Trump’s dubious nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia
An accord lacking ‘gold standard’ safeguards on enrichment would carry proliferation risks
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The US needs a new Manhattan Project for fusion energy
If we are to outpace China and own the future of this technology, we must fund it properly
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Jeremy Clarkson: The reason I’m not nice like Jesus (or Gary Lineker)
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Canada: Neighbor or 51st State?
Is the United States actually going to annex Canada? On “Interesting Times,” the Opinion columnist Ross Douthat pushes the senior Trump administration official Elbridge Colby on…
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Financial Times
US hits 60 countries with new duties as Donald Trump rebuilds tariff wall
Administration pins new measures on forced labour probe after Supreme Court struck down blanket levies
Financial Times
How Andy Burnham’s rise to PM was helped by those axed by Starmer
List of people sacked or cast aside includes Louise Haigh, Lucy Powell and Anneliese Midgley, some of new premier’s most...
Financial Times
The US needs a new Manhattan Project for fusion energy
If we are to outpace China and own the future of this technology, we must fund it properly
Financial Times
Trump’s dubious nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia
An accord lacking ‘gold standard’ safeguards on enrichment would carry proliferation risks
BBC News
Burnham pauses plan to release some prisoners early from September
The prime minister says no prisoners will be released until a review has been conducted.
BBC News
Mum and daughter who died at beach were trying to save boy, 7
Shally Rahman and teenager Samiha Rahman were pulled from the water, emergency services say.
BBC News
US announces tariffs on dozens of countries over forced labour concerns
The tariffs target around 60 trading partners over claims they failed to properly stop forced labour.
BBC News
Oil prices hit $100 for the first time since May
The price of Brent crude rose more than 6% on Thursday as the war in the Middle East continues to escalate.
BBC News
Saudis must recognise Israel for nuclear deal, says Trump
The US president says the landmark agreement to help Saudis develop nuclear energy is dependent on it joining the Abraham Accords.
The Economist
Should you be afraid of Elon Musk?
NYT Europe
‘The Odyssey’ Hired Their Viking Ship. They Say It Came Back Damaged.
A Swedish Viking center said its vessel was used in the filming of Christopher Nolan’s epic but needed repairs when it was...
NYT Europe
Zelensky’s Dizzying U-Turn Is the Latest Zigzag in a Presidency Full of Them
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has pivoted from unpopular moves before, but a recent decision about military...
The Telegraph
Ebola death toll passes 1,000 as outbreak shows no signs of slowing
Dozens of fatalities are being recorded each day in what could become the worst ever outbreak of the haemorrhagic fever
The Telegraph
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Wales
BBC Wales
Murder investigation launched 35 years after man's death
Bentley Mathias' death is now being investigated after new potential evidence has come to light.
BBC Wales
Recycling plant forced to take action after 'biblical' fly infestation
The fly problem was first reported in 2018 but Llanelli residents claim pest control measures haven't worked.
BBC Wales
We transformed a timber holiday home into a James Bond-style house on stilts
Iain and Paula Davies have spent almost 30 years reimagining and renovating their home.
BBC Wales
'Too early' to know if Burnham will back more Welsh powers, says first minister
Rhun ap Iorwerth meets the new prime minister for the first time on Thursday in Glasgow.
Sport
BBC Sport · Football
Arsenal set to make £70m bid for Newcastle's Guimaraes
Arsenal are set to make a £70m offer for Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes.
BBC Sport · Football
Defoe leaves Woking after 'eye-opening' first managerial role
Former England and Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe has described his first managerial job as an "eye-opening experience"...
BBC Sport · Football
Italy confirm Ancelotti approach before Guardiola
Italy held discussions with Carlo Ancelotti to become their national team manager before opening talks with Pep Guardiola.
BBC Sport · Football
Anderson's journey to England star and Man City record signing
Elliot Anderson was a key part of England's World Cup side and is now Manchester City's record signing.
The Race · F1
Everything we learned on day one at F1's 2026 Hungarian GP
From a new Aston Martin to software tweaks that can have an outsized influence on the title battle, here is what we learned...
The Race
How Ferrari's Macarena wing upgrade borrows from McLaren
Ferrari has given us a first glimpse of its upgraded 'Macarena' rear wing, as it takes a leaf out of McLaren’s book with some...
