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When Elon Musk endorsed Donald Trump for president last month, the Tesla founder and chief executive backed a candidate who vows to “drill, baby, drill,” “end the electric vehicle mandate” and reduce subsidies of the sort that helped Tesla become the U.S.’s dominant EV manufacturer. So instrumental have government loans, tax breaks and other EV policies been…

TEAM USA ended the Paris Olympics on a high note by securing gold in the final event to top the medal table. The last-gasp victory in the women’s basketball final on Sunday ensured that the Americans edged out China with 126 overall medals. The nervy 67-66 win over France gave Team USA their 40th gold medal of the…

The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in Uganda’s capital Kampala has risen to 21, police said on Sunday, as rescue workers continued to dig for survivors. After torrential rain in recent weeks, a huge mound of garbage at the city’s only landfill site collapsed late on Friday, crushing and burying homes on…

Two of the helicopter’s propellers came off and one landed in the hotel pool, according to local media reports. A pilot has died after the helicopter they were flying crashed into the roof of a hotel in a popular Australian tourist town. Hundreds of guests at the Hilton’s DoubleTree hotel in the northern city of Cairns were…

Alice da Silva Aguiar died along with six-year-old Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe, aged seven, in an attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on 29 July. The parents of the nine-year-old girl killed in a stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop have released an image of her at the event on the day…

Former President Donald Trump has a long history of using popular songs at his campaign rallies without authorization — by the Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Tom Petty, Linkin Park and even Celine Dion — many of which have titles or meanings that hardly seem to imply victory, like “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” and, in the…

Mia le Roux has become the first deaf woman to be crowned Miss South Africa following a divisive competition which saw one finalist withdraw after being trolled over her Nigerian heritage. In her acceptance speech, Ms Le Roux said she hoped her victory would help those who felt excluded from society to achieve their “wildest dreams, just…

Turkey reinstated access to Instagram on Saturday night, after more than a week of being blocked nationwide. The Information and Communication Technologies Authority barred access to Instagram on Aug. 2 without providing a specific reason. Government officials later said the ban was imposed because the social media platform failed to abide by Turkish laws. “In our talks with Instagram officials, we…

Residents fled their homes on Sunday as a fast-moving wildfire outside Athens fuelled by hot, windy weather burned trees, houses and cars and sent smoke clouds over the Greek capital. More than 400 firefighters backed by 16 waterbombing planes and 13 helicopters battled the blaze that broke out at 3 p.m. (midday GMT) and quickly reached the…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russian forces of starting a huge fire at a nuclear power plant in the country’s south, describing it as a “provocation” by Russia Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has slammed Russian forces for allegedly igniting a massive blaze at a nuclear power plant in the nation’s south. The incident, which left black…

Setting out to prove that topping Paris isn’t mission impossible, Los Angeles rolled out a skydiving Tom Cruise, Grammy winner Billie Eilish and other stars on Sunday as it took over Olympic hosting duties from the French capital, which closed out its 2024 Games just as they started — with joy and panache. Capping two and a…

Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, who was also one of the most influential early Google employees, has died at the age of 56 according to posts shared online by her husband Dennis Troper and Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Friday night. Wojicki led YouTube for nearly ten years and was one of the only women to hold…

THE world’s loneliest house sits on a remote island in the middle of the Atlantic ocean with only the occasional passing ship for company. Shrouded in mystery, many chilling theories about the property have emerged – including a rumour it was built for a zombie apocalypse. The white building has stood strong on the side of a…

In its first formal acknowledgement of the issue, Embassy says efforts are on to discharge Indians from service Russia no longer admits Indians into its Army, the Russian Embassy disclosed in a statement, adding that Russian and Indian authorities are in “close coordination” to help discharge Indian nationals recruited for the war in Ukraine. In the first such…

Model Chloe Ayling was kidnapped after being lured to a fake photo shoot in Milan. She was released six days later, but her ordeal was far from over – seven years on, she is still being called a liar. “Headlines really stick in people’s minds, even years later,” Ms Ayling tells the BBC, explaining that she still…

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has cancelled a planned holiday to focus on his government’s response to a series of racist riots that targeted Muslims and migrants, a Downing Street source said. Thousands of police officers remained on duty over the weekend in case violence flared again although for a fourth day in a row on Saturday…

An Israeli airstrike on a Gaza City school compound housing displaced Palestinian families killed around 100 people, the Gaza Civil Emergency Service said on Saturday, while Israel said the toll was inflated and 19 militants were among the dead. Video from the site showed body parts scattered among rubble and more bodies being carried away and covered…

Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential campaign said on Saturday some of its internal communications were hacked and blamed the Iranian government, citing past hostilities between Trump and Iran without providing direct evidence. The Republican’s campaign statement came shortly after news website Politico reported it had begun receiving emails in July from an anonymous source offering authentic documents from…

Two ancient North American structures collapsed within just nine days of one another — with one native tribe warning the “bad omen” points to impending doom. The Double Arch, a massive geological feature that draws thousands of tourists to Utah’s Glen Canyon National Recreation Area each year, spontaneously crumbled Wednesday, the National Parks Service said. The arch,…

An 18-year-old Iraqi national was detained in Vienna in connection with investigations into an alleged plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert in the Austrian capital, Austria’s interior minister said on Friday. The Iraqi comes from the same circle as the main suspect, a 19-year-old Austrian with North Macedonian roots, Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said. The Iraqi…

Long-time Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Hasina had not resigned as prime minister before fleeing this week to India as anti-government protesters marched on her official residence, her son and adviser told Reuters early on Saturday. Hasina has been sheltering in New Delhi since Monday following an uprising that killed about 300 people, many of them students, ending her…

Justin Bieber scolded a group of eager teens Thursday when they wouldn’t leave him alone at a Los Angeles hotel. A TikTok video recorded in the lobby of West Hollywood’s Waldorf Astoria shows the 30-year-old pop star asking the eight teenagers — who were there for a bar mitzvah, per TMZ — what they thought was so…

The Biden administration released new priorities today for safeguarding clean energy infrastructure from possible cyberattacks. Smart grids and EVs can have big benefits when it comes to saving energy and cutting down pollution. But as more pieces of our lives become electric and digital, new cybersecurity challenges arise. That’s why the Biden administration is releasing guidance today…

The King praises the community spirit “that had countered the aggression and criminality from a few with the compassion and resilience of the many”. The King has spoken of how he has been “greatly encouraged by the many examples of community spirit that had countered the aggression and criminality from a few” – as he reflected on…

Devon and Cornwall Police said it had been notified of a crowd surge at Boardmasters music festival, which it said “left a small number of attendees injured”. Several people have been injured after a crowd surge at a music festival in Newquay, the police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police said it had been notified of a…

As Donald Trump adjusts to the reality of his new race against Kamala Harris, his campaign is counting on younger male voters to give him the edge in November in a presidential contest they insist is his to lose. Trump and his Republican campaign now face a dramatically different race than the one just three weeks ago,…

On the face of it, the earthquake that struck southern Japan on Thursday was not a big deal. The magnitude 7.1 quake did little damage and the tsunami warning was quickly scaled back. But the earthquake was swiftly followed by a warning – one which had never been given before. There was, Japan’s meteorological agency said, an…

Pressure is mounting on Kenyan police officers to deliver on their promise to help bring Haiti’s rampant gangs under control, six weeks after setting foot in the Caribbean nation. When the first contingent of 200 elite Kenyan police officers flew into Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince on 25 June, they filed confidently off their Kenyan Airways flight clad in helmets and…

Video shared on social media showed what appeared to be the ATR-made plane spinning out of control as it plunged down behind a cluster of trees near houses, followed by a large plume of black smoke. A regional turboprop plane carrying 61 people crashed near Sao Paulo in Brazil on Friday, killing all on board, local officials…

The former glamour model was photographed on Thursday evening next to a police van with protective headwear around her surgery wounds. It is understood she had been in Turkey. Katie Price has been arrested at Heathrow Airport after failing to attend a court hearing relating to her bankruptcies. Price, 46, from Surrey, was arrested at the airport…

The Los Angeles spa worker admits the charge in hopes of getting a lower sentence, according to her lawyer, but could face a decade-and-a-half in a penal colony. A US-Russian woman who admitted giving around £40 to a charity supporting Ukraine could be jailed for up to 15 years, if prosecutors in Russia have their way, the…

The silhouette of a howling wolf was the latest in a series of animal images painted by anonymous artist Banksy across London this week. A new Banksy animal artwork has been stolen by people wearing masks within hours of being unveiled. The silhouette of a howling wolf, painted on to a satellite dish on the flat roof…

Two teenagers, aged 19 and 17, were arrested over plans to carry out a terror attack at a Taylor Swift concert set to take place in Vienna this weekend. The teenage suspects in a plot to carry out a terror attack at now-cancelled Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna were planning to use knives or homemade explosives to…

The carrier said affected customers who have already booked tickets to travel on the route will be offered a full refund. British Airways (BA) has announced it is scrapping flights between London and Beijing. The carrier said it was “pausing” its service from the end of October until at least November next year. Flights to Shanghai and…

