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"Utterly False": Musk Denies WSJ Report On SpaceX Handset-Like AI Device
an hour ago
by Tyler Durden
"Utterly False": Musk Denies WSJ Report On SpaceX Handset-Like AI Device Musk Blasts WSJ's Reporting Elon Musk has called The Wall Street Journal’s story about a new SpaceX smartphone-like device " utterly false ." " There is no SpaceX handset-like AI device, as claimed in the article. Shame on WSJ for publishing fake news just for clicks ," the X account DogeDesigner wrote. BREAKING: Elon Musk has called the Wall Street Journal’s report “utterly false.” There is no SpaceX handset-like AI device as claimed in the article. Shame on WSJ for publishing fake news just for clicks. pic.twitter.com/EbBxw51W4Z — DogeDesigner
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A Surveillance State On Wheels
an hour ago
by Tyler Durden
A Surveillance State On Wheels Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, Renting a car used to come with an element of fun. For a day or two you could be the pretend owner of a new car. It could be the sports car you have always secretly wanted, maybe in bright red. It could be a mighty utility vehicle you need instead of your 4-door sedan. In any case, it’s just interesting to experience a new and different car over a limited period, if only to mix things up a bit. I’ve always enjoyed this, until now. I
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Northrop Grumman's Cryptic Online Post Has D.C. Looking Skyward On July 4
an hour ago
by Tyler Durden
Northrop Grumman's Cryptic Online Post Has D.C. Looking Skyward On July 4 President Trump's July 4 Freedom 250 celebration on the National Mall is being described by the president as the "most unforgettable birthday party any country has ever seen." Focusing on the air show, called the "Salute to America 250 Aviation Spectacle," the event will feature military flyovers, first-time aerobatic demonstrations over D.C., music, ceremonies, and a fireworks show to top off the festivities. Expected aerial participants include the Navy Blue Angels, Air Force Thunderbirds, F-22 Raptor Demo Team, F-35B Lightning II Demo Team, F/A-18 Super Hornet Demo Team,
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Vance Warns 'US Has Options' As Iran Rejects Direct Doha Talks - Trump Insists Diplomacy Is 'Very Good'
3 hours ago
by Tyler Durden
Vance Warns 'US Has Options' As Iran Rejects Direct Doha Talks - Trump Insists Diplomacy Is 'Very Good' Update(1315) : The American side is keeping up the illusion of progress on Iran talks, even as Tehran has once again on Wednesday confirmed no direct meeting has taken in place in Doha - nor are there plans for direct dialogue, its deputy FM has said. President Trump has simultaneously hailed "very good" talks on Iran in Doha - apparently just referencing envoys Witkoff and Kushner merely dialoguing with third country intermediaries. On the same day, Vice President JD Vance played a
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House Dems Launch Effort To Impeach Secretary Linda McMahon For Downsizing Education Department
3 hours ago
by Tyler Durden
House Dems Launch Effort To Impeach Secretary Linda McMahon For Downsizing Education Department Authored by Jennifer Kabanny via The College Fix, A Democratic representative from Oregon, backed by numerous fellow lawmakers in the House, has filed articles of impeachment against Education Department Secretary Linda McMahon, alleging she is illegally dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici introduced the resolution last Thursday, arguing “I introduced an impeachment resolution because Secretary McMahon has made it her mission to close down the Department of Education, something she does not have the right to do.” The legislation is cosponsored by 16 fellow
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Goldman Sachs Warns Oil Inventory Rebuild Won’t Prevent 2027 Supply Glut
3 hours ago
by Tyler Durden
Goldman Sachs Warns Oil Inventory Rebuild Won’t Prevent 2027 Supply Glut The global race to rebuild depleted oil inventories will not be enough to offset a massive glut that’s coming to the market next year, as traffic through the Strait of Hormuz appears to be headed toward normalization, according to Goldman Sachs commodity strategists. First, arguing the bullish side, stockpiles of crude and refined petroleum products in many parts of the world have been depleted to multi-decade lows after governments raced to release strategic stockpiles in March after the Middle East crisis trapped millions of barrels of daily crude and
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Elon's Next Move: Your Money
4 hours ago
by Tyler Durden
Elon's Next Move: Your Money Authored by Adam Sharp via DailyReckoning.com, For years, Elon Musk has dreamed of turning X (formerly Twitter) into the “everything app”. Now that X is part of SpaceX (SPCX), and the combined company just raised $112 billion, the time looks ripe. Elon envisions X as a single place where you can bank, chat, earn, advertise, use AI, shop, and more. X Money is a key part of that vision. And we just got the first idea of what it will look like. The program just launched to a small group of users. To attract deposits,
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Democratic Socialist Melat Kiros Ousts 15-Term Rep. Diana DeGette In Colorado Primary
4 hours ago
by Tyler Durden
Democratic Socialist Melat Kiros Ousts 15-Term Rep. Diana DeGette In Colorado Primary As we've been noting of late, the Democrats have a problem: socialists are on the move. The latest - in a striking upset , democratic socialist Melat Kiros defeated 15-term U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in Tuesday's Democratic primary for Colorado's 1st Congressional District . The victory extends a recent winning streak for the party's left wing and hands Republicans fresh ammunition heading into the fall campaign. Democratic socialist Melat Kiros (L) ousted 15-term Rep. Diana DeGette in Tuesday's Democratic primary Kiros, a 29-year-old former attorney, defeated the 68-year-old
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Is The SpaceX Asteroid About To Impact The TelCo & Cable Dinosaurs?
4 hours ago
by Tyler Durden
Is The SpaceX Asteroid About To Impact The TelCo & Cable Dinosaurs? Authored by Simon Duff via BondVigilantes.com, SpaceX’s IPO was a gargantuan event by any measure: US$75 billion proceeds raised, over US$2 trillion enterprise value, and an almost US$29 trillion total addressable market to feast on. Few other companies can rival its industrial span and potential seismic impact on consumers and competitors. SpaceX’s valuation is driven by its sci-fi AI segment replete with space-based data centres and moon bases. However, its more immediate impact maybe felt in the more down to earth world of telecom. SpaceX’s cash cow is
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Miller: Every Single Haitian Migrant Is Going Back To Haiti Under Trump
5 hours ago
by Tyler Durden
Miller: Every Single Haitian Migrant Is Going Back To Haiti Under Trump Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News , White House Homeland Security Adviser Stephen Miller delivered a clear and forceful message: every Haitian national on Temporary Protected Status will be returned to Haiti under President Trump. The Biden administration's last-year extension of TPS turned what began as a short-term response to a 2010 earthquake into a permanent pipeline. Miller called the deliberate importation of these migrants into places like Springfield, Ohio, one of the most heinous acts the government has ever committed. Miller laid it out without hedging:
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Russia Closes Border Crossings With Several NATO States After Finland Lifts Nuclear Ban
5 hours ago
by Tyler Durden
Russia Closes Border Crossings With Several NATO States After Finland Lifts Nuclear Ban Finland's parliament has finally followed through with a previously threatened move to reverse its decades-long ban on nuclear weapons . The June 17 vote to lift the ban in effect legally authorizes the Nordic country to receive, transport, and facilitate the movement of nuclear weapons on its territory as part of allied operations, with the representatives' final tally at 125 to 61. Finland officially became the 31st member of NATO in April 2023 - having abandoned its historic neutrality in the wake of the Russian invasion of
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Largest US Power Grid On Verge Of Cracking Due To Historic Heat Dome
5 hours ago
by Tyler Durden
Largest US Power Grid On Verge Of Cracking Due To Historic Heat Dome Summary: PJM Grid Mix Now Dominated By NatGas, Nuclear, Coal Washington, DC Temps Expected To Push Into Low Triple Digits PJM Warns Power Demand Could Test 2006 Record High PJM Declares Emergency To Reduce Blackout Risk PJM Grid May Test 2006 Record Cooling demand across PJM Interconnection's operating area will surge today and into late week as tens of millions of households and businesses crank up air conditioners to stay cool under the emerging heat dome. The spike in power demand is expected to strain the grid,
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WTI Holds Losses As SPR Drain Slows, Cushing Just Off 'Tank Bottoms'
5 hours ago
by Tyler Durden
WTI Holds Losses As SPR Drain Slows, Cushing Just Off 'Tank Bottoms' Oil extended its biggest quarterly drop since the pandemic this morning as traders monitored US-Iran peace talks and a market for real-world barrels that’s been in freefall. WTI is holding below $70 as US negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff had positive discussions in Qatar and technical talks with Iran are moving ahead , a senior administration official said, while President Trump said the meeting was good. Crude has fallen in recent days as the warring parties continued discussions to reach a more lasting accord, although recent attacks
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Microsoft Plans Thousands Of Job Cuts As Stock Suffers Worst Start In Years
6 hours ago
by Tyler Durden
Microsoft Plans Thousands Of Job Cuts As Stock Suffers Worst Start In Years Microsoft shares are on track for one of their worst starts to a year in two decades, down roughly 21% year to date as of Tuesday’s close, as a cloud and sales hiring freeze and a broader “ reset ” of the Xbox unit have made recent headlines. This comes on top of growing concern over Microsoft’s AI spending boom. Like much of the technology sector, Microsoft and other tech giants became labor-heavy after years of overhiring before and during the early Covid period. Now, the AI
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Still The (Military) Base Case
6 hours ago
by Tyler Durden
Still The (Military) Base Case By Michael Every of Rabobank Hormuz traffic is climbing, but refined product prices are lagging, and crack spreads are blowing out: one can’t just look at the oil price to understand the overall energy dynamic. On the geopolitical front, things are also still mixed. Talks about the US-Iran MoU in Doha, without either side speaking to the other, went well according to the US, who are staying on for what could be indirect talks today. However, the Wall Street Journal reports Iran is split, with political leadership focused on getting assets unfrozen and the IRGC
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US Manufacturing Expanded For 6th Straight Month In June As Inflation Fears Ease
6 hours ago
by Tyler Durden
US Manufacturing Expanded For 6th Straight Month In June As Inflation Fears Ease With 'hard data' having deteriorated recently (except in the labor market), 'soft' survey data has been surprisingly strong (especially in the Manufacturing side of the economy). S&P Global's US Manufacturing PMI dipped from multi-year highs at 55.1 to 53.9 final in June (below the 55.7 expected). ISM Manufacturing also dipped from 54.0 to 53.3 (slightly below the 53.9 exp). Both solidly above the '50' line suggesting growth... Source: Bloomberg Put simply: US manufacturing activity expanded for a sixth straight month in June as a war-driven surge in
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Zelensky's Secret Police Being Looked At By Investigators For Monaco Bomb Attack
7 hours ago
by Tyler Durden
Zelensky's Secret Police Being Looked At By Investigators For Monaco Bomb Attack The manhunt continues, chiefly focused in France or also nearby Italy, for the culprit who committed a Monday parcel bomb attack on an exiled Ukrainian oligarch and his family at their luxury apartment building in Monaco. The victims - Vadym Iermolaiev, his 'partner' ( or wife , according to contradictory reports ) and his 13-year-old child, all survived the bombing, with Iermolaiev and his partner having sustained serious injuries and in critical condition. The suspected would-be assassin was seen fleeing to the French border, after which "Dozens of
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Meanwhile In The UK, You Simply Will Not Believe This...
