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Victorian Labor party members to push for ‘immediate’ federal recognition of a Palestinian state
Exclusive: Labor Friends of Palestine to move three ‘urgency resolutions’ at weekend conference, but PM maintains no immediate plans for the move Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Victorian Labor members will use this weekend’s state conference to demand the federal government “immediately” recognise a Palestinian state and impose sanctions…
‘We’ll remember this forever’: England fans jubilant as their heroes win again
“We’ll remember this forever.” So says Jo from Sevenoaks as she and her friends emerge from St Jakob-Park in Basel moments after England won the women’s Euros. Again. She is certainly dedicated. Jo was at a festival in the UK a mere 24 hours ago. I ask them how this moment ranks out of 10…
Steve Jobs’ Daughter Eve Jobs Marries Harry Charles in Lavish Wedding
Eve Jobs—the daughter of the late Steve Jobs and Lauren Powell Jobs—tied the knot with British Olympian Harry Charles in a gorgeous wedding ceremony at the Estelle Manor in the U.K. Eve Jobs is officially riding into a new chapter. The daughter of the late Steve Jobs and Lauren Powell Jobs tied the knot with…
Jeremy Bowen: Israel’s aid measures a gesture to allies horrified by Gaza starvation
Israel has responded to sustained and growing international condemnation that it is responsible for starvation in Gaza by announcing a series of measures the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said would ‘improve the humanitarian response.’ It is allowing airdrops of aid, carrying out the first one itself during the night and allowing the United Arab Emirates…
NASA Employees Warn Science and Safety Are at Risk from White House Budget Cuts
NASA Staff Rebuke White House Cuts in Rare Public Dissent A declaration of dissent from past and present NASA employees warns that science and safety are at risk and joins similar documents from staff at other federal science agencies By Alexandra Witze & Nature magazine More than 280 NASA employees past and present, including at…
Images of children starving in Gaza have shaken some world leaders out of inertia – but what will Labor do?
Anthony Albanese’s government enters its first full week of federal parliament under pressure from outside and inside its ranks Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Images of emaciated, skeletal children in Gaza landed on news outlets’ front pages last week. It seemed to shake some world leaders and ordinary citizens…
‘We need a real solution’: Gazans welcome aid plan but fear it will not end crisis
Residents of Gaza have cautiously welcomed reports of a temporary humanitarian pause to allow aid into the besieged enclave, but many say the relief must be the beginning of a broader, lasting solution to the deepening crisis. Israel’s military said it will open humanitarian corridors to allow convoys of food and medicine to enter, after…
Bachelor Nation Status Check: See Whose Love Is Still In Bloom
Hannah Brown has shed her bachelorette status, marrying Adam Woolard in a trés chic French affair. And she’s not the only with a rosy future. We’re checking in with all the Bachelor Nation pairs. Former Bachelorette Hannah Brown has walked down the aisle and you better believe Jesus still loves her. Six years removed from…
Hong Kong issues arrest warrants for 19 activists based overseas
Authorities accuse activists linked to pro-democracy group Hong Kong Parliament of subversion Hong Kong’s national security police have issued arrest warrants for 19 activists based overseas, accusing them of subversion under a stringent national security law, marking the largest such tally yet. They are accused of organising or participating in the Hong Kong Parliament, a…
Attempt to unseat 24 ‘pro-China’ opposition politicians in Taiwan fails
Voters reject all the recall motions in a DPP-backed bid to unseat opposition MPs and gain a legislative majority An unprecedented attempt in Taiwan to unseat 24 “pro-China” opposition politicians and give a parliamentary majority to the ruling party has failed, with voters in every seat rejecting the notion. Polls opened on Saturday morning for…
Israel intercepts Gaza-bound activist boat carrying food aid
Pro-Palestinian group Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) says Israeli troops have boarded a boat that was trying to bring food aid to the Gaza Strip by sea. It said the Handala vessel was intercepted in international waters. Video footage purportedly showed activists on board with their hands up as several armed soldiers took control of the…
Swamp People Star Junior Edwards Dead
Swamp People star Junior Edwards’ family and costars shared tributes to the longtime History Channel reality TV personality and alligator hunter on July 26 after his death. Junior Edwards has died. The Swamp People star’s family and costars announced his passing in a series of social media posts on July 26. Swamp People‘s Ashley “Deadeye”…