Earlier this week, Kristi Hovington and her family made the trip from their current home of Barcelona to celebrate their daughter’s 14th birthday with what promised to be an unforgettable night at one of Taylor Swift‘s “Eras Tour” shows in Vienna. Only, after a planned terrorist attack resulted in the arrest of two local teenagers and the…

From Car Throttle to Donut, countless YouTube creators are fleeing. But is this a new trend or a tale as old as venture capital? Where people once got their car news, reviews, and opinions from a few recognizable media empires, today, that’s all changing. An explosion of YouTube channels has been seeing momentum as brands that aren’t…

ABC News has said it will host the first debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on 10 September. The network confirmed the showdown in a post on X, formerly Twitter, after Trump said on Thursday that he would be open to debating his Democratic rival multiple times before the November election. “We think we should do…

Officials said woman was found entangled in the conveyor belt system used to move baggage An investigation is ongoing after a woman was killed in a freak accident involving a baggage carousel inside a restricted area of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. Around 7:45 a.m. Thursday, an airport employee was inspecting a baggage handling area in Terminal 5…

Muhammad Yunus sworn in as head of Bangladesh’s interim government, forming a Cabinet of 16 members mainly from civil society and student leaders. Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was sworn in as the head of Bangladesh’s interim government on Thursday evening, following the ouster of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath at the…

In an interview with PTI, Sajeeb Wazed Joy said that although 76-year-old Sheikh Hasina would return to Bangladesh, it has not yet been decided whether she will be back as a “retired or active” politician. Sheikh Hasina, who quit as prime minister and fled Bangladesh, will be back in the country as soon as democracy is restored,…

NASA officials said on Wednesday the two astronauts delivered to the International Space Station in June by Boeing’s (BA.N), opens new tab Starliner could return on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon in February 2025 if Starliner is still deemed unsafe to return to Earth. The U.S. space agency has been discussing potential plans with SpaceX to leave two seats…

US officials familiar with the investigation say Austrian law enforcement are still looking for an additional individual, or individuals, who may have knowledge of the alleged plot, according to Sky News’ US partner, NBC News. Three Taylor Swift concerts have been cancelled after two men were arrested over an alleged terror plot said to be targeting the…

New findings about record heat in the Coral Sea around the Great Barrier Reef add fuel to the debate about whether the natural wonder should be classed as endangered. Large chunks of the reef have now lost their colourful display due to coral bleaching events driven by climate change. Temperatures on the Great Barrier Reef have soared…

CDC issues an alert for doctors to keep a watch on the signs and symptoms of a severe strain of mpox that is spreading in Africa. Mpox, also known as monkeypox is a viral disease that’s caused by the monkeypox virus. It is a zoonotic disease and hence it can spread from animal to humans. Read on…

The meaning behind the new series of animal murals is unclear – with the Bristol artist yet to comment. A third animal-inspired Banksy has appeared in London in the space of a few days. The silhouette depicts three monkeys swinging from a train bridge over Brick Lane in the east of the city – not far from…

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are heading for a multi-million dollar “exercise in closure” — all because they couldn’t stop wondering about the “unfinished business” of their past, according to sources. “They got caught up in the moment. Jennifer had wanted this wedding — the gowns, the friends, all the trappings and trimmings — for decades,” one…

Beijing is cracking down on “aggressive fans” who it says are affecting the performance of Chinese athletes at the Paris Olympics – the latest in its years-long war against celebrity worship. In recent days, state media reports have called out “inappropriate” behaviour, such as fans booing during events or accusing referees of being unfair. This “fan culture”,…

Vice President Kamala Harris declared herself and her new running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, “joyful warriors” against Donald Trump on Wednesday as they spent their first full day campaigning together across the Midwest. They got an unusual glimpse of how hotly contested the region would be when they overlapped on a Wisconsin tarmac with Republican vice…

Sajeeb Wazed Joy dismissed reports that claimed she had sought asylum in the United States or the United Kingdom. Sajeeb Wazed Joy, the son of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said in an interview on Wednesday that his mother didn’t want to leave the country. He said their family had to convince her to flee Dhaka.…

Liu Yi is among China’s 7 million ride-hailing drivers. A 36-year-old Wuhan resident, he started driving part-time this year when construction work slowed in the face of a nationwide glut of unsold apartments. Now he predicts another crisis as he stands next to his car watching neighbours order driverless taxis. “Everyone will go hungry,” he said of…

Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, is drawing attention from U.S. Republicans – and within China – for his long history with a country seen as Washington’s greatest economic and military rival. Attacks from supporters of the Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump, started after Harris announced on Tuesday that Walz –…

