French media report Zidane will start as France coach on 1 September

French sports daily L'Équipe reports that 1998 World Cup winner and global football icon Zinedine Zidane will replace Didier Deschamps as France coach.

Magnitude 5.1 earthquake in central Peru leaves at least one dead and ten injured

A 5.1‑magnitude earthquake centred in Chupaca, Junín, left one person dead and around ten injured on Saturday night, and damaged hospitals and religious monuments in the Andean area.

Hybrid work blurs the line between work and home—here's how couples can set boundaries

Hybrid work has brought many real benefits. Greater flexibility can make it easier to manage work alongside family responsibilities, personal commitments and other demands. But it has also created new challenges, particularly for professional couples trying to build two careers

Live updates: Iran war rages after US soldiers killed; Trump to attend World Cup Final

The reignited Iran war is raging after the U.S. military launched retaliatory attacks Saturday in response to Iranian strikes that saw two service members killed in Jordan. President Trump called the deaths "a very sad thing," saying "they were in service of our country."

Survey: Half of Germany's top earners consider moving abroad

Within a year, more than 288,000 Germans have moved abroad. A recent survey suggests many highly skilled professionals are eyeing a move – and most do not expect to return soon.

Trump on US service members killed in Jordan: 'It’s a very sad thing'

President Trump on Saturday said the deaths of U.S. service members in Jordan is “a very sad thing.” “We hate to see it happen. They were in service of our country. And they, every one of them will never allow, they’ll fight to the death. But never allowing Iran to have a

Please Stop Recommending Mushoku Tensei

Anime nerds, I'm begging you to be normal for ten seconds and stop suggesting that everyone watch the show about a child groomer

Games like The Odyssey: 10 games that capture the spirit of Christopher Nolan's latest

From Assassin's Creed: Odyssey to God of War, and Hades to Shadow of the Colossus

Plants that make real dairy protein? Scientists discover an unexpected shortcut

What if the plants growing in a field could one day produce the same proteins that give milk its nutrition, texture and cheese-making properties? A new study brings that possibility a step closer by revealing an unexpected way plant seeds can manufacture and store one of milk's

Tying laws to specific cases can do more harm than good

Victims’ stories can sometimes illuminate policy failures and inspire meaningful reforms. But compelling stories are no substitute for careful, non-partisan analysis.

Starbucks Korea staff form union after 'Tank Day' campaign fiasco

Starbucks Korea sparked uproar when it ran a "Tank Day" reusable cup promotion on May 18, the 46th anniversary of the deadly Gwangju uprising.

Passenger ferry carrying 116 people sinks off the coast of Guyana

A distress call to the coast guard was made just after 11pm local time. The search and rescue operation is ongoing.

Iran weaponizes the Middle East's water supply to gain leverage over the U.S.

For Tehran, the Strait of Hormuz is an existential red line – and if Trump strikes Iran's energy infrastructure, the Gulf's water supply could be next

Gears of War's creator is considering returning to game development, but whatever he makes won't be PvP like his last efforts: "Good look to anyone in that space."

"Players just want to hop online with friends and shoot some stuff."

US-Iran strikes: latest developments

US and Iranian strikes extended into Sunday as America said it sought to "punish" the Islamic republic for killing two US servicemen at a base in Jordan, and Gulf states said they responded to Iranian attacks. Its CENTCOM military command said they were partly to "punish" Iran

Majority of US voters link extreme weather to climate crisis, study finds

Top Democrat says findings show public ‘way ahead of the politicians’ as Trump dismisses global heating as ‘hoax’ Amid a summer of dangerous heat , drought and floods , a majority of Americans are connecting increasingly severe weather to the climate crisis, new polling shows,

Molten salt and human sweat: the weird batteries that could store renewable energy

From Nevada to Manchester, developers are trialling innovative solutions to clean energy’s biggest challenge In the deserts of the United Arab Emirates a sprawling clean energy project , stretching across an area roughly the size of 12,600 football fields, will play host to a

How Trump and his administration have mired the US in multiple crises

From manufactured election insecurity to an outbreak of ‘explosive’ diarrhea, Americans are bearing the brunt of harmful policies Between widespread cuts to vital government agencies, various disease and illness outbreaks, and new environmental disaster vulnerabilities, the

Chainsmoker Cat anime captures how poverty keeps the cycle of addiction alive

For all its unglamorous imagery, Chainsmoker Cat is one of the few shows that accurately captures the harrowing life of an addict.

Observations investigate the nature of a peculiar supernova

An international team of astronomers has performed follow-up observations of a peculiar Type Ia supernova designated SN 2023vjh. Results of the observational campaign, published July 9 on the preprint server arXiv, deliver important insights into the nature of this explosion.

'GTA 6 needs this': This GTA 5 prison mod turns one of roleplay's most enduring staples into a game within a game

With flavours of Shawshank , this player-made masterstroke is a world unto itself.

Chinese firm seeks compensation over British Steel nationalisation

Jingye said it will take action "through legal means to the very end" after the UK government nationalised British Steel.

Starbucks Korea staff form union after ‘Tank Day’ campaign fiasco

The labour union is the first of its kind since the chain launched in the country in 1999.

