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Ready for another round of latest happenings in Linux world? Here, we go. Vocalinux 0.14 beta adds custom recording shortcuts, fixes Wayland text injection on GNOME, and handles CPU usage better on hybrid laptops. It didn't run cleanly during testing, but it's pre-release software, so that's a given. GNOME's entire security tracking operation has been one person since 2020. That person is leaving in December. There's space for a replacement, but they will have to modernize the current system. Nothing to panic about. GNOME Foundation should take care of it. Speaking of GNOME, the GNOME OS' development is going on nicely, with the developers sharing…

The Incident At Galley House: An enthralling deduction game that can't escape the genre's challenges. Developer: William Rous and Evil Trout Publisher: Evil Trout Release: Julth 14th, 2026 On: Windows 10 and up From: Steam Price: £17.75 Reviewed on: Intel Core i7-8700, 16GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070, Windows 11 The machine before me looks like Frankenstein's homebrew version of Guess Who. Its main panel is composed of three rows of portraits. Some show men in 1930s suits, others women in flapper dresses, still more are simply blue people-shaped silhouettes. Below each portrait is a simple on/off switch. To the left of the portraits is a slide…

You’d think that it would be obvious that it’s a terrible idea to ask an AI chatbot for a medical consultation, but hundreds of millions of people do it every week. In one near-death example now the subject of a lawsuit, ChatGPT advised a pastor to ignore symptoms of a pulmonary embolism – a condition with a mortality rate of 30%. In fact, the advice it offered very likely made things worse … AI chatbots can be useful in a wide variety of ways, but using them as a substitute for a consult with a doctor isn’t one of them. Even using them in place of a Google search is inadvisable given their track-record of confidently hallucinating. Yet even OpenAI’s…

The model that rattled Silicon Valley last week now has Washington’s attention. A senior White House official has accused China’s Moonshot AI of breaking US export controls to build Kimi K3. It reached restricted Nvidia chips, he said, and leaned on American models to do it. Kratsios directs the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. He made the claim in a post on X, Bloomberg reported. Moonshot “acquired GB300-equipped servers and has accessed GB300s in Thailand, likely to train its AI models,” he said. That breached both US export rules and the labs’ terms of service. The GB300 is part of Nvidia’s Blackwell line, which the US bars from…

The global AI community has pushed back against the Trump administration’s claims that Moonshot AI’s groundbreaking Kimi K3 distilled US models, citing a lack of justification and arguing that the practice does not constitute intellectual property theft. In separate posts on X on Thursday, a number of AI experts called the accusations “political” and “reckless”, pointing out that an AI model’s output was not copyrighted. A Moonshot employee on Thursday hit back at the US officials’ claims that the Chinese company conducted “large-scale, covert industrial distillation” against US models including Anthropic’s cutting-edge Fable 5, by pointing out the…

Anthropomorphising artificial intelligence – that is, treating AI systems as though they possess human emotions, intentions, consciousness or moral judgment – is both an ethical and a practical problem. While attributing human qualities to AI systems may make interactions more approachable, it also risks clouding users’ perceptions of the technology’s true nature and limitations. Call a spade a spade. The so-called hallucinations that generative AI systems produce are nothing more than errors and inaccuracies. Until recently, AI has been used as an adjective, as in AI systems. But it is now common parlance to refer to an AI system as a noun, such as:…

Originally from Venezuela, Eduardo Petit has lived in the Netherlands for over two decades. He currently works as a legal counsel in Amsterdam, enjoys the city’s beer bars, and would love to have Herman van Veen sing at his wedding. How did you end up in the Netherlands? I came over to study in 2004. None of my former bosses could believe that I was making the decision to go to the Netherlands. I still remember one of them asking me, “Are you really going to study law in a non-English-speaking country?” They didn’t understand at all. The Netherlands isn’t a destination for many people from Venezuela. I couldn’t convince them or any of the other people…

Humanoid robots have performed surgery on live animals for the very first time in an astonishing new breakthrough. As part of a pre-clinical trial, two humanoid robots were remotely operated by surgeons to perform keyhole surgery on pigs. In one operation, a teleoperated robot was assisted by a human to remove a pig's gallbladder. Meanwhile, a first-of-its-kind operation saw two robots working side by side in a robot-robot team. The Unitree G1 robots, nicknamed Surgie, were fitted with specialised adapters so they could hold surgical tools but were otherwise unmodified. The researchers say Surgie is just as precise as a conventional surgical robot,…

There is broad agreement that AI’s potential to transform the global economy and the way we work is significant. However, the outcomes – what this means for work, for people’s lives, and the economy writ large – are not automatic nor guaranteed. A lot has to happen. To get there, we as a society must work together to positively shape how AI impacts our lives, jobs, and economy. In order for this shared work to be effective, it is critical to have a rich understanding of how AI is being adopted and used in the economy. Society needs empirical insights and evidence-based research to inform decisions, initiatives, and actions. To help, Google is…

In this article, you will learn what loop engineering is, where it came from, and how to design autonomous AI agent cycles that run reliably without constant human supervision. Topics we will cover include: The origin and definition of loop engineering, and how it fits into the broader progression from prompt engineering to context engineering to harness engineering. The anatomy of a reliable loop, including its essential components, common patterns, and the pseudocode skeleton that underlies nearly every production implementation today. The three hardest problems in loop engineering — context management, termination, and verification — and the…

With the version rolling out today, users who rely on SmartGym’s iPhone app will find it easier to adjust and log their sets during workouts. Here are the details. SmartGym makes it easier to adjust and log sets during workouts SmartGym’s Apple Watch app has long allowed users to quickly adjust details such as reps and weight as they log each set. With today’s update, that flexibility comes to the iPhone app. Users can now choose between the current logging interface and the new Inline Logging interface, which lets them adjust values, log sets, and add new sets without leaving the same screen. The new interface also includes a small badge in the…

Prime Video just got a massive free upgrade that should be on your radar if you're interested in playing popular video games like Fallout 4, Fortnite, and EA Sports FC 26 on your TV at no extra cost. From today, Amazon Prime subscribers using Fire TV devices in the US or UK will be able to access Amazon Luna titles from directly within the Prime Video app. Luna is the company's cloud gaming service, and lets you play entire games by streaming them directly to your device like you would a TV show or movie — simply pick what you want to play in the new games tab, connect your phone (or a compatible gamepad) to use as a controller, and you can dive…

Ultrahuman is rolling out Emerald today, its biggest platform update in four years. If you own an Ultrahuman Ring Air, Ring Pro, or any of its other health devices, your app is about to look and feel very different. What is UltraSphere, and why does it matter? The big update is the UltraSphere, a decision engine Ultrahuman claims is a first for a smart ring. Instead of throwing another chart at you, it sits front and center on the home screen and hands out more than 60 Next Best Actions based on your sleep, recovery, HRV, stress, movement, and even glucose data if you use the M1 or M2 CGM. Ultrahuman These suggestions change depending on where you…

Sign Up For Goods 🛍️ Product news, reviews, and must-have deals. 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. The home doesn’t announce its upgrades the way a phone does. Progress shows up as a battery that recharges in about ten minutes, a wall paint that’s EPA-registered to kill germs, and a shower that reuses the water it just heated. For our second annual Home of the Future Awards, we evaluated dozens of new products and selected those that use new or clever technology to do something…

The European Commission fined Google the equivalent of about $1 billion Thursday for manipulating its search results to hurt competitors and blocking app developers from directing customers to cheaper deals outside its Play store.Why it matters: The penalty lands a day before the White House is expected to impose a new round of tariffs and follows a warning to the EU from U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to stop imposing fees on U.S. tech companies.Driving the news: The fine is just one half of Thursday's action. The commission also ordered Google to overhaul how it ranks rivals in Search and how it operates its Play store.These are the first…

Android is a platform of variety, and that’s even more true now with the launch of Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Fold 8 series, which includes what Google refers to as an “ultra-wide foldable.” In a developer-focused blog post, Google encourages Android app makers to build for the latest foldables by “dropping assumptions about display orientation and size.” Google calls the new Galaxy Z Fold 8 an “ultra-wide foldable,” which hasn’t been a particularly common canvas for Android apps. Only a few devices, including Google’s original Pixel Fold, fit into this category. Google encourages developers to build with adaptive layouts, track the actual space being…

Google Fined $1 Billion by EU for Search Bias and App Store Restrictions Google was today fined €890 million ($1 billion) by the European Union for breaching antitrust rules with regard to its search and Google Play store services. The European Commission found that Google had broken the Digital Markets Act (DMA) by using its dominant position in the search market to favour its own services, like shopping and hotel deals, over those of rivals. The Commission also said that the company had abused its position by preventing developers from directing users to cheaper ways to buy apps and app subscriptions on websites and alternative app stores. Google…

Samsung is giving its latest smartwatches a longer lease on life. The Galaxy Watch 9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 will receive five major Wear OS updates, the longest support timeline yet for an Android smartwatch. Samsung already offers longer software support for its Galaxy Watch lineup than Google. The Pixel Watch family only gets three years of OS updates. By comparison, Samsung promises four OS updates and five years of security updates for every model released since the Galaxy Watch 4. With the Galaxy Watch 9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra 2, the company is expanding its update policy to include one additional OS upgrade (via SamMobile). Both watches will…

The European Commission fined Google €890 million ($1 billion) on Thursday after finding the company had violated the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA), which ensures fair online competition. Google was designated a gatekeeper for Google Search in September 2023, with non-compliance investigations opened in March 2024. On Thursday, the Commission said the company favored its own services on Google Search and restricted how app developers could direct customers to cheaper purchase options on the Google Play app store. "The Commission found that Google gives preferential treatment to its own services, including shopping, hotels, transport and…

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has dismissed claims that the Villar family had blocked the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) Cavite Extension, originally slated for completion in 2027. Last month, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla said his office was probing claims that the Villar siblings opposed the Niog Station to route the LRT-1 Cavite Extension through their Las Piñas property. READ: Marcos-led ED Council clears LRT-1 Common Station, 4 projects In a radio interview on Wednesday, Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez denied the claims, saying there were no issues with right-of-way acquisition for the LRT-1 Cavite…

Tensions escalate as U.S. launches 12th straight night of strikes against Iran The U.S. launched a 12th straight night of strikes against Iran on Wednesday, which continues to target Gulf nations in retaliation. The strikes come as President Trump issues a new warning to Iran and the bodies of fallen U.S. service members return home. Nancy Cordes reports.

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…

More than 20 people were killed after gunmen attacked several villages in Talata Mafara in Nigeria's northern Zamfara state on Wednesday. Nasiru Lauwali, a local councilor representing the Sauna district, told AFP that 21 people had been killed. Meanwhile, Sauna district secretary Alhaji Shehu Garba said 23 people had been killed across five villages. Three others wounded by gunfire were transferred to a hospital in neighboring Sokoto state. Bandits remain a threat in Nigeria Local residents told SaharaReporters that the raid began at around 2 p.m. on Wednesday and went "unhindered" for around three hours. Some residents accused local security forces…

MOSCOW, July 23. /TASS/. The Moscow Arbitration Court has ordered German defense company Rheinmetall to pay more than 47 mln euros in a lawsuit filed by the Moscow Military Prosecutor's Office, the court told TASS. "The court fully granted the Moscow Military Prosecutor's Office's lawsuit against Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH, Rheinmetall Eastern Markets GmbH, Rheinmetall Aktiengesellschaft, and two other defendants. The defendants were ordered to pay 47.202 mln euros, and their contract with the Russian Defense Ministry was declared terminated," the court said. The hearing was held behind closed doors. According to earlier media reports, the…

WASHINGTON, July 23. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump has stated that the agreement between the United States and Saudi Arabia in the field of nuclear energy does not provide for uranium enrichment in the kingdom and is not aimed at military purposes. As the US leader noted on the Truth Social network, "the Civil Nuclear Deal (there will be no enrichment of material!) being made between the United States Department of Energy and Saudi Arabia, [which] pertains only to non-military use." Trump added that "the United States is not opposed to civil (non-enriched) nuclear facilities" if they are not used for uranium enrichment for military purposes.

