6 months of war on Iran
The US-Israeli war on Iran has reached the six-month mark, with no sign of slowing down.
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Choking is sold to teens as a safe sexual practice. The research says it never is
More and more young people are engaging in sexual strangulation. But experts say there’s no safe pressure – and we have to start talking to teenagers about it When touching someone’s throat, it can only take the pressure of a handshake to cause serious injury, unconsciousness or death. These injuries, which include brain damage and stroke, are often internal and invisible, showing up days or even months after the initial incident occurred. Experts say many who participate in sexual choking are not aware of the risks. Choking or sexual strangulation is common among young people, says Prof Heather Douglas of the Melbourne Law School. In a 2024 survey of 4,702 Australians aged between 18 and 35, she and her research team found that 57% reported ever having experienced sexual strangulation; 51% reported ever having strangled a partner and 43.9% reported participating in both. Continue reading...
Nepali families pray for miracles with relatives missing after flood
At a Kathmandu hospital, families peer at lists of those who are critical, dead — or have been released.
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Patch Changes #15383 eb01850 Thanks @dependabot ! - Update dependencies of "miniflare", "wrangler" The following dependency versions have been updated: Dependency From To @cloudflare/workers-types ^5.20260826.1 ^5.20260827.1 workerd 1.20260826.1 1.20260827.1 #15393 e1df91a Thanks @dependabot ! - Update dependencies of "miniflare", "wrangler" The following dependency versions have been updated: Dependency From To @cloudflare/workers-types ^5.20260827.1 ^5.20260828.1 workerd 1.20260827.1 1.20260828.1 Updated dependencies [ eb01850 , e1df91a , b23de74 , 015550a , 015550a , 015550a , 3650d29 , b23de74 ]: miniflare@5.20260828.0-alpha
Uganda: World's 'youngest monarch' dies aged 34
Oyo Nyimba, once recognized as the world's youngest reigning monarch, has died in his mid-30s. As one of Uganda's traditional monarchs, he took the throne of the Tooro kingdom in 1995, aged just 3.
New Jersey is a fossil hotspot, with answers about the day the dinosaurs died
Paleontologist Ken Lacovara never expected to find critical fossil data in a New Jersey suburb—let alone info about the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. His dig site is now a fossil park and museum.
Can Trump really rename Lake Ontario, ‘Lake America’?
Amid tariff war with Canada, Trump has signed an executive order renaming the shared lake.
Andy Burnham to abstain on assisted dying bill to avoid influencing debate
Exclusive: PM also warns his ministers against trying to influence vote when bill returns to Commons next month Andy Burnham has told Labour MPs that he will not cast a vote when the assisted dying bill returns to the Commons next month to avoid influencing the debate. While the move was welcomed by supporters of the measure, No 10 officials said the prime minister had no wish to affect the process in either direction, and was just doing what he thought was best to allow MPs to reach their own collective view. Continue reading...
Egyptian queen’s 673-diamond necklace stolen in Vienna smash-and-grab raid
Police hunt two suspects after historic 200-carat piece is snatched from Austrian museum during opening hours Austrian police are hunting two men alleged to have stolen a 200-carat platinum necklace encrusted with 673 diamonds that was on loan to a museum in Vienna and once belonged to Egyptian royalty. Authorities in the capital released pictures of the suspects captured by security cameras during the heist at the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), amid a rash of spectacular smash-and-grab thefts from European cultural institutions. Continue reading...
Oneness or Hindu supremacy? RSS chief Bhagwat’s secretive New York hosts
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat is scheduled to speak at an event in New York on Saturday.
The State of Django 2026: Boring is so back
Welcome to the highlights from the fifth annual Django Developers Survey, a collaboration between the Django Software Foundation and PyCharm. This year’s report draws on responses from nearly 3,500 Django developers across more than 40 countries — from students in their first year to veterans with decades of experience. In software, “boring” is a compliment. […]
Africa's aging autocrats fight to stay in power
As some of Africa's longest-serving leaders grow older, they are using different tactics to extend their rule. But age, succession battles and public pressure pose new challenges.
BBC tracks one week of Israeli settler violence in occupied West Bank
The BBC's Lucy Williamson reports on settler attacks on Palestinians, which have been observed over the last week alone.
ATF Confirms Cyber Incident After Ransomware Group Claims Attack
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has described it as a ‘major incident’ and it’s conducting an investigation with the DOJ. The post ATF Confirms Cyber Incident After Ransomware Group Claims Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek .
Oslo mayor calls off wedding ceremony after death of Norway's king
Anne Lindboe, the mayor of Norway's capital, had planned to marry her fiance on Friday.
Apple TV now costs $14.99 a month after its fourth price hike in four years
Apple raised the price of its streaming service for new and current subscribers on Friday, bumping it up from $12.99 per month to $14.99, Deadline and Variety are reporting. An annual subscription now costs $119, up from $99. Apple also increased the cost of its individual Apple One subscription, which includes Apple TV and Apple's […]
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UK has billions in contracts with firms tied to illegal Israeli settlements
Al Jazeera investigation reveals UK public money flowing to companies linked to Israeli settlements in occupied land.
Europa League draw: Bournemouth, Sunderland get glamour ties with AC Milan
Teams playing in UEFA's Europa League and Conference League find out their opponents as league phase draws made.
Germany's grape harvest starts earlier than ever
Growers expect good quality but below-average yields following an exceptionally hot summer. It continues a decades-long shift toward earlier picking.
The climate disaster behind 'The Odyssey'
New research finds the Bronze Age collapse of civilization emerged from water scarcity. Are droughts today pushing us toward a collapse of our own?
Qatar pledges support for efforts to end Libya’s political division
Qatari minister meets army chief amid efforts to bridge longstanding political divisions in Libya.
Dutch court hands life sentence to Rwandan man for genocide role
Eugene N. was convicted for his part in a massacre at a stadium in which 3,000 Tutsis were slaughtered.
AI benchmarks have a trust problem and Google wants to fix it
Google Deepmind is testing a double-blind evaluation of a frontier AI model for the first time. Cryptographic protection through Confidential Space is meant to keep Google from seeing the test questions and keep evaluators from seeing the model weights. The pilot project with the Singapore AI Safety Institute uses a Gemini Flash Lite and could set a new standard for tamper-proof AI benchmarks. The article AI benchmarks have a trust problem and Google wants to fix it appeared first on The Decoder .