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China’s private securities investment funds surpassed 8 trillion yuan (US$1.2 trillion) for the first time at the end of June, emerging as the core engine driving the expansion of the country’s entire private fund industry, according to the Asset Management Association of China. Propelled by the huge growth in securities funds, assets under management in the broader private fund industry hit a record 23.66 trillion yuan, the association said. The sector has achieved record-breaking asset levels for 12 consecutive months, and added 1.51 trillion yuan in the first half of 2026. The issuance market also remains active. In June, 2,219 new private funds…

The OpenAI logo is displayed on a cell phone in front of an image generated by ChatGPT's Dall-E text-to-image model, Dec. 8, 2023, in Boston. AP-Yonhap ChatGPT maker OpenAI says it is still investigating the “unprecedented cyber incident” that led its artificial intelligence systems to break out of a testing environment and hack into another AI company. OpenAI said Tuesday two of its most capable AI models were responsible for the cyberattack targeting AI startup Hugging Face. The incident is stirring debates over the need for stronger AI guardrails and the extent to which AI agents are capable of acting on their own. Hugging Face said last week that…

Saskatchewan’s largest outdoor farm exhibition is back in full swing, bringing the latest innovations in agricultural technology front and centre just a short drive northwest of Saskatoon. Ag in Motion kicked off for another year Tuesday, transforming over 100 acres of space in Langham, Sask., into a mini village. Over 600 exhibitors are on site, showcasing everything from the latest farming equipment models to new crop varieties. One such innovation is PTx’s OutRun, a device that attaches to tractors, enabling them to operate autonomously. The device helps farmers tow grain carts and turbines across fields, improving efficiency during their short…

US President Donald Trump’s administration will redirect billions of dollars in federal research funding away from universities to individual scientists and AI-focused projects, arguing the overhaul is needed to help the US compete with China. The plan, outlined in a White House Office of Science and Technology Policy report released on Tuesday, comes as the administration warns that China has reached parity with the US in research and development spending over the past 20 years, “a situation America did not face even during the Cold War”. “Beyond the sheer scale of its spending, Beijing is treating scientific research capacity as a central pillar of…

Meanwhile, its Gemini app has grown to 950 million monthly active users. That puts its AI chat app within striking distance of OpenAI’s ChatGPT which hit one billion monthly active users in June, according to reports. Alphabet spent nearly US$45b in the quarter, “the vast majority” of which went towards AI investments, CFO Anat Ashkenazi said during a call with analysts. The company also increased its capital expenditure estimate for the full year to as much as US$205b, a jump from US$190b last quarter. The increase is “primarily due to an acceleration in the delivery of capacity to meet growing demand”, Ashkenazi said. “We continue to expect our…

More and more, we want to know: Is it human, or is it AI? Is that image real? That song? That video? The publishing platform Substack is trying to add some clarity by partnering with the AI detector Pangram to help readers understand just how much AI is in all the content they consume on the publishing platform. The tool is available to all Substack subscribers and works on posts, notes, comments and replies published on or after Tuesday that are longer than 100 words. Creators will also be able to scan their drafts with Pangram to see how much AI is detected and can also provide a statement to explain their writing process, Substack said. Web and iOS…

House passes bill limiting lawmakers' stock trades The House on Wednesday passed a bill to restrict lawmakers from stock trading, along with the National Defense Authorization Act. Julia Manchester, White House correspondent for The Hill, and Dave Levinthal, senior editor for NOTUS, join "The Takeout" to discuss.

22nd July 2026 - Link Blog Are AI labs pelicanmaxxing? (via) Excellent piece of work by Dylan Castillo, who took a deep-dive into the frequently pondered question of whether the AI labs have been deliberately training models to draw pelicans riding bicycles in response to my deeply unscientific benchmark. I've been randomly spot-checking this in the past by testing models against other animals riding other types of vehicle, but never with anything close to the diligence of Dylan's methodology here. Dylan took 8 animals × 6 vehicles \= 48 prompts and ran them three times each through 7 different models ( GPT-5.6 Terra, Claude Sonnet 5, Gemini 3.5…

Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, July 22 (game #871). Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's…

Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, July 22 (game #1640). Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,500 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today — or scroll down further for the answers. Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT…

How to solve today's Wordle. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Looking for help with today’s Wordle? Look no further. An abundance of hints, clues and other helpful items await, not to mention a bonus Custom Wordle and plenty more. I had a publishing SNAFU yesterday and I swear I hit publish but my Wordle Guide did not go live, so I ended up publishing my Wordle Wednesday post super late. The sad thing about that, other than lost traffic for me, is that fewer people got to see this riddle from yesterday’s Wordle Wednesday. Today, I give you the answer, but before I do that, here’s the riddle: What has a heart that doesn’t beat? The answer?…

As we descend ever further into an AI-fueled dystopia, one question about our future becomes ever more pressing: When the internet is dominated by machines, who's going to be around to continue its long-standing tradition of fetishizing Japanese culture and media? Well, there's no reason to worry, because it turns out the AIs are weebs, too. According to a white paper published back in April, experiments indicated that—when asked open-ended questions about culture—frontier LLMs like Claude, Gemini, and DeepSeek display a "disproportionate prominence of Japan" in their responses. (Image credit: Getty Images) The study, conducted by a team of University…

Designers often say that UX isn’t really about screens. It’s a line I see in portfolios, I hear in interviews; that’s the line we use to signal that we’re thinking beyond just pixels. But honestly, for most of my career, that wasn’t true. In one way or another, the job was screens: building flows in Figma, mapping out states, writing specs, worrying about happy paths and edge cases, and handling handoff. We kept saying UX isn’t about screens, even as we kept making more of them. Well, AI is about to call the bluff. Here’s a simple example. Let’s say you took a selfie with your friend Mark last week, and now you want to send it to him. Open the mail…

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When Hugging Face got hit last week, co-founder Clement Delangue suspected a frontier lab, given the agent's sophistication. He was right. Delangue said on X that after a day working with OpenAI he strongly believed there was no malicious intent and that it was mind-blowing the whole thing had happened autonomously. The two OpenAI models that broke into Hugging Face last week did not breach it through malice or superintelligence. They breached it through credentials and permissions they should never have been able to reach, a non-human identity failure that is the oldest problem in security rather than the newest one in AI, and the one every…

AI-powered laptops and Copilot+ PCs are becoming more relevant because the way people use laptops has changed significantly over the last few years. Modern routines are now built around multitasking, cloud collaboration, video conferencing, streaming, and productivity tools that remain active throughout the day. Most professionals are no longer using laptops only for documents and browsing. A typical workday may involve AI-assisted meetings, browser tabs running alongside productivity apps, organizing files across multiple platforms, and switching between communication tools while working remotely or traveling. That shift has increased demand for…

Jin Chang-hyun, chair of Korean Association of Foreign Students Administrators and chief of international affairs at Kyonggi University Having reached its goal of attracting 300,000 international students two years ahead of schedule, a university international affairs leader emphasized that Korea must now shift its focus from enrollment targets to helping international students build lasting lives in the country. “The focus should no longer be on how many international students Korea attracts, but on how the country can build an inclusive society with them,” said Jin Chang-hyun, chair of the Korean Association of Foreign Students Administrators…

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In this tutorial, we explore EdgeBench as a practical benchmark for evaluating advanced AI agents across diverse task categories, runtime environments, and interaction-time budgets. We begin by downloading the dataset snapshot from Hugging Face, parsing the released task specifications, and examining the benchmark taxonomy, execution settings, internet requirements, judging logic, and scoring metadata. We then extract the leaderboard data directly from the repository README, standardize model names, reshape task-level results into an analysis-ready format, and compare performance across multiple time budgets. Finally, we fit log-sigmoid scaling…

The Pixel Watch 5 is expected to look identical to last year’s model, but the similarities might also extend to the specs and chip. According to the Google Play Console, the Pixel Watch 5 is codenamed “godric.” This might be a portmanteau like previous generations. From this listing, Google is using the “Qualcomm SW5100,” which would be the same base chip as the Pixel Watch 2, 3, and 4. The CPU and GPU are unchanged from last year: CPU: 4x ARM Cortex-A53 (1700 MHz) GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 702 (1000 MHz) As a reminder, Google started using the 4nm Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 with the Pixel Watch 2. The Pixel Watch 4 saw an upgrade to the Snapdragon W5 Gen 2 for…

(ATTN: RECASTS throughout; ADDS photo) SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Biologics Co., the biotech arm of Samsung Group, said Thursday its second-quarter net profit rose 29.1 percent from a year earlier, driven by full-capacity operations and a weak won. For the three-month period that ended in June, net profit increased to 430.7 billion won (US$291.6 million) from 333.6 billion won a year earlier, the company said in a press release. "Full-scale operations at the company's four plants in Songdo, just west of Seoul, a ramp-up in production at its fifth plant, and favorable exchange rates boosted quarterly earnings," it said. Operating profit rose…

LONDON, June 22 (Yonhap) -- The head of the mobile business at Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday expressed confidence in the South Korean tech giant's foldable technology ahead of the planned launch of a rival device by Apple Inc. "The technological expertise and understanding of customers that we have built over seven years cannot be caught up to overnight," Roh Tae-moon, co-chief executive officer of Samsung Electronics and head of its mobile business, told reporters. Samsung unveiled three Galaxy Z foldable smartphones powered by Alphabet Inc.'s Gemini artificial intelligence (AI), marking the company's first major lineup expansion since the…

Recent graduate Mykale Baker has been given scholarship money after a photo of him working at Burger King in his graduation regalia went viral. The daughter of the customer who took the footage was also given a scholarship. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Visitors to Burger King may soon notice several changes inspired by updates that customers of the fast-food chain said they wanted. "Earlier this year, we opened our phone lines and invited people to share their honest feedback – and they did," a Burger King representative told Fox News Digital. "One of the biggest takeaways was that our guests want to feel welcomed when they walk in,…

Apple is already working on a refreshed version of the MacBook Neo, only a few months after launching its cheapest laptop. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple has been testing an updated MacBook Neo with an A19 Pro chip and more memory. The report backs earlier claims that a second-generation model could arrive in 2027, bringing better multitasking performance and improved long-term usability. More memory could be the most important upgrade The current MacBook Neo runs on a binned A18 Pro chip paired with 8GB of unified memory. It handles browsing, streaming, and everyday productivity reasonably well, but the limited memory can become…

Egyptian developer demonstrates how to block ads with an ESP32-C3 "SuperMini" board ESP32 ad-blocking dongle costs just $5 to build 537,000 blacklisted domains are stored in the device’s 4MB of flash memory When online ads become a problem, ad-blocking software is a good idea, used in conjunction with dedicated hardware like a Raspberry Pi running Pi-Hole. But what if the device is rebooting or otherwise out of action? Egyptian developer ZedAxis claims to have developed a solution that might inspire a rethink on how online whitelisting and blacklisting is processed. Relying on a sub-$5 ESP32-based mini board, the device somehow squeezes over 500,000…

Samsung Electronics co-CEO and Head of Device Experience Division Roh Tae-moon speaks during a press conference on the sidelines of Galaxy Unpacked 2026 at Old Billingsgate in London, Wednesday (local time). Courtesy of Samsung Electronics LONDON — Samsung Electronics has unveiled the global prices for its new Galaxy Z8 foldable smartphone lineup, which are up to 48 percent higher than the launch prices in Korea. With soaring memory prices making the pricing of new smartphones more challenging than ever, Samsung has adopted a more aggressive pricing strategy in its home market, a move that can prompt complaints from overseas consumers who are being…

Apple is working on a 12th-generation iPad, and plans to update the most affordable tablet in the ‌iPad‌ in 2027. It's not going to be a major update, but if you're planning a purchase, you might want to wait for the newest model. Design There are no rumors of an updated design for the 12th-generation ‌iPad‌, so it will likely have the same 11-inch edge-to-edge display with Touch ID Side Button and thick bezels. Apple last updated the ‌iPad‌'s design with the 10th-generation model, giving the device a more modern look to better match the designs of the iPad Pro and iPad Air models. The low-cost ‌iPad‌ is only available in a single screen size, and it…

Meta has skirted another jury over claims its platforms are facilitating a youth mental health crisis. The company was set to go to trial in the Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles next week, but the 15-year-old plaintiff, referred to as R.K.C, has now dropped the lawsuit. "In ⁠light of the overall successful result of the litigation and his concerns about enduring a grueling weeks-long trial, he has elected to withdraw his claims against Meta. He’s ⁠ready to close this chapter and focus on his recovery and engage in therapy as ​he aspires to have a normal life," attorneys for ​R.K.C. said in ​a statement. According to the…

Computing is so ubiquitous that we often see more than one in most households, including laptops, desktops, all-in-ones, smartphones, tablets, and so on. But there was once a time when that certainly wasn't the case. In that context, some comments made by industry stalwarts of the past may appear like massive miscalculations. "There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home." Ethics in AI The late Ken Olsen was the co-founder and CEO of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), a major company in the mid-20th century that produced a series of minicomputers over the decades in which it operated until its decline in 1998. Quote of the…

Someone used an AirPod to record flying disc throw statistics Tested with throws of up to 45mph and no damage Strava-friendly export for dedicated disc throwers One of Apple's most famous adverts opened with "Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently." The text didn't explicitly say "here's to the ones sticking AirPods on frisbees", but I think Steve Jobs would have approved of the Redditor who's done exactly that. Paul Tracer, aka Disastrous-Body-297, has invented a use for AirPods that I'm pretty sure nobody at Apple ever considered. He used them to…

8BitDo Ultimate Mobile Gaming Controller - Xbox Edition: One-minute review The 8BitDo Ultimate Mobile Gaming Controller - Xbox Edition takes the brand’s existing wireless mobile controller grip and makes a couple of surface-level changes. The overall shape, style, and functions remain, but official Xbox licensing sees the Turbo button swapped for a dedicated Xbox button. It retains the $49.99 / £43.99 / AU$89 price tag of the original, meaning it's significantly cheaper than alternatives like the Backbone One or GameSir G8. The Hall effect joysticks and triggers from the original are still here too, with clicky bumpers and what 8BitDo describes as a…

Today’s NYT Strands puzzle has a pretty straightforward theme. But some of the answers are long and could be difficult to unscramble, so if you need hints and answers, read on. Read more:NYT Connections Turns 1: These Are the 5 Toughest Puzzles So Far Hint for today’s Strands puzzle Today’s Strands theme is:Hail to the chief petty officer. If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: Anchors aweigh! Clue words to unlock in-game hints Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words…

Earlier today, Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, along with the Fold 8 and the Flip 8. Now, aside from tacking ‘Ultra’ onto the name, the Z Fold 8 Ultra looks and feels a lot like last year’s Z Fold 7. I’ve even put them next to each other, and apart from last year’s much more vivid colorway, I legitimately couldn’t tell the difference between them. However, appearances are only skin deep, and Samsung has made some big improvements over its last-generation foldables, like finally including the same 5000mAh battery you’d find in the Galaxy S26 Ultra that came out earlier this year. That doesn’t necessarily justify adding the Ultra to the…

Smartwatches and fitness bands are the go-to solutions for most people looking for reliable health and fitness tracking. However, that trend is starting to change, with some looking to alternate solutions. WHOOP was one of the first to enter this space and has pretty much dominated it for the past several years. But screenless bands are having a bit of a moment in 2026, with big competitors throwing their hats into the ring. Google introduced its take with the Fitbit Air, and now Garmin is doing the same this week with the CIRQA. With products like these, it's important to be able to get all the basics when it comes to health and fitness tracking.…

There's been a lot of talk about the upcoming iPhone 18 and foldable iPhone that are likely to launch in September. However, Apple is also planning for its next generation of Macs and MacBooks, and it seems pretty much every line of computers is getting a refresh. That's according to a new report from Mark Gurman, managing editor of the consumer technology team at Bloomberg News. So, what's in store for the new Mac devices? Let's start with Apple's breakout hit and the latest addition to the MacBook family, the entry-level MacBook Neo. MacBook Neo A new MacBook Neo in the near future makes sense. Apple's budget laptop was a big success for Apple and…

Previous reports have indicated that Apple plans to launch redesigned MacBook Pros between the end of this year and early next year featuring touchscreen OLED displays, but the brand’s OLED ambitions for its Macs won’t end there. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman now reports that Apple is also working on OLED versions of the MacBook Air and iMac, corroborating earlier supply-chain reports about both devices. The information comes from people familiar with Apple’s plans, although neither product appears close to release. The OLED MacBook Air could arrive in 2028 Bloomberg says Apple is developing an OLED MacBook Air for as early as 2028. The timeline broadly…

The LG C6 OLED is one of the best mid-range OLED TVs you can buy right now. After spending the past month testing and using it every day, one thing became clear: straight out of the box, you’re leaving picture quality on the table. The good news is that getting more out of the TV doesn’t require professional calibration or hours spent digging through menus. A handful of small adjustments can make movies look more cinematic, improve shadow detail, smooth out motion and even make the built-in speakers sound noticeably better. Here are the exact settings I’ve been using after living with the LG C6. Start with the right picture mode The C6 includes…

Melinda French Gates explains why she tracks her blood work in a spreadsheet Melinda French Gates told Norah O'Donnell on "Healthful" that she's been tracking all her blood work in a spreadsheet "for a very long time." "It's easier than when I sit down with my doctor and she's pacing through the computer to look at it. I'm like, here's the spreadsheet," French Gates said.

