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Washington senator backs Indiana player on transgender sports

WASHINGTON — Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham received public support on Friday from Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., after the WNBA player reiterated her view that it is “common sense” to keep biological males out of w…

Northamptonshire royal visit photos prompt palace concern

On 25 July 2026, Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, shared photographs on social media from a family visit to Althorp House in West Northamptonshire, England, ancestral home of the Spencer family and burial site of Diana,…

United States shoppers change habits amid soaring grocery prices

UNITED STATES – Consumers across the country are reshaping their grocery shopping routines as they face the biggest jump in food prices in about 50 years. Many shoppers now plan their trips around discounts, checking sup…

Texas rocket launches Starship, deploys Starlink satellites

SpaceX conducted the 13th test flight of its Super Heavy-Starship launch system from Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas, lifting off at 5:51 p.m. EDT. The 397-foot rocket, powered by 33 methane-fueled Raptor engines, follow…

United States whey protein boom drives unexpected cheese surplus

United States – Surging demand for high-protein foods is fundamentally reshaping the U.S. dairy industry, as prices for high-grade whey protein concentrate and isolate have risen by as much as 250%. Fitness culture, the …

United States faces widespread heat dome emergency

A large heat dome over the United States is driving triple-digit temperatures and high humidity across the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Eastern seaboard, with the National Weather Service issuing extensive heat advisories a…

Seoul-based SK Group seals $500 billion Nvidia deal

South Korea – Nvidia and South Korea’s SK Group, which includes SK Hynix and SK Telecom, have signed a strategic artificial intelligence infrastructure partnership worth more than $500 billion, marking one of the largest…

Kuwait inks $16 billion pipeline lease deal

Kuwait has agreed a $16 billion, 20.5-year lease-and-leaseback transaction for its national crude oil pipeline network with a consortium led by U.S. private equity firms Blackstone and KKR, alongside Canada’s Brookfield …

United States pursues coercive negotiation strategy abroad

United States – The article analyzes how U.S. foreign policy under Donald Trump centered on an assertive, coercive negotiation style often framed as “maximum pressure.” His administration relied on sweeping economic sanc…

Chicago rookie Azzi Fudd claims historic WNBA 3-point crown

In Chicago, Dallas Wings rookie guard Azzi Fudd won the WNBA 3-Point Contest at Wintrust Arena during All-Star weekend, becoming the first rookie in league history to secure the event’s title. Fudd, the No. 1 overall dra…

United States chipmaker Qualcomm announces double-digit price hikes

United States–based smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm has notified customers that it will impose double‑digit price increases on its products, citing accelerating supplier and supply chain costs. In a formal letter circulate…

London court: Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray

American singer Chris Brown has pleaded guilty to one count of affray at Southwark Crown Court in London, admitting involvement in a 2023 nightclub attack on music producer Abraham Diaw. Prosecutors said the incident occ…

Gulf of Oman: US disables merchant ship amid blockade

WASHINGTON — The United States military said Friday that its forces disabled the Comoros-flagged merchant tanker M/T Lavine in the Gulf of Oman after the vessel repeatedly attempted to breach a US-imposed blockade of Ira…

Texas: SpaceX reschedules Starship Flight 13 launch

SpaceX has reset the 13th test flight of its Starship rocket for July 25, following an aborted attempt on July 16 caused by an engine malfunction. The launch window opens at 6:45 p.m. EDT (22:45 UTC) from the company’s S…

Texas governor confirms third death in floods

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Friday confirmed a third death linked to this month’s catastrophic flooding across the state, following days of heavy rain in Central Texas and the recent landfall of Tropical Storm Bertha. …

New York court sees Justice Department drop Times subpoenas

NEW YORK — The U.S. Department of Justice has withdrawn grand jury subpoenas that sought testimony and phone records from New York Times journalists over their reporting on President Donald Trump’s use of an older presid…

Las Vegas Raiders sign top pick Fernando Mendoza

Las Vegas, Nevada — The Las Vegas Raiders have signed quarterback Fernando Mendoza, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft and reigning Heisman Trophy winner, to a four-year, $57.27 million contract that is fully g…

Milwaukee authorities arrest Tony Romo on OWI charge

Milwaukee County authorities arrested CBS NFL analyst and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the influence on Thursday night in Milwaukee. According to a Milwaukee…

San Francisco firm launches Claude Opus 5 flagship

Anthropic has commercially released Claude Opus 5, a flagship generative AI model that the San Francisco-based company says will become its new internal performance benchmark. Announced on Friday, July 25, 2026, after mo…

Washington launches Section 301 probe over EU Google fine

The United States announced it will immediately begin a formal Section 301 trade investigation into the European Union after the European Commission imposed a major antitrust fine on Alphabet Inc. and its subsidiary Goog…

Iran launches drone and missile barrage on US bases

Iran launched a coordinated barrage of drones and missiles against United States military facilities across Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, and Iraq, in what Tehran described as a punitive response to sustained US airstrikes on…

Richmond fireworks malfunction sends baseball fans scrambling

RICHMOND, Virginia — A postgame fireworks display at a Richmond Flying Squirrels minor league baseball game malfunctioned on Thursday night, sending some pyrotechnics traveling horizontally into the stands and prompting …

Thailand: Fury stops Wach before Joshua clash

Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury forced Polish veteran Mariusz Wach to retire at the start of the eighth round in a non-televised tune‑up bout on Friday in Pattaya, Thailand, ahead of Fury’s planned showdown …

United States-based SLB pivots toward data centers

United States-based SLB, formerly known as Schlumberger, reported second-quarter adjusted earnings of 55 cents a share on revenue of $8.97 billion, beating Wall Street forecasts and lifting its stock about 10% for its st…

United States measles cases surpass last year

United States health authorities have documented 2,295 confirmed measles cases as of July 22 this year, according to a Johns Hopkins University tracker that compiles reports from local and state agencies. This total has …

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