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2026-07-31 04:03:29 (2 weeks ago)

Israeli forces blow up structures near Lebanon’s Beaufort Castle

Israel claims army blew up Hezbollah tunnels in southern Lebanon, amid reports of blasts near UNESCO-listed fortress.

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-31 04:03:16 (2 weeks ago)

How India's 'cockroach' protests toppled a government minister – video

For the first time in more than a decade, a government minister in India has resigned following pressure from a street protest movement. The demonstrations erupted after the chief justice compared unemployed youths to cockroaches.

For many young Indians, the remark became the tipping point after years of high unemployment and repeated exam paper leaks that had shattered the hopes of millions of job seekers. The Guardian spent a week embedded with protesters as they faced police crackdowns, arrests and intimidation, documenting an extraordinary week that culminated in the education minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation.

Times of Israel - World News

2026-07-31 04:00:14 (2 weeks ago)

Victor Davis Hanson: Trump must set up an Iranian government-in-exile

Speaking to the Iranians is futile, says the leading classicist and military historian. He explains why American's don't have patience for war and why JD Vance is bashing Israel

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The Guardian - World News

2026-07-31 04:00:08 (2 weeks ago)

Ebola outbreak in DRC the fastest growing in the history of the virus

As the death toll rises to almost 1,500, and with a vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain potentially still months away, health workers face a battle to slow the outbreak

The latest numbers of confirmed cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has made this latest outbreak the fastest growing in the known history of the virus.

At 3,360 confirmed cases, the disease is now affecting people in five provinces in the east of the DRC, with 1,487 deaths recorded, representing an overall case fatality rate estimated at about 45%, according to Congolese health officials. Health responses to the outbreak have been badly hampered by conflict in many of the affected areas.

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-31 04:00:08 (2 weeks ago)

SingStar Take That anyone? The strange joy of charity shop video games

Hidden gems can be unearthed, but you have to dig deep into the bargain bins of countless outdated Fifas, Wii Fits without the controllers and partially finished quizshow games

As an eternally optimistic charity shop fan, I hold on to the fantasy that one day I’ll walk into my local Oxfam and find a pristine copy of the Sega Saturn shooter Burning Rangers for £1.50. Or perhaps a box full of old Neo Geo carts for a quid each. Sadly, this is now unlikely. Charity shops have caught on to the fact that old video games – like old vinyl albums – are highly collectible, and so they’re putting the good stuff on eBay. That’s fine, it’s their job to raise money, not to provide opportunist swine like me with bargains. But what games can you find tucked away in your local branch of Barnardo’s? To find out I visited about 40 charity stores across the country. Here is what I discovered on the shelves … And please do share your own charity shop gaming finds in the comments!

Times of India

2026-07-31 04:00:00 (2 weeks ago)

14-year-old Indian American girl builds system to predict driver fatigue, eyes $25,000 prize

Fourteen-year-old Indian-American student Sharvi Mahajan has developed NeuroDrive Alert, an EEG-based machine learning system that tracks brain activity to predict driver fatigue before microsleep occurs. Her innovation has earned her a place among the 10 finalists of the 2026 3M Young Scientist Challenge, where she will compete for a $25,000 prize.

South China Morning Post - World News

2026-07-31 03:47:39 (2 weeks ago)

Xi Jinping meets foreign leaders: tracker, July 2026

Chinese President Xi Jinping held discussions with the leaders of Slovakia and Namibia in Beijing during July, as well as meeting the heads of Cambodia, Thailand and Kazakhstan in Shanghai on the sidelines of the World AI Conference. Xi also hosted North Korean Premier Pak Thae‑song in Beijing following his state visit and meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in June. So far this year, Xi has met with 26 national leaders, including US President Donald Trump. There may be three more...

ABC News - International News

2026-07-31 03:42:37 (2 weeks ago)

Spain deploys military to Ceuta after thousands of people breach Morocco’s border

Spain is deploying its military to restore order at its border with Morocco in Ceuta after thousands of migrants entered the Spanish territory

Times of India

2026-07-31 03:32:27 (2 weeks ago)

Australia's mysterious 'Birdman' has spent two years feeding birds in the middle of the night, leaving the neighbourhood plagued by a daily 'poo explosion'

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-31 03:30:07 (2 weeks ago)

Melodies International presents Ariwa Sounds review – head-spinning classics from dub legend Mad Professor

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With cuts from the producer’s Ariwa Sounds label between 1984 and the present day, this compilation hops from skulking proto-grime to dreamy lovers rock

In the late 1970s, Neil Fraser, AKA Mad Professor, and his wife moved into a house in Croydon. “The normal thing would be to put in some chairs, a table,” he said in a podcast last year. Instead, the legendary dub producer fitted his living room with a four-track mixing desk and his collection of homemade gear, thus marking the beginning of the studio and label Ariwa Sounds.

The early years of Ariwa were captured in a 1984 album, which was reissued by Melodies International in 2023. Now, the two labels reunite to document the sounds that followed. This double compilation isn’t an attempt at a greatest hits collection, nor a chronological history, but an insight into the label’s expansive output between 1984 and 2026, featuring big names like Sister Nancy, Horace Andy and Sandra Cross, plus a handful of deeper cuts.

Al Jazeera - Top Stories

2026-07-31 03:26:17 (2 weeks ago)

Liberia burns 4.2 metric tonnes of cocaine after record drug seizure

Liberian authorities burned 4.2 metric tonnes of cocaine worth about $336 million.

Al Jazeera - Top Stories

2026-07-31 03:25:44 (2 weeks ago)

FIFA defiant over World Cup investment plan, despite UEFA’s vote to boycott

European football's governing body has voted to boycott FIFA if World Cup plans pursued, but global body undeterred.