7 hours ago
by Tyler Durden
Meanwhile In The UK, You Simply Will Not Believe This... Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News , A convicted predator who helped destroy the lives of vulnerable girls as young as 13 is days away from freedom in Britain, while Pakistan refuses to take him and archaic rules shield him from removal. Shabir Ahmed's case lays bare how legal technicalities, political cowardice, and a refusal to enforce borders have turned the country into a revolving door for the most dangerous offenders. Ahmed, now 73, arrived in the UK long before 1973 as a Commonwealth citizen. He was convicted in
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Preview And Watch Live: Kevin Warsh Speaks At Sintra ECB Forum
7 hours ago
by Tyler Durden
Preview And Watch Live: Kevin Warsh Speaks At Sintra ECB Forum Watch live here: Today’s main event takes place in Sintra, Portugal and the ECB’s annual symposium, where Warsh joins President Christine Lagarde and Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey at 9 a.m. New York time. Bloomberg Economics expects Warsh to strike a carefully balanced tone after signaling different messages to hawks and doves at the June FOMC meeting Courtesy of Newsquawk, here is a prime of what to expect at the Sintra panel featuring Fed’s Warsh, ECB’s Lagarde, BoE’s Bailey & BoC’s Macklem, at 14:00BST/09:00EDT. The panel is a
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Did META Just Expose The First Crack In The AI CapEx Boom?
7 hours ago
by Tyler Durden
Did META Just Expose The First Crack In The AI CapEx Boom? If you're wondering why the Nasdaq is suddenly tumbling this morning, wonder no more... Nasdaq moves lower after Meta announces it has capitulated in the race to build a leading frontier LLM it is to build a cloud business to sell its excess AI compute , weighing on cloud peers like AMZN, ORCL, MSFT, neoclouds like Coreweave and Nebius (who will now be racing to the bottom for customers) and chip and memory names like NVDA, MU, INTO, as demand for their products is now likely to be
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Futures Fall To Start Now Quarter With Warsh Sintra Comments On Deck
7 hours ago
by Tyler Durden
Futures Fall To Start Now Quarter With Warsh Sintra Comments On Deck US equity futures point to a softer start to the third quarter as investors await a fresh batch of economic data and the first major overseas appearance by Fed Chair Kevin Warsh. As of 8:20am ET, S&P futures are down 0.2%, off session lows, while Nasdaq futures are down 0.6: techs lags following NDX’s 3.9% gain over the last 2 days; in premarket trading, chipmakers, which did much of the heavy lifting as investors piled into AI beneficiaries, were weaker with Mag7s mostly lower. Nike dropped 2% following
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ADP Employment Report Shows 12th Straight Month Of Job Gains
8 hours ago
by Tyler Durden
ADP Employment Report Shows 12th Straight Month Of Job Gains With jobless claims still hovering near multi-decade lows and Job Openings soaring , and despite near record low consumer sentiment ( particularly about the labor market ), ADP was expected to report another strong employment report this morning with the US economy adding 120k jobs. The actual print was a disappointing +98k, but still represented the 12th straight month of employment gains... Source: Bloomberg Once again Small Business led the charge with hiring, but the gains were seen across all firm sizes... Interestingly, only the Natural Resources & Mining sector
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Nike Turnaround Falters As UBS Says There's "No Reason To Buy" Stock
8 hours ago
by Tyler Durden
Nike Turnaround Falters As UBS Says There's "No Reason To Buy" Stock Nike shares fell 3% in premarket trading after the struggling athletic apparel giant warned on its earnings call that revenue declines over the next two quarters will be worse than previously expected, underscoring that there is still no immediate turnaround to halt a multi-year bear market that has driven the stock to decade lows. "We are not expecting the environment to improve meaningfully over the next six months," Nike's outgoing CFO Matt Friend told investors on Tuesday evening. Customers are "under pressure around the world, and we can
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Outgoing UK PM "Proud To Have The Gayest Parliament Of All Time Anywhere In The World"
8 hours ago
by Tyler Durden
Outgoing UK PM "Proud To Have The Gayest Parliament Of All Time Anywhere In The World" Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News , As outgoing Kier Starmer prepares to depart amid cratering approval ratings and deep public disillusionment, his 'Pride' reception remarks this week reveal a leader more focused on cultural signalling than addressing Britain's pressing crises. Starmer took to the stage at a Downing Street Pride reception to defend his government's LGBTQ+ record, even as scepticism grows within parts of that broad community and his wider popularity sits at dismal lows. Starmer struck a defiant tone, insisting his
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Container Ship Runs Aground In Hormuz Chokepoint
9 hours ago
by Tyler Durden
Container Ship Runs Aground In Hormuz Chokepoint Hormuz vessel traffic continues to flow, but at a sharply reduced pace compared to the previous week, as US-Iran technical talks resume in Doha without senior negotiators meeting face-to-face. Data research firm Kpler noted, "Hormuz traffic holds steady." Hormuz traffic holds steady The Strait of Hormuz remained open and active on 30 June, with 34 verified crossings recorded and traffic evenly split by direction. The dataset showed a broad mix of commercial, energy-linked and support movements, while route visibility remained… pic.twitter.com/cVZHRte4Hy — Kpler (@Kpler) July 1, 2026 The latest disruption in the strait,
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Sudan’s RSF committed crimes against humanity in El Fasher, Amnesty says
7 hours ago
by Carlos Mureithi in Nairobi
Sudan, Amnesty International, War crimes, Human rights, Africa, Middle East and north Africa, World newsReport accuses paramilitary force of crimes including ethnic cleansing in systemic campaign against civilians The Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during its campaign to capture El Fasher, Amnesty International has alleged. Many of the crimes, including murder, torture, rape, enslavement and sexual slavery, were carried out as part of a widespread and systematic attack against civilians and amounted to crimes against humanity, the human rights organisation said in a report released on Wednesday. Continue reading...
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‘Witch-hunt’ in Niger as military regime rounds up LGBTQ+ population
13 hours ago
by Sarah Johnson
Niger, Global development, LGBTQ+ rights, Africa, World news, Human rights, Aids and HIV, Society, Burkina Faso, Mali, UgandaFears of resurgence of HIV/Aids amid loss of access to PrEP drugs as at least 40 people arrested in ‘toxic’ climate A “witch-hunt” is under way in Niger, where dozens of people have been arrested for homosexuality in the west African state following the introduction of a new penal code earlier this year. Up to 40 people have been arrested and 16 men, including high-ranking military officials, have been imprisoned across the country, according to local media. Continue reading...
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‘They will attack me if I stay’: immigrants in South Africa flee for safety amid violence and anti-foreigner protests
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by Julie Bourdin in Durban
South Africa, Global development, Africa, World newsMore than 2,000 anti-foreigner protesters march through Durban city centre as the arbitrary deadline passes for undocumented migrants to leave the country South Africa was holding its breath on Tuesday as mass anti-immigration protests were held across the country. They come after a weeks-long campaign against foreigners that has seen at least four killed and tens of thousands fleeing for safety. In the coastal city of Durban, where violence had been expected, the streets were unusually quiet and shops were shuttered as tension hung thick in the air. Continue reading...
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Police units deployed across South Africa before anti-immigration marches
a day ago
by Eromo Egbejule
South Africa, Africa, World news, Cyril Ramaphosa, Jacob Zuma, MigrationGovernment fears repeat of anti-migrant violence in 2008 that led to looting and resulted in deaths of 62 people South African authorities have deployed police units to towns and cities around the country before planned demonstrations against undocumented foreign nationals . Security personnel were seen patrolling the central business district in Johannesburg, the economic capital, where many shopkeepers decided not to open on Tuesday. Trucks and other assets belonging to the South African National Defence Force were also present, according to local media reports. Continue reading...
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‘Everyone is talking about Cape Verde’: World Cup run delights diaspora community in UK
5 days ago
by Aamna Mohdin
Cape Verde, UK news, World Cup 2026, World Cup, World news, Football, Africa, SportCape Verdeans in Britain feeling ‘incredibly proud’ after team’s hard-fought draws against Spain and Uruguay World Cup live – latest updates For as long as she can remember, 13-year-old Lauryn struggled to find a map that included Cape Verde. Now, to her great delight, the tiny African island nation is finally centre stage. “Seeing our country shown across the world at the World Cup makes me feel incredibly proud,” Lauryn says. “After the first match, everyone was talking about Cape Verde. People saw the talent and the skill of our players.” Continue reading...
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Four people die in mass fan celebrations in Mexico City after World Cup victory
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by Agence France-Presse
World Cup 2026, Mexico, Football, Sport, Americas, World CupThree of the victims died from suffocation More than a million people gathered in Mexico City Four people died, three from suffocation, as thousands of fans crowded Mexico City streets during World Cup celebrations, the capital’s health secretariat said in the early hours of Wednesday. The deaths occurred near the Angel of Independence landmark, where thousands of fans had gathered to celebrate Mexico’s 2-0 victory over Ecuador in the last 32. Continue reading...
