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Geopolitics

Anthony Fauci refuses to answer questions during US Senate hearing about Covid origins

BBC News – World · Europe

The former top US health official said he feared Republicans could try to use his testimony to prosecute him for perjury.

Geopolitics

Why Anthony Fauci invoked Fifth Amendment at Covid-19 Senate hearing

Indian Express – World · India

- Dr. Fauci invoked Fifth Amendment to avoid self-incrimination during a Senate hearing, citing potential prosecution over pandemic handling. - Senate hearin…

Geopolitics

Summer of Heat, Fires and Storms Is a Reckoning for Europe on Climate

The New York Times – World · US

The continent is experiencing some of its biggest fires and highest temperatures ever. Residents are fleeing, leaders are struggling to respond and “it will ge…

Geopolitics

How a Ugandan lost 20 years of her life to xenophobia

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

After decades of building lives in South Africa, renewed anti-immigrant tensions in 2026 forced hundreds of African migrants to leave. A Ugandan who spent two …

Geopolitics

Israel Strikes Mosque in Gaza City

The New York Times – World · US

The Israeli military accused Hamas of using the mosque to store weapons. The Hamas-run government’s media office said Israel’s claims aimed to justify its atta…

Geopolitics

Oscar-winning songwriter Glen Hansard killed in crash

BBC News – World · Europe

Hansard, who was 56, won the best song Oscar for the 2007 low-budget musical film Once.

Geopolitics

Is China’s biotech boom at risk? Fear of policy backlash after death in gene-editing trial

South China Morning Post – World · China

The death of a six-year-old girl after receiving an experimental gene-editing therapy has been described by scientists as a tragedy that highlights the need to…

Engineering

Siobahn Day Grady Wants Everyone to Be AI Literate

IEEE Spectrum · Global

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the skills employers expect from new graduates. In response, universities are scrambling to launch new courses, research c…

Tech & Startups

‘No one’s making a phone like this’: Light’s co-founders on building for the anti-smartphone generation

TechCrunch · US

With the Light Phone, Kaiwei Tang and Joe Hollier have spent over a decade exploring the value of simplicity in our relationship to te…

Geopolitics

Burnham does not rule out tax rises for social care reform as he fast-tracks Louise Casey’s review – UK politics live

The Guardian – World · Europe

The prime minister says that current inefficiencies in the system will be tackled first, as he reveals final recommendations will be out by summer 2027Andy Bur…

Geopolitics

Rescue teams face ‘race against time’ in search for trapped survivors as death toll in Japan rises to at least 13 – live updates

The Guardian – World · Europe

Emergency workers are continuing their search for survivors in southern Japan after yesterday’s powerful earthquake ‘Race against time’: Japan earthquake death…

Geopolitics

Anthony Fauci invokes fifth amendment right not to answer questions in Senate hearing on Covid-19 – live

The Guardian – World · Europe

Medical adviser says he invokes right to refrain from answering questions, accusing Rand Paul of having ‘obvious obsession’ with himSign up for US Breaking New…

Geopolitics

Spain faces ‘complex’ three days with risks of heatwave and strong winds reigniting some fires – Europe live

The Guardian – World · Europe

Authorities fear progress in containing the fires in the Gironde and Madrid regions may be set back by temperatures expected to hit the low 40sin BrusselsThe E…

Geopolitics

India seeks new anti-AI deepfake law to counter ‘weapons of mass distortion’

South China Morning Post – World · China

India is planning a new law to combat AI deepfakes and impersonation scams amid a surge in cyber fraud and fake videos targeting top military officers. The cas…

Geopolitics

The Republic of discontent: Seven decades of student revolt in India

Times of India – World · India

From a food riot in Calcutta to a satirical cockroach party that just cost a minister his job, India’s students have spent seven decades proving they are the c…

Geopolitics

Flash floods and storms batter north-east US as deadly weather threatens millions

The Guardian – World · Europe

Lightning kills a New Jersey man as rescues, power outages and travel disruption hit regionBands of deadly, extreme weather including torrential rain and high …

Geopolitics

Triple killer who dismembered bodies of two friends given whole-life jail sentence

The Guardian – World · Europe

James Desborough, who also strangled cellmate to death for snoring while awaiting trial, hid body fragments in Cornwall woodsA triple killer who murdered and d…

Geopolitics

Iran War Live Updates: U.S. and Saudi Airstrikes Drag More Countries Into Fighting

The New York Times – World · US

Global oil prices jumped on Wednesday after the U.S. and Saudi Arabia said they had carried out joint airstrikes on Iranian proxies in Iraq.

Entrepreneurship

A 1984 Speech Will Challenge Everything You Thought You Knew About Charisma

Inc. · Global

Let a single 42-year-old speech from a humble British housewife change your whole view of how charisma works. 

Tech & Startups

X Says Australia’s Under-16s Social Media Ban Risks Interfering With Foreign Law

Wired · Global

Elon Musk's platform hit out at the country's “invasive” information-gathering powers as it demands the government drop efforts to strengthen its no-children p…

Geopolitics

Russia Charges Telegram’s Founder Pavel Durov With Facilitating Terrorism

The New York Times – World · US

The case against Pavel Durov reflected an ongoing fight over one of the world’s most popular messaging and media apps, which is widely used in the country.

