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2026-07-07 11:00:11 (2 days ago)

Kazakhstan's top court rules that President Tokayev can seek another term

Kazakhstan’s top court has ruled that President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev can seek another seven years in office after a referendum on the constitution reset term limits for the office

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-07 11:00:06 (2 days ago)

Sunshine: Danny Boyle’s space slasher plays out like an atheist’s worst nightmare

This 2007 science-fiction thriller is a who’s-who of brilliant actors right before they made it big, and is basically Project Hail Mary’s older, emo cousin

If you enjoyed Project Hail Mary but couldn’t quite stomach its sickly sweet message of intergalactic companionship and the indomitable human spirit, then there’s a movie from 2007 that might be right up your alley: Danny Boyle’s Sunshine, which today plays like Project Hail Mary’s older, emo cousin.

The setup of both films is essentially the same: in the near future our sun is dying, threatening all life on Earth and prompting an emergency space voyage by a team of plucky geeks. But while one film came from the folks who made The Lego Movie, the other is by the blokes who made 28 Days Later.

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-07 11:00:05 (2 days ago)

Pore substitute: can AI be trusted when it comes to skincare advice?

There are more than 3,000 conditions in dermatology, experts warn – and chatbots’ recommendations can be flaky

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Who among us has not, in a moment of panic or curiosity, consulted the internet in search of solutions to a medical ailment?

Increasingly, people are turning to AI for health advice, and skincare is no exception. Purpose-built apps promise to identify that rash, while people are sending selfies to AI chatbots seeking “full skincare analysis” and personalised regimens of treatments. On Reddit forums, people post before and after shots of the results from their AI-recommended skin routines.

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-07 11:00:05 (2 days ago)

Tall tales: the gumtree in art – in pictures

A new exhibition at Melbourne’s Potter Museum of Art celebrates the cultural and ecological significance of the eucalypt. Translating as ‘breathing for us’ in Woi Wurrung, the show Ngarn Wa’ngal brings together more than 160 works that capture this defining feature of the Australian landscape. Ngarn Wa’ngal: Art of the Gum Tree opens on 10 July; admission is free

• Young Archie competition: Australia’s portrait prize for child artists – in pictures

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-07 11:00:04 (2 days ago)

Washington records world’s worst air quality for a city after 850,000 Fourth of July fireworks

Hourly concentrations of particulate matter rose to 6.7 times their pre-fireworks levels, according to an analysis

Washington DC residents breathed in “unhealthy” air for hours after a 40-minute Independence Day fireworks show over the National Mall on Saturday night, with the country’s capital briefly recording the worst air quality of any major city in the world.

The highly emitting display, which the president called “spectacular”, came as the Trump administration rolls back an unprecedented number of pollution controls.

Fox News - Top Stories

2026-07-07 10:59:32 (2 days ago)

Texas bakery says it's 'embarrassed' by America, calls MAGA 'a cult' in July 4 message

Hive Bakery in Flower Mound, Texas, called MAGA "a cult" and refused to observe the Fourth of July, sparking fierce conservative backlash online.

New York Times - World News

2026-07-07 10:59:24 (2 days ago)

Zyn’s Popularity Has Tobacco Companies Racing to Cash In

The makers of nicotine pouches are building new plants and expanding to meet demand. While influencers claim health benefits, experts warn the products can be highly addictive.

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-07 10:57:52 (2 days ago)

Record wildfires in Europe show failure to adapt carries a mounting cost

Scientists call for better land management alongside reduction in greenhouse gases causing the crisis

When storm after storm battered the Mediterranean at the start of the year, drowning fields and sending water spurting from plug sockets, few people were fretting about fires.

But just four months later, the murky brown floods that swamped towns and fouled homes across western Europe have given way to angry red blazes and choking black smoke. Rampant wildfires burned 28,000 hectares (69,160 acres) in France and 50,000 hectares in Spain as of 1 July, more than double the average for that time of year, and more land has been charred by bigger fires in the week since.

Fox News - Video

2026-07-07 10:55:44 (2 days ago)

BREAKING: Audio reveals Iran threatening ships in Strait of Hormuz

New audio reveals Iranian officials threatening ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-07 10:54:49 (2 days ago)

Europe doesn’t need to worry about Andy Burnham. He has the makings of a great ally | Jessica Berlin

Defence strategists fret about the next PM’s inexperience. But he knows about local resilience. That’s the kind of skill Nato urgently needs

I recently asked a senior Labour figure what Andy Burnham’s defence agenda might look like. “He doesn’t really have one,” came the reply – offered not so much as a criticism of the UK’s prime minister in waiting, as a statement of fact. Given that Keir Starmer’s resignation came after a mutiny within his own government over inadequate defence spending, some may view Burnham’s lack of direct defence experience as a worrying liability.

But beyond the UK, Starmer was at least viewed as a statesman for his commitment to the defence of Ukraine. Leaders in western Europe’s other capitals may now fear that Starmer’s untested successor will be more focused on “No 10 North” than on Nato and European security.

Jessica Berlin is a strategy adviser and a non-resident senior fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis

Al Jazeera - Top Stories

2026-07-07 10:53:39 (2 days ago)

Netanyahu’s Christian comments ‘aimed at sowing strife’: Lebanese analysts

After Netanyahu's statements on Lebanese Christians were denounced in Lebanon, analysts call Israel's PM a liar.

Al Jazeera - Top Stories

2026-07-07 10:48:52 (2 days ago)

Reform UK’s Farage resigns as MP amid funding scandal, forcing by-election

Nigel Farage says he's 'done nothing wrong' as parliament investigates undeclared benefits he accepted from a fraudster.