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NewsFeedAl Jazeera visited the occupied West Bank village of Sinjil, where Israeli earth mounds, metal barriers and road closures have blocked all main entrances. Residents say the restrictions have left the village effectively cut off, making even routine journeys difficult and potentially deadly.Published On 31 Jul 202631 Jul 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

The incidents have heightened concerns about AI agents, software products designed to perform tasks autonomously.Published On 31 Jul 202631 Jul 2026Anthropic has said its Claude AI model hacked into the systems of three organisations during testing that was supposed to keep them isolated from the internet.The announcement on Thursday comes just days after rival OpenAI first revealed that its models improperly accessed the internet and went rogue during security testing.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listAnthropic said a misconfiguration allowed Claude models to reach the internet. The company said it discovered the incidents after reviewing 141,006 test sessions.The review…

A Japanese flag at the Bank of Japan (BOJ) headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. New BOJ Board Member Ayano Sato said the country’s inflation views aren’t very strong yet, suggesting her tilt toward accommodative policy as an appointee of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Bank of Japan kept its policy rate steady on Friday, as it warned that core inflation in the country could exceed its 2% target. Japan’s central bank’s move to hold rates at 1% was an 8-1 decision, with board member Hajime Takata proposing a hike to…

Anthropic said Thursday that an internal investigation uncovered three incidents in which its AI model Claude breached the systems of three organizations while conducting cybersecurity tests. The investigation, and disclosure, comes more than a week after OpenAI disclosed that one of its unreleased models breached Hugging Face’s systems during internal testing. In all three cases, a Claude model reached the internet from within a testing environment while interacting with a third party and then gained unauthorized access to the live systems of these organizations, Anthropic said in a blog post, describing what it found and what the company plans to…

The magnitude 7.1 quake has killed 34 people and left six more seriously injured.Published On 31 Jul 202631 Jul 2026The death toll from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan has risen to 34, up from 25, authorities said.The Kumamoto prefecture government confirmed the figure on Friday, adding that six more people were seriously injured.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck on Tuesday near the city of Uki, knocking out power to about 40,000 homes, halting rail services, and triggering tsunami warnings in areas of Japan’s southern island of Kyushu.Nearly half of the deaths were linked…

HomeScienceVol. 393, No. 6810China’s cordgrass removal increases erosionBack To Vol. 393, No. 6810 Full accessLetter Share on China’s cordgrass removal increases erosionWei Zhang and Hao LiAuthors Info & AffiliationsScience30 Jul 2026Vol 393, Issue 6810p. 468DOI: 10.1126/science.aej6290 PREVIOUS ARTICLECrick: A Mind in MotionPreviousNEXT ARTICLEEditor’s Note for the Report “Host genetic diversity…

Given Keith herself was a tad surprised she scooped up a medal here, her grandad’s take on the event ought to be a good one.The 10,000m is her preference, but the longer distance final did not go to plan on Monday and she finished seventh.The Inverness athlete said she was faced with the ‘can Megan win a medal?’ talk earlier this week, but with that weight of expectation lifted – combined with experience of the home crowd and “the help of two other Scots in the race” – she was freed from the shackles to soar to a classy and…

By Enitan Abdultawab Nigerian singer, Peter Okoye, popularly known as Mr P, has claimed that his much-publicised reunion with his twin brother and former P-Square bandmate, Paul Okoye (Rudeboy), was never a genuine reconciliation, describing it instead as a “fake reunion.” In a lengthy video on his official Instagram page, the singer made the revelation while recounting the events that led to the brothers briefly coming back together after years of public feuding. The pair first split in 2017 before reuniting in 2021, only for the relationship to deteriorate again amid fresh disputes involving their elder brother and former manager,…

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — Former President of the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria, REDAN, Dr Aliyu Wamakko, has urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on soaring building costs rather than rising rents, saying spiralling construction costs, not landlords, are driving Nigeria’s housing crisis. With rents climbing beyond the reach of many Nigerians, Wamakko said the answer is not rent controls but cheaper housing production, arguing that lowering the cost of construction would naturally make accommodation more affordable. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Thursday, Wamakko urged the Federal Government to reduce the cost of…

A Queensland driver has been fined after being involved in a stunning crash that saw a car become airborne and then stuck in the side of a bus.The drama unfolded at Rocklea in Brisbane’s south on Wednesday evening. A blue Toyota Yaris hit a traffic island and was catapulted into the air before smashing into the side of the council bus. The back of the car was left protruding from the bus.Police allege the driver of another car, a black SsangYong, had earlier attempted to merge from a centre lane and turn off near the intersection of Beaudesert and Granard…