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Chinese Premier Li Qiang has called for tighter pricing regulation in the electric car sector as Beijing sought to rein in the cut-throat industrial price wars.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company reported a near 61% year-on-year rise in second-quarter profit on strong AI chips demand.  

The ruling comes after Lee Jae-yong was acquitted of all charges in two earlier trials.

“This is a budget for the realities of today, as well as the challenges of tomorrow,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.

US president blasts long-delayed project to link Los Angeles and San Francisco as ‘boondoggle’ and ‘train to nowhere’.

Interestingly, on the same day and at the same court, another ‘Harry Potter’ actress, Zoë Wanamaker, who played Madam Hooch in the film series, was also banned from driving

30-share BSE Sensex climbs 119.05 points to 82,753.53 in opening trade; 50-share NSE Nifty rises up by 18.7 points to 25,230.75

In today’s newsletter: With an alarming rise in cases culminating in the death of a child at Alder Hey hospital last week, urgent solutions to the disease’s resurgence are required.Good morning. Not too long ago, the UK was really good at beating measls. In 2017, the World Health Organisation declared that the the disease had been eliminated for the first time in the UK, after no indigenous cases had been recorded in three years. Now, measles is back. Already this year there have been more than 500 confirmed cases in England, the majority in young children.On Sunday it was announced that a child who contracted measles had died at Liverpool’s Alder Hey hospital, which had seen an additional 17 cases since the beginning of June. What makes this case more tragic is that healthcare professionals say no child should lose its life to this disease in the UK. The MMR vaccine, offered to all children in the UK, gives 97% protection against becoming infected with measles, mumps and rubella.Middle East crisis | At least 20 Palestinians have been killed in a crush at a food distribution site in southern Gaza run by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, after guards used teargas or pepper spray on hungry crowds arriving at the centre.UK politics | Conservative former ministers have “serious questions to answer” over the secret scheme to resettle Afghan nationals named in a data breach under the previous government, Keir Starmer has said.Labour | Four Labour MPs have had the whip removed for repeatedly breaching discipline, with three others demoted, in an effort to assert control over the party. The Guardian understands that the four are Rachael Maskell, Neil Duncan-Jordan, Brian Leishman and Chris Hinchliff.US politics | Donald Trump has dismissed a secretive inquiry into the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as “boring” and of interest only to “bad people”, but said he backed the release of any “credible” files.UK news | The Prevent anti-terrorism scheme missed chances to protect the public from the attacker who assassinated the MP Sir David Amess, and from the youth who murdered three young girls at a Southport dance class, an official report has found. Continue reading…

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMarles says government’s position on Taiwan is ‘clear’Richard Marles was also asked about criticism from the Coalition about the government’s stance on Taiwan, after the shadow defence minister, Angus Taylor, said this week Australia should be prepared to make “principled commitments” to its security and be prepared “to act” if needed.We do not support any unilateral changes to the status quo across the Taiwan Strait. Now, that’s been the very clear and simple position of this government since we came to power, but to be honest, it’s been the position, the bipartisan position, of Coalition and Labor governments now for a long period of time …This government is going to maintain what has been the position of the Australian government for a very long period of time, and that is to maintain the status quo across the Taiwan Strait.The prime minister made clear that he raised Dr Yang’s case in his meeting with President Xi. It’s important that we have consistency in terms of continuing to raise this case, but it’s also important that we are prudent in the way in which we talk about this and what we want to see, obviously, is an outcome in terms of this consular case.These matters are delicate, but you can look at what the government has done over the last few years in terms of how we have been able to manage other consular cases. Continue reading…

Tucked away in a hangar on the edge of the airport, GMR Aero Technic is doing more than just routine maintenance; it’s redefining what aircraft transformation looks like, one flawless coat at a time.

The film follows a respected academic whose professional world begins to unravel when a student confides that fellow professor has behaved inappropriately

TV footage showed pro-Hasina activists armed, attacking police with sticks and setting vehicles on fire as a convoy of about 20 vehicles carrying the leaders of the students’ National Citizen Party arrived as part of commemorations of the uprising

An agreement was signed on July 14, according to BMRCL

‘A tragedy and a calamity have befallen us”, the Wasjit province governor says.

Messi is the first player in MLS history to have a multi-goal streak of more than four matches. He was tied for the league lead with 16 goals in 17 MLS matches.

Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel administered the oath of office to Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva at a function in the Raj Bhawan in Bhopal.

The Indians went down 22-24, 14-21 in a 44-minute contest against the fifth-seeded Chinese duo

The Big Bang should have created equal amounts of matter and antimatter. But when we look around, we see a universe filled with matter — stars, planets, people — and antimatter is almost nowhere to be found. This skew is one of the biggest unsolved mysteries in science

Ahmed al-Sharaa thanks American, Arab and Turkish mediators as efforts to restore order in city of Sweida continueSyria’s interim president has condemned Israel for “wide-scale targeting of civilian and government facilities” after the Israeli military struck Damascus on Wednesday as it sought to intervene in clashes between the Syrian army and Druze fighters.Israel’s strikes would have pushed “matters to a large-scale escalation, except for the effective intervention of American, Arab, and Turkish mediation, which saved the region from an unknown fate”, Ahmed al-Sharaa said in his first televised statement since the attacks. Continue reading…

Victoria police charge 20-year-old with stealing ‘a communal crime car’ used in Adass Israel attack and blocking access to apps on his phoneFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe investigation into an arson attack on the Adass Israel synagogue has reached a “critical point”, Victoria’s acting premier says, after a man was charged with stealing “a communal crime car” used in the attack and blocking police from accessing apps on his phone.The attack on the ultra-Orthodox Adass Israel synagogue in December is still being investigated as a politically motivated attack by the Victorian joint counter-terrorism team, which includes representatives from the federal police and the domestic spy agency, Asio.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…

Experts say that as generative AI becomes more sophisticated, it’s becoming harder and harder for the average listener to distinguish between human and machine.

The film, inspired by the acclaimed ‘Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow’ comic miniseries by Tom King and Bilquis Evely, follows Kara Zor-El and her dog Krypto on a cosmic journey to help a young alien named Ruthye avenge her father’s death

Chinese-linked hackers are targeting the Taiwanese semiconductor industry and investment analysts, researchers said

In Kenya, some of the anti-government protesters who gathered last month in the capital, Nairobi, said the disorientation they felt while nearing the presidential residence was likely an evil spell in favor of President William Ruto

The bus service from the remote Markanar village to Aheri has been started for the first time since independence, and it is set to benefit nearly 1,200 residents

These defences have kept the Monguno largely secure despite the region witnessing a recent surge in attacks on military bases by jihadists fighting a grinding 16-year war.

