--- description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: May 26th, 2025 | Vol. 205, No. 17 | South Pacific image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- Back to the vault # May 26, 2025 | Vol. 205 No. 17May 26, 2025 | Vol. 205 No. 17  Issue name May 26th, 2025 | Vol. 205, No. 17 | South Pacific Issue date May 26, 2025 Location South Pacific [Buy This Cover](https://www.timecoverstore.com/) ## Table of Contents EntertainmentHealthIdeasPoliticsSportsWorld ### Entertainment [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### How Taylor Jenkins Reid Became a Publishing Powerhouse She's the brains behind the best-selling novels loved by readers–and Hollywood [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### Celine Song's Journey From Matchmaking to _Materialists_ The 'Past Lives' filmmaker's sophomore feature starring Dakota Johnson is inspired by her days as a Manhattan matchmaker. [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### Are You Watching a Movie? Or Is it Just Content? It's deeper than just theatrical versus streaming: these days, it's getting harder to know when you've spotted a real movie in the wild. ### Health [Health](/section/health/) ### How We Chose the TIME100 Most Influential People in Health of 2025 Among an upended global health order, medical innovation pushes forward. Read how TIME chose the list of doctors, scientists and more. ### Ideas [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### How Mark Carney Won Canada's Pivotal Election The Liberal leader has steered his party to an unprecedented turnaround—facing down Trump and Pierre Poilievre. [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### Social Media Platforms Shouldn't Own Your Identity Utah Governor Spencer Cox and Frank H. McCourt Jr. argue that social media users should be able to own their personal data and content. [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### Why Trump and the Saudis Are Cozying Up Here's what to expect from the U.S. President's high-stakes trip to Riyadh, Doha, and Abu Dhabi. [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### My Dad’s Death and the Forgotten Half of America’s Gun Crisis Access to a gun made my dad eight times more likely to die by suicide, primarily because firearms are the most lethal suicide method. ### Politics [Politics](/section/politics/) ### Exclusive: Inside Trump’s First 100 Days In an interview, Trump discussed amassing power, court battles and an agenda that is transforming America [Politics](/section/politics/) ### In Pope Leo XIV, Donald Trump Finds a New Foil Some of Robert Prevost's views are at odds with the kind of Catholicism practiced by J.D. Vance ### Sports [Sports](/section/sports/) ### Paige Bueckers Takes It to the Next Level The WNBA's No. 1 draft pick adds to the league's momentum ### World [World](/section/world/) ### 'Peace Be With You': Pope Leo XIV Steps Onto the World Stage The first American pope succeeds Francis, preaching peace while confronting Church divides and urgent global crises. [World](/section/world/) ### 'It's a Game Changer': Mineral Deal Raises Hopes of GOP Uniting Behind Ukraine [World](/section/world/) ### ‘No One’s Coming’: Inside Gaza as Israel Expands Its Military Control After Israel announced plans to fully occupy Gaza indefinitely, human rights groups voice concerns over aid and safety for Palestinians living in the territory. Israel has imposed a near-total blockade on Gaza since March. May 26th, 2025 | Vol. 205, No. 17 | South Pacific ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":210,"height":60},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://time.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"May 26th, 2025 | Vol. 205, No. 17 | South Pacific","item":"https://time.com/magazine/south-pacific/7286608/may-26th-2025-vol-205-no-17-south-pacific/"}]}]} ```