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Trump refuses to renew US-Canada-Mexico trade pact he once championed
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by Joseph Gedeon and Shrai Popat in Washington
Donald Trump, US news, US economy, Canada, Mexico, Business, US politics, Americas, EconomicsTrump and US officials opted to keep USMCA alive on short leash of annual reviews rather than longer term renewal Donald Trump has refused to renew the North American trade pact he once championed as his signature deal, opting instead to keep it alive on a short leash of annual reviews rather than committing to another 16 years. Wednesday was the deadline built into the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) for the three countries to jointly decide its fate, which is set to expire in 2036. Continue reading...
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Canada to join Eurovision song contest from 2027
3 hours ago
by Philip Oltermann and agencies
Eurovision, Canada, Americas, Europe, World news, Television & radio, Music, CultureCountry is first to join since Australia in 2015 as event director says it ‘continues to welcome the world’ Canada will join the Eurovision song contest in 2027, becoming the first new participant since Australia in 2015, organisers have announced. Participation is not limited to countries in geographic Europe and instead is open to all members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which Canada joined last week. Australia is an associate member. Continue reading...
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Venezuelan police officers arrested over alleged looting after earthquakes
6 hours ago
by Tom Phillips in Caracas, Sam Jones and agencies
Venezuela, Earthquakes, Americas, World newsAnger at authorities and government grows as local people, volunteers and rescue teams continue search for survivors Four Venezuelan police officers have been arrested and are facing dismissal after being accused of looting cash from the rubble of a building that collapsed during last week’s devastating twin earthquakes . Local people and national and international rescue teams continue to search for survivors in the aftermath of the back-to-back quakes, which have killed almost 2,000 people, injured more than 10,000, and left tens of thousands missing. Continue reading...
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Wednesday briefing: After two powerful earthquakes, what is the reality on the ground in Venezuela?
14 hours ago
by Patrick Greenfield
Venezuela, Earthquakes, Americas, World news, Delcy Rodríguez, Nicolás Maduro, Trump administrationIn today’s newsletter: A country already in crisis since the removal of its leader earlier this year by the US, now has to find a way to rebuild with little state presence in evidence The shaking seemed to come from nowhere. In a moment captured by fishers off Venezuela’s Caribbean coast, two earthquakes struck seconds apart . Plumes of dust appear where buildings once stood in the recording as the camera rises and falls with the swell. The men rapidly head for the shore in search of their families. “I’m shaking,” says the cameraman. Since the quakes struck last Wednesday,
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China is a clear winner from Trump’s war in Middle East, report concludes
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by Amy Hawkins in Beijing
China, US-Israel war on Iran, Asia Pacific, Energy, Oil, Gas, Iran, Fossil fuels, Renewable energy, Middle East and north Africa, World news, CommoditiesBeijing, whose stockpiles and renewables industry allowed it to withstand energy shock, is now gaining from global solar and EV push China has emerged as the sole winner in Asia from the strait of Hormuz crisis, according to a report published on Tuesday. The report by the geopolitical consulting firm Asia Group concluded that China had weathered the storm of the global commodities crisis resulting from the closure of the Middle Eastern waterway, and also stood to gain from the economic and geopolitical trends sparked by the wider conflict. Continue reading...
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Thai police investigate if Australian man charged over 17-year-old girl’s murder linked to other unsolved cases
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by Natasha May and Vee Intarakratug in Pattaya
Thailand, Australia news, Asia PacificPolice say there are similarities but no evidence of links between Thunchanok Donhomla’s alleged murder and two other deaths in past two years in same region Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Thai police are investigating whether an Australian man charged with murdering a 17-year-old girl could be linked to two unsolved cases in the region. Police colonel Anek Srathongyoo, a superintendent of Pattaya City police station, told the Guardian on Tuesday that although there was no evidence linking Simon Peter Carman to the cases in neighbouring regions, they were investigating the possibility given
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Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui sentenced to 30 years in US prison for fraud
2 days ago
by Alastair McCready in Taipei
China, US news, Asia Pacific, World newsGuo Wengui, who gained fans for criticising China’s Communist party, was found guilty in 2024 on nine charges including money laundering A US federal court has sentenced exiled Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui to 30 years in prison, after he was convicted of defrauding thousands of people out of more than $1bn. In July 2024 , a jury unanimously found Guo, also known as Ho Wan Kwok and Miles Guo, guilty on nine of 12 charges, including securities offences, wire fraud and money laundering. The FBI arrested Guo, who is in his fifties, in March 2023 at his luxury Manhattan apartment
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EU sets up three months of talks with China over €360bn trade deficit
2 days ago
by Lisa O’Carroll
European Union, Business, China, Asia Pacific, Global economy, Economics, Europe, World newsTwo sides agree to try to make bilateral relationship ‘more balanced’ after weeks of threats The EU and China have agreed to enter three months of talks to try to avoid a trade war over the bloc’s €360bn (£310bn) annual import/export imbalance. In their first joint statement in seven years, the two sides agreed in Brussels to open a formal trade consultation after weeks of threats and recriminations from China if the EU imposed any measures to stop the flood of goods and components into the bloc. Continue reading...
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Shares in chipmakers underpinning AI boom rocket in first half of 2026
2 days ago
by Graeme Wearden
Technology sector, Stock markets, AI (artificial intelligence), Business, Manufacturing sector, Technology, US news, Computing, Asia Pacific, World newsValue of some chip manufacturers have tripled, or more, driving Asia Pacific stock markets sharply higher Shares in chipmakers have surged in the first half of this year as investors piled into companies that make the hardware underpinning the AI boom, according to analysis. Investors have driven up the value of semiconductor and memory chip manufacturers, whose profits have soared during 2026, at the expense of some large software companies, which have fallen out of favour this year. Continue reading...
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Josh Burns says partner Georgie Purcell faces antisemitic abuse because she is Jewish, commission hears
5 hours ago
by Tory Shepherd
Royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Bondi beach terror attack, Australia news, Islam, Religion, New South Wales, VictoriaThe royal commission into antisemitism and social cohesion hears how witnesses are subjected to hate speech amplified by misogyny Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Vile, threatening abuse is being levelled at witnesses to the antisemitism royal commission, the inquiry has heard, while a Labor MP has said attacks on his partner were heightened because they were stacked with misogyny. Meanwhile, data analysis has shown how quickly factual reports are transformed into conspiracy theories online, and that while there was a spike in antisemitism after the Bondi terror attack, there was a “huge spike”
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Arts degrees to cost $50,000 until at least 2028 as measures to lower Australian university fees put on hold
5 hours ago
by Krishani Dhanji
Australian universities, Australia news, Australian educationBarney Glover, head of the Australian Tertiary Education Commission, says he will provide advice about degree funding to the government next year Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The man tasked with reforming the controversial Job-ready Graduates (JRG) program says he will not recommend any interim measures to reduce the $50,000 cost of arts degrees, despite calling the scheme a failure. Under the scheme introduced by the Morrison government, costs for science and maths courses were slashed to encourage students to take up Stem subjects, while arts and humanities fees rose sharply. The change
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Rapid demand for AI datacentres in Australia could stoke inflation, experts warn – and crowd out land for housing
5 hours ago
by Josh Taylor and Luca Ittimani
Datacentres, Transport, New South Wales, Australia news, Construction industry, Reserve Bank of Australia, Australian economy, Inflation, Business, Sydney, InfrastructureCalls are growing for new datacentre approvals to be halted until stronger protections are considered Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Transport for NSW and the Reserve Bank have warned datacentres could take scarce land from logistics firms and housing developments, pushing up prices and overheating the economy, as calls grow for a national pause on the booming sector. The rapid growth of datacentres has raised concerns for the transport and logistics sector, with Transport for NSW telling the state parliament inquiry on datacentres there was already significant pressure on the availability of industrial
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Lambie, Hanson and Pocock form unlikely alliance to protect transparency campaigner Rex Patrick
5 hours ago
by Tom McIlroy Political editor
Australian politics, David Pocock, Freedom of information, Pauline Hanson, Australia news, Jacqui LambieExclusive : Patrick is using freedom of information rules to seek where nuclear waste from Aukus submarines will be kept Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Jacqui Lambie, Pauline Hanson and David Pocock have joined a push for the government to stop a legal threat against Rex Patrick, after bureaucrats unexpectedly escalated a transparency case to the federal court. Patrick, a transparency campaigner and former senator , is seeking documents detailing where nuclear waste from the Aukus submarine fleet will be kept within Australia, and won an administrative appeal under freedom of information rules
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Australia’s mortgage burden is now above 1989 levels – when interest rates were 17%
6 hours ago
by Patrick Commins Economics editor
Housing, Australian economy, Consumer affairs, Personal finance, Business, KPMG, Australia newsKPMG analysis rebuts claims older generations had it harder when it came to buying and paying off a home Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s national mortgage burden is heavier now than it was when lending rates reached 17% at the end of the 1980s, new analysis reveals. Terry Rawnsley, an urban economist at KPMG, said his research was in part a “myth-busting” exercise aimed at rebutting oft-repeated claims that previous generations had it harder when it came to buying and paying off a home. Continue reading...
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Man guilty of attempting to murder three children in attack that triggered Dublin riot
2 hours ago
by Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent
Ireland, EuropeJury also finds Riad Bouchaker guilty of assaulting two other children and a childcare worker in 2023 stabbings A man has been found guilty of attempting to murder three children during a stabbing attack in Dublin in 2023, a crime that horrified Ireland and triggered a riot in the capital. A jury at the central criminal court on Wednesday also found Riad Bouchaker, 52, guilty of assault causing serious harm to a childcare worker, Leanne Flynn, and of assaulting two other children and a teenager. Continue reading...
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Albania warned EU accession at risk over Jared Kushner-backed resort plans
2 hours ago
by Helena Smith
Albania, European Union, Jared Kushner, Europe, World newsProposed development of protected shorelines and wildlife zones violates EU environmental policy, says MEP MEPs have warned Albania that EU accession talks are at risk if the government does not “change course” over plans for a luxury resort backed by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. Tineke Strik, the Dutch MEP heading a European parliament fact-finding mission to the Balkan nation, said Albania’s leadership was “playing with fire” by pursuing the €1.4bn (£1.2bn) real-estate venture that would, she said, wreak havoc on virgin coastline. Continue reading...