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has flown to Houston for a week-long rehabilitation programme

Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner H.V. Darshan visited rain-affected areas at Battagudde, Arya Samaj Road, Pumpwell, Malemar, Ullas Nagar in Kavoor, and Kottara Chowki, on July 16 night

Sabalenka could instead return for the Cincinnati Open in early August, with the first round of the U.S. Open set to begin on Aug. 24

The Sinaloa cartel is one of six Mexican drug trafficking groups that U.S. President Donald Trump has designated as global “terrorist” organizations.

More than 120 people – half of the them children – have died in the past three weeks. Is climate change to blame?

A strengthening dollar against overseas currencies and FII outflows prevented sharper gains in the local unit, according to forex traders

Nido Early School confirmed it terminated Brown from its Werribee childcare service during his probation period but not because of any behaviour towards childrenFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlleged sex offender Joshua Dale Brown was sacked from a childcare centre in Melbourne’s west after working there for just three weeks, it has been revealed.Nido Early School on Thursday confirmed it terminated Brown from its Werribee childcare service during his probation period in July 2021, after he allegedly breached the company’s internal policies around handling of incident reports.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…

An “American Idol” music supervisor and her husband were found shot to death in their Los Angeles home

The case pertains to an employee of a private company who in collusion with other accused manipulated invoices and freight charges to siphon off large sums of money

Protests and events against President Donald Trump’s controversial policies that include mass deportations and cuts to Medicaid and other safety nets for poor people are planned at more than 1,600 locations around the country

Mr. George alleged that those belonging to a particular community were nurturing a generation that believed that others had no right to live

The Home Department has directed all district collectors and SPs to remain on high alert in view of the road blockades, picketings, agitations, and also cautioned them against violence during the 12-hour bandh.

American consumers of Korean cosmetics and skin-care products are bulk buying, as President Trump threatens 25 percent tariffs on imports.

An investigation is under way to determine the cause of the fire and assess the full extent of the damage

Premier Chris Minns says former One Nation MP’s alleged remarks about female MPs in messages to his then partner ‘troubling’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales housing minister, Rose Jackson, has labelled the independent MP Mark Latham a “pig” after allegations he took covert photographs of female colleagues in the upper house and shared them.The messages, reportedly sent to his former partner Nathalie Matthews and published in the Daily Telegraph on Thursday, allegedly included disparaging comments about the female politicians’ appearance.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…

The annual Tomorrowland music festival is set to draw about 100,000 attendees, with many expected to camp on site.

Exclusive: Britain has paused some weapons sales to Israel, but a Guardian investigation shows revenues from the GBU-39 bomb generated by the US arm of MBDA flow through the UKEurope’s largest missiles maker, MBDA, is selling key components for bombs that have been shipped in their thousands to Israel and used in multiple airstrikes where research indicates Palestinian children and other civilians were killed.With concerns mounting about the extent to which European companies may be profiting from the devastation of Gaza, a Guardian investigation with the independent newsrooms Disclose and Follow the Money has examined the supply chain behind the GBU-39 bomb, and the ways in which it has been deployed during the conflict. Continue reading…

Peter Agius, 23, jailed for six years after 2023 crash in regional Victoria that killed Adam Sutton and critically injured his young sonFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA young man had his head buried in his phone and, when he looked up, he had killed a father and injured his son, a court has been told.Peter Agius sent 44 Snapchats while driving just 12km at 100km/h down a busy Victorian country road in early 2023.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…

Ms. Southern’s account of a 2018 encounter, made in a self-published memoir, adds to the allegations against Mr. Tate, the online influencer. “She is lying through her teeth,” Mr. Tate’s lawyer said.

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The all-suite resort will have gaming facilities, a “‘Skyloop” rooftop and a 15,000-seater arena to attract business travelers and global musical acts.

OpenAI has included Google Cloud among its suppliers to meet escalating demands for computing capacity

Recently the government in a direction to the States flagged the various ways National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS) used to digitally capture attendance of workers is being manipulated

Elon Musk’s xAI is in discussions to lease data centre capacity in Saudi Arabia, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday

The Trump administration sent five deportees to Eswatini, an African kingdom, saying that their own countries would not take them. But Eswatini says it will send them home.

Sentiment towards the US is deteriorating even among Washington’s closest allies, according to Pew survey data.

Amanjot Kaur (20 off 14 balls) provided the finishing touches with some meaty blows as the target was achieved with minimum fuss despite India being reduced to 124 for 4 after the fall of skipper Harmanpreet Kaur’s (17) wicket.

Named Velvet Sundown, seemingly a nod to Lou Reed’s band The Velvet Underground, the digital group has become a viral hit

Dakshina Kannada police estimate that clearing the debris would not be completed before noon at least

Reports in the media suggest that ‘Battle of Galwan’ may not have the traditional release on Eid, a date often associated with Khan’s films, but instead arrive in theatres in January or June next year

Plus, the many takes on Superman.

U.S. subscribers who paid $139 a year for Prime Video said Amazon had led them to believe the service would remain ad-free

Social media posts purportedly by Talal’s brother Abdul Fatah Mahdi indicated the family’s resolute stance on retribution as per Islamic law rather than refusing to accept blood money and pardon Nimisha Priya

Israel says it is “working to save our Druze brothers”, but Syria accuses it of “treacherous aggression”.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang visited Beijing after the U.S. allowed its H20 chip to be sold in China.

Wearing his iconic leather jacket, Huang walked into the sunny courtyard of the Mandarin Oriental hotel earlier than scheduled and took multiple questions.

The federal probe agency recently filed a case to probe the activities and financial details of Jalaluddin alias Chhangur Baba, alleged to be a mastermind of an illegal religious conversion racket operating in Uttar Pradesh

The institute says its latest innovation YD One is India’s lightest active rigid-frame wheelchair

Coram survey in Great Britain finds 4% rise in holiday childcare club costs and shortage of places, especially for children with SendWorking parents who depend on childminders to look after their children during the British school summer holidays face bills of as much as £1,800 for six weeks’ childcare, according to new research.A survey by the children’s charity Coram found families in inner London can expect to pay an average of £306 a week for a holiday childminder, compared with a British average of £234 a week. Continue reading…

Recent drills near Japan reflect China’s ambitions to extend its navy’s reach and exert greater influence, in the Pacific and beyond.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s trip to London on Thursday is the latest sign of a new world order, in which European nations are uniting amid growing instability.

