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Brent closes at $100.69 after Houthi strikes on Saudi tankers Encelia and Layla. How Hormuz plus Bab el-Mandeb, night-12 US strikes, a House war vote and Trump's massive-attack talk collide at the pump.
Final Brand New Day trailer dropped July 21. Tom Holland, Zendaya swinging, Hulk fight, Sadie Sink shapeshifter tease. Opens July 31 - early markets July 29-30. Tickets live.
Read article →Andy Burnham entered Downing Street July 20 after Keir Starmer quit. Seventh UK PM since 2016. Healey chancellor, Miliband foreign secretary, pledge to end rough sleeping and bring back hope.
Read article →Nolan's The Odyssey can play true IMAX 70mm in just 41 theaters worldwide. BFI London sold out through September 10. Fans fly in. Projectors haven't been built in 50 years.
Read article →Spider-Man Brand New Day lands July 31, 2026. Destin Daniel Cretton directs Tom Holland, Zendaya and Jon Bernthal's Punisher. Early releases abroad July 29-30, tickets and trailers rolling.
Read article →July 2026 tech that people actually talk about: Honor Robot Phone with a motorized gimbal, agentic smartphones at WAIC Shanghai, and OpenAI's first branded hardware - a $230 Codex Micro.
Read article →Spain 1-0 Argentina after extra time. Ferran Torres 106', Enzo red, Messi farewell falls short. Full chronology of both semis and the final - and why the football felt bigger before Sunday.
Read article →Meta outage on July 19: Facebook, Instagram and Messenger stopped working for thousands worldwide. Account temporarily unavailable errors, frozen feeds, and silence from Meta.
Read article →England beat France 6-4 in the bronze final. Saka hat-trick, Mbappe brace, 10 goals, few fouls, and maybe the most entertaining game of the tournament. Full chronology.
Read article →World Cup 2026 third-place playoff July 18 in Miami. England vs France after semi heartbreak. Mbappe, Kane, Bellingham Golden Boot, Deschamps farewell, preview and prediction.
Read article →World Cup 2026 final preview July 19 at MetLife. Argentina's late-goal machine vs Spain's 1-goal defence. Messi 8 goals, 37-game Spain unbeaten run, predictions and key numbers.
Read article →World Cup 2026 finalists Spain and Argentina both failed to beat debutants Cape Verde in regulation. 0-0 vs Spain, 1-1 then AET vs Argentina. The islands' unique tournament fact.
Read article →July 15-16, 2026: Zelensky ousts popular Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov amid a clash with Syrskyi. Protests erupt in Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa and more - even as the war continues.
Read article →Argentina beat England 2-1 in the World Cup 2026 semi-final in Atlanta. Gordon 55', Enzo Fernandez 85', Lautaro Martinez 90+2'. Messi assists both late goals. Final vs Spain.
Read article →July 15, 2026: US reimposes naval blockade on Iranian ports and intensifies airstrikes after Hormuz shipping attacks. Iran threatens to halt regional energy exports. Brent above $85.
Read article →World Cup 2026 semi-final buildup: Argentina vs England in Atlanta. Confirmed lineups, Messi cleared after eye blow, Declan Rice back, Giuliano Simeone starts, Rogers over Saka. Winner faces Spain.
Read article →Spain beat France 2-0 in the World Cup 2026 semi-final in Dallas on July 14. Oyarzabal pen 22', Porro 58'. Full match chronology. Final vs England or Argentina.
Read article →The 2026 World Cup ends July 19 at MetLife Stadium. With 5 days left: top-4 semis for the first time, Messi's records, 6.25M fans, Unai Simon's shutout streak and more.
Read article →Apple sued OpenAI on July 10, 2026 over alleged trade-secret theft. Former engineer Chang Liu supposedly used a rare auth bug to download confidential files after joining OpenAI.
Read article →World Cup 2026 semi-final: England vs Argentina on July 15 in Atlanta. Messi's last dance meets Bellingham's breakout. Why this one already feels like a final.
Read article →SpaceX fired all 33 Raptors on Super Heavy Booster 20 for a record 24 seconds on July 10, 2026. Flight 13 is eyed between July 15 and 21.
Read article →Christopher Nolan, Matt Damon and Tom Holland premiere The Odyssey in Mumbai on July 10-11, 2026 - the first public screening anywhere. Global release July 17.
Read article →Argentina beat Switzerland 3-1 after extra time in Kansas City on July 11, 2026. Mac Allister, Alvarez, Lautaro. Embolo sent off. Full match chronology.
