Victoria Police is recruiting hundreds of former officers as reservists to fill administrative roles, aiming to address chronic staffing shortages and a 10 per cent jump in adult crime.
JNU professor emerita Zoya Hasan addressed students and parents virtually on pluralism after protests forced her exclusion as chief guest at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya's Independence Day celebration.
Jason Arday, a former University of Cambridge professor who resigned over plagiarism allegations, was found dead in Battersea, London. His death is treated as unexpected but not suspicious.
Jason Arday, 41, a professor at Cambridge University, found dead at his London home after resigning amid plagiarism and career inconsistency allegations. Police treat death as unexpected but not suspicious.
Six people have been arrested in East Lothian after a 22-year-old man was abducted in Edinburgh and later found in Longniddry. Police believe it was a targeted incident with no wider risk.
The Metropolitan Police have apologised after accidentally exposing the email addresses of 143 victims of Mohamed Al Fayed in a group update regarding the investigation into the former Harrods owner.
The Metropolitan Police apologised after inadvertently disclosing email addresses of about 140 women signed up for updates regarding the Mohamed Al Fayed sexual abuse investigation, prompting severe criticism from survivors.
Vice President J.D. Vance warned Republicans that failing to address economic pressures like housing and living costs risks driving young Americans toward socialism, ahead of November's midterms.
In the 1970s, Times Beach, Missouri, sprayed waste oil containing lethal dioxin on dirt roads for dust control. Discovered years later and exacerbated by a 1982 river flood, the contamination forced the permanent federal relocation of all residents and a massive cleanup.
Andy Burnham has announced £65m in funding and support measures for farmers dealing with a severe drought in Britain, following criticism that the government had been slow to address the climate crisis.
The UK government is launching AI boot camps in north-west England to help unemployed young people aged 16 to 21 gain workplace skills and apprenticeships with local companies, amid rising youth unemployment rates.
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced an August 20 advisory committee meeting to discuss crypto regulation, AI, and prediction markets following congressional delays on digital asset legislation.
Britain's Financial Conduct Authority and HTX are negotiating a settlement over alleged unlawful crypto promotions to UK consumers, with the High Court pausing proceedings until late August.
Police in Norfolk arrested a man in his 60s on suspicion of assisting an offender and inciting racial hatred, following an inquiry into the sharing of asylum seekers' addresses during anti-immigration protests in Thetford.
A USENIX Security '26 study reveals $574.8M in losses from 65,340 risky crypto addresses, with two new attack vectors accounting for $15.7M in losses on Ethereum and BNB Smart Chain.
Metaplanet's CEO Simon Gerovich denies selling any of the company's 43,000 BTC holdings, attributing a recent transfer to a routine operation. Despite a $1.4 billion unrealized loss, the company reports a 134% year-over-year revenue increase in the first half of the year.
Bitcoin services firm Fold may use a reverse stock split to address Nasdaq compliance after its share price fell below $1, but its shrinking Bitcoin reserve raises concerns about funding operations, with a $15.6 million operating loss in the first half of 2026.
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon understands Gen Z's doubts about the American Dream amid high costs and AI, but insists it remains achievable while warning that bottom 20% stagnation fuels polarization.
Zum 65. Jahrestag des Mauerbaus hat Kulturstaatsminister Wolfram Weimer vor einer Verharmlosung der DDR-Diktatur durch AfD und Linkspartei gewarnt. Auch Evelyn Zupke und Julia Klöckner äußerten Sorgen um die Erinnerungskultur.
Der Direktor der Stiftung Berliner Mauer, Axel Klausmeier, fordert einen intensiveren Unterricht zur DDR-Geschichte an Schulen. Zum Gedenken an den Mauerbau betont er die Bedeutung der Erinnerung an die Opfer des autokratischen Regimes und den Wert der Demokratie.
Zimbabwe's government is returning or selling certain farms seized during land reform over two decades ago to foreign investors, Black owners, and remaining white farmers, while insisting the core redistribution programme remains irreversible.
Mit Gedenkveranstaltungen und einer Kunstinstallation am Brandenburger Tor wird in Berlin an den Beginn des Mauerbaus vor 65 Jahren erinnert. Politiker warnen vor einer Verharmlosung der DDR-Diktatur und Gleichgültigkeit gegenüber der Demokratie.
Mehr als sechs Jahrzehnte nach dem Bau der Berliner Mauer kämpfen Zeitzeugen, Historiker und Gedenkstätten gegen die Verharmlosung und politische Instrumentalisierung der DDR-Diktatur durch Parteien wie AfD und Linke.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg published a 6,000-word essay titled 'The Future is for Everyone' detailing his vision for AI, advocating for open-weight models and minimal regulation, alongside the release of Meta's new Muse Glimmer AI model.
