Iran hardens stance against IAEA and its chief in wake of US-Israel attacks
Tehran has rejected request for Rafael Grossi to visit nuclear facilities bombed by Israel and US during conflict.
U.S. Revokes Visas To Bob Vylan Over “Death To The IDF” Chant At UK Music Festival – Deadline
- U.S. Revokes Visas To Bob Vylan Over “Death To The IDF” Chant At UK Music Festival Deadline
- Bob Vylan’s Israeli military chant prompts US visa cancellation and UK criminal probe CNN
- UK’s chief rabbi says Bob Vylan Glastonbury chant was ‘vile Jew-hatred’ The Guardian
- U.S. revokes U.K. band's visas over anti-Israel chant at Glastonbury Yahoo
- Did BBC's focus on one potential Glastonbury controversy miss another? BBC
Israel launches waves of Gaza airstrikes after new displacement orders
Scores of Palestinians reported killed as senior Netanyahu adviser due to arrive in Washington for ceasefire talks
Israel ramped up its offensive in Gaza on Monday, with new displacement orders sending tens of thousands of people fleeing the north of the devastated territory and waves of airstrikes killing about 60 Palestinians, according to local officials and medical staff.
The violence in Gaza came as a senior adviser to Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, was due to arrive in Washington for talks on a new ceasefire, a day after Donald Trump called in a social media post for a deal to end the 20-month war and free 50 hostages held by Hamas.
Continue reading...China hosts first fully autonomous AI robot football match
Footage of three-a-side game shows humanoids struggling to kick the ball or stay upright
They think it’s all over … for human footballers at least.
The pitch wasn’t the only artificial element on display at a football match in China on Saturday. Four teams of humanoid robots took on each other in Beijing, in games of three-a-side powered by artificial intelligence.
Continue reading...How generative AI is affecting people’s minds
Psychology experts have many concerns about the potential impact of AI on the human mind.
‘Coming back with nothing’: Inside the reverse migration away from the US
Hardline immigration policies under US President Donald Trump have forced some migrants to abandon their American dream.
Europe heat wave continues as UN chief warns of ‘new normal’ – dw.com
- Europe heat wave continues as UN chief warns of 'new normal' dw.com
- Paris on red alert as Europe faces extreme heat with weather warnings in place across continent - Europe live The Guardian
- Two dead in Italy as heatwave scorches much of Europe BBC
- Europe’s expanding heat wave fuels record temperatures, including in the Alps The Washington Post
- Europe swelters under a punishing heat wave with Paris forecast to hit 104 F Yahoo
Norway lottery operator apologises to 47,000 players over prize mixup
Norsk Tipping informed thousands of people they won big sums of money after mistake in currency conversions
Norwegian lottery bosses have sent a text message apologising to tens of thousands of disappointed players who were accidentally told they had won large sums of money.
Norsk Tipping, the state-owned gambling operator, had admitted “several thousand” people were mistakenly told on Friday they had won life-changing sums of money after an error in converting from euros to Norwegian kroner. It was not until Monday, three days later, that a text message was sent to 47,000 people apologising for the error.
Continue reading...What has been driving the rise in disability benefit claims? – BBC
- What has been driving the rise in disability benefit claims? BBC
- The towns where one in five residents claims benefits The Telegraph
- Number of adults claiming PIP for depression or anxiety in YOUR area Daily Mail
- Personal independent payment claims nearly double in city Daily Echo
- REVEALED: Number of PIP claimants in England and Wales TaxPayers' Alliance
Man, 92, convicted of woman’s 1967 murder, solving one of the U.K.’s longest-running cold cases – CBS News
- Man, 92, convicted of woman's 1967 murder, solving one of the U.K.'s longest-running cold cases CBS News
- 92-year-old British man convicted of rape and murder in 1967 cold case CNN
- Sentencing due of man, 92, found guilty in 1967 murder and rape case BBC
- Cold case killer caught, convicted 58 years after brutal rape, murder KTLA
- ‘I never believed they’d be able to trace him’: granddaughter of 1967 murder victim finally sees justice The Guardian
EU and Ukraine strike less ambitious but ‘realistic’ trade deal – Euronews.com
- EU and Ukraine strike less ambitious but 'realistic' trade deal Euronews.com
- EU Seals New Trade Deal With Ukraine as Tariff-Free Regime Ends Bloomberg.com
- Brussels and Kyiv mend trade ties after farmer fury over imports politico.eu
- EU agrees deal on food trade with Ukraine Reuters
- EU, Ukraine clinch $73 billion trade deal after months of uncertainty Courthouse News
Days of heavy Pakistan rains, floods kill 46, including 13 from one family
Authorities say forecasters cannot rule out a repeat of extreme weather like the devastating floods of 2022.
