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The United States alone is responsible for roughly half of the world’s ocean monitoring platforms (1). In May, the US government announced plans to decommission and remove more than 900 deep-sea instruments moored across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans (2). Although implementation has since been paused (3), the episode exposed the vulnerability of a global ocean observation system that is essential to global risk management infrastructure. The international community must take urgent steps to broaden the coalition of countries investing in ocean observation infrastructure.

Team Nigeria enjoyed a memorable outing in para powerlifting at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, winning one gold and two silver medals as Esther Nworgu broke the Games record, Esther Oyema finished second in the women’s lightweight event, and Roland Ezuruike claimed silver in the men’s Lightweight Group A competition. Nworgu delivered a commanding performance to win Nigeria’s first gold medal of the Games, lifting her way to a new Commonwealth Games record of 119.0 points in the women’s lightweight para powerlifting event. Her record-breaking effort proved too much for the rest of the field, reinforcing Nigeria’s reputation as one of…

The Ibero-American Film Commission Network, a non-profit organization that brings together film commissions and film offices across Ibero-America, took place in the Costa Rica Media Market for the first time this year as it reaffirms its strategic commitment to developing the audiovisual ecosystem in Central America and the Caribbean.  IBEROFIC founder and president Carolina Cordero was present at the burgeoning industry event, which took place in San José on July 14-15, and held a series of meetings with producers, institutional representatives and key players in the regional industry. Organized by Costa Rica’s Film Commission, its Trade and Investment Promotion Agency…

By Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo The Imole Campaign Council (TICC) has reiterated its confidence in Governor Ademola Adeleke’s chances of winning the August 15 governorship election in Osun State, noting that the daily influx of members of the APC into the Accord is a pointer to where the people stand ahead of the poll. Speaking in Osogbo, the Spokesperson of The Imole Campaign Council (TICC), Barrister Pelumi Olajengbe, stressed that democracy is a game of numbers and that the reality in Osun today is that Governor Adeleke is the choice of the people. He said: “While the people are daily…

The White House is visited by tourists on July 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesNvidia, Microsoft, Meta, Palantir and more than 20 other companies released a letter on Friday urging policymakers to avoid “premature restrictions” on open-weight artificial intelligence models that would “stifle competition or drive innovation overseas.”Open-weight AI models are available for users to download, modify and run on their own infrastructure, and they have been the subject of fierce debate within the tech sector in recent weeks. Chinese open-weight models are gaining steam against leading offerings from American companies like OpenAI and Anthropic, which primarily…

DARPA partnered with the Naval Research Laboratory to develop the RSGS robotics payload. More than 20 years in the making, the robotics system was designed to meet Defense Department reliability standards, including redundant robotic arms, avionics, and mission troops. The RSGS payload also features cameras and sensors to allow the MRV to autonomously approach, inspect, capture, and upgrade client satellites that weren’t designed for visitors. “This journey to the launch pad represents the culmination of a multiple decades-long endeavor of vision, risk, and relentless engineering,” said Bernard Kelm, acting director of NRL’s Naval Center for Space Technology, in a statement.…

By James Ogunnaike, ABEOKUTA FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, faulted claims made by former Ogun State Governor, Aremo Olusegun Osoba, that he deceived leaders of the Alliance for Democracy, AD, during the political realignments leading to the 2003 general elections, insisting that he neither misled anyone nor acted in bad faith. The former President, in a letter dated July 23, 2026, titled ‘Reply to your inaccurate posture: ‘How Obasanjo deceived us in 2003’, described Osoba’s account, published in The Legal Observer on July 20, as “farfetched” and riddled with inaccuracies, omissions and misconceptions. Obasanjo took particular exception to Osoba’s allegation that…

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Osun State has reaffirmed its neutrality in the forthcoming governorship election, warning corps members against any form of inducement. In a statement on Friday in Osogbo, the state capital, the NYSC Coordinator in Osun State, Ekeng Kubiangha, advised corps members to remain apolitical while participating in the election and to discharge their duties in line with the Electoral Act and regulations. According to him, corps members must adhere strictly to INEC guidelines throughout the electoral process. “The scheme’s reaffirmation comes amid online reports alleging that corps members were being offered N50,000 to influence…

Ryan O’HanlonJul 24, 2026, 04:00 AM ETCloseRyan O’Hanlon is a staff writer for ESPN.com. He’s also the author of “Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution.”Multiple AuthorsSince the final whistle blew on the World Cup final in New York — er, East Rutherford, New Jersey — on Sunday, I’ve been trying to reconcile these two thoughts: (1) Spain were not the most talented team at this World Cup, and (2) Spain might be the best international soccer team we’ve ever seen.The latter isn’t recency bias, either. We have Elo ratings going back to the first international match ever played.…

EXCLUSIVE: Robin Givens (Harlem, Batwoman) has joined the recurring cast of Prime Video‘s Cross for Season 3. Givens will play Senator Mulrooney, an intellectual conservative, overbearing both as a parent and a partner. She is the wife of a doctor and the mother of a son, whose problems the Senator keeps a closely guarded secret. Cross, based upon characters created by James Patterson, is a Washington, D.C.-based crime drama that follows Alex Cross (Aldis Hodge), a brilliant homicide detective and forensic psychologist, uniquely capable of digging into the minds of serial killers in order to identify and catch them. Season 2 followed Cross in…