World
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Solidarity makes science accessible for all – this is how we end the AIDS epidemic
The 26th International AIDS Conference in Rio painted two very different pictures of the fight against HIV and AIDS, Dan Glass writes
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France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls
Cold calling is coming to an end in France, with one consumer group calling the ban a "small revolution".
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Human rights groups sue Trump administration over ‘crippling’ ICC sanctions
Lawsuit challenges executive order targeting international criminal court for investigating Israeli crimes in Palestine
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Trump picks loyalist to oversee probe into what went wrong with the Reflecting Pool
President Trump has nominated Dennis Kirk to key role, which will mean having an ally in charge of likely investigation into Lincoln Memoral renovation disaster
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Andy Burnham faces unpopularity test over prisons dilemma
The early release conundrum has given the new PM his first taste of tricky political decision-making.
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Video. France’s oldest lumberjack contest puts axe skills to the test
Video. France’s 73rd lumberjacking championship in Chamrousse saw 60 competitors race axes through logs, preserving Alpine forestry traditions for 2,000 spectators.
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Three ways to watch the solar eclipse safely without glasses
With some shops running out of stock, it may be too late to buy eclipse glasses - but you can still safely watch the spectacle using some household items.
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Trump is reportedly pushing DOJ to reopen Reflecting Pool case after charges dropped
Trump spent the weekend raging over dropped charges after judge agreed to dismiss case against David Hearn
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Mexican crews to arrive to fight western Canada wildfire
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have opened a criminal investigation into the cause of the fire, which broke out on Friday.
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Karoline Leavitt tells Americans the country is ‘more affordable’ because of Trump
Public polling indicates most people disapprove of Trump’s handling of the economy and feel they are less financially comfortable than they were six months ago
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Bill Cassidy who voted for RFK Jr blasted for his criticism of Trump’s vaccine plan
‘You voted for RFK Jr. despite knowing full well he’s an anti-vaxxer…You own this mess,’ wrote one commenter
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Famed tourist destinations evacuated as wildfire threatens California’s Big Sur
Nearly 500 personnel battle Timber fire in Los Padres national forest as blaze grows to 2,000 acres
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The RBA likely believes it won’t need to hike rates again – but the worst thing it could do is say that out loud
When it comes to the Reserve Bank, there’s a whiff of a parent making a threat they have no intention of carrying out
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University of Michigan drops first-semester grades to ‘curb mental health crisis’
Come fall 2027, official transcripts for first-semester freshmen will record only whether credit was earned
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Jury in Luigi Mangione trial will be anonymous to protect from the public
The judge also ruled that an overflow courtroom would be made available for the press and the public
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Remains of lost village uncovered as drought lowers reservoir levels in heatwave
The hamlet was submerged to create a reservoir half a century ago
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Lucy Davis: The Office actress says she has 'incurable' cancer
Davis, who played receptionist Dawn in the UK sitcom, says the cancer has spread and it's "too late for chemo".
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Trump team tried to stop Republicans from encouraging Max Miller to drop out: report
Max Miller has compared his fight against domestic abuse allegations to President Donald Trump’s fight against years of controversies and scandals
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Oil price moves higher as insurers hold back FTSE
Oil prices pushed up once more with the US and Iran appearing to not make much progress towards a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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Trump doesn’t deny a possible federal takeover of elections
Conservative television host suggested the president bypass Congress’s authority in imposing new election security measures
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Hackers come to the rescue for public water systems after cyberattacks
Cybersecurity experts unveil national security program that ‘only the hacker community’ could come up with after latest attacks
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Russia releases former US Marine reported in poor health
Trump said Robert Gilman, who was arrested in 2022, was released on a humanitarian basis, after he had reportedly been in a catatonic-like state.