Plan, which also includes levies on tobacco and electronic waste, ignites major political scrap to define bloc’s futureThe European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has called for new EU taxes on large companies, tobacco and electronic waste as part of a proposed €2tn (£1.7tn) budget.Announcing the planned EU budget for 2028 to 2034, she effectively fired the starting gun on a major and complex political fight to define the EU’s future. Continue reading…

Most airports charge up to £7 for a brief stop and 11 of the 20 biggest have raised their fees, RAC analysis showsCar drivers have been warned of soaring charges at UK airports to drop off passengers this summer, while major European airports continue to allow motorists brief stops without charge.With most UK airports raising charges to up to £7 to briefly park near terminals, the cost of some drop-offs is now more expensive per minute than peak-season holiday flights. Continue reading…

Researchers refer to the cities that show relatively lower aerosol levels compared with the surrounding areas as Urban Aerosol Clean Islands

The FBI has reported a “horrific increase” in sextortion cases targeting U.S. minors, with victims typically males between the ages of 14 and 17

Here are the key events on day 1,239 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

The second attempt to advance a pair of crypto bills came after President Donald Trump intervened Tuesday evening to get the holdouts on board. 

He said the government has also decided to install solar power plants on the rooftops or in the nearby public places of domestic consumers in the next three years

Facebook’s board was not trying to protect founder Mark Zuckerberg in 2019 when it agreed to pay a $5 billion regulatory fine, a former company director testified

The Supreme Court ruling comes at a critical moment for Lee who has faced mounting questions about his ability to lead Samsung Electronics

OpenAI is planning to take a cut from online product sales made through ChatGPT by integrating a payment checkout system into the chatbot, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday

The yatra was suspended from both Pahalgam and Baltal base camps following heavy rains and landslides

Canadian retailer Alimentation Couche-Tard announced on Wednesday that it is pulling its $47 billion takeover offer for Japan’s Seven & i Holdings.

Tomorrowland music festival main stage severely damaged by fire two days before event, no injuries reported.

What transpired between Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and former Cambodian premier Hun Sen during the fateful 17-minute-long conversation? What is the history of the relationship between the two neighbours? Has this issue led to domestic instability in Thailand?

Raphael Lemkin, a Jewish lawyer from Poland, used the term ‘genocide’ for the first time in his book in 1944. It was coined when humanity witnessed a category of evil so unspeakable that none had thought of a word for it

President Donald Trump and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy both have slammed the project as a “train to nowhere”

A spate of dowry-related deaths in the last two months has put the spotlight back on the illegal practice

Unregulated tourism in some European cities is reshaping housing markets by pricing out residents

Deserts are usually hot, aren’t they? Well, not always.

The decrease in exports was a reversal of the 0.5% rise expected by economists polled by Reuters, and comes amid a lack of a breakthrough in trade talks with the U.S.

Project will transform tribal art forms into viable enterprises that can generate employment and income for the indigenous people

Anitha accuses the YSRCP president of allowing a political environment where derogatory statements against women go unchallenged

Former Deputy Treasury Secretary Roger Altman said he did not think Jerome Powell would agree to leave if the president asked him to.

White House says no viable path forward for planned 800-mile system aiming to connect San Francisco to LADonald Trump said on Wednesday the transportation department is rescinding $4bn in US government funding for California’s high-speed rail project.The department said there was no viable path forward for California’s high-speed rail project and it was considering potentially clawing back additional funding related to the project. Continue reading…

This blog has now closed. You can read more of our US politics coverage hereTrump calls Epstein conspiracy a ‘hoax’ and turns on Maga ‘weaklings’As Democrats reckon with a deep inter-party divide that threatens their ability to repair the party’s image and win back voters, Ken Martin said he was not focused on “internal bullshit” because “most people could care less about the internal drama and soap opera of the Democratic party”.Martin, the chair of the Democratic National Committee, told the Guardian that he knows Democrats have to earn back trust from communities across the country before the midterms. Continue reading…

When Labour came to power it moved fast to end the public sector strikes. But now resident doctors are demanding a 29% rise in pay. Will they get it and will it put Labour’s plans for the NHS at risk? Denis Campbell reportsWhen Labour came into power they agreed to give resident doctors, formerly known as junior doctors, a 22% rise over two years to end their strikes. They then turned their attention to updating the NHS, unveiling an ambitious 10-year plan to change the way the system is run. But now doctors have gone back to the ballot box.The Guardian’s health policy editor, Denis Campbell, tells Helen Pidd that the British Medical Association (BMA), the doctors’ union, says the value of their salaries has dropped 29% since 2008 thanks to inflation and serial low pay rises. They want this restored. But with public finances more stretched than ever, Wes Streeting is unlikely to accede. Continue reading…

Youths are trafficked through recruitment agencies to foreign countries where they are forced into cybercrimes, say Visakhapatnam Police Commissioner

It is not clear why Maurene Comey was removed from her job at the elite justice department office in Manhattan.

It was Jagan Mohan Reddy who had governed the State in an authoritarian manner for five years, registered false cases against thousands and empowered the police system to achieve his personal vendetta against the opposition leaders, he alleges

Despite completion of the DPR, the Gangavaram Port–NH-16 road project was shelved by the previous YSRCP government, allege TDP leaders

Beverage giant declines to either confirm or deny change to ingredients in its signature soft drink.

President faces Maga backlash over claims of hiding details of Epstein’s crimes to protect rich elite – including TrumpUS politics live – latest news updatesDonald Trump has lashed out against his own supporters, calling them gullible “weaklings” for questioning the transparency of a secretive government inquiry into the late high-profile socialite and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The US president is struggling to contain a political crisis within his usually loyal Make America Great Again (Maga) base over suspicion that the administration is hiding details of Epstein’s crimes to protect the rich elite Epstein associated with, which included Trump. Continue reading…

The attackers, believed to be four to five in number, have been identified and are currently on the run

President Trump has threatened to increase Mexico’s tariff rate to 30 percent starting Aug. 1, claiming the country hasn’t sufficiently tackled drug cartels.

Lakhs of students applying for these colleges staring at uncertainty while private/autonomous institutions are set to begin classes shortly

Nitish Rane suggested Marathi should be used in madrasas and for Azaan

Still, we might not know the full effect of the tariffs until after Aug. 1 when the updated tariffs kick in.

