The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) faces violent backlash after auditing dilapidated government schools in India. Following the murder of activist Abdul Hafeez's father in West Bengal, the group remains committed to its 'Fix the Schools' campaign despite state-level restrictions.
A Syrian court has sentenced Wassim al-Assad, a cousin of former ruler Bashar al-Assad, to death for war crimes and crimes against humanity, including murder and torture committed by armed groups under his command near Damascus.
Belgian firefighters are working to contain a 3,000-hectare wildfire in the High Fens nature reserve. While rain provided some relief, wind continues to hamper aerial operations near the German border, affecting residents in Monschau and surrounding areas.
Italian police recovered three paintings stolen from the Magnani Rocca Foundation in March, with nine suspects under investigation. Simultaneously, thieves bypassed security at the Museo Interdisciplinare Regionale in Messina, stealing four rare Renaissance panels.
Galaxy's Aug. 7 analysis of Aave V3 shows that fewer than 9% of loans, using E-mode, hold half the platform's debt. These positions are heavily concentrated in Ethereum staking wrappers, creating systemic risk if the basis between these tokens and ETH widens.
Congress leader Pawan Khera criticised the government for utilizing only 0.01% of the Rs 8,452 crore PM CARES Fund. Audit reports show a decline in both domestic and foreign donations, with the majority of the fund currently held in fixed deposits.
Alibaba's new 27-billion parameter model, Qwen3.8-27B, has matched the performance of OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Luna in recent benchmarks by Artificial Analysis, outperforming several mid-tier and high-end competitors in agentic workflows.
Surgeons in eastern China have successfully performed the world's first bilateral thigh replantation. The patient, who suffered an accident severing both legs, has regained sensation and the ability to walk with a frame after 20 months of recovery.
South Korea's JCS Chairman Gen. Jin Young-sung inspected border guard units near North Korea on Tuesday to ensure military readiness during the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield joint exercises with U.S. forces, amid concerns over potential North Korean provocations.
Over 1,500 Arriva bus drivers in London and Essex have begun a series of strikes organized by Unite, citing dangerous heat levels in cabs, lack of air conditioning, and inadequate access to water and toilets during record-breaking summer temperatures.
Dr Liu-Ming Schmidt has been suspended for six months after the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal found her guilty of professional misconduct. Investigations revealed thousands of flawed colonoscopies and a fatal surgical error, leading to calls for stricter accountability.
The Swiss village of Kandersteg faces a potential landslide threat from the unstable Spitze Stei rock formation. Experts link the instability to climate change-induced thawing of permafrost and glaciers, prompting ongoing monitoring and evacuation planning.
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva launched his campaign for a fourth term in São Bernardo do Campo, vowing to prevent the far-right from returning to power as he prepares to face Flávio Bolsonaro in the October election.
The Isles of Scilly topped a new index measuring social friendliness across 296 English local authorities, while Barking and Dagenham ranked lowest. The study, led by the Independent Commission on Community and Cohesion, aims to spark national dialogue on social unity.
SafePal, a crypto wallet provider, reported a data breach affecting 39,798 customers due to a flawed order-tracking plug-in. Exposed data includes names and addresses, raising concerns about physical security risks for crypto holders amid rising 'wrench attacks'.
Scientists analyzing star clusters near the Milky Way's center discovered evidence that our galaxy swallowed a dwarf galaxy named LKH about 11.8 billion years ago, marking its earliest-known galactic merger.
Memphis Depay has agreed to a pay cut and waived millions owed to him to sign a new two-year contract with Brazilian club Corinthians until 2028, following a brief dispute over the club's financial concerns.
India is weighing limited duty-free sugar imports and tighter stockholding limits to rein in record domestic sugar prices ahead of the peak festival season.
Tom Lee’s Bitmine Immersion Technologies bought 9,926 Ether last week, bringing its total holdings to 4.8% of Ethereum's supply and near its 5% target, despite facing over $8.4 billion in unrealized losses.
An Indonesian Navy frigate joined a Chinese passing exercise off Taiwan's east coast during Taipei's annual drills, prompting an inquiry from Taiwan and highlighting Jakarta's nonaligned foreign policy amid US-China rivalry.
A German regulator has accused Apple of designing data consent pop-ups in a way that unfairly favors its own applications.
Three NATO reconnaissance aircraft, including a Bombardier ARTEMIS II and a US Gulfstream EA-37B, were spotted near Russia's Kaliningrad Region from Polish and Lithuanian airspace over two hours.
A hand grenade blast near a school in Kabul's Hazara neighbourhood of Dasht-e-Barchi injured at least 50 children on Monday afternoon, according to Afghan authorities and local media reports.
An anonymous trader's massive $414,895 'No' position on Polymarket's CLARITY Act market—worth 2.6 times the available liquidity—highlights how thin order books can distort political probability metrics ahead of a crucial Senate vote.
