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The Guardian - World News

2026-07-07 03:34:19 (1 week ago)

Madonna was always anti-nostalgia. But looking back on Confessions II has revitalised her music

The veteran pop diva has pressed rewind to move forward on her new record – and beneath the bangers fizz a host of emotionally charged memories

• Confessions II review – nostalgic dancefloor trip sparks her most vital album in two decades

“Madonna never reflects, she’s always moving forward,” Warner PR Liz Rosenberg told me in 2005, when after a frustrating few months laid up after a riding accident, Madonna re-emerged “like a bullet from a gun” with the glorious disco-driven Confessions on a Dance Floor, produced largely alongside Stuart Price. Madonna has always been militantly anti-nostalgia: continual reinvention is crucial to her artistic identity.

But arguably, Confessions was – until last week – her last great record. Constantly trying to push forward has not always worked for Madonna, with the multiple producers and genres of her 2010s output often proving inconsistent and confusing: the muscular funk of 2008’s Hard Candy, the busy powerpop of 2015’s Rebel Heart, 2019’s globe-straddling Madame X. Leaving Warner Records in 2007 started the decline: Madonna had struck hugely lucrative deals with Live Nation and Interscope, but pressure to recoup that investment meant an element of compromise in her practice and adapting to another contemporary pop innovation: songwriting camps and production by committee. In 2015, Madonna complained to Rolling Stone about “working with people who can’t get off their phone, can’t stop tweeting, can’t focus and finish a song”.

New York Times - World News

2026-07-07 03:33:41 (1 week ago)

Trump Wanted a U.S. Soccer Star to Play in the World Cup. FIFA Found a Way.

There was nothing unusual about a call from President Trump or the reversal of Folarin Balogun’s suspension, said the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino.

Al Jazeera - Top Stories

2026-07-07 03:32:04 (1 week ago)

Explosions rock Damascus during Macron’s visit to Syria

At least 18 people, including four police officers, were wounded in the blasts, Syria's Interior Ministry says.

ABC News - International News

2026-07-07 03:30:03 (1 week ago)

Russia's missile and drone attacks on Ukraine kill at least 22

Russia has launched a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine, killing at least 22 people

RT News - Top Stories

2026-07-07 03:18:07 (1 week ago)

India signs missile deals with fellow BRICS member

India will sell BrahMos and Astra missiles to Indonesia as PM Narendra Modi visits Jakarta to deepen defense, security, and economic ties
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Al Jazeera - Top Stories

2026-07-07 03:09:27 (1 week ago)

NATO’s Turkiye summit live: Trump, leaders to meet in Ankara

Defence spending and support for Ukraine's military needs are expected to top the agenda of summit in Turkish capital.

Times of Israel - World News

2026-07-07 03:06:18 (1 week ago)

Parched Jordan fuming at Israeli refusal to renew expired water deal – report

2021 agreement doubled the original 50 million annual cubic meters specified in 1994 peace pact; the increase was repeatedly renewed until November, when fraying relations ended it

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France 24 - World News

2026-07-07 03:04:36 (1 week ago)

Trump casts Democrats as red 'menace' with McCarthyist rhetoric ahead of US midterms

The US midterm election campaign is gaining momentum, and US President Donald Trump is reviving Cold War era rhetoric to peg the Democratic Party as extremists and a red "menace".

ABC News - International News

2026-07-07 03:02:27 (1 week ago)

Canada selects Germany's ThyssenKrupp to build submarine fleet as it boosts NATO spending

Canada has selected Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems to build up to 12 submarines, one of its largest military purchases, as it boosts defense spending to meet NATO targets

ABC News - International News

2026-07-07 03:01:48 (1 week ago)

Islandwide blackout hits Cuba as its fuel reserve dwindles and aging grid crumbles

An islandwide blackout has hit Cuba as fuel reserves dwindle and its electric grid continues to crumble

Times of India

2026-07-07 03:01:04 (1 week ago)

Taiwan turned shopping receipts into lottery tickets in 1951; 75 years later, people still keep every bill hoping to win millions

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-07 03:00:33 (1 week ago)

Best fans at the World Cup? How Colombia’s support powered the team to success

Néstor Lorenzo’s side face Switzerland in Vancouver on Tuesday and will be hoping for the same backing that has shocked opponents so far

Mexico City, Guadalajara, Miami, Kansas City – Colombia’s World Cup journey has gradually been heading north for three weeks. Thousands of their supporters now descend on Vancouver looking to see Néstor Lorenzo’s side try to reach their first quarter-final in 12 years when they face Switzerland on Tuesday. After Mexico and the United States, “yellow fever” is about to hit Canada.

This sort of fan migration, which has filled host cities with vibrant colour and joy, has not been seen since that last quarter-final in 2014, when Colombia supporters travelled in massive numbers to Brazil, not only owing to its proximity but also to the fact that the selección had not qualified for a World Cup for almost a generation before. James Rodríguez, the breakout star of that tournament, addressed the fans before travelling to North America as captain this year as there had been trouble when Colombia were in the US for the 2024 Copa América.