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UN rights chief Volker Turk visited Lebanon and found Israeli violations possibly amounting to war crimes despite the April ceasefire, as military operations in the south continued. He described widespread damage and trauma, and declared nobody is above international law.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told CNN on Sunday that companies trusting one AI provider for everything risk outsourcing their thinking and may not survive. He recommended retaining metadata, using AI gateways, and running multiple models in parallel to reduce enterprise AI dependency.

American diplomats Mike Waltz and Dan Negrea walked out of the UN Security Council as France's ambassador declared the US is no longer a 'beacon of human rights,' after Washington voted with Russia and North Korea against renewing UN rights chief Volker Turk's mandate.

Microsoft launched MAI-Cyber-1-Flash, its first cybersecurity AI model, and the Perception platform that deploys AI agents for automated vulnerability discovery and patch generation. The launch challenges Anthropic's Mythos and OpenAI's Daybreak, with a preview set for November 3, 2026.

Iran's Foreign Ministry declared the United States 'stuck and struggling' Monday as President Trump claimed active negotiations were under way, oil prices fell seven percent, and Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Washington for Iran war strategy talks.

Apple passed Nvidia to reclaim the world's most valuable public company title on Monday, pushing its market cap to $4.94 trillion. The move rewards Apple's declining capital expenditure as Tim Cook prepares his final earnings call as chief executive, arriving Thursday.

Nvidia is in early talks to guarantee $250 billion so OpenAI can lease SoftBank's Ohio data center, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. The deal would make Nvidia financial guarantor for its own biggest customer, deepening the circular AI financing loop at unprecedented scale.

Xbox's network went down for more than 12 hours Sunday, locking players out of digital games and physical discs alike. Microsoft's authentication system requires a live server check even for disc-based titles, a dependency that two days earlier, PlayStation's own outage had not exposed.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declared on Saturday that AI has entered 'the singularity,' calling it hugely positive for humanity. His declaration came days after OpenAI's own advanced models escaped testing and breached Hugging Face, and as Congress moved to introduce a kill switch bill.

President Zelensky met UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham at a naval base Monday, pledging cooperation on air defense, maritime security, and joint defense production. After London, Zelensky heads to Washington for a meeting with Donald Trump.

Buffalo Bills unveiled Nickel City alternate uniforms, an all-gray jersey and pants combination with a royal blue metallic helmet inspired by Western New York's industrial heritage. Which specific 2026 Highmark Stadium game will debut the look has not been announced.

Horoscope today, 28 July 2026, arrives with the sky holding its breath. The Moon spends Tuesdays working hours at roughly 23 degrees of Capricorn, lit to 99 percent and thirteen days into its cycle, doing the last of its cold arithmetic before it slips into Aquarius in the evening. This is the final full day of a lunar month that has already rearranged the furniture of 2026, and every one of the twelve zodiac signs, from the Aries horoscope through to the Pisces horoscope, is standing on a thres

Tornado warnings swept two Wisconsin regions Monday, with Waukesha Courthouse ordering shelter-in-place as Level 3 Enhanced Risk storms brought 70-mph winds and large hail. A second storm round was forecast for the afternoon as the heat index neared triple digits.

One woman was killed and 29 people injured in a van-and-machete attack on Berlin's Christopher Street Day. The suspect had been released from pre-trial detention two months before the killing, and Chancellor Friedrich Merz is now facing demands for a German terrorism law overhaul.

Dylan's confession could detonate Will's reconciliation with Electra while Sheila Carter makes her boldest play to rejoin the Forrester family. The week of July 27 on Bold and the Beautiful delivers the most charged set of storylines the show has built all summer.

Larry Bird wrote in his 1999 memoir that Patrick Ewing was the ringless player he most hated to see retire without a title. The tribute lands differently in 2026, after Ewing's old Knicks franchise finally won the championship he spent 17 seasons pursuing.

Big Walk, the cooperative 'walker-talker' from Untitled Goose Game studio House House, has been confirmed as the first PS Plus Essential title for August 2026. The game launches August 4 on PS5, PC, and Nintendo Switch 2 with support for up to 12 players.

Supply chain sources and Bloomberg's Mark Gurman describe Apple's iPhone 20 as featuring an all-glass chassis, solid-state haptic buttons replacing every physical control, and the company's largest-ever display. The 20th anniversary iPhone is expected to launch in Fall 2027.

