Iran strikes US-linked sites in Kuwait and UAE as death toll from US bombings reaches 18 dead and 108 wounded; Trump says America is ready to hit Iran again "anytime we want".
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The number of ships attacked by Somali pirates has risen to at least 13 since January, with two vessels seized within four days last week, according to a BBC investigation that links the resurgence partly to disruption caused by the US-Iran war in the Gulf. The figure marks a sharp reversal of the near-decade decline in piracy off the Horn of Africa and has prompted renewed warnings to merchant shipping transiting the Gulf of Aden.
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A surge in piracy near Somalia has increased threats to shipping already under pressure from maritime blockades and conflict driven by the US-Iran war, with at least 13 ships attacked since January — the biggest escalation in hijackings in more than a decade.
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Nepal's foreign minister said on Saturday that at least 626 people have died after flash floods devastated the Nepal-Tibet border earlier this week, as authorities warned that a new barrier lake formed by landslides could unleash a second wave of flooding across the hard-hit region. According to the BBC, the country's foreign minister described the border area as having turned to "swampland" since the Wednesday disaster, complicating search and rescue operations for hundreds still missing.
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Iran strikes US-linked sites in Kuwait and UAE as death toll from US bombings reaches 18 dead and 108 wounded; Trump says America is ready to hit Iran again "anytime we want".
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US strikes on Iran kill four at wedding; Iran retaliates across Gulf with missile attacks on US bases in four countries, Trump warns of further escalation.
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US and Iranian forces exchanged strikes, expanding the conflict to Jordan and ending a weeks-long lull, as US targets Iranian rocket launchers while Iran retaliates with missile attacks on US bases.
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Washington struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz for the first time in a month while FinCEN proposed cutting Egypt's Banque Misr UAE over $1.8bn in alleged Iranian-linked transactions.
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The attempted hack at 5pm on Saturday exposed vulnerabilities in military social media security, marking a second breach in two weeks targeting armed forces accounts.
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BENIN CITY, Nigeria — While Edo State's much-anticipated Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) remains locked amid ongoing disputes, the state government's newly commissioned Ramat Park Flyover has unexpectedly become a popular tourist attraction and recreational spot for Benin City residents, highlighting contrasting approaches to public infrastructure and cultural development.
27 Aug 2026
A temporary €3 charge on packages worth up to €150 targets the flood of cheap goods flowing into Europe from platforms based outside the bloc, as regulators move to close a longstanding tariff loophole.
24 Jul 2026
Two new polls show support fraying for Japan's first female prime minister, who critics say has spent political capital on conservative priorities instead of economic pressure facing households.
24 Jul 2026
Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley has written a scathing letter to Prime Minister Andy Burnham, criticising the government's cost of living and retail policies as "populist", accusing Burnham of "jumping on 'everyday fixes' or bandwagons" while businesses struggled with the government's "disastrous" business rates policies and higher employment costs. Ashley called on the government to use its first Budget, scheduled for 28 October, to lower costs for employers and address business rates, warning that Burnham's suggestion that further rates changes would come in the Budget were "too little, too late". The billionaire, whose Frasers Group owns Sports Direct, Flannels, House of Fraser, Evans Cycles and luxury department store Harvey Nichols, described a proposal to increase business rates on large warehouses in order to help reduce rates for pubs and clubs as "delusional". Downing Street said the government would "build a new economy that backs British business, delivers growth in every postcode and ensures the essentials in life are affordable again", adding that removing VAT from household electricity bills and reducing business rates for some firms was "just the start". Frasers Group employs 30,000 people across dozens of brands, and this month bought luxury department store Harvey Nichols with a promise of "significant restructuring". Ashley also raised the issue of retail theft, which he said cost Frasers Group approximately £40m a year.
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Colman's Mustard, a brand synonymous with Norwich for 160 years, has been put up for sale ahead of a planned merger between Unilever and American food giant McCormick in a deal believed to be worth £48bn. The company was founded in 1814 by Jeremiah Colman and was deeply rooted in Norfolk, having provided education, housing, healthcare and leisure for workers and their families. A Unilever spokesperson said: "A decision has been taken to market the Colman's brand and assets to potential buyers in order to proactively seek to address potential competition concerns from the planned combination of Unilever Foods and McCormick." The merger of Unilever's food division with McCormick would create one of the world's largest spice and condiment companies. Based outside Norwich, the firm had a cradle-to-grave ethos, building a school for employees' children on Carrow Hill in 1864, supplying coffins for workers and their families, and constructing terrace houses believed to have doors painted mustard yellow.
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President Donald Trump announced Friday that his administration has reached a sweeping agreement with Venezuela to gain access to approximately 65 billion barrels of the country's oil reserves. The deal, negotiated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, grants the United States partnership with an unnamed private operator to develop the reserves under a 55% effective output share for the U.S. company. According to the announcement, the arrangement could attract roughly $100 billion in investment into Venezuela's oil industry and generate over $209 billion in tax revenue for Caracas. The agreement represents what the White House described as the biggest oil deal in world history, signaling a significant shift in U.S.-Venezuela relations and potentially altering the dynamics of Latin American energy markets. Analysts note that such a deal could influence global oil pricing and strengthen U.S. leverage in the region as the administration seeks to diversify its energy partnerships away from traditional suppliers.
