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When OpenAI’s advanced artificial intelligence models breached AI startup Hugging Face’s internal systems last week, they carried out a hack in a matter of hours that would have taken a skilled hacker far longer, according to people familiar with the matter. Typically, a human would need a couple of weeks to complete an attack like this, said the people, who asked not to be named in order to discuss details that have not been publicly released. OpenAI has been in contact with the U.S. government since learning the breach occurred, one of the people added.

Infobip research reveals APAC businesses scaling AI-powered defenses to counter surge in automated fraud Fraudsters are leveraging AI to automate and personalize attacks, but enterprises are fighting back KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia , July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- New research from global AI-first cloud communications platform Infobip reveals a growing surge in AI-powered fraud and enterprise defenses. Analyzing billions of interactions globally, Infobip's 2026 Fraud \& Security Report highlights a year of dramatic contrasts. There have been record volumes of blocked fraudulent traffic alongside the rapid scaling of intelligent, AI-powered defenses. The…

Omni HR Launches Native MCP Integration, Connecting AI Assistants to Live HR Data The integration gives leading AI assistants direct access to Omni HR data — scoped entirely to each user's existing permissions, with nothing stored at the connector level. SINGAPORE , July 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Omni HR today announced the launch of its native MCP integration , enabling the AI assistants HR teams already use, like Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor, to read and act on live HR data. Every action the AI takes is scoped to what the authenticated user is already authorized to see in Omni, with no new access granted or HR data stored at the connector level. The…

On World AI Day, IIHM unveils a global movement to ensure Artificial Intelligence strengthens hospitality's greatest asset—its humanity. KOLKATA, India, July 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Artificial Intelligence is transforming every industry it touches. Yet in hospitality—an industry built not on machines but on warmth, empathy and human connection—the question is no longer whether AI will change the future. The real question is how that future should be shaped. Seeking to answer that question on a global scale, the International Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM) , on 16 th July 2026, launched the Global AI Hospitality Education Council (GAIHEC),…

CU Student of MBA Digital Marketing, Tanish Sharma, Inspired by PM Modi's 'Vocal for Local' Initiative CHANDIGARH, India , July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A student of MBA Digital Marketing at Chandigarh University, Tanish Sharma has founded an e-commerce platform, 'The Banjara' ( ), connecting traditional artisans across 28 states of India to preserve heritage crafts and empower rural communities by bringing authentic Indian craftsmanship to buyers in modern markets. Inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Vocal for Local initiative, 'The Banjara' is selling more than 250 products of over 40 traditional artisans from 18 states including J\&K,…

7.5 Lakh Certifications Completed by Students; Enhances Employment by 30% in Campus Placements CHANDIGARH, India , July 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- With rapid technological advancements in recent years, the workforce requirements across industries have also changed significantly that in turn has prompted the employers across the world to look for graduates with a broader range of skills. As artificial intelligence, automation, data science, cybersecurity and digital transformation continue to alter the way industries function, the classroom teaching is no longer sufficient to prepare graduates for the rapidly changing job market. Today's employers expect…

IIM Udaipur Hosts First Convocation Ceremony for Executive MBA Program UDAIPUR, India , July 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Indian Institute of Management Udaipur (IIMU) hosted the first Convocation Ceremony for its Executive MBA program, marking a significant milestone for the Institute and its graduating Class of 2026. The ceremony commenced with an address by Prof. Ashok Banerjee, Director, IIM Udaipur, followed by the conferral of MBA degrees. Mr. Abhay Baijal, Managing Director, Chambal Fertilisers \& Chemicals Limited, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest and delivered the Convocation Address. The ceremony also included the presentation of the…

KYIV — Just as French aristocrats under the ancien régime could hardly imagine the abolition of their noble titles, most of today’s university leaders cannot conceive of a world in which the degrees they confer become worthless pieces of paper. The former were in for a rude awakening in 1790; the latter are barreling toward a similar shock. No longer a social service, education has become the new infrastructure of power. Whoever controls the development of technical talent controls the future. The countries that understand this have stopped arguing about teaching quality and started measuring how fast knowledge translates into capability. The rest are…

In the past week, one regulation has forced many people in China to say goodbye to long-standing “relationships”. As of July 15 , the government placed artificial intelligence (AI) companions under tight supervision. It comes as automated companions have experienced something of a boom over the past few years. According to the rules, AI-human interactions should not encourage violence or harm users’ physical and psychological well-being. Moreover, AI bots should not lure users into sharing secrets, or lead them to become so dependent that it damages real-world relationships. The regulations specifically mention children, stating that AI should not…

It sounds like the plot of a Hollywood blockbuster. The world-class developers of a highly secretive tech company are building their latest AI model in what they believe to be a secure, private network. The model cannot and should not be able to escape. If it did ever manage to slip the digital confines made by its developers, this dangerous and untested software could wreak havoc on the open internet. To their utter horror, that worst-case scenario unfolds. The AI model breaks out of its electronic prison, hacks into a private company and internal chaos ensues. But this isn't a movie. It happened last week. On Wednesday, Industry giant OpenAI,…

China's Moonshot AI stole from Anthropic, Trump tech advisor says BBCChina fires back at Trump administration claims that its AI companies steal U.S. tech NBC NewsUS Official Says Moonshot Accessed Banned Nvidia Chips Bloomberg.comStartup founders urge Trump not to shut off Chinese open weight AI PoliticoExclusive: Nvidia's Jensen Huang defends Chinese AI amid Kimi panic Axios

A White House advisor has accused China's Moonshot AI of a "large scale" effort to steal the capabilities of top US artificial intelligence (AI) models. US President Donald Trump's Science and Technology advisor Michael Kratsios said Moonshot AI carried out the campaign through what is known as distillation - when a weaker AI model extracts answers from a stronger one. Moonshot also gained access to restricted cutting-edge Nvidia servers to train its models, Kratsios said in a social post, external on Wednesday. The BBC has contacted Moonshot, Anthropic, the White House and Nvidia for comment. Kratsios said on X that the US government has information…

From the archives: This feature was originally published in PC Gamer #305 (UK, June 2017). It appears below as originally written, with only minor changes in formatting and presentation. No gaming genre can generate stories quite like the colony sim. Almost entirely unique to PC gaming, colony sims task players with building and sustaining a habitat for a group of AI characters, which could be anything from dwarfs to demons. Although the player controls how the colony is shaped, constructing rooms or buildings and filling them with useful objects, they do not control the inhabitants directly. Instead, the colonists interact with their surroundings and…

Report finds 80% of Gen Z investors now rely on AI for guidance, 58% would let it advise more actively AI tools are democratizing investing because they’re free/cheap and convenient Transparency, citations, and clear safeguards are still in demand New data from Opinium has revealed 80% Gen Z investors now use AI for investment-related guidance, putting them far ahead of Baby Boomers (17%) and Gen X (47%). But younger investors seem to be using it much more than just educational reasons, such as explaining terminology or researching investments – they’re even using it in actual decision-making. The report added nearly three in five (58%) of Gen Z…

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

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

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

AI and ML OpenAI scored an own goal with HuggingFace attack, showing how open Chinese models are winning Closed models with guardrails can still cause harm, but may also not be able to fix problems they caused OPINION OpenAI has acknowledged its models powered the autonomous agents that compromised HuggingFace infrastructure. It might be taken as a convoluted marketing stunt, were it not the perfect advertisement for China-based competition. The company's AI-culpa fits the narrative spun by US rival Anthropic about its Mythos models, which it deemed too dangerous to release except to totally trustworthy corporations and governments. OpenAI says: "The…

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

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

The TikTok app icon on a smartphone in this 2025 illustration photo. Reuters-Yonhap Korea's privacy watchdog said Thursday it has fined TikTok 10.3 billion won ($7 million) for unlawfully collecting and using users' behavioral data from third-party services to personalize advertisements. The Personal Information Protection Commission said it levied the fine on Singapore-based TikTok, which operates the social media giant's services in Korea, for violating the personal information law. The watchdog said TikTok collected behavioral data from 9.45 million users in Korea through tools distributed to third-party websites and applications, and used them for…

Just this week, assembly-line workers at Hyundai Motor staged a three-day partial strike as they seek up to 30 per cent of consolidated profit to be set aside for bonuses. Meanwhile, unions at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and telecoms operator LG Uplus want payouts equivalent to at least 30 per cent of operating profit, while workers at Hanwha Aerospace and HD Hyundai Electric want to scrap bonus caps altogether. In tech, thousands of employees at Kakao, which operates South Korea’s largest messaging service, went on strike for the first time last month, demanding that up to 15 per cent of operating profit be allocated for bonuses. The union at Naver,…

Researchers from ETH Zurich have developed a portable measuring device that detects the metabolic marker acetone in breath almost as accurately as a mass spectrometer. It can be used by laypeople and detects when the body starts burning fat when dieting or during exercise. Acetone is the by-product of fat metabolism that is exhaled via the lungs. It is made when the body burns fat instead of carbohydrates such as sugar. Researchers from ETH Zurich have developed a breath test device that can detect acetone in exhaled air with high precision. The device is very reminiscent of the alcohol breathalyzers used by the police in traffic checks and can be…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has invited Samsung to set up the country as a regional hub for manufacturing, refurbishing, and exporting mobile phones. The invitation was extended during a meeting between Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan and a delegation led by Samsung Pakistan’s Country Head at the Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday. An official announcement said the minister assured the company of the government’s full support in facilitating investment aimed at boosting exports, increasing value addition, and expanding industrial production. The minister encouraged Samsung to look beyond Pakistan’s domestic market and export Pakistan-manufactured smartphones…

SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's privacy watchdog said Thursday it has fined TikTok 10.3 billion won (US$7 million) for unlawfully collecting and using users' behavioral data from third-party services to personalize advertisements. The Personal Information Protection Commission said it levied the fine on Singapore-based TikTok Pte. Ltd., which operates the social media giant's services in South Korea, for violating the personal information law. The watchdog said TikTok collected behavioral data from 9.45 million users in South Korea through tools distributed to third-party websites and applications, and used them for personalized…

Samsung Electronics Chief Operating Officer Choi Won-joon, left, shakes hands with Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon during Galaxy Unpacked 2026 at Old Billingsgate in London, Wednesday (local time). Joint Press Corps LONDON — Samsung Electronics' new Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 and Galaxy Watch 9 will be powered by Qualcomm application processors (APs) for the first time, marking another step away from the company’s in-house Exynos APs. The move highlights Samsung's continued reliance on Qualcomm’s logic chips, eroding one of the Korean tech giant's key competitive strengths as a company that develops both devices and the semiconductors that power them. During…

Fostering new opportunities in the Greater Bay Area and Asia's Pharmaceutical Industry SHANGHAI , July 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the landmark success of CPHI \& PMEC China in June 2026, which welcomed an unprecedented gathering of industry professionals and fostered pivotal connections across the pharmaceutical supply chain, attention now shifts to South China. Building on this momentum, CPHI \& PMEC Shenzhen 2026 will take place from 16-18 September 2026 at Shenzhen Convention \& Exhibition Center (SZCEC), addressing the growing demand for access to South China's key pharmaceutical markets. As a key gateway to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau…

LOS ANGELES, United States — A US teenager has withdrawn his lawsuit against Meta, his lawyers announced Wednesday, closing out a closely watched case over social media’s harms to children’s mental health without a trial. The withdrawal ends the case days before it was due to go before a Los Angeles jury on July 27 — a trial that would have made Meta the sole defendant after YouTube, TikTok and Snap reached confidential settlements. READ: Meta platforms down? The plaintiff, identified by his initials R.K.C., is a 15-year-old from Florida who claims compulsive social media use contributed to anxiety, depression […]...Keep on reading: US teen withdraws…

TAIPEI , July 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Jazz Hipster has introduced a new 3-way bookshelf audio platform positioned between compact studio monitors, desktop Hi-Fi systems, and premium lifestyle audio. Jazz Hipster Product Manager Ben Hsu said the platform was developed around three core ideas: compact size, deep bass extension, and digital connectivity. Instead of following the conventional 2-way bass-reflex approach used by many compact active speakers, the new design uses a 3-way sealed-box architecture to achieve 30Hz bass extension in a 275 × 150 × 170 mm enclosure. A Clear Position Against Conventional Compact Monitors Hsu said the platform was…

