Trump: US will ‘take over’ Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump has said the US will ‘take over’ the Strait of Hormuz, accusing Iran of breaking the deal.

Reform UK scramble to make themselves main victim in alleged Widdicombe murder

Reform UK party’s senior figures will do anything for a propaganda win. The billionaire-backed racist outfit are always desperate for attention. Now they’re try...

Anthropic starts localizing Claude pricing for India, its biggest market after the US

Claude users in India are starting to see Indian rupee-denominated subscription plans.

You can easily scan QR codes that are already on your phone

Android and iOS both have built-in tools to easily open QR codes from screenshots.

Iraqi PM heads to US seeking balance between security and economy

PM Ali al-Zaidi to hold talks with Trump, with energy investment and role of pro-Iran groups likely to dominate agenda.

Now, defenders are embracing the prompt injection, too

"Context bombing" tricks hacking agents into shutting down before they can do harm.

Iraq seizes 375kg of gold in sweeping anti-corruption crackdown

In a massive corruption crackdown, Iraqi authorities have uncovered 375kg of gold linked to a high-profile case.

Spanish PM tells Trump his country will not be fooled twice after illegal war on Iraq

Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has once again pushed back against the US military machine. He has made it clear to Trump and his backers that Spain will...

FIFA World Cup: Key players to watch as France play Spain in semifinal

Spain-France clash is filled with superstars like Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele and Lamine Yamal, among others.

Zia Yusuf called out over claim Reform MPs receive no security

Zia Yusuf has received criticism over his claim that the state provides Reform MPs with “no protection whatsoever”. Given the way this headline is worded, many ...

Trump says US will become ‘guardian’ of Strait of Hormuz and collect tolls

Iran rejects any US control over strait as both sides trade attacks in major threat to negotiations to end their war.

States make last-ditch effort to stop the Paramount ‘media behemoth’

A dozen state attorneys general are trying to block the $110 billion merger of Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery they warn would raise movie prices and crush ...

What is the EU’s plan to cut trade with illegal Israeli settlements?

Foreign ministers' meeting comes months after the EU imposed sanctions on Israel over West Bank settlement construction.

Met Office study attributes 2,700 excess deaths to heatwaves in May and June

The heatwaves in the UK over May and June are estimated to have caused over 2,700 excess deaths. Around 42% of those deaths are thought to be a consequence of c...

How Sheikh Hamad revolutionised Arab media through Al Jazeera

The late Father Emir broke the regional monopoly of state-controlled broadcasting and challenged Western media hegemony.

SpaceX cleared to fly Starship again after booster failure in May

This will be the first Starship test flight for SpaceX as a public company, testing the market's appetite for the company's "fly, fail, fix" approach to rocket ...

Waze adds new AI-powered features and customization updates

Some of the new features are powered by Google's Gemini AI assistant, which reflects the the tech giant's broader push to integrate Gemini across its products w...

Pro-Palestine donor faces 30 years in prison as US targets activists

Fergie Chambers, a pro-Palestine donor, is facing US extradition over dubious ‘terrorism financing’ charges after he was arrested in Spain on Friday, the Grayzo...

LAPD lets contract with surveillance giant Flock expire, citing ‘serious concerns’ over civil liberties and privacy

The LAPD, one of Flock's biggest government customers, is ending its contract with the company citing civil liberties concerns.

EU pulls procedural dodge to extend snooping on private messages

The European Union has pulled a procedural trick to ram through “Chat Control 1.0” (CC1). CC1 suspends normal EU privacy laws so that tech platforms can ‘mass-s...

Yemeni government forces strike Sanaa airport

Yemeni government forces strike Sanaa airport

The EV market is on the road to recovery thanks to high gas prices

As the US war on Iran sent gas prices soaring, American car buyers flocked to electric vehicles - and in particular hybrids. After a sluggish winter and fall, E...

EU sanctions nine people over alleged Russian cyber-spying campaign

EU announces sanctions on nine individuals and four entities over alleged years-long cyber-espionage campaign.

Hamas denies UN accusations over Gaza aid distribution interference

UN accuses Hamas of obstructing aid and risking workers' safety, but the group denies it and defends its actions.

‘Red card’ – campaigners stage stunt calling for Burnham to rip up US-UK pharma deal

Andy Burnham has shown Donald Trump a red card in a striking visual stunt staged by campaigners to protest the US-UK pharma deal. The stunt took place in Parlia...

Muslim woman demonised by white men spreading lies

A video of a Muslim woman, Nora Mubarak, capturing a seagull in a white sheet in Grimsby has gone viral for the wrong reasons. One of Britain’s self-styled “pat...

Not 300 miles, not 250 miles: These EVs have the worst range in 2026

If you like going on a long road trip, you might want to steer clear of these vehicles.

FIFA World Cup England vs Argentina: What to know ahead of second semifinal

Argentina and England meet at the World Cup for the sixth time, facing off in Wednesday's semifinal in Atlanta.

UK to ban Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

The British government has announced plans to outlaw Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), making it the first organisation designated under new nati...

What is Japan’s new intelligence agency, and why is Tokyo building it?

Japan plans to launch its first centralised intelligence body with help from Western allies.