Gaza aid site offered a ‘women only’ day. It didn’t stop the killing
The food distribution was announced in advance, like many before it, in a post on social media carrying an illustration of smiling Palestinians receiving boxes of aid. This time, however, the invitation shared by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) was different, featuring illustrations of only women. “Tomorrow at our morning distribution at our location in…
U.S. Ends Support for CMB-S4 Project to Study Cosmic Inflation
By Nadia Drake edited by Lee Billings An aerial view of the U.S. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica. Budgetary challenges and crumbling infrastructure at the station helped scuttle the U.S.-led Cosmic Microwave Background Stage 4 (CMB-S4) project. Amid simmering anxiety about the future of federally funded science, the U.S. government has quietly withdrawn support…
Johnny Depp Pays Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne During Concert Surprise
Johnny Depp surprised fans by joining Alice Cooper’s July 25 concert in London to perform Black Sabbath’s hit “Paranoid” as a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, who died three days prior at the age of 76. Johnny Depp is paying tribute to one of his rock icons. The actor surprised fans by joining Alice Cooper mid-concert…
The bitter feud fuelling the border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia
Animosity between former friends and political patriarchs Hun Sen and Thaksin Shinawatra is exacerbating clashes The dispute over Thailand and Cambodia’s contested border, which dates back more than a century to disagreements over colonial-era maps, has broken into conflict before. But the most recent clashes, which erupted on Thursday, have been fuelled by another factor:…
Israel’s military says aid airdrops will begin in Gaza as hunger grows
By The Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel’s military announced that airdrops of aid would begin Saturday night in Gaza, and humanitarian corridors will be established for United Nations convoys, after increasing accounts of starvation-related deaths. The statement late Saturday followed months of experts’ warnings of famine amid Israeli restrictions on aid. International…
Vanessa Hudgens’ Baby Bump Bikini Photos Are on Fire
See photos and get all the details from pregnant Vanessa Hudgen’s Mexico vacation ahead of the birth of her and husband Cole Tucker’s second baby. We can’t take our eyes off of Vanessa Hudgens‘ Mexico babymoon photo album. The pregnant High School Musical alum treated fans to a sneak peek inside her recent tropical getaway…
Israel to open Gaza humanitarian corridors as aid drops begin
Israel has said it is prepared to open humanitarian corridors to allow UN convoys into Gaza, following weeks of international pressure and a growing hunger crisis. In a statement on Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had allowed air drops of humanitarian aid to resume, the first of which consisted of seven pallets…
Heat Dome Temperatures May Break Records in Eastern U.S.
Scorching Heat Dome Grips Eastern U.S., with No Relief in Sight Tens of millions of people are already under heat alerts, and the worst is yet to come By Meghan Bartels edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier HeatRisk forecast for July 28, 2025. The NWS HeatRisk is an experimental color-numeric-based index that provides a forecast risk…
Steve Aoki and Wife Sasha Aoki Welcome First Baby Together
DJ Steve Aoki and his wife Sasha Aoki have welcomed their first baby together, a baby boy, the couple shared: “He came out on his own time.” Steve Aoki and Sasha Aoki are amped up about their new roles. Six months after the DJ and Columbia University alum—who tied the knot in July 2024—shared they…
Security tightens as Donald Trump plays golf during Scotland visit
A major security operation has ramped up as Donald Trump played golf on the first day of his private visit to Scotland. The US president teed off at his luxury resort Trump Turnberry in South Ayrshire at about 10:00, having arrived at Prestwick Airport on Friday evening. The day passed without incident, while hundreds of…
Men freed from El Salvador mega-prison endured ‘state-sanctioned torture’, lawyers say
Venezuelans back home under Maduro-Trump deal tell of isolation, beatings and dirty water – ‘a living nightmare’ Venezuelans that the Trump administration expelled to El Salvador’s most notorious megaprison endured “state-sanctioned torture”, lawyers for some of the men have said, as more stories emerge about the horrors they faced during capacity. When José Manuel Ramos…
PEPFAR escaped the rescission ax. But where does it stand?
