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‘Respected and beloved’: Tributes pour in for Sir Patrick Stewart
Sir Patrick Stewart, the renowned British actor famous for playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek and Professor X in X-Men films, has died at age 86 following complications from Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy Body Dementia.
Gabrielle Creevy loved being Welsh assassin on Netflix’s Black Doves
Welsh actress Gabrielle Creevy plays an assassin in the upcoming Netflix season of Black Doves, featuring her character with Welsh dialogue and Bridgend references written in after her audition.
Tighter rules planned to protect people from botched cosmetic surgery
England plans tighter regulations in 2027 requiring only trained professionals to perform high-risk cosmetic procedures like liquid Brazilian butt lifts and vampire facials, with bans for under-18s.
Women hope yearly health checks will improve PMOS diagnosis and care
The UK is renaming polycystic ovary syndrome to polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome and recommending annual health checks to improve diagnosis and care for the condition affecting about one in eight women.
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Flip-flopping Netanyahu rejects Gaza plan but cannot placate all his allies
Israeli PM Netanyahu publicly rejected a US-backed Gaza plan while reportedly negotiating its details with military officials days earlier, struggling to balance demands from far-right coalition allies and the Trump administration.
Trump demands Iran pay compensation for decades of US soldier deaths
Donald Trump demands Iran pay war reparations for US soldier deaths and regional damages as his negotiations to end Middle East conflicts face setbacks.
The lonely Chinese men being conned by fake brides
Vulnerable Chinese men seeking wives through matchmaking agencies in Guiyang are being defrauded by women posing as potential brides, losing hundreds of thousands of yuan in elaborate scams exploiting the country’s severe gender imbalance.
Nvidia gets $500bn from Wall Street giants to develop AI projects
Nvidia has secured $500 billion in funding from major Wall Street firms including Apollo, BlackRock, and Goldman Sachs to develop AI infrastructure and hardware projects.
Colombia’s far-right government recognises Israeli claim over Golan Heights
Colombia’s newly inaugurated far-right president has recognised Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights, becoming only the second country after the United States to do so.
Trump’s media company reports $238m loss
Trump’s media company reported a $238 million net loss in the second quarter of 2026, with revenue of only $1.7 million, primarily due to unrealised losses on digital assets.
Yemen’s Houthis launch ballistic missile attacks on al-Makha and Marib
Yemen’s Houthis launched ballistic missile attacks on the Red Sea port city of al-Makha and residential areas in Marib on Monday, marking an escalation in the country’s civil conflict.
Russian attacks kill six in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia
Russian overnight attacks killed six people in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region and struck a children’s hospital in Kyiv, while Ukrainian drones hit facilities in Russia’s Voronezh region.
Mass grave with 25 bodies found in Sudan’s Kurmuk after army retakes town
Sudanese armed forces discovered at least 25 bodies in a mass grave in Kurmuk after retaking the southeastern town. Local officials accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces of carrying out the killings.
Libya oil refinery fire: Firefighters battle huge blaze after drone attack
Libyan emergency services battled a major fire at the Zawiya refinery after a drone strike on Monday evening, the third such attack in two days, with authorities investigating the incident.
Trump hidden in catering truck in secret plane swap over Iran threat, reports say
Donald Trump secretly swapped planes at a NATO summit in Turkey last month due to detected Iranian missile threats, according to US media reports citing officials.
Russia using North Korean missiles to strike Ukraine, Zelensky says
Ukraine’s President Zelensky accuses Russia of deploying North Korean missiles in strikes across Ukrainian territory, claiming Moscow cannot sustain its military campaign without foreign reinforcements.