MOSCOW, July 23. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the production of materials and components for weapons with permanent members of the Russian Security Council on Thursday. The head of state noted that Russia is one of the few countries manufacturing materials needed for the production of advanced weapons and the modernization of existing ones. "It is always the case with work of this scope that there are a lot of issues concerning almost every ministry represented here. This is what we will discuss today," the president added.

The new AFP chief of staff, Gen. Antonio Nafarrete (right), stands as steadfast prime mover of a stronger unified reserve force with Brig. Gen. Michael “Mikee” Romero (Res.), ARRAP chairman. —Photo from ARRAP MANILA, Philippines — Gen. Antonio Nafarrete, the new chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), has earned praise as a “quiet champion of the reservist movement” from the Association of Reservists and Reservist Administrators of the Philippines (ARRAP). Nafarrete has consistently promoted the welfare and professional development of reservists throughout his military career, according to a statement issued by the association,…

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that a new trilateral meeting involving representatives of Ukraine, the United States, and Russia should take place before autumn. The head of state made the statement during a joint media briefing with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin, according to an Ukrinform correspondent. Zelensky said that after a phone conversation on Wednesday with U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, he received proposals that the Americans would later discuss with the Russians. "I think that after that there will be a trilateral meeting. Certainly, all of this needs to be done before autumn. I…

A Russian warplane crashed during a routine training mission in the Moscow region on Thursday, the state news agency TASS reported, citing the Defense Ministry. The pilot ejected safely from the unarmed aircraft, according to military officials. No injuries or ground damage were reported. The Defense Ministry did not identify the type of aircraft. However, an anonymous source familiar with the incident told the newspaper Kommersant that the plane was a fifth-generation Su-57 stealth fighter jet. Kommersant reported that investigators launched a criminal probe into potential violations of flight safety rules. The Su-57, manufactured by Sukhoi, is…

The US is going to inflict "punishment" on Iran for future Houthi attacks on ships in the Read Sea, President Donal Trump announced. "A year ago the United States of America attacked, very powerfully, the Houthis, for their interference with commerce and trade, by shooting at ships. Since that time, and during our conflict with Iran, they have acted very responsibly. Unfortunately, now they are starting up again, shooting at two Saudi Arabian ships last night," Trump said in a post on Truth Social. "Please let this TRUTH serve to represent that if they do this again, the U.S. will hold Iran responsible, in that the Houthis are a Surrogate and/or Proxy…

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season four opens back in time… and goes back even further. “Valles Marineris” opens with Pike (Anson Mount), La’An (Christina Chong), and Dr. M’Benga (Babs Olusanmokun) riding horses in a spacey, yet still Wild West-type area. When they are beamed back to the Enterprise, Spock (Ethan Peck) is waiting for them. He offers to take Pike’s saddle from him, but it is just a sly excuse to get a glimpse at La’An in her riding gear. She invites him back to her room instead. Wink, wink. Nudge, nudge. Admiral April (Adrian Holmes) is on the Enterprise to see Pike. He offers Pike a promotion to Commodore, but he has some…

Hong Kong’s competition watchdog has revised its tender clauses to require bidders make a statutory declaration they have not engaged in collusion on a project, as part of a wider move to criminalise bid-rigging following the city’s deadliest fire in decades. Senior Counsel Jat Sew-tong, chairman of the Competition Commission, also said on Thursday the body was considering proposing to raise the maximum penalty for the proposed criminal offence from seven to 10 years. Tendering practices came under the spotlight following last November’s fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, which killed 168 people and displaced 5,000 residents. At least two bid-rigging…

MELITOPOL, July 23. /TASS/. The situation at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) remains under control despite intense attacks by the Ukrainian military near its host city of Energodar, ZNPP Spokesperson Yevgenia Yashina told TASS. "The overall situation in the city and around the Zaporozhye NPP remains extremely difficult as intense attacks continue. \<...> However, the situation at the Zaporozhye NPP is under control. Its personnel continue to take all necessary measures to ensure the plant remains safe," she said. The ZNPP continues to receive electricity through a single high-voltage power line, Yashina added. The second power line is…

Track where Tropical Storm Bertha is heading after making landfall in Louisiana Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to make a second landfall on Thursday, this time in Texas, after it brought dangerous flooding to Louisiana. CBS News meteorologist Rob Marciano has the latest on the storm's path.

TBM peacock \| Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In a couple of days, as you travel in Chennai Metro Rail trains through the tunnel of the phase I network at Nandanam, a mammoth tunnel boring machine (TBM) would be quietly crawling underneath, creating another tunnel in which commuters will travel in future. In the 118.9-km phase II network, the corridor 4 from Poonamallee to Light House will criss-cross the phase I network’s tunnel at Nandanam. As a part of this corridor has been designed as an underground network from Kodambakkam to Light House, Chennai Metro Rail has been building tunnels in short sections. So far, two tunnel stretches — Light…

MELITOPOL, July 23. /TASS/. The Ukrainian military continues to pose a threat to Energodar, the host city of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), creating serious security risks for the facility, ZNPP Spokesperson Yevgenia Yashina told TASS. "No direct attacks on the plant’s infrastructure have been recorded in recent days, but the ongoing military threat in the Energodar area continues to create serious risks," she said. Earlier, Energodar Mayor Maxim Pukhov said that four civilians had been injured in two Ukrainian attacks. The first strike targeted a city market, injuring two women. The second attack hit a commercial facility, leaving a…

United States President Donald Trump has threatened to attack a site linked to Iran’s nuclear programme known as Pickaxe Mountain, a fortified facility buried deep underground near one of Tehran’s main nuclear sites. The threat reflects escalating tensions as Tehran and Washington trade fire in the ​Gulf, setting back efforts to end the conflict. Here is what we know about Pickaxe Mountain: What is Pickaxe Mountain? Pickaxe Mountain is located 220 kilometres (140 ‌miles) south of Tehran and 2km (1.2 miles) from the Natanz nuclear complex. The Natanz site, where two of Iran’s uranium enrichment plants were located, was bombed during the war started by…

NEW YORK (AP) — When 72-year-old Michael Roper rides his bicycle to and from the pub he owns in Chicago, he can’t imagine a better way to commute. He’s getting exercise, drifting through fresh air and catching glimpses of neighborhood life — a recently opened coffee shop or a diving owl at night —that he’s convinced he’d miss if he were driving. If you’ve considered bike commuting but assumed you needed expensive gear and to be in excellent physical shape, or worried about arriving at work disheveled or smelly, there are ways to overcome those hurdles. Cycling can be a healthy, enjoyable and affordable way to a job site, especially at a time of…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 23, 2026 8:15 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size More communities across British Columbia are under threat from separate out-of-control wildfires. The latest overnight evacuation order was issued by the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, triggered by the risk of a wildfire in the South Chilcotin Mountains area in Electoral Area A. There was also an evacuation alert that was issued just after 1:00 a.m., local time, for the vicinity of Texas Creek, south of Lillooet in Electoral Area B. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so…

See the damage Tropical Storm Bertha left behind on Gulf Coast Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall Wednesday in southeast Louisiana, bringing dangerous flooding to the region. Lana Zak has a look at the damage.

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…

Researchers say the archaeological find, which includes hundreds of burned olive pits, could help date the Tel Shiloh site and offers a rare glimpse into life at the ancient settlement where the Bible says the Ark of the Covenant was kept for centuries. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Archaeologists in Egypt recently uncovered an ancient Christian city — complete with a church and a deacon's home — that dates back to the religion's earliest centuries. The discovery was announced by Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on July 3. The remnants were uncovered during excavation work at the Ain al-Sabil archaeological site in the Dakhla…

As spectacular (and somewhat gruesome) underwater sights go, this one is right up there: a pair of orcas teaming up to ram a sharp-tail sunfish so forcefully that it explodes into tiny pieces. The only good news from the sunfish’s perspective is that it was already dead at the time. It's behavior that's now been observed twice, as detailed in a study published in Frontiers in Ethology. On both occasions, one orca held the deceased sunfish in place, letting go just before another whale rammed into it. What's prompting the behavior? We know that orcas are smart predators with a variety of hunting techniques. These whales have previously been observed…

‘There are now Indian Knowledge System hubs at IIT-Kharagpur, IIT-Gandhinagar, IIT-Bombay, and IIT-Kanpur. Those at Kanpur and Mandi in particular have emerged as ‘leaders’ in the “research” of “consciousness”, reincarnation, and “Vedic” biology.’ \| Photo Credit: iksindia.org For a few decades now, a project called the ‘Indian Knowledge System’ (IKS) has sought to integrate traditional Indian wisdom into modern educational curricula. There is a legitimate quest to reclaim India’s indigenous intellectual history and to elevate an informal cultural aspiration into a part of education — but the IKS of today is not it. The real IKS might focus on the…

One Friday in June, Opeyemi Adeleye, a final-year Accounting student at the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), wore a white shirt that her friends had defaced with marker inscriptions as she smiled brightly and posed for photos. Ms Adeleye and her coursemates had just written their final undergraduate examination, and their joy was boundless. They danced, laughed, and inscribed their names and nicknames on each other’s newly bought white T-shirts. “It wasn’t an easy journey, but every challenge made the experience more meaningful,” the graduating student told Campus Reporter. “After all the sleepless nights, exams, challenges, and sacrifices, I…

The brain is a vast, densely interconnected network of neurons computing in parallel. Watching these computations unfold in real time could reveal how the brain processes sensation and guides behavior. But the electrical signals governing the network are fast, faint, and notoriously hard to capture in living tissue. Now, a new study published in Nature Methods describes a two-photon imaging platform that captures electrical activity from almost 200 neurons at once, across cortical layers and at unprecedented depths and speeds, opening a window onto how information moves through living brain circuits. By minimizing the amount energy needed to reliably…

Their Names Were Lost to History. But Now, You Can See What Their Faces May Have Looked Like When They Lived in a Roman-Era City Nearly 2,000 Years Ago A new exhibition in Budapest features 16 facial reconstructions based on skulls excavated from the ancient city of Aquincum. Curators don’t know the details of their lives, but they’ve invented backstories to fill in the gaps Ellen Wexler \| Writer and Special Projects Editor July 23, 2026 7:00 a.m. The facial reconstruction of a man the team named Respectus AP Photo / Bela Szandelszky He once had a name, though it was forgotten long ago. Perhaps he bore his lot in life with grace, or with clumsiness.…

ARKHANGELSK, July 23. /TASS/. The Arctic Floating University expedition returned to Murmansk after exploring the northeast of the Barents Sea, the north of Novaya Zemlya, and the Franz Josef Land's islands. Researchers managed for the first time to carry out work on the Prince George Land, the expedition's leader Alexander Saburov told TASS from aboard the Professor Molchanov scientific research vessel. "We have managed to complete all the planned work, although we repeatedly had to adjust and change plans and even had to interrupt missions ashore due to weather conditions. Overall, the expedition is very successful. During the voyage, we made…

Orcas filmed pulverizing sunfish in what could be either feeding strategy or fun, scientists say Orcas have been filmed pulverising one of the world’s heaviest fish, in what scientists say could either be a feeding strategy or simply a way of having fun. Underwater footage taken off the coast of Mexico in 2024 shows one orca holding the carcass of a sunfish in its mouth, before a male rams into it, causing the creature to explode into hundreds of pieces. The never-before-seen behaviour was repeated again just a year later, this time off the Gulf of California. The behaviour, reported in the Frontiers in Ethology journal, could be a means of breaking…