President Zelensky called the strike in Dobropillia “horrific”, accusing Russia of “trying to take as many lives as possible”.

Here is a select list of stories to start the day

AP reports daughter of former FBI director James Comey terminated – but no specific reason given for decisionThe justice department has fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey and a prosecutor in the federal cases against Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jeffrey Epstein, two people familiar with the matter told the Associated Press on Wednesday.There was no specific reason given for her firing from the US attorney’s office in the southern district of New York, according to one of the people who spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters. Continue reading…

“Get ready to cope” was the message from an aid worker to women returning to Taliban rule in Afghanistan after their expulsion from Iran.

A fresh wave of deadly sectarian violence has rocked Syria, highlighting the country’s fragile security landscape.

What’s the story behind popular Chennai vegetarian chain, Sangeetha?

The public awareness campaign on food safety has yielded good results in Rajasthan

Musallet, a US citizen who ran an ice cream shop in Florida, was killed by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank.

Foreign investors are returning to China in search of opportunities in artificial intelligence startups, including those in their early stages.

Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) termed the announcement of Chief Minister as a mere election slogan and it will get stuck in the model code of conduct (MCC).

Maurene Comey was a veteran lawyer in the Southern District of New York, long considered the most elite of the Justice Department’s prosecution offices

The issue of missing women was raised in the assembly after Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Sunil Shinde asked for the status of the proposal to ‘Track missing women’.

Citing the right to a dignified life for animals, the Bombay High Court has cleared the relocation of elephant Mahadevi to a sanctuary in Gujarat. The elephant had been kept in solitary confinement and was reportedly in poor health. 

Syria condemned Israeli attacks calling them a dangerous ‘escalation’ following days of unrest in Suwayda.

Dr Manik Saha advised youths to take advantage of entrepreneurship engagements and not to wait only for government jobs

Authorities initially issued a tsunami warning for South Alaska and the Alaska peninsula after the quake, but later downgraded it to a tsunami advisory.

President Ramaphosa’s special envoy has reportedly been rejected by the US, in the latest sign of frosty relations.

Coca-Cola said they “appreciate President Trump’s enthusiasm”, without confirming they plan to make the tweak.

Japan warns China is its biggest strategic challenge.

There is little clarity on how they came to be in a forest infested with snakes and wild animals.

Resolution Foundation says unpaid carers on low incomes pay ‘very heavy price’ for looking after loved onesThe carer’s allowance benefit should be overhauled and the basic rate of payment increased to lift more unpaid carers and disabled people out of financial hardship, according to a living standards thinktank.The Resolution Foundation said unpaid carers on low incomes were paying a “very heavy price” – a typical penalty of 10% or as much as £7,000 a year compared with non-carers – for looking after loved ones full-time. Continue reading…

Noaa initially issued a tsunami warning in the state’s southern coast, which it later downgraded to an advisoryA stretch of Alaska’s southern coast was under a tsunami advisory on Wednesday after a strong earthquake was felt throughout the region.The US Geological Survey described the earthquake as a magnitude 7.3. After the quake, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a tsunami warning, which it later downgraded to an advisory. Continue reading…

Israel threatened to escalate attacks on Syrian government forces unless they withdrew from Sweida, a southern province dominated by the country’s Druse minority.

Plans first suggested by defence minister propose keeping 600,000 Palestinians in area and not allowing them to leave.

The former US president appeared on the IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson podcast and video show.

The Bihar Police also suspended a station house officer (SHO) for dereliction of duty in connection with the murder of Patna based industrialist Gopal Khemka.

Syria begins withdrawing army from Suwayda, but Israel vows to continue to ‘operate vigorously’ in Druze-majority city.

The expert panel has made a host of recommendations to the government on diverse sectors that have the potential to catapult it to the league of progressive States

The Tribal Genome Sequencing Project is an initiative by the government to sequence the genomes of 2,000 people belonging to tribal communities across 17 districts in the State

There were conflicting accounts from Palestinian and aid officials over what happened at the food distribution hub run by the Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

The general thrust of Britain’s dominance in India was plunder and exploitation, says NCERT official

Both States agree to share data reservoirs and preserve Srisailam project; KRMB will be headquartered in Amaravati, while GRMB will remain in Hyderabad

Citing prolonged custody, delay in trial, and parity with a co-accused, the Bombay High Court granted bail to businessman Sujit Patkar in the multi-crore COVID-19 jumbo centre scam. 

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the attack as ‘simply horrific, stupid Russian terror’.

Researchers report that eight healthy babies were born with the help of an experimental technique that uses DNA from three people to help mothers avoid passing rare diseases to their children

Footage on social media shows flames ravaging the Belgian festival’s main stage, just two days before it opens.

The meteorite was discovered in Niger in November 2023 and is 70% larger than the next biggest piece of Mars recovered on Earth.

Senior US official calls destruction of 500 tonnes of biscuits a ‘casualty’ of the USAID shutdown.

Observing that the incidents raise serious issues of violation of human rights of the victims, the commission had issued notice calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks.

Germany’s new government imposed border checks to demonstrate toughness on migration, though crossings started slowing years ago.

Drug-related calls from nightclubs are driving Ibiza’s ambulance services to collapse, health workers say. It’s the latest example of tensions in Europe over tourism.

‘Untainted’ teachers say they are losing faith in the judicial system to offer them justice and said they are being criminalised for corruption done by government authorities

It comes as Friedrich Merz makes his first official visit to the UK as German chancellor.

Israel has intensified its airstrikes on Syria, including near the presidential palace and on the defence ministry headquarters in central Damascus.

New bilateral deal includes deeper industrial and security cooperation after Brexit and amid global instabilityKeir Starmer will welcome Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, to Downing Street on Thursday to sign a new bilateral treaty that promises tighter action on smuggling gangs, expanded defence exports and closer industrial ties between the UK and Germany.The bilateral friendship and cooperation treaty marks the latest phase of Starmer’s bid to rebuild Britain’s influence in Europe – without reopening formal ties with the EU. Continue reading…

Donald Trump has championed the mining industry. But workers worry fewer regulations could endanger their safety.

The party questions how the BKTC chairman was allowed to fly to Kedarnath by a chopper despite suspension of service

The accused are alleged to have forged documents and siphoned off government funds intended for financially distressed applicants

US president has pushed other countries to crack down on manufacturing and exportation of fentanyl.

Plus, the many takes on Superman.

