Warning shot or publicity stunt – how worried should we be about the OpenAI hack?
Hugging Face said the hack was done at superhuman speed by an AI with little or no human guidance.
Lucy Harrison’s father was holding the gun that killed her but was never arrested. Now her mother wants Andy Burnham to take up the case
Eighteen months after her daughter’s death in Texas, Jane Coates hopes new PM can persuade US authorities to reopen case
Lucy Harrison felt that 2024 was her best year yet. The 23-year-old had graduated from university with first class honours, landed her dream job and bought her first house with her boyfriend. She was a “big girl adult” now, Lucy would say. She shed tears of joy seeing her idol, Taylor Swift, at Wembley on the Eras tour that summer. Life could hardly get any better. “All the hard work, all the tears, everything was coming to fruition,” said her mother, Jane Coates, from Warrington in north-west England.
That Christmas, Lucy and her boyfriend, Sam Littler, flew to Texas to spend time with her father, Kris Harrison, who had left the family home when she was two. The pair had a complex relationship – Harrison was a recovering alcoholic – and Littler, 24, did not want them to go. But Lucy enjoyed seeing her two younger half-sisters at their home in Prosper, an affluent suburb 30 miles north of Dallas.
Continue reading...How Volker Turk won a new term as UN rights chief despite Israel opposition
UN General Assembly votes 144-10 to grant Turk a new four-year term, despite objections from the US, Israel and Russia.
Iran war: Houthis vow response to Saudi strikes on Hodeida – DW.com
- Iran war: Houthis vow response to Saudi strikes on Hodeida DW.com
- Saudi military strikes Houthi targets in Yemen after the Iran-backed militia attacked Red Sea shipping CNBC
- Trump’s Threatened New Front in Iran War Could Strain U.S. Forces The New York Times
- Houthi Claim Missile Strikes on Southern Saudi Arabia Bloomberg.com
- Trump threatens 'major military punishment' after Houthi attacks on tankers in Red Sea PBS
Evacuated villagers in Cairngorms allowed home after wildfire threat lifts
Scottish first minister thanks Nethy Bridge residents and aid workers after earlier requesting UK military aid to fight 10-day fire
Residents of Nethy Bridge have been told they can return to their homes after a large fire broke out in the Cairngorms national park.
Supt Judy Hill of Police Scotland said: “Thanks to the efforts of fire crews, gamekeepers, contractors, partners and many others over the past 24 hours, there is no longer the immediate threat which prompted the evacuation of properties in Nethy Bridge.
Continue reading...India’s education minister resigns after weeks of student-led protests – AP News
- India’s education minister resigns after weeks of student-led protests AP News
- India’s Education Minister Steps Down, Handing Win to Protesters The New York Times
- Victory of democracy: Wangchuk on Pradhan’s resignation The Hindu
- Dharmendra Pradhan: India education minister resigns after Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protests BBC
- India’s education minister resigns after weeks of ‘Cockroach’ protests Al Jazeera
Home Office rejects Palestinian Jerusalemite woman’s UK visa but approves husband’s
Officials not satisfied Therese Abdallah is a ‘genuine visitor’ and believe she would not leave after visit to son in London
A Palestinian Jerusalemite who lives in London has been left devastated after a planned trip by his parents had to be cancelled when the Home Office ruled his mother was not a “genuine visitor” but granted his father a visa.
Karim Abdallah, who has lived in the UK since 2019, was looking forward to hosting his parents, Therese Abdallah, 69, a retired English teacher, and his father, Ghassan Abdallah, a psychologist, for a few weeks.
Continue reading...Ukrainian Attacks Kill 2 in Belgorod and Target Wildberries Warehouse in Urals – The Moscow Times
- Ukrainian Attacks Kill 2 in Belgorod and Target Wildberries Warehouse in Urals The Moscow Times
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 24, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Drone threat in Russia's Yekaterinburg disrupts Wildberries operations and athletics championships Reuters
- ‘Up in smoke’: Attacks on ‘Russia’s Amazon’ bring Putin’s war closer to home CNN
- Wildberries, ‘Russia’s Amazon,’ says Ukrainian drones struck three more of its warehouses NBC News
Israel arrests dozens of Palestinians in West Bank amid settler attacks
Military crackdown follows a shooting that killed four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers.
Inside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force One – The New York Times
- Inside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force One The New York Times
- Trump flew from Turkey on older Air Force One after credible threat from Iran and its proxies CBS News
- Republican blocks bill to halt retrofit of Qatari-gifted Air Force One The Washington Post
- Trump switched planes in Turkey earlier this month because of threat from Iran proxy forces – report The Guardian
- Report: Trump switched planes in Turkey over ‘credible threat’ by Iranian proxies The Times of Israel
Family of missing Rohingya footballer fear he is among 500 believed dead in Myanmar shipwrecks
‘I can’t tolerate this life,’ said the 24-year-old in his last voice message to his relatives. Attacked by the military, a rebel army and criminal gangs, Siraz Ullah risked all for a better future
The fear was audible as he spoke, recording a message to his family, asking for their prayers. After pressing send, 24-year-old Siraz Ullah boarded a boat he hoped could deliver him from the violence and persecution surrounding him at home in Myanmar.
Instead, Siraz is among 500 Rohingya refugees who have vanished at sea after setting sail for Malaysia in late June.
Continue reading...India’s education minister resigns after weeks of ‘Cockroach’ protests
Dharmendra Pradhan quits in first major concession from PM Narendra Modi's government after nationwide demonstrations.
Dodging snipers, housing crisis forces Yemenis to live on front line
Living near Taiz's front line forces families to make difficult choices amid sniper threats and economic hardships.
Wildfires in Spain and France force evacuation of 200,000 people
France has appealed for international help, while Spain has declared a national emergency.
Born too soon: Premature babies fight for survival in Gaza
Israel's genocidal war on Gaza is causing a surge in premature births and endangering mothers' health.
Guterres arrives in Syria in first official visit by a UN chief in 17 years
The UN chief will meet Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who was under UN Security Council sanctions until last year.
Trump takes swipes at press during White House Correspondents’ Dinner
The event celebrated press freedom after the first dinner was cancelled by a shooting in April.
Trump: ‘I’m running for a fourth term as President of the United States’
During the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, Trump joked about running for a fourth presidential term.
Commonwealth Games: Gymnast Langton’s headfirst crash leads to concussion
Gabriel Langton suffers concussion after headfirst crash off horizontal bar in the final rotation of the competition.
Iran-backed Houthis claim missile attack on Saudi Arabia
US military says it disabled a tanker that was attempting to evade the American blockade on Iranian ports.