Zac Kew-Denniss / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung’s new smartwatches just made their formal debut, including the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2. Rated for up to 10ATM, and with an IP69K certification, the Ultra 2 is well equipped for divers. Mares has partnered with Samsung for a Diving app, and we’ve got an early look at how its subscription could work. Samsung just got done showing off all its new summer hardware at Unpacked in London, including the wide new Galaxy Z Fold 8, Fold 8 Ultra, and Flip 8. More than that, though, we also got to meet Samsung’s latest wearables, with the launch of the Galaxy Watch 9 and Watch Ultra 2. The Ultra 2 in particular is…

Samsung’s latest foldables bring upgrades over last year’s models — including a new wider-screen device — but they also carry the industry’s favorite trend: higher prices. The Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra and Z Flip 8 each cost $100 more than last year’s Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7, while the brand-new, confusingly named Galaxy Z Fold 8, lands between them in price. Foldables have always sat at the top of the smartphone price ladder, and none of Samsung’s new ones are bucking that trend. Raising prices on some of the most expensive phones you can buy only pushes them further into niche territory. Samsung said the higher prices reflect increased memory and…

On July 15, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky sacked his young defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, supposedly as part of a 'government reshuffle'. The public reaction was immediate and explosive. Thousands poured on to the streets – among them veterans and serving soldiers on leave. 'Hands off Fedorov!' they bellowed. They demanded that the ambitious 35-year-old, a former adviser to Zelensky, be reinstated, arguing that he had been fighting to modernise a military establishment that refused to move with the times. Fedorov had championed drone warfare while digitising procurement and pushing hard against his nation's perennial curse of corruption.…

LUGANSK, July 23. /TASS/. Russian forces control the greater part of the settlement of Pisarevka in the Sumy Region, military expert Andrey Marochko told TASS. "Regarding Pisarevka, the greater part of the settlement is under our control, while a portion still remains in the so-called gray zone," he said. On July 17, Marochko told TASS that the Russian Armed Forces had established a foothold on the eastern outskirts of Pisarevka and the western fringes of Kiyanitsa in the Sumy Region.

⁠The Iranian-aligned Houthis on Thursday claimed military strikes on two Saudi oil tankers as part of a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, further raising the risk of a second chokehold on world oil supplies at the Red Sea in coordination with Iran’s attempt to control the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile the US military said on Wednesday it launched a new round of strikes on Iran at President Donald Trump’s direction, marking a 12th successive night of American attacks. The Yemen-based militants, who control areas near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on the opposite end of the Arabian Peninsula from the Strait of Hormuz, said on Monday ‌they were imposing a naval…

U.S. President Donald Trump and others salute as a U.S. Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, Wednesday, July 22, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. AP-Yonhap DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. military announced Wednesday that it was conducting a 12th night of strikes against Iran as both sides increasingly targeted civilian infrastructure. U.S. Central Command said the attacks were designed to “further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting regional waters,” as the Americans push to regain control over the Strait of Hormuz and…

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What to know as U.S. completes 12th straight night of Iran strikes The U.S. launched an 12th night of strikes against Iran Wednesday, hours after President Trump attended the dignified transfer of four service members killed in the war. CBS News' Eleanor Watson reports.

Here's what's in the U.S.-Saudi Arabia nuclear deal The U.S. and Saudi Arabia signed a new nuclear agreement Wedesday that could help the Middle Eastern country diverisify its energy sources. Margaret Brennan has more.

President Donald Trump. File \| Photo Credit: AP The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed an annual defence policy bill on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) that would authorise a record $1.15 trillion in funding for the Pentagon, as the divisive Iran war drags on. Though it traditionally sees significant bipartisan support, the 2027 National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) passed the lower chamber in a 216-212 vote, a sign of the growing polarization under President Donald Trump. The bill, which must still pass the Senate, provides approximately $250 billion more than the 2026 NDAA, including a 5-7% pay raise for service members. "This legislation…

U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One, Wednesday, July 22, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. AP-Yonhap WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that the United States will bomb an Iranian bridge or power plant whenever the Islamic Republic fires at a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, amid growing concerns over a potential return to full-scale war between the two countries. Trump made the remarks in a social media post after he threatened last week to "knock out" Iran's power plants and bridges unless Tehran returns to the negotiating table to negotiate an end to the Middle East conflict. "From this point forward, any time the…

The problem comes from the growing percentage of foreign visitors who are crossing the northern border by land, where they usually spend far less than those arriving by air to coastal resorts and other high-level tourist destinations. The post Mexico is attracting more tourists — but they’re spending less appeared first on Mexico News Daily

A local mayor in central Mexico was shot dead in a town hall, authorities reported Wednesday, after the politician had survived a previous assassination attempt. The town of Temoac is located in the state of Morelos, a region close to Mexico City where several drug cartels are active. Mayor Valentin Lavin, who was allied to President Claudia Sheinbaum's leftist party, had already survived an armed attack in January, according to local media reports. Forensic experts and police officers located his dead body inside local government facilities, the state prosecutor's office said. An operation to arrest those responsible for the crime was underway, it…

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Skip next section Welcome to our coverage 07/23/2026July 23, 2026 Welcome to our coverage Welcome to our coverage of the US war with Iran. The US military has launched a 12th straight night of strikes on Iran as tensions continue to escalate. Meanwhile, the US and Saudi Arabia have signed a civilian nuclear cooperation pact, accompanied by a separate bilateral safeguards agreement, US officials said. Stay tuned as we bring you the latest on theUS conflict with Iran and other developments from the Middle East. Why Trump is taking a risky bet on Iran [![ To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports…

A large group of travelers at Raleigh-Durham International Airport stood in silence, many with their hands over their hearts during the dignified transfer of a fallen American service member. (Credit: The White House) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A powerful display of respect unfolded inside a busy North Carolina airport as strangers united to honor a fallen American service member's final journey home. Video shared by the White House and many others on social media shows a large group of travelers gathered along the terminal windows at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, many with their hands over their hearts, during the dignified…

Key events Kuwait’s air defences are responding to hostile drone threats amid “Iranian aggression”, the Kuwaiti army is saying. Any explosion sounds heard were the result of attacks being intercepted, it said on social media. Iran has continued to strike at countries around the region hosting American forces in response to ongoing US attacks. Opening: US launches more strikes on Iran as Yemen’s Houthis claim Red Sea attacks Welcome to our live coverage of the continuing crisis in the Middle East. The US military announced on Thursday evening it had began a 12th consecutive night of strikes against Iranian military targets at the direction of Donald…

Satellite imagery independently confirms a Russian Tu-95MS strategic bomber was destroyed in Ukraine SBU drone strike on Engels-2 air base The Tu-95 is essentially an impossible-to-replace Cold War-era asset with approximately only 60 in service and at least 10 photo-confirmed losses since the Russia-Ukraine conflict began in 2022 The loss is damning for Russian armed forces, which have deployed new hardened shelters and painted decoy bombers in a bid to trick drone operators who successfully destroyed the aircraft from an 800 km range Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the country's Security Service had recently destroyed a Tu-95…

NEW YORK, July 23. /TASS/. The US military has begun carrying out another series of strikes on Iranian territory, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) reported. "At 5:30 p.m. ET today (00:30 a.m. Moscow time on July 23, or 9:30 p.m. GMT on July 22 - TASS), US forces began launching more strikes against Iranian military targets at the Commander in Chief's direction," the command said on X.

The US on Wednesday announced a landmark deal with Saudi Arabia that would establish a civilian nuclear programme in the Gulf country, with Washington insisting the agreement includes safeguards against non-proliferation. The move comes as the US under President Donald Trump fights a war with Iran that began in large part over concerns with Tehran’s nuclear programme – an issue that remains a key point of contention during now-stalled peace talks. Two agreements – one on “peaceful nuclear cooperation” and another on “bilateral safeguards” – were signed by US Energy Secretary Chris Wright and his Saudi counterpart Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, the US…

President Donald Trump paid tribute to Army 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan during remarks at Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia, revealing he flew the fallen soldier's family aboard Air Force One and were in the crowd for Wednesday's speech after meeting them at Dover Air Force Base following a dignified transfer ceremony. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump paid an emotional tribute to fallen Army 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan during an event Wednesday at Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia, revealing he invited the slain soldier's grieving family aboard Air Force One and were in the crowd after meeting them earlier…

Air defences have been activated in Kuwait to intercept a drone attack from Iran, according to the country’s military. The General Staff of the Army said that any sounds of explosion are drones being intercepted. “Everyone is requested to adhere to the security and safety instructions issued by the competent authorities,” a military statement added.

GYEONGSAN, South Korea, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Eight people were injured following a fire in an apartment facilities office in the southeastern city of Gyeongsan, police and city officials said. The fire began at 8:29 a.m. after a suspected explosion inside the office where management staff were gathered, according to the officials. Police plan to investigate the exact cause of the incident once the fire is brought under control. This photo, provided by fire authorities on July 23, 2026, shows firefighters gathered at an apartment facilities office in Gyeongsan, about 250 kilometers southeast of Seoul, where a fire broke out. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE)…

Talk show host Jon Stewart noted his skepticism of certain far-left policies and asked New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani where he disagrees with his fellow democratic socialists. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Talk show host Jon Stewart asked New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani where he disagrees with fellow Democratic socialists who are rising in the Democratic Party during a Wednesday episode of his podcast, "The Weekly Show." Stewart, who has long been a fixture of centrist Democratic Party politics, noted on his show that times have changed, in that "now Democratic socialism is considered the hottest trend in the Democratic Party 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…

It is not the first time the Environment Agency's enforcement regime has been called into question. In 2024, the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP), an independent public body, ruled that the EA was not applying legislation properly as to when sewage could be legally discharged. It said the EA was allowing water companies to spill in "normal" weather rather than "exceptional circumstances" - as the law states. In light of the OEP report the EA issued new guidance last year, external making it clear that spills should not take place during normal weather. But in an email exchange with the BBC the EA refused to confirm that spills should only…

Some people run away to join the circus — Gregg “Scooter” Korek joined the carnie circuit. For more than eight months out of the year, Korek is on the road overseeing midways and fairs across North America — like KDays. “Every day I’m waking up and entertaining 100,000 people,” said Korek, who is the vice-president of client services for North American Midway Entertainment. This year marks a big milestone — his 50th straight summer on the KDays midway. “It’s been a great rollercoaster ride. I’ve been surrounded by so many great people,” Korek said. It’s a ride he wasn’t expecting to get on. His career started in Calgary — right out of school — in…

The Houthis, a militant group in Yemen who have been threatening to open another front in the Iran war, said they had targeted two oil tankers in the Red Sea. Minutes before the Houthi statement on Wednesday, the U.K. Maritime Trade Operations Center said the master of a tanker has reported that the ship had been struck southwest of Al Shuqaiq on the Saudi Red Sea coast. Saudi Arabia didn’t immediately comment on the attack. The Red Sea has emerged as a vital workaround for crude exports, particularly from Saudi Arabia, amid disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude oil rose sharply past $95 a barrel in post-settlement trading,…

The City of Surrey continues to crack down on unpermitted construction units. A garage on the property of a house near 124th Street and 72 Avenue was transformed into six self-contained suites and a two-storey addition was built without the required permits, the city said. “They’re so egregious, they’re built so poorly, and in violation not just of the building code but all of our zoning bylaws and the building bylaw within the city,” Matt Rose, the City of Surrey’s Director of Building, said. The owner lives in a separate house nearby and declined an interview with Global News. However, he told Surrey’s council earlier this week that he relies on the…

The state weather bureau released a track and intensity forecast for Tropical Depression Kiyapo at 5 a.m. on Thursday, July 23, 2026. — Photo from DOST-Pagasa/Facebook MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 was hoisted over several areas over Northern Luzon due to tropical depression Kiyapo, formerly a low-pressure area, the state weather bureau said. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) weather specialist Chenel Dominguez reported during a 5 a.m. weather advisory on Thursday that Wind Signal No. 1 was placed over the following areas: Batanes Cagayan Babuyan Islands Isabela Apayao Abra…

Tropical Storm Bertha crawled into southern Louisiana on Wednesday, making landfall and packing strong winds far from its center after closing beaches from the Florida Panhandle to Mississippi. The National Hurricane Center said Bertha made landfall in the afternoon in St. Bernard Parish, about 40 miles (65 kilometers) east of New Orleans. At landfall, the storm’s maximum sustained winds were around 45 mph (72 kph). The wind and storm surge were the main threats for the Deep South states. Parks and piers were closed up and down the coast, as were some low-lying roads. A tropical storm warning stretched from […]...Keep on reading: Tropical Storm Bertha…

PUBLISHED : 23 Jul 2026 at 05:42 Officials at work to remove the train that derailed at the Khlong Tan depot of the Airport Rail Link system in Bangkok on Wednesday. Asia Era One Airport Rail Link resumes full service at 10.07pm on Wednesday after officials removed a train that derailed at its depot in Khlong Tan, Bangkok. Anant Phonimdaeng, governor of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT), said the full service between Phaya Thai and Suvarnabhumi airport stations resumed after officials removed the train that earlier derailed and checked a railway switch at the derailment scene in the Khlong Tan depot. He said SRT, SRT Electrified Train Co (SRTET) and…

Explainer - Have you had a flight delayed by fog recently? You're not alone. What is fog, and will there ever be a way to beat it? As the country settles into midwinter, foggy weather is a common morning sight - and while it may be pretty in pictures, it can cause havoc for commuters and air travellers with delayed and cancelled flights. What causes fog, and how do airports know when it's too dangerous to fly? Here's what you need to know. A foggy start to the day by the waterfront in Auckland's CBD. EDWARD GAY / RNZ What is fog, anyway? "It's basically having a cloud on the ground," said MetService communications meteorologist Alywn Bakker. "Fog is…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size For the second time in a month, Mission, B.C., RCMP officers have had to deal with a sticky situation. On July 9, a farmer’s load of blueberries spilled onto Lougheed Highway, creating a sticky, jammy mess, according to RCMP. With blueberry harvesting season underway, on July 16, RCMP were called to the Horne Street overpass after crates of blueberries spilled onto the road. “A witness reported the matter after seeing a motorcycle go slip-sliding through the mess, while other vehicles turned the matter into a very juicy incident indeed,” Mission RCMP quipped in a news release. Get breaking…

INQUIRER FILES CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — A lightning strike damaged key electrical equipment at the Socorro Substation late Wednesday night, causing a total power interruption that affected the entire province of Oriental Mindoro, the Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (Ormeco) said. In an advisory, Ormeco said the outage occurred at 11:23 p.m. on July 22 after lightning struck the substation, burning the Current Transformer/Potential Transformer (CT/PT) and a suspension insulator. The incident coincided with a voltage surge which led to the province-wide outage. Ormeco began the gradual restoration of electricity by energizing feeders by…

On 21 July 2025, a training aircraft took off from a Bangladesh Air Force Base in Dhaka at around 13:00 local time (07:00 GMT) and crashed soon after in the Uttara neighbourhood. Images from the scene hours after the crash showed scores of emergency service workers sorting through charred rubble in an attempt to find survivors. Authorities announced that an investigation commission had been formed to investigate the crash, but in the days that followed, hundreds of student protesters took to the streets, clashing with police as they demanded accountability over the disaster and changes to training flights regulations. The committee's findings, which…

A driver who bought a “student gifts and asked the parents to take [them] out”, was stood down in 2021. The van’s camera was “obscured” and the incident escalated to police. The father of a boy who lost his son in May after he escaped from a school van unnoticed and drowned, said his trust in SESTA had been “completely broken”. “I’m really shocked. These children should all have been kept safe. “There needs to be change.” Another driver was also stood down but later reinstated, after tying a seatbelt around a student’s arm to restrain them in early February 2025. Incidents investigated also included seven cases of children either being left in vans,…

The colorful opening show focused on the traditions and music of Oaxaca’s 16 Indigenous peoples and Afro-Mexican communities, to be followed by fairs, parades, gastronomic presentations and artisanal exhibitions statewide. The post Guelaguetza, Oaxaca’s world renowned ethnic festival, gets underway appeared first on Mexico News Daily

Sunny Deval, 29, with a band-aid on the entire length of his right forearm, walked into a makeshift tent made of yellow tarpaulin at the Jantar Mantar protest site and complained that his hand was paining again. Soon, a doctor behind the tables filled with medicines, with a stethoscope around his neck, signalled him to come to the end of the other end of the tables and made him sit on a chair and started unwrapping the band-aid. Throughout the day, scores of people walked into the makeshift clinic to get ORS, medicines, band-aids or help with injuries. Doctors at the “free seva camp” said that since the lathicharge on Monday (July 20, 2026), they have…

Woman wanted after two train passengers are slapped on a late-night service: Police release CCTV image By ROBERT FOLKER, NEWS REPORTER Published: 16:08 EDT, 22 July 2026 \| Updated: 17:32 EDT, 22 July 2026 Police are searching for a woman after two train passengers were assaulted on a late-night service. The force said that a female approached two other women who were travelling together at around 11.40pm at Preston station on Saturday and slapped them both before fleeing. A CCTV image of a woman who officers want to speak to as part of their investigation has been released by British Transport Police (BTP). A spokesperson for BTP said: 'Officers…

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. According to a late-night bulletin by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), floodwaters claimed the lives of 10 people across five districts during the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, the number of flood-affected districts reduced…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 22, 2026 4:59 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The premier of Newfoundland and Labrador says the province is grieving the deaths of two fishermen found Tuesday after a boat sank off Newfoundland’s northern coast. In a press release Wednesday, Tony Wakeham said tragedies at sea are felt across the province, where many communities are so closely tied to the fishing industry. A spokesperson for the federal Department of National Defence says the Canadian Coast Guard got a call about a sunken vessel and three missing people on Tuesday afternoon. Get breaking National news Get…

Increasingly common bear encounters cause fear across U.S. Bear encounters are rising across the U.S. as the animals enter human spaces looking for food, often getting caught on tape. Mark Strassmann has the story.

