The design, which also features the words “Liberty,” “In God We Trust” and “1776-2026” on the ‌front and an image of the bald eagle from the presidential seal on ‌the back, was a revision from a ‌draft ⁠made public in October.

India is developing new data centers to secure a foothold in the global A.I. race. Our South Asia bureau chief, Mujib Mashal, discusses how a new Google campus’s potential use of the region’s already strained energy and water resources is creating anxiety among local residents.

With India lagging in the technology, officials are embracing giant data centers. But critics say the megaprojects will use up energy and water, without providing long-term jobs.

The UN warned on Thursday that more than 500 people were feared dead following reports of two large shipwrecks off Myanmar since late June. The UN’s International Organization for Migration and its refugee agency UNHCR voiced alarm in a joint statement at reports “that two boats carrying more than 500 people may have capsized off the coast of Myanmar in recent days”. Preliminary information indicated that the two vessels in question departed from war-torn Myanmar’s Rakhine state in late June,...

Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan will help shape US monetary policy. He joins a Federal Reserve task force reviewing its policy framework. Rajan will examine balance sheet policy alongside other experts. Other panels will assess data, productivity, and inflation frameworks. These initiatives aim to improve the central bank's future policy approach.

India's Nuclear Power Corporation stated a data breach involves conventional plant facilities. The reported leaked files pertain only to non-nuclear safety systems. These documents were prepared by Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. for common services. The breach does not compromise nuclear security or reactor core systems. The affected information relates to plant units under construction.

US President Trump’s nominee for top intel official, Jay Clayton, evaded directly stating that Biden won 2020 election

Trade office cites investigation of Brazilian trade practices while Marco Rubio says Lula’s policies ‘bad for Americans and bad for Brazilians’

Brazil has condemned the US decision to impose 25% tariffs on certain Brazilian products, after the Trump administration found a range of what it deemed unfair trade practices by the South American country.

“The Brazilian government repudiates the decision announced today by the United States government regarding the imposition of 25 percent tariffs on Brazilian products,” the office of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said in a statement on X, denying it had engaged in unfair trade practices.

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Campaigners hail ‘landmark moment’ in early detection and treatment of rare muscle-wasting disease

Every baby born in England will be screened for a rare muscle-wasting disease, starting next year, the Department of Health and Social Care announced on Thursday.

Campaigners said the “landmark moment” should lead to babies who were found to have spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) being treated early and thus growing up without any of its debilitating symptoms.

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Campaign hopes to buy site for community, fearing it could go same route of corporate gentrification as Camden and Old Spitalfields

Traders at Brixton market say they are in a battle of “people over profit” after submitting a last-minute plan to stop the site being bought by a private equity firm which they fear could price out longstanding independent businesses.

Those behind the Buy Back Brixton campaign said they are through to the second stage of a bidding process, competing against multinational companies to buy Brixton Village and Market Row for community ownership.

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Exclusive: More than 200 illegal holiday properties found in buildings at the highest level of seismic risk

Tourists in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, are staying in illegal accommodation listed on Airbnb and Booking.com in buildings considered so seismically vulnerable they could collapse in the event of a major earthquake, according to exclusive data shared with the Guardian.

Analysis of data collected by Re:Rise, a Romanian organisation working on seismic risk reduction, identified at least 207 illegal tourist rental properties advertised across the two platforms in Bucharest at the end of May, with a combined capacity to host more than 1,000 visitors each night.

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Rain Newton-Smith calls for a new generation of public-private partnerships to fund major projects

Andy Burnham must avoid another “summer of speculation” on tax and spend that would spook British business, the chief executive of the CBI has warned.

As Burnham prepares to take up the Labour leadership on Friday, with a new cabinet to be announced on Monday, Rain Newton-Smith urged him to tread carefully.

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Africa’s exports to China have surged since Beijing expanded its zero-tariff policy across the continent in May, as customs data showed signs of emerging trade links in a range of new sectors alongside traditional categories such as critical minerals. China’s imports from Africa soared by 21.1 per cent and 40.2 per cent year on year in May and June, respectively – outpacing the overall growth in Chinese imports over the same period, customs data showed. The increase was partly driven by China’s...

Latest government measure aimed at curbing digital harm comes after under-16 social media ban announced last month.

An uncharacteristically banal France met their match in an uncannily beautiful Spain. A France entered the examination hall with a class-topper’s swagger and suddenly looked in an incremental confusion. A Spain, perhaps a little detached from all this pre-match chaos, turned ecstatic with the joy of passing the test with seamless proficiency.

Argentina players held up a banner declaring ‘Las Malvinas son Argentinas’ after beating England.

Iran's Amy says struck U.S. targets in Kuwait and Bahrain with drones

India can benefit from the AI boom by building enterprise products and services. The country's IT industry could reach one trillion dollars over the next decade. Indian startups are developing AI-powered solutions for large markets. Existing IT companies are also integrating AI into their revenue streams. This focus positions India well for future AI growth.

