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Conflicts

Israeli military forces conduct a wide-scale operation in occupied West Bank villages near Nablus after settler attack

Israeli Settlers and Soldiers Kill Four Palestinians in West Bank Assault on Tal Village

July 24, 2026

Four Palestinians were shot dead and four others wounded when Israeli settlers stormed Tal village, near Nablus, in two waves on Friday. When Israeli soldiers arrived, witnesses say they fired alongside the settlers rather than against them. Netanyahu pledged home demolitions.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi addresses diplomats as US airstrikes on Iran enter a 13th night

Tehran Calls Trump Frozen Assets Threat ‘Incendiary’ as US Strikes Continue

July 24, 2026

Iran FM Abbas Araghchi on Thursday condemned Trump's plan to use $100bn

Fire at Wildberries logistics center in St. Petersburg after Ukraine drone strike

Ukraine Drones Strike Wildberries in St. Petersburg, Tver and Crimea in Fifth Attack on Russia’s Amazon

July 24, 2026

Ukrainian drone strikes hit Wildberries logistics centers in St. Petersburg, Tver and

ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan addresses the UN Security Council on Sudan in July 2023, months before seeking arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant

ICC Member States Vote on Removing Prosecutor Khan as Gaza Accountability Hangs in Balance

July 24, 2026

The International Criminal Court's 125 member states gathered in The Hague on

Epstein Files

Alexander Acosta, Trump's secretary of labor, who arranged the 2007 non-prosecution deal with Jeffrey Epstein's legal team in West Palm Beach

The Deal That Freed Epstein: How Alexander Acosta Buried the Federal Case

A non-prosecution deal struck over a West Palm Beach breakfast in October 2007 buried an active FBI probe into Jeffrey Epstein's alleged sex trafficking operation and limited his sentence to thirteen months

by News Room

July 25, 2026

Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting

Gates Foundation Cleared in Epstein Audit as Warren Buffett Ends $47bn Partnership

WilmerHale's review found the Gates Foundation made no criminal payments tied to Epstein but documented two previously undisclosed meetings. Warren Buffett announced he would end his $47 billion Berkshire stock donation partnership

by Synthia Rozario

French police outside Arab World Institute Paris during Epstein network investigation February 2026

Epstein-Linked Model Scout Daniel Siad Found Dead Near Paris, French Probe Opened

Jack Lang president Arab World Institute IMA Paris April 2025 Reuters

Jack Lang’s 673 Mentions in Epstein Files Led to a French Probe and a Police Raid

Ehud Barak and Jeffrey Epstein pictured together in photo released by US House Oversight Committee December 2025

Vance Says Epstein Had Israeli ‘Deep State’ Ties. The Files Keep Returning to Ehud Barak.

Opinion

Students attend class in Afghanistan, where years of political conflict have disrupted access to education for millions of children

The Education Crisis Hidden Inside Political Upheaval

When political unrest erupts, attention turns to crowds in the streets and rapidly changing alliances. Far less visible is the student sitting at home, waiting for an examination that may not take

by Abu Obaidha Arin

July 23, 2026

Government & Politics

Roger Rogoff, court-appointed U.S. attorney for Western Washington fired by Trump administration

U.S. Attorney Fired 54 Minutes into His Job Sues Trump Administration in First Challenge of Its Kind

Roger Rogoff, fired by the Trump administration 54 minutes after being sworn in as U.S. attorney for Western Washington, has filed a federal lawsuit arguing the president lacked authority to dismiss a

July 24, 2026

by Olivia Taylor

Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Visa Restrictions on Fact-Checkers and Researchers

A federal judge on Thursday issued a temporary stay blocking the Trump

by Dmitri Agafonov

Andy Burnham Opens Number 10 North, but Scotland Says Rhetoric Won’t Cut It

Andy Burnham opened Number 10 North on his fourth day as Prime

by Akihito Muranaka

Hochul Calls Rival’s AI Ads ‘Lying’ While Defending New York Data Center Freeze

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman is running AI-generated campaign ads featuring Governor

by Amanda Graham

Manchin Launches Independent Leadership Council to Break Two-Party Grip on Congress

July 25, 2026

Norway Files FIFA Ethics Complaint Over Trump’s Interference in Balogun Ban Reversal

July 24, 2026

Trump’s New Tariff Wave Covers 99% of US Imports Under ‘Forced Labour’ Legal Rationale

