Spain warns Italy to lift border controls by Aug 9, threatening proportional measures, escalating a dispute over migrant arrivals in Ceuta and Italy's suspension of the Schengen Agreement.
London mayor Sadiq Khan urged PM Andy Burnham's government to recommit to net zero and reduce oil and gas reliance amid extreme summer weather, as decisions on North Sea drilling loom.
US President Donald Trump signed executive orders targeting birthright citizenship and birth tourism, aiming to restrict automatic citizenship after a previous policy was rejected by the Supreme Court.
France introduces a strict new law banning unsolicited commercial sales calls without prior consent, replacing previous opt-out systems with heavy fines of up to 375,000 euros for companies.
DuckDuckGo sold out its first run of 'The Normal F***ing Sunglasses' in under a week, mocking AI-equipped smart glasses and privacy issues surrounding tech giants like Meta.
US President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders to restrict birthright citizenship, targeting 'birth tourism' and certain foreign government employees' children, despite the Supreme Court previously ruling against similar efforts.
Rosario, Argentina, is using its most famous son, Lionel Messi, to rebrand itself as a tourist destination, aiming to shift focus from drug violence to its beloved soccer star and other attractions.
Hong Kong police arrested 25 people, including 13-year-olds, linked to a triad loan shark syndicate charging up to 282 per cent annual interest and laundering millions through personal accounts.
Former Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina vowed in a Delhi audio broadcast to return to Bangladesh in December despite facing a death sentence for crimes against humanity linked to the 2024 uprising.
British Kashmiri diaspora members protested in Bradford, UK, expressing solidarity with PoK residents and backing JAAC demands amid a Pakistani security crackdown.
The 2016 Olympic Games opened in Rio de Janeiro with a Maracana Stadium spectacle, while American Virginia Thrasher won the first gold medal in the women's 10m air rifle event.
Several US senators wrote a letter to the CFTC inquiring about plans to crack down on prediction markets offering contracts to bet on wildfires, citing risks of arson and profiting off community suffering.
India asserts readiness to defend national interests after Pakistan deploys 250 Chinese-made SH-15 self-propelled artillery guns along their shared border, amidst tensions over cross-border terrorism and disputed elections in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's assembly polls are marked by reports of state-backed violence, enforced disappearances of journalists, and internet shutdowns, prompting condemnation from Amnesty International and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir faces escalating brutality, violence, and media crackdown during assembly polls, prompting global human rights and press freedom watchdogs to urge Pakistani authorities to end the crackdown and restore communications.
Trotz eines leichten Umsatzplus im ersten Halbjahr klagt der deutsche Einzelhandel über eine schlechte Konsumstimmung. Weltkrisen, Inflation und politische Unsicherheiten belasten Verbraucher und stationären Handel.
A probe into former China securities regulator Fang Xinghai underscores how opaque policy communication and sudden regulatory actions cause sharp market swings, unsettling foreign investors even as AI advances and index inclusions offer limited optimism.
Russian anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin has fled to Paris, citing intensified Kremlin pressure and the risk of imprisonment. His departure follows his designation as a "foreign agent" and being barred from participating in upcoming parliamentary elections.
Gizlilik odaklı arama motoru DuckDuckGo, Meta gibi şirketlerin akıllı gözlüklerine tepki olarak, kamera ve mikrofon içermeyen "Normal" güneş gözlüklerini 35 dolardan satışa sundu. Knockaround ile iş birliğiyle üretilen bu gözlükler, teknolojik gözetime karşı analog bir duruş sergiliyor.
South Korean police apprehended 5,203 drug offenders, arresting 1,039, in H1 2026 special crackdowns, a 7.8% on-year rise. They recouped 3.84 billion won and plan intensified investigations on online and foreign drug crimes in H2 using special teams.
Sunday's UK front pages feature Chancellor John Healey's warning to supermarkets against price gouging amid the Middle East crisis, fears of a "tax on death" for social care, and revelations about Nigel Farage's secret deal to return as Reform UK leader. Other stories include the Ceuta border crisis, a Fifa World Cup plan fallout, and various crime reports.
Police in Hong Kong dismantled an illegal debt collection syndicate, along with a prostitution venue, a drug den, and three illegal gambling parlours, arresting 57 individuals aged 14 to 70, some with triad backgrounds. The syndicate recruited young people for "quick cash" to harass debtors via messaging apps.
A car bombing in Cucuta, Colombia, injured 11 people (8 police, 3 civilians) days before right-wing President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella's inauguration. No group claimed responsibility, but active rebel and criminal groups operate in the area.
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on July 20, tightening conditions for Department of Defense waivers on defense-critical imports from China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, viewed by observers as an enforcement crackdown for national security.
