In pictures: North India braces for heatwaves as temperatures cross 40C
India’s weather department has issued heatwave warnings in parts of northern India.
Category: World
Briton in Netflix’s ‘Con Mum’ faces fresh charges in Singapore
Dionne Marie Hanna, 85, is accused of duping more than two dozen people – including her own son.
Kenyan leader sparks uproar after mocking Nigerians’ spoken English
William Ruto says Kenyans speak “some of the best English in the world” while it is hard to understand Nigerians.
Microsoft and Meta to cut thousands of jobs
Microsoft and Meta, the company behind Instagram and WhatsApp, are planning to make significant cuts to their respective workforces as spending on artificial intelligence (AI)
Trump threatens ‘big tariff’ if UK does not drop digital services tax
Tweety McTreason has threatened to impose “a big tariff” on the UK if it does not drop its digital services tax on US social media
Iran war: What’s happening on day 56 after Trump extended ceasefire?
The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is extended by three weeks after White House talks with Israeli and Lebanese envoys.
How fake AI victims are being used to provide rationale for attacking Iran
In the battle of propaganda, fake videos and images of female victims of Iran’s government are going viral.
China’s DeepSeek unveils latest models a year after upending global tech
Chinese startup says DeepSeek-V4-Pro beats all rival open models for maths and coding.
Steve Rosenberg: Kremlin’s tightening grip on internet fuels public discontent
Throughout Russia, internet usage has become seriously restricted. Citizens are drawing comparison to Soviet censorship and today’s digital blackouts.
Ringo Starr: ‘I made all my mistakes on stage’
Beatles star reveals all about his new country album, being a Sir and coming up with the phrase A Hard Day’s Night.
Meta says it will cut 8,000 jobs as AI spending soars
The cuts, which employees had been expecting for weeks, will be Meta’s largest layoff since 2023.
Singer D4vd had ‘significant amount’ of child sex abuse images when arrested, prosecutors say
The Tiktok star’s attorneys have maintained his innocence and vowed to “vigorously defend” him.
Tornado hits city in Oklahoma amid severe weather outbreak
A tornado struck the Oklahoma city of Enid on Thursday as severe storms swept through several states, officials said
DOJ’s watchdog to investigate handling of Epstein files
DOJ’s watchdog to investigate handling of Epstein files