Mon 20 July 2026: Argentine President Javier Milei faced criticism on social media after publishing a message that appeared to announce a national celebration following Argentina’s defeat to Spain in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final. In a post titled World Celebration, Milei said that, in light of the Argentine national team’s achievement, the government […]
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Mon 20 July 2026: Labour Party leader Andy Burnham has become the new British prime minister, Buckingham Palace confirmed Monday. Burnham arrived at Buckingham Palace just after Keir Starmer officially resigned as prime minister. During his meeting with King Charles III, Burnham was asked to form a new government. In his first speech as British […]
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Mon 20 July 2026: Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels announced a maritime embargo of their foe Saudi Arabia after the two sides traded fire last week for the first time in years. The rebels “declare a maritime embargo against the criminal Saudi enemy, based on the equation of ‘an eye for an eye,’ effective immediately upon […]
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Mon 20 July 2026: Police used tear gas and baton charges against Cockroach movement supporters as over 10,000 protesters marched on India’s parliament in New Delhi. It was the largest demonstration yet calling for the education minister’s resignation and action on exam corruption. The march on Monday by the protesters who ironically call themselves the […]
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Mon 20 July 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️ How the migrant exodus is reshaping SA’s labour market: Recent fact-checking by Africa Check also found no evidence to support claims that removing undocumented migrants would automatically reduce unemployment or create jobs on a significant scale. Instead, labour organisations say employers have increasingly […]
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Mon 20 July 2026: Walk into a shop, board a plane, log into your bank, or scroll through your social media feed, and chances are you might be asked to scan your face. Facial recognition and other kinds of face-based biometric technology are becoming an increasingly common form of identification. The technology is promoted as […]
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Mon 20 July 2026: Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset issued a statement Sunday ahead of the 2026 World Cup final, raising questions about FIFA’s practices during the tournament. “A sanction suspended under pressure, within days, with no reasons given. The authority of referees called into question. Racist abuse of players, some of it […]
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Mon 20 July 2026: China’s humanoid robotics sector is advancing rapidly and gaining an edge in key parts of the embodied artificial intelligence (AI) value chain, industry leaders said at the World AI Conference in Shanghai on Saturday. Humanoid robots demonstrated their capabilities on the second day of the conference, climbing tall walls and performing […]
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Mon 20 July 2026: The decree comes after hardline backers of the Iranian government accused officials of treason for signing a memorandum of understanding with the US. A message attributed to Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has promised “unforgettable lessons” to Washington during their escalating conflict. But it also homed in on another theme that tempered some […]
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Sun 19 July 2026: Three AI-generated videos containing highly objectionable visuals of Makkah and Madinah, the two holiest sites for Muslims worldwide, have surfaced on social media platforms, primarily Instagram. The videos were posted on Friday (July 17), from the Instagram profile of Rohit Kumar, a resident of Akhtiyarpur Manjhauli village in Patna. The videos […]
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