Elon Musk’s social media platform X on Tuesday sued a global advertising alliance and several major companies, including Mars and CVS Health, accusing them of unlawfully conspiring to boycott the site and causing it to lose revenue. X filed the lawsuit in federal court in Texas against the World Federation of Advertisers, Unilever (ULVR.L), opens new tab…

The new Labour government says the NHS is broken and insists it’s trying to work with doctors to fix its problems. But many are still being tempted by new, easier roles abroad – with overseas firms alert to the possibility of luring British talent. Dr Tom Petrie is packing up his stethoscope. It goes into his suitcase…

The prime minister warns that owners of social media companies have a responsibility to stop disinformation spreading as they are fuelling the violence on Britain’s streets. Billionaire media baron Elon Musk is engaged in a war of words with Sir Keir Starmer over the role social media has played in riots around the UK. The X owner…

Dozens of people are appearing in court following nearly a week of riots sparked by the Southport stabbings. A 15-year-old boy arrived at court with his mum to admit throwing a paving slab at a member of the public during riots in Liverpool on Saturday. He was among dozens of people appearing today, accused of offences related…

Dave Hogbin was visiting a popular spot for tourists wanting to see large crocodiles with his wife Jane and three sons – aged two, five and seven – when he fell into the water. Human remains have been found inside a large crocodile suspected of killing a man on a family holiday in Australia – after it…

A complete list of every Australian athlete and team who will compete at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Australia boast of a proud Olympic legacy, having secured medals at all 29 editions of the modern Summer Games to date. The number of Australian athletes at the Summer Olympics has also steadily increased over the past few editions and…

Elon Musk’s trans daughter, Vivian Jenna Wilson, is bringing up her father’s alleged sordid past in retaliation for attacks he made on her because of her gender identity. “You are not a family man, you are a serial adulterer who won’t stop f–king lying about your own children,” the 20-year-old wrote via Threads Monday, referencing her dad’s…

Counterpoint, a record store in Los Angeles’ Franklin Village, is probably not the first place one would expect to find Sabrina Carpenter on a sunny Monday afternoon — flipping through a stack of vintage Playboys, no less. The chart-dominating singer-songwriter is sipping a Yerba Mate while she oohs and ahhs at the blond bombshells of various yesteryears…

Manizha Talash knew the moment she first saw a video of a man spinning on his head that she would dedicate her life to breaking – a style of street dance. But it is a dream for which she has risked her life, and the lives of her family, in order to fulfil. It has forced her…

An 11-year-old who was born on the penultimate day of the London 2012 Olympics has become China’s youngest Olympian. Zheng Haohao was among the competitors in the women’s skateboarding park in Paris, which also featured Team GB teenager Sky Brown. Zheng scored a best of 63.19 to finish 18th in the preliminary round – missing out on a…

Researchers have uncovered what might be the world’s oldest solar calendar at Göbekli Tepe, a 12,000-year-old archaeological site in southern Turkey. This ancient timekeeping system, etched into stone pillars, could be more than just a way to track the seasons – it might also serve as a memorial to a catastrophic comet strike that changed the course…

Elon Musk’s social media platform X has sued a group of advertisers, alleging that a “massive advertiser boycott” deprived the company of billions of dollars in revenue and violated antitrust laws. The company formerly known as Twitter filed the lawsuit Tuesday in a federal court in Texas against the World Federation of Advertisers and member companies Unilever,…

A Pakistani man alleged to have ties to Iran has been charged in a plot to carry out political assassinations on U.S. soil, including potentially of former President Donald Trump. The case disclosed by the Justice Department on Tuesday comes two years after officials disrupted a separate scheme that they said was aimed at former Trump administration…

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will head Bangladesh’s interim government after longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country amid a mass uprising that left hundreds of people dead and pushed the South Asian nation to the brink of chaos. The decision, announced early Wednesday by Joynal Abedin, the press secretary of the country’s figurehead President Mohammed Shahabuddin,…

Romania’s Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said Tuesday that he will boycott the Paris Olympics ’ closing ceremony due to a “scandalous situation” that cost a Romanian gymnast a bronze medal. Ana Barbosu had already begun celebrating her bronze for the floor event Monday when coaches for American Jordan Chiles entered an appeal to judges over Chiles’ score. The inquiry result in…

Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus has been appointed chief of the military-backed interim government of Bangladesh after student leaders met with Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman and President Mohammed Shahabuddin late Tuesday evening. Nahid Islam, one of the key coordinators of the student movement, said on Tuesday that Prof Yunus has agreed to take on the responsibility at the…

