Italian Film Chief Resigns Amid Probe Into Tax Credit for U.S. Producer Now Accused of Double Murder

Nicola Borrelli's department paid out a $1 million tax credit to a U.S. producer who is now the suspect in a double murder.

Where to buy pets in Grow a Garden

A little helper for your farm.

'Sad day for football': World mourns Portugal star Diogo Jota's tragic death

The world of sport has come together to mourn the Portuguese winger's tragic death on Thursday in a car crash in Spain.

Russian drone strikes hit Ukrainian cities, injuring children in Odesa

At least five people, including two children, were injured after a Russian drone strike hit a residential building in Odesa, southern Ukraine, early Thursday morning.

Africa: Trump Invites Boakai to Key U.S.-Africa Summit

[Liberian Observer] President Joseph Nyuma Boakai is among five African heads of state invited to a high-level summit in Washington, D.C., hosted by U.S. President Donald J. Trump, aimed at strengthening U.S.-Africa relations through targeted economic and security partnerships.

This designer has created a Frankenstein's monster by strapping two Nintendo Joy-Cons onto the Framework 12 and they're letting you do the same too

Ah, the joy of modular laptops.

The Legion Go S SteamOS is completing the Steam Deck's mission to make handheld PC gaming genuinely convenient

There's a new handheld emperor in town.

Jeffries calls out Republicans over Medicaid ahead of final megabill vote

Live updates: House on verge of passing Trump megabill after marathon overnight vote

House Republicans early Thursday morning advanced President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” teeing up a final vote after a marathon day of negotiations and a dramatic overnight vote. It was the second overnight session for Congress in a handful of days. Speaker Mike Johnson

Deputy commander of Russian Navy killed in Ukrainian strike in Kursk

Russian officials confirmed on Thursday that the deputy commander of the Russian Navy, Major General Mikhail Gudkov, has been killed in a Ukrainian strike in Russia's Kursk region.

Head of Italy’s Film Department Steps Down Following Tax Credit Scandal Involving U.S. Citizen Who Is a Double Murder Suspect

Nicola Borrelli, head of the film department of Italy’s culture ministry, has stepped down in the wake of a mounting scandal involving a roughly $1 million dollar production tax credit granted for a film that never got made, allegedly partly produced by a U.S. citizen who

Africa: 'Journalism is Not a Crime' - Courts Weaponised Against African Journalists

[allAfrica] Johannesburg -- A disturbing pattern is emerging across Africa where courts are being weaponised to silence journalists, with two high-profile cases this week highlighting how the judicial system is being used to punish reporters for simply doing their jobs.

US tariff deal provides relief for Vietnam, and a sting in the tail for China

Vietnam trade deal with Trump could be seen as provocative by Beijing.

Elderly duo travel across Malaysia for cable car ride seen in clip – only to find out it was all AI

The video features scenes of people queueing up at the "Kuak SkyRide" ticket counter.

S&P doowngrades Bolivia's ratings

Standard & Poor's (S&P) downgraded Bolivia's long-term credit rating from 'CCC+' to 'CCC-' with a negative outlook. This decision was driven by increasing debt servicing costs and a deteriorating external financial profile, which could make it harder for the landlocked country

Crete wildfires: Is it safe to travel to the Greek island and what are my rights if I cancel a trip?

Wildfires have burned through forest and farmland in Crete’s Ierapetra area on the island’s southern coast.

Japan plans 'world first' deep-sea rare earth mineral extraction

Petro accuses former FM of plotting to overthrow him

Colombian President Gustavo Petro filed a lawsuit Wednesday against former Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva for allegedly plotting to remove him from power. The former official has been accused of treason, libel, slander, conspiracy to commit sedition, and incitement to commit a

IMEC: Can the ambitious trade corridor from India to Europe succeed?

Here are the threats, challenges, and opportunities for the ambitious India–EU connectivity plan, which for now remains only on paper.

US aircraft carrier makes Philippines port call

The ship’s spokesman did not provide further details about the visit.

Africa: D-3 to the Women's Afcon - 1998, the Super Falcons' Unbeaten Run

[CAF] The countdown continues to the TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2024. As we gear up for the 13th edition of the tournament, CAFOnline.com looks back each day at a defining moment in its history. With just three days to go, we revisit one of the

Despite Netanyahu's claims, the Israel-Iran war pushed Saudi Arabia away from normalization, not closer

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's pursuit of 'total victory' over Hamas as well as Iran have caused Israel's regional relations to flatline. And while he claims that Israel's victory 'opens an opportunity' for normalization, here's why he's wrong

Primero, sueño

Cinematic shots of Californian farmland frame the stories of its immigrant workers, who live between precarity and hope - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

‘We thought we’d got the numbers wrong’: Holloman Lake is a birder’s paradise – and has the highest levels of ‘forever chemicals’ on record

The lake was a haven for wildlife and seemed an ideal campsite. But strange foam around the shoreline turned out to be more than just an oddity – and reveals the alarming way forever chemicals move through ecosystems For years, Christopher Witt took birdwatchers to Holloman

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Vaccine Shortages. Viral Outbreaks. Widespread Illness. More Death.

