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Trump Rejected Iran’s Ceasefire. The Strategy Makes Sense — Until You Count the Cost
Opinion

Trump Rejected Iran’s Ceasefire. The Strategy Makes Sense — Until You Count the Cost

Washington says the rejected Hormuz proposal traded permanent leverage for a temporary pause. The ledger of continuing the war is worth reading in full.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20268 min read
Fall Festival Season Ignites: 'Paper Tiger' Opens NYFF as Zurich Premieres 'Wicker' and 'I Play Rocky'
Movies

Fall Festival Season Ignites: 'Paper Tiger' Opens NYFF as Zurich Premieres 'Wicker' and 'I Play Rocky'

Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver and Miles Teller launched the New York Film Festival while Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgard charmed Zurich — and the awards race quietly took shape.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
Avengers: Endgame 'Encore' Storms Back to No. 1 With $86M Weekend, Inches Toward Avatar's Record
Movies

Avengers: Endgame 'Encore' Storms Back to No. 1 With $86M Weekend, Inches Toward Avatar's Record

Seven years after it left cinemas, a re-release with four extra minutes of footage beat three brand-new releases — and pushed Endgame to within about $40 million of Avatar's all-time crown.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
The Age of “Burrowcore”: Why Fall 2026 Homes Are Getting Warmer, Messier and More Personal
Lifestyle

The Age of “Burrowcore”: Why Fall 2026 Homes Are Getting Warmer, Messier and More Personal

Forget the pumpkin overload. This autumn’s defining interiors mood is “burrowcore” — layered textures, deep earthy colour and rooms that look genuinely lived in.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20267 min read
How to Set Up and Use the New Siri AI App in iOS 27: A Complete Guide
How-To

How to Set Up and Use the New Siri AI App in iOS 27: A Complete Guide

iOS 27 gives Siri a standalone app, personal-context awareness and real app actions. Here's how to get it running and put it to work.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20267 min read
Warhorse Buried With Honours: Egypt's 3,000-Year-Old Desert Fortress Gives Up Its Secrets
History

Warhorse Buried With Honours: Egypt's 3,000-Year-Old Desert Fortress Gives Up Its Secrets

At Tell al-Abqain in the Nile Delta, a ceremonial horse burial, royal stelae naming Ramesses II and Merneptah, and entire streets of mudbrick homes reveal daily life inside a New Kingdom frontier fortress.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Minecraft Dungeons II, Gears of War: E-Day and a Stacked Week: Xbox's Autumn Offensive Begins
Gaming

Minecraft Dungeons II, Gears of War: E-Day and a Stacked Week: Xbox's Autumn Offensive Begins

Minecraft Dungeons II launched day one on Game Pass this week, Gears of War: E-Day arrives October 1, and 37 games hit Xbox between September 28 and October 2 — here's what matters in the busiest release week of the autumn.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
PS6 vs Xbox Project Helix: The Next Console War Is Already Taking Shape — and the Chips Are Taped Out
Gaming

PS6 vs Xbox Project Helix: The Next Console War Is Already Taking Shape — and the Chips Are Taped Out

Hardware insider reports claim both Sony's PS6 and Microsoft's Xbox Project Helix have completed chip design, with Microsoft's machine reportedly 40% more powerful on paper — but veterans warn raw teraflops tell only part of the story.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
UK Food Inflation Cools to 2.5% as Supermarkets Lean on Promotions
Food

UK Food Inflation Cools to 2.5% as Supermarkets Lean on Promotions

The BRC-NIQ monitor shows meat and dairy deals pulling grocery inflation down — but fruit and chocolate are still climbing, and retailers warn their margins are stretched.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
Australia Joins the Global Rate-Hike Wave as Central Banks From Oslo to Tokyo Tighten Together
Finance

Australia Joins the Global Rate-Hike Wave as Central Banks From Oslo to Tokyo Tighten Together

The Reserve Bank of Australia lifted its cash rate to 4.60%, a 15-year high. From the Fed to the ECB, Norway to Japan, central banks are tightening in near-unison against war-driven inflation.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Stars Take Over the Eiffel Tower: L'Oréal Paris Le Défilé Opens Paris Fashion Week With a Night of "Express Your Worth"
Fashion

Stars Take Over the Eiffel Tower: L'Oréal Paris Le Défilé Opens Paris Fashion Week With a Night of "Express Your Worth"

Kendall Jenner, Heidi Klum, Jane Fonda, Aishwarya Rai and a surprise Céline Dion performance turned Place Joffre into the most public runway of Paris Fashion Week.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
Missouri's Map War, Explained: Why the Supreme Court Blocked the GOP's Redistricting Plan Three Times
Explainers

Missouri's Map War, Explained: Why the Supreme Court Blocked the GOP's Redistricting Plan Three Times

One House seat, three Supreme Court orders in a month, and a fight over which map Missouri uses in November. Here's how an extraordinary mid-decade redistricting battle played out — and why it matters for control of Congress.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read