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How extreme heat is exposing extreme inequality
3 hours ago
by Ashifa Kassam European community affairs correspondent
World news, EuropeThe climate crisis and worsening disparity could be responsible for more than 100,000 deaths a year in Europe, which should set off alarm bells for policymakers • Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Call it a tale of two heatwave experiences. As brutally hot conditions brought much of western Europe to its knees, an American writer living in Paris asserted that , for many, the heat was not “nearly as apocalyptic” as most media were suggesting. He said he had yet to buy a fan, instead relying on closed shutters, misting sessions and open
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Bayeux tapestry tickets generate nine-hour online queues as public scramble for access
4 hours ago
by Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent
Bayeux tapestry, British Museum, Art, Culture, UK news, France, Art and design, EuropeReports say up to 80,000 people waiting by mid-afternoon for chance to see historic artwork at British Museum People keen to see the Bayeux tapestry faced online queues of up to nine hours when tickets went on sale for the first time on Wednesday morning. The British Museum, which is hosting the wool-on-linen artwork from September, saw huge traffic to its ticketing website as a scramble for access began. Continue reading...
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At least 3.3m people were victims of Dutch enslavement, research claims
4 hours ago
by Natricia Duncan Caribbean correspondent
Netherlands, Slavery, Europe, World newsFigure is more than five times the widely used 600,000 figure widely cited in apologies by king and politicians At least 3.3 million people were enslaved in the Netherlands during the transatlantic slave trade, research claims – more than five times the 600,000 figure widely used in history books and cited in apologies by the king and politicians. King Willem-Alexander referred to the more than 600,000 people who were brought from Africa on Dutch ships to be sold as enslaved people when he apologised three years ago for the role of the Netherlands in the transatlantic slave trade. Continue reading...
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Trump claims Iran has agreed to hold peace talks in Doha after recent clashes
2 days ago
by Andrew Roth in Washington
US-Israel war on Iran, US foreign policy, Iran, Middle East and north Africa, US news, World news, Donald TrumpUS president posts that meeting will take place on Tuesday in Qatari capital after exchange of fire in strait of Hormuz Iran is jealously competing with Oman as decision-maker over strait of Hormuz Donald Trump has claimed that Iran has agreed to hold talks in Doha after the US and Tehran traded fire in the strait of Hormuz this weekend, threatening the collapse of a ceasefire meant to keep the strait open and pave the way for peace talks. In a terse post on Truth Social, the US president claimed the meetings would take place in the Qatari capital, as
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Iran is jealously competing with Oman as decision-maker over strait of Hormuz
2 days ago
by Patrick Wintour
Strait of Hormuz, Iran, Oman, US-Israel war on Iran, Middle East and north Africa, Trump administration, World newsTehran believes it should control the shipping route but its neighbour has its own plans for reopening it The strait of Hormuz is Iran’s chief bargaining tool in the negotiations with the US and so it was always likely to be the greatest point of contention. Every inch of the 24-mile-wide waterway is being contested in a test of wills and patience. For Iran, the continuation of the dispute is not a problem so long as it does not lose control. Continue reading...
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Escalating US-Iran strikes threaten interim peace agreement
2 days ago
by Jason Burke International security correspondent
Iran, US news, US military, Donald Trump, Israel, Iraq, Oman, Bahrain, World news, Middle East and north AfricaTehran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait amid efforts to open strait of Hormuz without Iran’s direct oversight Fresh hostilities in Gulf suggest US-Iran memorandum was too broadly worded A new round of escalating strikes between Iran and the US has continued, further undermining the fragile interim peace agreement between the two countries, and prompting Donald Trump to threaten violence that would ensure Iran “will no longer exist”. On Sunday, Tehran launched drone and missile attacks against Bahrain and Kuwait after new US strikes on sites in southern Iran, and threatened a “complete halt” to negotiations to end the war. Trump said
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Fresh hostilities in Gulf suggest US-Iran memorandum was too broadly worded
3 days ago
by Patrick Wintour
US-Israel war on Iran, Iran, Lebanon, Strait of Hormuz, Israel, Hezbollah, Oman, US news, Middle East and north Africa, World newsDocument appears to have been subject to conflicting interpretations on key issues of Lebanon ceasefire and strait of Hormuz Middle East crisis live – latest updates The sudden eruption of fresh hostilities in the Gulf – just 10 days after Iran and the US signed a memorandum of understanding to end the conflict – threatens to put the two countries back on the path to war . It appears the deliberately opaque wording in the memorandum has been unable to withstand the pressure of conflicting interpretations, and as a result supporters of the deal inside Tehran are on the back
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Donald Trump threatens to annihilate Iran after crossfire over Hormuz – as it happened
3 days ago
by Aneesa Ahmed
US-Israel war on Iran, World news, Iran, Middle East and north Africa, Strait of Hormuz, Bahrain, Kuwait, Donald TrumpIran attacked Bahrain and Kuwait after US strikes, and threatened a ‘complete halt’ to talks US and Iran trade strikes as both sides accuse the other of endangering ceasefire We will soon be closing this liveblog, but you’ll be able to stay up-to-date with our ongoing coverage of the Middle East here. Here is a summary of today’s events: Iran launched drone and missile attacks Sunday targeting Bahrain and Kuwait in response to US airstrikes that hit the Islamic Republic , and threatened a “complete halt” in negotiations to end the war if Washington continues its attacks. US president Donald
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Pakistan roof collapse kills 14 children at tutoring centre
20 hours ago
by Guardian staff and agencies
Pakistan, South and central AsiaLocal officials said preliminary reports showed the centre was unregistered and operating inside a privately owned residential building Fourteen children died after the roof of a tutoring centre collapsed in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday, rescue officials have said, as authorities opened the way for a possible negligence investigation. Punjab’s emergency service said rescuers found children and a 30-year-old female teacher under the rubble of the private after-school facility. The children killed were aged five to 16 with most below nine. Continue reading...
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Delhi plans to ban petrol rickshaws and scooters in effort to cut toxic fumes
a day ago
by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
India, Delhi, South and central Asia, World news, Air pollution, Environment, Greenhouse gas emissions, Electric, hybrid and low-emission carsGovernment hopes for 30% of city’s fleet to be electric by 2030, in move hailed as ‘gamechanger’ on air pollution The unruly chaos of Delhi’s roads would be unrecognisable without the rickshaws and scooters that zip through India’s capital in their millions, emitting toxic fumes in their wake. But now, ambitious policies aim to give the city’s most recognisable vehicles an environmental makeover. On Monday, Delhi’s government announced plans to eventually ban petrol scooters, motorbikes and autorickshaws in favour of those running on electricity, in an attempt to bring down dangerously high pollution levels in the city by the end
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‘Humanity is a privilege’: Umar Khalid on his six years in an Indian jail without trial
2 days ago
by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
India, South and central Asia, World news, Activism, Human rights, Protest, Religion, IslamExclusive: Activist tells of his life as one of India’s most prominent political prisoners and his opposition to the government of Narendra Modi Prison is hardest at sunset. As the thousands of prisoners incarcerated in Delhi’s most infamous jail are cast out of their cells and forced into the dank yard until darkness falls, prisoner number 626714 feels the punishing dread begin to rise. Yet the inmate – better known as Umar Khalid – was recently moved to discover that another political prisoner, exiled at a camp thousands of miles from India, wrote of the very same feeling more than
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Pakistani airstrikes kill dozens in eastern Afghanistan
2 days ago
by Hannah Ellis-Petersen and agencies
Pakistan, Afghanistan, Taliban, South and central Asia, World newsPakistan says strikes were aimed at a terrorist group while Taliban condemn ‘cowardly act of aggression’ Pakistani airstrikes in three eastern provinces of Afghanistan killed 36 civilians and wounded 163 others, Afghan officials have said, as attacks between the two countries showed no sign of abating. Pakistan’s information minister, Attaullah Tarar, said the operations on Sunday night were aimed at a terrorist group his country blamed for a deadly militant attack in Karachi that killed three security personnel over the weekend. Continue reading...
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Child malnutrition in Nepal has reached ‘alarming’ levels since aid cuts, survey finds
6 days ago
by Kat Lay, Global health correspondent
Global development, Nepal, Malnutrition, USAID, Global health, Food security, Aid, South and central Asia, World newsFears hard-won gains in reducing child mortality over 20 years are at risk after end of USAID funding for nutrition programmes Child malnutrition in Nepal has reached “alarming” levels, according to the largest ever survey of under-fives in the country. The new figures came just over a year after USAID, the former US flagship agency closed by the Trump administration in 2025, stopped funding work on child nutrition in Nepal. Continue reading...
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Andy Burnham says ‘nothing off table’ in case of Rochdale grooming gang leader
2 hours ago
by Josh Halliday, Hannah Al-Othmanand Rajeev Syal
Andy Burnham, Rochdale child sex abuse ring, UK criminal justice, Labour, Politics, UK newsLabour leader-in-waiting wants to close loophole preventing deportation of sex offender Andy Burnham will explore “all possible options”, if he becomes prime minister, to close a legal loophole that prevented the deportation of a “vile” Rochdale grooming gang leader. In his first significant intervention as Labour leader-in-waiting, Burnham said nothing would be “off the table” in the case of Shabir Ahmed, 73, who is expected to be released from prison on Thursday. Continue reading...