More than 1.4 million Afghans have been forced out of Iran since January amid a governmental crackdown. Elian Peltier, an international correspondent at The New York Times, reports from the Afghanistan-Iran border. There, he met with Afghans grappling with an uncertain future, as they return to a country with widespread poverty and severe restrictions on women’s and girls’ rights.

United Airlines is the second of the major U.S. carriers to report results.

Between March 1 and May 31, Bolarum recorded 17 days when ground-level ozone levels breached the safe limit — the highest in the city

As part of ‘Operation Chakra-V,’ the agency searched multiple locations in Delhi, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, and Rajasthan.

The US president admitted he broached sacking Jerome Powell, in what would be an unprecedented move.

In defending how his administration is handling supposed files on Jeffrey Epstein, he says “some stupid Republicans” fell for a hoax.

A group of 12 countries from across the world has committed to barring arms transfers to Israel, among other steps.

Delivering a lecture at Gandhi Smriti in the national capital, the Lieutenant-Governor says Jammu and Kashmir’s economy had more than doubled over the past five years

The strong performance was propelled by higher client activity with notable strength in equity trading.

NoName057(16) had carried out thousands of attacks on Ukraine and its supporters.

The Corporation will hand over seven acres for the facility, where 150 tonnes of biowaste will be processed

Education Minister alleges discrepancy in bills and student data; CM says coaching centres submitted inflated claims without supporting documents; AAP terms charges political vendetta

The Palm House and the Waterlily House, two hulking greenhouses built in the Victorian Era, will close in 2027 for four years of major renovations.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies recently launched an ether buying strategy and named Fundstrat’s Tom Lee chairman.

Canada’s steel industry fears that Chinese steel facing steep tariffs in the United States will be sent north and overwhelm the Canadian market.

Al-Jaleel NGO provides vital aid to disabled Palestinians but faces demolition under Israeli military plans in Jenin.

Prime Minister Mark Carney also introduced a fund to invest in domestic steel projects.

Having faced supply shortages, OpenAI will now be drawing on computing resources from CoreWeave, Google, Microsoft and Oracle.

At least 21 Palestinians were killed at a US-run Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distribution site.

At least fifteen people have been injured in the latest wave of Russian drone strikes.

Russian officials and commentators have shown little indication that Moscow is about to change course under new pressure.

Afghans being forced out of Iran are grappling with an uncertain future in Afghanistan, where widespread poverty and severe restrictions on women and girls await.

Police initially thought the girl was attacked by an animal due her injuries, but later arrested a 17-year-old boyA small rural community in Canada is reeling after police said the horrific attack of an eight-year-old girl was not caused by an animal, as they had suspected, but allegedly by a teenage boy who they have now charged with attempted murder.The residents of Quadeville, a town of a few hundred people in southern Ontario, are questioning local law enforcement’s handling of the case after officials initially told them to keep their children indoors to protect them against a possible offending animal. Continue reading…

Interim leader Yunus says Awami League members committed “heinous act” in attempt to disrupt rally of student-led NCP.

Israel has been bombing Syrian government forces who intervened in clashes in a region controlled by the Syrian Druse minority, which Israel pledged to protect.

Israel continues to bomb Syria, ostensibly to support Druze forces in the southwest, even after ceasefire is declared.

The 40-year-old All-Star will report to Los Angeles Lakers’ training camp this preseason amid NBA trade rumours.

President Trump’s tariffs will affect jobs and economic stability in many countries, and result in lower global growth, according to a top UN trade official.

The comments came after the Supreme Court indicated that President Donald Trump does not have the authority to arbitrarily fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

The US almost lost its measles elimination status once. Lessons from that episode suggest it will be more difficult to avoid doing so now.

Mike Huckabee calls for “accountability” after a young Palestinian-American was beaten to death in an attack by settlers.

Curious about generative AI and copyright? On July 16, our writers answered your questions about this critical topic.

President Trump said the agreement would partly walk back some of the steep tariffs he threatened on the country last week. Indonesia’s president called Mr. Trump a “tough negotiator.”

Audun Groenvold, 49, won a bronze medal at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.

The mosaic, which depicts a couple in an intimate bedroom scene, is among thousands of artifacts stolen from the ancient Roman city.

This live blog is now closed. You can read our latest report here:Israel strikes Syria’s defence ministry in third day of attacksSyria state media said that the Israeli military struck the Druze-majority city of Sweida, where Syrian government forces have deployed despite Israeli warnings, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports.“Israeli occupation drones target the city of Sweida,” state-run SANA said. Continue reading…

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For the first time, the Israel and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation confirms deaths at one of its sites.

The eruption near the capital Reykjavik is the 12th volcanic eruption in the country since 2021.

The US government has added the DNA of approximately 133,000 migrant children and teens to a criminal database, which critics say could mean police treat them like suspects “indefinitely.”

Scale AI said it’s cutting 14% of its staff weeks after Meta invested $14.3 billion in the startup and hired a number of top staffers.

One person killed and 18 injured, say Syrian officials, as Israel intervenes in clashes between government forces and Druze fightersThe Israeli military struck the Syrian defence ministry in Damascus twice on Wednesday as it intervened in the clashes between the Syrian army and Druze fighters in southern Syria in the country’s deadliest violence in months.The strikes collapsed four floors of the ministry and ruined its facade. The strikes killed one person and injured 18, Syrian officials said. Continue reading…

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The 12-day conflict was marked by a flurry of propaganda, disinformation and covert operations aided by artificial intelligence and spread by social media.

A highly unusual appearance from Mike Huckabee comes as President Trump has called for the long-running legal case to be canceled.

A trove of 1.1 million records left accessible on the open web shows how much sensitive information can be created—and made vulnerable—during the adoption process.

At a Pittsburgh summit, the Trump administration, energy executives, and tech barons joined as one to promote AI as the future of fossil fuels.

Foreign Office sending Margaret Hodge to British Virgin Islands to investigate slow progress against financial crimeThe Foreign Office will dispatch the UK’s anti-corruption champion, Margaret Hodge, to the British Virgin Islands (BVIs) to find out why the offshore haven is dragging its feet on proposals designed to fight financial crime.Several of the UK’s semi-autonomous British overseas territories missed last month’s deadline to implement new registers of corporate ownership, a measure targeting the secrecy regimes campaigners say benefit criminals and kleptocrats. Continue reading…

From their base in Colorado, Space Force units track missiles fired anywhere in the world.

