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Wednesday's incident occurred early in the morning, moments after Yamal helped Spain beat France 2-0 in Texas

Attempted burglary at Yamal's home after World Cup triumph: police, media

D'Dot ass um Tréierer Petrisberg net wäit vun der Uni geschitt.

22-year-old man fatally stabbed in broad daylight in Trier

Min Aung Hlaing is expected to visit Thailand in August

First visit since stepping down

Myanmar leader to visit Thailand next month: Thai FM to AFP

A Sudanese man using a 'sunki', a long wooden handled-tool with a sharp metal edge, to harvest gum arabic sap from an acacia tree

'Increasingly self-perpetuating'

UN says Sudan resources fuel civil war

Twenty-six Meta employees filed a lawsuit accusing the tech giant of using AI to select workers for mass layoffs, a claim denied by the company

Meta employees allege discriminatory AI-driven layoffs

India's Pusarla Venkata Sindhu is playing at the Japan Open this week

India's Sindhu targets medal at home world championships

People wait to cross a street on the Bund in Shanghai in April. China has introduced new rules targeting immersive AI tools that simulate romantic or familial bonds

Virtual buddies

'Like my lover': Chinese users bid farewell to AI companions

The world's tallest unoccupied skyscraper, in the Chinese port city of Tianjin, is emblematic of the years-long crisis in China's property sector

Huge plans, little traction

Empty skyscrapers: China's property slump still throttling growth

The Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route for the world's oil, is a major source of contention between the United States and Iran

Day four of strikes

US expands sanctions targeting Iran oil, cryptocurrency sectors

Birds sit on tree branches in a wetland in Ulcinj on June 2, 2026.

Sprawling salt flats

'We don't have time': Montenegro's bird haven fading

The Strait of Hormuz waterway, which in peacetime carries 20 percent of the world's oil and gas exports, has become the key point of contention between the United States and Iran

Strait of Hormuz remains shut

US-Iran strikes: latest developments

Ships sail near the Strait of Hormuz off the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates at Khor Fakkan on July 13, 2026

US renews blockade, trades strikes with Iran over Hormuz strait

Morning Roundup

Six dead in Brussels building fire, final vote on assisted dying in France, and graves vandalised in Luxembourg City cemetery

Kioxia, one of Japan's most valuable companies, is reaping rewards from the global race to build AI data centres

Reaping rewards

AI ignites 'ignored sector' for Japan chipmaker Kioxia

People battle the heat with misting stations during extreme heat along the National Mall in Washington, DC, on July 3, 2026

New climate reality

Record-smashing heat wave surges from West to eastern US, Canada

Netflix shocked the industry December 5 by announcing it had sealed an agreement to buy the film and television studio and HBO Max streaming business for nearly $83 billion, the entertainment industry's biggest consolidation deal this decade

Against federal antitrust law?

Writers union sues to block US Paramount deal

Sex workers in Nigeria's Benin City

Resurgent tactics

Duped or spun with juju: how sex trade trafficks Nigerian women

Last month, the UK became the latest to ban social media sites including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook for under-16s

Between midnight and 6am

UK announces social media curfew for older teens

Kylian Mbappe failed to score as France's dream of a third straight World Cup final was snuffed out by Spain

On Bastille Day

France fireworks fizzle as Spain advance to World Cup final

The Morandi Bridge in Genoa, part of a key highway connecting France and Italy, gave way in torrential rain on August 14 2018, sending dozens of vehicles tumbling into the abyss.

Construction 'defect'

Italy court to rule in deadly bridge collapse case

The UK experienced two unprecedented heatwaves in May and June

Profoundly different

UK climate now hotter, sunnier: weather agency

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni speaking to reporters in Atlanta on Tuesday

Renewed rivalry

Scaloni says fatigue not a concern for Argentina in World Cup semi-final

IBM said many of its big corporate customers rushed to buy AI-related hardware to get ahead of expected price increases

Disappointing preliminary results

IBM shares plunge 25% as AI spending boom disrupts business

Slowing US inflation reduced expectations the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates later this month hit the value of the dollar

Nasdaq rebounds as cooling US inflation weighs on dollar

India captain Shubman Gill walks back to the pavilion after retiring hurt on 80 during the first one-day international against England at Edgbaston

One-day international

Gill enjoys more Edgbaston success as India beat England in 1st ODI

US data center construction spending has surged in recent years, with tech firms pouring tens of billions of dollars into building out infrastructure

'Higher bills, depleting natural resources'

NY state pauses new large data center projects in US first

Wildfires that ravaged historic forest outside Paris contained

India captain Shubman Gill walks back to the pavilion after retiring hurt on 80 during the first one-day international against England at Edgbaston

Gill enjoys more Edgbaston success as India beat England in 1st ODI

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