- Live updates: Saudi Arabia says 14 countries backing maritime alliance to protect shipping routes CNN
- Saudi Arabia forms Red Sea defense coalition to protect against Houthi attacks thehill.com
- Saudis Form Military Alliance to Protect Red Sea Shipping The New York Times
- Saudi Arabia prepares sea and possible land offensive against Houthis The Guardian
- Saudi Arabia pushing for new military coalition to deter Red Sea attacks The Seattle Times
State Dept. apologizing for Africa map that mislabeled every country – The Washington Post
- State Dept. apologizing for Africa map that mislabeled every country The Washington Post
- U.S. government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference NBC News
- U.S. Government Mislabels Map of African Countries at AIDS Conference The New York Times
- State Department says it made ‘an unfortunate error’ when it mislabeled countries on map of Africa CNN
- Little Marco’s Goons Get Every Single Country Wrong in Map Disaster The Daily Beast
World-renowned climber Nirmal Purja among 10 feared missing following avalanche in Pakistan – CNN
- World-renowned climber Nirmal Purja among 10 feared missing following avalanche in Pakistan CNN
- Nirmal Purja: Ex-Royal Marine among 10 climbers feared missing after avalanche in Pakistan BBC
- 10 climbers led by a renowned Nepalese mountaineer are missing on a Pakistan peak Click2Houston
- World-Famous Climber Nims Purja Is Among 10 Missing Following an Avalanche Outside Magazine
- What We Know About the 10 Climbers Missing in the Broad Peak Avalanche Climbing Magazine
Spain Mobilizes Military as Thousands of Migrants Cross Into Ceuta – The New York Times
- Spain Mobilizes Military as Thousands of Migrants Cross Into Ceuta The New York Times
- Spain will send troops to Ceuta to help with border security DW.com
- Spain’s Ceuta In ‘Chaos’: What To Know About Migrant Surge Forbes
- Migrants pour into Spain's Ceuta from Morocco, military called in Reuters
- What to Know About Ceuta The New York Times
Anthropic’s AI Claude escaped testing environment and hacked organizations
Company says it discovered unauthorized access during ‘proactive review’ after rival OpenAI revealed rogue agent
Anthropic said on Thursday its AI Claude model hacked systems of three organizations during testing, days after rival OpenAI revealed a rogue agent had gone on a days-long hacking spree at AI firm Hugging Face.
Claude gained unauthorized access to the systems during cybersecurity evaluations after a misconfiguration allowed the models to reach the internet from testing environments that were supposed to be isolated, Anthropic said.
Continue reading...Here’s why new fronts seem to be opening up across the Middle East – AP News
- Here’s why new fronts seem to be opening up across the Middle East AP News
- As diplomacy falters, US-Iran war expands: ANALYSIS ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Mapped: All of the countries dragged into Trump’s war in Iran The Independent
- Iran War Is Entangling a Growing List of Mideast Nations The New York Times
- Here's why new fronts seem to be opening up across the Middle East Yahoo
Here’s why new fronts seem to be opening up across the Middle East – AP News
- Here’s why new fronts seem to be opening up across the Middle East AP News
- As diplomacy falters, US-Iran war expands: ANALYSIS ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Mapped: All of the countries dragged into Trump’s war in Iran The Independent
- Iran War Is Entangling a Growing List of Mideast Nations The New York Times
- Here's why new fronts seem to be opening up across the Middle East Yahoo
Lindsay Clancy’s husband told police children were dead, court hears
Officers in murder trial testify of arriving at Massachusetts home after anguished 911 call from Patrick Clancy
The two police officers focused first on Lindsay Clancy drifting in and out of consciousness in the snow after jumping from her Massachusetts home’s second-floor window in January 2023. Within minutes, they were racing into the basement after her then husband screamed that all three of their children were dead.
“I can’t wake them up – I can’t get them up!” Patrick Clancy frantically told the officers who, along with firefighters and paramedics, gave jurors first-hand accounts on Thursday of the aftermath.
