German court convicts Ukrainian man over Russian sabotage plot
SCMP •

German court convicts Ukrainian man over Russian sabotage plot

A German court on Tuesday handed a jail sentence of one year and three months to a Ukrainian man for spying for Russia and helping prepare possible acts of sabotage. The court in Stuttgart acquitted two other Ukrainian men aged 22 and 25 who were on trial for the same plot, which involved posting test packages containing GPS trackers in March last year to Ukraine. The plan was aimed at scoping out...

Alaska's live bearcam becomes summer hit as brown bears gather at Brooks Falls to catch salmon

Alaska's live bearcam becomes summer hit as brown bears gather at Brooks Falls to catch salmon

Times of India •

A livestream of brown bears catching sockeye salmon at Brooks Falls in Alaska has attracted 7.3 million views this summer, 70% more than last year. The cameras have built a dedicated fanbase that follows individual bears and tracks their feeding habits. The surge comes as large groups of bears gather at the falls, ahead of Katmai National Park’s annual Fat Bear Week.

Basic tips on what to do in an earthquake

Euronews •

Granada, Colombia, Indonesia, Japan: in recent weeks earthquakes have hit many regions. The Andalusian Seismic Institute shares essential safety advice.

Trump threatens longtime U.S. ally Oman amid Strait of Hormuz stalemate

CBS News •

President Trump on Monday threatened to strike Oman, a longtime U.S. ally, which shares the Strait of Hormuz and has been negotiating control of the waterway with the Iranian regime. Mr. Trump also suggested claiming the strait as a U.S. territory, but it is currently controlled by Iran.

Court orders defunct Apple Daily to pay HK$1.5 million over defamatory articles

Court orders defunct Apple Daily to pay HK$1.5 million over defamatory articles

SCMP •

A Hong Kong court has ordered the defunct Apple Daily newspaper to pay HK$1.5 million (US$191,200) in damages to a listed company and two senior executives over 10 defamatory articles that accused them of spying on the city’s pro-democracy activists at Beijing’s behest. In a written judgment delivered on Tuesday, the High Court ruled against former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying’s flagship publica...

Hong Kong court orders defunct Apple Daily to pay HK$1.5 million over defamatory articles

Hong Kong court orders defunct Apple Daily to pay HK$1.5 million over defamatory articles

SCMP •

A Hong Kong court has ordered the defunct Apple Daily newspaper to pay HK$1.5 million in damages to a listed company and two senior executives over 10 defamatory articles that accused them of spying on the city’s pro-democracy activists at Beijing’s behest. In a written judgment delivered on Tuesday, the High Court ruled against former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying’s flagship publication after th...

In 1980, Miles Boekeloo sold his 365-acre retreat, keeping 5 acres and its cabin for 25 years

In 1980, Miles Boekeloo sold his 365-acre retreat, keeping 5 acres and its cabin for 25 years

Times of India •

Miles Boekeloo sold his 365-acre Michigan property to the National Park Service in 1980. His family retained use of five acres and their cabin for 25 years. This allowed them to enjoy their retreat while the land became protected. The property, now Boekelodge, is part of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The cabin and pond remain as traces of the family's connection.

What Reliance and Rolls-Royce mean for India’s fighter jet ambitions

What Reliance and Rolls-Royce mean for India’s fighter jet ambitions

SCMP •

A proposed partnership between Indian industrial giant Reliance Industries and British aerospace engine maker Rolls-Royce could mark a breakthrough in India’s decades-long quest to develop a fighter jet engine, analysts have said. But they caution that money and manufacturing capabilities alone would not be enough to overcome the technical challenges of manufacturing such an engine. On Friday, the...

‘The truth about Diana’: Charles Spencer to publish book about late sister

‘The truth about Diana’: Charles Spencer to publish book about late sister

The Guardian •

Earl says he wanted to ‘write down my own thoughts and memories’ with 30th anniversary of Diana’s death ‘on the skyline’Charles Spencer is to publish about a book about his sister Diana in September.In the book – titled Swan Song: Diana, My Sister – Spencer recounts the story of Diana’s life and the week of her death. It marks “the first time that Earl Spencer has spoken openly and at length about...

Moscow threat of ‘consequences’ will not alter UK support for Ukraine, says Burnham

Moscow threat of ‘consequences’ will not alter UK support for Ukraine, says Burnham

The Guardian •

Prime minister responds to Russian anger over Kyiv’s use of British-made drones in ‘deep strike’ campaignUK politics live – latest updatesEurope live – latest updatesAndy Burnham says the UK will continue to “support Ukraine 100%” after Russia threatened consequences after strikes by British-made drones.The Russian embassy to the UK said on Monday that Britain had been deliberately escalating the ...

Georgia man deported from Fiji to face $165m crypto Ponzi scheme charges

Georgia man deported from Fiji to face $165m crypto Ponzi scheme charges

The Guardian •

Edward Zimbardi, 59, who had fled US, will appear in court in Los Angeles on wire fraud and money-laundering chargesA man from Flowery Branch, Georgia, has been deported from Fiji to face charges in his home state accusing him of defrauding more than 6,000 investors and causing more than $165m of losses in ⁠a cryptocurrency Ponzi ⁠scheme, the ​US attorney in Atlanta said on Monday.Edward Zimbardi,...

Wang Yi heads to Seoul as Trump cuts South Korea drills, opening door for China

Wang Yi heads to Seoul as Trump cuts South Korea drills, opening door for China

SCMP •

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi is set to visit Seoul days after Donald Trump called for the US to scale back military exercises with South Korea, sending ripples of unease through US allies in Asia. On Sunday, the United States president posted his decision to social media, raising questions about the durability of Washington’s security commitments in a region increasingly defined by competition...

Alibaba’s lightweight Qwen model takes on larger AI systems from OpenAI, DeepSeek, Zhipu

Alibaba’s lightweight Qwen model takes on larger AI systems from OpenAI, DeepSeek, Zhipu

SCMP •

Alibaba Group Holding’s new lightweight AI model Qwen3.8-27B has matched much larger near-frontier rivals while being able to run on everyday hardware, impressing developers as local AI gains momentum. The Qwen3.8-27B, a small model with 27 billion parameters, performed on par with OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Luna, which was billed as the most cost-efficient model in the US lab’s latest flagship series, benc...