Tue 14 July 2026: Both Hindu and Muslim parties in the long-standing Gyanvapi dispute rejected mediation on Tuesday, asserting that the matter should be resolved through judicial adjudication rather than an out-of-court settlement. The parties appeared before the mediation centre at a Varanasi court as part of the Supreme Court’s ‘SAMADHAN SAMAROH’ initiative, aimed at […]
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Tue 14 July 2026: Twelve people have been arrested over an alleged “extreme right-wing terrorism” plot targeting an Islamic event in Suffolk following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) London. The arrests came after police identified what they described as a “potential serious threat” to the UK Ijtima gathering at Shrubland Hall, which ran […]
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Tue 14 July 2026: Israel’s Iron Dome manufacturer is encountering a production delay for crucial components following Volkswagen’s announcement that its Osnabruck factory will halt production by 2027. The automaker’s decision has put Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems at risk of losing a vital manufacturing pipeline for its missile components. Rafael had aimed to produce Tamir interceptor missiles for […]
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Tue 14 July 2026: Meta has retracted a recently introduced Instagram feature that enabled users to create AI-generated images using content from public Instagram profiles, following extensive backlash over privacy issues. The feature formed part of the rollout of Muse Image, Meta’s new AI image-generation tool introduced on Tuesday. It enabled users of the Meta AI chatbot to […]
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Tue 14 July 2026: A prominent Indian social activist demanding the education minister’s resignation over exam paper leaks entered the 17th day of a hunger strike on Tuesday as his condition worsened, prompting opposition leaders to urge him to call off the fast. Sonam Wangchuk has been fasting in central Delhi in solidarity with the […]
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Tue 14 July 2026: Applications have opened for a short film competition in which participants will produce films using generative artificial intelligence, with this year’s edition centered on the theme “The Human Factor in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.” The competition aims to expand the use of generative AI in the creative industries while encouraging […]
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Tue 14 July 2026: Hospital staff caring for Ebola patients in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have initiated a strike, claiming they have not received their salaries for several months, which has caused the hospital to cease operations. Dozens of employees at Rwampara General Hospital in Ituri province, the epicentre of the outbreak, walked off the job […]
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Tue 14 July 2026: I recently volunteered to teach some lessons in finance to pupils at a primary school. Over six sessions, I spoke to a group of ten and eleven-year-olds about things like value, savings, cost and risk. The talks were not meant to turn the children into investors, or to teach them to […]
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Tue 14 July 2026: Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday rejected a report by The New York Times alleging that Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency had sought to recruit him and that he is under house arrest, describing the claims as “completely false.” In a statement, Ahmadinejad’s office accused the newspaper of publishing fabricated reports […]
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Tue 14 July 2026: With the passing of another government deadline for undocumented Afghans to leave, Pakistan has launched a new crackdown on thousands still living in the country. In response to criticism, authorities say they are enforcing immigration laws and cite national security concerns. Hundreds of thousands of Afghans have returned to a country […]
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