Back-to-school season means early mornings, packed schedules—and the daily challenge of preparing baon. To make things a little easier for families, SM Markets has introduced its Back-to-School Baon Savers, offering snack bundles at a budget-friendly price until July 19, 2026. For ₱400 with a minimum ₱2,000 grocery purchase using SMAC, shoppers can choose from three baon bundles featuring kid-friendly favorites: the Chuckie Baon Saver, Nutriboost Baon Saver, or Dutch Mill Baon Saver. Designed for school snacks and on-the-go treats, the bundles give parents ready-to-pack options while helping stretch the grocery budget. Each Baon Saver also comes with…

ET Intelligence Group: Nestle India shares hit a record high on Wednesday following the FMCG major's stellar June quarter performance. The stock has gained about 6% over the past three months, outperforming the BSE FMCG Index, which has declined 3%. Despite this gain, Nestle continues to trade at a trailing price-earnings (P/E) multiple of around 75, which falls within its five-year valuation band of 75-78. However, the stock may remain range bound in the short term. This is because while the June quarter financial numbers were robust year-on-year, operating margin before depreciation and amortisation ( EBITDA margin ) moderated sequentially,…

Apple released the all-new MacBook Neo earlier this year, and it’s been a resounding success by all indications. Here’s everything we know so far about what’s next for Apple’s most affordable laptop … MacBook Neo 2 features A19 Pro chip The current MacBook Neo is powered by the A18 Pro chip, which is the same chip used in the iPhone 16 Pro. As reported by Bloomberg, Apple is working on a next-generation MacBook Neo powered by the A19 Pro chip. In terms of performance, the A19 Pro is about 10-15% faster than the A18 Pro in single-core and multi-core CPU tests. The jump in GPU performance is even bigger, with benchmarks showing an up to 40% boost for…

ET Intelligence Group: Indo-MIM, a precision engineering components manufacturer, plans to raise ₹500 crore through a fresh issue for repayment of debt and general corporate purposes. It will also raise ₹3,312 crore through an offer for sale. The promoter group's stake will fall to 77.7% after the IPO from 92.9%. The company provides end-to-end solutions, including mould design, tooling, finishing and assembly, and operates 15 manufacturing facilities across India, the US, the UK and Mexico, serving automotive, defence, medical, consumer and aerospace sectors. It is the market leader in the metal injection moulding (MIM) segment according to Frost \&…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WHILE the exchange of fire across the Gulf — and the wider Middle East — continues between the US and Iran, efforts are also underway to de-escalate matters and revive the ceasefire. An important development in this regard was the series of meetings between Iranian Interior Minister Eskander Momeni and Pakistan’s top civil and military officials on Tuesday. As expected, the regional situation was amongst the main agenda items, and Mr Momeni indicated that talks will continue. That Tehran sent a senior official to Pakistan shows that despite the hostilities, it is still interested in an off-ramp. Meanwhile, speaking in Manila yesterday, US Secretary of…

A US attack on Iran’s Shalamcheh border crossing with Iraq killed at least and wounded 11 others on Thursday, state news agency IRNA reported. Meanwhile, a US missile hit Bushehr for a second time this morning. According to IRNA, no casualties were reported in these attacks and the extent of the damage is under investigation. Another American missile attack was reported in Andimeshk, located in the country's Khuzestan province. Valiollah Hayati, deputy governor for security and law enforcement in southwestern Khuzestan province, said that a "point around the city of Andimeshk was attacked by a missile from the terrorist enemy of America". "The…

Adolf Hitler’s birthplace in Austria was officially inaugurated as a police station on Wednesday in an effort to destroy the building’s appeal as a site of pilgrimage for people who glorify the Nazi dictator. A memorial stone is to remain in place outside the house in Braunau am Inn near the German border with the inscription: “For freedom, democracy and liberty. Never again fascism. Millions of dead remind us”. Hitler was born in the building on April 20, 1889. His family moved to another residence in Braunau am Inn after only a few months, before settling temporarily in Passau in southern Germany. Fuelled by racial fanaticism, Hitler’s Nazi regime…

Yemen's Houthis say they have attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea after the US launched its 12th consecutive night of strikes on Iran. Iranian state media said two people had been killed in the US strikes on Wednesday, and a tanker caught fire in an explosion in a mined route in the Strait of Hormuz. Ahead of the latest round of strikes, US President Donald Trump had threatened to destroy an Iranian bridge or power plant if Iran attacked a ship in the strait and to "take care of" the Houthis if they blocked the Red Sea. If confirmed, the Houthi attack would be the first since the Iran-backed group announced a "maritime embargo" against Saudi…

The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has detained two suspected Russian agents in the Chernihiv region who were allegedly preparing to blow up a railway track in an attempt to derail a freight locomotive and disrupt transport logistics in northern Ukraine. The SSU announced the arrests, according to Ukrinform. SSU officers detained the suspects in the act as they were heading to the site of the planned sabotage. Investigators said the pair were carrying two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) that they intended to place beneath a section of Ukrzaliznytsia railway track. According to the investigation, the operation was carried out on the orders of…

NEW YORK, July 23. /TASS/. The United States is bolstering its military presence in the Middle East by deploying troops and weaponry, preparing for a potential expansion of operations against Iran, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported, citing sources. Special operations forces have been deployed to the Middle East from bases in the United States over the past week, according to the report. In addition, more than 150 medical personnel have arrived at the Landstuhl Medical Center in Germany, the primary facility for US troops wounded in combat operations in the Middle East. Fighter squadrons were deployed to airbases across the region, while bombers…

One of the main features of the “one country, two systems” principle is that, despite our physical proximity, Hong Kong has a very different set of laws from those of mainland China. Very often, we talk about our differences when explaining the system to one another. But at heart, both legal systems seek to deliver justice in real-life situations. Indeed, our connections with the Chinese mainland, in particular the Greater Bay Area, are growing closer every day. Many economic and commercial activities cross the border. There are many commercial transactions involving both Hong Kong and mainland Chinese law. Disputes arise, and the courts in both Hong…

Iran-backed Houthi Yemeni rebels claimed attacks on Wednesday evening in the Red Sea against two Saudi oil tankers, while the United States continued its strikes against Iran. The Iranian Revolutionary Guards announced on Thursday that they had stopped three oil tankers trying to cross the Strait of Hormuz. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.

BENGALURU, India , July 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Herbalife India has released a compelling new episode of its flagship podcast, Live Your Best Life, Unscripted, hosted by Ajay Khanna, Managing Director, Herbalife India. This episode features Lt. Gen. D. S. Hooda, former General Officer Commanding in Chief of the Indian Army's Northern Command, in an inspiring conversation on leadership, discipline, courage and resilience. Titled 'Discipline Beyond the Uniform,' the episode explores the timeless principles that shape exceptional leaders and demonstrates how the values developed through military service remain relevant in every aspect of life. At a time…

Representative image. \| Photo Credit: Reuters Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday (July 23, 2026) they stopped three oil tankers from passing through the Strait of Hormuz, as the United States and Iran vie for control over the vital waterway. In recent weeks, Iran has hit tankers using a route hugging the Omani coast to traverse the strait, in a bid to strongarm vessels into using its own waters and pay for safe passage. "Three oil tankers, provoked and tempted by the child-killing American army, were trying to pass through the mine-laid route south of the Strait of Hormuz, but after one of them exploded and caught fire, the other two…

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DOHA, July 23. /TASS/. At least two people were killed and another 11 injured in a US strike on the Shalamcheh border crossing between Iran and Iraq, the Islamic Republic’s state broadcaster reported, citing local authorities. The checkpoint continues to operate, with assistance being provided to the injured on-site, according to the authorities.

Hanwha Ocean's shipyard in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province / Korea Times photo by Kim Hyeong-joon Officials from a U.S. House Appropriations subcommittee visited shipyards in Korea operated by two major shipbuilders earlier this month to inspect their capabilities to build warships, sources said Thursday. Eight officials from the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense toured the shipyard of Hanwha Ocean in Geoje, about 330 kilometers south of Seoul, on July 11, industry and government sources familiar with the matter told Yonhap News Agency. The same group visited the main shipyard run by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries in the southeastern…

U.S. President Donald Trump recently justified renewed military action against Iran by saying Tehran “did not obey what they’re supposed to obey” under a memorandum of understanding intended to halt the fighting. Whether one believes Iran violated that agreement or not, one word deserves closer examination: obey. In international affairs, nations negotiate. They bargain, threaten, deter, deceive and sometimes violate agreements. But sovereign states do not “obey” another nation’s leader in the way a subordinate obeys a superior. That distinction matters because language often reveals how leaders view both diplomacy and power. The collapse of the…

Yemen’s Houthis claim attack on two Saudi oil tankers Al JazeeraCNBC Daily Open: Trump ratchets up war rhetoric, Houthis target Red Sea CNBCIran war live: US launches new attacks; Houthis attack 2 Saudi oil tankers Al JazeeraTankers make sharp U-turns after Houthi shipping threat BBCHouthis enforce Red Sea blockade, bringing fears of further economic disruption The Washington Post

Iranian attacks on nine U.S. locations across the Middle East in the two weeks since the cease-fire broke down show that the country maintains an ability to inflict damage on precise targets, despite the Trump administration’s repeated claims that Iran’s military capabilities have been diminished or destroyed. A New York Times visual analysis of U.S. military bases and other sites found the strikes have caused damage to living quarters and working areas, drone shelters, radar systems and other structures. One of the attacks, on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, killed three U.S. soldiers and wounded others. A military official told The Times that…

In Ukraine, 350 artists and 137 Ukrainian and foreign media professionals have been killed as a result of the full-scale invasion by Russian forces. According to Ukrinform, this information was reported by the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine. The ministry emphasizes that these figures not only reflect the scale of the losses but also serve as a reminder of the tragic chapters in Ukrainian history: just as the Stalinist regime destroyed a generation of Ukrainian artists in the 1920s and early 1930s, so too is Russia now deliberately destroying Ukraine’s cultural elite. As reported by Ukrinform, Ihor Khodzhaniyazov—a poet, translator, linguist, cultural…

WASHINGTON — The US House of Representatives narrowly passed an annual defense policy bill on Wednesday that would authorize a record $1.15 trillion in funding for the Pentagon, as the divisive Iran war drags on. Though it traditionally sees significant bipartisan support, the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed the lower chamber in a 216-212 vote, a sign of the growing polarization under President Donald Trump. The bill, which must still pass the Senate, provides approximately $250 billion more than the 2026 NDAA, including a 5-7 percent pay raise for service members. READ: US House passes defense bill with […]...Keep on reading: US…

President Donald Trump is comparing the death toll from the war in Iran to several past wars in what appears to be an attempt to downplay the rising number of fatalities. Via posts on his social media platform, Trump displayed the number of fatalities in Afghanistan, Iraq, Vietnam and Korea -- multi-year conflicts that cost thousands of American lives -- alongside statistics from the Iran war, a four-month conflict in which 18 Americans have been killed. He added a chart to a second post, writing, "These are the real facts." Members of a U.S. Army carry team move the flag-draped transfer case holding the remains of Army Staff Sgt. Michael Emmanuel…

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday warned his Philippine counterpart that Manila would “bear the bitter consequences” if it tried to provoke Beijing with the help of other countries. Wang made the remark as he lodged a “strong protest” during talks with Theresa Lazaro, the Philippines’ top diplomat, in Manila over what he called an “aggressive act of ramming a Chinese law enforcement vessel” at a disputed reef in the South China Sea on Monday. It was the third day Beijing has protested over the confrontation at Second Thomas Shoal involving a Chinese coastguard vessel and two Philippine Navy rubber boats. Relations have been tense between…

• Flash floods, landslides damage roads, vehicles, crops and houses• Villages inundated as Punjab records heavy rainfall• Chenab flows surge at Marala, Khanki, Qadirabad as India released excess water PESHAWAR/LAHORE: At least 37 people have died in rain-related incidents as the ongoing monsoon spell triggered flash floods and landslides, damaging houses, crops, livestock and roads in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab. While people were still grappling with the impact of the catastrophe in many districts, including Gujranwala and Sialkot, which received record 245mm and 139mm rainfall, India increased the release…