Adam Hartstone-Rose didn’t expect his first eclipse to be so interesting. It was 2017, and he was a biologist at the University of South Carolina. A total solar eclipse—when the moon temporarily blocks out the sun—was set to pass directly over him, and he’d been invited to observe how animals at the local zoo would respond to the event. Hartstone-Rose didn't have high hopes for the endeavor: the eclipse would last minutes—not long enough, he thought, for the animals to notice. He figured it couldn't be more disruptive than a passing storm cloud. “It turns out that I was wrong,” he says. The eclipse was “amazing,” Hartstone-Rose says. And he saw many…

If you're of a Martian persuasion, "Strange New Worlds"' season 4 opener couldn't have timed itself much better. Not only does this week mark the 50th anniversary of Viking 1 touching down on the surface of the red planet, new research from University of Oxford scientists recently suggested that Mars once had an active, interconnected system of magma beneath its surface. If accurate, this discovery might have made our Solar System next-door neighbor more habitable in its distant past. While life on Mars has long been an obsession of sci-fi creators — from HG Wells' "War of the Worlds" to "Doom" via John Carter and John Carpenter — "Star Trek"'s…

For most people, knowledge of what life on the job is like for healthcare workers comes primarily from two limited vantage points: watching television shows and experiencing their own patient care. The same is true even for many people who eventually become doctors and nurses, as Grace Farris reminds us early on in her sensitive, energetic graphic memoir, See One, Do One, Teach One: The Art of Becoming a Doctor. "Before I started medical school," she writes, "I was completely unprepared." But, as she shows in her new book, once someone has switched over to becoming a professional healthcare worker, a whole new set of issues presents itself. At that…

The moon's south pole has long been the target of NASA's Artemis lunar landing missions, but one Artemis astronaut is questioning if that's still the best plan. NASA's Victor Glover, who piloted the Artemis II mission around the moon this past April, proposed a different approach while speaking at the NASA Exploration Science Forum at the agency's Ames Research Center in California on July 21, according to a report published on Space News. "I think we need to be realistic and work our way to the south pole, and maybe not try to go there first," Glover said. Instead, Glover suggested aiming closer to the moon's equator, where missions can land in areas…

Before Cultural and Natural Wonders Earn UNESCO World Heritage Status, They Are Put on a ‘Tentative’ List. Here Are Five Nominees Worth Visiting Now Featuring more than 1,800 sites from 181 countries and territories, UNESCO’s tentative list is a treasure trove of lesser-known marvels Finland's Lake Saimaa is 111 miles long, 87 miles wide, dotted by about 14,000 islands, pierced by dozens of narrow straits, and surrounded by sheltered bays perfect for ringed seal breeding. Soularue Guillaume/Hemis.fr/Hemis/Alamy UNESCO’s World Heritage List started small, featuring just 12 inaugural sites back in 1978. Ranging from natural wonders, like Ecuador’s…

WASHINGTON — Airbus executives say the turnaround in the company’s space business came just in time to tap growing demand, particularly from Europe, for space capabilities as it pursues a joint venture with Thales and Leonardo. Mike Schoellhorn, chief executive of Airbus Defence and Space, said at a July 21 business update that efforts to improve the performance of its space systems business unit were yielding benefits across the division as demand for its capabilities grows. “There couldn’t have been a better time to fix the space business and to be ready for the significant orders and demand that we are currently seeing,” he said. That demand is…

Auster at Dome Mountain currently under final construction along the Yellowstone River AMB West For the past 25 years, Arthur M. Blank has quietly purchased ranchland in Montana’s Paradise Valley, adding one property at a time in a place he loves. What began as a personal connection to the valley has grown into a 33,000-acre collection of ranches, conservation land and hospitality ventures. With the opening of Auster at Dome Mountain, Blank is making one of those properties available to the general public year-round for the first time. After losing his job at a regional hardware chain in 1978, Blank turned a career setback into one of American…

The Moon is still in its Waxing Gibbous phase, with more than half of its surface now lit up. This means we're getting closer to the Full Moon, which is now less than a week away. What is today’s Moon phase? As of Thursday, July 23, NASA's Daily Moon Guide tracker tells us the Moon phase is in Waxing Gibbous phase, with 58% of its surface visible. You won't need any visual aids to be able to spot the Mares Crisium, Fecunditatis, and Tranquillitatis. Binoculars will also help you to see the Mare Nectaris, Alphonsus Crater, and the Alps Mountains. A telescope widens your view further, bringing the Apollo 17 landing spot, Caucasus Mountains, and…

Should the far side of the moon be reserved for science? Astronomers debated the issue at the Royal Astronomical Society’s National Astronomy Meeting (NAM 2026) at the University of Birmingham on July 21, 2026. Image via NASA/ Wikimedia Commons. Experts have been debating how we should use the moon’s far side. Should we protect it exclusively for science? Or should we open it to commercial activity? One side argued the far side of the moon has a unique radio-quiet, dark and stable environment. This makes it an ideal location for future radio astronomy, gravitational-wave research and other studies. The other side argued that commercial and scientific…

An exchange program for young people in Japan and Russia is expected to resume in August after a seven-year break, a Japanese Foreign Ministry official said Thursday. Some 15 students from Japanese universities and graduate schools will be sent to St. Petersburg for about 10 days, the official said. They will attend Russian-language classes and interact with local students. The program began in 1999 based on an agreement reached at a Japan-Russia summit in the previous year. But it was suspended following the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The last event under the program took place in 2019. The Japanese ministry has been making…

Peru · Business Key Facts —Drilling expansion. The Red Silver program grew from an initial plan to 6,650 meters, a more than fivefold increase. —Channel samples. Underground sampling on the Silvia Vein returned 735 g/t silver over 65 meters and 649 g/t silver over 40 meters. —Location. Red Silver sits within the flagship Nueva Recuperada project in Huancavelica, Peru, a historic silver district. —Metal value. Silver accounts for over 90% of the in-situ metal value at Red Silver, making it a pure silver target. —Company focus. Silver X is a junior explorer advancing multiple satellite assets around its core Nueva Recuperada project. Silver X Mining…

Pregnant Vogue Williams showed off her blossoming bump in a green bikini as she continued her family getaway in Spain on Wednesday. The Irish TV star, 40, is currently on holiday with her husband Spencer Matthews, 37, and their three children. Vogue looked radiant and glowing as she cooled off in the ocean while laughing at her husband flexing his muscles. Making the most of the summer holidays, Vogue and Spencer have treated their children Theodore, seven, Gigi, six and Otto, three, to a lavish trip. Vogue enjoyed the watersports and larked around with her family during their fun-filled beach day. The couple announced in April that they were…

Ed’s stories explore prescription drug pricing, affordability and access, as well issues surrounding patents, litigation, and legislation. He is also the author of the morning Pharmalittle newsletter and the afternoon Pharmalot newsletter. A leading advocacy group petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ban direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription medicines, a move that comes as the Trump administration leans on drugmakers to provide more balanced information in their ads. In arguing its case, Public Citizen maintained that director-to-consumer, or DTC, ads often “mislead consumers because they are designed to persuade rather than to…

Nigerian music artist manager, Ubi Franklin, has revealed why he attempted suicide on third Mainland bridge in Lagos state despite being wealthy. He made the revelation in a video shared on his Instagram page to educate his fans through his life story. Speaking about his marriage to his ex-wife, Lilian Esoro, he explained that he got depressed, and embarrassed because she left him without him doing her wrong despite his career success. While noting that “not every love story ends the way you imagined”, Ubi Franklin, who disclosed that he attempted suicide several times, explained that he once drove to the third Mainland bridge to commit suicide before…

A patient with a severe infection is prescribed a potent antibiotic. Hopes for improvement are high, but just after treatment is given, resistance to the drug increases thousands of times. How could this happen? Scientists at the University of Washington School of Medicine report an unexpected mechanism in a paper published July 23 in Nature Microbiology. Resistance developing inside patients was thought to be caused by the accumulation of mutations in the bacterial genome. Because this process is gradual, physicians have time to react." Dr. Sardar Karash, research assistant professor of microbiology and study's lead author However, the researchers…

The number of deaths in the current Ebola epidemic in the DRC has now topped 1,000, and the number of confirmed cases is around 2500. Experts are calling for more funding to help tackle the crisis as it becomes the fastest spreading outbreak ever recorded.

When cochlear implants were first invented, they were used only for restoration of hearing in adult patients who had lost their hearing due to myriad causes. With time the use of this marvellous device was expanded to include children born deaf, to help them join mainstream. society. In the Indian subcontinent especially, cochlear implantations have traditionally been used mostly to restore hearing in paediatric populations as evidence has shown that early implantation can result in the greatest benefits to not only the child’s speech and language development, but also their overall development. This line of thought was possibly strengthened by the…

For patients diagnosed with cancer, continuing to smoke during treatment may shorten survival. Persistent smoking can increase treatment toxicity, reduce the effectiveness of cancer therapy, and raise the risk of disease recurrence and second primary cancers. Yet despite longstanding clinical practice guidelines recommending tobacco treatment as part of cancer care, most cancer patients are only briefly advised to quit ("you need to quit") and are rarely provided with any cessation assistance. A nationwide clinical trial conducted by the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (ECOG-ACRIN) has now demonstrated a more effective approach. Results from the…

The Medical College police here on Thursday (July 23, 2026) registered two additional cases, in addition to the original one, against third-year MBBS student Abel Augustine of the Thiruvananthapuram Government Medical College for allegedly morphing the photos of female students and circulating the obscene images across social media platforms. The incident came to light after students noticed some of the morphed visuals circulating online. The accused, who hails from Kakkavayal in Wayanad, is suspected to have misused the photos of nearly 15 students after sourcing them from their social media accounts. The complainants include both his classmates and…

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the world's most alarming public health challenges, because the multidrug-resistant (MDR) gram-negative bacteria increasingly render even last-line antibiotics ineffective, leading to substantially higher mortality rates. Polymyxins are a class of antibiotics that remain among the few treatment options available for severe infections caused by resistant Escherichia coli. But their widespread use is limited by serious side effects, including kidney and nerve toxicity. Driven by this gap, researchers have now developed an innovative strategy that makes bacteria more susceptible to these antibiotics, potentially…

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has killed more than 1,000 people in eastern Congo as health officials race to contain a virus with no approved vaccine or treatment. An update from Congo’s public ‌health ⁠institute on Wednesday said there have been 2,536 confirmed Ebola cases and 1,033 deaths, with at least 738 patients in isolation or hospitalized. The outbreak declared on May 15 is unlike most previous instances of Ebola spreading through communities because the Bundibugyo virus responsible has no approved vaccines or treatments. It is mostly concentrated in remote Ituri province, which accounts for nearly 90% of…

Guardio Labs found CVE‑2026‑48294 in Adobe Acrobat Chrome extension, enabling cross‑site data disclosure Attackers could steal WhatsApp Web chats if victims opened malicious landing pages with extension active Adobe patched the flaw in version 26.7.2.0; update recommended for 314M extension users If you have Adobe Acrobat’s extension for Chrome, and you like chatting through WhatsApp Web, there is a potential security vulnerability you might want to address. Security researchers from Guardio Labs discovered a “universal cross-site scripting (UXSS)-class cross-origin data disclosure vulnerability”, which is another way of saying that a website could…

security One ChatGPT link could smuggle a rogue AI agent into your company Researchers say OpenAI flaw let phishing bait create an autonomous corporate mole armed with employee access One click on what looked like an ordinary ChatGPT link could plant an attacker-controlled AI agent inside a company's ChatGPT workspace, according to researchers who uncovered a flaw in OpenAI's workspace agents. Security firm Zenity Labs has dubbed the bug "AgentForger," saying its proof-of-concept showed it was possible to silently create, configure, publish, and schedule a malicious workspace agent inside a victim's ChatGPT account. The technique depended on the…