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Canadian airline cancels flight after child refuses to wear seatbelt
Flight from Victoria to Toronto forced to return to terminal after repeated attempts to secure child in seat failed
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Coalition to back One Nation policy barring overseas Australians with terrorist links from returning home
Angus Taylor and Matt Canavan will support Pauline Hanson’s migration bill despite vowing to fight her rightwing party
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Britain’s pothole crisis worsens as heatwave triggers 40,000 breakdown calls in July
The president of the AA warns drivers of the risks of warmer weather, as the UK gears up to face its fifth heatwave
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Samuel Alito gained up to $2.9m from oil and gas assets since joining supreme court, analysis shows
Critics argue US high court justice should recuse himself from upcoming fossil fuel firms’ climate accountability case
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Thames Water finance boss bags £1m pay day despite ongoing crisis at debt-ridden firm
A new CFO arrived last year as the company struggles under billions of debt
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Tonnes of cocaine worth more than £200m found inside banana boxes
Nine men were arrested and later released on bail
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Princess Beatrice’s husband shares touching message for her birthday
Princess Beatrice celebrated her 38th birthday over the weekend
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Hegseth stops speech to joke about why he sweats ‘like a son of a b****’
Defense Secretary also filmed appearing to wipe his nose before running his hands through his hair
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Video. Russia launches massive overnight barrage on Ukraine, leaving nine dead
Video. Russia killed at least nine people in Ukraine overnight on Tuesday, as missile and drone strikes hit Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk, according to regional authorities.
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Heatwaves set to drive prices higher, food producers warn
The Food and Drink Federation said ‘fruit, vegetable and grain supply’ are being hit by recent hot weather and droughts.
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Gold prices rise again as Middle East conflict and interest rate fears ease
After hitting record high prices early in 2026, gold suffered a surprise sharp dip when the Iran war broke out
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Can an AI model explain our reading habits?
A new AI model could help scientists understand the hidden decisions behind how we read, and eventually personalise text for different readers and situations.
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Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes
Verdict relates to atrocities committed during the country’s 14-year civil war in which about 500,000 people died
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EU rules force Anthropic to expose AI writing worldwide
Anthropic will invisibly watermark all of Claude's text and file output from 2 August to meet EU AI Act transparency rules, with the marking applied globally, whether or not the user is anywhere near Brussels.
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Nottingham Forest transfers: Ousmane Diomande signs from Sporting
Nottingham Forest sign Ivory Coast defender Ousmane Diomande from Portuguese club Sporting for a reported £34m.
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When MAGA met FIFA: Inside Trump’s cosy relationship with Gianni Infantino
President Trump has given his full backing to embattled Infantino as the FIFA president faces ongoing pressure to step down
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Colombia latest: More than 160 killed after earthquake leaves ‘trail of destruction’
The death toll in major cities including Cali is expected to rise with many people feared trapped under collapsed buildings
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Nigel Farage reprimands Reform ally for ‘traitor’ jibe at former defence secretary
Attack was aimed at Ben Wallace, a former soldier who served in Northern Ireland
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Video. Deadly earthquake in Colombia hits Manizales, damaging cathedral and homes
Video. Manizales, in Colombia’s western Caldas department, was among the areas hardest hit by Monday’s 7.4-magnitude earthquake, with streets littered with rubble as rescue teams searched damaged buildings for survivors.
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Driver who broke the sound barrier to attempt another land speed record in Utah
British driver Andy Green will try to beat his own record, set 20 years ago, with a hydrogen-powered car
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British girl who died on Caribbean family holiday was ‘killed in boat explosion’
Tourists on board the boat have described blast that left two dozen people injured in Dominican Republic
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Solar eclipse chasers scramble for glasses as stocks run low
Specialist glasses are all but sold out online ahead of the UK's most significant eclipse since 1999.
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Iran executes woman who claimed self-defence against sexual assault
Marzieh Nieri, 23, was executed at Qazvin Central Prison after a court rejected her account of wounding a man who had attempted to assault her, bringing the number of women executed in Iran since the start of 2026 to at least 14.
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Syria court sentences Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia
The ex-president is convicted of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the country's civil war.
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Murder arrest over fatal shooting in Clapham
A 22-year-old man who attended hospital with a gunshot wound has been arrested, the Met Police says.
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The return of the caspian tiger: how a species feared extinct has come back to Kazakhstan
The wild capture and release of a female big cat into a nature reserve is the first step towards reintroducing a population that hasn’t been seen for 70 years
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Luigi Mangione next courtroom battle could shape murder trial
Luigi Mangione faces state charges, including murder, weapons offenses, and forgery, brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg
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Australian PM urged to apologise over joke about melons gifted by Japan’s Takaichi
Anthony Albanese appeared to gesture in front of his chest while talking about the gift on a podcast last month