The flooded area along Veterans Avenue heading toward LTO Sta. Barbara and Southern City Colleges’ main campus in Zamboanga City on Thursday, July 23, 2026. ZCDRRMO photo PAGADIAN CITY – Zamboanga City Mayor Khymer Olaso ordered the suspension of classes at all levels in both public and private schools on Thursday due to persistent rains brought by the southwest monsoon (habagat), which caused flooding in parts of the locality. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) forecast cloudy skies with scattered rain showers, prompting the local government to prioritize public safety. READ: LPA’s trough…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Village of Clinton is under an evacuation alert as of Wednesday afternoon due to the Fiftynine Creek wildfire burning nearby. In addition, the Thompson Nicola Regional District has expanded an evacuation order and an evacuation alert for the Bonaparte Plateau area in Electoral Area E due to the same wildfire. The Fiftynine Creek wildfire is an estimated 10,277 hectares and was discovered on July 17. It is believed to have been started by lightning. 3:25 Wildfire triggers evcuations and highway closures For residents under evacuation alert, they should be ready to leave at a moment’s notice.…

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; RECASTS headline, lead; CHANGES photo) GYEONGSAN, South Korea, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Eight people were injured Thursday after suspected arson led to a fire and an explosion in an apartment management office in the southeastern city of Gyeongsan, police and city officials said. The fire and explosion occurred inside the office at 8:29 a.m. in suspected arson committed by an apartment resident, according to the officials. Firefighters extinguished the blaze about 20 minutes later. One of the injured was in critical condition, while the rest included five elderly people inside a senior center next to the office.…

A man in northeastern China who was filmed pushing his bicycle through deep water on his way to work amid torrential rain has trended on social media. The video triggered an outpouring of emotion after internet users learned that the man was a doctor who had appointments to perform surgery on two patients that day, state news agency Xinhua reported. It was on July 13 when Shenyang, in Liaoning province, was hit by a serious downpour, with precipitation measuring 230mm. The local government announced that it was the heaviest rainfall since 1951. Numerous roads were flooded and most public transport was paralysed. The authorities urged the public to…

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said hat one of three oil tankers were set ablaze after a blast while attempting to pass through a mined route south of the Strait of Hormuz. According to the statement, the two other tankers turned back following this incident. "The Strait of Hormuz is under our control," the IRGC said, adding that as long as the US continues "its evil deeds" in the region, the waterway will remain closed.

A Saudi-owned vessel was hit while sailing in the Red Sea, causing the front of the ship to be set on ifire, Saudi state news agency SPA reported citing an official source at the General Transport Authority. According to the source, all crew members onboard the Encelia were safe. Authorities were reportedly taking key measures to secure the vessel and crew as well as protect the marine environment.

A tropical depression near the Philippines could intensify into a typhoon and move closer to Hong Kong over the weekend, with a possible landfall less than 400km (249 miles) east of the city, the forecaster has said. The Hong Kong Observatory said on Thursday that the tropical depression had formed over waters east of the Philippines and was expected to move west-northwest at about 25 km/h (15.5mph). “The tropical depression over the seas east of the Philippines will enter the northeastern part of the South China Sea later this week and intensify progressively, with a higher chance of moving towards the vicinity of the coast of eastern Guangdong over…

Open this photo in gallery: Elder Evelyn Kwandibens, who was forced by wildfires last week to evacuate her home, works on a puzzle at Onaman Ziibi lodge in Sioux Lookout, Ont., where some evacuees from Mishkeegogamang are staying.Willow Fiddler/The Globe and Mail In a tiny cabin, elders Evelyn Kwandibens and Alice Wavey sit on couches in front of a sliding door that overlooks the Vermillion River, west of Sioux Lookout, Ont. A 1,000-piece puzzle lies on the coffee table between the women, its border assembled, as the pair sift through the other pieces. The outdoor view is one the elders are familiar with. The pair are from Mishkeegogamang First…

Search and rescue operation underway after 'group became trapped in rising tide' at Essex beach By ELEANOR MANN Published: 21:06 EDT, 22 July 2026 \| Updated: 21:31 EDT, 22 July 2026 A search and rescue mission is underway for a group of people at an Essex beach. A number of people are feared to have drowned in what police have described as an 'ongoing incident' at a beach in West Mersea, Essex. An Asian family, including children, are believed to have become trapped by the rising tide after possibly walking out to a sandbank off the holiday beach some time around 5.30pm on Wednesday. At least six ambulances, a dozen police cars, a fire engine, a…

MOSCOW – Ukraine has attacked two more warehouses of Russian online retailer Wildberries, its boss said on Wednesday, extending a series of drone strikes on a company at the heart of Russia’s consumer economy. Tatyana Kim, the co-founder and head of Wildberries, said warehouses had been attacked in Krasnodar and Nevinnomyssk, both in southern Russia. Social ​media footage, showed a huge plume of smoke rising into the air in Krasnodar. The regional governor said ‌a young ‌woman had been killed and three other people were being treated in hospital.

Open this photo in gallery: Prime Minister Mark Carney takes questions from journalists outside the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council in Ottawa on Tuesday.Justin Tang/The Canadian Press Prime Minister Mark Carney has convened a cabinet-level emergency committee to co-ordinate the federal response to almost 900 wildfires burning across the country. The Incident Response Group, comprised of ministers and senior officials, will aim to synchronize Ottawa’s “urgent assistance” in the crisis wherever it’s needed, according to a statement released by the Prime Minister’s Office. The IRG, however, falls short of calls earlier this week by…

Torrential rains caused flash floods in West Virginia that inundated homes and businesses, washed out bridges and led to numerous water rescues. The state's governor said some residents were unaccounted for as search operations continued Wednesday. Gov. Patrick Morrisey sent 500 National Guard members to the hardest-hit areas in the northern part of the state and declared a state of emergency for all 55 counties Tuesday night. More than 100 people have needed to be rescued from floodwaters as officials fear there could be people missing. Nineteen National Guard and state police helicopters were either out on rescue missions or standing by if needed.…

China has brought online a record-breaking particle accelerator that can produce the world’s most intense beams of charged atoms. It gives scientists a new tool to create previously unknown atomic nuclei and advance research on cancer treatment and spacecraft materials. Scientific operations have now begun at the 2.6 billion yuan (US$384.1 million) facility in Huizhou, Guangdong province after construction was completed on Tuesday, state news agency Xinhua reported. Known as the High Intensity Heavy-ion Accelerator Facility – or HIAF – it was developed over 16 years by researchers at the Institute of Modern Physics in Lanzhou, Gansu and their…

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details) GYEONGSAN, South Korea, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Eight people were injured following a fire in an apartment facilities office in the southeastern city of Gyeongsan, police and city officials said. The fire began at 8:29 a.m. after a suspected explosion inside the office, where multiple people were gathered, according to the officials. Elderly people inside a senior center next to the office were also reported injured. One of those injured was in serious condition. A witness said a person appeared to enter the office with flammable material before setting it on fire. Another witness recounted hearing the sounds of…

There is an urgent call for changes by the Downtown Revitalization Coalition (DRC) to save businesses in Edmonton’s downtown. The group is calling on city council to implement emergency measures, which comes as over half a dozen downtown restaurants announced closures this summer. Chair Cheryll Watson says it’s really concerning to see businesses shutting down, so the DRC is offering suggestions it says are practical for Edmonton city council to implement. “Construction is necessary, but the way it is currently being managed is placing an unsustainable burden on businesses that are already dealing with public safety concerns, reduced foot traffic and…

Today’s hearing starts with sparring between MPs over the tabling of leaked documents outlining funding cuts for an emergency housing program. The Immediate Housing Response (IHR) program places people in need of housing rooms in a motel or hotel, with Labor housing spokesperson Meaghan Scanlon questioning a $42 million drop in 2026-27. Department of Housing and Public Works director-general Mark Cridland confirmed the program was helping 1237 households, a drop from 2150 in March 2025. Minister for Housing and Public Works Sam O’Connor.Jamila Filippone “Overall, our specialist homelessness services have been able to transition … 3252 households into…

Flooding in Louisiana after Tropical Storm Bertha makes landfall Forecasters say Tropical Storm Bertha will move over New Orleans on Wednesday night and then continue toward Houston. CBS News' Lana Zak and Zoe Mintz have the latest on the storm's impact.

The discovery of rifle ammunition and a shotgun cartridge at a wool processing plant is prompting an urgent safety warning to the wool industry. The unusual find was made at the Woolworks scouring factory in Hawke's Bay when the bales came in from a farm for processing. The exact bale and farm the bullets came from cannot be identified. Chief executive Rosstan Mazey said the undetonated bullets were found along the processing chain, after wool from multiple North Island farms was combined. He's renewing calls to farmers, shearers and anyone working inside woolsheds to ensure only wool ends up in the bale. The incident which occurred in May was a…

Hong Kong’s new legislation on end-of-life directives could create significant operational challenges, including verifying patients’ wishes in emergencies and affordability barriers for low-income families, according to frontline responders and patient advocates. The warnings come a week before the Advance Decision on Life-sustaining Treatment Ordinance takes effect next Friday. Under the law, a formal legal framework will empower Hongkongers to specify in advance which life-sustaining treatments they wish to refuse when terminally ill. Sherman Wong Chun-man, chairman of the Hong Kong Fire Services Department Ambulance Officers Association, warned…

Urbanization is one of the most consequential demographic shifts of the 21st century. As communities move from traditional or rural to urbanized ways of life, changes in diet, lifestyle, and environmental exposures can influence many aspects of human biology and health. Research has shown that urbanization can alter the gut microbiome, the community of microorganisms inhabiting the digestive tract, but whether this transition follows a common pattern across different global populations has remained unclear. South Asia is uniquely suited to address this question because it combines extraordinary cultural, dietary, and ecological diversity with some of…

MOHALI, India , July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- In a market where every unit of steam and every point of sugar recovery directly impacts profitability, Lokshakti Sugar \& Allied Industries Ltd . has placed multiple orders with Spray Engineering Devices Limited (SED) for a comprehensive suite of process technologies, including a 3500 m² Falling Film Evaporator, two 100 T/Strike Honeycomb Calandria Batch Pans, a 450 MT Twin Vertical Crystallizer, a 110 MT Air-Cooled Crystallizer, and an Air Ejector, reinforcing its commitment to higher efficiency, improved recovery, and long-term operational competitiveness. "Patchwork upgrades are no longer enough for…

SINGAPORE , July 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- MetaOptics Ltd (Catalist: 9MT) ("MetaOptics" or the "Company," and together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"), announced that it has entered into an agreement to deploy its key metalens Direct Laser Writer (" DLW ") system at the University of Arizona's Center of Semiconductor Manufacturing (the " University "). The agreement marks a critical step in advancing its U.S. expansion strategy and its collaborative research with world-class semiconductor stakeholders in Arizona. Installation of the DLW is expected to commence in 2027. The DLW is designed for a 4-inch wafer to enable quick prototyping and…

Members of the Matigsalug tribe display indigenous-inspired paintings depicting their culture, traditions, ancestral beliefs, and daily life during the 51st Alrew te Matigsalug celebration in Barangay Sinuda, Kitaotao, Bukidnon. (Photo by Kitaotao LGU) VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — As the morning sun rose over Barangay Sinuda in Kitaotao, Bukidnon, the national highway came alive with a sea of vibrant beadwork, handwoven garments, and the rhythmic beat of indigenous music as the Matigsalug people celebrated the 51st Alrew te Matigsalug, a tribute to a heritage that has endured for generations. Children walked proudly beside elders dressed in traditional…

A 24-year ARIC analysis suggests that the setting in which people sit may matter for brain measures linked to vascular health and dementia risk. Associations of distinct sedentary behaviors with cortical, subcortical, and white matter hyperintensity volumes: Evidence from the ARIC study. Image Credit: Krakenimages.com. Shutterstock A recent study published in the journal Alzheimer’s \& Dementia found that television watching and occupational sitting were associated with different brain structural measures. Background Sedentary behavior (SB) is generally associated with poor health, including Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD).…