The face of a young woman crowned with a laurel wreath, buried in elaborate clothing and unusual cork sandals, has appeared nearly 1,700 years after her death. She is one of 16 people from Aquincum, a Roman-era city in present-day Hungary, whose faces have been reconstructed for "Once We Were Like You," a new exhibition at the Aquincum Museum in Budapest. The display pairs skulls excavated in and around the ancient city with scientifically informed approximations of how their owners may have looked in life. Six of the reconstructions are hyperrealistic silicone models, complete with artificial eyes, human hair, eyebrows, eyelashes and, in some cases,…

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…

At first glance, the limestone figure could be a prop from a horror movie. Its long, nearly featureless face still carries faint impressions of eyes, a nose, and a mouth. But the 19-inch carving is more than 2,000 years old, and centuries of wear may explain much of what makes it look so unsettling today. Someone left the 40-pound figure in a ditch near what is now Tours, France. About 295 feet away, archaeologists found fragments of a human skull in the same ditch and in a matching layer of soil, indicating that both entered the ground around the same period. Discarding a carved human figure already seems odd, but burying it in the same ditch as…

This is the Daily Gospel for July 23, 2026, which is the Thursday of the Sixteenth week in Ordinary Time. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, July 21, 2026 Daily Gospel, July 20, 2026 This is the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 13, 10-17. The disciples approached Jesus and said, “Why do you speak […]...Keep on reading: Daily Gospel, July 23, 2026

Since the mysterious deaths of a husband and wife in the Medici family, a powerful Italian dynasty that ruled Florence and Tuscany almost uninterruptedly from 1434 to 1737, rumors have swirled about what led to the couple’s untimely demise. Now, scientists believe they have an answer — it wasn’t murder, but malaria. In 1587, Grand Duke Francesco I de’ Medici and his wife, Bianca Cappello, died within hours of each other after days of agony. At the time, logic dictated the culprit to be malaria because the couple had shown symptoms of the illness, including a telltale intermittent fever. But rumors of an assassination immediately spread, pointing to…

Amanzoe is at its best, though, when nothing is happening. A morning spent in the spa. A late-afternoon siesta on the pavilion terrace, the Aegean going gold in the distance, the cypresses motionless, the lavender spent and faintly fragrant. Cocktails on the moon-shaped terrace by the pool, a black velvet sky above. It’s easy to imagine that there is wild magic here, amid all that marble and stone which hold the warmth of the day long after dark, long after the stars are out. All credit to Ed Tuttle, whose talent lay in staging the improbable. At Amanzoe, he arranged space, material and landscape with such precision that after a day or two, the…

At 3 a.m., when sleep has slipped away again, the last place a person might look for help is inside someone else’s gut. That is exactly where a new clinical trial looked. Adults with chronic insomnia who received capsules containing fecal microbes from healthy donors slept more efficiently and spent less time awake after initially falling asleep than those given a placebo. Published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, the findings provide early evidence that changing the gut microbiome may influence how well people sleep. “Targeting the gut microbiota may offer a promising new therapeutic strategy for chronic insomnia disorder,” said co–corresponding…

Aboriginal Spiritual Leaders Performed ‘Magic, Healing, Cursing’ Rituals in This Australian Cave for 25,000 Years, New Research Finds Archaeologists collaborated with members of the GunaiKurnai Aboriginal community to explore layers of ash from burned grasses dating back thousands of years inside Cloggs Cave Sarah Kuta \| Daily Correspondent July 22, 2026 5:25 p.m. Researchers discovered burned, ashy layers surrounding a standing stone that was placed in the cave 2,000 years ago. Bruno David, courtesy of GunaiKurnai Land and Waters Corporation For thousands of years, members of the GunaiKurnai Aboriginal community gathered grasses from the landscape.…

Inside the transfer of beluga whales from a closed Canadian theme park to U.S. aquariums Dozens of beluga whales are being transferred from a closed Canadian theme park to a number of aquariums across the United States. CBS News reporter Jared Ochacher has more.

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…

A massive making-of documentary for Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl has been leaked and thoroughly studied by fans, offering all-new insights into the development of the Nintendo DS game, including never-before-seen early monster designs. The documentary, titled Pokémon Diamond and Pearl: Behind the Scenes DVD — Make All, wasn't meant to be seen outside of developer Game Freak. It was produced internally by the creators of Pokémon, and chronicles the development of the two games. But a DVD of the doc has been acquired by fans, ripped, and uploaded to the Internet Archive. The documentary includes plenty of early designs for Pokémon, including…

Cuteness cone-firmed! Polar bear cub plays with its new toys By SOPHIA STANFORD, NEWS REPORTER Published: 16:02 EDT, 22 July 2026 \| Updated: 16:25 EDT, 22 July 2026 When pondering the functions of a cone, there are many: roadworks, football drills, illuminating pathways. 'To play with' is typically not one of them - especially when it ends up on your head. One polar cub is yet to figure this one out, as he was spotted messing around with his new apparatus. The curious creature, known as Little Momota, took turns trying out different colours of his new 'hat'. He even forlornly rested his head on its tip at one point while taking a break from his…

Some 200 million years ago, dramatic changes in climate and geology drove the extinction of approximately 80% of species on Earth. This hectic time in Earth’s history, the end-Triassic mass extinction event, is generally thought to come from extreme volcanic activity. But scientists think there might have been a smaller, seemingly less threatening contributor: the simple fern. To be clear, volcanic activity likely kickstarted the mass extinction event, driving up global temperatures and carbon dioxide levels. These changes killed off tree-dominated vegetation, and in their place came large swaths of ferns that formed savannahs in modern Northwest…

Kids Can Try Out the ‘Oliver Twist’ Lifestyle at This English Museum Revealing Conditions for Poor People in a Victorian Workhouse After a restoration, the Ripon Workhouse Museum reopened to the public, showcasing the sights, sounds and rules of England’s 19th-century “solution to poverty” Kids learned about historical laundry tasks on the museum’s reopening day. Ripon Museums Children are eating gruel, washing clothes and chasing mice in Britain. They’re young visitors to the newly reopened Workhouse Museum of Ripon, in northern England. The interactive museum occupies an actual Victorian workhouse, an English institution that promised work and…

TL;DR Federal agencies pledged over $5 billion to the Genesis Mission, funding 278 AI-for-science projects selected from more than 5,000 applications Federal agencies have committed more than $5 billion to the Genesis Mission, an Energy Department-led effort to use artificial intelligence to accelerate scientific research, White House science adviser Michael Kratsios announced on Wednesday. The initiative selected 278 projects from more than 5,000 applications, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said at a summit in Washington. More than 15 federal agencies are contributing research awards, funding, datasets, and facilities to the programme. The Genesis…

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…

Overall federal funding for scientific research is set to decline in 2027, the most senior White House science figure said on Wednesday. The government, however, pledged to spend $5 billion on promoting artificial intelligence in science. Michael Kratsios, the White House’s science and technology adviser, told the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology that the money will be drawn from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and NASA, as well as other federal agencies. The goal is to produce “the premier AI for science ecosystem in the world,” he said. The funding will be earmarked for research awards, funding opportunities, specialized…

Dog found 30 miles from home is reunited with owners after going missing for 10 days A seven-year-old Australian shepherd dog named Fig was reunited with her owners after being missing for 10 days. The canine fled after being startled by July 4th fireworks. Owner Katie Cassaday and her family spent a week posting flyers and searching for her without success. But after filing a missing dog report with Tulare County Sheriff’s Department, Fig was spotted nearly 30 miles from her California home. The sheriff’s department posted a bodycam video showing an officer reuniting Fig with her family on July 15th.

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…

Lower Hutt primary school students have successfully launched and retrieved a weather balloon which went high into the atmosphere. A group of 10 pupils at Maungaraki School launched a high-altitude balloon (HAB) on Tuesday from their school field. The balloon recorded video with two 360-degree cameras, longitude, pressure, altitude and temperature during the flight, which the children used to map out its path in 3D. Each of the pupils had a role, from looking after the trackers and electronics to wiping the camera lenses. Armed with clipboards and enthusiasm, they milled about getting everything ready for the launch and recovery. One student, Angad…

False rocket launcher report terrifies pilot landing at New York City's LaGuardia Airport A Delta Airlines pilot coming in to land a flight with more than 100 people on board faced terrifying moments over LaGuardia Airport on Tuesday night after an anonymous caller falsely reported a rocket launcher on the ground. Tom Hanson has the story.

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Several areas in Northern Luzon have been placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 as tropical depression “Kiyapo” nears the country’s landmass, the state weather bureau said. As of 5 a.m. Thursday, July 23, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) raised the wind signal over the following: In its daily forecast, Pagasa said it raised the wind signal 36 hours ahead of the expected strong winds as a precaution, even though the affected areas had yet to feel their effects. READ: Potential tropical depression may enter PAR in 12-24 hours Strong […]...Keep on reading:…

Shatner told Fox News Digital it's only natural to focus on different things at different stages in life. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! William Shatner and his 61-year-old daughter revealed this week that the two of them battled cancer at the same time several years ago. Melanie Shatner Gretsch first discovered her cancer four years ago when she woke up in the middle of the night and felt a little lump on her breast that she thought might be a bug bite. She told People magazine she decided to have it checked out despite a mammogram not finding anything just five months before. DAVE COULIER REVEALS 45-POUND WEIGHT LOSS, GRUELING SIDE…

There's nothing more disorienting than falling asleep in transit only to wake up and find you've somehow drifted billions of miles beyond the orbit of Pluto. Fortunately for NASA's New Horizon spacecraft, which scientists just awakened from a nearly yearlong hibernation at the solar system's edge, all systems are in "good health," according to a NASA statement. Now, with the probe recovered from its 321-day sleep and beginning to transmit science data again, New Horizons appears ready to continue its mission of studying the mysterious boundary where the sun's realm ends and interstellar space begins. "Every status report through this hibernation…

HELSINKI — A classified satellite launched by China in June is operating in a creative orbit, giving it a unique vantage point over the geostationary belt. Shijian-31 launched on a Long March 3B June 16 from Xichang spaceport, with navigation warnings and the launch vehicle type suggesting an insertion into geostationary transfer orbit. The satellite was later tracked in a specialized Molniya orbit, joining China’s two Shiyan-10 satellites and TJS-13 and TJS-21. However, the concept of a traditional Molniya orbit has been applied by China in a manner never seen before, according to outside analyses. Analysis by Integrity ISR and a recent followup by…

The world's most powerful solid-fuel rocket just aced its third-ever mission. Gravity-1, a distinctively squat and stubby rocket, launched Tuesday night (July 21) from the deck of a ship stationed off the coast of Shanghai. Liftoff occurred at 10:54 p.m. EDT (0254 GMT and 10:54 a.m. Beijing time on July 22), according to the state-run Chinese outlet Xinhua, which further reported that all nine satellites reached "their designated orbits." Details about those satellites were not provided. Orienspace's Gravity-1 rocket launches nine satellites to orbit from a ship at sea on July 21, 2026. (Image credit: CCTV) Gravity-1 is operated by Orienspace, a…

Russia is adding magnetic compasses to drones affected by satellite navigation jamming The Molniya can use Earth’s magnetic field for basic directional guidance A camera periodically checks the compass during the drone’s flight Russian engineers have reportedly fitted a basic magnetic compass onto the cheap Molniya attack drone to counter satellite jamming. The modification offers a low-cost alternative when electronic warfare systems interfere with GPS or GLONASS signals used by many unmanned aircraft. Although the upgrade does not make the drone completely immune to interference, it removes dependence on satellite signals for basic directional…

In 2020, Jaime Alemán became the first Latin American to travel to all 193 countries and the two observer states recognized by the UN (Palestine and the Vatican), in addition to visiting independent territories like Kosovo and Taiwan. The 72-year-old, who was born in Panama City, Panama, completed his journey around the world in the Republic of Nauru – a Micronesian state – just a few days before the borders closed due to the Covid pandemic. His adventures continued afterwards. In 2024, he visited the polar regions. And, on May 31, 2025, he traveled aboard Blue Origin’s NS-32 mission, becoming, he says, the first Panamanian to circumnavigate the globe…

Today’s Wordle puzzle is a fun word, but it might take you a few guesses to nail down where all the letters go. The first letter is a tough one to guess. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on. Read more: Study Reveals Wordle’s Top 10 Toughest Words of 2025 Today’s Wordle hints Before we show you today’s Wordle answer, we’ll give you some hints. If you don’t want a spoiler, look away now. Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats Today’s Wordle answer has no repeated letters. Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels Today’s Wordle answer has two vowels. Wordle hint No. 3:…

Environment Canada has issued a yellow rainfall warning for parts of Nova Scotia, as the province’s emergency management minister warns residents to take the forecast “seriously.” Up to 60 mm could fall in southwest Nova Scotia and along the Atlantic coast, with the weather agency warning more could fall during thunderstorms. The heavy rain is expected to continue in Nova Scotia until Thursday afternoon. The worst-hit areas are expected to be along the province’s Atlantic coast, and with the heavy rain, low-lying areas are at risk of flooding. “As we have these warnings out, we’ll be watching them today and adjusting if necessary if we need to add to…

A SpaceX Rocket Part Is Expected to Smack Into the Moon in August, Highlighting the Growing Problem of Space Junk The unintended event also creates an opportunity for scientists and skywatchers to witness lunar impact dynamics in real time, although the debris will hit a sunlit portion of the moon from the perspective of Earth, making it hard to see The upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is estimated to hit the moon on August 5. Gregory H. Revera via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 3.0 Something is about to smack into the moon—and no, it’s not asteroid 2024 YR4. It’s a part of a SpaceX rocket. And while the impact won’t directly cause harm to…

The upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has been stuck in a highly elliptical orbit for months, and in August, it’s due to smash into the Moon. Fortunately for astronomers, the impact will likely be observable, and they plan to take full advantage of this opportunity. A new paper that has yet to undergo peer review describes what astronomers should be able to see when the rocket crash lands near the Einstein Crater at 2:44 a.m. ET on August 5. According to the authors, the impact will occur on sunlit terrain near the Moon’s eastern limb from the perspective of Earth. Ground- and space-based observatories should be able to capture the impact flash,…