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Badenoch urges Burnham to condemn defence investment plan as No 10 says funding is ‘credible’ – as it happened
3 hours ago
by Andrew Sparrow
Politics, UK news, Keir Starmer, PMQs, Andy Burnham, Kemi Badenoch, Labour, Labour party leadership, Conservatives, John Swinney, Scotland, Scottish politics, Devolution, Early years education, Childcare, Ed Davey, Liberal Democrats, Scottish National party (SNP), Defence policy, Military, Race, Immigration and asylum, Migration, Darren Jones, Education, Schools, Public sector pay, Angela RaynerMinister and MPs have raised concerns that his ‘poisoned chalice’ plan will take cash from much-needed road projects Minister and MP ‘furious’ over cuts to road projects to fund defence plan Dan Sabbagh is the Guardian’s defence and security editor. Andy Burnham is a “true patriot” who will provide the money needed to maintain Britain’s security when he becomes prime minister, the new defence secretary, Dan Jarvis , said on a visit to a factory in Cambridge today. I’ve known Andy Burnham for more than 15 years, he is a true patriot, and I absolutely believe that he will make
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Keir Starmer suggests Andy Burnham borrow billions for defence
3 hours ago
by Kiran Staceyand Alexandra Topping
Defence policy, PMQs, Keir Starmer, Labour, Kemi Badenoch, Conservatives, House of Commons, Politics, UK news, Andy BurnhamPrime minister has said his successor in No 10 should use fiscal headroom to fund a £4.7bn gap in defence spending UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has suggested Andy Burnham borrow billions more to cover the hole in the government’s defence investment plan (Dip), in a move economists say would severely reduce the likely next prime minister’s headroom against his fiscal rules. The prime minister said on Wednesday that his successor – who is very likely to be the Makerfield MP – should use the headroom to fund a £4.7bn gap in defence spending over the next
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UK national lottery funding too concentrated in south, Nandy says
3 hours ago
by Rob Davies
National lottery, UK news, Business, Gambling, Society, PoliticsCulture secretary launches first review of how money is spent in more than two decades Funding from the national lottery is too heavily concentrated in the south, the culture secretary has said, as she launched the first review in more than 20 years into how billons raised by ticket sales is spent. In comments that chime with Andy Burnham’s pledge to devolve more power from London if he becomes prime minister, Nandy said the model governing how lottery money is spent was “showing its age”. Continue reading...
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Teachers in England get two-year 6.6% pay rise but schools to foot part of bill
4 hours ago
by Richard Adams Education editor
Teaching, Schools, School funding, Public sector pay, Colleges, Academies, Bridget Phillipson, Education policy, Department for Education, Education, England, UK news, SocietyUnions pleased with rise above forecast inflation but concerned nearly a third of it will come from school budgets UK politics live – latest updates Teachers in England will receive a 3.5% pay rise from September and a further 3% next year, with extra school funding to meet most but not all of the higher wage bill, the government has announced. Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, said the government would accept the pay recommendations of the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB), which were substantially higher than the government’s initial proposals. Continue reading...
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Sony will kill PlayStation games on discs in 2028 and offer digital downloads only
an hour ago
by Agence France-Presse
PlayStation, Grand Theft Auto, Grand Theft Auto VI, Sony, Games, Technology, Culture, US newsWith the much-anticipated release of Grand Theft Auto VI only available as download, Sony is following suite Sony said on Wednesday that it would stop releasing new video games for the PlayStation console on disc in January 2028 following a shift in consumer preferences. “Following this date, new games will be available on PlayStation Store and at retailers in digital formats only,” the company said on its official PlayStation blog. Continue reading...
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Seven more sentenced to prison over protest outside Texas detention center
an hour ago
by Lex McMenamin and agency
Texas, US immigration, US news, World newsJudge hands down 50-year sentence to defendant Ines Soto, whose wife Elizabeth was sentenced to same prison term Seven more people were sentenced to prison Wednesday over a shooting outside a Texas immigration detention center that wounded a police officer and has left many protesters facing decades behind bars. All but one of the defendants sentenced in Fort Worth courtrooms pleaded guilty to charges related to the shooting outside the Prairieland detention center near Dallas last July 4. They each were sentenced to between nearly two and 15 years in prison. Continue reading...
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‘Everybody is profiting’: Trump dismisses questions about over $1bn in crypto earnings – live
an hour ago
by Shrai Popat (now); Lucy Campbell and Tom Ambrose (earlier)
Trump administration, US news, World news, Donald Trump, Cryptocurrencies, US supreme court, US politics, US immigration‘We have funds that run my money well,’ US president says. ‘I think it’s called a “blind account” … I purposely I never speak to any of the people that run the money’ Key takeaways from Trump’s financial disclosures Sign up for US breaking news alerts email While fielding questions from reporters ahead of his flight to North Dakota today, Donald Trump batted down questions a bout the $1.2bn he earned from crypto businesses , according to his latest annual financial disclosure. “We have funds that run my money well. I’ve made a lot of money before I became president,”
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Two people arrested after unfolding banner atop Empire State Building
an hour ago
by Maya Yang and agency
New York, Empire State Building, New York, US, US newsIn apparent marriage proposal stunt, sign displaying message of peace was seen atop the New York landmark Two people have been arrested following an apparent marriage proposal atop the Empire State Building’s spire on Wednesday, after they climbed to the very pinnacle of the New York City landmark – well above the level open to the public. The two people, both wearing black clothing and who appeared to be masked, also unfurled a large black banner at the top of the skyscraper with the words: “When the power of love beats the love of power the world knows peace.” Continue
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The Harvard astronomer dubbed Trump’s chief alien hunter starts by assuming UFOs human-made
2 hours ago
by Richard Luscombe and agency
UFOs, Trump administration, US news, Alien lifeAvi Loeb’s White House panel has asked the Pentagon for videos and files on unexplained aerial sightings A controversial Harvard University cosmologist who has suggested alien lifeforms could be sailing into the solar system disguised as meteors is leading the Trump administration’s secretive new scientific advisory panel on security risks posed by UFOs. Avi Loeb and his hand-picked committee have already begun looking into the origins of mysterious flying craft, now known as unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and last month asked the Pentagon for dozens of videos, images and documents of reported encounters and incidents, the Associated Press reports .
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Ship runs aground in Strait of Hormuz, was not using Iran-approved route: Iranian state TV
an hour ago
by Associated Press
A ship ran aground in the Strait of Hormuz while using a route not approved by Iran, state television in Tehran reported on Wednesday. The vessel was identified as a foreign container ship, with no other details. The report appeared aimed at underlining Tehran’s claims to control the strait, which the world has long considered an international waterway. A fifth of all oil and natural gas passed through it in peacetime. Since the US and Israel launched the war against Iran on February 28, Iran...
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2 arrested after hanging ‘power of love’ banner on top of Empire State Building
2 hours ago
by Associated Press
Two people got to the top of the Empire State Building’s antenna and unfurled a banner about “the power of love” at midday on Wednesday, before starting to descend, embracing, taking selfies and ultimately being arrested. Dressed in black and wearing masks – but not tethers, it appeared – the two balanced on a narrow ledge and appeared to kiss atop the New York skyscraper’s antenna, which rises 1,454 feet (443 metres) above midtown Manhattan, news helicopter video showed. The banner, reading...
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Maltese tycoon on trial over murder of ‘one-woman WikiLeaks’ Daphne Caruana Galizia
3 hours ago
by Agence France-Presse
A Maltese tycoon went on trial on Wednesday accused of ordering the murder of a hard-hitting investigative journalist that rocked the island nation, brought down a government and drew global condemnation. Suspect Yorgen Fenech is charged with orchestrating the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, 53, a prominent public figure and vocal critic who was killed by a bomb placed in her car near her home. “Nine years after my mother’s murder, the man accused of commissioning it stands trial,” the...
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Trump takes first flight on new Air Force One, a gift from Qatar
4 hours ago
by dpa
US President Donald Trump flew for the first time on Wednesday aboard a retrofitted Boeing 747 that he accepted as a gift from Qatar. The luxury aircraft, reported to be worth about US$400 million, officially joined the Air Force One fleet last month. It had to undergo extensive modifications at US taxpayers’ expense, including security upgrades, before being cleared for use. Trump used it to fly to North Dakota to visit the new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. Trump accepted the jet in...
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China’s Fifa fever, EU’s trade deadline: 7 global relations reads
6 hours ago
by SCMP
We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering global relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. With no team in World Cup, Chinese fans root for Ronaldo, Messi … and a referee Among the hundreds of thousands of fans who travelled to North America for the World Cup are countless Chinese supporters. Yet while China remains one of the world’s largest football markets, its presence at the...
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Sudan’s RSF committed ethnic cleansing, says Amnesty
7 hours ago
by Agence France-Presse
The Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during their attack on El-Fasher city between 2024 and 2025, Amnesty International alleged Wednesday. Sudan has been mired since April 2023 in a brutal war between the army and the RSF, which has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee, according to the United Nations. Both sides have been accused of atrocities, with a UN independent fact-finding mission in February concluding...
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Belgium apartment block fire kills at least 5, seriously injures several
7 hours ago
by Associated Press
At least five people have been killed and many injured in a fire in an apartment block in the Belgian city of Antwerp, police said on Wednesday. The blaze broke out mid-morning on the eighth floor of the building, where more than 200 people live, in the city’s Linkeroever neighbourhood, sending vast plumes of smoke into the air, Antwerp police said in a statement. An evacuation of the 10-storey building was under way. “Right now, unfortunately, at least 5 people have died in the fire. There are...
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In the AI era, US-China competition hinges on who can adapt faster
8 hours ago
by Marco Vicenzino
Power has historically been measured by indicators such as territory, population, industrial production, military capability and economic scale. Those foundations remain indispensable. But each technological revolution has changed the nature of geopolitical competition. The Industrial Revolution rewarded manufacturing capacity. The 20th century rewarded industrial scale, military mobilisation and ideological reach. Globalisation rewarded efficiency, integration and financial connectivity. The...
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US, Iran officials hold indirect talks in Qatar to try to end war: diplomat
8 hours ago
by Agence France-Presse
Indirect talks in Doha, Qatar, between officials from the United States and Iran aimed at ending the Middle East war have started, a diplomat with knowledge of the talks said on Wednesday. The diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive talks, confirmed negotiations were under way after they earlier said the US and Iran were to hold “indirect technical talks on Wednesday in Doha with Qatari and Pakistani mediators”. The Doha talks are based “on the memorandum of...
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‘YMCA’ Village People singer Victor Willis dies at 74
9 hours ago
by Agence France-Presse
Victor Willis, lead singer of the disco group Village People whose hit Y.M.C.A. became a fixture at rallies for US President Donald Trump, has died, his spouse said in a Facebook post on Wednesday. “It is with profound sadness that I must announce the death of my husband, VICTOR WILLIS. Victor passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, as a result of a short, but aggressive illness,” the post on Willis’s official page said. The Texas-born musician, who was 74, was a co-founder of the Village People...
