The U.S. is set to reinstate a blockade over the Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. military announced it will begin its blockade of Iranian ships over the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, as Iran vowed to assert its own control over the critical international waterway.
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Trump says the U.S. will collect tolls and impose blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, man killed by federal agents in Maine, states sue to stop Paramount-Warner Bros merger.
Some states will ask voters to make it harder to pass constitutional amendments
Several states have ballot measures this year that could raise the thresholds needed to pass state constitutional amendments. Many advocates are critical of such limits on direct democracy.
Trump's National Guard deployment in D.C. has been extended until 2029
President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C. has been extended several times. Now, it's set to last until Inauguration Day 2029.
Platner's voters are reeling as Maine Democratic Party races to choose his replacement
Graham Platner generated enthusiasm in Maine with his progressive policies. Now he's out of the race, and his supporters have to decide what's next, as Maine Democrats prepare to choose a nominee.
Your cheat sheet to the teams headed to the World Cup semi-finals
We're at the final stretch of the World Cup. It feels like just yesterday, international fans were arriving in the U.S. and marveling at Buc-ee's and unlimited free soda.
Death toll from a Bangkok music bar fire rises to 30, dozens remain in hospital
More than 70 people were injured, with 24 of them still in critical condition, according to a statement by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.
The star-studded World Cup semifinals kick off with France vs. Spain
The expanded World Cup allowed FIFA to introduce a new seeding system that placed the world's top teams in opposite corners of the knockout bracket. Now, the semifinals are both heavyweight matchups.
Trump's HHS abandons threat to withhold Medicare and Medicaid funding over trans care
NPR has learned that the Department of Health and Human Services will not be finalizing its most aggressive attempt to end gender-affirming care for youth nationally.
South Carolina's governor names Lindsey Graham's sister to serve out his term
South Carolina's governor says he is appointing Darline Graham to finish the term of her late brother. Top Republicans, including President Trump, have coalesced around the pick.
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Ann Widdecombe suspect not known to Prevent as counter terrorism police take over investigation
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood confirmed the suspect was not known to the government's anti-terrorism programme in an update to MPs.
Mason: Widdecombe's death renews debate over protection of politicians
Many MPs blame social media for normalising violent language and abuse, the BBC's political editor writes.
Wildfires burn across UK as fire chiefs warn of extreme pressure
Major incidents were declared in North Wales and in Glossop, Derbyshire in the Peak District on Sunday.
'If we die, we die together': Wife of man nearly sucked out of Ryanair plane speaks of ordeal
Svetlana Grković told Serbian media that her husband is "seriously injured and in shock".
The mysterious crypto firm backed by Farage's biggest donor
Tether is a giant in crytocurrency, an industry that Nigel Farage believes the UK should be embracing.
Who will win the World Cup? The view from the semi-finalists' countries
BBC Sport speaks to journalists and fans from the World Cup's four semi-finalists to see who they think will win the tournament.
South East Water must pay £30.5m for supply failures
Regulator Ofwat confirms this penalty follows three investigations into the water company.
Australian police reveal unseen photos 25 years after British backpacker murder
Police hope the images could jog memories that will help them find the body of Peter Falconio.
Train crash driver died from traumatic injuries
An inquest hears Shaun Burton died in the collision in which 102 people needed hospital treatment.
Dad who died helping two children in sea named
A dad who died alongside another man on Sunday is named locally as Wayne Taylor.
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India's crewed space mission is ready for splashdown, but not launch
Gaganyaan was supposed to fly in 2022 and make the country only the fourth to put people into orbit
How do you solve a problem like Capita?
Bringing troubled contracts in-house requires skills Whitehall is already struggling to recruit
Ministers arm under-16s social media ban with least surprising study of the year
Boffins confirm: taking away teens' phone makes them act like humans again
Anthropic's extravagant tokenizer complicates AI pricing
Token consumption doesn't tell the whole tale but it shouldn't be ignored
Big Blue thinks small, again, with POWER tower
The last proprietary minicomputer, now in ‘deskside’ form if you fancy that
India’s tech services giant HCL is getting into the AI datacenter business
Starting small with $37m and maybe 50MW but reckons full-stack service plan can succeed
Gobi X: Creating more energy for AI, not taking it from society
PARTNER CONTENT: How Envision is reversing the datacenter playbook by making computing chase abundant desert power, not the other way around
Zuck's AI ambitions put Meta on course to become America's next big cloud provider
Renting out spare compute is simply the natural progression for any sufficiently large infra company
Zig creator calls Bun’s Claude Rust rewrite ‘unreviewed slop’
The port took just 11 days and about $165,000 at API pricing
Excel competition goes extreme, makes spreadsheet geeks compete from the street
Defending world champ Diarmuid Early wins again despite being forced to solve puzzles outdoors
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SpaceX is gearing up for Starship's 13th test flight later this week
This flight will put Starship under higher pressure and test out new Starlink satellites in orbit.
US continues to shun Ebola-infected citizens; second American sent to Germany
The man is said to be doing well in a Frankfurt hospital.
The US government warns that Russia state hackers are coming after your router
With residential proxies all the rage, CISA urges router users to be vigilant.
Ukrainian drone strikes forced Russia to stop shipping in vital sea corridor
Ukraine’s drone blitz halted Russia’s Sea of Azov shipping in under a week.
California creates $3,500 rebate for new electric vehicle buyers
There's a separate $1,750 rebate for used EVs, but both rebates have a price cap.
Apple sues OpenAI after ex-engineer allegedly used bug to steal trade secrets
OpenAI accused of conspiring with former Apple employees to steal trade secrets.
Solution to Feynman's reverse sprinkler puzzle also applies to "silly sprinklers"
New study confirms 2024 "momentum flux theory" on how angular momentum of water flows drives rotation.
States sue to block Paramount/WBD merger that was approved by Trump admin
AG: Deal will bring "higher prices, lower quality, and less content for film and TV."
Tom Cruise is utterly transformed in Digger trailer
"If we can't control the force of nature, at least we can control the narrative."
Apple and Samsung benefit as memory shortage pushes smartphone shipments to historic lows
The biggest smartphone makers keep on trucking in the face of component shortages and economic uncertainty.