It’s September 2026. Routine childhood vaccines are now optional in the United States, and government officials, after hastily compiling an immense research registry of autistic people, have added the neurodevelopmental condition to the list of compensable vaccine injuries,

U.K. Government Formally Rejects Streaming Levy, Doubles Down on Mixed Production Ecology

The U.K. government has firmly rejected calls for a 5% levy on streaming platforms and mandatory IP retention rules, instead emphasizing the benefits of a “mixed ecology” that welcomes both international investment and local production in its formal response to parliamentary

Trump plays hardball as tariff deadline looms

President Trump is playing hardball as his self-imposed trade deadline looms next week, backing away from talk of extending the 90-day pause on "reciprocal" duties. With a week to go, he announced the framework of a trade deal with Vietnam on Wednesday. But for countries that

The Oligarchs’ Big Prize in Trump’s Budget-Busting Bill

If America is a ruled by a billionaire oligarchy, as I argued in a recent New Republic feature story (“ How the Billionaires Took Over ”), what will our billionaire overlords get out of the “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation bill that narrowly cleared the Senate this week?

Mamdani faces flurry of anti-Muslim attacks following NYC primary victory

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has faced a litany of derogatory attacks concerning his religion in the week since he became the presumed winner of the Democratic primary. The attacks have primarily come from the right, with Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) calling for

Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Heterodox Critiques of SCOTUS’s Right Wing

Earlier this year, I noted that it often takes a few years for new members of the Supreme Court to get acclimated to the job. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is moving ahead of schedule. With the end of the term last month, she appears to have found her place on the court—as a

GOP's proposed cap on grad student loans sparks fears of pricing out fields of study

Congress is on the verge of greenlighting new restrictions capping how much graduate students will be able to borrow from the federal government in a move that some worry will ice marginalized communities out of advanced degrees. As part of the megabill Republicans hope to

From scattered traces

How the ideas circulating among one noblewoman’s coterie in 16th-century Dubrovnik anticipated modern feminist thought - by Luka Boršić Read at Aeon

Fleeing Family: A Reading List on Estrangement

Seven stories highlighting the perspective of estranged adult children.

Brazil wants to be a sustainable data center hub. Environmentalists are skeptical

The country recently announced its national data center policy, despite worries that new investments will wreak havoc on the land.

Antitrust enforcer Gail Slater on American innovation: ‘We can win the AI race against the Chinese without becoming like China’

“It's about enforcing antitrust robustly in a way that works for all Americans … that’s my starting point,” the head of the Department of Justice Antitrust Division told NYNext.

Vietnam’s deal with the U.S. will complicate trade with China

Vietnam finds itself caught between its two biggest trading partners as the Trump administration tries to stop Chinese exporters using Vietnam as a way station.

Rome zoo cools animals with icy treats as heatwave grips Italy

With temperatures soaring across Italy, staff at Rome’s zoo are handing out ice-filled treats to help animals beat the heat.

Vote of confidence: How the European Parliament can finish von der Leyen's Commission

Two-thirds of the votes cast are required to force the President and the Commissioners to resign, which has happened only once in EU's history

Deputy head of Russian Navy killed by Ukraine in Kursk, official says

MOSCOW - Major General Mikhail Gudkov, the deputy head of the Russian Navy who also led a brigade fighting against Ukraine, has been killed in Russia's Kursk region, Oleg Kozhemyako, governor of a far eastern Russian region, said on Thursday.

Africa: Over 14m People Could Die From US Foreign Aid Cuts - Study

[Vanguard] More than 14 million of the world's most vulnerable people, with a third of them bieng small children, could die by 2030 because of Trump administration's dismantling of US foreign aid, research projected yesterday.

Europe's top CEOs call for Commission to slow down on AI Act

The call adds to ongoing concerns about the short timeframe in which companies will have to comply with a set of voluntary rules on general-purpose AI.

Falklands Legislative Assembly pays tribute to British Armed Forces for ensuring the right to self determination

The Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands proudly marked on Saturday 28th June, the British Armed Forces Day 2025. “Today we pay tribute to the courage, dedication, and service of the men and women who make up the British Armed Forces – past and present – and reflect

'Many lifetimes of commitment': Richard Gere vows to keep fighting for Tibetan cause

DHARAMSHALA, India - As the chair of the International Campaign for Tibet, Richard Gere is the best-known supporter of the Dalai Lama and his people. On Thursday, he vowed to keep fighting for the Tibetan cause even after the eventual death of the elderly Nobel laureate and as

Diogo Jota, Liverpool soccer star, dies in car crash at 28

Diogo Jota, 28, died with his brother Andre in a car crash in Cernadilla, northern Spain, police said. The Premier League soccer player was from Portugal.

X's latest terrible idea allows AI chatbots to propose community notes—you'll likely start seeing them in your feed later this month

Confidently wrong.

Denmark vows 'maximum pressure' on Hungary to lift veto on Ukraine's EU bid

"If we do not move forward with enlargement, we risk losing some of these countries," warns Marie Bjerre, Denmark's minister for European affairs.

Diogo Jota, Liverpool Soccer Star and Portuguese International, Dies at 28

Diogo Jota, the dynamic Portuguese soccer player who became a key figure in Liverpool’s recent championship success, was killed July 3 in a vehicle accident in Spain alongside his brother. He was 28. The fatal incident took place shortly after midnight near the Spanish city of

Trump takes pride in “Alligator Alcatraz” facility for migrants

US President Donald Trump announced this week that a new migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz,” could become the new standard for immigration facilities. The center, located in an isolated, alligator-filled swamp, is designed to

Trump takes pride in "Alligator Alcatraz" facility for illegal migrants

US President Donald Trump announced this week that a new migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz," could become the new standard for immigration facilities. The center, located in an isolated, alligator-filled swamp, is designed to