The Race · F1
F1 could return to Sepang for 2026 stand-in race
The Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang could make its return to the F1 calendar on a one-off basis this season
The Race
Mercedes makes software fix after Spa problems
Mercedes has made deployment software modifications ahead of this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix to help address its problems from Spa.
Formula 1 Official
Norris avoiding getting ‘too excited’ about McLaren upgrades
Lando Norris has shared his expectations for McLaren’s upgrade package at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Formula 1 Official
Russell opens up on title fight struggles in Hungary
George Russell has admitted ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix that recent setbacks in this year’s title race have made it the...
ESPN Cricinfo
Livingstone's all-round efforts in vain as Super Giants triumph at Lord's
London Spirit captain took 2 for 14 and struck 69 but his side fell seven short of their target
ESPN Cricinfo
Mayank Yadav: 'Felt I had to suffer so much at a young age'
Mayank on Shreyas Iyer's captaincy: "I felt quite free playing under him"
Science
New Scientist
This El Niño will be the hottest by a huge margin
The super El Niño now developing in the tropical Pacific has a 90 per cent chance of becoming the strongest in 150 years,...
New Scientist
Extremely basic AI prompt cracks decades-old maths problem
For the second time in a week, a long-standing conjecture has been disproved by artificial intelligence, highlighting the...
New Scientist
Can sounds make plants grow bigger? A start-up says they can
Haivya has developed acoustic signals designed to influence plant development, and its trials reportedly show large yield...
New Scientist
Fields medal 2026: Work on unifying laws of physics wins maths prize
Mathematicians who helped unify laws of physics and cracked decades-old problems in geometry are among this year's recipients...
Nature
What The Odyssey reveals about ancient science — from botany to psychiatry
Nature, Published online: 23 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02275-0 From intelligent ships to clues about eclipses, Homer’s...
Nature
Could small-team science be dying out?
Nature, Published online: 23 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02174-4 The proportion of one- and two-author papers in the...
Nature
International PhD students to face strict limits on time in the US
Nature, Published online: 23 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02280-3 Trump administration takes action to address ‘forever students’.
Nature
Breathalyser can tell if you are burning fat from a single exhalation
Nature, Published online: 23 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02295-w The compact device can measure when the body is in...
Technology
The Verge
Alexa Plus is getting an AI update to handle more complicated instructions
Amazon is launching an update to its Alexa Plus assistant that will allow it to connect to smart home devices in new ways....
The Verge
The Echo Show 21 is a great smart home hub that’s $80 off
Split between buying a smart calendar, a kitchen TV, a smart home hub, and a smart display? Amazon’s Echo Show 21 is all of...
The Verge
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s war on the First Amendment
As the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr has authority over the nation’s TV, radio, and...
The Verge
Claude’s voice mode is now available for Opus and Sonnet
Until now, voice mode has only been available on Claude Haiku, Anthropic's faster but less powerful model. Now the company is...
Techcrunch
AMD takes on Nvidia with its Helios AI rack-scale system
AMD is challenging its chipmaker rival with a new rack-scale system that will start shipping to customers later this year.
Techcrunch
Patreon lays off 20% of its workforce
In a memo to staff that was posted online, Conte said the company's core business is strong, but the platform has to respond...
Techcrunch
Insurance startup Corgi reportedly raised more money at $4B — its third round in 8 weeks
In the AI-funding frenzy, many startups are raising back-to-back rounds at ever-increasing valuations — but even by those...
Techcrunch
Tesla’s door handles may spur new US safety rules
The new rule-making process follows a series of incidents, including fatal ones, in which people have become stuck inside cars.
Wired
Meta’s New Feel-Good AI Ad Uses a Song About the World Ending
The clip features the David Bowie track “Five Years,” which includes lyrics such as “Earth was really dying (dying).”
Wired
For Taylor Swift, Madison Square Garden’s Controversial Cameras Briefly Went Dark
MSG’s sprawling surveillance system can monitor guests down to the second. Its owners made an exception for the pop star’s...
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The Beam Engine
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Papers
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FineServe: A Fine-Grained Dataset and Characterization of Global LLM Serving Workloads
Computer science
Hybrid LSTM-Graph Neural Framework for Robust Financial Fraud Detection and Adversarial Resilience
Computer science
OpenEvoShield: Dual Non-Stationary Continual Defense for Open-World Multi-Agent System Attacks
Economics
Profiling and Endogenous Valuation
Congenital Heart Block