By Gabrielle Emanuel When Kenneth Ngure thinks about the global effort to control HIV/AIDS, he says, he feels like he’s flying. “It’s like an airplane that’s traveling at cruising altitude, seeking its destination,” says Ngure, the president-elect of the International AIDS Society and associate professor of global health at the Jomo Kenyatta University in Kenya.…
Huddle Up and See How Much Money Sports Stars Make
Ever wonder how much money your favorite sports stars make? We’ve worked out the Xs and Os to reveal how much Steph Curry, Patrick Mahomes, Caitlin Clark and more athletes rake in from competing. The guy on the Chiefs is running straight to training camp. Travis Kelce and his Kansas City Chiefs teammates kicked off…
Trump praises PM as he arrives in Scotland for four-day trip
US president Donald Trump said “it’s great to be in Scotland” as he landed for a four-day private visit. After Air Force One touched down at Prestwick Airport, just before 20:30, the US president was met by Scottish Secretary Ian Murray and Warren Stephens, US Ambassador to the UK. Trump spoke to journalists before the…
Woman allegedly stabs colleague with scissors in attack at InterContinental Sydney hotel
The 31-year-old was charged with attempted murder after alleged attack that left co-worker with upper body wounds Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A woman has been charged with attempted murder after she allegedly wielded scissors in a stabbing attack against her co-worker in a luxury hotel in central Sydney.…
Organ Proteins Reveal How Aging Accelerates at 50 Years Old
Organs Age in Waves Accelerating at 50 Years Old Aging is a complex process that plays out differently across different organs, according to growing evidence By Heidi Ledford & Nature magazine Color enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan of the human heart, highlighting the cardiac conduction system (yellow). Join Our Community of Science Lovers! It is…
Has the Billboard Hot 100 caught the Holy Ghost?
By Corey Antonio Rose For the first time, multiple Christian musicians are charting on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time — and staying there for weeks. Has the mainstream music industry found Jesus Christ? Brittany talks with University of Michigan-Dearborn Professor Emerita Dr. Deborah Smith Pollard and Christianity Today reporter Kelsey Kramer McGinnis…
Anthony Anderson Addresses Sexual Comment About Lindsay Lohan at 17
Anthony Anderson’s rep spoke out on a resurfaced video of a sexual comment he made about Lindsay Lohan, then 17, on The Sharon Osbourne Show, saying it was “intended as comedy.” Anthony Anderson is speaking out on backlash against him. The Black-ish star set the record straight after a clip of his 2003 appearance on…
Cambodia calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ with Thailand as deadly clashes enter a third day
Thousands of people have been evacuated from either side of the border, while fighting has left at least 32 people dead Cambodia wants an “immediate ceasefire” with Thailand, the country’s envoy to the United Nations has said, with Bangkok also signalling an openness to talks after two days of deadly clashes that have left 32…
Starmer suggests UK will play role in new Gaza aid air drops
Sir Keir Starmer has suggested that the UK will play a role in dropping aid into Gaza by air after more than a third of MPs signed a letter calling on the government to recognise a Palestinian state. On Friday, Israel said it would allow foreign countries to deliver air supplies in the coming days…
Travis Kelce’s Coach Andy Reid Reacts to His Body Transformation
Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Travis Kelce is in “great shape” after losing weight during his off-season: “He looks like he’s 20.” Travis Kelce is ready for the next NFL season. In fact, Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said the 35-year-old now “looks like he’s 20” after working on his physique…
Lobbyist breaches go unsanctioned as critics call for Australia’s rules to be strengthened
Federal government says more than a dozen breaches were administrative but lack of penalties prompts calls for ‘a big stick to sanction lobbyists’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcas Not a single lobbyist has been sanctioned under the federal government’s code of conduct and transparency rules for almost three years…
And Just Like That: Fate of Carrie and Aidan’s Relationship Revealed
Warning: This article contains major spoilers for And Just Like That’s episode “Present Tense.” And Just Like That…it’s the end of Aidan and Carrie. ) and her long-distance lover Aidan Shaw (John Corbett) deciding if they will—or won’t—wait for each other over the course of five years, their rekindled romance has officially come to an…
3 ways Indigenous knowledge protects nature