The Supreme Court upheld land acquisition for a Jaipur Metro rail depot. Landowners failed to appear for hearings and pursue their objections. The court ruled their conduct barred claims of denied hearings under the 1894 Act. Authorities largely followed required processes for land acquisition. Landowners can still seek higher compensation for their acquired property.

Anne Ruston called for the party to act with ‘urgency’ after discussion paper suggested ways to improve engagement with women, multicultural communities and young people

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Angus Taylor has hosed down a proposal for the Liberal party to consider introducing gender quotas, while one of his senior shadow cabinet ministers has implored the party to act on such ideas with “urgency”.

After a discussion paper that canvassed the idea was circulated to supporters on Wednesday, the party’s leader said he has never been supportive of quotas – shortly before his deputy, Jane Hume, intervened to say all options would be considered.

Discover seven powerful lessons from David Goggins on mental toughness, resilience, discipline, and pushing beyond self-imposed limits.

Inquiry also hears safety review at Australian National University found protest encampment had ‘high’ psychosocial risk

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An Australian National University student whose relatives were allegedly killed by the Israel Defense Forces in Gaza was asked to provide their death certificates to get an exam extension, the royal commission into antisemitism has heard.

A barrister representing the Australia Palestine Advocacy Net

Authorities should step up promotion of the new crossing arrangements at the upgraded Huanggang Port checkpoint between Hong Kong and Shenzhen, while ensuring the site has sufficient parking for buses, a lawmaker and a transport sector veteran have said. They issued the call a day after the government tabled the Huanggang Port Hong Kong Port Area Bill to the Legislative Council to provide the legal basis for implementing a co-location arrangement at the border crossing. Ben Chan Han-pan,...

Whistleblower suggests internal security services deployed spyware from 2017 against key domestic and foreign targets

A former member of Morocco’s domestic intelligence service has helped to provide an unprecedented insight into how the north African state used hacking software – including Pegasus spyware – to target journalists, human rights defenders, French politicians and Spanish cabinet ministers and police officers.

Pegasus, which is manufactured by the Israel-based NSO Group, allows its operator to access everything on a target’s mobile phone, including emails, text messages and photographs. It can also activate the phone’s recorder and camera, turning it into a listening device.

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Bank branches will be closed in Odisha, Uttarakhand, and Manipur on July 16. These closures are for Ratha Yatra and the Harela festival celebrations. Customers can still use online and mobile banking services for transactions. Other regional holidays are scheduled later this month across various states. Regular banking operations will resume on the next working day.

Wall Street investment bank Goldman Sachs has cast a vote of confidence in Hong Kong’s financial future by reaffirming its “buy rating” on Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), as Beijing ramps up policy support to cement the city’s status as an international financial centre. “We see multiple tailwinds to ADT [average daily turnover] and revenue growth” in the second half of this year, analysts Thomas Wang and Simone Chen wrote in a research note on Wednesday. The move comes amid weak share...

Nightly strikes between the US and Iran have been the heaviest since the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement.

A law student died after being stabbed by the brother of a man whose marriage proposal she rejected. The accused attacked the victim at her residence after she ended their relationship. He allegedly used a knife during the altercation, inflicting serious chest and back wounds. Local residents apprehended the attacker immediately after the violent incident occurred. Police have arrested both brothers and are continuing their thorough investigation.

Five booksellers have been arrested in Hong Kong over the sale of allegedly "seditious" publications. Two bookstores have become the latest target in a continued crackdown on independent bookshops

Greater Tunb is a small island in the Persian Gulf near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz and is regarded as a strategically important location in the strait

President Trump, who promised to “end wars,” not start them, may have fallen into a familiar presidential trap.

France and Germany want to quit relying on America and China for key technology like artificial intelligence, but they’re having to choose where to do it.

Jia Qianqian, daughter of internationally acclaimed writer Jia Pingwa, has become the latest high-profile figure in Chinese academia to fall from grace after a university investigation confirmed allegations of plagiarism. In a statement on Wednesday, Northwest University said its months-long investigation found that nine of Jia’s published papers contained plagiarised material. The university had terminated her teaching appointment and revoked her associate professor title. In addition, her 2009...

Applied Computing has raised a $20M Series A to build a foundation AI model for the oil, gas and petrochemical industry.

Syntetica, a French startup that has developed a novel approach to recycling nylon, has already obtained big-name partners and investors.

This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by improving the security of a Major non-NATO Ally that is a force for political stability and economic progress in the Gulf Region, says U.S. State Department

Syed Sohailuddin, a worker in the Valley City Mall in West Valley City, Utah, was allegedly stabbed by Peter Michael Larsen, who asked the victim his religion, Fox 13 News reported

President Trump warned Iran to behave if it desires negotiations with Washington. US forces conducted new military strikes targeting Iranian command centers and air defense systems. These strikes aimed to degrade Iran's ability to threaten commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian authorities reported a missile attack near a cancer hospital in Ahvaz. Damage was also reported at an industrial facility in Qeshm following an enemy attack.

China's fourth-highest-ranked official, Wang Huning, held talks with a top official of North Korea's governing party.