Our 30-minute car ride turns into an elaborate guest shift. We take off from the Four Seasons hotel set in the glossy heart of corporate Kuala Lumpur, with dramatic views of the iconic Petronas towers. Our guide for the evening’s bar crawl is the award-winning bartender who runs Four Seasons’ Bar Trigona, Rohan Matmary, and is friends with everyone behind a bar in the city. Rohan is generously willing to share his contacts and insider tips. Which is how we get into Coley, set in the southwestern part of the city in Bangsar, a quaint, residential neighbourhood dominated by classic row houses. Sandwiched between two shops, Coley has an unassuming…

security If you get knocked on the head and get all your devices stolen and have amnesia, Google will let you back in with a selfie You'll need to be able to move your head side to side to make sure you're not a deepfake Tired of worrying about how you might recover all the precious data stored in your Google account if you somehow lose your devices and forget your email address and phone number? Just give Google a video of your face and AI will recognize you to restore access. Selfie sign-ins are now available for Google accounts, the Chocolate Factory announced on Thursday. This option is restricted to regaining access after email or phone recovery…

Matt Shumer, co-founder and CEO of OthersideAI, details Anthropic's new AI model, Mythos, on 'The Sunday Briefing'. The model's "emergent capabilities" to find software vulnerabilities autonomously raised alarms, prompting Anthropic to restrict public access. Shumer explains the proactive move of granting major companies and the US government early access to Mythos for cyber defense, anticipating future threats to critical infrastructure and national security. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Most of us tap Update Now and move on. However, a lot happens before that security patch reaches your phone or computer. Researchers must find the…

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Chrome 155 will feature redesigned notification prompts on Android. The prompts will be less intrusive and will automatically disappear if ignored. A new “Notifications” option will also be added to Chrome’s site controls UI. Google has been hard at work improving the user experience of Chrome on Android. The company recently added new features, including a redesigned navigation bar. Now, it’s working on a change that will make pretty much every internet user breathe a sigh of relief. In a post on the Chrome for Developers blog, the company announced that it’s making some changes to how the browser displays…

Security Swiss train maker tells ransomware crooks to get off at the next stop Stadler refuses $12.3 demand after thieves swipe technical data through supplier platform Swiss rail manufacturer Stadler Rail says it refused a CHF 10 million ($12.3 million) ransom demand after the Everest ransomware gang compromised one of its suppliers. Stadler will not pay, and based on its account of events, the company appears to have got off lightly. It stated that "no security-relevant data [was] affected" in the breach, which was limited to "technical information from a supplier." According to its announcement, "no relevant personal data was stolen," and the…

DONETSK, July 23. /TASS/. Ukraine’s security services feed false information about the location of military targets through various channels to get Russia to attack civilian buildings in Kiev-controlled territory, a military intelligence officer with the call sign Ivanych who is carrying out missions in the Zaporozhye area told TASS. According to him, the coordinates come through various messengers from alleged pro-Russia sources, but all of them are thoroughly checked. "Ukraine’s security services, including the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Ministry of Defense’s Main Intelligence Directorate, are en masse sending to the Russian side the…

South Korean government discloses ten‑month cyberattack on the National Diplomatic Academy’s online education system Data stolen included user IDs, names, emails, and encrypted passwords of at least 6,000 individuals MFA shut down IT systems, deployed enhanced security, and delayed disclosure due to diplomatic sensitivity Current and former employees of the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), as well as other government personnel, may have had their data siphoned out by cybercriminals in an attack that lasted for ten months. The South Korean government has disclosed an attack against the online education system of its National Diplomatic…

The European Commission fined Google €890 million on Thursday for breaking the Digital Markets Act, the first time Brussels has penalised the company under the rulebook it built to rein in the largest technology platforms .The penalty divides in two. A €460 million share covers search self-preferencing, where Google gave its own shopping, hotel, transport, and sports results more prominent placement than competing services without applying, in the Commission’s words, “transparent, fair and non-discriminatory conditions.” The remaining €430 million concerns anti-steering rules on Google Play, where the company charged fees and set terms that stopped…

PC gaming isn't always the most inclusive space. Besides the high price of everything from components to games, standard gaming peripherals such as a keyboard and mouse can exclude lots of folks with limited mobility. An expanding array of assistive devices is attempting to bridge that gap. Augmental describes itself as a company specialising in 'Skinware,' "body-coupled interfaces that let people control computers, communicate, and interact with AI without relying on their hands." Its latest project is the Mouth Pad, a custom-fit mouthpiece that allows users to control PCs, tablets, and phones with just their tongue. The device is now available to…

MANILA, Philippines– George King seems to be having the time of his life as San Miguel Beer’s reinforcement in the 2026 PBA Governors’ Cup. King is not only racking up numbers but also enjoys being with the team on a 3-0 start for the Beermen in Group A. From his trademark gesture of placing an imaginary crown on his head to dancing with teammates to being greeted on the bench with barking chants, there’s a reason for King to have fun. “For me, it’s easy to lose focus that this is a game,” King said. “And if I go back […]...Keep on reading: PBA: George King embraces fun as San Miguel rolls

Following Xbox mass layoffs earlier this month, employees at Bethesda's Montréal studio have reportedly been told they'll receive the "smallest" severance pay legally possible. That's according to Bethesda workers union OneBGS, which made the claim on social media Bethesda reportedly notified employees in Montréal of their termination on 17th July, detailing an exit package OneBGS calls "the smallest severance legally possible without bargaining with the union." The union also claims this contradicts what employees were told in a video call on 6th July: that they would be employed until September and that severance was being negotiated with the union.…

Paramount and Gameplay Group International have just revealed a major snag for the Xbox version of Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game. Set to release on all platforms today, it has now been delayed until September 3 on Xbox Series S/X due to “unforeseen circumstances on a backend feature.” Fans on Microsoft’s gaming platform are in disbelief. The official Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game account announced the delay roughly ten hours ago, which isn’t much of a heads-up considering that the game was scheduled to release today, July 23. “As we approach launch, we want to update our community on a few platform-specific details,” the team stated on X. “For…

On August 15th the first civics test for citizenship will be held for around 1,000 people at the Stockholmsmässan conference centre in Älvsjö, southern Stockhholm. Here's what you need to know. The Local spoke to Andreas Sandberg, project leader for the test at the Swedish Council of Higher Education (UHR), about his preparations for the test. He said that UHR viewed the test as having "a higher stake for the individual" than högskoleprovet, the university entrance exam it also administers. "It concerns citizenship, so we're trying to make this day as good and transparent and welcoming as possible, and trying to create the best possibilities for…

Hasbro, the parent company of Dungeons and Dragons owner Wizards of the Coast, is seemingly scaling back its video game ambitions. The company, which had initiated a plan in 2022 to become a major publisher, has already cancelled several of its projects and laid off many of their developers. Now, Hasbro has recorded a $56m (£41.89m) write-down across its games portfolio, reaching all the way into 2028. The so-called impairment charge, which is another way of saying an owned asset has lost some of its value, was announced in a conference call for the company's second quarter 2026 financial results. Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks reiterated that while the…

Never speak to me about anything called “Avatar,” unless you’re going to immediately clarify whether we are talking about blue people or a bald boy. Having worked in the entertainment journalism industry for more than 15 years, I’ve developed an eye twitch over this frequent point of confusion. Referring to James Cameron’s franchise as “Papyrus Avatar” is also acceptable. Avatar: The Last Airbender originally began airing on Nickelodeon in 2005 and was an instant hit. James Cameron’s first Avatar movie arrived in theaters a few years later in 2009, and remains the highest-grossing movie of all time at just over $2.9 billion. I prefer the animated…

Back in 2024, Valve added a Steam Store feature that allowed non-Steam users to purchase digital gift cards or hardware. This meant that if friends or family without a Steam account wanted to buy a game for you, they had to buy a gift card for the appropriate amount. That would allow you to then purchase the game via Steam. In the latest Steam update, this has all changed: Non-Steam users can now purchase individual games as gifts. As the recipient, you can share a link to your wishlist with a non-Steam user. Alternatively, when buying a game as a gift, the purchaser just needs to know the email address of the Steam account they wish to send it to, to…

Has netball learned much since 2023? You be the judge. The messy and drawn-out pay negotiations that dominated headlines during that World Cup year are once again overshadowing a major tournament for the sport. The Diamonds are aiming to defend gold at the Commonwealth Games, and that mission starts on Saturday night in their opening match against Tonga at 8pm AEST. But the world number one team hit the court in Glasgow with uncertain futures. The current Super Netball collective player agreement (CPA) expires on September 30, meaning all 88 players will be off contract. It is a chaotic way of doing things and leads to a mad scramble for everyone…

The Office for Other Bangsamoro Communities (OOBC) for Region 10 was opened in Maigo, Lanao del Norte on Wednesday, July 22. Noron Andan, OOBC executive director (3rd right) and Dr. Alinadir Minalang (3rd left), chief of the Integrated Provincial Health Office of Lanao del Sur, led the ribbon-cutting. Photo by Richel V. Umel. MAIGO, Lanao del Norte — The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) established the Office for Other Bangsamoro Communities (OOBC) in Barangay Segapud here on Wednesday. During the inauguration ceremony, Noron Andan, OOBC executive director, said the branch will serve both Muslims and Christians from BARMM living…

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…

ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott calls for move from "AI chaos to AI discipline" Comments come after OpenAI model infiltrated Hugging Face McDermott says ServiceNow tools come with a "kill switch" to prevent such incidents ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott has laid out why his company's AI offerings have an advantage over the competition, partly because of built-in controls which can cut off access when needed. Speaking to CNBC, McDermott said ServiceNow's tools are helping businesses move “from AI chaos to AI discipline.” “We have a kill switch that stops AI agents that go rogue, so those things don’t need to happen, and they wouldn’t happen when companies…

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Alert on AI fake influencers selling supplements and cloths ABC News' Chief Investigative Correspondent Aaron Katersky reports on the AI generated ads allegedly promising miracle cures, using fake doctors and wellness influencers. July 23, 2026

When a new platform team set out on implementing their roadmap through forced workflows with poor documentation, developer experience declined. Success came from simplifying governance, prioritizing what matters, and rolling out compliance incrementally through prevention, detection, and communication, as Davide de Paolis explained in the video of his talk The Road to Compliance from Dev Summit Munich. Empathy, focus, and shared purpose drove successful adoption. When the need for a dedicated platform team became clear, the organisation formed one by bringing together experienced developers with strong DevOps and cloud backgrounds from product teams,…

A nine-year-old race condition vulnerability in the Linux kernel's XFS filesystem, tracked as CVE-2026-64600, allows local attackers to overwrite protected files and gain root privileges. Dubbed RefluXFS by the Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU), which found and reported it, the security flaw affects systems with an XFS filesystem with reflink enabled (a default configuration on major enterprise Linux distributions), running Linux kernel v4.11 or later, with a directory writable by an unprivileged local user, and a high-value target (a root-owned configuration file or SUID-root binary). Also, standard defenses (including the Security-Enhanced Linux…

He also pushed back on suggestions he supports "far right" views. Minton Beddoes said both data and her own experience of living in the UK told a different story to the image portrayed by the trillionaire in his X posts. "You come see my country that I live in all the time," she said when Musk offered to take her on a tour of the country. Asked when he had last visited the UK, Musk said "a few years ago". The trillionaire was also asked about his sharing of a film on X reportedly banned in Germany for its violence and anti-migrant message, external. "My partner is... she's half Indian, and I have four children with her," Musk said of his partner…

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An unprecedented investment in social media propaganda by Israel is failing to shift the cratering support for the country in the western world amid its ongoing genocide in Gaza, particularly among the younger generation, analysts have told Middle East Eye. A Pew Research Center survey conducted in March found that a majority, 60 percent of the American public, including 57 percent of Republican voters under the age of 50 and 84 percent of Democrats under 50, view Israel unfavourably. Much of this is down to an increasing number of younger people using social media rather than mainstream outlets, which are overwhelmingly pro-Israel, for their news. To…

