Thailand election: For the popular People's Party, winning the vote is only the first hurdleJonathan HeadSouth East Asia correspondent, BangkokWatch: Why winning isn't enough for parties in Thailand's electionSuttasitt "Macky" Pottasak is a typical candidate of Thailand's People's Party: young, idealistic and hardworking.He gave up a career in TV drama production in Bangkok to run in the last...

Square Enix teases Kingdom Hearts 4 at Nintendo DirectAndrew Webster is an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game. Andrew joined The Verge in 2012, writing over 4,000 stories.A different kind of Sora is back in the news. Square Enix just teased the long-awaited next entry in the Kingdom Hearts series, though there’s not much in the way of...

New Harry Potter TV Series Trailer Reintroduces Hogwarts Magic for HBO The show will now debut before 2027. Kourtnee Jackson Senior Editor Kourtnee covers TV streaming services and home entertainment. She previously worked as an entertainment reporter at Showbiz Cheat Sheet, where she wrote about film, television, music, celebrities and streaming platforms. CredentialsThough...

How Iran war laid bare the world's reliance on Gulf oil and gasNick Marsh,Asia business reporterandShanaz Musafer,Business reporterGetty ImagesThe US-Israel war with Iran has made startlingly clear how much the world relies on energy from the Gulf region.Since the conflict began, the price of oil has soared and is currently trading at over a third higher at $100 a barrel, pushed up by air...

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for June 13 #832Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle features a lively, fun topic. Some of the answers are difficult to...