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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.

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

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

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

Rep. Nancy Mace questioned Friday whether Darline Graham Nordone, South Carolina's newly sworn interim senator, is eligible to appear on the August Republican primary ballot under a 2024 state law requiring candidates to have voted in at least two of the last three Republican primaries.

Saudi airstrikes hit the Houthi-controlled naval base in Hodeida and targets on Kamaran Island on Friday, the most direct Saudi military engagement against Houthi infrastructure in three years. The Houthi Foreign Ministry responded with a warning that 'escalation for escalation' now governs what comes next.

Anthropic launched Opus 5 on Thursday, claiming it beats Fable 5 on key benchmarks at half the price and drops the 30-day data retention policy for enterprises. The model also introduces Automatic Fallbacks, routing blocked safety requests to a less powerful model rather than returning an error.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the youngest player in history to score an international fifty, hitting 50 off 19 balls to help India beat Zimbabwe by seven wickets in the 1st T20I at Harare. India lead the three-match series 1-0, with the 2nd T20I at the same ground on Saturday.

Five seasons after The Bear premiered on FX, the final season landed on Hulu with eight episodes and a conclusion that arrives where the series always seemed to be heading: Sydney Adamu inherits the kitchen, The Bear earns two Michelin stars, and Carmen Berzatto walks out the door toward an architecture internship.

Simone Biles underwent an undisclosed medical procedure Thursday, six weeks after she described a near-death experience as one of the scariest events of her life. The most decorated gymnast in Olympic history has not publicly identified the medical condition behind either incident.

Leading Paediatric Psychologist Dr. C.K. Dhiman Champions Early Intervention as the Key to Unlocking Every Childs Potential The Bright Horizons, a paediatric psychology and neurodevelopmental care practice built on the philosophy We Treat with Care & Compassion, today reaffirmed its commitment to transforming the lives of children with Autism and other neurological conditions through expert-led, evidence-based intervention. At the heart ofThe Bright Horizons is its founder,Dr. C.K. Dhiman, MAPC,

Donald Trump targeted individual reporters and outlets at the rescheduled WHCA Dinner while the association honored Secret Service Officer Victor Gonzales, who stopped the April gunman. The evening blended political performance with an unexpected ceremony.

UNESCO placed Sebastia in the occupied West Bank and five Lebanese castles on the endangered heritage list in an emergency vote at Busan. The decision, adopted over Israeli objections, cites active conflict damage to irreplaceable sites.

Pro-BNP doctors forced their way into a Health Advisor Nurjahan Begum's hospital meeting in Dhaka on Monday, demanding the resignation of the director general of health services and other officials accused of supporting the ousted Awami League government.

PlayStation Network went down globally on Friday, barring users from launching digitally purchased games on PS4 and PS5 for hours. The outage, which coincided with an Amazon Web Services disruption, sharpened a debate Sony had already started about its plan to end physical disc releases in January 2028.

A non-prosecution deal struck over a West Palm Beach breakfast in October 2007 buried an active FBI probe into Jeffrey Epstein's alleged sex trafficking operation and limited his sentence to thirteen months with work release. More than eighty victims were never told the agreement existed.

Andy Burnham opened Number 10 North on his fourth day as Prime Minister, moving UK devolution policy functions to Manchester. Scotland's First Minister John Swinney responded within hours: 'Rhetoric alone will not cut it.'

Poonawalla Fincorp, L&T Finance, Mahindra Finance and HDB Financial Services emerged among the fastest-growing NBFCs in India based on their Q1 FY27 performance. These lenders recorded strong expansion in their loan books and profits, highlighting their growing scale and momentum in the Indian financial services sector. The article compares large NBFCs with a book size above Rs. 50,000 crore that had announced their results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. Best Fastest-Growing NBFCs in India

Joe Manchin launched the Independent Leadership Council on Thursday to recruit and fund independent candidates for Congress, calling it a movement toward the center rather than a third party. The group combines his daughter Heather's Americans Together organization with Adam Brandon's Independent PAC.

Open Atlas Summit 2026 will bring together 1,000+ founders, engineers, students, investors and professionals to build careers, companies and lasting connections beyond traditional networking. Most professional conferences promise networking. Attendees exchange business cards, add one another on LinkedIn and return home with a folder of photographs, promotional material and conversations that rarely continue. Open Atlas Summit 2026 is being built around a more ambitious question: What happens whe

Iran FM Abbas Araghchi on Thursday condemned Trump's plan to use $100bn in frozen Iranian assets to cover Hormuz losses as 'incendiary,' warning it threatens global sovereign wealth. US strikes on Iran entered their thirteenth night.