Read article →England beat Norway 2-1 after extra time in Miami on July 11, 2026. Schjelderup scored, Bellingham equalised and won it in ET. Heggem goal and England penalty both wiped by VAR. Full chronology.
Read article →DFB says Jurgen Klopp agreed key contract points after a New York meeting with Neuendorf and Watzke. Nagelsmann resigned after World Cup exit. Red Bull exit next.
Read article →Spain beat Belgium 2-1 in Los Angeles on July 10, 2026. Fabian Ruiz, De Ketelaere, then Mikel Merino at 89'. Full World Cup quarterfinal chronology.
Read article →Disney's live-action Moana hits theaters July 10, 2026. Dwayne Johnson as Maui, Catherine Laga'aia as Moana. $4.5M Thursday previews, tracking $60-65M opening. Box office test.
Read article →France beat Morocco 2-0 in Boston on July 9, 2026. Mbappe missed a penalty, then scored his 20th WC goal. Dembele sealed it. Full quarterfinal chronology.
Read article →Trump says the Iran truce is over after Hormuz ship attacks. US bombs 90 sites. Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar under alert. Oil spikes. Full timeline of July 9 escalation.
Read article →France face Morocco in the World Cup 2026 quarterfinal on July 9 at Boston Stadium. Mbappe vs Hakimi, Saibari ruled out, Opta picks France. Preview and lineups.
Read article →Colombia and Switzerland played 0-0 after 90 minutes in Vancouver on July 7, 2026. Zero big chances, two shots on target each - one of the dullest World Cup knockouts. Full chronology.
Read article →Argentina beat Egypt 3-2 at Atlanta on July 7, 2026. Egypt led 2-0, Messi missed a penalty, then Romero, Messi and Enzo scored in 13 minutes. Full minute-by-minute recap.
Read article →England face Norway in the World Cup 2026 quarterfinal on July 11 at Hard Rock Stadium Miami. Haaland's 7 goals vs Kane and Bellingham. Preview, storylines, and what to watch.
Read article →Belgium beat USA 4-1 in Seattle on July 6, 2026. De Ketelaere scored twice, Freese gifted a goal, Lukaku added a fourth. Full minute-by-minute recap of USA's World Cup exit.
Read article →Spain beat Portugal 1-0 in Dallas on July 6, 2026. Mikel Merino scored in stoppage time, Cristiano Ronaldo cried at full time, Martinez resigned. Full minute-by-minute recap.
Read article →Neymar announced his retirement from Brazil after the 2-1 loss to Norway on July 5, 2026. He cried at MetLife - where his career started and ended. Brazil's record scorer with 80 goals.
Read article →England beat Mexico 3-2 at Estadio Azteca on July 6, 2026. Bellingham scored twice in 98 seconds, Kane converted a penalty, Quansah sent off. Full minute-by-minute recap.
Read article →Norway beat Brazil 2-1 at MetLife on July 5, 2026. Haaland scored twice, Neymar scored a 100th-minute penalty. Neymar and Nyland clashed at the end - Brazil eliminated.
Read article →France beat Paraguay 1-0 in Philadelphia on July 4. Mbappé scored from the spot at 70'. Simple match recap and who France play next.
Read article →July 5 World Cup schedule - Haaland vs Brazil at 9 PM UK, Mexico vs England at 1 AM UK. Plain guide with times and why both games matter.
Read article →Morocco beat Canada 3-0 in Houston on July 4. Ounahi scored twice, Rahimi added a third. Simple recap - who scored, what it means, quarterfinal next.
Read article →Google DeepMind is putting about $75 million into A24 for a long-term AI filmmaking partnership. What it means, what is known, and why Hollywood is watching.
Read article →Argentina beat Cape Verde 3-2 after extra time in Miami. Messi scored, Cape Verde equalized twice, own goal at 111' sent champions through. Simple full recap.
Read article →July 4 World Cup schedule in plain English - Canada vs Morocco in Houston, France vs Paraguay in Philadelphia. UK times, why each game matters.
Read article →Lionel Messi scored in the 29th minute against Cape Verde in Miami. He is the first player in history to score in eight consecutive World Cup matches. Career goal 20.
Read article →Argentina vs Cape Verde July 3 in Miami - Messi chases a record, Vozinha chases history. Plain preview of the Round of 32 fairytale tie.
