Parent cooking classes 'built my confidence'

New cooking scheme aims to help parents learn healthy recipes which are convenient to make.

Africa: First Lady Moves to Cushion Returnees From South Africa

[Nyasa Times] First Lady Gertrude Mutharika's charity, Beautify Malawi Trust (Beam), has distributed duvets, sugar, soap, soya pieces, orange juice and flour to around 1,000 Malawians returned from South Africa, in a handover staged at Joyce Chitsulo Stadium in Mwanza.

West Africa: MFWA Partners Unwanted Witness, Dpc, Hewlett Foundation for 8th Privacy Symposium Africa

[MFWA] The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is partnering with Uganda-based Unwanted Witness (UW), Ghana's Data Protection Commission (DPC), and the Hewlett Foundation to organise the eighth edition of the Privacy Symposium Africa (PSA), themed "Money. Data. Control."

Call for right to grow food on unused public land

Some London council already allow unused land to be turned into gardens, allotments and flowerbeds.

Trump watches IndyCar pit stop at the White House

President Donald Trump watched an IndyCar pit stop demonstration at the White House as he promoted the inaugural Freedom 250 Grand Prix, a race set to take place around Washington's National Mall next month.

Retired footballers show higher rates of depression and anxiety, study finds

Retired footballers face higher risks of depression and anxiety, according to new research that also found changes in their brains.

Solar generated record 25% of EU power in June with Germany, Spain and Poland leading the race

Solar was ahead of coal, gas, nuclear, wind and hydropower.

Revealed: These are the world’s most expensive tourist visas for EU citizens

Bhutan, Ghana and Nigeria charge visitors the most for their tourist visas, with the Sustainable Tourism Fee for the ‘Land of the Thunder Dragon’ set at $100 (€87.60) per person per night.

How US commerce secretary's Epstein links were uncovered by British whistleblower

Simon Andriesz made the discovery about Howard Lutnick in publicly released Epstein files.

AIFC to host Astana Finance Days 2026 in September

The Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) has announced the ninth Astana Finance Days (AFD) 2026: Delivering Impact. Capital in Action forum will take place on 9-10 September in Astana, writes Dana Omirgazy. The event will bring together professional market participants

‘The Hunt for Gollum’ Star Anya Taylor-Joy Has Not Read the ‘Lord of the Rings’ Books Yet, but Is ‘About to’ Soon

Anya Taylor-Joy was a strict “Harry Potter” fan as a child, but now, having been cast in “The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum,” she’s ready to dive into the world of J.R.R. Tolkien. “I’m about to read the books now, actually,” Taylor-Joy told Variety at the Monday night

Death toll from a Bangkok music bar fire rises to 30, dozens remain in hospital

Marco Rubio launches sweeping campaign to 'dismantle' ICC 'threat to US sovereignty'

The Trump administration said it would pressure other countries to withdraw from the court, marking a sharp escalation in the US effort to isolate the Hague-based institution.

Africa: Africa's Youth Are Finding Jobs - but Not the Ones They Imagined

[The Conversation Africa] Each year, millions of young Africans enter the labour market in search of stable and fulfilling employment. In Mozambique alone, more than half a million young people join the workforce annually.

Teyana Taylor Thanks Jay-Z After Performing Together at ‘Iconic’ Yankee Stadium Finale

Taylor was among the A-list guests that the rap legend brought during his three anniversary concerts

States Seek Injunction to Prevent Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal From Closing

California and 11 other states have filed for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction to prevent the Paramount-Warner Bros. deal from closing while the states pursue an antitrust lawsuit. In a motion filed on Monday evening, the states asked a federal judge

China purges third Politburo member in deepening anti-graft drive

Investigators found that Ma had sought benefits for others in the selection and appointment of officials.

China expels former Politburo member Ma Xingrui from Communist Party after graft probe

Ma Xingrui, 67, became the third member of the Politburo to come under investigation in the current term that began in 2022, a situation unseen in decades.

Where are property taxes highest and lowest in Europe?

Buying a home in Europe? Taxes follow you from purchase to sale. Here's where property is taxed most and least.

Jon Stewart Slams Donald Trump’s Reaction to Lindsey Graham’s Death

On Monday night’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart slammed President Donald Trump for the reaction he gave to the press following the death of Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham. Graham died on July 11 at 71 years old. “The big news from the weekend was the sudden passing

More than 260,000 evacuated in China as Typhoon Bavi brings severe floods

Heavy rain is expected to persist, with extreme downpours in some areas

Sleep disorders rising in South Korea, sharpest spike among children under 10

Experts pointed to mounting academic pressure and increased screen time as key factors.