Two major wildfires rage in Spain as burned area nears 50,000 hectares

The La Mierla wildfire has scorched nearly 9,900 hectares and forced the evacuation of 16 villages in central Spain. Another 15,400 hectares have burned near Orés in northeastern Spain, bringing the country's wildfire toll to around 50,000 hectares this year.

AI-trained robots replicate confectioners’ skills in Japan amid labour shortage

AI is set to address labour shortages and the lack of successors in Japan's food service industry.

Palestinians say Israeli settlers torch mosque, factory

Israeli settlers set fire overnight to a mosque in a village in the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian official said Sunday, as an AFP journalist saw the structure's entrance scorched and Hebrew graffiti sprayed on its walls. More than two dozen settlers, some masked, attacked

State anti-DEI laws alter the graduate student experience, study finds

A new study by University of Delaware professor Jarett Haley and others explored how racially minoritized graduate students understood the impacts of proposed or enacted state anti–diversity, equity and inclusion (anti-DEI) laws on their experiences in racial/ethnic graduate

Inside Erdogan’s Africa machine: The network expanding Turkiye’s influence across the continent

From drone makers and airport builders to diplomats, powerbrokers and airline executives, meet the people and institutions driving Ankara’s African ambitions.

Pressured by Azerbaijan, Israel removed recognition of Armenian genocide from Knesset's agenda

Haaretz has learned that Israeli officials assured Azerbaijani counterparts the issue would be removed from the Knesset's agenda. An Israeli source estimated that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blocked the vote after a senior political adviser to Azerbaijan's president

At least one killed as Russia launches overnight missile and drone attack on Kyiv

Russia launched 41 missiles and 125 drones at Ukraine overnight, a day after Kyiv sent drones across the border into Russia.

Iranian missile fired at Jordan shot down by U.S., IDF intercepts shrapnel above Eilat

Jordan earlier denied a U.S. Embassy statement that Aqaba's airport and seaport were evacuated over a 'credible threat,' saying no threats had been detected. A U.S. cargo plane diverted to Amman. Kuwait and Bahrain said earlier they had intercepted Iranian drones

Jordan authorities deny evacuation of Aqaba airport, seaport after US embassy alert

There was no decision to evacuate Aqaba’s seaport or airport after the US embassy issued a security alert earlier on Sunday, Jordan’s Minister of Government Communication and Government Spokesperson Mohammad al-Momani told Al Arabiya.Al-Momani added that both facilities were

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Supergirl streaming release date window: When will it be on HBO Max, Blu-ray, and DVD?

When will the latest DC Universe film be coming to streaming (HBO Max), Blu-ray, and DVD? Here's what we know.

Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, Sunday, July 19, 2026: Rates moved higher last week as Iranian conflict escalated

Jon Ossoff, amid presidential chatter, hits Trump over elections

Sen. Jon Ossoff is going on offense against President Trump, emerging as one of the Democratic Party’s most aggressive critics on elections — an issue that hits close to home for the Georgia Democrat. Ossoff won his seat in the Senate in a runoff election held on Jan. 5, 2021 —

Hegseth’s testosterone mandate carries risks, raises questions

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth kicked a hornet’s nest with his move this week to test troops’ testosterone levels. Hegseth argues the effort, to become part of the military’s periodic health assessment for troops over 30, will ensure the optimal performance and long-term

Divide grows between AI employees and executives over policy battles

Tech employees in Silicon Valley are increasingly finding themselves at odds with industry executives, who are spending millions to push for light-touch AI regulation. The latest disagreement is playing out in a new political spending fight between OpenAI’s rank-and-file

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America is embarking on a risky experiment with GLP-1s and aging

Are GLP-1s for life? What we know about getting older on weight-loss drugs

007: First Light was originally going to be less about James Bond and more of 'an ensemble piece', with 'all the 00s working together, as they do in Slovakia'

"You had the different agents working together."

Israel approves use of crocodiles for prison security

Israeli Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman has reclassified crocodiles from wild animals to “captive-bred wildlife,” a move that clears the way for the reptiles to be used for security purposes, including to deter prison escapes.Far-right National Security Minister

Messi on the brink of history - will it be his last World Cup game?

Argentina captain Lionel Messi will play his 34th World Cup match in Sunday's final, but will it be his last appearance?

Energy price shocks slow state economies; spur energy efficiency investments

Rising energy prices in the U.S. reduce states' economic output, but they also prompt investments in more efficient equipment and technologies that partially offset those output losses over time, according to a new study by researchers at Penn State.

Image: The growing crescent of Mars as NASA's psyche mission approaches

This composite of images taken by NASA's Psyche mission shows the crescent of Mars grow as the spacecraft approached the planet for a gravity assist from May 2 to May 15, 2026.

US launches strikes to 'punish' Iran after troops killed

The United States said airstrikes on Sunday aimed to "punish" Iran over the first US military deaths since renewed hostilities with the Islamic republic. The attacks aimed to "swiftly punish Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces who launched attacks against American service

Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Miami as UK seeks extradition

Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been arrested in Miami ahead of an extradition request from the United Kingdom. British authorities accuse them of serious offences, including rape, human trafficking and sexual exploitation.

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Pocket-size AI: Powerful phones star at China show

Chinese tech firms were showcasing advanced agentic smartphones at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai - heralding what may be to come.