Read article →Australia vs Egypt, Argentina vs Cape Verde, Colombia vs Ghana - July 3 World Cup schedule in plain English with UK times and why each game matters.
Read article →Switzerland beat Algeria 2-0 on July 2 in Vancouver. Embolo and Ndoye scored. Simple summary - goals, what it means, and who Switzerland play next.
Read article →Spain beat Austria 3-0 at the World Cup on July 2. Oyarzabal scored twice, Porro once. Simple match summary - goals, key moments, next opponent.
Read article →Norway vs Brazil July 5 at MetLife - Haaland's first knockout vs Vinícius and Martinelli. Stats, history, and quarterfinal prediction.
Read article →Indirect nuclear talks in Qatar. Kushner in the region but not at the table. Oil exports surge. Hormuz stays the trump card.
Read article →Mexico vs England at Estadio Azteca - altitude, 100,000 fans, Kane vs Jiménez. Preview, stats, and who reaches the quarterfinals.
Read article →One punchy fact per team from Mexico to Panama. Giants killed. Underdogs crowned. The definitive 48-team cheat sheet.
Read article →Kane and Pulisic deliver. Portugal 2-1 Croatia in Toronto. Spain cruise. The quarterfinal map takes shape.
Read article →SpudCell is the first synthetic cell that feeds, grows and divides - built from scratch in 2026. What it means, risks, and why scientists are divided.
Read article →Mbappé vs Sweden at MetLife. El Tri at Azteca. Pulisic and England-Wissa in Atlanta. Everything on the line for three co-hosts.
Read article →France 3-0 Sweden at MetLife. Mexico 2-0 Ecuador at Azteca. Norway 2-1 Ivory Coast - Haaland at 86.
Read article →Paraguay 4-3 on pens. Morocco beat the Oranje 3-2. Martinelli at 90+5 saves Brazil after Sano stunned Houston.
Read article →Eustáquio at 92 minutes makes history in LA. Vinícius fires Brazil past Japan. Germany and the Oranje book last-16 spots.
Read article →AI data centers ate the chip supply. DRAM up 6x. Apple margins squeezed. iPhone 18 will cost more.
Read article →Woody vs a tablet named Lilypad. $160M opening, $72M second weekend. Bonnie's toys are fighting for playtime and winning the box office.
Read article →Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt return. The sequel nobody asked for became the comedy event of the summer.
Read article →Sadie Sink villain tease, Savage Hulk, multiple cuts online. DMCA blitz on YouTube and X. July 31 release under pressure.
Read article →Stress toy or racist punchline? Videos of beating black baby dolls spread from Douyin to the world. Regulators stepped in.
Read article →No redraws. One bad night and you're out. Messi and Ronaldo can only meet in the final. Your plain-English guide to the bracket.
Read article →Moscow, Crimea, a dozen regions hit. Russia says it shot them all down. Kyiv says the pressure campaign starts now.
Read article →Ten American targets struck. IRGC answered at Ali Al Salem and the Fifth Fleet. Trump warns he may finish the job.
Read article →Last group day drama. Kane passes Lineker. Ronaldo's path gets harder. A 96th-minute equalizer sends two teams through.
Read article →Group stage done. 32 teams left. Brazil-Japan on Monday, USA-Bosnia July 1. Every date, time, venue.
Read article →Twin quakes 7.2 and 7.5. Jorge Rodriguez gives new toll. Families dig alone in La Guaira. UN aid arriving.
Read article →Six US jets, four targets near Sirik. Trump called it a foolish violation. Then Tehran answered.
Read article →At the Nixon Library, the VP joked about Sean Combs while promoting his faith memoir. Attack ad material, he admitted.
Read article →Six group finales in one night. Plata breaks Germany, Ayhan wins it in stoppage time, Oranje go 3/3.
Read article →Labour special conference set. Hour-long Starmer-Burnham meeting. Streeting backs him. Access talks with civil service begin.
Read article →Hard Rock Stadium Miami. Vinicius goals in all 3 group games. Neymar sub on 76th after calf injury. Scotland out again.
Read article →Two quakes 40 seconds apart off northern coast. La Guaira disaster zone, Hotel Eduard in rubble. USGS warns up to 100,000 casualties possible.
Read article →Ronaldo makes history, Kane misses from six yards. Plus Colombia 1-0 Congo, Croatia 1-0 Panama, Modric 200th cap.
Read article →Rare Met Office red alert Wed-Thu. June record under threat. Army cancels ceremonies, trains cut services.