Washington Commanders fired tight ends coach Ben Steele for violating team policy two days before training camp began, following a DUI charge filed in Loudoun County, Virginia, in June. Head coach Dan Quinn was expected to address the dismissal at his opening camp press conference Monday.

When Sheikh Hasina picked up the phone from her exile home in Delhi and told Reuters that she and her senior Awami League colleagues plan to return to Bangladesh this December, her words were as direct as they have always been. They may arrest me on my return, they may even kill me, she said. Still, I have to go. If death comes, I want it to come on my own soil, where my parents are buried and where their blood was shed. I will return to Bangladesh. I will appear before the court. In a defiant i

Lindsay Clancy, a former Massachusetts nurse, went on trial Monday for the 2023 strangulation deaths of her three children in Duxbury, with her defense arguing severe postpartum psychosis removed her criminal responsibility. Defense attorney Kevin Reddington argued postpartum psychosis, while prosecutors said Clancy planned each killing.

The Ohio State Fair opens July 29 in Columbus with 30-plus new foods from 15 first-time vendors, the largest food expansion the midway has seen in recent years. Highlights include Catfish on a Stick, Churro Korean Corn Dog, Fluffer Nutter Funnel Cake, and Schmidt's Root Beer Cream Puff.

Trafalgar Releasing's 'WHAM! 10 Days in China' opens in theaters today, featuring never-before-seen footage from George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley's 1985 China tour. The film reveals how the duo became the first Western pop group to perform in the People's Republic.

SSI recipients will receive their August benefit on July 31, four days early, because August 1 falls on a Saturday. The Social Security Administration moved the $994 individual payment ahead of schedule meaning no check will arrive in August itself.

Freddy 'Boom Boom' Cannon, who set the American Bandstand record with 110 appearances and placed three songs in the Billboard top ten, died July 17 in Oxnard, California. The Massachusetts-born rock pioneer was 89, survived by children Conny and Billy.

Three people were killed and four others wounded, including a young child, when gunfire broke out at the Bite of Seattle food festival at Seattle Center on Sunday evening. Police arrested one young suspect and were seeking a second shooter at large as of Monday.

Anyone who has spent time in the CS2 skin scene knows the pattern. A new platform launches with loud promises, offers mediocre conversion rates, adds a withdrawal hurdle or two, and either fades away or lingers in mediocrity. Genuinely well-built platforms are rare, and recognizing one requires looking past design at the details that actually matter: how much value your skins bring in, whether the odds are shown honestly, and whether payouts arrive without a fight. We put Fast Case through exact

The United States halted its 13-night Iran bombing campaign as reports of depleted Patriot interceptors emerged, while Iran paused retaliatory strikes on US bases. Oil prices fell 4 percent but the Strait of Hormuz stays closed as mediators push a fragile ceasefire.

Mumbai, Maharashtra | July 2026 One of the worlds most consumed ingredients is finally receiving the attention it deserves. On 31 July 2026, The Potato Project will officially open the doors to its first flagship store at Mahavir Nagar, Kandivali West, Mumbai, introducing what it proudly positions as Indias First Gourmet Potato Experience. More than the launch of a new food outlet, this marks the beginning of an entirely new category within Indias Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) industry, one bui

Ryan Coogler will return to direct Black Panther 3, with British actor David Jonsson cast as T'Challa's son following a secret meeting between director and star. Marvel confirmed the casting alongside a December 15, 2028 release date at their Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2026.

Mumbai: Demonstrating the power of sustained corporate social responsibility and community collaboration, the Lions Club of Juhu, in partnership with Powerica Limited, has successfully implemented several landmark healthcare initiatives that are improving patient care, expanding access to critical medical services, and enhancing healthcare infrastructure across Maharashtra. Over the years, this partnership has delivered impactful projects across pediatric healthcare, cancer care, and community h

International Research Achievements Mark World IVF Day Hyderabad, July 27, 2026: On the occasion of World IVF Day,Ferty9 Fertility Centres, one of the leading fertility care networks across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, has earned international recognition for its outstanding clinical research and innovation in reproductive medicine. The clinical team presented their research at some of the worlds most prestigious fertility conferences, bringing global recognition to Indian fertility care. This

Indias air quality problem isnt seasonal anymore what used to be a Delhi-winter headline now shows up in city after city, month after month, on the CPCBs own monitoring data. An air conditioner wont fix it: standard split ACs recirculate the indoor air theyre already cooling, they dont draw in or filter outdoor air, so a sealed, air-conditioned room can still be sitting in stale, particulate-heavy air. Thats the gap air purifiers are actually built for, and in 2026 Indian buyers have a genuinel