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…

Shanghai is exploring dedicated funds to tackle “choke point” technologies and new channels for offshore yuan capital to invest in China’s tech board, while allowing pre-profit tech firms in AI and nuclear fusion to go public. The municipal government will encourage the launch of dedicated funds focused on addressing “supply-chain gaps and breaking through ‘choke point’ technologies”. The funds would pool investment from corporate investment arms of state-owned enterprises, government-backed funds and private investors to support companies developing critical technologies. The city will also seek to attract offshore yuan capital to invest in the…

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

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. applications for jobless benefits tumbled to the lowest level in more than five decades last week as layoffs remain historically low despite global economic uncertainty. The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits in the week ending July 18 declined by 22,000 to 187,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s the fewest number of weekly applications since the week ending Sept. 6, 1969, according to Labor Department data. It’s also well below the 215,000 new applications forecast by analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet. Weekly filings for unemployment benefits are considered a proxy for layoffs and…

The European Union on Thursday slapped Google with fines worth €890 million ($1 billion) in a move that risks escalating tensions with the United States. The EU fined the US giant €460 million for illegally favouring the company's own services -- for example, Google Flights or Google Hotels -- over rivals in search results. The second fine worth €430 million was because Google did not allow app developers to show consumers offers, free of charge, outside of its Google Play store, the European Commission said in a statement. "After this decision, we want to make sure that there is more competition and also other companies are able to innovate," EU tech…

Justice K. Rajasekar said that as far as the criminal case was concerned, it was alleged that both the vendor and the purchaser had colluded and created the document for the purpose of grabbing the properties of the math. File \| Photo Credit: R. Ashok The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) dismissed the anticipatory bail petition filed by K. Vellathurai of Tiruppur district, one of the accused in the case pertaining to fraudulent registration of Palani math land. Justice K. Rajasekar said that as far as the criminal case was concerned, it was alleged that both the vendor and the purchaser had colluded and created the…

While pubs, clubs and live music venues are set to benefit from the business rates relief, restaurants, cafés, hotels and cinemas have not been included in the government's announcement. For Claridge, that omission reflects a wider problem. He believes a reduction in VAT for hospitality businesses would have a far greater impact than changes to business rates. He argues it would give businesses the breathing space they need to invest, employ staff and remain financially viable. "It's the only lever that will reliably make a difference to a material number of businesses. "Whilst I understand that there is significant nervousness in government about…

Ramin Talaie \| Getty Images U.S. Treasury yields advanced on Thursday as oil prices staged a comeback amid heightened tensions in the Middle East. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note — the key benchmark for U.S. government borrowing — was last up 5 basis points at 4.707%. The yield reached its highest level since Jan. 15, 2025, when it hit 4.790%. The 2-year Treasury note yield, which more closely tracks short-term Federal Reserve interest rate policy, rose more than 4 basis points to 4.343%. The longer-dated 30-year Treasury bond yield was higher by more than 4 basis points to 5.188%. One basis point is equal to 0.01%, and yields and prices…

MANILA, Philippines — The domestic banking industry expects to launch a new standard yield curve before end-2026 to provide a more reliable reference for debt pricing than the current gauge. Bankers Association of the Philippines secretary Paul Favila said the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) supports the initiative, with regulators and banks collating historical data to build confidence in the new benchmark. Favila said lenders must show borrowers that the new gauge moves in line with the existing Philippine Bloomberg Valuation (BVAL) standard before the market can transition. “The aggressive one in me will say, by the end of the […]...Keep on…

Adamson Plumbing owner Mike Owen says his company suspended operations, laid off 25 union workers amid a nearly $4 million payment dispute tied to the Obama Presidential Center. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Weeks after the Obama Presidential Center’s star-studded opening in Chicago, a subcontractor who previously claimed his company was stiffed for nearly $4 million has shut down operations and laid off 25 union workers. Mike Owen, the owner of Chicago-based Adamson Plumbing Contractors, told Fox News Digital that the financial fallout forced the company to abandon about half a dozen other construction jobs and left it on the verge of…

Wall Street analysts had mixed reactions to Alphabet's latest financial results, with several lowering their price targets on the Google parent due to its plans to increase its artificial intelligence spending. However, shops on the Street seem to agree that there is still a lot to like about the stock. Its top line beat analyst expectations, with cloud revenue surging more than 80% from the year-earlier period. But while Alphabet is making more money, it plans to spend more too, according to its executives. The YouTube owner said it now expects capital expenditures for the year to fall in the range of $195 billion to $205 billion, or more than the…

The landmark nuclear deal announced between the US and Saudi Arabia is dependent on Riyadh joining the Abraham Accords, in other words recognising the state of Israel, US President Donald Trump has said. "The Civil Nuclear Deal (There will be no enrichment of material!)... which pertains only to non-military use... will be approved, but is totally subject to Saudi Arabia joining the very respected and successful Abraham Accords," Trump said in a post on Truth Social. Trump's remarks come after criticism from experts that the deal could run the risk of future nuclear proliferation in an already unstable region. The nuclear issue has been at the centre…

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has described the All Progressives Congress, APC’s use of consensus for governorship primaries, especially in Ogun State, as “extortion” and “plutocracy” that undermines democracy. Falana spoke on Thursday at the 8th Penpushing Annual Lecture held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, themed“Restoring Electoral Integrity: The Path to Good Governance and Public Accountability.” He argued that electoral integrity cannot exist without transparent party primaries. “Please, let us stop deceiving ourselves. If you are going to talk about electoral integrity, you must start…

On the latest episode of the Daily Mail's Deep Dive podcast, political editor James Tapsfield explains why he's unconvinced by Andy Burnham's cabinet and the economics of the new Prime Minister's 'feel good' giveaways. This week, Burnham officially became Britain's seventh Prime Minister in a decade, promising his government would be a 'circuit breaker' from the political turmoil that has gripped Westminster since the Brexit vote in 2016. The former Greater Manchester Mayor has spent his first days in charge shoring up what he claims will be a 'cost of living government', announcing a new-look Cabinet and a flurry of measures designed to save the…

The Andhra Pradesh Rythu Sangham and the Andhra Pradesh Tenant Farmers’ Association have demanded immediate government intervention to address the financial crisis confronting the aqua farmers, and have announced a round-table meeting in Vijayawada on July 28 to discuss measures for protecting the sector. In a joint statement on Thursday, sangham State president G. Eswaraiah and association State general secretary P. Jamalaiah said the meeting would evolve a strategy and press the government to resolve the industry’s problems. MSP sought The organisations demanded that the government fix a minimum support price of ₹300 per kg for 100-count shrimp and…

Ireland will work to open the next clusters in Ukraine’s negotiations on joining the European Union as quickly as possible. Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin made the statement during a joint press conference with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, according to an Ukrinform correspondent. The Prime Minister expressed Ireland’s position that all European countries demonstrating commitment to shared values and meeting EU criteria should have the right to join the EU and enjoy the same benefits that Ireland has had for the past 50 years. Martin emphasized that support for Ukraine and its EU membership is a central priority of Ireland’s Presidency of…

The violence has stirred public anger and galvanised India's opposition, posing a challenge for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government. Modi has not commented directly on the protests or engaged with the protesters, but on Thursday, he posted a statement on X that is being seen as an attempt to reach out to students who have been frustrated with repeated exam paper leaks. "Nothing is more important than the welfare and future of our youth," he wrote. "We have decided to set up fast-track courts to ensure swift and stringent punishment for those involved in paper leaks... This continues our series of steps for safeguarding the interests of…

Rubio, Washington’s top diplomat, also said on Thursday that US President Donald Trump had allowed a national emergency declaration on Hong Kong to expire last week after determining that the “circumstances had changed”, though he did not elaborate further. Asked by reporters at an Asean foreign ministers’ summit in Manila why Washington had eased sanctions on some officials and allowed the emergency order to expire, Rubio said: “There wasn’t an easing of sanctions.” He added: “The condition underlying some of those elements no longer existed.” (From left) Carrie Lam, John Lee, Chris Tang and Chief Secretary Eric Chan still face sanctions. Photo: SCMP…

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has threatened sanctions against Royal Air Maroc, citing a history of defiance against its regulatory authority and poor treatment of Nigerian passengers. Michael Achimugu, the NCAA spokesperson, announced the development in a post on X, stating that the airline has become a serial offender regarding baggage infractions, poor passenger handling, and inadequate resolution of customer complaints. “Having been sanctioned—for the first time—for consumer protection-related infractions in 2025, one would have expected major improvements in how they attend to complaints from Nigerian passengers,” Mr Achimugu…

Senior citizens in San Fernando, Bukidnon line up to receive their P3,000 cash assistance under the national government’s Social Pension Program during the payout that began on July 20. (Photo from Mckiey Paparon) MANILA, Philippines — Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Thursday asserted that government programs should not be credited to individuals for their personal gains. In an interview at Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon television program, he guaranteed that there will be no public officials present at the program payouts of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). He believes that credit should go to the…

On the trade surplus, Dr Balakrishnan reiterated there was no basis to impose tariffs on Singapore. "Nevertheless, you know as well as I do that the American administration, for its own domestic political reasons, needs to raise tariff revenue," he said. "I'm trying to find a way to make the point that Singapore is not a target of the United States, not at all. But we also need to make sure we don't become collateral damage in the overall scheme in which tariffs are going to be raised by the United States with all its trading partners." He added that he had a "good, candid and honest-to-goodness" discussion with Mr Rubio. Beyond trade, Dr Balakrishnan…

What is WAFCON? The Women's Africa Cup of Nations is the continental tournament to find the best women's international team in Africa. It has existed in some form since 1991 but the current competition's history really starts in 1998, since when it has generally been held every two years. Holders Nigeria have won a record 10 titles with only Equatorial Guinea (2012 as hosts) and South Africa (2022) having broken their domination of the tournament. Originally planned as a 12-team tournament, the African football federation (CAF) added four more teams after qualification. Those four sides had all lost out in the second phase of qualifying but were then…

Nkosi Ndebele has never forgotten where comes from – the township of Diepsloot in Gauteng. Being raised by a single mother after his father died, Ndebele’s early life was underlined by hardship. But now the South African mixed martial arts (MMA) star is poised to make a major step in his career, fuelled by his background. Ndebele was part of the Professional Fighters League’s (PFL) first venture into Africa in 2025, which culminated in him being crowned bantamweight champion in December that year. Now the US-based MMA stable has rewarded Ndebele with a promotion to its main roster – PFL Global. Nkosi Ndebele (left) in action against Michele…

Fresh off their ICC Men's T20 World Cup triumph, India return to international action with a three-match T20 International series against Zimbabwe, Thursday, using the tour to test emerging talent while the hosts look to challenge one of the world's strongest white-ball teams on home soil. The series, played entirely at Harare Sports Club, offers India a chance to evaluate the next generation under captain Shreyas Iyer, while Zimbabwe hope familiar conditions and experienced campaigners such as Sikandar Raza can help close the gap against the reigning world champions. India enter the contest with a commanding record against Zimbabwe in the format.…

Nigerian striker, Rafiu Durosinmi has linked up with Belgian giants KRC Genk from Italian club Pisa SC, DAILY POST reports. Durosinmi, who is Genk’s second signing of the summer penned a four-year contract. The 23-year-old arrived the Cegeka Arena after spending six months at Pisa. The forward registered one goal, and one assist in 14 league appearances for Pisa. Durosinmi, however enjoyed a more successful spell at Czech First Division club Viktoria Plzen before the move to Pisa. He scored 35 goals, and provided 10 assists in 86 appearances across all competitions for Plzen.