Despite representing less than 5 percent of the world’s population, Indigenous Peoples steward more than a quarter of Earth’s land and seas and protect a significant share of Earth’s biodiversity. Studies show that when Indigenous Peoples have the right to govern their land, biodiversity increases and forests are protected. On International Day of the World’s…
Trump and Fed chairman clash over renovation site cost. And, Gaza peace talks stalled
By Brittney Melton here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. President Trump yesterday toured the ongoing renovation project at the Federal Reserve headquarters with Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. The construction cost has soared from $1.9 billion to $2.5 billion…
South Park creator makes mock apology to Trump after White House attacks episode
The episode, broadcast on Wednesday, made several jokes at the US president’s expense, including depicting him naked in bed with Satan. After it aired, the White House described South Park as a “fourth-rate” show that was “hanging on by a thread with uninspired ideas in a desperate attempt for attention”. Asked about the reaction during…
Thailand-Cambodia border dispute: 130,000 Thai civilians evacuated amid second day of clashes
Thailand has evacuated more than 130,000 people along the Cambodian border, it said on Friday, as the country’s leader warned cross-border clashes could develop into war. Clashes that began on Thursday resumed early on Friday, the Thai military reported, as the two countries fought in their bloodiest military clashes in over a decade. Fighting had…
Doctors’ strike disruption will be kept to a minimum, Streeting says as walkouts begin
Health Secretary Wes Streeting is promising to keep NHS services running as a five-day walkout by resident doctors gets underway in England. He said the disruption would be kept to a minimum after NHS England ordered hospitals to only cancel treatments in exceptional circumstances. In previous strikes, the focus has been on staffing emergency care…
What we know about Columbia’s $221 million settlement with the Trump administration
By Elissa Nadworny , Jordan Owens Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protesters face off outside of Columbia University on April 22, 2024. The news that Columbia University will pay more than $200 million to the federal government comes after several investigations and months of negotiations with the Trump administration. The settlement announced on Wednesday restores Columbia’s access…
‘Japanese First’: breakthrough by rightwing populists sparks fears of anti-foreigner backlash in Japan
Analysts say the Japanese are suffering a crisis of confidence that is feeding xenophobia amid economic insecurity and a record number of foreign residents The emergence of a rightwing populist party in Japan’s upper house election on Sunday running on a Trump-style “Japanese First” slogan has raised concerns of a backlash against the growing foreign…
JoJo Siwa Bursts Into Tears Over Chris Hughes’ Comment on Her Hairline
JoJo Siwa started crying when boyfriend Chris Hughes complimented her on her “good hairline,” leading the Dance Moms alum to explain how she was “bullied” over her head as a kid. JoJo Siwa‘s boyfriend Chris Hughes is learning about a painful chapter of her life. The Dance Moms alum tearfully opened up about how she…
France will recognise Palestinian state, Macron says
France will officially recognise a Palestinian state in September, President Emmanuel Macron has said, which will make it the first G7 nation to do so. In a post on X, Macron said the formal announcement would be made at a session of the UN General Assembly in New York. “The urgent need today is for…
Supreme Court blocks rule that blocks Voting Rights Act for now
By Nina Totenberg , Anuli Ononye The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved the status quo in most of the country, guaranteeing voters, at least for now, the ability to sue to enforce rights guaranteed under the 1965 Voting Rights Act. At issue in the North Dakota case is Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act,…
Thailand reports 14 people killed in clashes at border with Cambodia
Both countries accused other of firing first after weeks of simmering tensions broke out into fighting at six locations Thailand and Cambodia fought in their most deadly border clashes in more than a decade on Thursday, with Thai officials reporting 13 civilians and a Thai soldier were killed in rocket and artillery attacks. Clashes broke…
Starmer pleads with resident doctors to halt strike
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has urged resident doctors not to follow their union down the “damaging road” of strike action, which is due to begin on Friday. , Sir Keir said this would cause “huge loss for the NHS and the country,” as he criticised the British Medical Association (BMA) for “rushing” into strikes. Resident…
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban Applying for Portugal Residency