Zendaya and Law Roach, her stylist, are known for pulling off the impossible. The actor wore a silver robot suit from Thierry Mugler’s fall 1995 collection while promoting “Dune: Part Two” in 2024. While promoting “The Odyssey” this month, she wore a cream Schiaparelli gown, designed to resemble a marble sculpture, that had debuted on the runway hours earlier. At another event for the film, she wore a pair of earrings made from gold discs from ancient Iran. The last one of those rarefied pieces of fashion has sparked debate in the world of archaeology and cultural preservation. Some archaeologists saw the repurposing of ancient artifacts as fashion as…

Q: How does the barrel mechanism work, and how many barrels fit inside of it at a time? The barrel mechanism is essentially a pump. It uses a stack of 14 Barrels going up the side of the model. Each time the barrel lever is pulled, it adds one barrel to the bottom of the stack and one falls out the top. The system holds 20 barrels so there can be 6 barrels rolling down at a time. Q: Do the barrels roll all the way down to the bottom? Do they fall out of the set, and need to be reinserted into the slot, or does the mechanism bring them back to the top? The barrels roll all the way from the top to the bottom where they are collected in a hopper that is…

A second minor phreatomagmatic eruption occurs at the Taal Volcano Main Crater at 8:09 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. — Screengrab from Phivolcs/Facebook LUCENA CITY — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has detected renewed signs of unrest at Taal Volcano after recording a sharp increase in volcanic earthquakes and a rise in sulfur dioxide (SO₂) emissions over the past 24 hours as of Thursday, July 23. In its morning bulletin, Phivolcs said the volcano generated 61 volcanic earthquakes and three episodes of volcanic tremor lasting from three to 31 minutes. The latest seismic activity marked a significant increase from…

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

The size of scientific research teams has increased steadily over time.Credit: twomeows/Getty Few papers in history have had the disruptive impact of James Watson and Francis Crick’s 1953 Nature paper proposing the double-helix structure of DNA1. It’s a classic of small-team science; two authors proposing a paradigm-shifting idea that research teams around the world build on for years to come. But a new analysis of authorship data that has been captured by the Nature Index over the past decade shows that small-team science is in decline. In some research fields — especially the biological and health sciences, in which Watson and Crick made their…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of"Inside India"— your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world's fastest-growing large economy. On Saturday, Indian space-tech startup Skyroot successfully test-launched a low-orbit rocket carrying a payload of 350 kilograms, marking its entry into the global satellite launch market dominated by American and Chinese companies. I caught up with the co-founder of Skyroot to unpack what's next for the country's first space tech unicorn. Any thoughts on today's newsletter?Share themwith the team. The big story The demand forsatellite…

The winners of this year's international astrophotography awards have been revealed, with stunning images taken across the world wowing judges. The awe-inspiring photos were taken as part of the David Malin Awards, which showcase the finest images taken of the night sky. The awards, named after British-Australian astronomer and astrophotographer David Frederick Malin, are run by the Central West Astronomical Society in New South Wales, Australia. Malin, now 85, is known for discovering the gigantic spiral galaxy - aptly named Malin 1 - in 1986, as well as his colour images and photographic processing techniques of astronomical objects. Malin used…

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Depression Kiyapo maintained its strength early Thursday as it moved west-northwestward over the Philippine Sea east of Central Luzon, with Signal No. 1 in effect over parts of Northern Luzon. In its 5 a.m. bulletin on Thursday, July 23, PAGASA said Kiyapo was located 950 kilometers east of Central Luzon, packing maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per hour near the center, gustiness of up to 55 kph and a central pressure of 1002 hectopascals. Kiyapo is moving west-northwestward at 20 kph. Wind signals. The following areas are under Signal No. 1: Batanes Cagayan, including Babuyan Islands Isabela Apayao Abra Kalinga…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time. Broadly speaking, our solar system is simply a collection of planets, their moons, and other cosmic objects like asteroids existing in gravitational orbits around the sun. There are countless systems out there like it, too. But one stellar system about 72 light-years from Earth isn’t quite like anything else researchers have ever seen. In…

Comforting news for coffee drinkers concerned about their heart health When it comes to heart health.. how many cups of caffeinated coffee are safe to drink each day? A new statement from the American Heart Association may be reassuring to coffee drinkers. Gwen Baumgardner has more.

B-cell depletion therapies, in which B cells of the immune system, which may drive disease activity in multiple sclerosis (MS), are temporarily removed, have contributed significantly to improved treatment for patients in recent years. Researchers from the University Hospital of Bonn (UKB), the Universities of Bonn, Basel, Toronto, and Yale, along with their collaborators, have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism through which B-cell depletion therapies contribute to a better disease course in patients with MS. Surprisingly, the treatment appears to exert part of its beneficial effect by mobilizing regulatory immune cells that naturally reside in…

What a strange country this is, where the King can pardon a long-dead killer, Ruth Ellis, while a living, breathing woman, Lucy Letby, convicted in a dubious case that has been shot to pieces by an army of experts, sits for month after month in jail while the rusty wheels of justice fail to turn. There was never any actual evidence against Ms Letby, just a series of weird and increasingly unlikely theories about how she might have committed the crimes she was jailed for. This contrived melodrama, exposed to the light of day, and to hard fact, is rapidly losing its power over the public mind. Even the Crown Prosecution Service has turned down an…

Prisoners convicted of serious violent offences were found to be less aggressive and less likely to reoffend following a mental health intervention which could save money and reduce harm to society, according to new research led by King's College London. The research, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and published in (PLOS One) provides the first unique high-quality evidence of the cost-effectiveness of Mentalization Based Therapy (MBT) and probation in men convicted of violent crimes, who have antisocial personality disorder (ASPD). The randomized controlled trial ran across UK prisons and probation services and…

A new study by a team of McGill researchers could help explain why people who have quit smoking remain at elevated risk of lung disease long after their last cigarette. Their paper, published in Translational Research, provides one of the most detailed pictures to date of how quitting smoking affects the human lung at the cellular level. "Current smokers have the highest risk of deadly diseases such as lung cancer, but former smokers still face a higher risk than people who never smoked. Despite more than a century of research on smoking, we don't fully understand why," said senior author Carolyn Baglole, Professor in McGill's Department of…

Taiwanese woman jailed for trying to kill Queensland lover with rat poison Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA A Taiwanese woman who attempted to murder a Queensland university exchange student with rat poison has been sentenced to 11 years and two months in prison. Alex Shorey, from Toowoomba, was 24 when he was admitted to hospital in northern Taiwan in 2023 several times before his parents secured a medical charter flight to bring him home. In late 2024, Yang Chin-ping – a woman in her 40s with whom Shorey was in an on-and-off-again relationship – was charged with attempted…

Jul 22 2026 A new international study published in Nature Food reveals that age plays an important but often overlooked role in shaping global food-related greenhouse gas emissions. The study shows that dietary emissions can vary substantially across people's life stages, reflecting differences in nutritional needs, demographic change, and evolving dietary patterns. Effective mitigation of dietary emissions therefore requires age-sensitive approaches. The study, published by an international team of researchers led by scientists from the Energy and Sustainability Research Institute Groningen (ESRIG), University of Groningen, examined dietary emissions…

Why do cancers develop differently in different people-even when they are exposed to the same risk factors? An international research group, including the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), has now demonstrated in mice that an organism's genetic makeup significantly influences the course of cancer development. The findings, now published in Nature, provide new insights into the earliest stages of tumor development and could, in the long term, represent an important step toward more precise, personalized cancer medicine. The study was led by researchers from the universities of Cambridge, Edinburgh, and Yale, as well as the DKFZ. The scientists…

An expert panel of the health ministry on Wednesday broadly agreed on a plan to make it mandatory for businesses handling dietary supplements to report health issues associated with such products. The move comes on the heels of health incidents related to Kobayashi Pharmaceutical’s supplements containing beni kо̄ji red fermented rice. Currently, businesses handling dietary supplements are only required to make efforts to report related health damage, as with ordinary foods, except for cases in which they are sold as foods with function claims and tokuho foods with health improvement effects. But it has been pointed out that damage from supplements…

A UNIGE study shows that even a slight overproduction of tubulin, a protein essential for cell structure, is enough to disrupt tissue organization, highlighting the need for tight regulation of protein levels. For cells to function properly, they must produce the right amount of each protein. It is a delicate balance: both too little and too much can compromise essential cellular functions. A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has now shown that even a modest excess of tubulin – the protein that assembles into microtubules, the cell's internal scaffolding – is enough to disrupt tissue architecture and reduce cell viability. Published in Nature…

Occult hepatitis B virus (OBI) infection presents a significant global health challenge, notoriously flying under the radar of standard viral screening while relentlessly driving the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). A critical but poorly understood factor in OBI-related tumorigenesis is the frequent emergence of mutations in the HBV pre-S genomic region. While these mutations are known to correlate with advanced liver disease, the precise molecular mechanisms by which they hijack host cellular machinery to fuel unregulated tumor growth have remained largely elusive. This new research, published in Genes \& Diseases by researchers from…

Menarini Asia-Pacific and Pharmacosmos partner to bring first-in-class oncology supportive care therapy Cosela® to Asian patients SINGAPORE , July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Menarini Asia-Pacific today announced an exclusive partnership with Pharmacosmos A/S to register, commercialise and distribute Cosela ® (trilaciclib) across its Asia-Pacific markets. Chemotherapy-induced myelosuppression (CIM) is a potentially debilitating side effect that damages bone marrow, significantly impacting its hematopoietic function (or its ability to produce healthy blood cells). For patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC), chemotherapy remains a…

AHMEDABAD, India , July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Hand and limb trauma remains one of the most time-sensitive emergencies. Unlike many surgeries that allow for observation and planning, traumatic amputations and crush injuries operate on a strict biological clock as the tissues that are deprived of blood supply for too long cannot be saved. Correct handling of the amputated part in the first few minutes makes a critical difference to the outcome. Transported appropriately, the amputated part stands the best chance of being successfully reattached. This is particularly true in children, whose smaller anatomical structures make every step of the process…

Parenting observed at age 3 was linked to how the brain responded to monetary rewards across the following 15 years, highlighting one potential pathway through which early family experiences relate to adolescent development. Study: Early parenting is associated with the development of neural reward responsiveness from childhood through adolescence. Image Credit: lemono / Shutterstock A recent study, published as an Article in Press in the journal Communications Psychology, found that early parenting is associated with the development of reward responsiveness from late childhood through adolescence. Reward Responsiveness Changes Across Late Childhood…

BENGALURU, India , July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Drawing on its leadership in advanced neurosciences, Manipal Hospital Sarjapur Road recently hosted the Manipal DBS Summit 2026 , the first dedicated scientific meeting in India focused exclusively on Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation (aDBS), the next generation technology that is revolutionizing the treatment of Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders. The meeting gathered over 80 neurologists and neurosurgeons from around the country to discuss the most recent advances, clinical results and real-world use of Adaptive DBS. The one-day academic meeting featured expert lectures, scientific…

Apollo Hospitals Brings Next-Generation Lysin Science to India's Fight Against AMR - Collaborates with Precisio Biotix HYDERABAD, India , July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Apollo Hospitals today announced a strategic collaboration with Precisio Biotix to accelerate the development and clinical adoption of lysin-based antimicrobials in India - marking a significant step forward in combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This partnership will focus on translational research, clinical validation, and potential deployment pathways for lysin-based therapies across Apollo's network, with a focus on infectious diseases where existing treatment options are…

As a Premier Partner, Gene Solutions presented Asia-led real-world evidence from large-scale NIPT-integrated carrier screening, alongside advances in AI-enabled pregnancy-risk assessment and minimally invasive molecular approaches to women's health. SINGAPORE , July 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Gene Solutions , a global biotechnology company focused on accessible and responsible genomics, participated as a Premier Partner at the 30th International Conference on Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy (ISPD 2026), held virtually from July 7–9. Across an industry symposium, a scientific session, two oral presentations and three scientific posters, the company…

U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to impose steep tariffs on generic medicines has unsettled Indian drugmakers and put the spotlight on their strategy in their biggest export market. The NSE Nifty Pharma Index slipped 1.3% in Mumbai Wednesday, outpacing the fall in the benchmark NSE Nifty 50. Sector heavyweights Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories slid 1.9% and Cipla fell 1.2%. Trump said in a Truth Social post that non-patented drugmakers would have two years to move production to the U.S. or face a 100% import tariff, which would double a year later. Markets are still awaiting details of the executive order.

