hours after a Qatari spokesperson said such reports were "inaccurate" and the "possible transfer of an aircraft for temporary use as Air Force One" was still "under review" by U.S. and Qatari lawyers.