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An Israeli air strike on a post belonging to Gaza’s Hamas-run police force has killed at least seven people, including a senior officer and a woman, health and police officials say.Witnesses told the BBC that an Israeli drone fired four missiles at the post near a busy market in the Jabalia area of northern Gaza.The Palestinian territory’s Hamas-run interior ministry said the head of the local police station, Col Mohammed Marwan Salem, and several other officers were among those killed in what it condemned as a “massacre”.The Israeli military said Marwan was the head of military security for Hamas’s Central…

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett told a House subcommittee on Tuesday that “the threat level” against her and other federal judges “is really high” as she testified about the high court’s 2027 budget request.”Those statistics sound abstract, but being on the receiving end of them is not,” Barrett told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, before she shared several anecdotes about threats affecting her and her family.The Supreme Court is asking Congress to appropriate $228.4 million for fiscal 2027, a nearly 10% increase since the $207.8 million appropriated for 2026. The increase reflects higher spending…

All On, Nigeria’s leading off-grid energy access investor is pleased to announce the launch of the 2026 All On Off-Grid Energy Challenge, a nationwide competition designed to identify, support, and scale innovative off-grid solutions that address Nigeria’s critical energy access gap. The application is open to all Nigerian innovative clean energy companies to compete for funding and support. Applications opened 02 July and close on 31 July 2026. Building on the success and learnings from previous editions, the Challenge seeks to attract entrepreneurs, and innovators developing scalable and commercially viable solutions in renewable energy, productive use technologies, energy efficiency, cold…

Investigators are looking into what motivated the killing and how much preparation was involved.Published On 14 Jul 202614 Jul 2026The veteran British populist politician Ann Widdecombe, who was murdered at her home last week, was the victim of a targeted attack, “counterterrorism” police have said.“It is clear that this was a targeted attack. We are still working to understand the extent of ‌any planning or preparation and the motivation that sits behind that attack,” Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, head of counter terrorism policing, told reporters on Tuesday, five days after Widdecombe was found dead with “serious injuries” at her home…

High summer has returned to the UK, and with it, the usual warnings about the dangers of sunlight and reminders to seek shade and cover up. After years of such advice, most members of the public naturally assume that the science connecting sun exposure to poor health is well established, so people are often shocked to learn that the opposite is true: those who spend more time in the sun tend to be healthier. A lot healthier.I know because I began researching the subject nine years ago after stumbling upon some studies – and I’ve stayed on the case ever…

Key eventsKári Tulinius has emailed: double quotation markHe wasn’t quite a discovery, as I’ve seen my share of him at Roma, but Manu Koné has been a revelation. What a World Cup he’s having, when most people, including probably him, thought he’d get the occasional cameo here and there, but nothing more. He does all the unglamorous stuff that allows the glittering stars around him to perform their wondrous feats of derringdo. In his final tournament as France manager, Didier Deschamps has finally found his water carrier. ShareA bit of history between England and Argentina:ShareAll bar Henderson train for EnglandJacob…

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy and BAFTA-nominated film and television director Bharat Nalluri has signed with Rain for management. A highly sought-after director for television, Nalluri has directed 14 pilots and first episodes for major international productions. He first gained international recognition directing the pilot episode of the critically acclaimed Spooks (MI-5), one of the BBC’s most successful modern dramas, which also helped launch the television career of then-not-well-known Matthew Macfadyen. Since then, Nalluri has launched numerous acclaimed series, including Shantaram for Apple TV, as well as Life on Mars, Hustle, Torchwood, The 100, and the critically acclaimed anthology series Little America. He…

The Supply Chain Research and Innovation Hub (SCRiH) and the University of Abuja have signed a lease agreement for the establishment of the National Agricultural Reference Laboratory and Centre of Excellence (NARL-CE). The project is aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s agricultural research, food safety and scientific infrastructure. The agreement marks the commencement of the project’s implementation following the Memorandum of Understanding signed by both organisations in 2025. It provides the legal framework for the next phase of the initiative, including detailed design, site preparation and construction of the facility. When completed, the laboratory is expected to serve as a national hub…

ToplineAmerican Olympic gold medalist Sunisa “Suni” Lee on Tuesday said she’s returning to gymnastics roughly two years ahead of the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, joining former teammate Jade Carey, previously retired collegiate gymnast Katelyn Ohashi and potentially Simone Biles in taking another run at the podium. Sunisa Lee competes in the floor exercise at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Gymnastics Trials. Getty ImagesKey FactsLee, who won three Olympic medals at each the Tokyo and Paris games, on Tuesday posted a video on Instagram with the caption, “I’m back.” The video was a montage of Lee’s recent training sessions and…

In the meantime, Hochul said it was her “responsibility to take action and lead,” as “data center development threatens to ⁠hike up utility bills, deplete our natural resources, and create uncertainty for New Yorkers.” “New York will lead the way in creating the strongest standards in the nation for data center development, ensuring that when companies succeed because of New York, New Yorkers succeed too,” Hochul said in a statement. NY threatens to repeal tax giveaways Possibly providing a blueprint for other state-wide bans, New York’s bold anti-AI stance was viewed as “a striking setback for artificial intelligence companies that…