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French intelligence: China used embassies to undermine sales of France's flagship Rafale...
Four days of India-Pakistan clashes in May were the most serious confrontation in years between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, and included air combat that involved dozens of aircraft from both sides. Military officials and researchers have...

Economic What Ifs: Premature Deaths of Actual and a Failure to Materialize Hypothetical Black Personalities
BlackEconomics.org® Introduction For a couple of months now, the subject topic has been on our mind. The initial thought was to only deal with the first half of the topic: Premature deaths of important Black personalities in our history. However,...

Castlecore: Fabulous Fairytale Stays In Ireland And Europe
by Penny McCormick For those chasing #castlecore magic, read on … Searches for castle hotels are on the rise, reflecting an ongoing interest in quirky hotel stays. Perhaps it’s also because shows such as Bridgerton and The Traitors have captured...
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After India-Pakistan clashes, China spread disinformation about Rafale jets, French intel says
China used its embassies to sow doubts about the performance of French-made Rafale fighter jets after they were used in combat during the India-Pakistan clashes in May, according to French military and intelligence officials. The effort, aimed at...

Opec+ agrees bigger-than-expected oil output increase in August
Opec+ has agreed to a larger-than-anticipated increase in its monthly oil output, by 548,000 barrels per day, for August. The decision comes despite demand concerns stemming from America's push for tariffs and the slowing global economy. The...

French intelligence: China used embassies to undermine sales of France's flagship Rafale fighter jet
PARIS – China deployed its embassies to spread doubts about the performance of French-made Rafale jets after they saw combat in India and Pakistan's clashes in May, French military and intelligence officials have concluded, implicating Beijing in...

Europe’s Heatwaves and Drought Are Demanding Urgent Global Climate Action
Extreme heat and worsening drought conditions are gripping large parts of Europe, fueling wildfires and prompting urgent weather alerts across multiple countries. RELATED: Glacier Collapse Buries Swiss Village That Voted Against Climate Change...

Southern Sorority Girls Are Invading the Hamptons
It started, as so many things in the Hamptons do, with a whisper. “There’s this nanny service I know of that sends Ole Miss sorority girls up to New York each summer to work in the Hamptons…,” a Brearley mom said to me sotto voce a few summers...

New study questions Africa’s focus on entrepreneurship as a ...
A new study challenges the dominant narrative that entrepreneurship is the key to Africa’s economic future, arguing instead that the continent has too many entrepreneurs and too few productive firms to drive long-term development. The research...

Jack Draper upholds the torturous tradition of a British Wimbledon hopeful
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Jack Draper slams major Wimbledon change after suffering shock defeat - 'It's a shame'
Jack Draper slammed Wimbledon for replacing human line judges with AI-assisted technology after crashing out of the tournament. The British No.1 was beaten 6-4, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 by Marin Cilic on Thursday in a major upset on Court One. Draper was the...

Jack Draper complains about big Wimbledon change after painful Marin Cilic defeat
Jack Draper was tipped as a dark horse to win Wimbledon but lost in just the second round (Picture: Getty) British No.1 tennis star Jack Draper has complained about Hawk-Eye technology following his Wimbledon defeat to Marin Cilic on Thursday....

Why South Korean young men and women are more politically divided than ever
SEOUL — It’s a worldwide shift that has taken political scientists and sociologists by surprise: the growing ideological divide between young men and women. In the recent U.S. presidential election, President Trump won 56% of the vote among men...

Draper stunned by Cilic in latest Wimbledon upset
British No. 1 Jack Draper became the latest big-name seed to suffer a Wimbledon upset after a four-sets defeat to veteran Croatian Marin Cilic in the second round on Friday. Cilic, a Wimbledon finalist in 2017 and U.S. Open champion in 2014,...

Prefontaine Classic 2025 Results : Sha'Carri Richardson faces massive upset; Kishane Thompson clinches title
The 50th edition of the Prefontaine Classic was conducted at the Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. The Eugene Prefontaine Classic also serves as the Eugene leg of the Wanda Diamond League. Multiple records were broken at the Prefontaine Classic,...

3 Peacock Shows You Should Watch This Weekend (June 27 - 29)
Peacock has slowly built up a decent library of original content, though it's not all golden. If you've got time to binge a new series this weekend, don't waste it on a dud. To help you out, I've rounded up three shows that make for perfect...

India is an essential partner, we want fair and reciprocal trade: US State Department’s Mingon Houston
BUCHAREST: Extreme heat and worsening drought conditions are gripping large parts of Europe, fueling wildfires and prompting urgent weather alerts across multiple countries. Scientists and international agencies warn that this crisis is part of a...
Roundup: Heatwaves, drought grip Europe, fueling calls for global action
BUCHAREST, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Extreme heat and worsening drought conditions are gripping large parts of Europe, fueling wildfires and prompting urgent weather alerts across multiple countries. Scientists and international agencies warn that this...

Daniel Dubois: Instead of school, I did press-ups while reciting the Bible
On a stiflingly hot day in June, the world heavyweight champion boxer Daniel Dubois walks into his gym in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, without so much as a nod or a word of acknowledgment to his training team. “I used to take offence and say, ‘Good...

Remarkable archaeological discovery on Korčula capturing international attention
by croatiaweek July 2, 2025 in News (Photo: Archaeological Museum in Split) A remarkable archaeological discovery on the island of Korčula is capturing international attention. The prehistoric necropolis at Kopila, located above the northern edge...