Midea's European air conditioner sales surge due to heatwaves, with 200,000 new orders in a month for two Chinese factories, driven by demand for easily installable units like PortaSplit.
A UK High Court judge orders removal of all Wolfoo videos from platforms like YouTube, ruling they illegally copied Peppa Pig audio clips, despite SConnect's claims of third-party error and in-house sound use post-2020.
An international team led by Dr. Koh Gou-young discovers arachnoid fenestrations, tiny openings in the brain's protective membrane, enabling cerebrospinal fluid to drain into lymph nodes, shedding light on waste clearance crucial for preventing neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.
ISBNdb offers AI developers up to one million physical book titles, including non-digitized, rare, and out-of-print material, for destructive scanning, echoing a 2025 court ruling that supported replacing purchased books with digital scans under fair use, provided the original was discarded, thus maintaining the library's copy count unchanged.
President Trump shared an AI-generated image of a fictional 'North America Air Filter Barrier' along the US-Canada border, amidst tariffs imposed on Canada over 'discrimination' and threats related to cross-border wildfire smoke, which caused unhealthy air in several US cities.
President Trump issues executive order directing warnings at Smithsonian National Museum of American History, citing 'inaccurate' exhibits with alleged Marxist and 'woke' biases, sparking Democratic backlash.
The Supreme Court of India will hear a PIL on Monday seeking national guidelines to prevent police and security personnel from operating in plainclothes during crowd control and arrests, following concerns over excessive force used against students in a recent protest.
India's cybercrime agency, I4C, ordered GitHub to remove the code for Jack Dorsey's decentralized messaging app Bitchat within three hours. The agency cited security concerns, potential exploitation during public disorder, and the app's use by protestors during recent exam-paper leak rallies.
Elon Musk defended against racism accusations in an Economist interview, citing his half-Indian partner and a son named after an Indian physicist. Critics argue his public statements amplify far-right narratives on race, immigration, and "Western civilization" threats, despite academic research refuting his claims.
Tens of thousands have fled wildfires in southwest France and Spain, with Spain declaring a national emergency as huge blazes merged outside Madrid. Searing heat has created tinder-dry conditions across Europe, straining emergency services and impacting crops and nuclear plant cooling.
Israeli PM Netanyahu ordered "firm measures against terrorism" in the West Bank, including demolishing a home and reinforcing military presence, after a clash near Tell village killed four Palestinians and one Israeli. The incident involved Israeli settlers and locals, with conflicting accounts of events.
WuXi AppTec's Hong Kong-traded stock jumped 37% as major shareholders JPMorgan Chase, UBS Group, and BlackRock increased their stakes. The company is set to release its half-year earnings on August 3, with high market expectations.
Two former U.S. military officers say Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pushed them into early retirement after they questioned his directives. The Pentagon denies the claims, as Hegseth faces renewed scrutiny over personnel removals and funding requests.
A South Korean appellate court ordered SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won to pay 944 billion won (US$644 million) in property division to his former wife, Roh Soh-yeong, in a high-profile divorce case, following a Supreme Court remand for review.
Israel issued displacement orders and conducted air strikes in several Gaza areas, killing at least two people, despite a US-brokered ceasefire. The attacks coincide with a stalled US plan for Gaza and international calls from Egypt and the UK for accelerated international force deployment and humanitarian access.
Reports of anti-social behavior, violence, and disorder at football matches in England and Wales reached a record 1,644 games in 2025-26, a 4% increase, according to a Home Office report. This rise was largely driven by new reporting categories for sexism and violence against women, while overall arrests continued to decline.
The EU fined Google €890 million for breaching the Digital Markets Act, citing self-preferencing in search results and restricting app developers in the Play Store. Google must comply within 60 days or face further penalties.
Reps. Ted Lieu and Nathaniel Moran are set to introduce an "AI Kill Switch Act" requiring AI companies to shut down or throttle systems on Department of Homeland Security orders in "loss-of-control" scenarios, following an OpenAI incident.
Mumbai witnessed protests led by Rhiya Ahir and others in solidarity with CJP's agitation over an alleged NEET paper leak and condemning police action in Delhi. Rhiya confronted police, questioning their responsibility, while demonstrators freed detained protesters from a moving van. Police registered 13 FIRs against 400 people.
Food delivery and quick commerce platforms like Swiggy and Zomato have added "Jantar Mantar Protest Site" as an address, experiencing a 70-80% surge in orders for food, groceries, and medical supplies. Brands are increasing supplies, and some outlets served as first-aid centers.
The Supreme Court ruled that High Court bail grants should be considered final, discouraging state appeals to reduce the SC's burden and uphold individual liberty. The bench expressed concern over lengthy bail orders and states' focus on interlocutory relief over securing convictions, citing a case involving Chaitanya Baghel.
Celsius co-founders Alexander Mashinsky, Shlomi Daniel Leon, and Nuke Goldstein face permanent court orders banning them from significant parts of the crypto and asset-services business and combined obligations of $16.5 million following the crypto lender's bankruptcy.
Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters warned that if the US attacks Iranian civilian targets, the conflict would expand beyond the region, targeting all Middle Eastern oil, gas, and power infrastructure, and preventing oil exports.
Hong Kong will allow terminally ill patients to upload advance directives for life-sustaining treatments to the eHealth platform starting July 31, formalizing end-of-life care and offering clearer legal protection for patients and healthcare professionals under a new ordinance.