Nicole Kidman submitted a visa application as a first step in her and husband Keith Urban’s process of becoming residents of Portugal, E! News has learned. Nicole Kidman‘s latest move is shaping up to be a family affair. The Oscar winner has put in an application to become a resident of Portugal, E! News has…
Gravitational Wave Science Faces Budget Cuts Just Years After Breakthrough Discoveries
Opinion We Just Discovered the Sounds of Spacetime. Let’s Keep Listening Less than a decade since the first detection of gravitational waves—ripples in spacetime itself—proposed budget cuts threaten to silence this groundbreaking science By Lieke van Son Illustration of two black holes orbiting each other. Long ago, in a galaxy far away, two black holes…
DOJ to question Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell. And, Trump unveils new AI order
By Brittney Melton here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. The Justice Department and the House Oversight Committee are seeking to interview Ghislane Maxwell, a convicted associate of Jeffrey Epstein. This inquiry comes as questions about the Epstein files…
Food Network Star Anne Burrell’s Cause of Death Revealed
After Anne Burrell’s passing in June, the Food Network star’s cause of death has been revealed as suicide, according to the New York City’s medical examiner’s office. New details have emerged in Anne Burrell’s death investigation. The beloved Food Network star died by suicide at the age of 55 on June 17, the New York…
BBC and news agencies warn journalists in Gaza at risk of starvation
BBC News and three leading news agencies have expressed desperate concern for journalists in Gaza, who they say are increasingly unable to feed themselves and their families. Those reporting the conflict from Gaza now face starvation and “the same dire circumstances as those they are covering,” a joint statement from BBC News, Agence France-Presse (AFP),…
Twelve killed in Thailand-Cambodia military clashes on disputed border
Clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops at their disputed border have killed twelve people, Thai authorities say. The fighting marks an escalation of the dispute between the two South East Asian neighbours that dates back to more than a century. Most of the casualties were civilians and they were all from three Thai provinces, according…
Why Bindi Irwin Has Been So Honest About Her Endometriosis Journey
Bindi Irwin suffered in silence with endometriosis for a decade. Now 27, the mom of 4-year-old daughter Grace has found sharing the truth about her experience to be part of the healing process. Bindi Irwin named her daughter Grace Warrior, knowing from personal experience that some of life’s challenges may require every last ounce of…
White House hits back at reports Trump named in Epstein files
The White House has pushed back against reports that President Donald Trump is among hundreds of names that appear in justice department documents relating to the late convicted paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. The claims were “nothing more than a continuation of the fake news stories concocted by the Democrats and the liberal media”, a White…
Physicists Blast Gold to Astonishing Temperatures, Overturning 40 Years of Physics
Superheated Gold Defies ‘Entropy Catastrophe’ Limit, Overturning 40-Year-Old Physics Physicists superheated gold to 14 times its melting point, disproving a long-standing prediction about the temperature limits of solids By Clara Moskowitz edited by Lee Billings Join Our Community of Science Lovers! Gold usually melts at 1,300 kelvins—a temperature hotter than fresh lava from a volcano.…
Erik Menendez Undergoes 2 Surgeries After “Serious” Health Diagnosis
Erik Menendez—who has a parole hearing next month after spending over 30 years in prison—underwent two surgeries for an undisclosed medical condition, according to his wife Tammi Menendez. Erik Menendez isn’t out of the woods yet. His wife Tammi Menendez shared an update on Erik’s health after the 54-year-old—who is serving 50 years to life…
Ex-marine convicted of killing three people released to US in prisoner swap
Dahud Hanid Ortiz, convicted in Venezuela of triple homicide in Madrid, is one of 10 US nationals flown to Texas A Venezuelan American murderer and ex-US marine, who killed three people in Spain in 2016, was released to the US during last Friday’s high-profile prisoner swap between the US, El Salvador and Venezuela, according to…
Thai and Cambodian soldiers fire at each other in disputed border area
By The Associated Press BANGKOK — Thai and Cambodian soldiers fired at each other in contested border area Thursday after the nations downgraded their diplomatic relations in a rapidly escalating dispute. It was not immediately clear if the clash was ongoing. A livestream video from Thailand’s side showed people running from their homes and hiding…
OK, is Martin Van Buren responsible for the tiny word that punches above its weight?