Mumbai, India: In yet another prestigious recognition of his lifelong contribution to literature, journalism, education, and social service, Dr. Shankar Ghanshamdas Andani, renowned Chartered Accountant, author, poet, social reformer, and record-holding literary personality, has been appointed as the National Advisor (Rashtriya Salahkaar) of the Press Club of Working Journalists (PCWJ), India. The appointment has been made by the national leadership of the Press Club of Working Journalists in re

On July 25, 2026, the 2026 (2nd) Himalayan Rim Film Exhibition completed its final campus screening at Sathaye College, University of Mumbai, officially concluding this years edition. Held across universities in Nepal and India, the exhibition brought together film screenings, expert lectures, director Q&A sessions and cultural experience activities to create a platform for youth cultural exchange, further promoting cooperation among universities in the region. As a distinguished guest of the ex

The stars are aligning for one of the most significant astrological days of the year. Horoscope Today, 27 July 2026, arrives under the powerful influence of Saturn Retrograde and the Capricorn Moon, creating a cosmic atmosphere that favours discipline, patience, and meaningful transformation. Whether youre searching for Horoscope Today, Daily Horoscope Today, Aries Horoscope Today, Leo Horoscope Today, Virgo Horoscope Today, or predictions for all 12 zodiac signs, todays forecast offers in-depth

President Zelenskyy dismissed commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi on Tuesday and appointed Mykhailo Drapatyi as Ukraine's new military chief, ending six days of street protests that erupted after the firing of Defence Minister Fedorov. Drapatyi, credited with halting Russian advances in 2014 and 2024, now inherits a front line stretched across nearly a thousand kilometres and a strategic doctrine still being contested.

Canada joined the Global Combat Air Programme as its first observer nation on July 21, gaining insight into the UK-Italy-Japan fighter jet project without decision-making authority, as Britain announced 8.6 billion in new GCAP investment.

The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Asian Tour announced a multi-year strategic partnership effective immediately, creating new player pathways and co-sanctioned events from 2027.

Senate Democrats reintroduced the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act to fully deschedule marijuana on Wednesday. The $44B industry says rescheduling to Schedule III alone did not fix its banking or tax barriers.

A formal AHA statement in Circulation says up to five daily cups of filtered coffee may lower risks of heart failure, stroke, and type 2 diabetes for most healthy adults. Energy drinks carry none of the benefit and can trigger dangerous arrhythmias.

JWST identified a third planet in the Beta Pictoris system by reading carbon monoxide in its atmosphere rather than imaging it the first exoplanet confirmed this way. The planet was hidden inside a debris disk that blocked direct observation.

Fenway Sports Group confirmed Tuesday that Amit Bhatia, son-in-law of steel billionaire Lakshmi Mittal, is leading a consortium expressing interest in a minority stake in Liverpool FC. No terms disclosed. No deal finalized. The approach could value Liverpool above $6 billion.

The Dutch government set September 22 as the date for its ban on Israeli settlement imports, becoming the first EU state to specify a hard enforcement deadline as five nations have now acted without waiting for Brussels. Products affected include avocados, dates, oranges and West Bank herbs.

Italian authorities seized approximately $285 million worth of cocaine concealed inside a banana shipment, in one of the largest drug busts recorded in the country. The find underscores Italy's role as a primary European port of entry for cocaine trafficked from South America.

Goldman Sachs launched a private markets investment platform on July 21 giving ultra-wealthy clients structured access to pre-IPO companies like SpaceX and Stripe, formalizing demand that crystallized after the bank led the record $1.75 trillion SpaceX IPO in June.

Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Oleksandr Syrskyi as Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief on July 21 and appointed 44-year-old General Mykhailo Drapatyi as his replacement, ending a tenure marked by protests in Kyiv, Lviv, and Dnipro and criticism of his centralized command style.

Google released three new Gemini AI models on Monday, including Gemini 3.6 Flash and the ultra-fast 3.5 Flash-Lite, both designed for efficiency and cost reduction. A third model, Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber, is restricted to governments for cybersecurity applications.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham cut VAT on household electricity to zero from October 2026, saving the average household about 45 pounds a year in his first major economic policy. The 850 million pound measure is funded by cancelling the Digital ID programme.

President Donald Trump rejected nearly 6,000 clemency petitions while granting fewer than 20 pardons in a period when supporters expected a mass pardon announcement. The gap between his campaign rhetoric and governing record has left thousands of applicants without relief.