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - AUGUST 02: Owner Steve Cohen of the New York Mets talks with members of the media prior to a game between the New York Mets and Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on August 02, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images) Getty Images For much of the 2026 season, the New York Mets have found themselves at the center of trade speculation, front-office scrutiny and one of the most disappointing stretches in franchise history. With one of baseball's highest payrolls failing to produce consistent results, frustration has followed the club into the second half. That backdrop unexpectedly spilled into politics…

Former Barclays boss Jes Staley is due to be questioned by US lawmakers on Thursday in a closed-door interview about his past ties to convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Staley, who spent more than three decades at JPMorgan Chase before joining Barclays in 2015, is the latest in a series of high-profile figures to appear in front of the House committee on oversight and reform as part of its investigation into Epstein, who died in prison in August 2019 while awaiting trial over child sex-trafficking charges. A transcript of Staley’s interview is expected to be released at a later date, as the panel has done with previous witnesses, including…

England's Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson had already skipped the event to prioritise the European Championships, which begin in Birmingham on 10 August, leading many to question the event's significance in the sporting calendar. The squad for the European Championships is expected to be announced next week. St Lucia's 100m Olympic champion Julien Alfred has also pulled out of the Glasgow Games, while Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh, one of the sport's biggest stars, is favouring the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. With the likes of the United States, China and major European nations not part of the Commonwealths, some athletes favour…

Cricket: No Ashes 2027 Tests to take place in the north of England England and Australia will not play Tests in the north of England after Old Trafford and Headingley not chosen to host. Published On 23 Jul 202623 Jul 2026 There will be no Ashes matches in the north of England next year, when Australia arrive for Test cricket’s oldest rivalry. Headingley in Leeds and Manchester’s Old Trafford have both staged some of the most dramatic clashes in the long history of Ashes cricket. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list Don Bradman, arguably cricket’s greatest batsman, scored two triple centuries at Headingley in the 1930s. Both grounds played…

Xavier McKinney (29) has been one of the top safeties in football since arriving in Green Bay in 2024. Getty Images The Green Bay Packers were arguably the most disappointing team in football last year. And perhaps no one did less with more than Packers’ coach Matt LaFleur. Green Bay headed into the 2025 season with one of the NFL’s top rosters, then traded for star defensive end Micah Parsons 10 days before the year began. Suddenly, Packer Nation was dreaming of their first Super Bowl appearance since 2010. Instead, Green Bay went a remarkably unsatisfying 9-8-1 overall and was the NFC’s No. 7 seed for a third consecutive year. The Packers then blew…

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…

Modern action movies really want to make sure you understand them. Characters explain the plan before carrying it out, remind us of the stakes while it's happening, and recap what just happened once it's over. Somewhere along the way, many blockbusters stopped trusting audiences to simply watch. Motor City has no interest in doing that. Director Potsy Ponciroli's revenge thriller strips dialogue down to a bare minimum, trusting viewers to follow along without constant reminders of who everyone is, why they matter, or what they're feeling. That's hardly a revolutionary idea, but in 2026, Motor City feels surprisingly unusual simply because it assumes…

Amazon is making one of the most obvious changes to its gaming strategy yet: putting its cloud gaming service, Luna, directly inside Prime Video. Launched on Thursday, Prime members in the U.S. and U.K. using a Fire TV can launch Luna games from a new Games tab inside the Prime Video app. The feature means eligible Prime subscribers can jump into Luna's rotating games catalog without downloading additional software, using either a compatible controller or their smartphone as a gamepad. Amazon has spent years trying to establish Luna as a cloud-gaming alternative, but the service has struggled with a discoverability problem that goes beyond the “too…

Huma Qureshi and Mrunal Thakur in ‘Pooja Meri Jaan’ \| Photo Credit: ZEE5 The first look from Huma Qureshi and Mrunal Thakur’s upcoming movie, Pooja Meri Jaan, was unveiled by streaming service ZEE5 on Thursday (July 23, 2026). Directed by Navjot Gulati, the film is produced by Dinesh Vijan’s Maddock Films and will be released soon on ZEE5. As per a press release, the film “delves into the unsettling consequences of obsession, accusations and prejudice, exploring how the actions of one individual can give rise to sweeping judgments and misplaced suspicion.” It is part of ZEE5’s Hindi film slate of the year. The first look opens with a voiceover of a…

A four-hour documentary about Elon Musk, Martin McDonagh’s dark CIA comedy “Wild Horse Nine” and films featuring Robert Pattinson, Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem are among the movies premiering at the Venice Film Festival in September. Alberto Barbera, the festival’s artistic director, unveiled the lineup Thursday for the 83rd edition of the festival, the first of many in a busy fall film season that culminates in the Hollywood awards showdown. Like the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, the selection is lighter on Hollywood studio films than in years past. “Wild Horse Nine,” starring John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell as CIA agents in Chile before…

Jon Bernthal has been playing the definitive version of Marvel's ruthless vigilante, Frank Castle, ever since he showed up in season 2 of Daredevil on Netflix back in 2016. From the very start, Bernthal brought a perfect blend of unpredictable, righteous violence to the anti-hero known as The Punisher, but on July 31, he faces his biggest challenge yet: a Marvel movie. Bernthal's Punisher appears alongside Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Brand New Day from Sony and Marvel Studios. This might seem like just another day at work for an actor who's been fighting crime in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for a full decade, but the experience of making a capital-M…

One year after the death of actor and director Malcolm-Jamal Warner, his widow, Tenisha Warner, reflected on what she calls the worst day of her life, saying it's difficult to relive. "All I could think about was my daughter and what I needed to do to continue to be her mother and be her only parent," Warner told "CBS Mornings" in an exclusive interview. Malcolm-Jamal Warner, his wife and their daughter, who was 8 at the time, were vacationing in Costa Rica last summer when "The Cosby Show" actor drowned at the age of 54. Tenisha Warner said his death "feels unfair," adding that she "can't remember the details" of that day or recall where she was at…

CNN reporter Sara Sidner questions UFC President Dana White about President Donald Trump's presence at sporting events, suggesting his tactics resemble authoritarian leaders. Journalist Emily Austin criticizes CNN's comparison as 'ridiculous,' noting presidents historically attend sports to unify the country. She claims media networks are creating unnecessary friction. Donald Trump has put his foot down on one of the biggest issues in all of sports ... Nope. It's got nothing to do with Caitlin Clark, or the WNBA, or anything in the the transgender category. Nothing to do with the NFL, or CTE, or the MLB and the looming labor dispute. Not college…

Actor Sean Penn joins Hannity to discuss his view of the Russian invasion and his new picture, which began filming prior to the conflict. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sean Penn admits he briefly considered attacking one of America's most infamous serial killers after the two unexpectedly came face to face behind bars. In a recent interview with VICE News, the actor recalled spending 34 days in Los Angeles County Jail during the height of his early Hollywood success. Penn said he was in his mid-20s, had already starred in "Taps" and filmed "Colors," and was married to Madonna when he crossed paths with the "Night Stalker." "I got moved…

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

Imagine you are the parent of an inquisitive seven-year-old who loves his family, playing baseball, and hanging out with his friends. It’s the life you’ve always wanted. And then the worst thing that ever could happen happens: A freak accident takes your son away. But as it turns out, you don’t have to live with the grief for long, because now there’s an AI company that can bring your kid back in the form of a robotic double that looks indistinguishable from a human. This is the world that acclaimed director Hirokazu Kore-eda, who won the Palme d’Or for his 2018 feature Shoplifters, has created with his latest sci-fi drama, Sheep in the Box. It’s the…

Young Indians are keeping up the pressure - continuing their demands for the Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan - to step down. This as their online satirical group the "Cockroach People's Party" grows in stature and support. It won millions of followers on social media and tens of thousands of sign-ups since its launch in May.

Global music and beauty entrepreneur Rihanna has once again drawn attention from Turkish fans after following another Turkish account on social media, fueling renewed speculation about her interest in the country. The Barbados-born artist, whose full name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, has recently made headlines for a series of unexpected social media moves. Although she has remained largely away from the music stage in recent years, her online activity has continued to attract widespread attention. The 38-year-old singer, who is also known for the success of her beauty brand, previously surprised fans by following Ankara Airport's official social media…

"Risk It All" rises to a new No. 2 peak on Billboard's Pop Airplay chart, missing out on becoming his thirteenth leader as Jennie and Tame Impala's "Dracula" rules. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 16: Bruno Mars performs onstage during the 25th annual Keep Memory Alive 'Power of Love Gala' benefit for the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health at Resorts World Las Vegas on October 16, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for Keep Memory Alive) Getty Images for Keep Memory Alive Bruno Mars is a tried and true hitmaker across multiple genres. Throughout his career, he has succeeded in both pop and R\&B, and much of his…

A heartbroken mum's £6,500 'holiday of a lifetime' with her two children ended in tears at the boarding gate after staff discovered a mistake on her daughter's passport. Victoria Vigors had spent two years saving for the dream two-week break to Hurghada, Egypt, with her children Riley, 15, and Roxie, nine. The 41-year-old said it would have been the family's first two-week holiday abroad together and their first experience of staying at an all-inclusive resort. But after checking in online, dropping off their luggage and passing through airport security at London Gatwick without any problems, the family was stopped moments before boarding their…

SEOUL (AP) — Lim Kim has spent the past decade figuring out where she fits — in the music industry, in adulthood, in the rooms she found herself in. Her new album, “Exit to Nowhere,” traces that search across seven tracks. The 32-year-old South Korean singer’s second full-length album looks back on a decade of change as she moves from the uncertainty of her early 20s. “It has seven tracks, and they reflect the emotions and feelings I’ve experienced from my early 20s until now — like a chronicle of my life,” Kim told The Associated Press. The album, released seven years after her last major project, the 2019 EP “GENERASIAN,” marks a return for an…

NEW YORK (AP) — Before Shania Twain became Shania Twain, she was a child performing in Canadian bars, singing to miners, lumberjacks, fishermen and hunters drinking the night away. “It was a bit more of a rugged crowd. And they were small crowds,” she says in a recent interview with The Associated Press. “I could only enter after the bar closed. That was after midnight because I was underage. And as long as the bar wasn’t still serving, then I could go in and play while everybody was finishing up their last call.” It was “character building,” she says, painting an image of a bygone era of her life in Northern Ontario and one dramatically opposed to…

Rising costs force Amsterdam’s Kwaku festival to change July 23, 2026 Lauren Comiteau The festival in Amsterdam. Photo: Ramon van Flymen/ANP See more DutchNews articles in your Google search results See more DutchNews articles in your Google search results Add as a favourite source on Google Add DutchNews as a favourite source on Google Due to rising costs and regulatory pressure, this year’s Amsterdam Kwaku Summer Festival will be the last in its current form, its organizers have said. “Kwaku is more than a festival – it is a unique social phenomenon that has traditionally meant a great deal to many people,” the organisation said in a press release,…

Davina McCall dazzled in a silver disco-ball themed outfit as she went wild at her Begin Again rave on Wednesday morning. The presenter, 58, who married her husband Michael Douglas for a second time in a secret ceremony at their home in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, earlier this year, looked to be letting her hair down at the bash. The star wowed in a silver plunging unitard and disco ball helmet as she danced around with fans during the fun-filled event. The event, which was the first ever Begin Again Coffee Rave, was in collaboration with health and wellness website, Rant \& Ramble Wellbeing. Davina captioned the post: 'WHAT. A. MORNING. The first-ever…

Kizito Ahamsjoined the call from Geneva, Switzerland. He had just come off a full day of meetings at a conference exploring the intersection of AI and the creative economy, agriculture, education, music, all of it. He was tired. He was also, unmistakably, still thinking. That combination, exhaustion and intellectual restlessness, turned out to be exactly the right entry point for a conversation about what it actually takes to build something like Afrocroiser from the ground up. Kizito is Mavin’s Senior Manager, Licensing and Publishing – and the person who conceived the idea for the camp nearly two years before the documentary dropped. By his own…

