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Arrests made for pro-Nazi chants at Hajduk Split-Ajax match in Croatia
Croatian football fans arrested over slurs before and during UEFA Conference League game in Split.
Senegal-sized Antarctic glacier melting faster than thought: Why it matters
Thwaites glacier has been losing ice for decades. Now there are concerns of rapidly accelerating loss.
11-year old flying car company mocks Tesla Roadster
California-based Alef Aeronautics mocked Tesla, releasing a video of its flying car soaring over a Tesla Roadster.
Israeli raids and arrests in southern Syria push population to the brink
Survivors recount brutal prison conditions, enduring beatings, restraints and psychological abuse by Israeli soldiers.
Can Yemen’s government forces sustain their offensive against the Houthis?
Houthi missile strikes threaten key supply routes on Yemen's Red Sea coast, intensifying pressure on government forces.
Ukraine and Europe have little choice but to work with Trump
Despite growing tensions over Russia, Kyiv and European leaders remain dependent on US support.
AI fears are being weaponised
Tech giants are fighting to protect their monopolies from cheap open-source models. Fear is their weapon.
The chatbot murder guide: AI’s struggle between privacy, reporting violence
Experts say balancing the need to govern AI for public safety with user privacy is 'extraordinarily difficult'.
Russian attacks in Ukraine kill at least 8, cut power to 1 million
Russia strikes Kharkiv, Kramatorsk, Volyn and Rivne as Moscow presses its campaign against Ukraine's power grid.
Three Mexicans jailed for 158 years each for killing Australian, US surfers
A Mexican judge sentenced the three men for the 2024 murders a week after they were found guilty.
The Israeli politicians seeking to replace Netanyahu
A look at Israel's main opposition leaders, their parties and their largely shared positions on Gaza and other wars.
Trump waives Russia sanctions as rift with Zelenskyy widens
US President Donald Trump has waived more sanctions on Russia in a bid to ease energy prices.
Trump puts on hold new Russia sanctions he signed into law
US president's executive order comes two days before sanctions deadline and a week after diesel deal with Putin.
Albania’s PM blames ‘foreign hands’ for protests
Albanian PM Edi Rama claimed ‘foreign hands’ are driving protests that have rocked the country for months.
Southern California wildfire engulfs homes, prompts evacuation orders
The fast-spreading Norte Fire in Orange County is fuelled by intense warm winds and unseasonably high temperatures.
Cameroonians await government reshuffle after Biya’s return
After 10 weeks abroad, Biya returned to Cameroon but has yet to appoint a new government or vice president.
Brazil’s Amazon deforestation hits lowest level on record
Data show a 42 percent drop in forest clearance from a year earlier, giving Lula a boost before the election run-off.
TechCrunch
Mark Wahlberg wants to take on the longevity-startup crowd with an affordable gym concept
Mark Wahlberg, who once sank money into a gym chain that got kicked off the NYSE, is now building his own, and he promises you’ll get a cold plunge, a blood pan...
Healthcare crisis escalating in Yemen’s besieged Taiz
Fighting between Yemen’s Houthis and the internationally recognised government is deepening the humanitarian crisis.
US coastguard rescues 16 after boat sinks off Mexico’s Baja coast
Eleven people are believed to be still missing, with rescue operations under way.
Oregon school shooter was former special needs student, police say
A teacher fought teenage shooter and a parent shot him dead, police say on Friday, a day after four people were killed.
Iran war live: Trump claims US Navy blockade stops Iranian ships in Hormuz
Trump says the US Navy blockade has stopped all Iranian ships from crossing the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump mocks Middle Eastern names with ‘Mohammed’ joke
“If you’re in doubt about somebody’s name from the Middle East, just say ‘Mohammed,’” says US President Donald Trump.
Albanian PM blames ‘foreign hands’ for unrest as student protests intensify
Riot police clash with protesters for fourth day, as young Albanians protest corruption and poor university conditions
Leeds vs Manchester United: Premier League – teams, prediction, lineups
Manchester United are mired in poor form - and Lisandro Martinez's meltdown - now they face on-the-up rivals Leeds.
Italy probes Israel’s Katz over abuse, sexual assault of flotilla activists
Rome prosecutors also name 12 senior military, police and prison officials over alleged abuse of detained activists.
Families demand justice after Pakistan school collapse
Parents are demanding accountability after a school roof collapse in Pakistan's Peshawar killed 34 children.
Yemen’s government says Houthis fired two missiles at Aden airport
Attack comes as Yemeni gov't forces claim advances in Marib and say they 'neutralised' 430 Houthi fighters in 24 hours.
Wired
The Leap Second Is No More
The metric might not mean much to laypeople, but leap seconds have been a source of contention in the timekeeping community for years. Now, they’re dead.