According to a Spanish Interior Ministry spokesperson, the death toll reached 18 on Friday for individuals attempting to enter the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa, as migrants rushed by sea and land from Morocco. Spain’s Interior Ministry estimates that approximately 49,000 migrants crossed into the enclave over the preceding 24 hours amid the … Read more
Astronomers using the Very Large Telescope in Chile have captured the clearest image ever of Betelgeuse B, a massive companion star orbiting the famous red supergiant Betelgeuse, according to an announcement by the observation team led by astronomer Miguel Montargès. The detection, based on data and images gathered in December 2024 using the SPHERE instrument, … Read more
Mac Casa spans 118 square metres and achieves a liberated living environment that seamlessly blurs the boundaries between the interior and exterior, according to architects Vo The Duy and Nguyen Thi Xuan Thanh. Completed in 2025, the residential project uses integrated vegetation and varying floor elevations to emulate natural topography, shaping daily movement under a … Read more
Elina Svitolina secured a hard-fought 7-6(4), 6-4 victory over Polina Kudermetova at the Mubadala DC Open, setting up a high-stakes quarterfinal rematch against Alexandra Eala. According to tournament reports, Svitolina needed one hour and 27 minutes to overcome Kudermetova on hard courts, marking her first tour-level win since defeating Liudmila Samsonova in Bad Homburg on … Read more
Cuts in US overseas funding for HIV treatment and prevention have forced widespread closures of community-based services and key population programmes globally, according to research presented at the 26th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2026) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The disruption follows a 90-day foreign aid freeze and the closure of the US Agency for … Read more
Future warming will intensify water-column stratification, depleting surface nutrients and reducing overall primary productivity across UK seas, according to an updated assessment coordinated by Dr Holland and 17 co-authors from institutions including the Marine Biological Association, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, the Environment Agency, Cefas, the Scottish Government, and the Scottish Association for Marine Science. Ocean Stratification … Read more
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain received Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Defense, in Manama to review military cooperation and regional developments. Bahrain King and Dubai Crown Prince Review Bahrain Shield Joint Exercise The high-level meeting took … Read more
The French government has frozen the assets of pro-Kremlin commentator Xenia Fedorova for six months under a recently enacted law aimed at preventing foreign interference, according to an official decree published in the Journal Officiel on July 31, 2026. The measure coincides with a heightened diplomatic standoff involving European airspace violations, frozen defense tech licenses, … Read more
The captain of the Norwegian cargo ship Misje Verde is in police custody following a fatal boat collision outside Tjörn on the Swedish west coast that left a woman and her daughter dead, according to the Swedish prosecution authority. Arrested Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m., the captain holds Russian citizenship and faces preliminary charges of … Read more
Czech fashion icon and television presenter Dana Morávková celebrated her milestone birthday in New York City alongside her husband, marking the occasion with a stylish tour of Manhattan according to reports of her social media updates. According to the presenter’s official posts, she celebrated at Blue Box Café by Daniel Boulud, located inside the flagship … Read more