Continue reading...‘Western trap’: calls for restraint grow in Tehran after Ukraine attack – Iran International
- 'Western trap': calls for restraint grow in Tehran after Ukraine attack Iran International
- Ukraine’s Strike on Iranian Ship Shows How Two Wars Could Spiral The New York Times
- The Iran and Ukraine wars are colliding on the world’s biggest lake. Here’s what to know CNN
- Ukraine dismisses Iranian threats as Caspian Sea strike directly links wars BBC
- Why Ukraine won’t join US-Middle East war after striking Iranian ship USA Today
In Prague, They’re Putting the Polar Bears on Ice – Newser
- In Prague, They're Putting the Polar Bears on Ice Newser
- Czech Republic Extreme Weather Heat Bluefield Daily Telegraph
- Prague launches cooling map to help residents beat the heat Radio Prague International
- Czechia’s ‘unbearable’ heat wave: Weekend disruptions, warnings, and ways to stay cool Expats.cz
- E&E News: Prague zoo keeps polar bears cool with ice cubes as heat wave hits POLITICO Pro
Seattle police chief resigns after deadly food festival shooting
Mayor announces resignation of Shon Barnes after city officials faced criticism over response to Sunday shooting
Seattle’s police chief has resigned amid criticism of the city’s response to a fatal shootout at a food festival last weekend, Katie Wilson, the mayor, said on Thursday.
The announcement followed hours of speculation about whether Shon Barnes would step down, as some of his supporters said he had rebuffed Wilson’s request that he resign.
Continue reading...George and Amal Clooney evacuate from French house: ‘We do not know whether our beautiful home will survive’ – The Guardian
- George and Amal Clooney evacuate from French house: ‘We do not know whether our beautiful home will survive’ The Guardian
- George, Amal Clooney send note to mayor while evacuating home in France amid wildfires ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- George and Amal Clooney flee their luxury French home because of wildfires NBC News
- Wildfires force George Clooney’s family to evacuate their home in southern France AP News
- George and Amal Clooney Were Forced to Evacuate Their French Estate Amid Wildfires Robb Report
U.S. and Iran strikes intensify as war opens new fronts – PBS
- U.S. and Iran strikes intensify as war opens new fronts PBS
- Egypt confirms drone caused fire on two gas vessels at Damietta Reuters
- Attack on Egyptian Port Shows Suez Canal’s Vulnerability The New York Times
- Egypt Suffers First Drone Attack, Widening the Iran War wsj.com
- Daily Briefing July 30 – Iran’s first strike on Egypt tests CENTCOM’s defense umbrella The Times of Israel
Diane Abbott and Joani Reid readmitted as Labour MPs
Both MPs have had the parliamentary whip restored following separate independent disciplinary processes
MPs Diane Abbott and Joani Reid have been readmitted into Labour and had the parliamentary whip restored, just under two weeks into Andy Burnham’s premiership.
The party confirmed that this followed separate independent disciplinary processes, although Labour said the leadership played no role in either decision.
Continue reading...US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
State department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in Brazil
A US government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a global conference in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attenders who took screenshots and posted them online.
Reuters viewed a video of the presentation given at the Aids 2026 conference in Rio de Janeiro, which shows the errant map displayed halfway during a presentation about the state department’s new health agreements.
Continue reading...Mandela Barnes drops out of high-stakes Wisconsin governor’s race
Former lieutenant governor says path to Democratic nomination no longer viable as democratic socialist rival surges ahead
Mandela Barnes, the former lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, dropped out of the Democratic primary for governor on Thursday, upending the high-stakes contest less than two weeks before the 11 August election.
Barnes announced the decision in a video posted on social media, saying he no longer saw a viable path to the nomination, as democratic socialist Francesca Hong surged ahead with a commanding lead.
Continue reading...Informal poll shows Costa Rica’s Grynspan ahead in race to be next UN chief – Reuters
- Informal poll shows Costa Rica's Grynspan ahead in race to be next UN chief Reuters
- United Nations’ new Ebola coordinator, and choosing a new U.N. secretary-general NPR
- Compromised Candidates Foreign Policy
- Uganda’s Nomination for UN Boss Is 30 Years and Many Months Late PassBlue
- Selection for next UN chief gets underway with Grynspan early front runner South China Morning Post
India wants to join the strawberry superpowers
Indian strawberry farmers rely on varieties imported from the US and Europe, but that could change.
Andy Burnham to give regional mayors share of income tax – BBC
- Andy Burnham to give regional mayors share of income tax BBC
- UK PM Burnham to give mayors a share of income tax in devolution drive Reuters
- Burnham to free mayors from ‘Treasury death grip’ with new devolved powers The Guardian
- Burnham to Give Mayors Share of Income Tax in UK Devolution Push Bloomberg
- Mayors plan tax rebates for voters with devolution windfall The Times
Burnham to free mayors from ‘Treasury death grip’ with new devolved powers
Local leaders say plan will transform funding so English regions no longer rely on Whitehall handouts for projects
England’s regional mayors will be able to break out of the “death grip of the Treasury” by borrowing to invest in big projects under “transformational” plans to shift power out of Whitehall.
For the first time, mayors will keep a share of income tax generated in their area from 2028, as well as business rates totalling tens of millions of pounds by April 2027.
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