ASML reported second-quarter earnings that beat estimates with the its key net bookings figure ahead of consensus.

Renault has lowered its 2025 guidance and announced the appointment of a new interim chief executive officer.

Trading desks across Wall Street have benefited as President Donald Trump’s tariff policies have roiled markets for bonds, currencies, commodities and stocks.

This blog is now closedSeparately, the European Commission has just confirmed that EU trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič will travel to Washington DC today for talks with US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick and US trade representative Jamieson Greer.The meetings come as part of the EU’s push to get an agreement with the US on tariffs before 1 August. Continue reading…

Search for female and her cubs on hold to campaigners’ relief after court had quashed injunction against cullThe hunt for a brown bear that bit a man on the elbow has been put on hold, the Norwegian environment agency has announced, in a case that angered animal rights campaigners after officials shot the wrong bear.The agency said on Wednesday it did not now plan to act on a bear-culling order it issued in late June in Jarfjord, near the border with Russia, after a female bear bit a man’s arm, leaving him needing stitches. Continue reading…

His son and daughter-in-law brought love to his home and represented the family’s hope for a better life.

Prime Minister François Bayrou has angered MPs with a bid to cut two public holidays to rescue the country’s finances.

These WIRED-tested indoor and outdoor air-quality monitors have been teaching us things about our air quality we can never unsee.

Local state-controlled media buzzed about the visit, praising the ‘turnaround’ and suggesting relations between the two countries were back on trackFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese may be humming Paul Kelly and Powderfinger when his plane lands back in Australia from China on Friday.After more than two hours of talks with the country’s president, Xi Jinping, a series of successful business events and a retracing of Gough Whitlam’s steps at the Great Wall, the prime minister is likely to view his six-day visit as a diplomatic home run.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…

Bank of America put out a mixed quarter, exceeding estimates on EPS and missing on revenue and one of its main drivers, net interest income.

Indigenous communities have launched a legal challenge against a federal law that would fast-track resource development projects.

After years pressing to end U.S. aid to Ukraine, many Republicans have abandoned that position now that President Trump is supporting the country against Russian aggression.

Razer’s haptic gaming cushion can make your favorite virtual worlds feel real, if you don’t mind the uncomfy seat.

The hip-hop star’s killing has been linked to a local gangland conflict.

Officials said she had spent years in the country seeking spirituality and living among nature. But she faces deportation after overstaying her visa.

The producer price index for June was expected to increase 0.2%, according to the Dow Jones consensus estimate.

The mission? Teaching models to better understand how to build code will lead to superintelligent AI.

An official said the eruption near Reykjavik, the 12th in four years from the same volcanic system, posed no threat to people or infrastructure.

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation guards used teargas or pepper spray on crowds, say health authorities and witnessesAt least 20 Palestinians have been killed in a crush at a food distribution site in southern Gaza run by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). It happened after GHF guards used teargas or pepper spray on hungry crowds arriving at the centre, Palestinian health authorities and witnesses said.Nineteen people were crushed and one stabbed in a “chaotic and dangerous surge” on Wednesday morning, GHF said in a statement. It did not respond to questions about the use of pepper spray or teargas by its staff at the site near Khan Younis. Continue reading…

Whether you’re hiking, tailgating, or relaxing in the garden, take the weight off in style with these WIRED-tested chairs for the great outdoors.

Police say they will not stop searching for Peter Falconio’s remains, after the man convicted of his murder died.

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“Snapback” sanctions will be triggered by the end of August if Tehran fails to make concrete progress to limit its nuclear program.

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With the app Substage, users can type out file management tasks in plain English, then use the commands it generates to convert file types, manage folders, create zip files, and more.

Move follows concerns several papers in Forensic Sciences Research did not meet ethical standards on DNA collectionOxford University Press (OUP) will no longer publish a controversial academic journal sponsored by China’s Ministry of Justice after years of concerns that several papers in the publication did not meet ethical standards about DNA collection.A statement published on the website of Forensic Sciences Research (FSR) states that OUP will stop publishing the quarterly journal after this year. Continue reading…

France’s prime minister announced plans for spending cuts on Tuesday as the government targets around 43 billion euros’ ($50.0 billion) worth of savings

Clues from another dry spell 6,000 years ago are helping scientists understand what’s driving the latest one, and why it’s been so unrelenting.

For her new book, journalist Carter Sherman interviewed over 100 young people about why they’re not having sex. She says they’re “very horny” but also more isolated, self-conscious, and fearful.

America’s One Big Beautiful Bill is going to make buying electric rides more expensive—so the clock is ticking to bag a bargain.

US president’s attempt to help his rightwing ally avoid jail has sparked wave of anger and given boost to rival LulaSilvana Marques was one of thousands of Brazilians who flocked to São Paulo’s most famous art museum one afternoon last week. But the 51-year-old teacher wasn’t there to marvel over fog-filled London landscapes at Masp’s new Monet retrospective. She had come to join a protest heaping scorn on Donald Trump.Beneath the museum’s brutalist hulk, Marques spotted a cardboard effigy of the US president and took a picture with her phone before the Trump dummy was set on fire. “Laranjão safado,” which translates as big orange dirtbag, she wrote under her photo on Instagram. Nearby, demonstrators hoisted a red banner into the air which read: “Nice try Trump. But we’re not afraid.” Continue reading…

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An announcement by the Ukrainian president that he will seek to replace the prime minister with a loyalist came as the country faces battlefield setbacks and a souring mood.

Stinging rebuke from Amnesty International follows EU ministers declining to endorse any sanctions over Gaza warMiddle East crisis – live updatesEurope live – latest updatesThe EU has been accused of a “cruel and unlawful betrayal” of Palestinians and European values after failing to take action to impose sanctions on Israel over the war in Gaza.The stinging rebuke from Amnesty International, echoed by other human rights organisations, came after EU ministers meeting in Brussels on Tuesday declined to endorse any measures to sanction Israel over the brutal war in Gaza and endemic violence in the West Bank. Continue reading…

Singapore tops the list as the most expensive city globally for high-net-worth individuals, according to Julius Baer’s 2025 Global Wealth and Lifestyle Report.

Economists polled by Reuters had anticipated inflation would reach 3.4% in the twelve months to June.

