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Utility disconnections were up 28% in 10 states in July 2026 – the hottest month ever recorded in the US – compared with July 2024, data showsA record hot summer collided unhappily with rising energy costs for households across the US that struggled to the point where many were disconnected from their electricity supply, even as dangerous heat baked their communities.In July, the hottest month eve...
Deadly synthetic opioids disguised as legitimate painkillers are being sold online across Europe, as counterfeit medicines linked to multiple deaths in the Netherlands expose the dark side of e-commerce.
Traditional workshops in Uzbekistan are teaching younger generations the skills behind woodcarving, embroidery and ceramics, while adapting their work to contemporary tastes and new opportunities.
In this edition of arts24, Jennifer Ben Brahim meets founding member and lead guitarist of Interpol, Daniel Kessler. They are one of New York's defining bands, keeping the spirit of indie sleaze alive for nearly three decades. The post-punk rockers first drew attention with "Turn on the Bright Lights", laying the foundations for their icy, atmospheric sound and instantly recognisable guitar lines....
Demonstrators gathered in Santiago and Bogotá on International Safe Abortion Day, calling for greater access to abortion and defending reproductive rights.
China’s generative artificial intelligence user base surpassed 700 million at the end of June, accounting for more than half of the population as wide AI adoption pushes the technology’s penetration rate to a record high in the country. The user base data, released Tuesday by the China Internet Network Information Centre, represents an increase of 16 per cent from the end of 2025, when China had 6...
Calls for a wider investigation are growing in Indonesia after watchdog investigators uncover an alleged luxury inmate compound inside Cibinong Prison near Jakarta
Hong Kong police have received more than 1,500 reports of suspicious credit card transactions involving Apple’s new iPhone 18 Pro series, totalling more than HK$30 million (US$3.82 million). In an update on the case, which has drawn public attention, the force said the number of reports had risen to 1,503 as of Tuesday, from about 1,200 two weeks earlier. It added that all the transactions had bee...
Hong Kong police have received more than 1,500 reports of suspicious credit card transactions involving Apple’s new iPhone 18 Pro series, totalling more than HK$30 million (US$3.82 million). In an update on the case, which has drawn public attention, the force said the number of reports had risen to 1,503 as of Tuesday, from about 1,200 two weeks earlier. It added that all the transactions had bee...
A journalist who has spent more than 20 years investigating Russian leader Vladimir Putin and who is recognised as perhaps Russia's finest investigative journalist has told FRANCE 24 that Putin's aim with the war in Ukraine is simply to prolong his power inside Russia. Roman Badanin has just published a book, "Le Tsar en personne" or "The Tsar in person" which delves into exactly how Putin's mind ...
PM expected to call for a debate on the future of the mechanism that determines pension increases in his speechBurnham to signal willingness to look at scrapping pension triple lock to fund social careAngela Rayner, the housing secretary, has apparently confirmed that Andy Burnham will float the prospect of getting rid of the pensions triple lock to help fund the creation of an NHS-style care serv...
Tens of thousands of people thronged Apple stores in India this month to snap up the newest iPhone models – the 18 Pro and Pro Max – but the frenzy has kicked off public debate in the country about affordability and consumer debt. The iPhone 18 Pro starts at 164,900 rupees (US$1,700) and goes up to 179,000 rupees, while the iPhone 18 Pro Max starts at 179,900 rupees and maxes out at 329,900 rupees...
The US journalist says he realised he was a "a pawn in a greater game" when he was not interrogated or tortured by FSB agents.
From paper projects to batteries now online: the energy market is changing and the value of storage is soaring worldwide
From plans on paper to batteries up and running: how the energy market is being reshaped and energy storage is becoming ever more valuable
A retired woman in Hong Kong lost nearly HK$2.9 million (US$369,670) in a romance scam after a fraudster posing as a power company employee won her trust and lured her into a bogus investment scheme. Police said the case was among at least 18 online romance scams reported in the past week, with total losses nearing HK$7.8 million, according to the force’s CyberDefender social media page. The 71-ye...
Two homes belonging to the al-Tubasi family were set on fire and Israeli security forces were also targeted by settlers.
Arrests were made over interference with refereeing procedures, among other accusations, Turkish justice minister says.
A Vietnamese pro-democracy organisation has alleged that two of its members, who hold Norwegian and Australian citizenship, were abducted in Cambodia and taken to the border with Vietnam, where Hanoi authorities later accused them of illegally entering the country. Vietnam has charged the two men, along with a third alleged member of the organisation, with terrorism and document forgery, saying th...
French presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen on Tuesday denounced an attempt to "derail" her Élysée Palace run after a media report accused the head of her far-right National Rally (RN) party, Jordan Bardella, of making ant-Semitic comments in 2013. Le Pen said Bardella, who is tipped to be prime minister if she wins the presidency, had her "total confidence".
CNN, MS Now and Politico say administration has ‘persisted in unpredictably and inconsistently implementing its ban’ despite a judge’s restraining orderSign up to the US Breaking News emailOn Capitol Hill today, former special prosecutor Jack Smith will face questions from lawmakers on the Senate judiciary committee at 9am ET.It’s set to be a showdown after many Republicans have publicly slammed S...
Iran is struggling with shortages as sanctions and blockade strain food and medicine supply chains.
For a decade, foreign policy circles have treated war between the United States and China as something close to destiny. The theory has a fancy, fashionable name borrowed from ancient Greece: the “Thucydides Trap” – the idea that a rising power and an established one are fated to collide, the way two articulated lorries merging into a single lane rarely ends well. The term is widely used in commen...
Local sheriff’s department announces new development related to disappearance of TV host’s mother in ArizonaAuthorities are looking into the possibility of a new ransom note related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, nearly eight months after she went missing from her Arizona home, the Pima county sheriff’s department said.The sheriff’s department and the FBI Guthrie taskforce were recently m...
Canadian singer Celine Dion made a surprise appearance at L'Oréal's fashion show in Paris, performing on stage with the Eiffel Tower in the background alongside a star-studded line-up of celebrities and models.
Four sailors injured during unexplained ‘mishap’ onboard USS Dwight D Eisenhower aircraft carrierTwo US navy aviators ejected as they were landing their plane on the USS Dwight D Eisenhower aircraft carrier off the coast of Virginia on Monday, and four sailors onboard the vessel were injured in what naval officials characterized as a “mishap”.The two aviators, assigned to Carrier Air Wing 3, succe...
Inflation in Spain climbed 0.6% in September to 4.9%, driven by higher fuel prices, lubricants and package holidays. Core inflation rose 0.2% to 3.1%.
A nearly 5-acre Bridgehampton estate featuring a replica 15th-century Buddhist temple has been listed for $7.5 million. Manhattan doctor and entrepreneur Roshini Raj bought the property for $3.95 million in 2022 and later made extensive changes. The estate includes a large main house, gardens, koi ponds, a pool, orchards and several leisure spaces.