A review of nearly 2 million participants links higher red meat intake to pancreatic cancer risk, while the processed-meat result remains uncertain. Review: Red and processed meat consumption and the risk of pancreatic cancer: a systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis. Image Credit: Kateryna Kon / Shutterstock Higher red meat consumption was associated with a modestly higher risk of pancreatic cancer, whereas processed meat intake showed no statistically significant association, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition. Background Pancreatic cancer is considered to be an aggressive…

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

The provincial government of Northern Samar is pushing for a policy on the use of mobile phones and other electronic devices in public and private elementary and secondary schools during class hours. TACLOBAN CITY- The provincial government of Northern Samar is pushing for a policy on the use of mobile phones and other electronic devices in public and private elementary and secondary schools during class hours. The officials cited concerns over distractions, cyberbullying, cheating, and exposure to inappropriate online content. The proposed “Provincial Learner Focus and Digital Wellness Ordinance of 2026” seeks to establish a stronger local framework…

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; CHANGES photo) SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Investigators raided the headquarters of the National Election Commission (NEC) on Thursday after detecting evidence some of its employees manipulated data to cover up errors in turnout rates during the June 3 local elections, legal sources said. The raid marks a new development in the ongoing investigation into ballot shortages reported on Election Day, as intentional data manipulation would constitute a far more serious crime than simple negligence on the part of election management officials. Investigators on a prosecution-police task force enter the National Election…

Officials of the police-prosecution joint investigation team raid the National Election Commission's headquarters in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, Thursday. Yonhap The joint police-prosecution investigation team raided the National Election Commission (NEC), Thursday, as part of its probe into the ballot shortage during the June 3 local elections, saying it had uncovered evidence that election officials manipulated statistical data to conceal errors. Investigators said working-level officials in charge of local polling stations rigged voter turnout figures to cover up discrepancies in ballot counts. The raids targeted NEC headquarters in Gwacheon,…

Andrew and Tristan Tate style themselves as close confidantes of Barron Trump and are banking on presidential support to fend off extradition to the UK on rape and sex trafficking charges. But a MAGA insider tells the Daily Mail the Tate brothers are 'delusional' if they think the First Family are going to come rushing to their defense. The influencer siblings were arrested by US Marshals over the weekend after British authorities hit them with dozens of historic rape and sexual exploitation charges. The brothers have denied any wrongdoing in response to all charges against them. The alleged victims claim they were pinned down, violently abused and…

SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Investigators raided the headquarters of the National Election Commission (NEC) on Thursday to secure evidence in a widening probe into ballot shortages during the June 3 local elections, legal sources said. Prosecutors and investigators on a prosecution-police task force executed a search and seizure warrant at the NEC office in Gwacheon, just south of Seoul, after detecting evidence some watchdog employees manipulated statistics in their computer system to cover up errors in voter numbers. Ballot shortages were reported at multiple polling stations on election day, forcing some voters to turn back without casting their…

The NCSA is preparing measures to address cybersecurity risks involving CCTV systems and other smart devices. The National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) is preparing the country to deal with emerging attacks involving smart devices, particularly CCTV systems and virtual power plants (VPPs) in the energy sector, while deeming data sovereignty a priority. "We see the risks for digital surveillance by monitoring specific data points, such as what time and where a vehicle was moving in and out, which could determine precisely a target's location and routine," AVM Amorn Chomchoey, secretary-general of NCSA, told the Bangkok Post. The agency plans to…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…

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

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

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

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

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

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

'Behind the scenes' (1/6). Runway shows are pivotal moments for fashion houses, often providing an opportunity for particularly spectacular productions. In March 2020, creative director Demna devised a hellish presentation for Balenciaga.

Calling all collectors, pop culture lovers, and fandom enthusiasts—your next obsession has arrived. This July, SM North EDSA, your most-loved mall, transforms into the ultimate destination for fans as it brings back Max Collector: Collectors Con Year 4, happening until July 30 at The Block Atrium. In partnership with Funko and Toy Kingdom, the two-week celebration under the SM Fandom initiative delivers a maxed-out experience for every kind of fan. Whether you’re hunting for limited-edition collectibles, discovering new favorites, showing off your latest haul, or simply sharing your passion with fellow enthusiasts, Collectors Con Year 4 offers an…

NEW DELHI: The 2026 Commonwealth Games begin on Thursday in Glasgow, Scotland. However, fans will notice that several popular sports, including cricket. Apart from cricket, hockey, badminton and wrestling, are also missing from this year's programme. The number of sports has been reduced from 19 at the 2022 Birmingham Games to just 10 in Glasgow. The decision has also affected India's medal hopes, as many of the country's strongest events have been dropped. Why is cricket not part of Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow? Cricket was dropped from the Glasgow Games mainly because of financial and logistical reasons. The 2026 Commonwealth Games were…

Waterhouse-Bott win race for Leilani Lodge to spark major stable move Craig Kerry July 23, 2026 — 11:48am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA The Australian Turf Club has cited safety concerns as a major factor in granting Leilani Lodge to Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott in a move that is set to signal the end of Sydney’s most successful stables, Tulloch Lodge. The ATC announced on Thursday that Waterhouse and Bott would take over the lease of 65 boxes at the High Street stables established and made famous by Melbourne Cup king Bart Cummings from the early 1980s. Trainer Gai…

Olympic countdown clock unveiled in Queens Street six years and zero days out from Games Updated July 23, 2026 — 11:37am,first published 11:32am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA A clock counting down to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games has been unveiled in the centre of Queen Street Mall. The installation was unveiled on Thursday morning — six years, zero days, nine hours, 35 minutes and 57 seconds out from the Olympics – at the central intersection next to Jimmy’s On the Mall. The Olympics countdown clock unveiled in Queen Street Mall in Brisbane. William Davis Lord Mayor…

Olympic countdown clock unveiled in Queens Street six years and 31 days out from Games Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA A clock counting down to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games has been unveiled in the centre of Queen Street Mall. The installation was unveiled on Thursday morning — six years, 31 days, nine hours, 36 minutes and 10 seconds out from the Olympics – at the central intersection next to Jimmy’s On the Mall. The Olympics countdown clock unveiled in Queen Street Mall in Brisbane. William Davis Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner, Olympic organising committee president Andrew…

Enforcer back in, star centre out as Les Kiss names first Wallabies squad Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA New Wallabies coach Les Kiss has recalled Reds enforcer Lukhan Salakaia-Loto and kept faith in Harry Wilson as captain in his first squad for Australia’s upcoming Test matches with Japan. Though named in April last year as the incoming Wallabies coach, Kiss only officially took office this week following the completion of Queensland’s Super Rugby season and Joe Schmidt finishing up following the Nations Championship Tests in July. Len Ikitau will miss Australia’s Tests…

The Stars, Magic and Tactix have received an email from Netball NZ about their future.

Fox News’ Mark Meredith joins ‘America’s Newsroom’ to break down the growing ‘California Sober’ trend among Gen Z, how increased cannabis use may be driving down alcohol consumption and the possible risks, including dependency. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Oakland Ballers, an independent professional baseball team in Oakland, California, says it will host a "family-friendly" cannabis game night on July 31. The team is partnering with Oaksterdam University, the nation's first cannabis college, for the event held on "Grateful Dead Night." The team will temporarily rebrand as the "Oaksterdam Blazers" and wear uniforms featuring the…

It’s finally official: LEGO has announced a set based on the classic Donkey Kong arcade cabinet. After a leak or two, LEGO Donkey Kong Arcade is officially scheduled for release on August 1, with a price tag of $199.99. You can see it at the LEGO Store here. LEGO Donkey Kong Arcade Release Date: August 1, 2026 MSRP: $199.99 Pieces: 1,367 Ages: 18+ Set #: 72051 LEGO Donkey Kong Arcade is comprised of 1,367 pieces and contains many moving parts. Because of the retro subject matter and the complexity of the build, LEGO Donkey Kong Arcade is aimed at the 18+ age bracket, making it one of the many LEGO sets for adults. Once assembled, it becomes an…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Warning: this library is still under active development and the API may change. libhandler implements algebraic effect handlers in C. It works by capturing stacks in safe and portable manner. Algebraic effects handlers can for example be used to program asynchronous code in straightline manner and we hope to use it to make programming with libuv more convenient. This library is described in detail in the accompanying technical report. For a primer on algebraic effects, see the relevant section in the koka book. Enjoy! -- Daan. Building libhandler consists of generating a static C library that can be linked in your own projects. libhandler is written…

BENGALURU, India , July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- What began as occasional weekend plans is increasingly becoming a lifestyle choice for urban Indians. According to insights from Alive App, India's AI-powered platform for curated lifestyle experiences, consumers are actively seeking meaningful experiences closer to home, signalling a broader shift in how leisure time is being spent. The company's latest platform data shows that more than 90% of bookings are for local experiences , with consumers increasingly choosing activities located within driving distance of their cities over conventional entertainment or short-haul travel. Rather than travelling…

Professional gamer Lee Sang-hyeok, better known as "Faker," speaks after being appointed an honorary police officer and ambassador for a youth cyber gambling prevention campaign at the National Police Agency headquarters in Seoul on Wednesday. Yonhap Professional gamer Lee Sang-hyeok, better known as "Faker," has been appointed an honorary police officer and ambassador for a campaign aimed at preventing cyber gambling among teenagers in South Korea. The Korean National Police Agency said Wednesday that it appointed Lee as an honorary police officer and public ambassador for its youth cyber gambling prevention campaign during a ceremony at its…

Don't ask me what happened in any single episode of The Big Bang Theory, because I honestly can't remember. Across 12 seasons, a myriad of in-jokes, long-standing gags and endless scientific lore were created, and you can bet your bottom dollar that hardcore fans won't have forgotten a single thing. This level of detail initially made me nervous to try watching new HBO Max spinoff, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe. Latest Videos From Our titular heroic lead, on-off girlfriend Denise (Lauren Lapkus), as well as friends Kripke (John Ross Bowie) and Bert (Brian Posehn), are brought back together when Stuart (Kevin Sussman) triggers a multiverse…

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

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

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

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…

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

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

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

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

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…

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

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

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

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SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks were trading sharply higher late Thursday morning, while investors digest the latest earnings release from Google's parent company. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) was up 164.22 points, or 2.42 percent, to 6,961.92 as of 11:20 a.m., after rising as high as 7,083.15 points. Overnight, Alphabet released its second-quarter earnings results, which beat market expectations as its cloud business grew 82 percent on-year. The company also stated it is raising capital expenditures for the year to meet booming demand for artificial intelligence (AI). Major U.S. stock indexes closed lower, with the…

Japan may have to shift its focus from supporting the yen toward controlling government bond yields if it is to achieve its ambitious economic growth plans, according to Deutsche Bank. The $2.3 trillion growth strategy unveiled late last month by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi puts Japan “at the precipice of a very significant shift in fiscal and industrial policy,” strategist Mallika Sachdeva wrote in a note. “It will have to find room to spend while maintaining fiscal sustainability.” The growth program calls for a burst of spending, which authorities hope to finance by mobilizing domestic savings and encouraging large institutional investors to…

New Business Premium stood at ₹ 1,044 crore registering a growth of 25.2% Individual weighted premium income (WPI) of ₹ 470 crore with a year-on-year growth of 17.8% Value of New Business (VNB) stood at ₹ 124 crore with a year-on-year growth of 28.8% and new business margin of 21.1% Protection business grew 41.5% year-on-year, with share of protection increasing to 13% NEW DELHI , July 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Limited approved and adopted the unaudited financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. In Q1 FY27, the Company delivered healthy growth across key business and profitability…