Search for missing man comes after series of attacks across Japan this month in which at least two people have diedAuthorities in Japan are searching for a hunter who went missing on a mountain in Hokkaido near where a brown bear was recently spotted, amid a spate of deadly attacks by the animals that has triggered the declaration of a bear emergency in one town.The hunter was reported missing by a friend on Mt Esan on Tuesday afternoon in the northern island of Hokkaido after he failed to return home. A rifle believed to belong to the missing man was found on the side of a mountain road, and bloodstains were discovered nearby. A large brown bear was seen near the road on Saturday. Continue reading…

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Hearings began Wednesday in a retrial of Kim Jae-gyu, who was executed for killing Park Chung-hee.

Plus, “Severance” picks up top Emmy nominations.

Jason Wei, who worked on OpenAI’s o1 and deep research models, will be joining Meta’s superintelligence lab. His colleague Hyung Won Chung is also joining Meta, a source tells WIRED.

Adams’ comments about Israel have provoked particular concern in Malaysia, a staunch supporter of PalestineFormer government ministers and youth politicians in Muslim-majority Malaysia have slammed a decision to nominate right-wing influencer Nick Adams as US ambassador to the country, calling it an insult to the nation.Donald Trump announced last week that Nick Adams, a self-proclaimed “alpha male”, had been announced as ambassador to Malaysia, praising him as a “incredible patriot”. Continue reading…

After European leaders stepped up military spending, President Trump aligned himself more closely with them on the war. But his tariff threats have left bruises.

Israel intervened in sectarian violence in Syria and attacked the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon.

The United States has begun investigating Brazil’s trade practices and “anti-corruption interference,” after the president’s criticisms of Brazil’s treatment of Jair Bolsonaro, a Trump ally.

Rate is significantly below the 32% the US president had threatened but timeline for implementation of deal remains unclearUS President Donald Trump says he has struck a trade pact with Indonesia resulting in significant purchase commitments from the south-east Asian country, after negotiations to avoid steeper tariffs.Indonesian goods entering the United States would face a 19% tariff, Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform. This is significantly below the 32% level the president earlier threatened. Continue reading…

Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, demanded “accountability for this criminal and terrorist act,” referring to the killing last week of Sayfollah Musallet in the occupied territories.

A growing number of central banks are buying domestically mined gold to build up reserves. 

xAI’s new $300 monthly subscription comes with two AI companions powered by its most capable model to date. I tried them. It got weird.

The Tale of Wade, twice referred to in Geoffrey Chaucer’s poems, survives only in a tiny fragment. Two academics argue a scribe’s error deepened the confusion around it.

The United States began sending weapons to Ukraine years before Russia invaded in 2022.

Mira Murati and several other former OpenAI researchers are behind the buzzy AI startup, now valued at $12 billion and officially out of stealth.

Plus, “Severance” picks up top Emmy nominations.

The tree, a landmark that stood by Hadrian’s Wall in northern England, was found illegally cut down in 2023.

NATO allies will buy arms, then give them to Ukraine, President Trump said.

Prosecutors said the local head of Deport Them Now, an anti-immigrant group, helped incite four days of violence that have rattled a town with a large North African community.

Conservative government used superinjuction to hide error that put Afghans at risk and led to £2bn mitigation schemeWhat we know about the secret Afghan relocation schemeAfghan nationals: have you arrived in the UK under the Afghanistan Response Route?Conservative ministers used an unprecedented superinjunction to suppress a data breach that led the UK government to offer relocation to 15,000 Afghans in a secret scheme with a potential cost of more than £2bn.The Afghanistan Response Route (ARR) was created in haste after it emerged that personal information about 18,700 Afghans who had applied to come to the UK had been leaked in error by a British defence official in early 2022. Continue reading…

Law firm representing thousands says some already killed and others in hiding as a result of government ‘blunder’Thousands of Afghans relocated to UK under secret scheme after data leakWhen Abdullah received an email from the British government saying his details had been included in the military data leak, it became “the worst day in all time”.Speaking from Afghanistan, where he is in hiding, Abdullah fears he will be tortured and killed. Continue reading…

Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”

The group accused Ethiopia’s government of failing to properly investigate the deaths, which took place in the Tigray region.

Leaked details are just another example of how the UK let down Afghans who believed in what Britain promised their countryThis week’s revelations about the UK’s dangerously cavalier treatment of Afghans who worked with British forces are shocking but not surprising.The carelessness with which Britain went to war in Afghanistan was matched by the carelessness with which it left the country and its people to Taliban rule two decades later. Continue reading…

Ironheart, Doctor Who, and Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld are just a few of the shows you should be watching on Disney+ this month.

The government said that information about 18,000 Afghans was accidentally revealed in 2022. A legal order had prevented any reporting on the subject.

Smoke from wildfires in Manitoba, a Western province facing its worst fire season in 30 years, has created hazardous air quality conditions across Eastern Canada and the United States.

Funded by Anduril cofounder Palmer Luckey and Palantir cofounder Joe Lonsdale, the new bank—named, like their companies, after Tolkien lore—aims to serve startups in crypto, AI, and defense.

Some of the prime minister’s political allies have quit over a proposal to make religious students serve in military, and more are threatening to do so.

Beijing will now require government licenses for any effort to transfer abroad the technologies crucial for producing inexpensive electric cars.

Airlines in India, Singapore and South Korea were inspecting fuel control switches on their Boeing jets.

Rights group says targets of Rapid Support Forces in North Kordofan were ‘empty of military objectives’Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have killed nearly 300 people in attacks in North Kordofan state that began on Saturday, according to Sudanese activists.The RSF has been fighting the Sudanese army in the area, one of the key frontlines of a civil war in Sudan that has raged since April 2023. Continue reading…

“In skiing, it’s difficult because [if] you make one mistake, you cannot win the race,” tennis champion Jannik Sinner said in an exclusive interview with CNBC.

Kyiv’s mayor is among those asking why there has to be a delay to introducing new tariffs as the fighting continues.

Pentagon officials said details were still being worked out, and experts doubted Mr. Trump’s threat of huge tariffs for Russian trading partners.

Searching for the best yoga mat to help deepen your flow, master tree pose, and discover the meaning of life? For two of the three, we’ve got you covered.

The BBC’s Gary O’Donoghue shares the story behind his exclusive telephone interview with Donald Trump.

Forget the iPad. Catch up on your favorite shows in bed with one of these Android-powered slates.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is trying to deepen ties with China, his country’s biggest trading partner, while being under pressure from the United States.

Keeping baby bottles clean and sterilized is a chore. We tested automatic bottle washers to see if they’re worth buying.