Read article →Unitree G1 kneels in Sichuan asking for recharge money. Viral stunt or the future of begging?
Read article →Chief Mouser at 10 Downing Street since 2011. Cameron to Starmer - who ruled how long and what they left behind.
Read article →First weather stoppage at World Cup 2026 in Philadelphia. Argentina 2-0, Norway 3-2, Jordan 1-2 Algeria.
Read article →Elizabeth Line flooded, 400 fire brigade calls, two lightning fires. Red heat warning next - up to 40C.
Read article →Egypt beat New Zealand 3-1 in the morning. Evening brings Argentina, France, Norway and Senegal. Messi level with Klose record.
Read article →Bürgenstock: technical talks continue all week. Qatar and Pakistan mediated. Trump threatened, Ghalibaf pushed back.
Read article →Downing Street statement on June 22. After Burnham's by-election win and Labour pressure. Trump reacted early.
Read article →Gap with Cepeda about 248,000 votes. Trump congratulated the right-wing candidate. Result not yet official.
Read article →Guadagnino's Artificial is nearly finished and test screenings went well. The studio told the team to find another distributor.
Read article →Curacao held on after a 7-1 loss. Japan set a win record on the historic match in Monterrey.
Read article →Police Scotland charged a 36-year-old man. Starmer cited anti-Muslim hatred. Leith Walk footage spread across social media.
Read article →One read instead of a hundred headlines: Vozinha, Merlin, Canada 6-0, Messi, Germany, USA in the knockouts and two speed records in 24 hours.
Read article →Bloomberg: two-day drop nearly equals Ambani's entire fortune. X claims a $250B paper record. The trillionaire is still a trillionaire.
Read article →Corby service hit a Nottingham train from behind. 9 in critical condition. BTP and RAIB investigating.
Read article →Johnsons of Old Hurst: Tracey pulled the child out, police cite attempted murder. Boy critical but stable, suspect on bail.
Read article →David hat-trick, 52,497 at BC Place, a nation made history. Then Koné left on a stretcher and the party turned quiet.
Read article →2 years old, owner Karla, son Cristian, Reforma Avenue and millions of views. El Tri's unofficial lucky charm.
Read article →Al Maktoum International enters full-scale construction. Phase one in 2032, Emirates moving from DXB.
Read article →Comenencia lit up Houston, then Musiala and Havertz ran riot. Seven goals, echoes of the Brazil rout, and a national-team World Cup record.
Read article →Neves scored on 6, Wissa netted Congo's first World Cup goal since 1974. CR7 - oldest outfield starter ever, but Messi hat-tricked the night before.
Read article →The Clarkson's Farm season 5 finale shocked fans. Surgery, complications, and the open question of a season 6.
Read article →Commerce Department: ban for foreigners. Anthropic killed the models globally. IPO at $965B at risk. Jailbreak or politics?
Read article →The 79-year-old director is back in theaters with UFOs. Meanwhile indie horror from Curry Barker - $286M worldwide. Two movies - one weekend.
Read article →Argentina 3-0, France 3-1. Messi's first World Cup hat-trick at 39. Mbappe's brace and 14th goal. Both chasing the all-time record.
Read article →The bomber went down shortly after takeoff from Edwards base. US Air Force: crash likely not survivable. Investigation ongoing.
Read article →Miami, Group H. Saudis gave the favorite a fight again. Araújo saved the draw. After Spain's 0-0 with Cape Verde, the group is turning into chaos.
Read article →Salah assist, Ashour scored his first for the national team. Courtois helpless. Seattle melted, Egypt waited 92 years for a World Cup win.
Read article →Vozinha - 7 saves, clean sheet. From 50k to millions of followers during the match. Spain failed to take three points in their World Cup opener again.
Read article →600 Black Bloc, feminist strike, anti-globalists. Smashed storefronts, burning Tesla at the UN. Street video inside.
Read article →Group F, Monterrey. Isak - two assists and a goal, Svanberg scored 18 seconds after coming on. Sweden leads after Netherlands 2-2 Japan draw.
Read article →Ships of the World, start your engines. Blockade lifted, oil will flow again. Official signing in Switzerland - according to Pakistan.
Read article →Did Oliver Tree die - yes, confirmed. Two helicopters collided over Rio, 6 dead including the Miss You singer. Full facts on the tragedy.
Read article →Bektenov answered MPs: Article 434 of the administrative code will be expanded. Trigger - scandalous transformational training with public profanity disguised as psychology.