July 24, 2026

House Passes Iran War and SAVE Act Bundle 216-214 as Senate Obstacles Mount

July 24, 2026

Horoscope

Horoscope Today, July 24, 2026: Mercury Turns Direct as the Sagittarius Moon Ignites Bold New Energy for All Zodiac Signs

Mercury stations direct on Friday, July 24, 2026, ending the retrograde cycle that began in Cancer on June 29 and lifting the fog of

by Internet Desk

July 24, 2026

Horoscope today July 22 2026 daily zodiac predictions for all 12 signs as Sun enters Leo

Horoscope Today, July 22, 2026: Sun Enters Leo to Join Jupiter as Mercury Retrograde Nears Its End

by Internet Desk

July 22, 2026

Horoscope today July 21 2026 daily zodiac predictions for all 12 signs

Horoscope Today, July 21, 2026: Jupiter Sextile Uranus Ignites Sudden Breakthroughs for All Zodiac Signs

by Internet Desk

July 20, 2026

Horoscope Today, July 20, 2026: Libra Moon Clashes With Jupiter-Pluto Opposition on Cancer Season’s Final Day

by Internet Desk

July 19, 2026

Sports

Tony Romo former Dallas Cowboys quarterback arrested for OWI in Milwaukee Wisconsin

Tony Romo Arrested on Drunk Driving Charge in Milwaukee After Playing in Golf Tournament

Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo was arrested for OWI in Milwaukee after competing in the Wisconsin Amateur Championship golf tournament Thursday. Romo was

25 Jul

by Shivam Chopra

Fernando Mendoza at Las Vegas Raiders training camp after signing his $57.27 million rookie contract

Fernando Mendoza Signs $57.27M Rookie Deal as Raiders Commit to No. 1 Pick

Fernando Mendoza signed a four-year, $57.27 million fully guaranteed rookie contract with the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday. Head coach Klint Kubiak confirmed Kirk

25 Jul

by Dilnaz Shaikh

Alex Bowman drives the No. 48 Chevrolet at Sonoma Raceway during the NASCAR Cup Series race on June 28 2026

Alex Bowman to Retire From NASCAR Cup Series Full-Time After 2027 Season

Alex Bowman, driving the No. 48 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports, will step back from full-time NASCAR Cup Series competition after 2027, ending a career

24 Jul

by Synthia Rozario

Alexander Bublik in action at the Generali Open in Kitzbuhel 2026

Bublik Advances to Generali Open Quarterfinals After Defeating Diaz Acosta in Kitzbuhel

Alexander Bublik defeated Facundo Diaz Acosta 6-3, 7-5 at the Kitzbuhel Generali Open on Thursday, reaching the quarterfinals as top seed in a draw

24 Jul

by Miranda Novell

Joe Mixon Houston Texans running back career-ending foot injury

Joe Mixon Tells Former Bengals Teammates His NFL Career Is Over After Foot Complications

Joe Mixon, 30, has informed former Cincinnati Bengals teammates that he will not play in the NFL again. The two-time Pro Bowl running back

24 Jul

by Shivam Chopra

Clyde Arch bridge over the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland

Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games Opens as Smallest Edition in 30 Years

Glasgow opened the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Wednesday as the smallest edition in thirty years, with five major sports dropped and a £150 million

24 Jul

by Synthia Rozario

Headingley cricket ground during an England Test match against New Zealand

ECB Confirms 2027 Ashes Fixture List: Rose Bowl Gets First Test as Old Trafford and Headingley Miss Out

The England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed its five venues for the 2027 Ashes on Thursday, handing Hampshire's Rose Bowl a landmark debut against

24 Jul

by Shivam Chopra

Patrick Kane on ice wearing Chicago Blackhawks jersey

Patrick Kane Returns to Chicago Blackhawks on Two-Year, $16 Million Deal

Patrick Kane, 37, has returned to the Chicago Blackhawks on a two-year, $16 million deal, including a full no-move clause. The three-time Stanley Cup

24 Jul

by Olivia Taylor

Economy

American workers at a labor event with union signs

US Weekly Jobless Claims Hit 57-Year Low at 187,000, Defying Economic Headwinds

by Dmitri Agafonov

Palestinian businesspeople working in the West Bank economy

Palestinian Economy at Breaking Point as Israeli Banks Sever Correspondent Ties

by Miranda Novell

Oil tankers anchored off Takoradi Ghana as Brent crude crosses $100 on Houthi Red Sea strikes