By Scott Neuman From Buenos Aires to Bangkok, Montreal to Moscow, the languages may differ, but nearly every taxi driver or street vendor in the world understands one word made famous during a raucous U.S. presidential campaign nearly 200 years ago. It’s “OK”: a tiny word that punches well above its weight. It means both…
Can a Chatbot be Conscious? Inside Anthropic’s Interpretability Research on Claude 4
Your Chatbot Says It Might Be Conscious. Should You Believe It? As large language models like Claude 4 express uncertainty about whether they are conscious, researchers race to decode their inner workings, raising profound questions about machine awareness, ethics and the risks of uncontrolled AI evolution By Deni Ellis Béchard edited by Dean Visser &…
Trisha Paytas Reveals Shocking Name She Almost Gave Her Son Aquaman
Though Trisha Paytas and her husband Moses Hacmon settled on the name Aquaman Moses Paytas-Hacmon, the couple nearly gave him an aquatic name inspired by one of his poems. Trisha Paytas nearly dove into different waters when choosing her son’s name. While announcing that she had given birth to her and Moses Hacmon’s third child,…
Gazans ‘wasting away’ as mass starvation spreads, humanitarian groups warn
More than 100 international aid organisations and human rights groups are warning of mass starvation in Gaza and pressing for governments to take action. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Save the Children and Oxfam are among the signatories of a joint statement that says their colleagues and the people they serve are “wasting away”. Israel, which…
Kilmar Ábrego García must be released from jail as he awaits trial, judge rules
Lawyers for man wrongfully deported to El Salvador in March describe human smuggling charges as ‘preposterous’ A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that Kilmar Ábrego García must be released from jail as he awaits trial on human smuggling charges. The decision from judge Waverly Crenshaw means that Donald Trump’s administration can potentially attempt to deport…
From Canada to Finland, a US neo-Nazi fight club is rapidly spreading across the globe
More than a dozen men wearing black masks and sunglasses – obstructing any open source investigators from easily identifying them – appeared in a Telegram video in front of city hall in London, Canada, in June. While this type of scene with masked men chanting is a relatively common occurrence in the US, this incident…
Trump Administration Changes at NIH, EPA, NASA, NSF Spark Internal Dissent
Science Agency Staffers Speak Out about Trump Administration’s Actions Hundreds of staffers at the National Institutes of Health, Environmental Protection Agency, NASA and the National Science Foundation have signed public letters to leadership opposing the direction in which the agencies are headed By Meghan Bartels edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier University of Minnesota researchers, scientists…
Top UN court says countries can sue each other over climate change
A landmark decision by a top UN court has cleared the way for countries to sue each other over climate change, including over historic emissions of planet-warming gases. But the judge at the International Court of Justice in the Hague, Netherlands on Wednesday said that untangling who caused which part of climate change could be…
Bryan Kohberger Sentencing: Murder Victims’ Families Speak in Court
During Bryan Kohberger’s sentencing hearing for the murders of four University of Idaho students, the families of the victims spoke out about how the killings impacted their lives. The families of Bryan Kohberger’s victims are detailing their unfathomable losses. In the moments leading up to the 30-year-old’s sentence for the murders of University of Idaho students…
Eswatini opposition attacks US deal as ‘human trafficking disguised as deportation’
Men from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Yemen and Cuba to be temporarily held in kingdom Civil society and opposition groups in Eswatini have expressed outrage after the US deported five men to the country, with the largest opposition party calling it “human trafficking disguised as a deportation deal”. The men, from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Yemen and…
City traders jailed for interest rate-rigging have convictions quashed
Two former City traders who were at the centre of one of the biggest scandals of the financial crisis have had their convictions quashed following a 10-year fight. Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo were jailed following trials for manipulating the interest rates used for loans between banks. They were among 19 City traders convicted in…
Joey Lawrence on Reconciling With Wife Samantha Cope After Breakup
Joey Lawrence shared in an exclusive interview with E! News how he and wife Samantha Cope reconciled after she filed for divorce in 2024. Joey Lawrence and Samantha Cope weren’t ready to jump ship. Over the last year, the pair—who share 2-year-old daughter Dylan Rose Lawrence—almost split for good after Samantha filed for divorce, only…
‘A hospital gave us two death certificates for dad to cover up their mistake’
The family of a man who was issued with two death certificates after he died following a heart procedure says the hospital covered up what happened to him. Brian Holmes died at Castle Hill Hospital, near Hull, which the BBC last month revealed was at the centre of a police investigation into several deaths. The…
U.S. withdraws from U.N. cultural agency over ‘divisive social and cultural causes’