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A federal judge issued a decisive ruling on Thursday night in favor of artificial intelligence company Anthropic, overturning the Pentagon's challenge to the company's classification as a supply chain risk. The decision, authored by Judge Rita Lin, found that the government's designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk was based on a desire to make a public example of the company for criticizing the Department of Defense rather than on any articulable basis to believe that Anthropic would actually sabotage its models. The ruling affirmed that the Pentagon's actions were legally unfounded and that the company's concerns about national security were not substantiated. Anthropic's spokesperson welcomed the judgment, stating the company remains committed to responsible AI development and collaboration with government partners. The ruling marks a significant victory for the AI startup and reinforces the company's position in the rapidly evolving field of generative AI regulation.
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Your credit score shapes what you can borrow and on what terms. Here is what it measures, what moves it, and how to build it responsibly.
23 Jul 2026
An emergency fund is the foundation of a stable financial life. Here is what it is for, how large it should be, and where to keep it.
23 Jul 2026
Compound interest is the quiet engine behind long-term saving. Here is how it works, why time matters so much, and how to make it work for you.
23 Jul 2026
CVE-2026-20262 lets attackers escalate to root access via crafted file uploads on Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, and Cisco says it has already seen exploitation in the wild.
24 Jul 2026
The chipmaker is pushing into a roughly $200 billion CPU market, betting that AI-ready 'agent PCs' will be the next big upgrade cycle for consumers and businesses.
24 Jul 2026
Alphabet shares fell about 4% on reports that Gemini 3.5 Pro was delayed, while Moonshot AI's 2.8-trillion-parameter Kimi K3 seized the top spot on a major coding benchmark.
24 Jul 2026
The new Ghana-based lab is designed to give African researchers and entrepreneurs early access to Google's AI tools, part of a wider contest to build the continent's technology talent.
23 Jul 2026
Many tree species planted in cities for their fast growth and climate resilience — including weeping willows and poplars across Beijing — are emerging as a major contributor to urban ozone pollution, according to a study published in Science Advances and covered by Nature.
27 Aug 2026
A US start-up has begun assembling a billion-dollar fusion machine that it hopes will become the first to generate more energy than it consumes, using immense pulses of electricity rather than lasers to squeeze hydrogen fuel until its nuclei fuse. Pacific Fusion's demonstration facility in Los Lunas, New Mexico — sited down the road from a major nuclear-weapons laboratory — could also be used to study the country's ageing warhead stockpile, the company says.
27 Aug 2026
A robotic, cell-free platform rapidly prototypes redesigned genetic codes, enabling the translation of proteins with reassigned codons and non-standard amino acids without altering living genomes. The platform, called AGENTEX, represents a significant advance in synthetic biology and genetic engineering capabilities.
27 Aug 2026
Thousands of antibodies sold by multiple research vendors have catalogue images that appear to have been digitally altered, according to a scientific-integrity specialist who published his findings on 25 August. Reese Richardson, a metascientist at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, reported more than 18,000 questionable "validation images" associated with antibodies sold by 15 companies, and released a database of them publicly.
27 Aug 2026
Teenagers who use tanning beds face significantly higher risk of developing melanoma, with research showing they have nearly three times the risk compared to non-users, according to a study by Northwestern University medical researchers. The study found that tanning bed users had more than double the DNA mutation rate in melanocytes — skin cells that can develop into melanoma — compared to those only exposed to natural sunlight.
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Pennsylvania's first measles-related deaths in decades have ignited a public feud between state and federal officials, as Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. traded accusations over the role of the contagious disease in the two fatalities. Independent experts say the clash is a symptom of a broader political battle over how to frame the worst national measles surge in more than three decades.
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Catastrophic flash floods along the Nepal-China border have killed more than 570 people and left nearly 2,000 missing, with rescue teams pulling survivors caked in dark mud from debris fields and helicopters lifting stranded residents to safety, AP News reported. Authorities warn that a newly formed upstream lake now threatens to unleash further flooding in the same region.
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Rescue teams worked through mud and debris on Friday in Himalayan communities devastated by catastrophic flash floods along the Nepal-China border, as the confirmed death toll rose sharply and Chinese state media said the water level of a newly formed barrier lake has fallen 10 metres (32 feet) from its Thursday morning high point, easing but not eliminating fears of further flooding downstream.
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Academic papers are dense by design. Here is a practical order for reading one so you understand it without wading through every line.
23 Jul 2026
Rereading and highlighting feel productive but often fail. Here is why active learning works better, and how to study more effectively.
23 Jul 2026
Cramming fades fast. Spaced repetition is a study method proven to make learning stick. Here is how it works and how to use it.
23 Jul 2026
LONDON — Britain's Josh Kerr broke the men's mile world record with a run of 3:42.66 at the Novuna London Athletics Meet on Saturday, World Athletics reported.
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LONDON — Britain's Josh Kerr broke the men's mile world record at the London Diamond League on Saturday, clocking 3:42.66 to take 0.47 seconds off the 27-year-old mark of 3:43.13 set by Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj in 1999, according to World Athletics.