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Spain blames over 1,000 excess deaths on heatwave, in second-hottest June ever
9 hours ago
by Reuters
Spain recorded 1,029 excess deaths last month attributable to heat, official data showed on Wednesday, as a five-day heatwave with temperatures surpassing 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) made it the second-hottest June on record. Data on the Health Ministry’s daily mortality monitoring system MoMo showed this June had the most deaths attributed to heat since the same month in 2015. Average temperatures last month were 3.2 degrees higher than normal, weather agency AEMET said,...
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Iran prepares grand funeral for late supreme leader killed on war’s first day
13 hours ago
by Agence France-Presse
Giant portraits of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s late supreme leader killed in US-Israeli air strikes, have been hung from Tehran’s Grand Mosalla as workers raced to prepare for his grand funeral ceremony. His funeral, initially delayed at the height of the Middle East war, will take place as Iran and the United States observe a fragile ceasefire after signing a preliminary deal to halt the conflict. Khamenei, a spiritual figure for many Shias, was killed aged 86 at his compound in the centre...
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A US missile killed Iranian schoolchildren 4 months ago. Still, no one accepts blame
14 hours ago
by Associated Press
It was the deadliest reported strike in the US-Israeli war against Iran, and most of the victims were children. Yet over four months since a US missile struck an Iranian primary school, there is no final accounting of what happened. The Trump administration has not directly accepted the blame, though the military possessed evidence almost immediately that the site had been struck, a US official with knowledge of the situation told Associated Press. Drawing from interviews with US officials,...
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Raid to relief: US military aids Venezuela after twin earthquakes
15 hours ago
by Reuters
The US military has established a robust footprint of US forces in and around Venezuela to support relief operations, with over 900 personnel inside the country and another roughly 800 in Caribbean hubs Puerto Rico and Curacao, according to the top US general for Latin America. General Francis Donovan, the commander of US Southern Command, said US forces had participated in search-and-rescue operations, helped get the airport up and running and mobilised air and naval assets to allow for the...
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Oman Air targets Singapore with new nonstop flight as Gulf carriers ramp up services
15 hours ago
by Reuters
Oman Air is looking to capitalise on the Gulf state’s appeal as a largely untapped tourism destination as it launches flights from Muscat to Singapore on Thursday and considers an expansion to North Asia over the next year. The new nonstop Singapore service was underpinned by a lower cost base and the airline’s year-old membership in the Oneworld alliance to aid with connections, as serving the city state with a stopover in Kuala Lumpur failed nine years ago, Oman Air CEO Con Korfiatis said...
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Xi Jinping meets foreign leaders: tracker, June 2026
16 hours ago
by Junjie Wang
Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted the leaders of Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Bangladesh and Belarus in June. He also travelled to North Korea on his first overseas journey this year and his first visit to Pyongyang since 2019. In total, 20 national leaders have met Xi in Beijing this year, including US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The long list shows China’s growing global influence amid rising geopolitical tensions. Xi may meet Trump three more times this year. He...
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Hong Kong’s 5-year plan will hinge on how it measures success
19 hours ago
by Ken Chu
Hong Kong’s first five-year plan will undoubtedly mark a significant milestone for the city. The public consultation launched last month covers a range of issues, such as economic development, innovation and technology, housing, healthcare, education, infrastructure and regional cooperation. The exercise offers a chance not only to discuss what Hong Kong hopes to achieve by 2030, but also how its success should be measured. That second question is perhaps the more important one. Hong Kong has...
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Fighter jets scrambled as Tel Aviv-bound flight triggers false hijack alarm
19 hours ago
by Agence France-Presse
A technical error caused a Tel Aviv-bound flight to report a hijacking Tuesday that led to Israeli and Bulgarian jets scrambling to intercept the aircraft, Bulgaria’s transport ministry said. An airport official earlier said that the Bulgarian company operating the Airbus A320 blamed pilot error. Bulgaria’s transport ministry said, however, in a statement: “The reason for the diversion is a technical failure of the aircraft’s transponder, which transmitted a false signal of unlawful...
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Trump reports earning over US$1.4 billion from crypto ventures
21 hours ago
by Reuters
US President Donald Trump reported more than US$1.4 billion in income from his family’s crypto ventures last year, showing how he now derives most of his income from digital assets that have benefited from his policies, according to a review of his latest financial disclosures on Tuesday. The filings, his annual disclosure for 2025 with the US Office of Government Ethics, disclosed that his companies received almost US$800 million from World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture he and his sons...
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Person in UK tests negative for Ebola as Africa cases rise
a day ago
by Bloomberg
A person admitted to hospital in Scotland with suspected Ebola has tested negative, as central Africa continues to face a deadly outbreak of the virus. The person arrived at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow on Tuesday, according to a BBC report. A representative for the hospital declined to comment. Public Health Scotland (PHS) said in a statement a person was tested for Ebola as a precautionary measure. The government health agency said there are no confirmed cases in the...
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Do BN(O) migrants dream of air conditioning?
a day ago
by Alex Lo
When I was still working from the South China Morning Post’s office in Hong Kong, I fought with my expat colleagues throughout the summer over control of the thermostat. There were basically two tribes. I generalise here a bit, but essentially the locals wanted it freezing, which admittedly was bad for the environment and rather excessive. The expats, however, wanted it just a few degrees lower than outside, which seemed to defeat the purpose of air conditioning. When my late boss Simon, who was...
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US will refuse to renew USMCA as China becomes fault line in North America trade review
a day ago
by Igor Patrick
The United States was expected to formally decline to extend its free-trade agreement with Mexico and Canada on Wednesday, starting a years-long process that could wind down the trade zone unless the three governments agree on sweeping changes. Trade chiefs from the three countries were due to meet virtually on the sixth anniversary of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, with Washington widely expected not to confirm that it wants to keep the pact in its current form. The move stops short...
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Blake Lively seeks US$8 million from Justin Baldoni for legal fees after movie set saga
a day ago
by Associated Press
Blake Lively is seeking US$8 million in legal costs from actor and director Justin Baldoni after resolving their dispute over the acrimonious production of their 2024 film It Ends With Us. Lively’s lawyers disclosed the amount, covering nearly US$7.5 million in lawyers’ fees from two law firms that represented her and about US$500,000 in other expenses, in a court filing on Tuesday. Lively and Baldoni settled last month just before a trial was to start in federal court in Manhattan on Lively’s...
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Macron urges more opposition to the death penalty as global executions rise
a day ago
by dpa
French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Tuesday against a renewed debate in favour of the death penalty and said he was appalled by the rising number of executions around the world. Addressing the ninth World Congress Against the Death Penalty in Paris, Macron said opposition to capital punishment is needed “because today this debate is resurfacing in our societies”. “Because today many in our societies once again believe that the death penalty is a solution, amid a confusion of principles...
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UK investors sue Binance and founder Zhao Changpeng for US$200 million
a day ago
by Reuters
Almost 1,700 British investors are suing Binance and founder Zhao Changpeng for at least £150 million (US$200 million), alleging the crypto trading platform sold them risky, complex derivative products without regulatory authorisation. The claimants, some of whom said they had lost tens of thousands of pounds, allege Binance entities knowingly sold investments such as leveraged products, which can amplify gains or losses, from late 2019 and promoted them in breach of the Financial Services...
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UK may intervene in Paramount’s US$110 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery
a day ago
by Reuters
Britain said on Tuesday it could intervene in Paramount Skydance’s proposed takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, potentially holding up the US$110 billion deal after the US and China gave it the green light. The move could see the deal referred to the UK’s antitrust regulator, which made headlines in 2023 when it blocked Microsoft’s US$69 billion acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard to the fury of the two US companies. It later changed its mind after Microsoft amended its...
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US Supreme Court again rejects cap on political campaign spending limits
a day ago
by Reuters
The US Supreme Court has again struck down campaign spending limits, this time rejecting federal restrictions on coordinated spending between political parties and their candidates on free speech grounds. The ruling on Tuesday comes as major Republican committees head towards the November midterm elections with a significant cash advantage over their Democratic counterparts. Siding with Vice-President J.D. Vance and other Republican challengers, the court ruled 6-3 that a cap on the amount of...
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US Supreme Court upholds state bans on transgender student athletes
a day ago
by Agence France-Presse
The US Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for states to impose restrictions on transgender student athletes, upholding laws in West Virginia and Idaho banning them from female sports teams. It delivered a major victory to conservatives in one of the country’s most fiercely contested culture-war battles. The justices overturned decisions by lower courts siding with transgender students who challenged the bans in the two states as violating the US Constitution and a federal...
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Venezuela survivors pulled from rubble days after quakes
a day ago
by dpa
Almost a week after two devastating earthquakes struck Venezuela, survivors were still being found alive by rescuers that have come from abroad to help. Salvadorean rescuers reached a 44-year-old man trapped under the rubble of a shopping centre in the coastal city of Maiquetía in the early hours of Tuesday, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele wrote on the platform X. The man had been supplied with water through a tube while rescuers found a way to reach him safely. Workers from the Ecuadorian...
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Putin superyacht ‘Graceful’ spotted on radar off Denmark
a day ago
by dpa
The Russian luxury yacht Graceful, said to be the personal vessel of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has appeared on radar for the first time in almost four years, Danish public broadcaster DR reported. According to data from Marinetraffic.com, the vessel sailed along the northern coast of Denmark on Monday. DR reported that from Sunday morning it had been accompanied by two Russian warships as well as alternately by the Danish navy and the German coastguard. “The armed forces routinely...
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Why the AI future won’t be decided by algorithms and chatbots
a day ago
by Syed Munir Khasru
When people talk about the race for artificial intelligence, they usually focus on software. Headlines revolve around ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek or the latest breakthrough model. Governments announce AI strategies and investors pour billions into start-ups promising to transform everything from medicine to education. Nonetheless, the most consequential battle in the AI age may not be over algorithms at all. It may be over the machines. Behind every chatbot response and AI-generated image lies a...