Viral video from Positano shows tourists packed onto a tight cliffside path with little room to move, drawing backlash online as experts say tour groups, day-trippers and social media are fueling overwhelming crowds. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An Italian town is warning tourists against strolling through its streets shirtless or in swimwear — threatening hefty fines for visitors who ignore the rules. Varenna, a popular lakeside village on Lake Como in northern Italy, recently updated its urban police regulations to prohibit visitors from walking around town shirtless or wearing only swimwear. "Throughout the entire municipal territory…

On 23 July 2024, when you signed the Climate Change Act 22 of 2024 into law, South Africa reached an important milestone. After years of public consultation and parliamentary deliberation, South Africa finally passed and promulgated a legislative framework to coordinate its response to climate change in accordance with its international obligation. The Act was widely welcomed because it recognised both the scale of the climate crisis and the need for a coordinated, whole-of-government response to protect vulnerable people and systems while safeguarding the environment for present and future generations. Among those who welcomed the promulgation of the…

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

At the height of the heatwave sweeping Britain last month, 250 delegates gathered in the Throne Room at St James’s Palace for a reception on climate change. The historic London building does not have air conditioning and the guests struggled to cope with the soaring temperatures, even though the curtains had been drawn in an attempt to keep out the heat and large fans were dotted around. There was, however, one man who refused to give in to the heat: King Charles. Immaculately dressed as always, the top button of his shirt remained fastened and there was no question of him removing the jacket of his grey Anderson \& Sheppard suit. His only concession…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Photos of giant, cauliflower-like clouds are popping up on Vancouver-area social media feeds that experts say are pyrocumulus clouds produced by a wildfire more than 200 kilometres away. BC Wildfire Service said the Anderson Creek fire was discovered by aircraft responding to one of the other nearby fires on Tuesday and it quickly flared up, fanned by strong winds. Matt Loney, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, says each fire generates a lot of heat, and the Anderson Creek fire looks like it “really took off.” Photos circulated across social media platforms on Tuesday show the tall cumulus…

Children living in the poorest areas across England are 40% more likely to be admitted to hospital for respiratory infections, an analysis of NHS England data shows, with experts raising the alarm on the impact of air pollution on young people’s health. The analysis, based on data obtained via freedom of information requests by the charity Impact on Urban Health, revealed 1,941 out of every 100,000 children living in the most deprived fifth of England were admitted to hospital for respiratory illnesses in 2024-25. The high admission rate contrasted starkly with figures on England’s least deprived area, where 1,380 out of every 100,000 children were…

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…

Sweden said on Thursday that it plans to ban so-called "forever chemicals" in consumer products such as clothing and kitchenware as early as 2028, before expected European Union regulation comes into force. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS "have no place in clothing, cosmetics, cookware and other everyday products when effective alternatives exist," the Minister for Climate and the Environment, Romina Pourmokhtari, said in a statement. "Sweden has no intention of standing by while 'forever chemicals' continue to spread in our homes, in nature, and in our bodies," she said. The ban intended to take effect on January 1, 2028, is expected to…

Good morning. The US has signed a landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia that could allow the kingdom to enrich uranium in the future. The deal will be submitted to Congress for review, where it could face opposition among lawmakers who fear a lack of monitoring safeguards. In lengthy talks stretching over more than one administration, the US has feared that Riyadh would look elsewhere for nuclear technology if the US did not provide what it wanted. Saudi Arabia has long said that if it does not partner with the US, it could do so with China or Russia, which have different proliferation standards. Why is a uranium deal with Saudi Arabia…

2.7 tonnes of textiles recovered, 275 collection orders fulfilled and 257 citizens engaged - showcasing a scalable model for textile circularity. MUMBAI, India , July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As one of the world's largest producers and consumers of textiles, India faces a growing challenge in managing post-consumer textile waste. Addressing this gap, ReFiber, powered by OterRi , unveiled its flagship White Paper, 'Mumbai Textile Circular Economy Demonstration Project' , at Bharat Tex 2026 . Presented at the Eco Stitch Sustainability and Circularity Hub, an initiative by the Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI) and the Global Alliance for…

Protests after police shoot and kill man allegedly armed with a knife in Wisconsin Four police officers are on leave after a man who was allegedly armed with a knife was shot and killed in Madison, Wisconsin, on Wednesday. Within hours of the deadly shooting, there were protests and a vigil held for the man. Mark Strassmann has more.

Andy Burnham’s pledge to review early release plans has created “a sense of chaos” across the Prison Service, probation officers have said. As Whitehall insiders confirmed the prime minister was examining possible exemptions to the law under which offenders will be freed, the Napo probation union said prison officials “do not know” how to respond. Burnham said on Wednesday that he would examine the “the whole of the policy” with the new justice secretary, Alex Norris, amid preparations for the release of up to 6,000 prisoners across England and Wales from 2 September. Under the proposals, killers, rapists and sex offenders will be released early into…

MOSCOW, July 23. /TASS/. The total damage caused by the actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Donbass, Novorossiya, as well as border and rear regions, has surpassed 1 trillion rubles ($12.7 bln), according to criminal investigations, Investigative Committee Chairman Alexander Bastrykin said in an interview with TASS ahead of the Investigative Officers' Day. "Within the framework of criminal investigations, the assessed damage resulting from the destruction of civilian infrastructure in the new regions stands at over 560 billion rubles ($7.1 bln), while in border and rear areas, it exceeds 535 billion rubles ($6.8 bln)," Bastrykin said. He added…

Former Presidency intelligence head Loyiso Jafta’s previous appearance before the Khampepe Commission of Inquiry into delayed Truth and Reconciliation (TRC) prosecutions and again on 13 July to face cross-examination, is significant as former Jafta’s then-boss, former president Thabo Mbeki, is cited as a witness at the inquiry. Jafta denied that Mbeki had sought in any way to influence the work of an Inter-ministerial Task Team (ITT) which had been set up post-TRC to deal with former apartheid officials accused of human rights abuses and who had not applied for amnesty. Former president Thabo Mbeki. (Photo: Gallo Images / Volksblad / Mlungisi…

Three men linked to the kidnapping of school children and teachers in Orire Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State in May pleaded guilty on Thursday to terrorsim charges before the Federal High Court in Abuja. The three men are Abdulrazak Umar, also known as Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid, Yunusa Musa, also known as Yunusa bin Musa, and Shamsu Adamu Sani, alias Abu Itisar. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the men, who were arrested by the State Security Service (SSS), all hail from Suleja LGA of Niger State. The three defendants pleaded guilty to some of the 10 charges brought against them as they made their first court appearance on Thursday,…

Three businesses that are being investigated by police who are looking into illegal waste activity have forfeited a total of more than £275,000. West Mercia Police said additional crimes had been identified in its investigation across Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire. The force added that more assets were under review and a money laundering investigation was still active. It comes after two men were arrested at an address in Drakes Broughton, Worcestershire, in January. Six firearms were seized at that location, along with about £18,000 in cash. Another location involved in the investigation was a farm in Peopleton, Worcestershire, where…

A doctor and assistant hold a newborn baby after performing a cesarean section in this undated photo. gettyimagesbank A Korean appellate court has reduced sentences of a hospital director and a surgeon convicted of killing a newborn baby shortly after it was delivered via cesarean section, while acquitting the mother of all charges. The Seoul High Court sentenced the hospital director surnamed Yoon to four years in prison, along with a fine of 1.5 million won ($1,000) and forfeiture of 9 million won. The operating surgeon, identified as Shim, received a sentence of two years and six months. Both were also banned from working at child-related…

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 fatal police shooting in Madison, Wisconsin, has fueled anger in the community as harrowing footage appeared to show the moment an officer killed a man at point-blank range in the middle of the street. The victim, believed to be in his 30s and has not yet been identified, was seen in the cellphone footage struggling with several Madison Police Department officers before one of them fired the fatal shot Wednesday afternoon. “This was an…

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A Greek appeals court denied an Australian request to extradite a man wanted on suspicion of a 1999 nightclub killing because the statute of limitations on the crime has run out, the fugitive’s lawyer said Thursday. James Dalamangas, 56, was arrested in Aigio, southern Greece last month on charges of illegal possession of weapons after police seized a crossbow, arrows and two knives in a search of his home. He was also charged with providing false testimony, after allegedly giving false identity details to the Greek authorities. He was released until the appeals court in the city of Patra could rule on the Australian…

The three suspects arrested in connection with a young doctor’s killing during a robbery near Karachi’s Teen Talwar were killed in an exchange of fire on Thursday, the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) claimed. The SIU statement claimed it conducted a raid in Ahmed Brohi Goth, near the metropolis’ Northern Bypass Toll Plaza, to arrest the three suspects’ accomplices. The suspects were taken to the location, within the jurisdiction of Gulshan-i-Memar police station, to identify their accomplices. However, the accomplices allegedly opened fire on the police party upon seeing the law enforcers. The police further claimed that the three suspects and a…

MANILA, Philippines — State-run Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) saw net income slip 4 percent to P24.2 billion in the first half of the year as higher operating expenses offset stronger earnings from its core lending and investment businesses. In its latest financial statement, the lender said net income as of end-June fell from P25.2 billion a year earlier. READ: Landbank Q1 profit slips to P12B Despite the lower profit, LandBank’s net interest income rose 8.6 percent to P57.9 billion as interest income grew 4.7 percent to P79.1 billion. A nearly 20-percent increase in investment income to P34.6 billion offset […]...Keep on reading: LandBank…

In brief The UN Office on Drugs and Crime says Southeast Asia's once-fragmented crime syndicates have merged into a single, tech-driven economy built on shared fraud and laundering infrastructure. Scam operations across the wider region drove an estimated $88.3 billion to $114.1 billion in losses in 2025, much of it crypto investment fraud run from industrial-scale compounds. The agency urged regional police to get specialized crypto training to trace and seize proceeds, warning that disruption-focused strategies are not working. Southeast Asia's scam industry has hardened into a single, interconnected criminal economy whose losses now rival the…

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Every day, across Nigeria, tens of millions of people send money to loved ones, pay for groceries, buy airtime, settle electricity bills or receive payments for their businesses. These transactions take only a few seconds. People tap a button, receive a notification and move on with their day. What most people never see is the technology working behind every one of those moments. Every successful transfer, every merchant payment, every withdrawal and every bill payment depends on a complex network of systems operating around the clock. This invisible technology processes transactions, protects customer data, detects fraud, keeps services available and…

Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written byTyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. GM! Today’s top news: Crypto majors mostly flat despite falling stocks \& rising oil; BTC at $65.5k Senate Republicans publish new Clarity Act draft, Dem Leaders still oppose SEC Commissioner Pierce warns some DeFi vaults and onchain lending fall under securities law BTC ETFs see 7 straight days of inflows; ETH validator exit queue goes to 0 Rhynotic’s new FWA protocol token runs to $11M, pumps multiple NFT sets 🏦 Bitwise’s CIO Says Wall Street Moving Onchain Will Drive the Next Bull Market The…

Sen. Loren Legarda —Photo from her office MANILA, Philippines — With Congress preparing to deliberate on the proposed 2027 national budget, addressing the nationwide classroom shortage should be one of the government’s most urgent priorities, Sen. Loren Legarda said in a statement issued on Thursday. “When a child goes to school, the only thing he should be thinking about is his studies and not where he will sit or if the classroom is safe or if there’s still space for him,” Legarda said in Filipino. “It’s hard to learn in a classroom that’s crowded, hot, and unsafe. Teachers also find it hard to teach when there’s a lack of space and facilities.…