MELBOURNE, Australia , July 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascentium , a leading global business services platform headquartered in Singapore, today announced that MGI Dobbyn Carafa ("MGIDC"), a Melbourne-based multidisciplinary accounting and advisory firm, is joining the Group as part of Ascentium Australia. The addition of MGIDC complements the capabilities of InCorp Australia, An Ascentium Company ("InCorp Australia") , and Oxygen Private Client, An Ascentium Company ("Oxygen Private Client") , advancing Ascentium's platform in Australia and expanding its ability to deliver integrated advisory, corporate and private client services. MGIDC clients will…

July 23, 2026 — 12:01pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Amid a raft of impressive numbers in Alphabet’s second-quarter results, one stands out. While quadrupling its profits, Google’s parent company reported the first quarter of negative free cash flow in its history. The apparent massive lift in profit overstated Alphabet’s operating performance by including a $US98 billion ($140 billion) non-cash mark-up in the value of its investments in SpaceX and Anthropic, but the cash-burn in the quarter was very real. The cash burn is real: Alphabet has spent up big to make Google an…

As many as 43 companies including Bharti Airtel , Hero MotoCorp , Info Edge , Zydus Lifesciences and others are set to turn ex-record date for dividends on Friday (July 24), effectively making today the last day for interested investors to buy the shares to be eligible for payments cumulatively worth nearly Rs 1,127. As per Sebi's T+1 settlement cycle, investors must buy a company's shares at least one trading day before the record date to ensure the shares are credited to their demat accounts in time, and they become eligible for the corporate action . Accordingly, today is the last opportunity for investors to buy the shares so that they are…

(ATTN: ADDS more info in last 4 paras) SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy grew 0.6 percent in the second quarter from a quarter earlier on robust exports, with 3 percent annual growth within reach, central bank data showed Thursday. The country's real gross domestic product (GDP) -- a key measure of economic growth -- rose 0.6 percent in the April-June period from three months earlier, according to advance data from the Bank of Korea (BOK). The second-quarter reading slowed from the previous quarter's 1.8 percent expansion, the strongest quarterly growth since the third quarter of 2020, when the economy expanded 2.2 percent. The…

(L-R) Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk arrive for the inauguration ceremony before Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th US President in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, on Jan. 20, 2025. Saul Loeb \| Via Reuters When Alphabet and Tesla kicked off tech earnings season on Wednesday, one theme became immediately clear: AI spending is under a microscope. Both companies reported negative free cash flow for the latest quarter and told investors to prepare for higher capital expenditures. They both also reported better-than-expected revenue, but that wasn't enough to prevent an after-market selloff, with Tesla…

Billion-dollar charity locked in $923m tax fight with the ATO Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA His gardener and receptionist became millionaires overnight. His best friend and “right hand” man received $400 million. But the greatest beneficiary of Paul Ramsay’s will was his charity. Paul Ramsay died in 2014, leaving a fortune of more than $3.5 billion. Now, more than a decade after the private healthcare pioneer’s sudden death, the Paul Ramsay Foundation is locked in a $923 million fight with the Australian Taxation Office over income tax. Headquartered in a sandstone building…

AI AND ML Google is hoarding TPUs to develop Artificial General Intelligence And is also buying more third-party compute capacity to handle demand for the G-Cloud Google’s parent company Alphabet is managing its fleet of AI accelerators to prioritize research on artificial general intelligence, rather than renting them all to customers. CEO Sundar Pichai revealed the company’s priorities during its second quarter earnings call, during which the company confirmed it has delivered on its plan to sell its tensor processing units (TPUs) to some customers. In response to news of those sales, Goldman Sachs analyst Eric Sheridan asked how Alphabet balances…

(ATTN: ADDS more comments in paras 6-10, 17-18, new photo; RECASTS headline, lead; TRIMS throughout) SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy grew 0.6 percent in the second quarter from a quarter earlier on robust exports, with 3 percent annual growth within reach, central bank data showed Thursday. The country's real gross domestic product (GDP) -- a key measure of economic growth -- rose 0.6 percent in the April-June period from three months earlier, according to advance data from the Bank of Korea (BOK). The second-quarter reading slowed from the previous quarter's 1.8 percent expansion, the strongest quarterly growth since the third…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A proposed U.S. tariff package targeting billions of dollars worth of Canadian exports is raising concerns among businesses, with some of the products on the list leaving industry observers puzzled. The measures, threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump, would impose a 50 per cent tariff on hundreds of Canadian product categories valued at roughly $20 billion. While some targets, including alcohol and dairy products, are familiar flashpoints in Canada-U.S. trade disputes, others appear less obvious. Items listed for potential tariffs include wigs, false beards, false eyebrows, horse hair, honey,…

The government is planning to increase the number of employees at the Immigration Services Agency by about 200 starting next fiscal year, informed sources said Wednesday. The personnel increase is aimed at strengthening enforcement against illegal residents and speeding up residency status screenings amid the growing number of foreign residents in Japan. An ordinance revision to implement the increase is expected to be approved at a Cabinet meeting as early as this month, the sources said. In fiscal 2025, the agency had 6,499 employees, including 1,687 immigration control officers and 3,988 immigration inspectors. The total number was up 633 from…

A slew of United States actions against Brazil, including a range of tariffs and sanctions on local criminal gangs, is playing into Brazilian voter sentiment ahead of the presidential elections in October. As incumbent leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva seeks a fourth, non-consecutive term, he will compete against the Liberal Party’s Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving a 27-year prison term. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list Brazil will hold the first round of the general election on October 4, with a run-off, should Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro both advance, on October 25. Lula has…

Olympic pool renders show grand plans, but details yet to be finalised Updated July 23, 2026 — 10:59am,first published July 22, 2026 — 6:00pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA The National Aquatic Centre for the Brisbane Olympics will be a legacy to generations of swimmers, the Queensland government says, though its cost and design specifics are yet to be nutted out. Swimming was a part of Queensland’s DNA, Premier David Crisafulli said at the announcement at the Centenary Pool complex on Thursday morning, alongside homegrown Olympic and Paralympic champions Cate Campbell and…

ASX rises ahead of jobs data; Miners, James Hardie advance Staff writers Updated July 23, 2026 — 10:52am,first published July 23, 2026 — 5:18am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA The Australian sharemarket has opened sharply higher on Thursday ahead of the nation’s latest job market figures later this morning, which investors are looking to for clues to the Reserve Bank’s next interest rate moves. The S\&P/ASX 200 was up 83.70 points, or 1 per cent, to 8906.20 as of 10.30am AEST, led by the mining and financial sectors, which make up more than half of the local market. The ASX…

Mumbai: After a surge in June, foreign inflows into government securities under the Fully Accessible Route (FAR) have started to moderate, as the factors that initially drove strong investor interest begin to fade. The June rally in FAR bonds was fuelled by expectations of India's inclusion in global bond indices, attractive carry offered by government securities, and policy support from the regulatory and the political establishment. However, the recent slowdown reflects narrowing India-U.S. yield spreads, renewed concerns over rupee weakness and disappointment over the Bloomberg index rejig. Since June 5, when the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the…

Google’s free cash flow for the second quarter of 2026 turned negative for the first time in the tech giant’s history as a publicly traded company, driven by record spending on artificial intelligence. Google ended the quarter with a negative free cash flow of $5.9 billion, company executives shared in the earnings call, and updated expectations to spend up to $205 billion in 2026, up from previous guidance of $180 billion to $190 billion. The capital expenditures will also “increase significantly in 2027,” parent company Alphabet’s chief financial officer Anat Ashkenazi said on the call. Analysts expect that number to at least hit $262 billion,…

(ATTN: UPDATES para 2; ADDS info in bottom; CHANGES photo) SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened higher Thursday, led by a sustained tech rally, as the latest earnings results from Alphabet reaffirmed demand for artificial intelligence (AI). The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) was up 207.25 points, or 3.05 percent, to 7,004.95 as of 9:35 a.m. Overnight, U.S. stocks closed lower as investors remained cautious ahead of earnings releases from big tech companies and escalating tensions in the Middle East. Google's parent Alphabet reported better-than-expected revenue for the second quarter Wednesday (U.S. time), driven…

A monkey disrupted peak-hour train services in Hong Kong for nearly an hour on Thursday morning after straying onto the tracks near a busy MTR station. Rail operator MTR Corporation said an animal had made its way onto the tracks near Kowloon Bay station, prompting Kwun Tong line trains to run at reduced speeds. While train frequency was unaffected, overall journey times increased by five to eight minutes. Passengers were advised to allow extra travel time. Police said they received a report at 6.45am and later confirmed the animal was a monkey. It was also spotted on the Kwun Tong-bound platform at the station. At 7.35am, MTR said the incident had…

By Mikhail Flores MANILA, July 23 (Reuters) - Top diplomats from Asia, Europe and North America gathered on Thursday for the security-focused ASEAN Regional Forum in Manila, where ministers were expected to issue calls for a peaceful settlement after renewed and intensifying hostilities in the Middle East. The war in Iran and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could dominate discussions at the plenary event, which will be attended by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and top officials from China, Australia, India, Japan, Britain and others. The war has been a…

WASHINGTON: Pak­ist­an has called for a Syrian-led and Syrian-owned transitional justice process in the Arab nation, stressing that respect for national sovereignty was essential for bringing lasting peace and stability to Syria. Speaking at an Arria-Formula Meeting in the UN on Transitional Just­ice and Missing Persons in Syria on Tuesday evening, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative Ambas­sador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said efforts to address the consequences of years of conflict must remain under Syrian ownership, with international support serving only a complementary role. “National ownership, reconciliation and inclusive institutions are essential for…

The Republican chair of the House Judiciary Committee encouraged the Justice Department to look into criminally charging Jack Smith, alleging the former special counsel who brought charges against President Trump lied to Congress — allegations the committee's top Democrat denied. The criminal referral Wednesday from Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio stems from last year's revelation that investigators obtained several Republican lawmakers' phone records as part of a probe into Mr. Trump's actions after the 2020 election. In a deposition last year, Smith testified that his team didn't receive the contents of any phone calls or text messages since the records…

GWACHEON, South Korea, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Former Land Minister Won Hee-ryong appeared before a special counsel team Thursday for questioning over an expressway project linked to former first lady Kim Keon Hee's family, officials said. Special counsel Kwon Chang-young's team summoned Won to its office in Gwacheon, just south of Seoul, to question him about suspicions he tried to alter the endpoint of a planned Seoul-Yangpyeong expressway during his time in office to benefit Kim, the wife of then President Yoon Suk Yeol. The changed endpoint would have come close to land owned by Kim's family, but Won canceled the entire project in July 2023 following…

Democrat Amish Shah will take on GOP nominee Jay Feely in the general election for Arizona's 1st Congressional District, The Associated Press projects, following primaries for both parties on Tuesday. Shah's win against Republican-turned-Democrat Marlene Galán-Woods marks the latest high-profile defeat for the national Democratic Party. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's influence has been tested after its preferred candidates lost in Maine's 2nd District and California's 22nd District. Arizona's 1st District, which covers Scottsdale and areas northeast of the city, is one of the most competitive House races in the country. The seat is…

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that he discussed Chinese President Xi Jinping’s planned September trip to Washington with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Manila, saying the talks were intended to “lay the groundwork for a very positive visit.” U.S. President Donald Trump, who agreed with Xi in Beijing in May to stabilize bilateral relations, has invited the Chinese president to visit the White House on Sept. 24. Despite intense geopolitical rivalry and disputes on numerous issues between the world’s two largest economies, there are areas of potential cooperation, Rubio said, adding that he and Wang discussed […]...Keep on…

“The second-largest number of foreigners deported or expelled is from Myanmar, followed by Nigerians,” Assam Accord Implementation Minister Atul Bora said in reply to a question from Congress MLA Abdur Rahim Ahmed. File \| Photo Credit: ANI Not all foreigners deported, expelled, or pushed back from Assam are Bangladeshi nationals. The State government told the Assembly on Wednesday that 2,089 foreigners were deported from January 2016 to June 2026 for entering or staying in Assam illegally. Among these, 2,023 were from Bangladesh. “The second-largest number of foreigners deported or expelled is from Myanmar, followed by Nigerians,” Assam Accord…