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Iraq’s 14 million barrels of trapped oil travels through Strait of Hormuz
a day ago
by Bloomberg
Iraqi oil stranded by the Middle East conflict has escaped the Persian Gulf over the past ten days as transit via the Strait of Hormuz eased during an uneasy US-Iran ceasefire. Vessels carrying about 14 million barrels of Iraqi oil exited the Gulf in the latter part of June and are now carrying crude to buyers in Asia, Europe and the US, according to tanker tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. That is the equivalent of about 1.4 million barrels a day over the 10-day period. All cargoes loaded...
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South Africa anti-migrant demos draw thousands, plus huge police presence
a day ago
by Bloomberg
Thousands of people joined anti-migrant protests in South Africa on Tuesday, watched over by a massive police contingent that was deployed to prevent violence and intimidation. The demonstrations in Johannesburg, Pretoria, the port cities of Durban and Cape Town and other towns were called by an organisation known as March and March to demand that all undocumented foreigners leave the country. The rallies, which marked the culmination of weeks of protests that have displaced thousands of mainly...
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UK lays out defence plan with drones, self-flying fighter jets, no-crew submarines
a day ago
by Associated Press
Self-flying fighter jets, uncrewed submarines and drones are at the centre of Britain’s future military under a defence plan announced on Tuesday that reflects a world of conflicts transformed by technology. Prime Minister Keir Starmer – who is expected to leave office next month after losing the support of MPs – unveiled his long-delayed Defence Investment Plan. Defence spending will increase to nearly £80 billion (US$105.85 billion) a year by 2029, putting it on a path to hit three per cent...
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Why did they pancake? Building failures, soft soil amplify Venezuela quake destruction
2 days ago
by Reuters
When late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez built this coastal housing development bearing his name as part of his socialist revolution, residents found a fresh start after deadly floods had decimated the area more than a decade earlier. But after two back-to-back earthquakes flattened parts of the 1,100-unit complex last Wednesday, engineers have urged the Venezuelan government to swiftly audit similar public housing that is still standing. “I lost my whole apartment,” said Yelsa Rojas, who since...
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Passenger jet reports striking drone approaching JFK airport to land
2 days ago
by Associated Press
A passenger jet reported striking a drone while approaching JFK International Airport on Monday, and just hours later, a helicopter pilot alerted a close call with a remote-control plane near the same airport. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the first incident that happened as a JetBlue plane passed through 3,000 feet (914 metres) Monday morning while it was crossing the coastline. The plane landed safely in New York without any additional help, and no damage was found when...
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Self-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui jailed for 30 years in US for fraud conviction
2 days ago
by Associated Press
A self-exiled billionaire Chinese business tycoon once believed to be among China’s wealthiest men was sentenced on Monday to 30 years in a US prison for a massive financial fraud that a federal judge said cost over 1,000 people worldwide hundreds of millions of dollars. Guo Wengui, who fled China a decade ago and reinvented himself as a US-based Communist Party critic, was sentenced in a Manhattan courtroom packed with his supporters by Judge Analisa Torres. She said he “preyed on those seeking...
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US parents charged with murder in death of 7-year-old son weighing 116kg
2 days ago
by Associated Press
The parents of a seven-year-old Michigan boy who weighed 116kg (255 pounds) when he died have been charged with murder, torture and child abuse, prosecutors said. “Clearly the parents were feeding the child improperly, to say the least,” Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton said on Monday. “He wasn’t getting the nutrition he needed.” Casper O’Brien died in November after first responders were called to the family’s home in Flint because he had stopped breathing, prosecutors said. His parents –...
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Ukrainian oligarch among 3 wounded in ‘deliberate’ Monaco explosion
2 days ago
by Agence France-Presse
A blast from an explosive device wounded Ukrainian oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev and two others in Monaco on Monday, authorities said, in a “deliberate” act unprecedented in the principality. Three people including a teenager were wounded in the explosion that struck around 9pm local time in a residential building on a street along the border with France. A source close to the investigation who asked not to be named said that one of those wounded was Yermolaiev. Monaco’s Minister of State Christophe...
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Fujimori dynasty returns to Peru as ex-leader’s daughter wins presidency
2 days ago
by Agence France-Presse
Peru’s conservative president-elect Keiko Fujimori vowed to restore “order and hope” as final results showed she narrowly won the election in the latest victory for a resurgent Latin American right. She inherits the task of running a country hit by powerful organised crime gangs and chronic political instability, as it burned through eight presidents in the past decade. Her win also means the name Fujimori is back in the presidential palace more than two decades after the fall of her late...
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Over 100 Venezuelans deported from US missing after quakes level hotel
2 days ago
by Associated Press
More than 100 people just deported from the United States were being held in a hotel when earthquakes struck Venezuela, setting off a scramble to find survivors and bodies buried in the rubble, according to survivors. A deportation flight from Miami arrived in Venezuela hours before Wednesday’s earthquakes. On board were 146 Venezuelans, including 19 women and seven children, according to ICE Flight Monitor, an initiative of Human Rights First, which tracks deportation flights. They were...
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Chinese Venezuelans turn community networks into lifeline after earthquakes
2 days ago
by Teresa Elena Frontado
Lutao Cen was swimming off Margarita Island, where he has lived for four decades, when twin earthquakes measuring above magnitude 7 struck northern Venezuela within two minutes. Only after returning to shore did he learn what had happened. Messages flooded his WeChat feed. Friends in Caracas, Valencia and Maracay described buildings collapsing and streets filled with dust. Then came the news he had feared most. A close friend in La Guaira, chairman of the local Chinese association, had been...
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How the Northern Metropolis university town can deliver on innovation
2 days ago
by Ningrong Liu
The recent visit of Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, carried the task of accelerating the development of the Northern Metropolis. This is not another urban expansion, but a strategic test of whether Hong Kong can reinvent its role in the nation’s innovation landscape. At its core, the Northern Metropolis bears a dual mission. For Hong Kong, it must become a growth engine, creating a third curve of development, beyond finance and real estate, by nurturing original...
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Alex Murdaugh returns to court in shackles as judge sets date for murder retrial
2 days ago
by Associated Press
Alex Murdaugh was back in court Monday on charges he killed his wife and son, appearing silently at a pretrial hearing that was mostly short on substance but long on spectacle as the true-crime sensation continues to captivate. Murdaugh’s murder convictions and sentence of life in prison were overturned last month by the South Carolina Supreme Court. On Monday, a new judge laid out a timeline for hearings set the retrial to begin April 5. She also nailed down deadlines for making sure the...
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Switzerland returns 18 historic Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
2 days ago
by Agence France-Presse
Swiss authorities on Monday returned 18 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria in a ceremony at the National Museum in Lagos, the latest addition to the nation’s growing collection of repatriated treasures. Countries across Africa have been pushing in recent years for the restitution of artefacts and artworks taken during the colonial period – including Nigeria’s famed Benin Bronzes, which were looted as spoils of war by the British and today are scattered in museums and private collections across the...
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Author of US ‘torture memos’ to advise team probing alleged anti-Trump conspiracy
2 days ago
by Associated Press
A law professor known for his expansive views of presidential power and for decades-old memos that justified harsh interrogation techniques after the September 11 terror attacks says he will be advising a team of prosecutors investigating whether former law enforcement and intelligence officials conspired against President Donald Trump. John Yoo confirmed in an email to Associated Press on Monday that he would be assisting Joe diGenova in an ongoing investigation into whether officials who over...
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Couple detained in France after 15-month-old twins die of dehydration
2 days ago
by Agence France-Presse
French police on Monday detained a couple after their 15-month-old twin daughters died of suspected dehydration, a source close to the investigation said. The couple’s four other children, aged three, four, five and six, were hospitalised with dehydration but were not in life-threatening condition, the source said. The parents alerted emergency services in the northern town of Beuvrages after discovering the twins in their beds, a police source said. Preliminary findings indicate that the...
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EU sets October deadline for ‘tangible results’ on China imbalances after key trade talks
2 days ago
by Finbarr Bermingham
In a bid to cool searing trade tensions, the European Union and China have launched a new ministerial-level platform for solving grievances, with Brussels insisting that disputes over trade imbalances, export controls and intellectual property must deliver “tangible results” by October. On Monday, in the middle of marathon talks in the Belgian capital, the sides issued a rare joint statement, in which they announced four initial workstreams, focused on trade and investment balancing, export...
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Penelope Keith, star of classic British sitcom The Good Life, dead at 86
2 days ago
by Associated Press
Penelope Keith, a comic performer who shone as flinty but lovable upper-crust characters in British sitcoms The Good Life and To the Manor Born, has died aged 86. Keith’s family said on Monday that she had been diagnosed with cancer and died at her home in Surrey, near London. Keith began her acting career onstage and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1963 but she found her greatest fame on television. She won a Bafta (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) award in 1977 for The Good...
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Belarus’ Lukashenko courts Moscow and Beijing as Ukraine tensions simmer
2 days ago
by dpa
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has visited Russia and then China following a series of public exchanges with Ukraine, meeting President Xi Jinping in Beijing and Russian President Vladimir Putin at his Valdai residence. Lukashenko told Xi that being in China was for him “like coming home”, Belarusian journalists accompanying the delegation reported on Monday. Xi said China supported Belarus in preserving its state sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, according to...
New York Times
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How the Iran War Ignited a Clash Between Trump and the Saudi Crown Prince
6 hours ago
by Edward Wong
US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), United States International Relations, Nuclear Weapons, Mohammed bin Salman (1985- ), Trump, Donald J, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Strait of HormuzCrown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pressed President Trump earlier to cripple Iran. But as Iran asserted its power, the prince urged a cease-fire, and is now pursuing his security priorities.
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U.S. and Iran Set to Hold Indirect Talks After Trading Attacks: What to Know
3 hours ago
by Euan Ward
US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Ships and Shipping, United States International Relations, Witkoff, Steven, Kushner, Jared, Qatar, Iran, United StatesNegotiators are in Qatar for indirect talks and ship traffic has risen in the Strait of Hormuz, even as Tehran and Washington remain far apart on key issues. Here’s what to know.