Why is Ukraine withdrawing from the Ottawa Treaty banning landmines?
If Russia plans to broaden the ground war, Ukraine may need deeper lines of defence. Landmines could prove critical.
Boniface Kariuki: Kenyan vendor shot by police during protests dies – BBC
- Boniface Kariuki: Kenyan vendor shot by police during protests dies BBC
- Kenyan civilian shot at close range by police during protests dies AP News
- Boniface Kariuki: Nairobi hawker who was shot in the head by police is dead Daily Nation
- Nairobi hawker shot at close range by police declared brain dead africanews.com
- Ex-police spokesman Owino claims hawker Boniface Kariuki abused the police before being shot Citizen Digital
Israel kills 95 Palestinians, bombing across Gaza amid new ceasefire push
Homes, schools, hospitals and hungry aid seekers targeted by Israel as it forces thousands out of the enclave's north.
A Russian media outlet is raided in Azerbaijan’s capital as tensions rise between Moscow and Baku – AP News
- A Russian media outlet is raided in Azerbaijan's capital as tensions rise between Moscow and Baku AP News
- Azerbaijan arrests journalists at Russian state outlet as tensions with Moscow rise Reuters
- Russia Summons Azerbaijani Envoy as Tensions Flare Over Arrests Bloomberg.com
- Azerbaijan police raid Russia's Sputnik media offices dw.com
- Azerbaijan detains alleged Russian spies as relations with Moscow nosedive The Kyiv Independent
Pedro Sánchez aide held in prison over Spanish kickback allegations – Financial Times
- Pedro Sánchez aide held in prison over Spanish kickback allegations Financial Times
- Spanish judge orders PM's ex-ally to be remanded in custody in graft probe Reuters
- Spanish PM’s former aide Santos Cerdán detained without bail in corruption probe Euronews.com
- Spanish PM’s former right-hand man detained in corruption investigation The Guardian
- Pedro Sánchez’s right-hand man held in jail on corruption charges The Times
Greek PM vows to investigate €290m ‘fake’ farmer fraud scandal
Kyriakos Mitsotakis sets up taskforce over alleged scamming of EU agricultural funds after resignation of five senior officials
The Greek prime minister has vowed to get to the bottom of how a scheme of fraudulent EU subsidy claims could have operated undetected in the country for years, as he admitted that the scandal had revealed “the state’s inadequacy” in dealing with corruption.
Faced with revelations that “fake” farmers had been scamming designated agricultural funds to the tune of a reputed €290m (£249m), Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday a special taskforce would be set up to “immediately and exhaustively” investigate the illegal payments.
Continue reading...Wimbledon: Daniil Medvedev suffers shock first-round exit
Former world number one upset by Benjamin Bonzi of France on day one of third Grand Slam of the year.
Qatar tells of huge cost of Iranian missile attack – thenationalnews.com
- Qatar tells of huge cost of Iranian missile attack thenationalnews.com
- Trump Said He OK'd Iran's Plan to Strike Al Udeid. His Top Military Adviser Said Troops There Fended Off Missiles. Military.com
- Iran launches attack against US Air Force base in Qatar The Hill
- Largest Patriot Missile Salvo In U.S. Military History Launched Defending Al Udeid Air Base Against Iranian Attack The War Zone
- 2 minutes ‘to succeed or fail’: 44 US soldiers stayed at Al Udeid to intercept Iran’s missile barrage Stars and Stripes