A huge missing chunk of our universe has been found at last, but I’m not talking about dark matter. For decades, there’s been a discrepancy between the amount of ordinary—neither invisible nor dark—matter that we should see and that which we actually observe. A new study published today in Physical Review Letters suggests that, fortunately, this conflict does not reflect poorly upon leading astrophysical models. By studying “smears” in fast radio bursts, researchers successfully mapped the distribution of this missing ordinary matter, which turned out to be diffuse clouds of baryonic gas surrounding galaxy clusters. These diffuse clouds…

A near-Earth object that astronomers believed was an asteroid for nearly three decades has been unmasked as a faint, active comet, revealing a case of cosmic mistaken identity that could help improve planetary defense. The object, known since its discovery in 1998 as 1998 SH2, appeared to be an ordinary asteroid. It follows a 4.5-year orbit around the sun and showed no obvious signs of cometary activity, such as the glowing coma or tail produced when sunlight vaporizes surface ice. However, during a close pass about 2 million miles (3 million kilometers) from Earth in August 2025, researchers using NASA's Deep Space Network planetary radar system…

Media are invited to NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, on Friday, July 31, to attend a media tour and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Flight Dynamics Research Facility, the agency’s first new wind tunnel in more than 40 years. The event will include a brief media availability with: NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman Dr. Trina Dyal, center director, NASA Langley Administrator Edward C. Forst, U.S. General Services Administration This event is in person only and open to members of the media who are United States citizens or lawful permanent residents. Information about timing will be shared closer to the event. NASA’s media…

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. Broadly speaking, our solar system is simply a collection of planets, their moons, and other cosmic objects like asteroids existing in gravitational orbits around the sun. There are countless systems out there like it, too. But one stellar system about 72 light-years from Earth isn’t quite like anything else researchers have ever seen. In…

Following its liftoff from Cape Canaveral on July 21 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) hosting the NASA-supported Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) payload is now en route to geosynchronous Earth orbit, where it will use its advanced robotics to service spacecraft. RSGS leverages in-space robotics expertise from NASA, aligned with the agency’s broader goals to advance U.S. capabilities for in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing that can be applied to space commerce and exploration. Funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the RSGS program uses twin dexterous robotic…

The launch of NASA's next super telescope, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (Roman), may mean there is nowhere left for violent black holes to hide. In fact, these cosmic cannibals may not even be able to hide from Roman at "cosmic noon," a period of the universe's history that occurred around 11 billion to 12 billion years ago. The study of these gory stellar events so early in the history of the universe could help reveal how supermassive black holes grew so big, so rapidly. Occurrences of black holes ripping apart stars are called tidal disruption events (TDEs), and they happen when an unfortunate star's orbit brings it too close to the…

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…

Positive mosquito pools carrying West Nile virus have been detected in several Ontario communities and across Canada over the past week, prompting renewed reminders for residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites. Toronto, Windsor-Essex, Belleville, York Region and Halton Region have all reported positive mosquito pools this season, with public health officials saying the detections are an early sign the virus is circulating locally. No human cases have been reported in those regions so far, but one person has tested positive while travelling outside of Canada. Toronto Public Health has confirmed one batch of mosquitoes tested positive for…

Aysen Slack, 65 and from Eastbourne, chose to pay privately for the pills once she heard about them. She said fampridine was "working well for me" but came at a "significant expense and I could not keep doing that forever" so she had to stop. Slack said it was "great news" the drug was coming to the NHS and she "would definitely like to try" again. "My mobility has decreased a lot and even in my flat I have to use sticks now," she said, "it would make a huge difference to my life if I were able to improve my walking." More than 120,000 people live with MS in England. However, only around 5,000 people a year will be eligible - based on the extent of…

Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes 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. A new series of graphic images warning people of the dangers of smoking — from mouth cancer to heart disease and stroke — is rolling out across Canada. The images, including one showing bloody urine in a toilet bowl and another showing a cancer affected colon, are among 13 new warning labels that will be required on cigarette packages by August 1. One image shows a baby enveloped in smoke alongside a warning about the harms of…

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…

NYC health officials warn residents of a Legionnaires' disease outbreak with 23 confirmed cases. Dr. Stephanie Widmer explains the bacterial pneumonia, its symptoms like cough and fever, and its curability. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As New York City continues to investigate an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease that has claimed multiple lives and sickened dozens of people, doctors say there are ways people can reduce the risk of exposure. As of July 21, there have been five deaths and 82 diagnoses linked to the Upper East Side outbreak, according to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Eight patients remain…

(MedPage Today) -- Adults with type 2 diabetes who used a GLP-1 receptor agonist had an increased risk of clinically recorded hair loss, data from a target trial emulation suggested. Compared with other antidiabetic medications, GLP-1 drug use...

A protein begins to twist out of shape. Then another follows. Soon, the folding error is spreading through the brain, leaving damaged cells in its wake. This is not the work of a virus, bacterium, or parasite. The culprit carries no DNA or RNA and may begin as one of the body’s own proteins. Known as a prion, this biological troublemaker can trigger normally shaped proteins to misfold, clump together, and gradually destroy the brain. Prion diseases affect only about one in a million people worldwide. Yet their unusual behavior has made them important far beyond their rarity, offering researchers a window into how destructive proteins may also move…

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…

Almost a quarter of workers in the U.S. — 23 million adults — are experiencing "job lock," staying in roles they don't want to avoid losing health insurance benefits, according to a new Gallup analysis.Why it matters: Women and people who have chronic health conditions feel the burden most because health care costs limit their career mobility, wage growth and life satisfaction. By the numbers: Almost half (48%) of respondents who described health care as a "major financial burden" are staying put in unwanted jobs.Fifty-three percent of U.S. workers who experience "a lot of stress" because of health care costs keep unwanted jobs to maintain their…

A High Court judge has said a national care pathway to help those diagnosed with the rare genetic condition Huntington’s disease is urgently required. Judge Paul Coffey made his comments after hearing in the High Court about what one family described as a “war with the health system”, of a delay in diagnosing a mother with the disease and her father, who died, never even knowing he had Huntington’s and the 26 members of the extended family who are potentially affected. The family’s case came to light as the mother in her 60s settled for €142,000 a High Court action against the HSE and a doctor at a medical centre in relation to her disease diagnosis.…

Two children who have had to endure seizures for most of their lives are now seeing significant improvement thanks to a personalized genetic medicine treatment. The 9-year-old and 14-year-old were both diagnosed with SCN2A-related developmental epileptic encephalopathy, a rare form of childhood epilepsy, from a young age. The genetic mutation that causes the condition, a new study published in Nature Medicine shows, can effectively be suppressed with short, synthetic pieces of DNA that are designed to degrade the mutant copy of the SCN2A gene that promotes epilepsy. Following clinical trials involving this personalized gene therapy, the two children…

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…

Within 48 hours of entering Downing Street, Andy Burnham has confirmed what much of the country feared. He is heading a fiscally illiterate government and he has no economic plan that even begins to make sense. Despite this, the incoming Prime Minister is already spending money like a drunken sailor on shore leave. Yesterday he floated the notion of a ‘national care service’, to tackle the problems of looking after an ageing population. Like so much of his unwritten manifesto, this concept was scarily short on detail. But he intimated that the new system would be a sister service to the NHS, an idea that has previously been costed by the Health…

New technology could restore movement, sensation for millions of paralyzed patients New findings identified a technology that could restore movement and sensation for millions of paralyzed people living with spinal cord injuries. Bradley Blackburn has the story.

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved zidesamtinib (Jideytro) for previously treated adults with locally advanced or metastatic ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), drugmaker GSK announced Wednesday. Zidesamtinib is a next-generation...

It intends to provide clinical care for people with cancer in the same space where research is undertaken, the latter of which the university will fund and provide resources for. Dr Ben Lawrence has been named the inaugural head of the University of Auckland's new Department of Cancer Sciences. “We know that clinical care is better in places that do research,” Lawrence said. “It’s hard to know exactly what it is, but it’s probably because people are ... on the cutting edge. “They have some hope that they can change the future, and the patients feel that.” Veteran broadcaster Paul Henry expressed support for the idea when announcing his Act candidacy…

(MedPage Today) -- The risk for first psychotropic medication prescription increased slightly in the year following an abortion, but this risk no longer met statistical significance after adjustment for multiple statistical tests, according to...

For generations, Filipino families have believed in education as a way out of poverty. According to the Philippine Institute for Development Studies, nearly half (47.3 percent) of 4Ps families dream that their children will become professionals—teachers, nurses, engineers, and doctors. For many underserved families, a college degree represents hope for a better life. Yet for […]...Keep on reading: Our mission: Student completion and success

For decades, two questions have lingered across Zamfara North Senatorial District: why is the zone the only one without a state-owned tertiary institution in the state? And why did successive governments fail to establish even a single one of the state’s seven tertiary institutions in the zone? An analysis of the distribution of state-owned tertiary institutions across the state shows that out of seven institutions, three are located in Zamfara West, four in Zamfara Central, and none in Zamfara North. Many concerned citizens from Zamfara North have spoken out against this sense of unfair treatment and perceived marginalization through different…

Preliminary findings from a study on gender norms by SG Her Empowerment (SHE) found that young men and women in Singapore are more divided in their views on traditional gender roles compared with their older counterparts. The gender equality non-profit organisation found that the gender gap was widest among Gen Zs, while baby boomers and those older had relatively similar views. The study defined Gen Z as those born in 1997 or later, millennials as those born between 1981 and 1996, Gen X as those born between 1965 and 1980, and baby boomers and older as those born in 1964 or earlier. Called the Gender Norms Perceptions Study, researchers also found…

Young boys and men appear to be over-represented in the stats. Of the casualties, 302 - the most of any age and sex category - were males aged 10-19. Six deaths were recorded in 2024, unchanged from the previous year. Five of these were riders and one a pedestrian. Although the numbers aren't conclusive, it is thought more accidents are happening on privately owned e-scooters. Winchcomb says police statistics "aren't reflective of the number of injuries". Nonetheless, campaigners believe there is enough evidence to show that regulation is urgently needed. Carly Calland's 14-year-old son Jacob died in March 2025 of a catastrophic head injury. He was a…

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 Service of Ukraine (SSU) has detained a Russian agent who was preparing a terrorist attack in central Mykolaiv. The suspect was identified as a serviceman who had deserted his military unit. According to Ukrinform, the SSU's Mykolaiv regional office reported the arrest on Telegram. "The Security Service's counterintelligence officers prevented another terrorist attack in Mykolaiv. Acting in advance, they detained a Russian agent who was preparing to kill a member of the Ukrainian Defense Forces using an improvised explosive device," the statement said. The SSU said its officers caught the suspect in the act as he was placing an explosive…

Google Wallet for Android users in the US can now access a new order tracking experience powered by Gmail. Instead of just passes, Google Wallet’s Gmail integration can now show “detailed receipts, tracking numbers, and shipping status” for your online purchases. On the homepage, you’ll see a card beneath the payment carousel when you have an order that’s arriving soon. Tapping opens a fullscreen page with everything about the transaction, including the price, list of purchased items, and tracking details. By tapping the “View more” button on the main screen, you can see a list of all your orders in Transactions. This list can be filtered by “Google…

Unknown I have to say, despite the fact that I have used it, I do feel completely dirty and appalled at myself for having used it. And my opinion on that has strengthened only over time. So I do think it's completely reprehensible of me. Yes. Smashing Security, episode 477. How 14 orders of Chicken McNuggets helped nail a suspected Russian hacker with Graham Cluley and special guest James Ball. Hello, hello, and welcome to Smashing Security episode 477. My name's Graham Cluley. JAMES BALL And I'm James Ball. GRAHAM CLULEY James, welcome back to the show. Always a pleasure to have you. Now, I was following you on Blue Sky and I saw that you had an…

Jason Alexander apologises over lewd skit involving underage model Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Seinfeld star Jason Alexander has apologised to model and media personality Courtney Stodden for a lewd comedy sketch the pair performed in 2012, when Stodden was just 17. The apology comes after Stodden publicly called out the sketch, which was performed for the US comedy website Funny Or Die, in a long Instagram post earlier this week. Jason Alexander has apologised to Courtney Stodden over a 2012 sketch. “ Jason Alexander repeatedly rubbed his phone across my breasts while…

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For many victims of harassment and stalking, the impacts do not stop at the front door. The behaviour can follow them into the workplace, where perpetrators may use colleagues, systems or physical spaces as another way to intimidate and monitor them. That was the reality for Cassie Roma, whose own experience with harassment and stalking stretched across almost a decade. "It lasted years and started in the context of me doing some public speaking for work," she said. "And turned into almost a decade of online and in real life [harassment], showing up at the workplace, my home, my child's school - just really horrific stalking by somebody not known to…

Users who rely on encrypted HFS+ drives will no longer need to decrypt them before converting them to APFS for macOS 28 compatibility. Here’s what that means. Apple revises macOS 28 migration guidance for encrypted HFS+ drives A few weeks ago, Apple published a support document explaining that starting with macOS 28, “the Mac OS Extended file system format will be supported only for volumes (disks and other storage devices) that aren’t encrypted.” This basically meant that users who currently rely on encrypted HFS+ external drives or other encrypted legacy Mac-formatted volumes would need to “either decrypt or reformat any encrypted Mac OS Extended…

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) on Wednesday clarified that Filipinos do not need an existing valid government-issued ID to apply for a Postal ID. First-time applicants only need to submit a birth certificate, barangay certificate or other acceptable proof of address, and a duly accomplished Postal ID application form, which have long been […]...Keep on reading: Postal ID application: No valid ID required, says PHLPost

Less than a week before Meta’s lawyers were set to return to a Los Angeles courtroom, the plaintiff accusing the platform of inflicting harm dropped the case. Brought by 15-year-old Florida plaintiff going by initials R.K.C., the case was set to be the second in a set of bellwether trials meant to test legal arguments that social media giants allegedly broke the law by creating features that hooked and harmed teens. TikTok, Snap, and YouTube previously settled claims brought by R.K.C. for undisclosed amounts. “In light of the overall successful result of the litigation and his concerns about enduring a grueling weekslong trial, he has elected to…

In New York City's Times Square, one of the busiest pedestrian intersections in the world, photographs of Wang Wang come up on a gigantic digital screen every 35 minutes. One of the captions reads: "She was loved. She wanted to live. She should still be here." Similar billboards have been put up on a building near Taipei 101, an iconic 101-floor skyscraper in Taiwan. This one includes a picture of Wang Wang nursing her puppies. "This planet is their home too. Justice for Wang Wang," the caption reads. CK, a Taiwanese woman who spent NT$30,000 ($930; £692) putting up the billboard, says she hopes it can foster "a sense of unity". "It makes everyone…

U.S. Secret Service Director Sean Curran said the current threat environment is the most challenging he's ever seen. "The numbers at this agency, and certainty I've never seen in my 24-year-career, they're off the charts," Curran said in response to a question from ABC News Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas at a media briefing on Wednesday. "I think the environment has become very volatile and that's just across the board, not just to our protectees but local officials. The threat picture and environment is as large as I've ever seen it," Curran said. The director's concern comes as senior Secret Service officials told reporters they've…

The Upbound Group fintech company disclosed that threat actors who stole data from its systems leveraged it to create $13 million in Acima leases. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company says that it "experienced cybersecurity incidents in which certain non-sensitive customer information and other documents were obtained without authorization." The threat actor used the information to commit fraud in lease-to-own agreements, resulting in financial losses of about $13 million in the Acima segment in the second quarter of this year. Upbound Group, formerly known as Rent-A-Center, provides financial solutions and…

A Russian military intelligence (GRU) agent who assembled improvised explosive devices (IEDs) intended for terrorist attacks in Zaporizhzhia has been sentenced to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property, based on evidence collected by the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU). According to the SSU press service, cited by Ukrinform, the agent was arrested in March 2025. The investigation found that the local drug addict came to the attention of Russian GRU operatives while searching for easy money through Telegram channels. "In exchange for promises of quick earnings, the agent began assembling IEDs, reinforcing them with metal nuts and bolts to…

Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes 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. Rebel News founder Ezra Levant told an Ottawa judge Wednesday that it would be his company’s "top priority" to ensure Tamara Lich complies with her court-ordered bail conditions if she is allowed to travel internationally as an employee of the right-wing media outlet. "I disagree with court cases every day, but I abide by them," Levant told court during a hearing to consider the request from Lich, a key organizer of the 2022 convoy…

Lawmakers called out China’s growing footprint at the United Nations on Wednesday as a vehicle for espionage even as a Congressional hearing over its funding descended into a heated partisan battle over the Iran war started by US President Donald Trump . “The Chinese peacekeeping department is concentrated in strategically sensitive regions, including areas along Belt and Road [Initiative] corridors, near ports, mineral resources, and existing or potential basing locations,” Sheri Biggs, a Republican from South Carolina, told the House Foreign Affairs Committee in Washington. “These are long-standing concerns about whether this designation is cover to…

A three-year-old girl landed in the intensive care unit earlier this month after a rattlesnake bit her while she was trying to grab an Amazon package. Addy, the young girl, ran out with her mother on 13 July to pick up a package dropped over the gate to their home in Santa Clarita, north of Los Angeles. “Tragically, a southern pacific rattlesnake was hiding under the brown padded envelope and bit Addy’s left hand,” her father, Manny Barajas, wrote in a fundraising campaign note. Addy’s mother, Lynn, took the girl to meet first responders at a nearby grocery store parking lot, who took her to hospital and administered a dose of anti-venom. The hospital…

A Florida man sued OpenAI on Wednesday, alleging ChatGPT's medical advice discouraged him from seeking treatment for symptoms that preceded a life-threatening pulmonary embolism, nearly costing him his life. Scott Winters, a former pastor, filed suit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman in San Francisco County Superior Court on Wednesday, claiming the chatbot made inaccurate recommendations that imperiled his health. Winters argues ChatGPT crossed the line from providing information into practicing medicine without a license, while OpenAI says its chatbot is not intended to replace medical professionals. The lawsuit claims OpenAI prioritized user…

Florida pastor sues OpenAI over dangerous medical advice he got from ChatGPT A pastor in Florida is suing OpenAI after he used ChatGPT for medical advice and received suggestions that he claims caused him to delay necessary treatment. Jo Ling Kent reports.