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LONDON — Britain's Josh Kerr rewrote the men's mile world record, clocking 3 minutes 42.66 seconds at the London Diamond League (Novuna London Athletics Meet) on Saturday, according to World Athletics, the sport's governing body.
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LONDON — Britain's Josh Kerr broke the men's mile world record at the Diamond League meeting here on Saturday, clocking 3:42.66 to erase Hicham El Guerrouj's 3:43.13 mark that had stood since 1999, according to World Athletics and the BBC.
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The South African series mixes scandal and family drama with a sharp portrait of modern South Africa, and its international success is being read as a sign of streaming's growing appetite for African-language storytelling.
24 Jul 2026
Coordinated harassment of Olympic diving star Quan Hongchan drew over 100 million views on Weibo and a police detention, reviving debate over how China tackles cyberbullying.
24 Jul 2026
Swifts have nested in the stones of Jerusalem's Western Wall for centuries. As the modern city closes in, an Israeli paraglider is helping the birds hold on.
24 Jul 2026
The Plymouth institution has won the Art Fund's £120,000 prize, described as the largest museum award in the world, capping a strong year for regional cultural venues.
23 Jul 2026
Fruit and vegetables spoil far faster when stored wrong. Here is how to keep produce fresh for longer and cut down on kitchen waste.
23 Jul 2026
Use by, best before, sell by: the dates on food are not all the same, and confusing them wastes money and good food. Here is what each means.
23 Jul 2026
Great-tasting food does not require expensive ingredients. Here are the techniques that build deep flavour from cheap, everyday staples.
23 Jul 2026
Western Sydney International begins regular freighter operations on July 27, months before its first passenger flights, giving Qantas a 24-hour cargo gateway unconstrained by Sydney Kingsford Smith's strict overnight curfew.
25 Jul 2026
Istanbul's flag carrier has now resumed scheduled service to every major Gulf destination it had suspended, with Bahrain the last route to return on July 16 — capping a steady rebuild of its Middle East network through the summer.
25 Jul 2026
Travelling with only a carry-on saves time and money. Here is how to fit a longer trip into cabin baggage without leaving essentials behind.
23 Jul 2026
Travel insurance is easy to buy and easy to misunderstand. Here is what a typical policy really protects, and where the common gaps are.
23 Jul 2026
Travelers in 2026 are trading packed itineraries for longevity programs, sleep-forward stays and forest bathing, with Japan named a top wellness destination.
24 Jul 2026
New research suggests adults who consumed the most sugar substitutes showed sharper declines in memory and thinking, adding to questions about products often chosen as a healthier option.
23 Jul 2026
Most morning routines collapse within a week. Here is a practical, realistic guide to building a sustainable morning routine that actually survives contact with real life.
23 Jul 2026
Electrolyte-infused wine spritzes have emerged as a summer 2026 drinks trend, according to Trend Hunter, which highlighted product launches that pair hydration-focused electrolytes with low-alcohol sparkling wine (Trend Hunter, 15 July 2026 —
16 Jul 2026
Improved modeling gives governments a rare head start on planning for sea-level rise, though researchers caution the forecasts still carry significant uncertainty beyond 2050.
24 Jul 2026
Forecasters say the 2026-27 El Niño could be the strongest in over 150 years, peaking around New Year and shifting winter storm tracks across the US and southern Europe.
24 Jul 2026
Scientists warn Earth is reflecting less sunlight and absorbing extra energy at more than double the rate of 2000, even as solar and battery power undercut gas on cost.
24 Jul 2026
Scientists estimate thousands of excess deaths during June heatwaves in Europe as forecasters warn that a strong El Niño is taking shape in the Pacific, raising the risk of further extremes.
23 Jul 2026
Confidence: Verified as reported (BBC; HBO statement on Instagram; Collider interview)
27 Aug 2026
Lassally spent decades as a producer and mentor behind some of television's most influential late-night hosts, and was widely credited with shaping the genre's modern format.
24 Jul 2026
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has 2026's biggest debut, with the live-action Moana, Toy Story 5 and Spider-Man: Brand New Day filling out a blockbuster summer.
24 Jul 2026
Christopher Nolan's latest epic is setting midweek records as it battles a crowded slate of summer releases, from Disney's live-action 'Moana' to 'Toy Story 5'.
23 Jul 2026
High school teachers now assign an average of fewer than three books a year, down from four just sixteen years ago. College professors report students arriving unable to sustain attention across a single novel. This is not a niche literary complaint — it is a literacy crisis hiding in plain sight.
25 Jul 2026
Meta's Louisiana data center will eventually employ about a thousand people at a cost of tens of millions of dollars per job. As AI infrastructure spending balloons into the hundreds of billions, communities courting these projects deserve a clearer-eyed accounting of what they actually get.
25 Jul 2026
Tripled tax revenue and talk of a 'golden era' are genuine milestones. But Nigeria's reforms will be judged by whether ordinary people feel the difference.
24 Jul 2026
New labs and investment are flowing toward the continent's developers. The lasting test is whether value — and control — stays in African hands.
23 Jul 2026