WASHINGTON, July 23. /TASS/. A meeting between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ministerial events in the Philippines is scheduled for 11:50 a.m. local time (06:50 a.m. Moscow time, or 3:50 a.m. GMT), according to Rubio’s schedule released by the US Department of State on Wednesday. A photo opportunity is scheduled for the beginning of the meeting. The schedule is subject to change, the State Department warned, without providing any further details regarding the upcoming meeting. Earlier, the Russian Foreign Minister confirmed that a…

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters Wednesday that Washington views worsening Sino-Japanese relations “with concern,” following his talks with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi in Manila. Rubio said there is “a troubling trend” between the two Asian neighbors amid a diplomatic row, with Japan facing “real restrictions and export controls.” He added he talked with Wang about “some of the aggressive measures that have been taken.” /dl READ: Rubio in Manila as US hits ‘dangerous’ China actions...Keep on reading: Rubio says US concerned about worsening Japan-China ties

Threats against people the U.S. Secret Service protects are up about 40% from a year ago, the agency says, as it prepares for Friday's rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner.Why it matters: The increase is stretching Secret Service resources as agents devote more time to investigating threats against senior government officials.Driving the news: "We are seeing a roughly 40% increase from this time compared to last year," Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi tells Axios."This is roughly 10,000 so far this year and we are a little over halfway through the year," he says.Mental health interventions have increased tenfold from the same…

Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Wednesday defended Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after the leader’s social media post about being unable to get enough sleep drew criticism for running counter to workstyle reform efforts. Kihara avoided commenting directly on the post, saying, “It was a post from a personal account.” But he added, “I believe the prime minister will continue to make choices and do her best in her duties.” “This is for the good of the nation and the people,” he went on. “I will continue to do everything I can to support her.” Takaichi posted on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday night, “Getting zero to three hours of sleep a day has…

Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi appears to be fraying, with two new opinion polls suggesting voters are losing patience with a leader who won a sweeping mandate in February but has since spent political capital on conservative causes instead of tackling cost-of-living pressures. Analysts said the problem was not simply that Takaichi’s honeymoon period was ending, but that she had used her commanding position to push through legislation dear to the most conservative elements of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party while making little visible progress on day-to-day issues affecting the public’s well-being – chiefly, rising…

Protesters climb over barricades during the Rajasthan BJP President Madan Rathore-led protest march from the BJP State office to the Congress party headquarters, in Jaipur on Wednesday (July 22, 2026). \| Photo Credit: ANI The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the Opposition Congress staged massive competing protests against each other here on Wednesday (July 22, 2026), trying to lay siege to the rival party headquarters with the conflicting claims about the ongoing events in New Delhi. There was a heavy police deployment on roads for stopping the marches of the two parties. The BJP organised a march to lay siege to the Pradesh Congress Committee…

Nearly 94% of South Taranaki survey respondents opposed merging with the city.

Bologna, Italy – Six minutes and 56 seconds. That is the length of the video capturing the final moments of Abderrahim Fakir, a 42-year-old Moroccan-born man who had lived in Bologna, northern Italy, for more than three decades. Filmed shortly after 12:30pm local time (10:30 GMT) on Sunday from the balcony of a nearby apartment block, the footage shows two Italian police officers and a civilian restraining Fakir on the ground. He repeatedly screams for help. Four Italian Red Cross volunteers, who arrived with an ambulance, stand nearby. For more than four minutes, Fakir cries out. Then he falls silent. His ankles are secured with a black plastic zip…

Wellington's leaders are reconsidering one region wide body, but not all are on board.

Vanuatu's government has issued a stinging rebuke to the country's customary leaders who have reportedly called for revoking the appointment of the first woman to lead the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat. Dr Anna Naupa, a Pacific politics expert and ni-Vanuatu woman, was appointed MSG Secretariat director-general last month, with Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat describing her as "one of the nation's top minds". "Vanuatu believes the success of the MSG under Dr Naupa's leadership will depend on never losing sight of that founding spirit - solidarity, justice, and self-determination for our peoples," Napat said. However, the…

The high-ranking NZ First minister responds to Nash's departure for the first time.

By Oh Seok-min MANILA, July 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears likely to skip a major regional security forum hosted by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for the second consecutive year, Seoul officials said, amid Pyongyang's growing focus on ties with Russia and China. The annual ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), set to take place in Manila later in the day, has long drawn attention as the only multilateral security forum that North Korea regularly attended and that brings together major powers, including the United States, China, Japan and Russia. North Korea, however, was absent from last year's forum for the first time since joining 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…

Man embraces remote work by setting up offices at the beach, baseball game A California man is taking advantage of remote work with viral office settings that are attracting fans, critics, and thousands of views. Gwen Baumgarder joined him for a workday at the ballpark.

The Boston Red Sox are one win away from tying the longest winning streak in franchise history at 15 games, a record set in 1946. Just a few weeks ago, the Boston Red Sox were one of Major League Baseball's biggest disappointments. Despite their hefty payroll and a roster filled with stars and exciting young prospects, injuries had ravaged much of the team's depth through the first half of the season. Entering July, the Red Sox were dead last in the American League East at 37-48. They had the third-worst record in the AL as a whole, were 14 games out of first place and seemed posed to become sellers at the trade deadline. As recently as June 21, they…

NEW DELHI: Argentina assistant coach Roberto Ayala has apologised for his altercation with Spain midfielder Dani Olmo after the FIFA World Cup 2026 final, admitting that his actions were unacceptable. The ugly scenes unfolded after Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 in extra time on Sunday to lift the World Cup title. FIFA has since launched an investigation into the post-match brawl. Chaos after the final whistle Tensions boiled over immediately after the final whistle as players and staff from both teams became involved in heated confrontations. Spain captain Rodri was seen arguing with Argentina defender Nicolas Otamendi. Leandro Paredes was shown a red…

Water polo is a brutal sport. Relentless swimming. Incessant wrestling. Elbows and fists flying around as if the combatants were half-submerged within a flooded UFC cage. To put it mildly, it is not a place for the faint of heart. So it is somewhat incongruous, then, to see Australian Sharks captain Nathan Power sitting on the side of the Griffith University pool on the Gold Coast with his son, Sebastian in his arms, feeding him a bottle. Power, 33, will lead the Australian men's water polo team at the World Aquatics Water Polo World Cup event in Sydney this week, with the Sharks taking on reigning world champions Spain on Thursday. He is also on six…

Open this photo in gallery: Soccer fans pack the TTC's 509 streetcar on the way to the Iraq-Senegal World Cup match in Toronto on June 26.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail Toronto’s stint as a FIFA World Cup host showed that public transit can deliver higher levels of service and rider satisfaction when the city makes the system a priority, as it did for the mega event, Toronto Transit Commission executives told city councillors on Wednesday. The executives said they hoped the lessons learned will guide planning for the future. Chief executive officer Mandeep Lali, who took over the TTC last fall, and a handful of his deputies used a TTC board meeting to…

Sage Steele discusses Caitlin Clark's frustration with inconsistent WNBA officiating after a non-call incident involving Caitlin Clark. Steele criticizes the league for mishandling Clark, referencing a series of past controversial moment, arguing the WNBA risks losing its growing fanbase by not protecting its star. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The lineup for this year’s WNBA All-Star 3-point contest has been a talking point in the sports world since it was announced. New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu was among the most notable players absent from the annual competition. Ionescu addressed the speculation ahead of Wednesday’s…

Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA It would have been pointless to treat round one 2022 like any other game, because it wasn’t. My cancer recurrence happened seven months prior, during which I had played this contest over and over in my head. I went for a walk that morning, listening to music during my stroll around the park, and found myself nearly crying because I was so close to the goal that had sustained me. I must have looked like an idiot. I didn’t know what to expect. The first half of my career, these clashes against the Tigers all went the same way. We were shit and…

July 23, 2026 — 11:30am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA In a little over a month, spring will spring and many a person’s fancy will turn to the sounds of hooves thumping on turf. Three years ago, I opined that it was contrived nonsense that The Everest wasn’t by then a group 1 race. On pure numbers, under the rules as written, no cogent argument could be maintained against its elevation. Ka Ying Rising cleaned up in the 2025 edition of The Everest.Getty Images I also proffered that Racing Australia was manifestly derelict in not elevating the race years earlier, and questions…

The Rinehart effect, world record watch and a bid for history: What to know before the Aussies hit the pool in Glasgow Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Haven’t watched any swimming since the 2024 Paris Olympics? Or maybe you only caught a glimpse of the Australian trials in Sydney last month? Here’s your quick guide to the pool at the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Australia’s men’s and women’s 4x100m freestyle relay teams celebrate gold medals at last year’s world championships in Singapore.Getty Images What is the schedule? Competition begins on Friday in Glasgow…

For most of us, falling for 5 metres is terrifying. For Nina Kennedy, provided there's no bar following her down, the fall is the fun part. But last year introduced her to a fresh fear: the fear that it might all be over. The reigning Olympic and world champion in pole vault tore her hamstring early in April last year. Despite the long recovery from surgery, Kennedy was initially named in the Australian squad for the World Athletics Championships in September, but a strained muscle just a couple of days later dragged her back to reality. The bumpy road to Glasgow 2026 has produced a Commonwealth Games that will look a little different than the ones…

‘We act on the information’: Blues react to King commentary on McKay injury Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Interim Carlton coach Josh Fraser has lauded the way Harry McKay has responded after the key forward’s integrity was called into question. McKay suffered a minor tear to his meniscus, as well as bone bruising to his knee, during Saturday night’s defeat to Collingwood. Harry McKay has a meniscus tear in his knee and has been ruled out.Getty Images The 28-year-old was ruled out early in the game after his knee knocked into teammate Sam Walsh. But speculation around McKay…

NEW DELHI: After a disappointing tour of England and Ireland, India captain Shreyas Iyer has made it clear that he does not want his players to carry the fear of failure into the T20I series against Zimbabwe. The India skipper said players should not worry about what people outside the dressing room are saying and should instead focus on expressing themselves freely. "I don't think they should fear failure because when you have such thoughts at the back of your mind, then you play to save yourself. When you don't have that fear, you can get the best out of yourself," Iyer said ahead of the first T20I against Zimbabwe. "We don't have to think much…

When Daniel Statton was plotting a move from Far North Queensland to Geelong, the prospect of playing more competitive netball was part of the attraction. The 19-year-old is one of a growing number of Australian men and boys taking up the sport. He has now been selected for Australia's national men's netball team, the Kelpies. "I'm just still hungry for more," he said. "There's still more to achieve in netball, and I'm just wanting to get after it." Daniel Statton looked forward to more competitive netball after moving to Geelong from Cairns. (ABC News: Jonathon Kendall) Statton has represented Australia at under-18 level and played for Queensland in…

Spain celebrates the team’s victory over Argentina after World Cup 2026 Final match - the most-watched game of the tournament on Telemundo. (Photo by Hector Vivas - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images) FIFA via Getty Images Spain's victory over Argentina on Sunday didn't just crown a new world champion. It delivered the most-watched soccer match ever on Spanish-language television in the United States, drawing 23.9 million viewers to Telemundo and Peacock. While that number tells part of the story, the full picture is even bigger.​ Telemundo set new viewership records in Spanish-language media history at from the get-go and at every stage of the​ 39-day​…

Top Gear legend The Stig said he 'nearly' died in horror car crash with Freddie Flintoff as he revealed his identity as Ex-Formula 2 and Porsche Supercup driver Paul Rees. Paul, 41, who was The Stig from 2019 until 2022, broke his back after the Morgan Super 3 flipped while filming the BBC show at Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey in 2022. Ex-England cricketer Freddie, 48, needed several reconstructive facial surgeries and later got a £12million payout. Top Gear has been paused. Married dad-of-two Paul, who was left with PTSD after the three wheeler crashed, is now claiming in excess of £100,000 in damages in a claim first submitted a year after the…

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

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

Eleven Pacific Island nations will be represented at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games scheduled to officially open on Friday (New Zealand time). Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu have all sent teams to the event. While majority of the athletes will be using the Glasgow Games to measure their growth in their respective sport, there are some who will be genuine medal contenders against the best in the Commonwealth. There are 74 nations and territories represented at the this year's Commonwealth Games, which includes separate teams for the four home nations of the United Kingdom -…

In June, he joined the Advanced Personnel Cycling Team with his children's backing.