Armando Salguero details why John Harbaugh is under more pressure this year in the NFL What an offseason it has been for Stephanie Niles. After leaving it all on the field for her last fit check as a member of the Cincinnati Bengals, she has landed with a new team and added a new ring. That's right, with Jake Browning signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the two of them tying the knot, it's been a busy few months for the couple as they prepare for the quarterback's eighth season in the NFL. Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jake Browning goes through drills during the team's mini camp June 16, 2026, at the AdventHealth Training Center in Tampa,…

Old videos featuring Lamine Yamal's girlfriend, Ines Garcia, are drawing fresh attention online after resurfacing across social media. The clips, which reportedly predate her relationship with the Barcelona star, have fueled conversations among football fans because of her comments about Jude Bellingham and Yamal's former girlfriend, Nicki Nicole. While the footage has spread widely, neither the timing nor the complete context of the videos has been independently confirmed. Lamine Yamal's girlfriend Ines Garcia goes viral over Jude Bellingham answer The latest discussion began after social media users shared an old clip in which Garcia was asked to…

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom came out three years ago and Hasbro is finally ready to release its new “Heroes of Hyrule” action figures just in time for the franchise’s 40th anniversary. We’ve seen high-end statues of the Switch game’s characters before, but these new Hasbro figures are way more affordable and still look pretty neat. The set includes Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf, each 6 inches tall with lots of pliable joints. They also each have a couple of accessories, including an alternate hand for specific poses. Both Link and Zelda will retail for $28 each, while the Demon King, who is much chunkier, will be $43. Pre-orders go live…

Anahat Singh \| Photo Credit: The Hindu Anahat Singh and Aryaveer Dewan registered facile wins to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the World Squash Junior Individual Championships in Ontario, Canada. Women's top seed Anahat brushed aside Hong Kong's Pui Yin Chole Lo in straight games in the round of 32 and will next meet Malaysian Doyce Ye San Lee. Aryaveer, on the other hand, eased past South African Joseph Feast in straight games and will take on American Yaseen Shalaby next. However, Gurveer Singh, Yusha Nafees, Saanvi Kalanki, Rudra Singh and Anika Dubey bowed out of the competition after losing to higher seeded opponents. Results (Round of 32):…

Pokémon archivists just released footage of a never-before-seen documentary about the making of 2007's Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl, and it's proven to be a treasure trove of trivia for hardcore fans. There's an inside look at how Game Freak develops starters, early Pokémon designs for some of the most iconic characters, and surprisingly, tidbits that shed light on modern Pokémon games. Developers at Game Freak came up with ideas 20 years ago that did not see the light of day until the release of Pokémon Pokopia. And the idea might reappear when Pokémon Winds and Waves is released next year. Around 18 minutes into the video analyzing the…

The World of Warcraft community is currently watching very, very closely as Blizzard investigates what players suspect may be one of the game’s GMs (Blizzard employees who oversee the live game) giving an unfair advantage to a player in the game’s timed Mythic dungeons. The issue was first discovered by u/Acrobatic_Pianist688 on Reddit, who posted a thread with their findings. They claimed that they were perusing the website Warcraft Logs, which records detailed information about in-game dungeons and raid runs, when they discovered something strange. The dungeon in question is called Nexus Point Xenas, which was being played on Mythic difficulty with…

Macquarie Group boss Shemara Wikramanayake to retire Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Macquarie Group chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake is retiring as boss of the investment giant after close to eight years in the job, to be replaced by the head of its banking arm, Greg Ward. The investment bank on Thursday said Wikramanayake, who has been chief executive since late 2018, will retire from November this year. Shemara Wikramanayake has been in charge of Macquarie since 2018.Leigh Vogel Chair Glenn Stevens said: “The Board extends its heartfelt thanks to Shemara, who leaves…

Dell is offering a steep discount on its most powerful desktop computer. The Alienware Area-51 AMD Ryzen X3D edition gaming PC equipped with a GeForce RTX 5090 GPU and 64GB of DDR5-6400MHz RAM has dropped to $5,399.99 shipped after a $1,500 instant discount. No, it's still not even remotely affordable for most people, but if you've got deep pockets, this is a substantial discount on a beastly Alienware system. If you look at the prices of the individual components in today's market, it's (sadly) not as ridiculous as your initial sticker shock might lead you to believe. Alienware Area-51 Ryzen X3D RTX 5090 Gaming PC w/ 64GB RAM Alienware Area-51 AMD…

Not to pick at an irritated scab, but when the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones… happened… I, a fan of the series via the show, naively assumed all author George R.R. Martin had to do was pen a different bookend to the series to recover all the lost goodwill of the series. Little did I know that was a touchy subject among book-readers who’ve been tortured by the author’s perpetual procrastination for years. Condolences. While the same scenario isn’t fully analogous with what’s happened with Netflix’s live-action Alice in Borderland TV show and VIZ Media’s English manga release of the series’ extended epilogue, Alice in Borderland: Retry, the…

Check out this nifty 3D Playdate game demo Adding new dimensions to the device. Cristina Ramos There are a ton of fantastic games available on the Playdate (with more on the way), but devs keep finding increasingly creative ways to push the little yellow machine to the max. Today, we spotted a neat demo that showcases some tech the game platform wasn't expected to be capable of. Game developer Cristina Ramos posted a video on social media of a work in progress that takes the Playdate into 3D. The slice of gameplay begins with platforming upwards through an interior space and then emerging onto a rooftop for some Mirror's Edge style jumping around…

Steam adds handy gifting and wishlist updates You can now gift games without a Steam account and sort your wishlist into categories. Ian Carlos Campbell for Engadget Valve has pushed updates to Steam's gifting and wishlist features to — surprise, surprise — make it even easier to buy games. Among the improvements, it's now possible to use a guest account to purchase games, instead of just gift cards and Steam hardware. And if you're interested in organizing your wishlist, the company has made it possible to sort saved games into categories. Making guest accounts more useful goes a long way towards streamlining the game purchasing process on Steam, but…

Clint Hocking, the first of two directors to part ways with Ubisoft during Assassin’s Creed Hexe’s development, has equated managing Watch Dogs: Legion’s 1,000ish-person development team to “pissing upstream” in a new interview, during which he recounted attending pointless meetings with “directors and producers” who would simply relay info to someone who wasn’t “even in the meeting.” Hocking sat down with FRVR to discuss his time working at Ubisoft, during which he served as the creative director behind Far Cry 2, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, and Watch Dogs: Legion. Since stepping down as Assassin’s Creed Hexe’s…

Sneak a peek at this holiday season's hottest new toys While the holiday season is still months away, it's already prime time for the toy industry. Bradley Blackburn got a look at some of the new items that could be on kids' lists in December.

Famed British political figure Count Binface has issued a public demand to Sega to quit horsing around and finish Shenmue 4, and suggested the company may be nationalized by the UK government if it doesn't move with sufficient haste. For those not in the know, Count Binface is not an entirely serious political figure: He's really more akin to Darth Vader with a giant trash can for a helmet, whose policies include things like banning loud snacks from movie theaters, a price cap of £1 on croissants, nationalizing Adele, and "the hand dryer in the gents' toilet at the Crown \& Treaty, Uxbridge, to be moved to a more sensible position." The Count—writer…

Given how precious Disney can be about its brand, Kingdom Hearts feels like something that wouldn’t typically pass the House of Mouse’s smell test. An anime boy swinging a key around beloved Disney worlds? I’d love to have been a fly on the wall in Square Enix’s initial pitch meeting. Thankfully, ex–Disney CEO Michael Eisner is here to regale us with the tale of…wait…he doesn’t remember why he gave Square Enix the thumbs-up? How could you forget something so important to the pantheon of Disney characters and to instilling the power of friendship in millennials? Game File attended a press conference for Delphi Interactive, a talent…

The Bethesda Game Studios Union says it is filing a legal complaint against Bethesda for "continuing to violate labor laws in Canada" by prematurely terminating Canadian employees on July 17—the same day it dropped a huge announcement about the future of Fallout and other games. The timing of the Bethesda infodump was suspect, to put it politely. Less than two weeks after Xbox announced that it is laying off 3,200 people and dumping four studios, Microsoft-owned Bethesda suddenly decided that it was time to confirm that Fallout 3 and New Vegas are both being remastered, that Obsidian is working on a Fallout game of its own, and on top of all that,…

Galeries Tower rising star Erika Deloria is proof that players from schools outside the UAAP and NCAA can carve out successful careers in the Premier Volleyball League. As Enderun Colleges continues to build its volleyball program, coach Dong Dela Cruz points to his former captain as the example he wants his current Lady Titans to […]...Keep on reading: Already a pro, Deloria continues fueling Enderun program

White Eagle knocked Matador's head off with a precise high kick during combat Matador continued fighting after losing its head and head-mounted sensors during battle EngineAI's humanoid robot can perform uppercuts, spinning kicks, and rapid recovery after falls A white T800 humanoid robot named White Eagle stunned spectators in China after landing a precision kick that dislodged its rival's head. The bout was part of the opening contest of the Ultimate Robot Knock-out Legend (URKL) tournament, the world's first full-scale humanoid robot fighting event. Held at the Shenzhen Nanshan Cultural and Sports Center, the event drew 32 teams from around the…

Holy crap, someone just leaked what looks to be an internal Game Freak documentary covering the development of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, and wow? Look at all these cool, scrapped designs?! The documentary is available via Internet Archive here, and is 43 minutes long. It’s in Japanese, so until it’s translated, we unfortunately have no idea what anyone is saying. But we can see what’s in it, and it includes loads of images of scrapped Pokémon, as well as early designs of existing Pokémon that look significantly different from the ones we now know. There’s also what looks like some concept art of characters or scenes thrown in, and some clips of…

A president who brands journalists as liars and restricts press access. Major news organizations yielding ground. Sources going silent out of fear. All of these would have seemed unthinkable in the United States before Donald Trump. In Spanish, and at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) conference — the largest gathering of Hispanic journalists in the country —, EL PAÍS opened the conversation Our Journalism Under Attack. Moderated by journalist and author Paola Ramos, the panel brought together four editors who report from communities directly affected by the administration’s policies or who grapple daily with how to cover a…

Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, July 22 (game #1137). Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints. What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and…

Cursor has made Cursor Router generally available for Teams and Enterprise plans. The system is a classifier that inspects each request before a model runs, then dispatches it to the model best suited to that specific task. The cursor team reports frontier-quality performance at 60% savings in online A/B tests, and 30–50% savings for early-access enterprise accounts. The problem it targets is a spend pattern rather than a capability gap. Cursor states that roughly 60% of its developers pick a single model as a daily driver. Routine work therefore gets completed at frontier prices, and AI spend grows faster than output quality. Routing is Cursor’s…

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Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Meet will automatically organize notes, transcripts, and recordings in a new Google Meet folder in Drive. Each meeting gets its own subfolder, while recurring meetings will keep all instances together. Attendees with access will also see shortcuts, with the rollout starting today. Yesterday, we saw that Google Meet is making it easier to find the files associated with your calls on its redesigned web homepage. Google is now tackling the same problem on the Drive side, with meeting notes, transcripts, and recordings set to be organized automatically rather than left loose in the host’s storage. Which…

It all started with a routine task. I use GitHub issues for all of my public-facing projects but my preference is keeping track of things in Org Agenda. To reconcile the two, I would manually copy over the GitHub issue to an Org file, typically the title and description, like an animal. Despite this separation, the duplicated issue allowed me to treat it as a scratchpad for anything I could express in Org. In this way, I used the duplicated issue in Org as both a dedicated area to take notes and a “staging” area to compose follow-up comments that I’d want to share in the public facing issue. I manually copied for far longer than I care to admit.…

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For the last 10 years, I've worked as a recruiter at Google, Uber and The New York Times. At the end of an interview, when I ask "What questions do you have for me?" I have already decided how I feel about your skills. At this point, I want to understand how you think. Most people waste this opportunity. They ask predictable and safe questions about growth, culture and day-to-day tasks. The most successful job candidates ask about the problem the company is trying to solve by hiring for this position. Companies are not creating roles for fun. Someone has an issue that they need handled, and they want someone who can take care of it without a lot of…

Executive summary Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU) identified CVE-2026-64600, a race condition in the Linux kernel’s XFS filesystem copy-on-write path. An attacker with an ordinary local account can exploit this race condition to overwrite protected files on disk and gain host root privileges on affected systems, including deployments running SELinux in Enforcing mode. This discovery emerged from a structured research initiative between Qualys and Anthropic, where we integrated Claude Mythos Preview into our manual audit workflow to accelerate our research while maintaining strict human oversight. Using this vulnerability, a process running as an…

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Let's learn about Css via these 417 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. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) - easier than you think. 21 Awesome DEV portfolios for your inspiration In this guide, we'll be covering how you can vertically and horizontally center an element or text with tailwind. Improve your front-end development skills and expand your portfolio with these 10 front-end projects. Take your coding game to the next level! I’ve always found flexbox pretty easy to work with — a breath of fresh air after years of floating…

If Ubuntu 26.04 LTS hasn’t nagged you about pending updates in a while, there’s a reason for that. A Launchpad bug report and related discussion on the Ubuntu Discourse noticed that the distro’s update-manager no longer notifies when updates are pending unless the update notification tray icon is enabled. The rub? That tray icon as turned off in Ubuntu 26.04 (with no toggle in Settings to turn it back on). This is not as “risky” as it might sound, though. Ubuntu ships with unattended-upgrades enabled by default, which installs security updates in the background – you’re just not told about them. Turn them off, though, and it gets icky: the bug report…

In this tutorial, I'll show you how to trace and monitor a local AI agent with LangSmith. We'll build a small local AI agent and then enable LangSmith tracing for it so that we can inspect model calls, tool usage, and request latency in a web UI. We'll be using LangChain v1, Ollama, Qwen, and Python. Everything runs on your own machine except the observability layer, so the agent itself has no model API costs. Table of Contents Background Building a local AI agent is the easy part. The harder part starts later, when the agent behaves differently after a prompt change, starts using the wrong tool, or becomes slower without an obvious reason. With…

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The information you need is out there, and it may make all the difference. getty We live in one of the most information-rich periods in history, yet it can be harder than ever to tell what is true. Every day, we are flooded with news, and misinformation is everywhere. From social media to online outlets and beyond, information comes at us constantly, and much of it can be misleading or unreliable. The problem is not only outright falsehoods, but also half-truths, cherry-picked statistics, and framing that distorts the facts. How can we find quality information? Without it, we can’t make informed decisions, which are essential for performing at a high…

OpenAI sued over ChatGPT health advice that almost killed a pastor It allegedly offered "extremely dangerous medical recommendations" regarding a pulmonary embolism. A pastor has sued OpenAI after alleging the software gave him "extremely dangerous medical recommendations," according to a report by The New York Times. This reportedly led to delayed care to treat a serious of pulmonary embolisms, as ChatGPT allegedly told Scott Winters that the symptoms he described were "not something dangerous." It even reportedly drew on his religious beliefs, telling him that "God did not design your body to endlessly fail." The suit accuses OpenAI and CEO Sam…

New York City has opened applications for a new kind of government job. Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Monday that the city is recruiting software engineers, product designers, product managers, user researchers, service designers and data experts to staff what he is calling Public Interest Technology Crews—PIT Crews, a pun the mayor committed to by rolling up to the Coney Island go-kart track to make the announcement. The hiring is funded and specific. A City Hall spokesperson confirmed around 30 full-time roles across four crews, supported by $5.24 million in baseline funding in the mayor's new fiscal budget. The listings are live at…

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ICE detentions spiked in June to highest level of Trump's second term Newly-released ICE data shows more than 43,000 people were booked into immigration detention last month, the highest level since President Trump returned to office. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.