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Trump Suggestion of a Syrian Crackdown on Hezbollah Confounds Many in Mideast
10 hours ago
by Christina Goldbaum and Raja Abdulrahim
Defense and Military Forces, War and Armed Conflicts, Politics and Government, Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Hezbollah, al-Shara, Ahmed (Abu Mohammad al-Jolani) (1982- ), Assad, Bashar al-, Trump, Donald J, Peace ProcessDuring peace talks, President Trump repeatedly floated the idea that Syria could help subdue Hezbollah in Lebanon. The proposal revived bitter memories.
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SpudCell: Scientists Made a Cell With Most of the Hallmarks of Life. Here’s What to Know.
5 hours ago
by K. R. Callaway
Synthetic Biology, Biology and BiochemistryFrom why it was created to whether it’s alive, here’s what to know about SpudCell, the latest advance in synthetic biology.
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Trump Pulled In About $1.4 Billion From Crypto Ventures, Financial Disclosure Shows
5 hours ago
by Ben Protess, Andrea Fuller, Eric Lipton and David Yaffe-Bellany
Trump, Donald J, Virtual Currency, Corruption (Institutional), Conflicts of Interest, Ethics and Official Misconduct, United States Politics and Government, United States International Relations, Trump Organization, World Liberty Financial, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, internal-open-access-from-nlThe release of a mandatory financial disclosure for 2025 shows that the Trump family’s holdings, particularly the president’s crypto businesses, were stunningly lucrative.
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Trump’s Moneymaking Run: Unrivaled in Presidential History
5 hours ago
by Eric Lipton
Trump, Donald J, Corruption (Institutional), Conflicts of Interest, Virtual Currency, Presidents and Presidency (US), United States Politics and Government, United States International Relations, World Liberty Financial, Binance, Trump, Donald J Jr, Trump, Eric F (1984- ), Kushner, JaredThe president’s move to open new business ventures, rather than eliminate potential conflicts, defies a long-held tradition.
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As Earthquake Death Toll Mounts, Venezuela Grapples With Recovering and Burying Bodies
2 hours ago
by Tibisay Romero, Isayen Herrera, Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Genevieve Glatsky
Deaths (Fatalities), Morgues and Mortuaries, Venezuela Earthquakes (June 24, 2026), La Guaira (Venezuela), VenezuelaAs the death toll mounts, thousands of bodies have overwhelmed Venezuela’s forensic system, turning a seaport into a temporary morgue.
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America, Onscreen
5 hours ago
by The New York Times
Killer of Sheep (Movie), There Will Be Blood (Movie), Dazed and Confused (Movie), Scarface (Movie), The Florida Project (Movie), Dirty Dancing (Movie), Zabriskie Point (Movie), Disclosure Day (Movie), Nothing But a Man (Movie), Nashville (Movie), MoviesTen writers on the films that get at the hopes, dreams, heartbreak and hilarity of the U.S.A. as it turns 250.
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N.Y.P.D. Memo Outlines Taylor Swift Wedding Events at the Garden
2 hours ago
by Maria Cramer, Chelsia Rose Marcius and Emma G. Fitzsimmons
Swift, Taylor, Kelce, Travis, Police Department (NYC), Police, Roads and Traffic, Madison Square Garden, Weddings and Engagements, New York City, Midtown Area (Manhattan, NY)Law enforcement officials in the city are preparing to monitor the pop star’s two-day event at Madison Square Garden, and several streets in the area will be closed.
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What Would Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Prenuptial Agreement Look Like?
an hour ago
by Aruni Soni
Personal Finances, Weddings and Engagements, Swift, Taylor, Kelce, Travis, Divorce, Separations and AnnulmentsWhat would a prenuptial agreement between one of the world’s biggest pop stars and a three-time Super Bowl champion look like? Legal experts weigh in.
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Can ‘Chalant’ Dating Help More People Find Love? Ask Taylor and Travis.
5 hours ago
by Chloe W. Shakin
Dating and Relationships, Social Media, Generation Z, Love (Emotion), Single Persons, Kelce, Travis, Swift, Taylor, Ury, LoganTaylor Swift and Travis Kelce are the poster children for enthusiastic romance. Some regular daters are pining for a similar dynamic.
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The Democratic Incumbents Most at Risk of Losing to Progressive Primary Challengers in 2026
2 hours ago
by Tim Balk
Midterm Elections (2026), Progressivism (Theory and Philosophy), Elections, House of Representatives, Democratic Party, Bennet, Michael Farrand, Bronin, Luke, Bush, Cori, Campbell, Luther, DeGette, Diana, Espaillat, Adriano D, Goldman, Daniel S, Kiros, Melat, Lynch, Stephen F (1955- ), Mills, Janet T (1947- )A wave of outsider fervor has already knocked out a number of incumbents in primary races. Several more face spirited opposition.
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Control of the Senate Is Up for Grabs, Times/Siena Polls Find
11 hours ago
by Shane Goldmacher, Ruth Igielnik and Camille Baker
Midterm Elections (2026), Polls and Public Opinion, Politics and Government, Elections, Senate, Two Thousand Twenty Six, Democratic Party, Republican Party, New York Times, Brown, Sherrod, Collins, Susan M, Cooper, Roy A, Hinson, Ashley (1983- ), Peltola, Mary, Platner, Graham, Trump, Donald J, Turek, Josh (1979- ), Whatley, Michael (1968- ), Alaska, Georgia, Maine, Ohio, Texas, Iowa, North CarolinaRepublicans are defending seats in Alaska, Iowa, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas as they try to maintain their majority. Democrats are competitive in all six states — but not leading in enough to take the chamber.
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Despite Some Losses for Trump, Supreme Court Delivers Enduring Conservative Wins
7 hours ago
by Ann E. Marimow and Abbie VanSickle
United States Politics and Government, Conservatism (US Politics), Courts and the Judiciary, Citizenship and Naturalization, Federal Courts (US), Decisions and Verdicts, Voting Rights Act (1965), Presidential Power (US), Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Elections, Courts and the Judiciary, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Interscholastic Athletics, Civil Rights and Liberties, Illegal Immigration, Federal Reserve System, Supreme Court (US), Alito, Samuel A Jr, Barrett, Amy Coney, Epstein, Lee, Kagan, Elena, Gorsuch, Neil M, Trump, Donald J, Thomas, Clarence, Roberts, John G Jr, Kavanaugh, Brett MThe justices pushed back on some of President Trump’s signature moves, but they also expanded presidential power and supplied victories on long-sought conservative goals.
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The Birthright Decision Was Surprisingly Close, Some Legal Scholars Say
5 hours ago
by Amy Qin
Citizenship and Naturalization, Decisions and Verdicts, Conservatism (US Politics), United States Politics and Government, Fourteenth Amendment (US Constitution), Executive Orders and Memorandums, Supreme Court (US), Alito, Samuel A Jr, Kavanaugh, Brett M, Trump, Donald J, Gorsuch, Neil M, Thomas, Clarence, United StatesA bare majority of Supreme Court justices ruled that President Trump’s executive order was unconstitutional, reflecting a conservative shift on the issue.
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Fact-Checking Trump’s Inaccurate Accounts of U.S. History
11 hours ago
by Linda Qiu and Jamie Leventhal
Customs (Tariff), Unabomb Case, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Jackson, Andrew, Lee, Robert E, Kaczynski, Theodore J, McKinley, William, Trump, Donald J, Corruption (Institutional)We fact-checked the president’s colorful — and inaccurate — accounts of American history from the Battle of Gettysburg to the Unabomber.
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Fed’s Warsh Says Inflation Poses Less Risk Than a Few Weeks Ago
2 hours ago
by Eshe Nelson and Colby Smith
Warsh, Kevin M, Banking and Financial Institutions, Federal Reserve System, European Central Bank, Inflation (Economics), Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Bank of England, Bank of Canada, Lagarde, Christine, Bailey, Andrew (1959- ), Macklem, Tiff, Sintra (Portugal), United StatesThe Federal Reserve chairman, Kevin Warsh, stressed that the central bank would “deliver price stability,” a point he has emphasized repeatedly since taking over in May.
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The Divorce Crusader
3 hours ago
by Joseph Bernstein
Orthodox Judaism, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Women's Rights, Social Media, Content Type: Personal Profile, Sash, Adina, Brooklyn (NYC), Monsey (NY)Part activist, part influencer, Adina Sash will do anything to rescue Orthodox women she sees as trapped in their marriages.
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Troop Casualties in Ukraine War Top 2 Million, Study Finds
4 hours ago
by Helene Cooper
Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), United States International Relations, Trump, Donald J, Putin, Vladimir V, Ukraine, RussiaRussia has borne the heavier toll, with 1.4 million troops killed or wounded since it invaded in February 2022.
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A Town in Quebec Is the First Governing Body to Adopt the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Trees
11 hours ago
by Ephrat Livni
Canada, Montreal (Quebec), Forests and Forestry, Trees and Shrubs, Conservation of Resources, EnvironmentTerrasse-Vaudreuil has adopted a resolution to protect trees, which its mayor called “indispensable allies,” as living beings.
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Five Words That Shook the World
8 hours ago
by Jamelle Bouie
Black People, Slavery (Historical), Citizenship and Naturalization, Independence Day (US) (July 4), Republican Party, Supreme Court (US), Douglass, Frederick, Garrison, William Lloyd, Jefferson, Thomas, Banneker, Benjamin, United States, Common Sense (Book)It wasn’t Thomas Jefferson who made “All men are created equal” actually mean something.
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Is Kidmaxxing the Ultimate Status Symbol for Ultimate Wealth?
11 hours ago
by Anna Louie Sussman
Infertility, Surrogate Motherhood, Artificial Insemination, Reproduction (Biological), Parenting, In Vitro Fertilization, High Net Worth Individuals, Income Inequality, Birth Rates, Durov, Pavel Valeryevich (1984- ), Epstein, Jeffrey E (1953- ), Lindberg, Greg (1970- ), Musk, ElonWhat drives these men to reproduce at an industrial scale?
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Two People Climb Needle of Empire State Building
2 hours ago
by Andy Newman, Chelsia Rose Marcius and Maia Coleman
Empire State Building (Manhattan, NY), New York City, Midtown Area (Manhattan, NY), Nikolau, Angela, Stunts and StuntmenAfter making the climb, the pair unfurled a large black flag and apparently posted to Instagram. Video appears to show one person proposing to the other.