Imane Khelif, the boxer at the centre of a gender dispute, beat Thailand’s Janjaem Suwannapheng by unanimous decision in a welterweight semi-final fight at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday to progress to the women’s final at Roland Garros. Khelif, a silver medallist at the 2022 worlds, and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting have been in the spotlight at…

German drugstore chain Rossmann said on Tuesday it would no longer buy Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab cars for its corporate fleet due to CEO Elon Musk’s support for U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. The drugstore chain, which is among the largest in Europe, said its decision was with immediate effect and due to what it…

Ireland’s Kellie Harrington said she was looking forward to an easy life without the pressures that come with being a boxer after winning her second Olympic gold medal at the Paris Games on Tuesday. Harrington said she would be hanging up her gloves after beating Yang Wenlu of China by split decision in the final of the…

Alaska Airlines (ALK.N), opens new tab flight attendants feared passengers had been sucked out of the plane in the chaos following the Jan. 5 mid-air panel blowout on a Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab 737 MAX 9 jet, according to harrowing testimony released by safety experts on Tuesday. The comments gathered from interviews with attendants – who…

CrowdStrike’s (CRWD.O), opens new tab legal troubles from last month’s massive global computer outage deepened on Monday, as the cybersecurity company was sued by air travelers whose flights were delayed or canceled. In a proposed class action filed in the Austin, Texas, federal court, three fliers blamed CrowdStrike’s negligence in testing and deploying its software for the…

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has narrowed her search for a vice presidential running mate to two finalists, Governors Tim Walz of Minnesota and Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, three sources with knowledge of the matter said. Harris, the U.S. vice president, is expected to announce her selection by Tuesday, ahead of her first scheduled public appearance with…

The number of Chinese couples who got married in the first half of this year fell to its lowest level since 2013, official data showed, as more young people deferred nuptials amid a slowing economy and a rise in living costs. The number of marriages in China is closely tied to the number of births, and the…

In December 2022, Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff suffered serious facial injuries and a number of broken ribs after a crash while filming Top Gear at Dunsfold Aerodrome. Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff has said he struggled with anxieties, nightmares and flashbacks after the Top Gear crash that “changed my life forever”. The TV presenter and former England cricket all-rounder sustained…

Street artist Banksy has revealed his latest piece of work. His last piece of art came under fire from the then Home Secretary James Cleverly after he had an imitation migrant boat crowd surf at Glastonbury. Banksy has revealed a new piece of art in west London. The famous street artist’s latest work features a silhouette of…

It’s believed to be the first time a big luxury brand has branched out into pet perfume, with the company offering to make “every walk a fragrant and fashionable affair”. Luxury Italian brand Dolce & Gabbana has released a perfume for dogs named after the co-founder’s own pet. Fefe is alcohol free and the firm says it…

The first pyramid built by ancient Egyptians may have been accomplished using an ingenious hydraulic system. An eye-opening study of the iconic Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara challenges long-held beliefs about pyramid construction techniques and sheds new light on this ancient civilization’s engineering prowess. The research, published in the journal PLOS ONE, proposes that a complex…

What would happen if you stepped onto an elevator and there stood Kevin O’Leary, aka “Mr. Wonderful,” from the hit entrepreneurial show Shark Tank? Your palms are sweaty, your heart is racing, and you have just 60 seconds to convince this notoriously tough investor that your idea is worth his time and money. Do you lead with…

Jennifer Lopez is “furious” and “humiliated” over her split from Ben Affleck, says a source, who tells Page Six that the “Gone Girl” star is holding off on filing for divorce to spare her more embarrassment. “She’s furious,” says the source. “He has humiliated her. He was the one who initiated getting back together.” The “Jenny from…

Serena Williams slammed a Parisian hotel for denying her and her family access to its rooftop restaurant. “Yikes @peninsulaparis,” she wrote on X Monday. “I’ve been denied access to rooftop to eat in a empty restaurant of nicer places 🫠 but never with my kids. Always a first. 🙄#Olympic2024. You’re Really Gonna Reject Me?!?!” The tennis champ,…

Serena Williams criticized a luxury hotel in Paris on Monday evening for being “denied access” to the hotel’s rooftop restaurant along with her children. The retired tennis champion, who served as a torch bearer at the opening ceremony of this summer’s Olympics, shared an anecdote about her experience at the Peninsula Paris on X, formerly known as…

Over the past few days, global stock markets have been plummeting. Trading screens across the US, Asia and, to a certain extent, Europe are awash with blinking red numbers heading south. The sudden turn comes as fears grow that the US economy – the world’s biggest – is slowing down. Experts say the main reason for this…