Brent Crude Tops $100 as Houthi Twin Tanker Strike Sets Saudi Ship Ablaze in Red Sea

by Dilnaz Shaikh

Multiple S.Pellegrino sparkling water bottles part of the Nestle Peranel joint venture with Platinum Equity

Nestlé Sells Half of Its Water Business to Platinum Equity for $3.4 Billion

by Olivia Taylor

White Tesla Model 3 parked at a Supercharger station during Tesla Q2 2026 earnings quarter

Tesla’s Operating Margin Collapses to 1.4% as Record Revenue Fails to Cover AI Spending

by Dmitri Agafonov

New York Stock Exchange building facade on Wall Street with Corinthian columns and NYSE Euronext banner

ServiceNow Q2 Subscription Revenue Rises 25% as AI Demand Outpaces Disruption Fears

by Akihito Muranaka

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna speaks at the IBM Think conference in Boston in May 2022, ahead of the company's Q2 2026 earnings call revealing a 42% mainframe hardware decline

IBM Q2 Results: Mainframe Hardware Falls 42% as AI Diverts Enterprise Budgets

by Shivam Chopra

Tesla Posts Record Sales, Misses Earnings as Musk’s AI Spending Drains Cash Flow

by Miranda Novell

Visitors at a World Artificial Intelligence Conference booth as Big Tech companies like Alphabet race to build AI infrastructure

Alphabet Stock Falls 5% After Hours as Record $205 Billion Capex Overshadows Cloud Beat

by Akihito Muranaka

Verizon fiber optic network infrastructure powering AI data center connectivity

Verizon Strikes $1 Billion Dark Fiber Deal With Google to Power AI Data Centers

Verizon has signed a dark fiber connectivity agreement with Google worth more than $1 billion, disclosed alongside a second-quarter earnings beat and raised annual

by Synthia Rozario

July 25, 2026

A Burger King restaurant exterior with the Home of the Whopper sign July 2026

Burger King Launches Whopper Guarantee and Service Role as Workers Cite Stagnant Pay

Burger King on July 22 launched a Whopper Guarantee and a new 'Your Way Champion' service role at US locations, promising a free Whopper

by Amanda Graham

July 24, 2026

Calculator and bank documents representing the comparison between 1-year CD rates and high-yield savings account rates in July 2026

1-Year CDs Pay 4.17% in July 2026, Edging High-Yield Savings by $7 Per $10,000

The best 1-year certificate of deposit rates reach 4.17% in July 2026, against 4.10% for top high-yield savings, a difference of $7 on $10,000

by Miranda Novell

July 24, 2026

Oil tanker at sea as crude prices surge above $100 amid Houthi strikes

Houthi Strike on Saudi Tankers Triggers Dow Selloff as Brent Crude Closes Above $100

Houthi forces struck Saudi Aramco-affiliated tankers in the Red Sea on Thursday, sending Brent crude above $100 a barrel and pulling the Dow Jones

by Dmitri Agafonov

July 24, 2026

Oil tanker navigating international waters as war-risk insurance rates hit record highs in Strait of Hormuz

Shipping Insurance Rates Hit Record Highs as Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb Traffic Collapses

War-risk premiums on Hormuz tankers have reached 7.5 to 10 percent of hull value as Iran restricts passage and Bab al-Mandeb closes to shipping.

by Synthia Rozario

July 24, 2026

Daily Games

NYT Mini Crossword Answers Today (May 3, 2026) – Full Solutions

May 3, 2026

NYT Spelling Bee Answers Today: Full Solution May 3, 2026

May 3, 2026

Contexto game answer today showing SPONGE solution with hints and word puzzle breakdown

Contexto Answer Today SPONGE Hints and Solution Explained for May 3 2026

May 3, 2026

NYT Strands Answers Today – May 3, 2026 (Puzzle #791) Full Solution, Spangram & Hints

May 3, 2026

Quordle Today May 3, 2026: Answers, Hints & Full Solution for Game #1560

May 3, 2026

Climate

Firefighters battling wildfire in southern Europe July 2026

July 24, 2026

Spain Declares Emergency as Wildfires Kill Firefighters Across France and Italy

Spain declared a wildfire national emergency Friday as fires burned out of control near Madrid, even

Kansas City weather during the dangerous July 2026 heat wave before cool temperatures and rain brought brief relief

Kansas City Gets Brief Heat Relief as Temperatures Drop to 70s, But Dangerous Heat Returns by Sunday