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

Tang Wei, left, and Kim Tae-yong / Xportsnews Actress Tang Wei and her husband, Korean film director Kim Tae-yong, have welcomed their second child, ending months of pregnancy speculation with a heartfelt family announcement. On Wednesday, Tang shared the news through her WeChat Moments account, posting a photo of four family members holding hands alongside a drawing of a foal created by Kim for their newborn. Quoting their daughter Summer, Tang wrote, "Now the journey of our family of four begins." According to Chinese entertainment outlet Sina Entertainment, the couple's second child is a boy. Captured from Tang Wei's social media The announcement…

Marriage is framed far too much as a triumphant finish line rather than a starting point to building a life....Keep on reading: This is my subway take: We should get married even when we’re not yet ready

Katie Price's husband Lee Andrews has suffered a huge blow as his own family turned on him in a new shocking statement on Wednesday. Lee has recently been released from prison in Dubai for a second time after facing allegations of fraud. Now in a new statement seen by the The Sun, Lee school friends said: 'Kelly Andrews and I just want to take a moment to speak the truth. 'Recent information shared has brought forward evidence that has left us both shocked. 'We are the first to admit when we're wrong, and now that there is proof, we feel it's important to acknowledge that. 'We also want people to understand that this involves Kelly's brother, which…

Hottle gained fame at age 12 for her role as Jia in Godzilla vs Kong.

Remakes of Disney classics don't quite succeed because some things are acceptable from a cartoon versus seeing actual people playing it out....Keep on reading: What is “live-action” in the new live-action ‘Moana?’

SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Actor Nam Joo-hyuk has been cast for the upcoming Disney+ original Korean series "Code," set to premiere next year, the streaming platform said Thursday. In the crime thriller, Nam portrays Yoon Tae-joo, a prosecution investigator-turned-lawyer striving to become a partner at a top-notch law firm. The 12-part series unfolds as Yoon comes across a mysterious app called "Code," which makes wishes come true -- but at a price. It is based on the Taiwan series that was released in two seasons in 2016 and 2019, respectively. A Japanese remake starring Kentaro Sakaguchi was produced in 2023. "Code" is directed by Yoo Su-min, known…

July 23, 2026 — 11:30am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Elon Musk has been a busy man over the past couple of years, what with laying waste to essential US government programs and putting his overhyped SpaceX through an IPO which, aside from making him, briefly, a trillionaire, has cratered on the share market. But he still has time to work as a part-time film critic. Most recently, his attention has been captured by The Odyssey, the latest epic creation of visionary filmmaker Christopher Nolan. Musk tweeted on his X platform: “Christopher Nolan desecrated blah-blah-blah woke…

Sorry in advance for this, but: do you remember back in January when Darren Aronofsky, director of the best movie ever made about computers and math, produced a series of AI shorts about the founding fathers, and they sucked? No? Here, let me jog your memory: If you can make it through that entire clip, you’ll notice at the very end there’s a logo for something called Primordial Soup. Primordial Soup calls itself “an AI-native storytelling studio founded by acclaimed filmmaker Darren Aronofsky.” Vanity Fair says the company has an unofficial motto: “Make soup not slop,” which maybe it will do at some point. Many of them are even less…

As Jemele Hill doesn't understand why Sophie Cunningham has a shoe deal, Dan breaks down that Sophie is the face of the league, her looks sell, and that businesses are in business to make money. Before Wednesday's game against the Connecticut Sun, Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham doubled down on her call to protect women's sports from biological male competitors, brushing aside recent backlash over her comments. "I think I said what I said. I think it's kind of common sense," Cunningham told reporters when asked to expand on her views. WATCH (via @RomeovilleKid / X): "I'll always believe in that. It's really important to protect children, and…

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

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

Sony and Alamo Drafthouse announce plans to reopen the iconic Cinerama Dome Los Angeles TimesCinerama Dome, an iconic Hollywood theater shuttered by COVID pandemic, will reopen AP NewsSony in talks to reopen Hollywood’s iconic Cinerama Dome: Report KTLAHollywood's beloved Cinerama Dome, shuttered for over six years, will reopen NBC Los AngelesThe Cinerama Dome Lives! Sony to Reopen Iconic Theater in 2028 TheWrap

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sydney Opera House, July 21 It is the “curse” – la maledizione – that drives the drama of Verdi’s Rigoletto. We hear it in the overture’s first portentous notes and in Rigoletto’s despairing cry at the close. Rigoletto believes it ultimately derives from his ugliness, the hunchback that condemns him to a life of humiliation and corrosive bitterness, making him over-protective of the one thing of beauty in his life, his daughter, Gilda. This classic production by the late Elijah Moshinsky transfers that ugliness to the world at large, in particular, the Duke of Mantua’s court, the centrepiece of designer Michael Yeargan’s rotating set. Creating a…

Oliver Jones, a Canadian music icon whose illustrious career spanned nearly nine decades and helped cement Montreal's international reputation as a jazz mecca, has died. He was 91. A child prodigy, Jones performed at his first concert at the age of five — among the first in an endless list of milestones for the pianist and composer. Jones was synonymous with Montreal's Jazz Festival, performing at the world renowned event every year between 1981 and 1999. On May 18, 2023, he was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. "I kept on pinching myself saying I'm going to wake up and realize it's just a dream," An 88-year-old Jones told CBC Montreal…

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

Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Snoop Dogg has done a lot of living in his 54 years. In addition to his status as one of the biggest selling rappers of all time, he's been an Olympic commentator, Martha Stewart's co-host, a movie star, voice actor, an affirmational guru for young kids, a purveyor of both wine and cannabis, and, at one point, affiliated with one of the largest gangs in Los Angeles. Next summer, Snoop Dogg's storied life is due to hit the big screen…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In an era where every drop of water matters, choosing the right toilet has become more than a home improvement decision—it is an investment in the future. Niagara has once again redefined bathroom innovation with two exceptional products: the Niagara The Original™ 3L Single-Flush Toilet and the Niagara Shadow® 3L Single-Flush Toilet. Designed using Niagara’s patented Stealth® Technology, these ultra-high-efficiency toilets deliver remarkable flushing performance while using only 3 liters (0.8 gallons) per flush—less than half the water consumed by many conventional toilets. The result is a bathroom fixture that is powerful, whisper-quiet,…

The approach to valuing livestock while trying to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions is converging between the European Union and New Zealand, following the release of the first-of-its-kind EU livestock strategy. But it comes as the Climate Change Commission warns the agriculture sector of Aotearoa this week that domestic climate policies are insufficient to meet emissions reduction commitments both domestically and internationally. The European Commission released its new Livestock Strategy earlier this month, taking a "positive, balanced narrative" towards livestock, considering them as economic assets to enable thriving rural communities across…

1534-French explorer Jacques Cartier claims for France the lands around Gaspé by erecting a 30-foot cross at Pointe-Penouille 1567-Mary, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate; her 1-year-old son becomes King James VI of Scotland 1832-Benjamin Bonneville leads the first wagon train across the Rocky Mountains through Wyoming's South Pass 1911-American explorer Hiram Bingham rediscovers Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas 1943-Operation Gomorrah: RAF begins bombing Hamburg (until Aug. 3), creating a firestorm and killing 42,600 people 2019-Global warming is the fastest in 2,000 years and scientific consensus that humans are the cause is at 99…

BEIJING , July 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A report from People's Daily: In a world marked by transformation and turbulence, a growing number of countries are turning their attention eastward, as the appeal of Chinese governance and the opportunities it presents continue to expand. To understand Chinese governance, one must first understand the governance of the Communist Party of China (CPC). The international community has long sought to answer one question: why has the CPC succeeded? Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, delivered a speech at a gathering in celebration of the 105th anniversary of the founding of the CPC on July…

Short Documentary "South China Sea: Our Story" Highlights Regional Peace and Cooperation BEIJING , July 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As the waters of the South China Sea are increasingly stirred by geopolitical rivalry, how do the people who live around this vast expanse of blue see the waters they call home? On July 12, the Voice of the South China Sea, a platform of China Media Group (CMG), released the short documentary "South China Sea: Our Story," which explores a vision of peace, cooperation, and development through the perspectives of a fisherman, a scholar, and a scientist. Lu Jiabing, a fisherman from Tanmen Township in Hainan, is an inheritor of…

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Europe is set to suffer one of its sharpest ever declines in grain production as extreme weather and geopolitical tensions converge to pile pressure on farmers. Searing temperatures have hit wheat yields and are expected to cut the region’s corn crop to the smallest in 19 years, while sunflower fields and livestock production have also suffered. At the same time, the Middle East conflict has pushed up fuel and fertilizer costs, slashing plantings across the continent earlier this year. As a result, the European Union’s total grains output may shrink by more than 9% this year, according to lobby group Coceral. That would be the steepest annual drop in…

By Reuters and The Associated Press Published On 23 Jul 202623 Jul 2026 Spain and France are at high risk of more wildfires in coming days, according to weather forecasters, while still fighting to contain deadly blazes that have already ignited amid soaring summer temperatures. Spanish weather agency AEMET warned on Wednesday that the danger of wildfires was “very high or extreme” across most of mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list Wildfires have already burned more land this year in Europe than the annual average over the past two decades, data shows. The world’s fastest-warming continent has…

Dead fish are seen floating in the waters of Laguna de Bay off Pililla town in Rizal province on July 21, 2026. — CONTRIBUTED PHOTO LUCENA CITY — Fish kill that was reported in the waters of Laguna de Bay off Pililla town in Rizal province on July 21 could have been triggered by algal growth and decomposition, elevated water temperature, and limited wind or water circulation, according to initial observations made by the Philippine Coast Guard which conducted an on-site assessment on Wednesday (July 22) in coordination with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). “These conditions may […]...Keep on reading: PCG, BFAR probe fish kill in…

OPINION: Farmers urged to turn strong season into long-term growth.

3 Things to Know as Tropical Storm Bertha Meanders West The New York TimesLive updates: Tropical Storm Bertha makes landfall in Louisiana, flooding hits Virginia & Carolinas FOX WeatherLive Map: Track outages as Tropical Storm Bertha moves over Louisiana coast WDSUWhat forecasters expect this hurricane season, as Tropical Storm Bertha edges along NPRFlooding in Louisiana after Tropical Storm Bertha makes landfall Yahoo

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…

Thai air conditioner makers eye Europe Heat pumps offer new growth path Consumers evaluate air conditioner models. To stay competitive in European markets, Thai manufacturers are advised to focus on product quality, energy efficiency and environmental performance. The Trade Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO) is urging Thai air conditioner manufacturers to penetrate European markets as a record heatwave drives demand. Thai manufacturers should prioritise energy-efficient products that comply with Europe's stringent environmental regulations, noted the office. In May, Thailand exported US$149-million worth of air conditioners, up 40.7% year-on-year,…

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

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

There is room for some catch-up rally in India after the underperformance and improvement in earnings growth, said Sunil Koul, global emerging markets equity strategist, Goldman Sachs . In an interview with Nishanth Vasudevan, London-based Koul spoke about foreign investors' outlook for India, the semiconductor trade and the rupee, among other topics. Edited excerpts: When you talk to global asset allocators, what are they saying about India? We have got more incoming requests for calls and meetings on India over the last couple of weeks than we have had in the last three to six months. Both the economy and corporate earnings have held up pretty well.…

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

Every year, billions of migratory birds connect the world’s continents, oceans and ecosystems as they undertake epic journeys between their foraging habitats and their breeding grounds. A bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) leaves its breeding grasslands of North America for the Pampas of South America. A Newell’s shearwater (Puffinus newelli) spends months soaring across the North Pacific before returning to the Hawaiian Islands to breed. A spoon-billed sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea) travels from Arctic Russia to the rapidly disappearing tidal mudflats of Southeast Asia for its nonbreeding season. These birds could hardly be more different. They occupy…

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