Getty Images Afghans feared revenge attacks by the Taliban in 2021 following 20 years of Western occupation and tried to flee the country A major data breach which led to thousands of Afghans being secretly relocated to the UK became public knowledge for the first time this week. On Tuesday, the High Court ruled it…
Israel launches heavy airstrikes in Damascus, vowing to protect Druze Source link
A picture shows a view of the damage following Israeli strikes on the Syrian army and defence … More ministry headquarters in Damascus on July 16, 2025. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP) (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Israel’s unprecedented airstrikes against Syria’s capital, Damascus, on Wednesday are demonstrative…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer, a former government lawyer, is an FT contributing editor For a court in the UK to grant a so-called “super-injunction” is supposedly an extraordinary event. These court orders where disclosure of the existence…
Topline Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama addressed divorce rumors in a joint podcast appearance Wednesday, with Barack joking their marriage was “touch and go for a while” and Michelle shutting down speculation about a potential end to the 32-year union. Former US President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama attend the…
Canada announces tariffs on some trade partners to protect domestic industry Source link
Amazon has shifted the deadline for the launch of the web version of Alexa+ A company spokesperson told The Washington Post that it’s still fine-tuning Alexa+ for the web before rolling it out to test users Despite delaying its release, the reasons for this decision remain a mystery and an exact launch date is yet…
It turns out the Dark Ages weren’t all that dark! According to new research, medieval medicine was way more sophisticated than previously thought, and some of its remedies are trending today on TikTok. A new international research project featuring faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York reveals that people in the Middle Ages…
For two weeks in July, Cincinnati will have Ellesse written all over it. Well at least a specific part of the Ohio city, the Lindner Center, where tennis’s 2025 Cincinnati Open takes place and where the Italian fashion sportswear brand will become the event’s official partner. Importantly, this “milestone partnership” marks the return of Ellesse to…
A former soldier has plead guilty to a number of charges These include fraud, identity theft, and conspiracy to hack organisations The soldier and his co-conspirators exfiltrated and sold data from companies The Department of Justice has announced that an ex-soldier has plead guilty to ‘conspiring to hack into telecommunications companies’ databases, access sensitive records,…
