- India's 'cockroach' movement ousts minister, but can Modi calm youth? NPR
- India’s education minister resigns after days of ‘Cockroach’ youth protests over exam paper leaks CNN
- ‘Congress will now demand accountability from BJP govt on paper leaks in Parliament,’ says Hooda The Hindu
- From one paper leak protest to another: Full circle for Dharmendra Pradhan The Times of India
- ‘We have done it’: Joy as ‘Cockroach’ protests push India minister out Al Jazeera
Fourth firefighter dies from burns received in June during Colorado wildfire operation
Nathan Matthews, 43, died a month after deadly burnover enveloped his fire crew near the Colorado-Utah border
A fourth firefighter has died from burns after he and several colleagues were overcome by a fast-moving wildfire near the Colorado-Utah border last month, officials said on Saturday.
Nathan Matthews, 43, died on Friday, the US interior department said in a release. He was from Lincoln, Nebraska.
Continue reading...Former top US food safety official says US mismanagement of cyclospora is approaching ‘a catastrophic level’
Frank Yiannas, formerly of the FDA, calls for an independent review of federal response to illness causing explosive diarrhea
Donald Trump’s former top food safety official has accused the administration of a near “catastrophic” mismanagement of the cyclospora outbreak that has sickened thousands of people in the US.
There should be an independent review of the federal government’s response to the rash of illnesses caused by the spread of a parasite found on raw produce, according to Frank Yiannas, who was deputy commissioner for food policy at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) across the presidencies of both Trump and Joe Biden from 2018 to 2023.
Continue reading...From Celebration to Escalation: How Trump’s Iran Cease-Fire Collapsed – The New York Times
- From Celebration to Escalation: How Trump’s Iran Cease-Fire Collapsed The New York Times
- Trump Holds Off on Major War Escalation Against Iran as Advisers Raise Concerns The New York Times
- Rapid pace of interceptor and precision-guided weapons use worries Trump administration CBS News
- America and Iran Are Locked in a Cycle of Escalation WSJ
- The missing half of mediation Al Jazeera
India’s education minister resigns in victory for Cockroach youth movement protests
Dharmendra Pradhan steps down after demonstrations over exam leak scandal, prompting celebrations among thousands of protesters
India’s education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, has resigned after a week of mass demonstrations, handing a major victory to a new youth movement that has posed an unprecedented challenge to Narendra Modi’s government.
In a statement on Saturday afternoon, Pradhan said he had submitted his letter of resignation to the prime minister after student pressure.
Continue reading...Protesters celebrate resignation of India’s education minister
The youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has called off its protest, hours after the resignation of India's education minister
Lou Koller, frontman of New York hardcore band Sick of It All, dies aged 59
Koller, who co-founded the celebrated band in 1986, had been battling cancer of the esophagus
Lou Koller, the singer and co-founder of New York hardcore band Sick of It All, has died after a battle with cancer, his bandmates announced. Koller was 59.
In a social media post on the band’s Instagram page, a statement paid tribute to Koller and his work and said: “The level of loss that we feel at this time is overwhelming.”
Continue reading...Indian celebrities fiercely criticised for silence on Cockroach protests
Bollywood stars accused of ‘cowardice’ as hundreds of thousands of young Indians take to the streets to challenge government
Bollywood stars and other Indian celebrities have faced fierce criticism for staying silent in the face of some of the biggest protests India has seen in years.
Hundreds of thousands of young Indians took to the streets this week as part of a new youth movement that calls itself the Cockroach Janata party (CJP), demanding accountability over exam paper leaks in an unprecedented challenge to prime minister Narendra Modi’s government. Many vented their anger against what they saw as “cowardice” from India’s biggest celebrities.
Continue reading...‘Fit Mom’ did ‘everything right’ — then a colon cancer diagnosis changed her life – Fox News
Iran-backed Houthis claim missile attack on Saudi Arabia as regional tensions escalate
Saudi air defences intercept ballistic missiles as Iran reports first night without US strikes in two weeks
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed a missile attack on the southern Saudi city of Jizan on Saturday, after vowing retaliation against the kingdom for attacks this week.
Iran, meanwhile, reported no strikes overnight on Saturday for the first time after two weeks of US attacks. The Iranian health ministry spokesperson, Hossein Kermanpour, said: “Iran had a peaceful night” in a post on X. Tensions, however, remain high.
Continue reading...How Ukraine’s strikes on Wildberries warehouses put Russians in a real jam – The Kyiv Independent
- How Ukraine's strikes on Wildberries warehouses put Russians in a real jam The Kyiv Independent
- Drone threat in Russia's Yekaterinburg disrupts Wildberries operations and athletics championships Reuters
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 24, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- ‘Up in smoke’: Attacks on ‘Russia’s Amazon’ bring Putin’s war closer to home CNN
- New Ukrainian Drone Strikes On Wildberries Warehouses Decimate Empire Of Russia’s Richest Woman Forbes
Canadian Intern at NATO Arrested on Espionage Charges in Belgium – Bloomberg.com
- Canadian Intern at NATO Arrested on Espionage Charges in Belgium Bloomberg.com
- Canadian intern at NATO military headquarters in Belgium faces spying charges CBC
- Intern arrested on suspicion of spying inside NATO and 'being a member of a criminal organization' Fortune
- Canadian Intern at NATO Military HQ Is Arrested on Suspicion of Spying The New York Times
- Intern arrested on suspicion of spying at Nato military HQ Financial Times
Treasure as trinkets: Zendaya’s earrings renew debate on ownership of ancient artefacts
Jewellery made from BC Iran worn at Odyssey photocall throws spotlight on the trade of rare archeological finds
The Odyssey has stormed cinemas, but while its take on the Homeric epic has created ripples among western classicists, it is an actor’s earrings that have made waves further afield.
Zendaya, who portrays the goddess Athena in the movie, provoked outrage when she appeared at a London photocall wearing earrings that were allegedly made from Iranian artefacts dating back to the 1st millennium BC.
Continue reading...Wildfires in Spain and France force evacuation of 200,000 people – Al Jazeera
- Wildfires in Spain and France force evacuation of 200,000 people Al Jazeera
- Thousands evacuated in France and Spain as wildfires rage toward cities CNN
- Fires Rage in Spain and France, Forcing Thousands to Flee The New York Times
- France deploys massive cargo aircraft to dump flame retardant on wildfire AP News
- Live: France deploys military plane as wildfires spread towards Bordeaux France 24
Southport killer ‘trying to retraumatise families from cell’, says lawyer
Comment follows news Axel Rudakubana was transferred from prison to psychiatric hospital
The lawyer for the families of Axel Rudakubana’s victims has said the Southport killer is “trying to retraumatise the families from his cell” after it emerged he had been transferred from prison to a psychiatric hospital.
Rudakubana, now 19, was given a life sentence for the murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and the attempted murder of eight other children and two adults.
Continue reading...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.
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