July 24, 2026

Kansas City temperatures dropped to the 70s Thursday after a dangerous heat wave peaked Tuesday with a 92-degree heat index and an official First Warn alert. The brief cool-down, with rain expected

GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image showing Tropical Storm Bertha and the Gulf of Mexico

Tropical Storm Bertha Crosses Into Texas, Threatening Flash Flooding Across Houston Metropolitan Area

by Akihito Muranaka

Aerial view of wildfire burning through dense pine forest with flames and smoke visible

France Evacuates 20,000 as Wildfires Sweep Southwest in Peak Tourist Week

by Shivam Chopra

Night view of the Ores wildfire in Zaragoza province Spain burning through the night of July 18-19 2026

Spain Wildfires Torch 28,000 Hectares as 2026 Fire Season Triples Last Year’s Pace

by Europe Desk

Aerial view of the aftermath of fire that destroyed over 100 homes in Krokstadelva Drammen Norway

Norway’s Largest Modern Fire Destroys Over 100 Homes in Drammen, Forcing 400 to Flee

by News Room

Technology

Google Gemini app interface showing Spark AI agent feature

Gemini Nears Billion Users as Google Expands Spark AI Agent Globally

Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed Gemini's monthly active users have nearly tripled to 950 million as the company expands Gemini Spark, a personalized AI agent, to users in the US and internationally.

by Dmitri Agafonov

July 24, 2026

Samsung Galaxy Glasses unveiled at Galaxy Unpacked July 2026 in London with Gemini AI and Android XR

Samsung Launches Galaxy Glasses With Gemini AI, Snapdragon AR1, and Fashion Partnerships

Samsung unveiled Galaxy Glasses at Galaxy Unpacked in London, built on Snapdragon AR1 and Android XR with Google Gemini AI, in fashion designs by Gentle Monster and Warby Parker. The glasses offer

by Dilnaz Shaikh

Intel processor chip representing Q2 2026 AI datacenter segment revenue growth of 59 percent

Intel Posts $16.1 Billion in Q2 Revenue as AI Datacenter Demand Drives 59% Growth

First person view of a gaming screen showing Xbox gameplay

Microsoft Tests Free Ad-Supported Xbox Cloud Gaming for Insiders

Amazon Puts Luna Cloud Gaming Inside Prime Video, Starting With Fallout 4

Entertainment

Sean Combs known as Diddy seen during court proceedings ahead of his federal prison sentence

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Placed in Solitary Confinement at Fort Dix After Prison Fight

Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been placed in solitary confinement at FCI Fort Dix, New Jersey, after a physical altercation with a fellow inmate who

July 25, 2026

by Dilnaz Shaikh

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce at their Madison Square Garden wedding ceremony

George Kittle Says Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Had a ‘Fantastic’ Wedding at Madison Square Garden

July 25, 2026

Chris Brown arriving at Southwark Crown Court in London for his affray guilty plea hearing

Chris Brown Pleads Guilty to Affray in London Bottle Attack

July 24, 2026

Prince George smiles in a portrait photograph taken at Kensington Palace for his 13th birthday

Prince George Turns 13 as Palace Video Shows Him on Beach With Louis Before Eton

by Olivia Taylor

Kevin Hart, Marcello Hernandez, Ben Marshall, Kam Patterson and Mason Gooding in the Netflix action-comedy 72 Hours directed by Tim Story

72 Hours Review: Kevin Hart Can’t Rescue Netflix’s Miami Comedy From Its Own Wasted Premise

by Olivia Taylor

R&B singer Nivea reveals leukemia diagnosis at age 44

Nivea Reveals Leukemia Diagnosis at 44: ‘Everything Is Going Great’

by Miranda Novell

Palazzo del Cinema Venice Film Festival venue on the Lido

Venice 2026: Oasis, McDonagh, Zeller and a Murdoch Biopic Pack Festival’s Main Slate

by Synthia Rozario

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Simon Williams in the Wonder Man Disney+ series

Wonder Man #5 Concludes Gerry Duggan’s Run With Hollywood’s Darkest Accounting

by Akihito Muranaka

Business

Google headquarters campus in Mountain View California as EU imposes DMA fine

EU Fines Google €890 Million for Rigged Search Results and Play Store Steering Under DMA

The European Commission imposed a €890 million fine on Google under the Digital Markets Act, split between €460 million for promoting its own search results over rivals and €430 million for blocking

by Amanda Graham

July 24, 2026