Read article →Klitschko reported 10 injured, three in critical condition. Assumption Cathedral - UNESCO site - caught fire. Obolon: building destroyed between 3rd and 4th floors.
Read article →30+ billion AR scans from players, Niantic Spatial, partner Vantor. Company says 'no more sharing' - but more questions than answers.
Read article →Irankunda and Metcalfe, +420 odds against -145. Socceroos level with USA in Group D. Next match is Friday - and this is no joke anymore.
Read article →Footage allegedly dropped online before the official trailer. Marvel stays silent, accounts get banned, fans argue - real or fake.
Read article →SpaceX closed at $161, market cap over $2T, Musk's net worth around $1.14T. IPO was yesterday - today it's a different league.
Read article →Not a salary or a bonus - startup SPAN installs a mini datacenter with 16 Nvidia GPUs at your house. In exchange: power, internet, and node payments.
Read article →Balogun hat-trick, own goal on the 7th minute, Reyna sealed it on the 97th. Hosts scored four in one World Cup match for the first time ever.
Read article →Sunglasses, a missed step on Dai Dai, 'wrong hips' - TikTok and X lost it. Here's where the theory came from.
Read article →Three opening ceremonies, first tournament surprise, and America's main match at SoFi with a world-class concert.
Read article →The biggest IPO in history hit the market. First day, indexes lining up to buy, retail in meltdown mode.
Read article →Memo almost ready, Vance flying to sign, markets rallying. Tehran says there's no final yes yet.
Read article →Exactly 16 years later - same opponent, same opening-night script. Shakira, Burna Boy, and the first match of the biggest World Cup ever.
Read article →The biggest IPO ever - $75 billion, ticker SPCX, 30% reserved for retail. Musk is doing it his way again.
Read article →Talks are stuck, Trump hit for a second straight night, and Iran fired back at bases across the region. Here's what's happening right now.
Read article →Made on a shoestring, marketed on memes, now the #1 movie in 38 countries.
Read article →The transfer window opened 48 hours ago and someone already broke the internet.
Read article →Drugstore shelves are empty. Dermatologists are nervous. Everyone looks like a disco ball.
Read article →Thinner phone, weirder AI, and a price tag that made the crowd go quiet - here's what just dropped.
Read article →A viral Twitter post pumped a memecoin 800% on Pump.fun overnight. Rug pull or real rally? Full breakdown of the 2026 crypto chaos.
Read article →Esports just had its Super Bowl moment - and the servers said no.
Read article →Fans are doing detective work at 2am. Here's what we actually know.
Read article →Not a metaphor. Someone actually posted a video. Europe is cooking.
Read article →Voice clone scams are everywhere this week. My uncle almost wired five grand.
Read article →No teasers. No singles. Just boom - and Spotify is broken again.
Read article →40 minutes of the most anticipated game of the decade just hit the internet.
Read article →Awkward silence, co-host staring, audience didn't know if it was a bit.
Read article →Summer blockbusters 2026 - Avengers, Toy Story 5, Spider-Man and more. Dates, trailers and what to watch in theaters.
Read article →Teams, tactics, and ticket frenzy - a complete preview of European football's biggest night in Munich.
Read article →From your phone to your doctor's office - artificial intelligence is everywhere. Here's what's actually useful.
Read article →Major regulation changes shake up the grid. Who's leading the championship fight halfway through the season?
Read article →Bundled services, price hikes, and exclusive hits - the battle for your screen time has never been fiercer.
Read article →World leaders reached new emissions targets in Geneva. Here's how the deal affects energy, transport, and your wallet.
Read article →The European Championship kicks off next month - here is everything fans need before the first whistle.
Read article →Flagships, mid-range gems, and budget picks - an honest guide before your next upgrade.
Read article →From avant-garde gowns to surprise reunions on the carpet - the fashion event of the year in review.
Read article →Where to go, what to skip, and how to travel smarter across Europe this season.
Read article →RPG epics, indie surprises, and multiplayer hits - your summer gaming calendar.
Read article →Record registrations, new races, and the wellness trend driving millions to 26.2 miles.
Read article →New rover discoveries, sample return timelines, and what scientists found this spring.
Read article →New podcasts 2026 - true crime, politics, comedy and daily news. The best shows to start listening to right now.
Read article →Solar panels, heat pumps, and battery storage - practical guide to cutting your energy bill.
Read article →Theaters are re-releasing classics, Gen Z discovered VHS aesthetics, and nostalgia is big business.
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