Juliana Kim The Trump administration will withdraw the U.S. from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) — about two years after the U.S. rejoined the group under Biden. The agency focuses on promoting international collaboration in education, science and culture. It’s best known for its list of World Heritage sites, which acknowledge…
Jeremy Bowen: Israel’s allies see evidence of war crimes in Gaza mounting up
Two years ago, Hamas was putting the finishing touches to its plan to attack Israel. In Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu believed that the Palestinians were a problem to be managed. The real threat, he insisted, was Iran. Netanyahu’s rhetoric opposing Hamas was undimmed, but he had also given permission for Qatar to funnel money…
Man rescued trying to reach Spain from Morocco in rubber ring and flippers
Family in yacht pulled young man from the sea off Costa del Sol A man who was apparently trying to reach Spain from Morocco using a rubber ring and flippers has been rescued after he was spotted by a family sailing to the Balearic islands. The family were on their yacht 13 nautical miles south…
An uprooted people, a legacy of conservation
A new Conservation International study is shedding light on an unsung group and their relationship with nature. Their forebears were strangers in a strange land. Yet over hundreds of years, in the shadows of their ancestors, they migrated and mixed into societies across South America, quietly reshaping the natural landscape. They are the descendants of…
Ex-Unite boss McCluskey took private jet flights arranged by building firm, report finds
Former Unite boss Len McCluskey enjoyed private jet flights and football tickets arranged by the firm building a multi-million pound hotel for the union, according to an internal report. Flanagan Group, which is run by friends of Mr McCluskey, overcharged Unite by at least £30m for the Birmingham hotel and conference centre project, the Unite…
Ashley Benson Shares Rare Photos of Her & Brandon Davis’ Baby Girl
Ashley Benson, who welcomed daughter Aspen with husband Brandon Davis in February 2024, shared rare pics of their 17-month-old during their family vacation to Monaco. Ashley Benson has the prettiest little family. Indeed, the Pretty Little Liars alum shared a rare glimpse into her and husband Brandon Davis’s Mediterranean vacation with their 17-month-old daughter Aspen.…
Scheana Shay Book Bombshells: Cheating, Celeb Flings & VPR Fake Scenes
You know that it’s Scheana Shay’s time. The Vanderpump Rules alum told E! News she wanted to be “an open book” with My Good Side, detailing everything from celeb hookups to Brock Davies’ infidelity. We interviewed Scheana Shay because we think you’ll like her book. Our writers and editors independently determine what we cover and…
Hurry up! Scientists predict today will be (slightly) shorter than normal
Nell Greenfieldboyce If today feels like it’s flying by, you can blame it on our spinning planet: a group of scientists tracking Earth’s rotation predicts that the day will be a fraction of a second shorter than normal. The International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service, which measures the Earth’s rotation and forecasts the length…
Gang leaders and corrupt officials could be named in smuggling sanctions
Gang leaders, corrupt officials and police officers, fake passport dealers and companies supplying small boats could be among those publicly named in UK sanctions targeting people-smuggling. The measures, which are due to be unveiled on Wednesday, are central to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to clamp down on small boat crossings by going after…
Landmark Langlands Proof Advances Grand Unified Theory of Math
Breakthrough Proof Brings Mathematics Closer to a Grand Unified Theory after More Than 50 Years of Work The Langlands program has inspired and befuddled mathematicians for more than 50 years. A major advance has now opened up new worlds for them to explore By Ananyo Bhattacharya & Nature magazine One of the biggest stories in…
How Malcolm-Jamal Warner Said He Wanted to Be Remembered Before Death
Two months before Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s tragic passing following an accidental drowning, the Cosby Show alum got candid on what kind of legacy he hoped to leave behind after his death. More insight into Malcolm-Jamal Warner‘s final days have been uncovered. Two months before his tragic passing following an accidental drowning, the Cosby Show alum—who played…
Rents rise £221 a month in three years, analysis suggests
The monthly cost of renting a home has risen by £221 in three years, according to property portal Zoopla. The BBC has heard how the pressure has led to some tenants making decisions about jobs based on rent in the area, and parents who are helping their grown-up children with living costs. The increase is…
Brazil court freezes Bolsonaro son’s assets as ex-president threatened with arrest over social media use
Eduardo Bolsonaro condemns Alexandre de Moraes’s order, while judge directs Jair Bolsonaro’s lawyers to explain why he breached social media restrictions A Brazilian supreme court justice has ordered the freezing of the accounts and assets of former president Jair Bolsonaro’s third son, Eduardo Bolsonaro, the latter said on social media. Eduardo, a Brazilian congressman who…
Trump administration releases trove of files on Martin Luther King Jr. assassination
