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US President Donald Trump says he has cancelled strikes against Iran subject to “rapidly” striking a deal with the country.In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote: “I have agreed, for the future benefit of the WORLD and, likewise, the survival of a successful and prosperous Iran, to cancel the attack, subject to being able to rapidly make a DEAL.”It comes amid US media reports that Trump might have been planning new, intense strikes on Iran over the weekend.Tehran earlier accused the US of escalating tensions, saying any regional state co-operating with Washington would be “engulfed by the flames of…

Efforts to revive Ajaokuta Steel have begun. However, the question is: will this revival deliver industrial growth, or repeat an expensive history? Festus Akanbi writes The federal government’s renewed determination to revive the Ajaokuta Steel Company has once again reignited one of Nigeria’s longest-running industrial debates. For over four decades, Ajaokuta has embodied both the country’s industrial ambitions and the frustrations of failed policy execution. Today, buoyed by a proposed $2 billion Chinese-backed investment, renewed investor interest and the implementation of the National Industrial Policy (NIP), the Tinubu administration believes the steel complex could finally become the backbone of Nigeria’s industrial transformation. …

The fight is seemingly far from over, though, with Engelmayer noting that SerpApi and Perplexity AI may prove through discovery that Reddit never authorized Google to protect its content in search results. SerpApi may also strengthen its defense if it can prove that all publicly accessible content in Google search results is not protected by the Copyright Act, a footnote in Engelmayer’s opinion suggested. Last week, a DMCA expert with Public Knowledge, Meredith Rose, told Ars that Google and Reddit seemed to be “sort of grasping at whatever tool is available” in the face of the sudden, continuous rise of…

Andy Burnham has said his programme of devolution strengthens the case for a written constitution for the UK, a move that would fundamentally alter the workings of the state that have developed over centuries.The prime minister has long believed the UK’s “antiquated” political system needs a dramatic overhaul if opportunity is to be shared equally across the country.The UK is one of only a few major democracies without a written constitution, a document that codifies how a nation is governed within a set of fundamental rules.In a potentially historic shift, Burnham said this weekend that his government’s programme of decentralisation…

Reliever Seranthony Dominguez, outfielder Nolan Jones and catcher prospect Boston Smith are headed back to Seattle Aug 1, 2026 at 10:04 pm ET • 1 min read The Chicago White Sox have acquired veteran right-handed starting pitcher Luis Castillo from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for right-handed reliever Seranthony Dominguez, outfielder Nolan Jones and catcher prospect Boston Smith, ESPN reports. The White Sox had been seeking to bolster their rotation ahead of Monday’s trade deadline as they attempt to maintain their lead in the American League Central. As for the Mariners, they remain in contention in the weak AL West, and…

Longtime character actor who specialized in mobster roles also appeared in Goodfellas, Carlito’s Way, and Made Vincent Pastore, the actor who portrayed mobster “Big Pussy” on The Sopranos, has died at the age of 80. Pastore’s death was confirmed by the actor’s friend Steve Villano, who told the Hollywood Reporter that Pastore died in his sleep at his Bronx, New York home on Saturday. Pastore, who claimed to be the son of a real-life wiseguy, entered the film industry in the late 1980s, landing small roles as a mob heavy in films like Martin Scorsese’s 1990 classic Goodfellas, 1991’s New…

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Saturday released the final list of candidates for the 2027 general elections, ending months of political suspense. Several high-profile politicians, including former President Goodluck Jonathan, whom the Tanimu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party claimed to have presented to INEC as its presidential candidate, did not make the list. Also missing from the list were the senator representing Delta North Senatorial District, Ned Nwoko; former Ogun State governor, Gbenga Daniel (Ogun East); former Gombe State governor, Danjuma Goje (Gombe Central); and the senator representing Kebbi South, Garba Maidoki. The development comes two months…

A shooting at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in southern Idaho on Saturday afternoon left multiple people dead and others injured, police said.The shooter was among the dead, Twin Falls police chief Matthew Hicks said in a news conference. Police were still trying to determine the shooter’s identity and motive.“We believe the threat to the community is over,” Hicks said.He added that he did not yet know exactly how many were killed or wounded, and officials were still in the process of notifying next of kin. “It was a very chaotic scene.”Before the news conference, Twin Falls county commissioner Brent Reinke…

On the tree-lined streets of Wuhan, where cars jostle for space with mopeds and cargo trucks, the malfunctioning of a new type of vehicle has recently been causing chaos on the city’s roads.In March, several cars from a fleet of driverless taxis stopped abruptly in the streets. The “system malfunction” left distressed riders stranded for hours. The robotaxis, known as Apollo Go and powered by artificial intelligence (AI), were taken off Wuhan’s streets for months for investigations.But the outage was a boon for 45-year-old taxi driver Yao Xinnong. His wages, which had fallen by about 40% since Apollo Go launched…

The North Sea has increasingly become a topic for political debate.In its 2024 general election manifesto, Labour said it would not issue new licences for drilling, but would honour existing ones.But in recent months, as the Iran war pushed up global oil prices, calls have grown for more North Sea drilling to be approved, from the Conservatives, Reform UK and from President Trump, while also becoming a divisive issue within the Labour party.Some Labour MPs have urged the government to take a more liberal approach, warning that the transition away from oil and gas must protect jobs and the cost…