Startups

5 Books that changed how people spend their time wisely

Your Story · India

Discover five influential books that transformed how millions think about time, productivity, focus, and living intentionally.

Geopolitics

Hong Kong raises alert on AI voices as 150 WhatsApp hijackings lead to HK$26m losses

South China Morning Post – World · China

Hong Kong police have recorded 150 WhatsApp account hijacking cases in the past two weeks, with total losses exceeding HK$26 million (US$3.31 million), includi…

Geopolitics

Trump threatens to hit Iran ‘hard’ following missile attack on U.S. assets

The Washington Post – World · US

The threat came after Saudi Arabia joined U.S. military strikes on Iranian proxies.

General

K-pop group BTS won’t submit its music for Grammy Awards

NBC News – World · US

“I hope that music can be heard and loved for what it is, rather than being divided by region or language,” the group said in a statement.

Geopolitics

Scalpers snap up local paper after profile on Fields winner Wang Hong goes viral

South China Morning Post – World · China

Copies of the official paper of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Committee of the Communist Party of China are not usually a hot commodity. But the Saturda…

Entrepreneurship

Warren Buffett’s Harsh Hiring Advice From Years Ago Is More Relevant Than Ever

Inc. · Global

Buffett’s famous warning about intelligence without integrity carries even greater weight in an AI-powered workplace where talented people can do more good—or …

Geopolitics

Fauci invokes fifth amendment and declines to testify in Senate Covid hearing

The Guardian – World · Europe

Adviser to Trump and Biden for pandemic says Republican senator has ‘unhinged obsession’ with himAnthony Fauci, who served as a key adviser to Donald Trump and…

Entrepreneurship

Lionel Messi’s Hydration Startup Looked Unstoppable. Then 1 Lawsuit Changed Everything

Inc. · Global

Más+ seemed destined for success—but it shut down before the World Cup fanfare could save it.

Geopolitics

Pakistan Defence Minister says PoK protesters ‘enemies' like India, rules out dialogue

The Hindu – World · India

Death toll rises to 20; PM Adviser Rana Sanaullah said the JAAC held a meeting with him and presented 38 demands

Geopolitics

More than half of England ‘officially in drought’: U.K. government

The Hindu – World · India

The seven areas declared in drought — which include London, East Anglia to its northeast, all of southwest England and the West Midlands — comprises 51.4% of t…

Geopolitics

How are AI models able to autonomously hack others?

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

The next phase of AI has begun. Autonomous agents can make decisions and complete tasks with little human input.

Geopolitics

Famed French DJ Kavinsky found dead in Paris

South China Morning Post – World · China

French DJ and musician Kavinsky, known for his electronic classic “Nightcall”, has been found dead at his home in Paris, prosecutors said on Wednesday. The sel…

Geopolitics

Why some US troops in Jordan could soon have their phones confiscated

Indian Express – World · India

- US military considers restricting troops' mobile phone use in Jordan to prevent Iran from exploiting social media and footage to target bases. - Admiral Co…

Geopolitics

Infantino sets deadline for FIFA offer in Kushner-backed World Cup plan

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

FIFA's president lobbies for latest proposal for investment in football's governing body, which has met with criticism.

Geopolitics

US bans imports of new Chinese robots over security concerns

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

The action is part of a wider US effort to reduce reliance on Chinese technology.

Geopolitics

Four women accuse Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct when they were teenagers

The Guardian – World · Europe

BBC documentary reports incidents alleged to have taken place when actor and musician was in 30s and 40sThe actor and singer Jared Leto has been accused in a B…

Geopolitics

Ukraine says it hit a major Russian oil refinery, hours after Zelenskyy’s meeting with Trump

The Hindu – World · India

The overnight attack started a fire at the Ryazan refinery, which has a capacity of about 17 million tonnes of oil per year, producing gasoline, diesel fuel, a…

Geopolitics

Iran signals gas price hike as fuel crisis looms

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

Iranian authorities want to dampen fuel consumption, but a sudden increase in gasoline prices risks social unrest as many Iranian households are already under …

Geopolitics

Lebanon's pilot zone plan: Can it work?

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

The Israeli army has handed so-called "pilot zones" back to the Lebanese, The move is meant to facilitate an end to fighting between Hezbollah and Israel, and …

Geopolitics

15 elephants die from suspected poisoning in Kenyan park

South China Morning Post – World · China

At least 15 elephants have died from exposure to a suspected poison in the Amboseli National Park in southern Kenya over a four-week period, the country’s natu…

Geopolitics

Half of England officially in ‘exceptionally serious’ drought

The Guardian – World · Europe

Environment Agency names seven regions affected by unusually hot and dry weather and shortage of waterHalf of England is officially in drought, with July set t…

Geopolitics

Can the US fend off China’s subsea drones? Its coastguard looks for answers

South China Morning Post – World · China

As the Chinese military expands its autonomous underwater capabilities, the US Coast Guard is seeking new ways to counter undersea drones, highlighting what an…

Entrepreneurship

Delta CEO Ed Bastian Still Flies Coach. The Leadership Lesson Is Bigger Than the Flight

Inc. · Global

Great leaders don’t just set the rules. They live by them.

Tech & Startups

DoorDash is building its own drone delivery business

TechCrunch · US

DoorDash has received FAA approval to operate a commercial drone delivery service in the United States.

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