Canada's dairy industry policy is among the most politically sacrosanct in the country. It has also long been a thorn in the side of Donald Trump. Now, Canada's dairy supply management system is back in the spotlight after the US president singled it out as one of three main irritants used to justify a 50% tariff on $20bn worth of Canadian goods imported to the US, which is set to come into effect in August. Trump argues the system, which sees production quotas, set pricing, and import quotas on dairy, eggs, and poultry, is "unreasonable" to American farmers who want to sell their product north of the border. Canadian politicians will now have to…

Liam Gallagher has snapped up England legend Tony Adams' mansion for £4million in a tiny Cotswolds village - becoming the latest in a celeb exodus to the area. The Oasis frontman, 53, paid £250,000 less than the asking price for the stunning eight-bedroom home in Coates, near Cirencester, land registry documents reveal today. Gallagher's new mansion is set within five acres and comes with its own swimming pool, tennis court and, if brother Noel wanted to stay, a separate two-bed cottage. Fresh off ending his 15-year feud with Noel to pave the way for a sensational Oasis reunion tour last summer, Gallagher appears to be following in the footsteps of…

Just south of Edmonton, Rig Hand Distillery in Leduc County has been adapting to tariff threats made by U.S. President Donald Trump ever since he took office for a second term. With threats of a further 50 per cent tariff on Canadian goods, including alcohol, distillery founder Geoff Stewart has looked elsewhere to sell his assortment of spirits. “It’s made a lot of companies like us shy away from the U.S. market,” Stewart said. “We’ve turned our focus completely to Japan right now where we have certainty, we have distributors we can rely on and marketers over there that can work on our behalf and get our product to market.” But Trump’s tariffs may…

SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened higher Thursday, led by a sustained tech rally, as the latest earnings results from Alphabet reaffirmed demand for artificial intelligence (AI). The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) was up 173.92 points, or 2.56 percent, to 6,971.62, in the first 1 minutes of trading. Overnight, U.S. stocks closed lower as investors remained cautious ahead of earnings releases from big tech companies and escalating tensions in the Middle East. Google's parent Alphabet reported better-than-expected revenue for the second quarter Wednesday (U.S. time), driven by growth of 82 percent in its cloud…

On Wednesday, IBM officially reported earnings and the news was as bad as everyone knew it would be. While the 115-year-old company still generates boatloads of cash — $17.2 billion in revenue, $9.9 billion in gross profit, nearly 58% margins, and $2.2 billion in net earnings for the quarter — its results fell well short of Wall Street’s expectations. It was such a bad miss that IBM CEO Arvind Krishna and the board took an unprecedented step of warning investors ahead of time that the earnings was “was worse than our expectations,” offering everyone a sneak peek. He published a “letter to investors,” last week sharing preliminary results. It warned of…

Donald Trump scoffed at the word “affordability” as a political message, describing it at a campaign rally on Wednesday as a term concocted by Democratic political consultants to criticize his presidency. Yet even as the president dismissed the notion of affordability, he devoted much of his speech at Wheeler high school to touting the bread-and-butter benefits of his economic policies. “So I just want you to remember that if you’re paying a little bit more – a lot of it’s come down now, we got it coming down very rapidly actually,” Trump said in Marietta, an Atlanta suburb, casting higher prices today as a lingering effect of the Biden…

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(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 5, 7-14, new photo) SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy grew 0.6 percent in the second quarter from a quarter earlier as robust exports offset downward pressure from lingering Middle East tensions, central bank data showed Thursday. The country's real gross domestic product (GDP) -- a key measure of economic growth -- rose 0.6 percent in the April-June period from three months earlier, according to advance data from the Bank of Korea (BOK). The second-quarter reading marked a decline from the previous quarter's 1.8 percent expansion, the strongest quarterly growth since the third quarter of 2020, when the…

Containers are stacked at a port in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, July 1. Yonhap Korea's economy expanded 0.6 percent from the previous quarter in the second quarter, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK), Thursday. While the pace slowed from the more than 1 percent quarterly growth recorded in the first quarter, it exceeded the market consensus of 0.3 percent. Preliminary data from the central bank showed that real gross domestic product (GDP) grew 0.6 percent from the previous quarter in the April-June period, slowing from a 1.8 percent expansion in the first quarter. The reading topped the median market forecast of 0.3 percent as well as the BOK's…

Topline Elon Musk on Wednesday deflected questions about a direct merger between his SpaceX and Tesla during the automaker’s earnings call, following months of speculation about a future tie-up of his two firms as the world’s richest person said there is increasingly more “overlap” between them. Musk told investors there is “more and more overlap” between his two companies. Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Key Facts Musk, in response to a question from Wells Fargo analyst Colin Langan about a possible merger between Tesla and SpaceX, said: “We can’t talk about, you know, combining companies and that kind of thing on an…

SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy grew 0.6 percent in the second quarter from a quarter earlier as robust exports offset downward pressure from lingering Middle East tensions, central bank data showed Thursday. The country's real gross domestic product (GDP) -- a key measure of economic growth -- rose 0.6 percent in the April-June period from three months earlier, according to advance data from the Bank of Korea (BOK). The second-quarter reading marked a decline from the previous quarter's 1.8 percent expansion, the strongest quarterly growth since the third quarter of 2020, when the economy expanded 2.2 percent. However, it beat the…

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In a move that seemed designed to satisfy both business leaders and his democratic socialist supporters, Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday appointed two people whose perspectives might seem at odds to head the Economic Development Corporation in New York City. Anthony E. Shorris, a veteran of city government and a partner at the global consulting firm McKinsey \& Company, will serve as president. Lina Khan, the former chair of the Federal Trade Commission and an advocate for strong government regulation, will serve as the board chairwoman. The announcement by Mr. Mamdani, a democratic socialist, comes as his administration has sought to shift the…

Google parent Alphabet saw its business continue to grow in recent months, yet growing spending on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure put its leftover cash into negative territory. The company's free cash flow, the cash it maintained after paying for operations and investments, came in at negative $5.9bn (£4.3bn) for the first time in at least a decade, according to its past financial records. Alphabet's spending on AI is now expected to hit as much as $205bn this year, an increase from $190bn, as major tech companies race to build around a new wave of the technology. Meanwhile, Alphabet's combined quarterly revenue hit $119.8bn, up 23%…

US lawmakers are examining tariffs, port fees and sanctions targeting China’s shipbuilding industry, as US Congress searches for ways to rebuild America’s severely diminished commercial fleet without increasing costs for US importers and consumers. At a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Wednesday, members of both parties described China’s dominance of commercial shipbuilding as an economic and national security vulnerability, but witnesses cautioned that penalties alone would do little to restore US capacity. “Should Congress implement targeted tariffs or port entry fees on Chinese-built commercial vessels to level the global playing field?”…

Recent job growth in Richmond, Virginia, is a story about internet infrastructure and data center investment. Al Drago/Getty Images Landing a job in today's market is no easy task. The U.S. added just 57,000 jobs in June — far below expectations – while unemployment held at 4.2% and labor force participation slipped to 61.5%, signs of a cooling market where fewer Americans are even bothering to look. Against that backdrop, LinkedIn data shows nearly 80% of professionals feel unprepared to navigate the 2026 job hunt, and that anxiety is reshaping where Americans choose to build their careers. For years, the story of American job growth ran almost…

MUMBAI: Liquidity conditions have improved further, supporting robust credit growth even as India’s external sector remains steady with an improving outlook aided by foreign investment inflows, RBI said in its latest State of the Economy report, noting that the domestic economy has navigated a “tumultuous phase” in global markets marked by fragile geopolitics and supply chain pressures. The central bank said that the global economy is continuing with the heightened uncertainties, but added that on the domestic front India has “navigated the external uncertainties well, underpinned by healthy demand conditions and resilient performance of the…

The Wireless Application Service Providers Association of Nigeria (WASPAN) has appealed a Federal High Court judgement upholding the authority of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to regulate digital lending in Nigeria. In a notice of appeal dated 21 July, a day after the Federal High Court in Lagos delivered the judgement, WASPAN asked the Court of Appeal in Lagos to set aside the judgement delivered by the lower court judge Ambrose Allagoa on Monday, which dismissed the association’s suit challenging the FCCPC’s Digital, Electronic, Online or Non-Traditional Consumer Lending (DEON) Regulations, 2025. The appeal was…

India's $30-billion pharma industry is staring at a fresh challenge after US President Donald Trump announced that generic medicines imported into the US would face tariffs of 100% from Aug 2028 and 200% a year later, unless companies relocate manufacturing to the US. The announcement has significant implications for India, which supplies nearly 47% of generic prescriptions dispensed in the US, and ships 38% of its pharma exports totalling $10 billion to the American market. While generic medicines remain exempt from tariffs over the next two years, the real challenge begins for domestic companies after two years. Industry experts warn that 100-200%…

The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has staged a demonstration outside the conference at the Adelaide Convention Centre this morning to launch a “pro-worker” national housing plan. The union is urging the Labor Party to treat housing as a national emergency as it charts its course for the remaining term of government. AMWU national secretary Steve Murphy has launched a national housing plan.Dominic Lorrimer “For too long, housing policy in this country has been written for the benefit of investors and developers, not for the workers who build our homes and keep this economy running,” the union’s national secretary, Steve Murphy, said. “We are…

The movement behind Andy Burnham has a message for Labor in Australia Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA London: The Labour movement behind Andy Burnham has a message for Australia about the reforms they will unleash if they have the chance now that Britain’s new prime minister has finally taken power. Burnham, who took office on Monday, has promised to restore public ownership of essential services in a bid to end decades of steep price rises after the privatisation of water, rail and energy assets. The solution, says his Labour ally Andrew Pakes, is to embrace the co-operative…

A million more Britons 'being caught in the taxman's net by stealth' amid confusion over whether or not Andy Burnham will unfreeze threshold By MARTIN BECKFORD, POLICY EDITOR Published: 14:00 EDT, 22 July 2026 \| Updated: 20:15 EDT, 22 July 2026 A million more people will be hit by a stealth tax on their earnings, it is claimed, amid confusion over whether Andy Burnham will tackle it or not. New analysis has found that half a million workers will have to pay the basic rate of income tax for the first time this year as their pay crosses the long-frozen £12,570 threshold. Another 410,000 will be dragged into the higher rate band in 2026-27 while 70,000…

Ngarewa-Packer won Te Tai Hauāuru in 2023 by more than 9000 votes.

A South Korean court’s conviction of Seoul’s mayor for illegal polling payments threatens to put an end to his presidential ambitions just weeks after he won a historic fifth term. Oh Se-hoon, the 65-year-old conservative who has led South Korea ’s capital on and off for nearly two decades, was fined 10 million won (US$6,800) on Wednesday for violating the Political Funds Act ahead of the mayoral by-election in 2021. Under South Korean law, any elected official fined more than 1 million won for violating the Political Funds Act forfeits their office and faces a five-year election ban once the ruling is finalised on appeal. Should the Supreme Court…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Saanich, B.C., councillor put forward a motion this week for the municipality to implement the Universal Declaration of the Rights of the Tree. Its three main core articles state that trees are living beings and a common human good, that life on Earth depends on their existence, and that humans must act in “fraternity and solidarity” with them. It recognizes that trees must be considered subjects of law when council makes development and zoning decisions. A small town west of Montreal adopted the motion in June, officially recognizing trees as living beings with rights of their own. Get daily…

Thiessen criticizes Mamdani for calling on federal authorities to arrest Netanyahu on an International Criminal Court warrant despite a lack of legal authority. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations on Wednesday blasted New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as a "clown" for demanding federal authorities arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he arrives in the city. Danon’s remarks came after Mamdani accused Netanyahu of being a "war criminal" and the "architect of a horrific genocide" against Palestinians while calling on the federal government to execute an International Criminal Court…

ICE detention bookings climbed to highest level of Trump's 2nd term in June June marked the highest number of people booked into immigration detention since President Trump returned to office. CBS News immigration correspondent Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the details.

WASHINGTON, July 23. /TASS/. The United States and Saudi Arabia have concluded an agreement on Washington’s support for the kingdom’s peaceful nuclear program, the US Department of Energy reported. According to the document, the agreement was signed on Wednesday by US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud. The agreement has been submitted to the US Congress for review, the report said. As noted in the document, it is designed for several decades and is intended to provide "great access for American companies in the Saudi nuclear energy program." The agreement upholds "the highest standards of…

House Speaker Mike Johnson said the measure approved Wednesday 'puts Congressional Republicans on a path to enacting two fundamentally simple and crucial goals: securing American elections and strengthening our homeland.'

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…

MOSCOW, July 23. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to hold a meeting with lawmakers on July 27, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed to TASS. "Yes, that is true," he said when asked a respective question. The discussion is expected to focus on results of the work of the current convocation. The 8th convocation of the State Duma (lower house of the parliament) is concluding its work. The next composition will be elected in September. The final plenary session of the spring session and of the current convocation as a whole is scheduled for July 27.

Anas Sarwar has never made a secret of his desire to hold high office. It's only a matter of weeks since he offered himself to Scottish voters as a candidate to replace John Swinney as first minister. That went spectacularly wrong. The SNP held power for a fifth consecutive term and Labour recorded their worst Holyrood result since devolution. While the performance of the UK government under Sir Keir Starmer gets much of the blame, there is now a live debate in the party about Sarwar's strategy. Questions are also being asked of Scottish Labour's campaign co-directors Jackie Baillie and Douglas Alexander. Sarwar had said he would stick around as…

Trump administration officially announces nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia The Trump administration announced a landmark agreement with Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that allows the Middle Eastern country to develop a civilian nuclear program on its soil. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has the details.

Ukraine's soldiers and civilians welcomed the appointment of Mykhailo Drapaty as the new army chief on Wednesday, but many said they still wanted former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov restored after his surprise removal sparked the largest war-related protests since Russia's 2022 invasion.