Singh’s east London running club confirms death in India of athlete thought to be first centenarian to run a marathonThe runner Fauja Singh, believed to be the oldest person to complete a marathon, has died in a road accident in India aged 114.The athlete, who lived in Ilford in east London, was hit by a car and suffered fatal injuries while trying to cross a road in his birth village of Beas Pind, near Jalandhar in Punjab, on Monday, according to reports in India. Continue reading…

European Union officials have drawn up plans to impose levies on American imports, but questions abound about whether they would go through with them.

Certified kitchen knife nerd Scott Heimendinger used a robot arm on multiple chef’s knives to collect 100,000 data points about which blades cut most efficiently. He’s ranked them from best to worst.

The US president signalled a new tone on Nato, voiced his respect for Keir Starmer – and showed his reflective side.

A bonfire topped with an effigy of a migrant boat. Homes set alight. During the Troubles, similar tactics were used to target Irish Catholics in the territory.

If you haven’t seen a box spring in a while, it’s not your imagination—a mattress expert breaks down when you might need this dinosaur of the sleep world.

Passengers have been stranded in subways and cars submerged on roads after floods hit part of the US.

Lawmakers send letter railing against ‘suffocating’ smoke days after voting for Trump plan likely to boost pollutionA group of Republican lawmakers has complained that smoke from Canadian wildfires is ruining summer for Americans, just days after voting for a major bill that will cause more of the planet-heating pollution that is worsening wildfires.In a letter sent to Canada’s ambassador to the US, six Republican members of Congress wrote that wildfire smoke from Canada had been an issue for several years and recently their voters “have had to deal with suffocating Canadian wildfire smoke filling the air to begin the summer”. Continue reading…

First Google and Facebook, then the world. Under Trump 2.0, US statecraft is starting to mimic the worst tendencies of Big Tech.

Experts have raised questions about information not included in the preliminary report, writes Theo Leggett.

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Exclusive: French government says it is open to dialogue but does not acknowledge responsibility in letter seen by the Guardian More than a century after its troops burned villages and looted cultural artefacts in the quest to include Niger in its west African colonial portfolio, France has signalled willingness over possible restitution, but is yet to acknowledge responsibility.“France remains open to bilateral dialogue with the Nigerien authorities, as well as to any collaboration concerning provenance research or patrimonial cooperation,” the office of France’s permanent representative to the UN wrote in a document seen by the Guardian. Continue reading…

Experts are searching for the remains of hundreds of children who died at the institution run by Catholic nuns until 1961, including bodies disposed of in septic tanks.

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The president also warned Russia that he would impose a new round of punishing sanctions if it did not agree to a peace deal within 50 days.

Jaime Alanís, 57, died a day after falling off a greenhouse roof during an immigration raid of a cannabis farmThe farm worker who died from injuries he sustained after falling from a greenhouse roof during an Ice raid of a California cannabis farm was a “hard-working, innocent farmer” and the sole provider for his wife and daughter, his family says.Jaime Alanís died a day after a frenzied immigration raid of Glass House Farms in Ventura county where authorities arrested at least 200 workers. The 57-year-old, who was from the town of Huajúmbaro in Michoacán, Mexico, is the first known person to die during the Trump administration’s enhanced immigration enforcement operations in southern California. Continue reading…

The violence underscores the government’s challenge to assert nationwide control as ethnic and religious tensions simmer after the end of the civil war.

Pockets of Donald Trump’s most loyal base are increasingly angry at what they view as the administration’s failure to fulfill its promises.

General Motors’ homemade version of the low-cost power option favored by China’s auto industry will hit three years before its super-energy-dense tech arrives—and could bring affordable US EVs sooner.

Air India cautions investigation into Boeing 787 Dreamliner crash is in early stages as speculation about cause growsIndia’s aviation regulator has ordered the country’s airlines to examine fuel switches on Boeing aircraft, after a preliminary report on the Air India flight 171 crash in June showed the fuel supply had been cut seconds after takeoff.The Directorate General of Civil Aviation said it had issued the order after several domestic and international airlines began making their own inspections of the locking mechanisms attached to the switches. Continue reading…

These excellent AirPod alternatives provide great features and versatility in a familiar package.

Millions of people are accessing harmful AI “nudify” websites. New analysis says the sites are making millions and rely on tech from US companies.

Long thought to be completely disordered, space ice appears to have some crystallized regions, new research suggests.

It’s heavy and loud, but this powerful wand vibrator will send shockwaves through you, even underwater.

Leader who ousted Goodluck Jonathan in 2015 three decades after brief stint as military ruler dies after ‘prolonged illness’Nigeria’s former president Muhammadu Buhari, who led Africa’s most populous country from 2015 to 2023 and was the first Nigerian president to oust an incumbent through the ballot box, died in London on Sunday, a presidential spokesperson has said.President Bola Tinubu’s spokesperson said in a post on X: “President Buhari died today in London at about 4.30pm [1530 GMT], following a prolonged illness.” Continue reading…

These WIRED-tested two-wheelers will help you scoot scoot scoot around town.

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Thin is still in with this big update to LG’s impossibly light laptop line.

One computer scientist’s “stunning” proof is the first progress in 50 years on one of the most famous questions in computer science.

Frustration with the size, location, and design of cup holders in new cars is on the rise—and it holds enormous influence on whether we buy a ride or not.

In Latin America, LGBTQ+ history collections are a form of resistance. Grassroots projects are using the memories of community members to fight against systematic violence and demand justice.

A team of astronomers recently discovered the traveling space object, just the third of its kind to pass through our solar system.

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Deep Cover, Conclave, and Challengers are just a few of the movies you should be watching on Amazon Prime Video this week.

Men from Mexico, Cuba, Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar were removed from the US and flown to the war-torn countryTom Homan, the US border czar, has said he does not know what happened to the eight men deported to South Sudan after the Trump administration resumed sending migrants to countries that are not their place of origin, known as third countries.“They’re free as far as we’re concerned. They’re free, they’re no longer in our custody, they’re in Sudan,” Homan told Politico on Friday. “Will they stay in Sudan? I don’t know.” Continue reading…

ECHR rules South African runner did not have fair trial on need to lower testosterone levels to compete in women’s sportThe South African runner Caster Semenya has called for athletes’ rights to be better protected after Europe’s top human rights court ruled that she had not been given a fair trial when she contested a policy that required her to lower her testosterone levels in order to compete in women’s sport.The decision, handed down on Thursday by the European court of human rights, was the latest twist in the two-time Olympic gold medallist’s extraordinary legal battle. Continue reading…