Elena Moore The National Archives has published thousands of newly digitized documents relating to the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as part of a directive by President Trump. The release on Monday follows through on an executive order Trump signed days into his second term, requiring the release and declassification of records…
Devil Wears Prada 2 First Look: See Anne Hathaway Return as Andy Sachs
The first look at Anne Hathaway reprising her role as Andy Sachs in The Devil Wears Prada 2 was revealed, and the July 21 photos may hint at what fans can expect from the upcoming 2026 sequel. The Devil Wears Prada 2 is making groundbreaking headway. In fact, the first look at Anne Hathaway reprising…
UK and 27 other nations condemn Israel over ‘inhumane killing’ of Gaza civilians seeking aid
The UK and 27 other countries have called for an immediate end to the war in Gaza, where they say the suffering of civilians has “reached new depths”. A joint statement says Israel’s aid delivery model is dangerous and condemns what it calls the “drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians” seeking…
Community bail funds face backlash from GOP lawmakers after a 2020 surge in popularity
Meg Anderson Three years ago, Jessica was struggling with drug addiction and homelessness. “I was stranded in Atlanta, and I got into some trouble,” she says. NPR is not using her last name because she is worried about the stigma of having a criminal record. She was charged with possession of marijuana, identity fraud and…
China starts building world’s biggest hydropower dam
1.2tn yuan project has broken ground in Tibet, premier says, despite fears of downstream nations India and Bangladesh Construction of the world’s biggest hydropower megadam has begun, China’s premier has said, calling it the “project of the century”. The huge structure is being built on the Yarlung Tsangpo river, in Tibetan territory. Li Qiang made…
Tracee Ellis Ross Honors Malcolm-Jamal Warner After His Tragic Death
Following Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s tragic death, his Reed Between the Lines costar Tracee Ellis shared an emotional tribute on Instagram. Tracee Ellis Ross is mourning the tragic loss of a dear friend. Shortly after news broke that The Cosby Show alum Malcolm-Jamal Warner died from an accidental drowning in Costa Rica at age 54, the Black-ish…
Venezuela to investigate alleged torture of its citizens in El Salvador jail
Attorney general says detainees from Cecot prison returned under deal with US suffered a range of abuses Venezuela’s attorney general, Tarek Saab, said on Monday that his office would investigate El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, and two other officials for the alleged abuse of Venezuelans detained in the country. More than 250 Venezuelans held in…
Trump’s spy chief claims the Obama administration ‘manufactured’ intel on Russia
Jenna McLaughlin The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, or ODNI, has published the latest in a series of recent Trump administration reports aimed at scrutinizing years-old intelligence community conclusions about Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election in favor of Donald Trump. For years, President Trump has spread disinformation about those conclusions,…
A Bangladesh Air Force training jet crashes into a Dhaka school, killing at least 19
By The Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh — A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into a school campus in the capital, Dhaka, shortly after takeoff on Monday, killing at least 19 people including the pilot and injuring more than 100, officials said. According to the military and a fire official, the Chinese-made F-7 BGI aircraft…
At least 19 dead after air force jet crashes into Bangladesh school
At least 19 people have died and 164 were injured after a Bangladeshi air force training jet crashed into a school campus in the capital, Dhaka. Footage from Milestone School and College in the northern suburb of Uttara shows a huge fire and thick smoke, after the aircraft slammed into a two-storey building. The armed…
Actor Nick Nolte, 84, Makes Rare Public Appearance in Malibu
Nick Nolte was photographed grabbing dinner with former costars Sean Penn and Josh Brolin at Nobu Malibu. Nick Nolte stepped out for a boys’ night. The Prince of Tides actor made a rare public appearance recently, grabbing dinner with pals Sean Penn and Josh Brolin at Nobu Malibu July 16. For the star-studded outing, Nick showed off his…
Love Island’s Cierra Breaks Silence on Nic & Olandria’s Relationship
Love Island USA’s Cierra Ortega revealed how she really feels about Nic Vansteenberghe and Olandria Carthen’s romance, two weeks after her removal from the villa over the past use of a racial slur. Cierra Ortega is leaving her Love Island USA romance in the past. Two weeks after she was removed from the Peacock reality…
Weak password allowed hackers to sink a 158-year-old company
One password is believed to have been all it took for a ransomware gang to destroy a 158-year-old company and put 700 people out of work. KNP – a Northamptonshire transport company – is just one of tens of thousands of UK businesses that have been hit by such attacks. Big names such as M&S,…
Ecuador extradites notorious drug kingpin ‘Fito’ to US
Gang leader Adolfo Macías was recaptured in June, more than a year after escaping a high-security prison The Ecuadoran government has extradited the notorious drug trafficker Adolfo Macías to the US, more than a year after he escaped from a high-security prison. The flight transporting Macías, also known as “Fito”, landed in New York state…