Fox News Mark Meredith and Jacqui Heinrich report on the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents Dinner as details emerge about the suspect, Cole Allen, his weapons and more. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! More than 500 journalists called on the White House Correspondents' Association to "forcefully stand up" against President Donald Trump on Tuesday ahead of its rescheduled dinner. "Our message to the White House Correspondents' Association is now more urgent: forcefully stand up for freedom of the press in front of the President, publicly defend the journalists he attacks, and vow to resist his administration’s concerted…

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi at a gathering of southeast Asian foreign ministers, to discuss how to manage bilateral tensions ahead of a planned summit between US President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping. The meeting on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathering of foreign ministers in Manila on Wednesday came amid tensions over China’s conduct in the disputed South China Sea and the US war against Iran. ASEAN countries have expressed concerns about both issues at the meeting. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list Relations between Washington and…

Should party politics bury supplementary investigations? The Democratic Party (DP) has vowed to press ahead with abolishing prosecutors' supplementary investigative powers, despite concerns voiced even within the party over the consequences. Floor leader Han Byung-do recently declared that "the principle of prosecution reform is that prosecutors do not investigate" and that there was no disagreement within the party. If so, critics ask whether lawmakers' earlier expressions of concern and attempts to compromise legislation were merely political theater. The party appears determined to fast-track the bill through the National Assembly. The move comes…

It is an old law of political campaigns that the best way to win an election is to set the playing field. Donald Trump convinced voters in the US that the real issue was to “Make America Great Again”. Before that, famously, Bill Clinton won in 1992 with “It’s the economy, stupid”, while Barack Obama claimed victory with the explicitly inclusive “Yes we can”. Many of our elections have seen a contest between parties that have tried to appeal to issues around administration, governance and service delivery, and others that have appealed directly to identity. This is still the case now. The Freedom Front Plus, for example, is using the…

Australia's men's water polo team are set to take on some of the biggest teams on the planet this week at the World Aquatics Water Polo World Cup Finals. The Sharks get their campaign underway on Thursday evening against the most daunting of opponents, reigning world champions Spain. For most, the sight of the world champions lining up poolside at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre would send shivers down your spine. The Sharks, though, are not familiar with being daunted by anyone. "I think if you were to ask anyone else in the world outside of our group, they would call us underdogs," goalkeeper Nic Porter told ABC Sport during the Sharks'…

Dan Dakich reacts to Jimmy Pitaro's BS messaging following the latest round of ESPN layoffs. One of the most memorable moments of the inaugural Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend didn't happen during the race or even qualifying. It came in the first practice session of the weekend, when then-Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz hit a drain cover, causing serious damage to his car's floor and energy store, while also damaging then-Alpine driver Esteban Ocon's car. The session was red-flagged and eventually canceled, delaying the second practice session by hours as crews worked to repair the circuit and ensure the other drain covers were secure. ZERO BS.…

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Brisbane Broncos premiership star Gehamat Shibasaki will fly to the other side of the country and pull on a Perth Bears jersey as the latest star signing for the upstart NRL club. Shibasaki’s two tries and three line-breaks in the Broncos’ grand final win capped a busy year in which he also enjoyed a State of Origin victory with the Queensland Maroons and an Ashes win with the Australian Kangaroos. Gehamat Shibasaki celebrates scoring a try with the Broncos in last year’s NRL season.Getty Images Perth Bears head coach Mal Meninga said the 28-year-old was a powerful ball runner and strong defender, and had “been on our radar for some time”. “He is a…

Andrew Giuliani outlines the significant economic and security preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. He reveals 78 matches will occur across 11 cities, projecting a $30.5 billion boost to the American economy. Giuliani likens the event to hosting 78 Super Bowls, emphasizing the extensive counter-drone and safety measures for over two billion global viewers. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The World Cup not only tested the players on the pitch, but also the Trump administration's large public health operation to safeguard the public as fans from all over the world moved across the United States. Amid the fandom, as 11…

West Indies' Shimron Hetmyer. File \| Photo Credit: AP Shimron Hetmyer held his nerve late in the run chase to make an unbeaten 69 and steer West Indies to a two-wicket win over New Zealand on Tuesday (July 22, 2026) in the fifth and final one-day cricket international. New Zealand took the series 3-2, clinching it in Game 4 after winning Game 2 by five wickets and Game 3 by six wickets in a comeback following West Indies' seven-wicket victory in the opening game. Hetmyer's fifth ODI half-century and his partnership of 95 with Sherfane Rutherford (61) allowed the West Indies to reach 269-8 in reply to New Zealand's 268-9 with 15 balls remaining. All…

P.V. Sindhu. File \| Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Ayush Shetty produced a stunning upset by knocking out world No. 11 Alwi Farhan while double Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu overcame a spirited challenge from teenage compatriot Unnati Hooda to progress to the second round of the China Open here on Wednesday. India No 1 Lakshya Sen also advanced, defeating Japan's world No. 19 Yushi Tanaka 22-20, 15-21, 21-14 in a hard-fought 53-minute in the men's singles. The World No. 14 Indian will next face eighth seed Victor Lai of Canada, who is ranked world No. 8 in the pre-quarters. Sindhu, who ended a two-year title drought by winning the Japan Open last…

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has finally moved into the upper-middle-income bracket, but global investors are still ranking it behind several of its Southeast Asian neighbors. That gap showed up in Kearney's 2026 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index, where the Philippines slipped in the emerging-market rankings and trailed Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam. Kearney Philippines country head Marco de la Rosa and Southeast Asia managing partner Varun Arora said the country's new income status gives it a stronger story to tell investors, but the upgrade has not yet translated into stronger investor confidence. "Unfortunately, in the…

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 07: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. #27 of the Toronto Blue Jays looks on from the dugout against the San Francisco Giants in the top of the first inning of a major league baseball game at Oracle Park on July 07, 2026 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) Getty Images Vladimir Guerrero Jr. entered the 2026 season expected to anchor the Toronto Blue Jays' lineup after signing the richest contract in franchise history. Instead, the first half has been defined by a frustrating lack of power, inconsistent production and a club that has struggled to keep pace in the American League playoff race.…

Indian shooters got an early indication of the challenge that awaits them at the Asian Games in Japan less than two months from now as hosts China dominated the opening day of the ISSF World Cup here on Wednesday (July 22, 2026), winning both gold medals on offer while India finished without a podium. In their final global outing before the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya from September 19 to October 4, the Indian shooters endured a disappointing start as neither of the country's two 10m air pistol mixed teams progressed beyond the qualification stage. The pairing of multiple World Cup gold medallist Suruchi Inder Singh and Kedarling Uchaganve finished…

Image used for representational purposes only. \| Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Indian sub-junior boys' team maintained its winning run, outplaying Pakistan and Oman in the Elite Pool of the FIH Youth Hockey5s Asian Championship in Muscat. Led by Ketan Kushwaha, India first registered an emphatic 14-0 win over Oman, with the skipper scoring four goals (6', 11', 15', 20'). Ashish Tani Purti (1', 16', 19') struck a hat-trick, while Rahul Yadav (2', 12') and Shahrukh Ali (3', 13') scored braces. Prahalad Rajbhar (9'), Karan Gautam (15') and Romit Pal (18') also found the back of the net. Against Pakistan, India prevailed 7-4, with Karan…

Shreyas Iyer. File \| Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar India captain Shreyas Iyer wants his players to play fearless cricket and not be weighed down by criticism after the team's disappointing run in England, saying the recent setbacks have only brought the squad closer ahead of the three-match T20 series against Zimbabwe. India arrive in Zimbabwe after enduring a winless white-ball tour of England and Ireland, but Iyer said the team has identified the areas it needs to improve on. "We had a rough patch in England, but there were a lot of positives out of that. We got to know what we have to build as a team going forward, what kind of presence of…

Shreyas Iyer would be eager for his first win as India captain while his young team eyes course correction against a spunky Zimbabwe that is expected to fight hard during the short three-match T20I series starting here on Thursday (July 23, 2026). Having lost six out of his first seven T20I games as skipper in series defeats to minnows Ireland and a seasoned England side, the rubber against Zimbabwe gives Iyer and company a chance to get the house in order. A series win against Zimbabwe would be the expected outcome but a defeat could unnerve the dressing room that also features a 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. For this tour, India will have a…

Just joined SPFL side Motherwell last July from the Danish first division and had a stellar season. It included being named the club’s player and player’s player of the year, a spot in the PFA team of the season, a nomination for the PFA player of the year and being handed the Scottish Football Writers’ Association player of the year award. Elijah Just has moved to Swansea City from Scottish side Motherwell after an impressive World Cup campaign. Photo / Photosport At the World Cup, Just scored the All Whites’ opening goal of the tournament against Iran and became the first player for New Zealand to score a brace which he achieved in the same game.…

India will measure success at the upcoming Glasgow Commonwealth Games not just by medals but by the "knowledge it acquires" ahead of hosting the centenary 2030 edition in Ahmedabad, India's Chef de Mission Rohit Rajpal has said. The 23rd edition of the quadrennial extravaganza, beginning on July 23, have been significantly scaled down, featuring only 10 sports — nine fewer than Birmingham 2022, where India finished fourth with 61 medals (22 gold, 16 silver and 23 bronze). The non-playing captain of India's Davis Cup team, Rajpal in an interview to PTI said the off-field agenda assumes unprecedented significance so that they leave no stone unturned for…

A Canadian Sikh man has received an apology from a gym chain after he was kicked out from one of its locations for wearing a ceremonial kirpan knife. Gurpartap Singh Sangha recorded himself being ordered to leave a GoodLife Fitness gym in Windsor, which is just across the Detroit River along the US-Canada border. He posted the video to his 21,000 followers on TikTok, where it has been sparking controversy and going viral, receiving 2.2 million views as of Wednesday morning. 'Racially singled out by a good life employee,' a caption edited onto the video said. 'You’re kicking me out of the gym right now because you are scared that I’m going to take my…

Animesh Kujur isn't losing sleep over surrendering the tag of India's fastest man to Gurindervir Singh. Instead, the national record-holder in the 200m wants his performances at the upcoming Commonwealth Games and Asian Games to do the talking. After Gurindervir's historic sub-10.10 run rewrote the men's 100m national record in Odisha earlier this year, Kujur has inevitably been asked about reclaiming the crown. But the Odisha sprinter has chosen to park that conversation for now. "Just waiting for Asian Games," Kujur told PTI when asked about regaining India's fastest-man tag. When pressed further, he smiled and added: "Yeah, just wait till the Asian…

Anthony Joshua says he is not ready for the loss of his two close friends and team members to "sink in yet" as he prepares for his first fight since their death. Sina Ghami and Latif "Latz" Ayodele died when the vehicle they were travelling in, alongside heavyweight boxer Joshua and another passenger, collided with a stationary truck on a major road near Lagos, Nigeria, on 29 December 2026. Joshua, who sustained minor injuries, is set to return to the ring against heavyweight Kristian Prenga on Saturday for his first contest since knocking out American YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul 10 days before the crash. The 36-year-old told BBC Sport: "It's…

Wolverhampton striker Tolu Arokodare allegedly forced the cancellation of a training session after he refused to leave the pitch. Sources said the 25-year-old Nigerian sat down and demanded the club let him move to Italian club Fiorentina. Wolves have rejected a bid from the Serie A side, having accepted an offer from Turkish club Trabzonspor. Arokodare's actions led to new boss Cesar Peixoto terminating the session. Arokodare will not be involved in Wolverhampton's friendly at Maidenhead United as Wolves continue their pre-season plans. Arokodare denied the reports on social media. "I was very surprised and disappointed to see the media reports…

OutKick reporter Dan Zaksheske joins Dan Dakich to highlight how Ryan Clark's end at ESPN went down. Within hours of Ryan Clark’s dismissal, many of the biggest names in sports media had already reached the same conclusion: Clark was the victim and ESPN was the villain. Stephen A. Smith said he confronted ESPN executives over the decision and called Clark "arguably the best NFL analyst in America." Emmanuel Acho accused the network of handling the situation in a "cowardly" and "wildly disrespectful" manner. RYAN CLARK BECAME A HEADACHE FOR ESPN Sarah Spain described Clark as "another incredibly smart, thoughtful, nuanced talent let go," while Pro…

At this point being into the digital versions of Blood Bowl is basically masochism. In the 1990s MicroLeague published a version that was so cheap and nasty I said, "to call it barebones would be an insult to skeletons." Cyanide picked up the licence after that, releasing two decent adaptations whose DLC model was controversial at the time but seems blessedly sensible compared to Blood Bowl 3, a live-service seasonal microtransaction confusatron that's basically a poster child for "look how they massacred my boy" memes. Blood Bowl 3 was published by Nacon, which has filed for insolvency and left strategy specialists Slitherine to pick up the ball.…

Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Gisele Bundchen is celebrating her birthday in style. The Brazilian supermodel took to Instagram to celebrate her 46th birthday with a series of photos, including one of her lounging in a leopard-print bikini. "Thank you all for the love and birthday wishes. I feel so grateful for this new cycle that is beginning and for all the adventures that lie ahead," she captioned the post. "May the love and kindness you share return to each of you a thousandfold. ❤️✨" In the photo, Bundchen is seen smiling as she lounges on a green lounge chair and…

Maura Higgins looked nothing short of sensational as she modelled sexy lingerie for her latest sizzling Victoria's Secret photoshoot in Paris. The Love Island star, 35, set pulses racing in a glittering pink bra and matching thong as she posed up a storm in her lavish hotel room. Maura showed off her amazing figure in the two-piece as she draped the brands iconic pink striped satin robe off her shoulders. Styling her brunette bobbed tresses in voluminous curls, the Irish model elevated her frame in a pair of black stilettos. The reality star later slipped into a daring leopard print bra and coordinated black lace underwear as she posed with the…

When it comes to movies, I am a chronic, lifelong wimp. Graphic violence, gore, paranoia and dread – I’ve spent most of my life avoiding this stuff. But this winter, with horror-movie hype reaching fever pitch, I jumped on the bloody bandwagon. My horror of horror began when I watched The Shining, aged nine, at our next-door neighbours’ house, while our parents had a dinner party together. I sat through the whole thing in a state of pure, wretched terror. There were months of nightmares. My parents had to ban my sister from raising a crooked index finger within my field of vision. (She was already banned from uttering “redrum”, after I screamed and…

On the latest episode of Palace Confidential, Olivier Award-winning performer Ruthie Henshall shares stories from her passionate, five-year romance with Prince Edward. Henshall, 59, first met the Prince in 1988, when he was 23 and had just left the Royal Marines to work backstage in the West End. The Queen and Prince Philip had reservations about this surprise career pivot, Henshall claims, but ultimately gave their blessing, with Edward having developed a passion for the performing arts during his years at Cambridge. Henshall and Edward grew close while she worked on an Andrew Lloyd Webber stage project, with the Prince acting as her day-to-day…

The Trojan horse is one of those indelible images. It’s a tale that most of us are acquainted with, whether we studied it in school, saw it in a movie, read about it in books, or heard it mentioned in a song. In Greek mythology, the Trojan horse was a trick devised by Odysseus in the Trojan War, resulting in the end of a struggle that had dragged on for a decade. The giant wooden horse was presented as a peace offering to the Trojans and was dragged inside the city's impregnable walls, only for Greek warriors to crawl out of it and destroy the city in one night. Christopher Nolan’sThe Odyssey is one of the year’s most ambitious movies. Based on…

The "Dutton Ranch" star reflects on his family’s deep ties to Montana as the Paramount+ series premieres May 15 with two episodes, followed by weekly releases. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Cole Hauser is giving fans a glimpse behind the scenes of "Dutton Ranch" — and it wasn't all smooth riding. The actor, who reprises his fan-favorite role as Rip Wheeler in the "Yellowstone" spin-off, acknowledged the cast faced an uphill battle after franchise creator Taylor Sheridan stepped away from the show's writers' room during the spin-off’s first season. "There were challenges, you know?" Hauser told Film Inside NYC. "Not having Taylor…

Netflix has been on a streak lately, releasing outrageous true crime documentaries that are stranger than fiction. There's been The Perfect Neighbor,a grim recounting of a manipulative murder told through police bodycam footage; Maternal Instinct, in which a con woman faked a pregnancy, before going to fatal lengths to make her lie seem true; and The Crash, wherein a reckless teen girl's vehicular menace led to the death of two friends. Now comes A Toxic Love Story. By the title alone, you might think you know what you're in for. But documentarian Alexandra Lacey shrewdly takes audiences through the waves of understanding that investigators had to…

Filmmaker Neill Blomkamp built his reputation on sci-fi films like the critically heralded District 9, and the divisive Chappie and Elysium. His latest, "Nightborne," a 13-minute short film generated almost entirely by artificial intelligence, is getting a largely negative reception. Loosely adapted from the 2006 hard sci-fi novel Echopraxia, "Nightborne" was built using ByteDance's Seed 2.0 video model, which animated the faces and voices of 32 real people who signed likeness agreements. Per the video's own description, human artists produced the concept art, presumably so it could then be fed into the machine. The plot of "Nightborne" follows a US…

Matt Damon's biceps in The Odyssey have been getting plenty of attention lately — but not for the reason some might think. During a recent interview, Happy Sad Confused host Josh Horowitz praised the actor for having "the greatest bicep work I've seen outside of a Hemsworth film." But Damon was quick to confess that, in at least one key scene in Christopher Nolan's action-fantasy epic, those impressive arms–belonged to someone else. His stunt double was a Canadian woman, Devyn Dalton, who is from Vancouver, B.C. — and, according to Damon, had "the greatest arms [he's] ever seen." "When we did the forced perspective stuff of the Laestrygonians … there…

The first trailer for The End of Oak Street, director and writer David Robert Mitchell’s upcoming fourth film, immediately hooked us with its premise of dinosaurs invading a suburban neighborhood after the area is mysteriously transported to a prehistoric region. And we’d follow Mitchell anywhere after his brilliant and visually striking 2014 horror film It Follows. But because the first trailer (understandably) highlighted the action and mystery of the film, it was missing the sweeping, slow-moving, focus-shifting wide shots that make Mitchell’s work so distinctive. A new trailer advertising that tickets are on now on sale for The End of Oak Street…

Seinfeld star Jason Alexander has apologized to Courtney Stodden after she blasted him over a sexualized Funny or Die sketch they starred in together in 2012 when she was just 17 and he was 52. Stodden, now 31, was the target of tabloid scrutiny and public shaming at the time due to her age-gap marriage to The Green Mile actor Doug Hutchison. The two wed when she was 16 and he was 50. They divorced in 2020. In an Instagram post on Monday, Stodden shared a screenshot from the sketch with Alexander, now 66, that showed him holding a cellphone next to the bikini-clad teen's breast. 'I was 17 years old in this photo. The older I get, the more impossible…

