Promoted from the B team, Álvaro Arbeloa has overseen the biggest influx of young talent into Real Madrid’s first team in living memory. Read more: Arbeloa’s Real Madrid youth revolution is straight from Pep’s playbook – ESPN
With the Iran war in its third week and the price of oil reaching nearly $105 a barrel on Monday, President Trump again urged NATO and China to … Read more: Trump threatens NATO allies over Strait of Hormuz help – NPR
The leaders discussed the need to “end the disruption to global shipping”, No 10 says. Read more: Starmer speaks to Trump about importance of reopening Strait of Hormuz – BBC
As China played host to the first Sprint weekend of the 2026 season, Kimi Antonelli wrote his own history while Lewis Hamilton secured his first … Read more: All the key moments as Antonelli takes maiden win and Hamilton secures first Ferrari podium – F1
In the Oscar-nominated film Bugonia, Emma Stone’s character is accused of being an alien. But would we know extraterrestrial life if we saw it on … Read more: What Bugonia reveals about the real search for aliens – Scientific American
Israel is reportedly running low on air defence interceptors, due in part to its war against Iran last year. Read more: Is Israel running low on missile interceptors? How long can it withstand Iran’s retaliatory attacks?
Duke, Arizona, Michigan and Florida were named the top seeds in the men’s NCAA tournament with one-loss Miami (Ohio) grabbing an at-large bid. Read more: Duke, Arizona, Michigan, Florida top NCAA tournament seeds – ESPN
American oil executives delivered a bleak message to Trump officials in recent days: The energy crisis the Iran war has unleashed is likely to get … Read more: Oil Industry Warns Trump Administration That Fuel Crunch Will Likely Worsen – WSJ
I’m inspired by Barbara from Stroud, who went viral for her way with a kind word. What we don’t need is the corporate nonsense from the likes of … Read more: The world needs more compliments. Just try not to be weird about it | Emma Beddington