Rogue elephant named Dhurbe followed a family for 14 years in Nepal

The elephant has killed four people of the family, who moved after the first attack in 2012.

Trump knocks US-Iran war back to square one

For all practical purposes, the US-Iran Memorandum of (Mis)Understanding is over. The dispute over how to manage the Strait of Hormuz in the interim has pushed the two sides back into open war. But to what end? There is little reason to believe another round of fighting can

Death toll from Bangkok bar fire rises to 30 as police probe safety lapses

Survivors and first reporters reported doors being locked and the lack of signage marking emergency exits.

US says it has completed its latest wave of strikes on Iran

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said late on Monday its forces have completed their latest wave of strikes on Iran that the U.S. Central Command began earlier in the day at the direction of President Donald Trump. • "During the five-hour

US launches strikes on Iran for third straight night as Trump says deal still 'possible'

Following the latest US strikes, the UAE said Iran attacked two ships in the Strait of Hormuz with missiles, as Iran said it carried out strikes on Bahrain.

Ukraine’s robot army advancing on the war’s front lines

The Ukrainian military is steadily replacing dangerous frontline tasks with ground robots. In April, President Volodymyr Zelensky ordered the military to field at least 50,000 unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) in 2026, calling them “the next big step” in saving soldiers’ lives.

China's June trade tops forecasts buoyed by AI boom

Unequal taxation helped fuel the French Revolution, say economists

Deep inequalities in taxation played a key role in fueling the French Revolution, according to a new study published by the ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin (RFBerlin). For the first time, economists have substantiated this with figures. In areas where salt taxes and internal customs

DHS: ICE officer shot man in Maine after 'fearing for public safety'

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Monday the federal immigration officer who fatally shot a man in Maine did so out of fear for “public safety.” The department wrote on X that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers were conducting “targeted surveillance

Myanmar’s conscription drive killing the junta from within

On June 21, in the hills of Hpapun Township in Karen State, the commander of the junta’s Light Infantry Battalion 19, Major Kyaw Min Thant, was killed by the bodyguard he had personally chosen from his own ranks — a forcibly conscripted civilian from Bago Region, abducted from

Supportive supervisors lift performance for employees with disabilities, study finds

Supportive supervisors can improve the performance of employees with disabilities, according to research in the International Journal of Business Innovation and Research. However, the broader workplace environment determines how much that support translates into results.

North Korea urges 'maximum vigilance' as Typhoon Bavi approaches

US burrito giant Chipotle opening first outlet in Mexico

Other US fast food brands have struggled to succeed in the countries their dishes originated.

Who pays for greener flying? IATA says airlines cannot bear the burden alone

IATA’s Asia-Pacific head of sustainability Kelvin Lee tells CNA’s Jeraldine Yap that airlines already operate on a razor-thin margin, and everyone has a role to play in aviation decarbonisation.

Australian police reveal unseen photos 25 years after British backpacker murder

Police hope the images could jog memories that will help them find the body of Peter Falconio.

This is my 3rd time playing EVE Online's upcoming extraction shooter little brother, and it finally feels like it's coming together⁠—all without the ambitious crossover features it was made for

EVE Online is for nerds, EVE Vanguard is for the jocks.

South Korean strategy responds deftly to Trump’s unpredictability

US President Donald Trump’s whimsical and profoundly ill-advised war against Iran has shredded the US reputation for probity. Trump committed a huge strategic blunder. The global consensus views the current crisis as an artificial emergency, and US allies are now suffering for

Most of the moon's water likely remains chemically bound in its deep interior

After decades of analyzing reams of lunar rocks back here on Earth, the canonical view of the moon was that it was anhydrous; that it had extraordinarily little water. That all began to change in 2009 with new data from NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite

UAE says Iran hit two of its tankers, killing one crew member

The defense ministry of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said Monday Iranian forces targeted a pair of its tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, killing one crew member. The UAE Ministry of Defence wrote on social platform X Iranian cruise missiles hit the country’s Mombasa and Al

Young Australian men falling victim to online sexual extortion: Regulator

The biggest group falling victim was men aged 18 to 24 years old, with 803 complaints.

Identity of Sydney daycare worker facing 329 child abuse offences revealed

Hamish Tait is accused of abusing 136 children at five childcare facilities over a 16-year period.

Typhoons mix up bacteria and biochemistry

After a typhoon surprised a research cruise, scientists took advantage of the unique sampling opportunity to reveal rapid changes in bacterioplankton communities and biogeochemical cycling.