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…

When we were putting together our recent ranking of Odyssey director Christopher Nolan’s films, I couldn’t help but think about how many of his movies have spawned memes, especially in the late 2000s and early 2010s. The image of Leonardo Dicaprio and Cilian Murphy talking at a bar is something I more vividly recall as a meme template than as a moment from Inception. People love to drop “Some men just want to watch the world burn” when someone eats a hot dog wrong or something. And now that The Odyssey is out, it is continuing the time-honored tradition of Nolan films giving people meme fodder. Antinous hates beggars The one I’ve most…

The latest "Dune: Part 3" trailer arrived back on July 8, and it was a sumptuous banquet of startling set pieces, intergalactic political unrest, close-quarter combat, and a whole lot of sand and ash. A fine follow-up tothe initial March teaser, to be sure. After letting it marinate in our minds for a while, let’s break down five items of particular interest in this newest preview of the Denis Villeneuve-directed conclusion to his trilogy of far-future sci-fi epics adapted from author Frank Herbert’s novels, "Dune" and "Dune: Messiah." Set 17 years after Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) has ascended to the Emperor’s throne, "Dune: Part 3" explores…

ROME: Rome will offer free screenings in 11 air-conditioned cinemas as part of a heat-relief plan Mayor Roberto Gualtieri presented on Wednesday (Jul 22), while most of Europe was sweltering through a hot summer. The scheme, named after the 1983 US film classic Il Grande Freddo (The Big Chill), will run from Thursday to Aug 4, expanding an existing network of climate shelters in the Italian capital including public libraries and museums. "Beautiful films, including recent releases, will be screened," Gualtieri said in a press conference. The free screenings will take place between 1pm and 6.30pm, with admission on a first-come, first-served basis. The…

Liminal spaces aren’t just for furniture stores: they’re pretty terrifying when they’re outside, too. Following the success of Backrooms, Neon has its own take on in-between places with first-time director Alex Ullom’s It Ends. And while it’s not accurate to say that It Ends was influenced by Backrooms—Ullom wrote the film eight years ago, according to Esquire—the timing is certainly auspicious. The first trailer, which dropped today, sets an ominous tone as four recent college graduates (Phinehas Yoon, Akira Jackson, Noah Toth, and Mitchell Cole) take what they think is a shortcut but turns out to be a endless road from which they cannot escape.…

“If you bought fish at the market, put it in water. If it sinks, it’s fresh; if it floats, it’s bad.” Thus begins a video that has already been seen by more than 25 million people. The protagonist is Paco del Campo, an elderly man with a charming appearance who offers advice on diet and health. This is not an isolated case. In recent weeks very similar videos have proliferated and have also racked up millions of views. We can cite three examples, such as Eduardo, a middle-aged man who presents himself as an “expert in holistic health and a dietitian” and warns us about the alleged dangers of pangasius, tilapia and salmon in a video that begins: “Never…

Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA It’s mid-April, and director Trent O’Donnell is on his lunch break from filming season three of Colin from Accounts at Sydney’s Centennial Park with the show’s stars and creators, Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer. “What embarrassing Patty stories do we have?” he wonders. There was that time Brammall was called “blandly handsome” by The New York Times (“wildly accurate,” says O’Donnell), or that time Brammall was mistaken for fellow actor Brendan Cowell (“Happens all the time,” says O’Donnell), but his favourite? That time Brammall was mistaken…

The depths of winter demand a night in with a great movie. The problem? Choice paralysis. Every streaming platform has thousands of films available. To cut through that, here are 30 great hand-picked movies on Netflix right now. Don’t have Netflix? Check out our guides on Stan*, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video. Atlantics (2019) A rightful Cannes Film Festival winner, Mati Diop’s spectral romance is about the many borders – emotional, physical and existential – that impact a young Senegalese woman and her partner after he attempts the risky journey to Europe before returning in a different form. Cargo (2017) One of the great zombie movies is a…

Four flights have been cancelled and a further three have been delayed, due to fog enveloping Auckland Airport. An airport spokesperson says a further nine flights into Auckland have been cancelled. All 16 flights are domestic while international flights have not been affected. On Monday at least 14 flights were cancelled and another 17 were delayed due to fog restrictions. Flights were also affected by fog last week.

Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes 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. Snoop Dogg has done a lot of living in his 54 years. In addition to his status as one of the biggest selling rappers of all time, he's been an Olympic commentator, Martha Stewart's co-host, a movie star, voice actor, an affirmational guru for young kids, a purveyor of both wine and cannabis, and, at one point, affiliated with one of the largest gangs in Los Angeles. Next summer, Snoop Dogg's storied life is due to hit the big screen…

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…

SoundCloud announced Wednesday that it has acquired Nina Protocol, a decentralized music platform that enabled independent artists to sell music directly to fans while keeping 100% of their revenue. The financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. It’s also unclear whether any members of Nina’s team will join SoundCloud. The company has not yet responded to a request for comment. The deal is SoundCloud’s first acquisition since its 2022 purchase of AI music company Musiio to help improve music discovery. The deal signals that SoundCloud is continuing to expand beyond music hosting into a broader platform for independent artists. As part of the…

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 A money manager for singer D4vd testified Wednesday that he knew only Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s first name before the 14-year-old’s dismembered body was discovered in the trunk of a car. Benjamin Gregor’s testimony came during the second day of a Los Angeles preliminary hearing, where a judge is weighing whether there is enough evidence to send D4vd, whose legal name is David Burke, to trial on charges including murder, continuous sexual abuse of…

Colombia · Culture Key Facts —What is RENT? A Pulitzer Prize and four-time Tony Award-winning rock musical by Jonathan Larson about a year in the life of a group of struggling young artists in New York City. —When does it run? August 7 through August 28, 2026, as a limited special season. —Where is the venue? Centro Cultural Gimnasio Moderno, Carrera 9 # 74-99, in the heart of Bogotá. —Who is producing it? A local Colombian production by 2 Productores, not a touring international company. —How much are tickets? Prices range from US$21 to US$57, depending on seating. RENT is coming to Bogotá for the very first time in 2026, bringing a landmark piece of…

Latin America · Culture Key Facts —What it is. The Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition is the Metropolitan Opera’s program to discover and develop exceptional young opera singers. —Who can enter. Vocalists aged 20 to 30 from Argentina, Chile, and Colombia can audition with a video of an operatic aria. —The prize path. District winners advance to a South America final in Santiago, then to New York semifinals and a Grand Finals Concert at the Met. —Cash awards. Semifinalists receive US$5,000, finalists US$10,000, and Grand Finals winners earn US$20,000 each. —First winners. Chilean soprano Camila Romero and Argentine mezzo-soprano Valeria Delmé were…

From rooftops to pasta bars: 14 new venues coming to Melbourne very soon Featuring new arrivals from Andrew McConnell and Chris Lucas, a double shot of energy for Chapel Street and two stellar regional openings, here is what’s landing before year’s end. Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Big-name restaurateurs, neighbourhood wine bars and ambitious suburban revamps – Melbourne’s hospitality landscape is warming up for a huge influx of newcomers. Halfway through 2026, some of the year’s hottest restaurant openings are still to come. Here are the places to bookmark. Arguably the…

Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA It’s a blustery Monday morning, and inside Opera Australia’s Southbank rehearsal studios, the cast and crew of A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical are starting their second week of rehearsals. About a dozen young dancers in exercise gear are working with associate choreographer Yasmine Lee, traversing the space in exaggerated, slow-motion movements. In the rehearsal space next door, associate director Austin Regan is giving notes to the cast as they run scenes. The show opens with an elderly Diamond (Terence Crawford), talking to a…

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…

This article was originally published in Rest of World, which covers technology’s impact outside the West. At the end of every year, Spotify Wrapped takes over social media feeds, with users showing off the annual recap of their top music choices. Lately, these reviews have taken on a more international flavor – packed with K-pop and Latino rhythms that mirror the platform’s explosive overseas expansion and increasingly diverse artist catalog. Launched in 2008, Spotify today has about 761 million users, including 293 million subscribers, in 184 markets. Brazilian funk, K-pop, Afrobeats, and Urban Latino are among its fastest-growing genres, and last…

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…

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…

Miguel Covarrubias took New York by storm before turning 21 and forever changed Mexican history. The post Made in Mexico: Miguel Covarrubias, the man who illustrated the Jazz Age appeared first on Mexico News Daily

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…

Wildfires swept across southern Europe on Wednesday, killing three firefighters and forcing thousands of people to evacuate as extreme heat and dry conditions fuelled blazes in Sicily, southwestern France and central Spain. Rescue teams battled dozens of fires amid warnings over increasingly severe weather events.

Climate change will wipe out about $1.47 trillion in U.S. home values over the next three decades and hasten economic gaps in U.S. communities, a report released on Monday finds. Already high insurance rates are escalating, rendering large portions of the nation's largest cities unaffordable, according to a study by First Street Foundation which analyzes the effects of climate change on real estate. As property values across the country decline by almost $1.5 trillion in total, other properties will increase in value to the tune of $244 billion. By 2055, climate-driven weather is expected to hike homeowners' insurance premiums nationwide by an average…

Kemi Badenoch will warn that Andy Burnham has no plan for the country after his first two policies began to unravel. In her first intervention since Mr Burnham became prime minister, Mrs Badenoch will accuse him of 'still thinking like the mayor of Manchester'. Mr Burnham announced modest proposals to shave £45 off energy bills and revive the £2 cap on bus fares in his first days in office this week. Ministers have been struggling to explain how the plans will be paid for, despite Mr Burnham insisting that all his proposals would be 'fully funded'. Former Cabinet minister Darren Jones rubbished claims that the £850 million plan to cut VAT on…

Firefighting vehicles operate in Le Porge as a wildfire burns in a forest area in the Gironde department amid worsening drought conditions following a heatwave and water shortages across much of France, July 22. Reuters-Yonhap PARIS, France — Human-caused climate change has intensified a drought across Europe with extreme heat, rather than low rainfall driving the exceptionally dry conditions, a team of international scientists said Thursday. The continent is gripped by a major drought with countries from France to Romania confronting parched rivers, water restrictions and devastating wildfires after a historic heatwave in June. A new study has found…

Energy Minister Simeon Brown wants power firms to secure backup supply by winter.

ROME, Italy — Wildfires raged Wednesday in Sicily, southwestern France and central Spain, sparking thousands of evacuations and claiming the life of an Italian firefighter. Temperatures topped 40°C and gusts of hot wind fanned the flames on the southern Italian island, where wildfires have been raging for several days. Some 6,000 firefighters, forest guards and civil protection officials were deployed to battle the flames with the help of water-bombing aircraft, the head of the region, Renato Schifani, said, adding that 50 fires were still raging. READ: Wildfire smoke kills thousands yearly. Here’s how Scientists agree that human-caused climate change…

If you cannot remember the last time it rained, you are probably not alone. June was actually wetter than average in the UK, which might come as a surprise given our recent run of weather, but for England and Wales the majority of that rain came down in the first two weeks of the month. Since 15 June, most of England has recorded less than 10mm of rain with large areas of central southern England seeing 3mm or less. Meanwhile, Wisley in Surrey has had no rain at all for 36 consecutive days. Most of Wales has seen less than 25mm (1in) of rain since the middle of June, but it has been particularly dry in the north-east with Rhyl in Denbighshire…

Camels are famously known as the ships of the desert, but even these hardy animals are not being spared from the extremes of rising temperatures in Africa. The Afar region of north-eastern Ethiopia is one of the hottest and driest places on Earth, where nomads often lead camel caravans carrying salt through the desert. "I can see my camels suffering from extreme heat," Ali Umer, a camel herder from Semera in Afar, told the BBC. "They get blisters on their feet, their eyes become watery and the hot sand burns their skin and eats up their hair when they are sitting," said the 40-year-old who owns around 500 camels. "Within the past one month I have lost…

Gatwick's price hike comes as the airport tries to get more people arriving by trains and buses. When the Transport Secretary approved the airport's plans for a second runway, one of the requirements was to have 54% of passengers using public transport. Heathrow may also have to act to try and put people off driving to get a third runway. A London Gatwick spokesperson said drop-off charges were aimed at disincentivising 'kiss and fly' trips and data indicated it was "influencing passengers to seek alternative options". The airport links to 120 train stations across London and the South East, with eight local bus routes running 24/7, they said.…

Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the Labor Party’s 50th national conference. The three-day triennial convention, which will serve as a launchpad for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s 2028 election bid, will see Labor insiders hash out what should be adopted into, or dropped from, the party policy platform. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will address the conference on Thursday.Penny Stephens While there are internal fears that the historically pugnacious affair has been too tightly stage-managed, expect to still see some debate. Labor will lay the groundwork for a striking set of green energy moves including winding back tax credits…

The farmers and producers we see succeeding aren’t chasing these in isolation; they’re treating them as two sides of the same coin. Productivity is the accelerator, and resilience is the steering wheel. One drives growth, while the other ensures that growth lasts. What came through in conversations I had at Fieldays was that farmers increasingly have more choices. Strong commodity prices, improving confidence, record export receipts and the cash injection from the Fonterra consumer brands sale mean that many businesses are now operating from a rare position of strength, and strength creates the best conditions for transformation. It’s often no longer…

Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, has commissioned the Cassava/Gari Processing Centre in Batsari Local Government Area, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to agricultural value addition and economic development. Governor Radda named the facility Abba Sayyadi Ruma Cassava/Gari Processing Centre in honour of the late former Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, Dr Abba Sayyadi Ruma. Speaking during the commissioning ceremony, Governor Radda described the project as another fulfilment of his administration’s promise to improve the lives of citizens through practical and sustainable development initiatives. “Today is a celebration…

Higher planning hurdles needed for coal mines and data centres: watchdog Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA NSW has fallen further behind its legislated emissions targets and will not catch up unless approvals of coal mines and data centres are curbed while the renewables rollout is accelerated, the independent watchdog has warned. Every major decision, especially in the planning system, should take account of the state’s legal commitment to reduce greenhouse emissions by 50 per cent of 2005 levels by 2030, and 70 per cent by 2035, the NSW Net Zero Commission said in its annual…

A crocodile is captured from a stream in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province, in this photo provided by the Gyeonggi-do Fire Services. Yonhap A crocodile caught in a stream in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province, has been identified as a Siamese crocodile, reviving concerns over abandoned exotic pets threatening Korea's ecosystem. The city of Yeoju said Tuesday that an analysis by the National Institute of Biological Resources confirmed the animal as a Siamese crocodile. It is listed as a Class 1 internationally endangered species under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. The crocodile, measuring 50 centimeters, was captured…

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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is looking to adopt Singapore’s flood management technologies and best practices as it seeks to address the impact of disasters, according to a Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) official. Singapore companies showcased a range of flood control interventions—from capturing real-time data on natural hazards to recycling rainwater—at the […]...Keep on reading: PH looks to Singapore for flood solutions

MANILA, Philippines — The Inquirer Group of Companies recognized the winners of the 2026 Inquirer ESG Edge Impact Awards at a ceremony at the Sheraton Manila Hotel last night, July 22. Now in its second year, the Awards celebrated 30 sustainability initiatives for their leadership and significant measurable contributions towards advancing the Environment, Social, and Governance landscape in the Philippines. Out of the 30 recognized initiatives, 19 earned Gold awards while 11 received Silver awards. Two companies also took home the coveted Grand Winner title for garnering the highest overall scores from the judging panel and setting the benchmark for…

“What Renergen lacked, really, was access to capital, and the ability to really scale their workforce to bring this project up to speed,” said ASP Isotopes’ CEO, Paul Mann, in response to questions about the presentation they gave on the Noble Africa investor call — a presentation this writer has seen many times before, but now with updated timelines. Wait, you’re probably wondering what Noble Africa is… On 25 June, ASP Isotopes announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Noble Africa LLC (the intermediate holding company for Renergen Limited), will merge with a subsidiary of Endra Life Sciences. The transaction is structured to establish…

John Hagen, chief executive of Crown Infrastructure Delivery, which built and owns Te Pae Christchurch, said the results demonstrated the ongoing value of the Crown’s investment in the convention centre. “The Crown backed Te Pae to help drive the regeneration of central Christchurch by attracting more visitors, investment and activity. These results show it is delivering on that vision in a very tangible way.” General manager at Te Pae Christchurch Ross Steele said the significant economic impact underscored the venue’s growing national and international reputation as part of a region-wide renaissance of business and events tourism. “We’re very proud…