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India news: Voting closes in Kerala, Assam and Puducherry
It's election season in India with voters in two states and a union territory headed to polls. Meanwhile, Dhaka has once again asked India to extradite former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Follow DW
Pub thief jailed for stealing handbag with £2m Fabergé egg inside
An "opportunistic" thief is jailed for stealing a handbag from a pub that happened to contain a £2.2m Fabergé egg.
Instagram expands its movie inspired content restrictions for teens internationally
Instagram first debuted its movie rating inspired content settings in limited countries in 2025.
What is Iran’s Strait of Hormuz protocol and will other nations accept it?
Tehran's plans to tax ships passing through the strait and raise money to rebuild is already seeing pushback.
The economic cost of US-Israel war on Iran
The economic cost of US-Israel war on Iran The US-Israel war with Iran that saw Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed, could cost the global economy billions. From one of the world’s largest oil refineries being struck by drones, to airspace being closed, we break down…
Cardoso takes record nine wickets in T20 international
Brazil's Laura Cardoso becomes the first player ever to take nine wickets in a T20 international, recording figures of 9-4 against Lesotho.
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Middle East war live: Israel-Lebanon ceasefire continues as Trump hopes for peace deal
Iran-backed Houthis join war with attack against Israel
Ocean species are disappearing before scientists can even find them
G7 allies press Rubio on US Iran plans, discuss Strait of Hormuz
'No Kings' protests — Trump critics rally across the US
Palestine Action supporters arrested as London’s Met Police reverse policy
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ЕЦБ представил варианты новых банкнот евро - с выдающимися людьми и птицами
Европейский центральный банк представил по 10 вариантов дизайна для всех шести банкнот евро. Поделиться своим мнением о них можно до конца сентября. В целом же новый дизайн в ЕЦБ планируют утвердить до конца 2026 года.
Çankaya Belediyesi soruşturmasında Eyüpsultan Belediye Başkan Yardımcısı tutuklandı
Ankara Cumhuriyet Başsavcılığınca, Çankaya Belediyesine yönelik yürütülen soruşturma kapsamında, Eyüpsultan Belediye Başkan Yardımcısı Hasan Karabulut'un da arasında olduğu 2 şüpheli tutuklandı, 1 zanlı hakkında ise adli kontrol tedbiri uygulandı.
Как и зачем Украина изолирует Крым?
Украина продолжает вести военную кампанию, направленную на изоляцию Крыма. На аннексированном РФ полуострове начался энергетический и топливный кризис. Местные жители остаются без света и воды. Какова цель ударов ВСУ?
Yemen's Houthis deny they closed Bab al-Mandeb Strait
The Iran-aligned Houthi militia group instead says it has only established a "naval blockade" of Saudi ships in the Red Sea. It comes as the US and Iran also vie for control of the vital Strait of Hormuz. DW has more.
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Can Pakistan-administered Kashmir elections calm tensions?
Pakistan-administered Kashmir heads to the polls after weeks of deadly protests over seats reserved for displaced people from India-administered Kashmir. One local group has called for the election to be boycotted.
Fact check: Claims resurface that ex-UK PM Boris Johnson sabotaged Ukraine peace deal for bribe
In an X post from 21 July, Kremlin envoy Kirill alleged that the UK's former Prime Minister Boris Johnson "sabotaged" peace efforts between Russia and Ukraine in exchange for money, but facts say otherwise.
Oil surges to $100 per barrel. And, Trump imposes a new round of tariffs
Oil surged to $100 per barrel after Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked two Saudi tankers in the Red Sea. And, President Trump overnight replaced expiring tariffs with a slew of new ones.
India extends internet shutdown amid youth protests
India has extended a mobile internet shutdown in the capital, New Delhi, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces his biggest youth-led challenge since taking office in 2014. Leaders of the youth-led "Cockroach" movement are expected to meet government...
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Anthropic releases Opus 5 with ‘close’ to Fable 5’s capabilities
Weeks after Anthropic's latest toe-to-toe with the US government, and days after an OpenAI security incident that dominated tech industry discussions, Anthropic on Thursday released its newest model, Claude Opus 5. The company said in a release that...
Meta is making its AI chatbot more like an assistant
Meta is upgrading its AI chatbot with new productivity features in a bid to compete with rivals like Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude. The update will allow Meta AI to tap into your calendar to help you plan events and generate daily briefings, as well...
OpenAI’s own model went rogue before Kimi had Wall Street sweating
Chinese AI lab Moonshot’s open model Kimi went viral this week for reasons that had less to do with the model itself and more to do with how the U.S. AI industry reacted to it. Meanwhile, an unreleased OpenAI model wandered...
US floats AI 'kill switch' to stop rogue AI models
A rogue AI agent has sent a "wake-up call" about the perils of the fast-evolving technology, sparking calls to provide a US government kill switch. But what exactly does that mean, and what are the issues with it?