In early July, a Suzhou court ordered the Chinese tea chain Molly Tea to pay Louis Vuitton 10.3 million yuan (US$1.5 million) after ruling that its four-petal floral pattern infringed on the French luxury house’s registered trademarks. Many online users, angered by the eastern Chinese court’s ruling, shared images of similar motifs found in Tang dynasty (618–907) textiles, musical instruments, and Suzhou garden architecture, arguing that these precede Louis Vuitton’s founding in 1854 by centuries. The dispute quickly evolved in mainland social media into a deeper and more unsettling question: can a luxury company “privatise” a visual language used by…

Senator Elizabeth Warren has accused the biggest AI companies of trying to write their own regulatory ceiling into a trade agreement, using the machinery of US trade policy to lock in limits on oversight that Congress has so far declined to grant them. The accusation, reported by Reuters on July 23, extends a fight the Massachusetts Democrat has waged for more than a year. Her argument is that Big Tech is quietly turning contested domestic questions into trade concessions, the same logic behind the trade probe into EU tech rules that lawmakers pushed the administration to open. The mechanism she points to is a clause, not a headline. A run of recent…

Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan says the Kerala government will ensure steps to provide skill training, guidance and facilities to market the products made by women to make them self-reliant. Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan has that the United Democratic Front government has accorded top priority to make women and backward communities self-reliant. Women were the most impacted at times of a social or financial crisis as they had to bear the brunt of economic crisis in their families, illness and other difficulties in their lives, he said after inaugurating ‘Samagra – 2026’, the State-level inauguration of various welfare projects initiated by the Kerala…

Bernstein said that it remains overweight on the Bitcoin mining sector, citing the growing partnerships between Bitcoin mining companies that are necessary to address the power constraints of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. The investment manager’s Bitcoin mining industry deal tracker registered a new AI-related deal every week in July, with combined deals standing at more than 7.5 gigawatts or the contracted equivalent of $150 billion in multi-year contracts, according to a Thursday research note shared with Cointelegraph. The analysts said that third-party computing capacity from Bitcoin miners will remain highly valuable as access to…

Many growers are unable to capitalise on the increased rubber prices due to a shortage of skilled tappers, leaving plantations untapped. \| Photo Credit: VISHNU PRATHAP With a severe shortage of skilled tappers leaving thousands of rubber trees untapped despite record prices, the Kottayam district panchayat has proposed bringing rubber tapping under the revamped rural employment guarantee scheme, Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin). Even as natural rubber has traded above ₹250 a kg for the past two months, many growers have been unable to capitalise on the rally, with plantations lying untapped for want of workers. Seeking…

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The Mandaue City Government is set to receive about ₱5 million worth of drone equipment from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) for its Digital Twin project, a key component of the city’s Smart Mandaue initiative. City Councilor Carlo Fortuna said that the grant consists of drone technology that will create detailed maps of the city and identify areas vulnerable to flooding, fires, traffic congestion, and other hazards. The Mandaue City Council recently authorized Mayor Thadeo “Jonkie” Ouano to sign a Memorandum of Agreement with the DOST. READ ALSO: Mandaue drainage improvements ongoing in Banilad, […]...Keep on…

Image used for representation \| Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos SBI Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of the State Bank of India (SBI), has announced the launch of the SBI Platinum Jubilee Asha Scholarship 2026 — one of India’s largest corporate scholarship programmes under which 25,707 meritorious students from economically disadvantaged families across the country will receive annual scholarships ranging from ₹15,000 to ₹15,00,000, depending on the category they belong to. The scholarship is for students across multiple academic pathways, including School students (Classes 9–12), undergraduate and postgraduate…

A long road trip can quickly become frustrating when Google Maps keeps suggesting inconvenient routes, Android Auto feels cluttered, or constant notifications interrupt the drive. That is why I never start a highway journey with my usual everyday setup. Before leaving, I spent a few minutes adjusting a handful of Google Maps and Android Auto settings to improve the navigation, reduce distractions, and keep essential controls within easy reach. Related Navigation isn't why I keep using Gemini in Android Auto My everyday setup was not road-trip ready I downloaded the entire route offline For everyday driving, my usual Google Maps and Android Auto setup…

Multi-energy cars would be assembled at an idle factory in Almussafes, near Valencia, after the two companies set up a venture, with deliveries expected to begin in 2028, according to a statement by Geely on Thursday. The Chinese group would hold a 34 per cent stake, while Ford would control 66 per cent, it added. Three Ford-branded multi-energy vehicles and two electric Geely-branded models would be assembled at the plant. “By optimising factory utilisation and sharing development costs, the partnership will bolster operational excellence and provide long-term stability and employment opportunities for Valencia’s world-class automotive workforce,”…

Meta has confirmed a revamped experience for WhatsApp on Android Auto and CarPlay, delivering better support for drivers behind the wheel. Rolling out now, WhatsApp for Android Auto is getting a refresh that makes it easier to use the app while driving. Specifically, Meta explains that you can now “make calls, see your call history, and reach your favorites” from Android Auto with voice commands. We’ve completely refreshed the WhatsApp care audio experience. Now you can hear and respond to messages, make calls, see your call history, and reach your favorites – hands-free and right from your car’s screen. No images of the updated Android Auto app were…

The Shark flexbreeze hydrogo arrived in the depths of a UK heatwave, so I was very grateful that it came with some charge already in the battery. There’s nothing worse than unboxing a gadget designed to cool you down, only to discover you need to wait several hours before using it. Getting started is refreshingly simple. The fan arrives with removable stickers showing you what each button does, highlighting a power button, a mist button (which also switches between constant and intermittent mist modes), and a fan button that cycles through the five speed settings. The removable information stickers make setup simple (Izzy Howells/The Independent) The…

India's first hydrogen fuel cell-powered passenger train has covered around 900 kilometres during the first five days of its commercial operations on the Jind-Sonipat route in Haryana, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday. The train, which was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 17, runs on hydrogen fuel cell technology instead of conventional diesel engines. The train uses two 1,200-kilowatt hydrogen-electric propulsion systems, with onboard fuel cells generating electricity by combining hydrogen and oxygen. The process produces water vapour and heat as by-products. The hydrogen-powered train is part of Indian…

A Ford logo is seen at the New York International Auto Show Press Preview, in Manhattan, New York City, on March 27, 2024. David Dee Delgado \| Reuters China automaker Geely will build electric vehicles at a Ford Motor plant in Spain under a new manufacturing joint venture in Europe, the companies announced Thursday. Pending regulatory approvals, the companies said the joint venture will begin operations in the first half of 2027, with the first new vehicles scheduled to roll off the line in 2028. The Valencia, Spain, plant will continue to produce the Ford Kuga in the meantime, according to a news release. The companies said Ford will own 66% of the…

TL;DR: De'Longhi has launched the Magnifica Duo, a $999.95 automatic espresso and coffee machine with two dedicated milk carafes for making hot and cold drinks from a single machine. De'Longhi just launched a new coffee machine, and it's built for people who can't decide between a hot cappuccino and an iced latte. The Magnifica Duo is the newest addition to De'Longhi's Magnifica line, and it can whip up authentic espresso, drip coffee, cold brew, and both hot and iced milk drinks, all from one machine. It's available now for $999.95 at DeLonghi and Amazon. Magnifica Duo comes with two separate milk carafes — one for hot and one for cold. That means it…

Dangote Refinery has increased its gantry price for Premium Motor Spirit, PMS and resumed the sale of its refined petroleum products in naira. The refinery announced the development in a statement issued on Wednesday, confirming that marketers can once again purchase the product in the local currency. According to the 700,000-barrel-per-day refinery, it has pegged its petrol gantry price at N1,215 per litre, up from N1,175 per litre, which was the previous price before sales were suspended on July 14, 2026. “Dangote Petroleum Refinery has resumed the sale of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in naira, providing a measure of relief to marketers and consumers.…

As demand grows for intelligent, energy-efficient and sustainable buildings across Nigeria, Chrema Technologies Limited is strengthening its position as a leading Building Management Systems (BMS) specialist. The company designs, deploys and maintains integrated BMS platforms that provide centralized monitoring and control of critical building services, enabling property owners to improve operational efficiency, reduce energy consumption, enhance occupant comfort and maximize asset performance. Meeting the Needs of Modern Buildings Modern commercial facilities rely on interconnected systems. Without a centralized BMS, HVAC, lighting, power, fire…

According to police, nine workers employed at M Engineering Company were staying in a room on the second floor of the PG. \| Photo Credit: Special arrangement 1. Bengaluru LPG cylinder explosion: 10 migrant workers from West Bengal injured at Bommasandra PG Ten migrant workers sustained serious burn injuries after a suspected LPG cylinder explosion ripped through Jai Sai Comforts, a PG accommodation in Bommasandra on the outskirts of Bengaluru, when the occupants were preparing breakfast at around 6.30 a.m. on July 23. The building is owned by Nagaraj Reddy and had reportedly been leased to another person. According to police, nine workers employed at…

In a tent in the Nigerian metropolis of Lagos, two worlds collide: Three fashionable influencers sit on cushioned stools across from Germany's 63-year-old Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul. For half an hour, the senior politician meets Africa's young creative scene. These young people are among the stars of Nigeria's creative industry — in a country with a population of around 240 million and a median age of just under 18. Wadephul wants to understand what moves the younger generation. What issues are on their minds? How do they view Germany? And what do they expect from a collaboration? After a brief hesitation, they reply: Germany and Europe listen…

Sitting in his family home in Bihar’s Nawada town, Abhishek Kumar has spent the last week glued to his phone. A bout of typhoid has left him barely able to walk, but he cannot look away. On his screen, the protests at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar unfold, stirring a powerful sense of déjà vu. He understands the protesters’ anger. In December 2024, the 28-year-old was among hundreds of aspirants who spent three months braving the biting cold, sleeping in the open at Patna’s iconic Gandhi Maidan to demand action over the alleged leak of the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) exam papers they had taken. It was just one of nearly 150 competitive examinations…

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha discussed the next steps toward EU accession and the security situation in the Black Sea with Moldova's reappointed Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mihai Popșoi. Sybiha announced this on X, Ukrinform reports. The diplomat said the two sides discussed their bilateral agenda and the next steps toward EU accession, emphasizing the importance of opening all negotiating clusters without delay. " Particular attention was paid to the security situation in the Black Sea. Russia's continued attacks on civil vessels and Ukraine's port infrastructure are a direct threat to freedom of navigation in the Black…

Russian businesses have been feeling the effects of the war in Ukraine through tax increases, rising costs caused by fuel shortages, and supply chains disrupted by sanctions. Now, there is another risk to contend with: Ukrainian drone strikes on their facilities. As Ukraine wages a campaign to bring the conflict home to ordinary Russians, it has opened a new front aimed at the online marketplace Wildberries, a pillar of the country’s retail economy and a potent symbol of modern life in Russia. In recent days, Ukraine has hit five warehouses belonging to Wildberries, a Russian analog to Amazon, as well as storage sites for other large retailers. Eight…

By Al Jazeera Staff, Anadolu and Reuters Published On 23 Jul 202623 Jul 2026 Attacks by Russia and Ukraine have killed at least eight people, including a child, with four dead in Ukraine and another four in Russia and Moscow-annexed Crimea, officials on both sides say. Thursday’s strikes came as Moscow and Kyiv, in their fifth year of war, escalate attacks deep behind each other’s lines, driving the civilian toll to its highest since 2022 even as fighting on the front remains largely at a standstill. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list Ukrainian strikes hit Moscow, Crimea Ukrainian strikes killed four people, including a child, and wounded…

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ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United States and Pakistan on Wednesday condemned Yemen’s Houthi rebels for threatening commercial shipping in the Red Sea after the group announced a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia earlier this week. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio blamed Iran for the Houthi rebel group’s naval blockade against Saudi Arabia but hoped it could be de-escalated. The Houthis are armed and significantly influenced by Iran but are independent of Iran’s supreme leader, unlike the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group and several Iran-backed Iraqi militias. “Anything that restricts shipping through the Red Sea would be problematic for the same…