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AliExpress has been hit with a €550 million (about $629 million) fine for violating Europe’s Digital Services Act (DSA) rules by failing to prevent illegal, unsafe, or counterfeit products from being sold on the e-commerce platform. The European Commission ruled that AliExpress didn’t take effective measures to reduce the dissemination of illegal products, noting the company “allocated insufficient staff” to verify products, and failed to remove unsafe toys and dangerous cosmetics for “multiple weeks” after they were detected.“The spread of counterfeit clothing, unsafe toys, dangerous cosmetics and other illegal and harmful products is not an unavoidable cost of shopping online…

Iran praises Spain’s win over Argentina after Spanish government’s condemnation of policies on Gaza and war on Iran.Published On 20 Jul 202620 Jul 2026Iran has congratulated Spain on its victory in the World Cup final, saying it has brought happiness to people around the world who oppose the United States and Israel.The winning side appeared on social media to have won support from people around the world, thanks to the Spanish government’s condemnation of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and Madrid’s criticism of the US-Israel war on Iran.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listOn the other hand, Israeli politicians…

Good morning. As Andy Burnham’s search for intelligent life to appoint to cabinet continues (more on that from Libby tomorrow), First Edition sets our sights further afield, to the search for life on another red planet.It’s 50 years to the day since humankind’s first foray on Mars. On 20 July 1976, Viking 1 successfully touched down on the planet in a groundbreaking feat. At least, that’s how Nasa tells the story – technically, the Russians did it first in 1971, but contact with the Soviet Mars 3 was lost in seconds, and only a single fuzzy grey image transmitted back…

Nigeria’s reigning Commonwealth champion Folashade Oluwafemiayo and sprint star Kayinsola Ajayi are among a galaxy of elite athletes confirmed for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, organisers announced on Sunday. With just days to the opening ceremony on 23 July, organisers unveiled a star-studded list featuring Olympic, Paralympic and world champions from across the Commonwealth who will compete for 215 gold medals over 11 days of competition. For Team Nigeria, attention will centre on Oluwafemiayo, the women’s heavyweight para powerlifting world record holder, who returns to defend the Commonwealth title she won in Birmingham four years ago. The multiple Paralympic and…

We’ve been here before. The UK has its seventh Prime Minister in a decade as Andy Burnham arrives at Buckingham Palace to greet King Charles III and be sworn in. The former Greater Manchester Mayor has had an odd coronation, running unopposed to be leader of the Labour Party after his predecessor Keir Starmer stepped down amid dreadful poll ratings, a poor set of local election results and scandal involving former U.S. ambassador Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein. Starmer delivered his final speech before resigning this morning. Burnham officially became Labour leader on Friday and Prime Minister today, which is…

Yinka Olatunbosun  In the heart of Obalende, Lagos, an unusual act of visual storytelling unfolded, focusing on a group whose public reputation has long eclipsed the realities of its everyday existence: the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). Titled As We See Am, the public space installation was conceived by documentary photographer Andrew Esiebo, political scientist Laurent Fourchard of Sciences Po, Paris, and curator Miora Ranaivoarinosy. The project draws on eight years of ethnographic research by Fourchard and two years of Esiebo’s photographic documentation of Lagos motor parks. Comprising photographs and recorded testimonies gathered directly from NURTW members and…

TS LAWCET 2026: TGCHE closes TS LAWCET 2026 Phase 1 counselling registration today, July 20, 2026. Candidates applying for 3-year and 5-year LL.B. courses must register, pay fees, and upload documents on lawcetadm.tgche.ac.in. Verified candidates’ list releases July 22, followed by web options from July 23 to July 26.TS LAWCET 2026: The Telangana Council of Higher Education (TGCHE) has officially announced today, July 20, 2026, to close the Phase 1 online application portal for TS LAWCET (TG LAWCET) 2026 Counselling. Eligible aspirants who want to apply for the 3-year and 5-year Integrated LL.B. programs at participating law colleges of Telangana…

King Charles Britain’s King Charles III poses with Britain’s incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham, during an audience at Buckingham Palace, London, where he invited the leader of the Labour Party to become Prime Minister and form a new government, on July 20, 2026 (Photo by Aaron Chown / POOL / AFP) Britain’s King Charles III on Monday appointed Andy Burnham as prime minister after outgoing Keir Starmer officially tendered his resignation, the palace said. “Andrew Burnham MP accepted The King’s offer and kissed hands upon his appointment as Prime Minister,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement, adding the king had…

Andy Burnham has formally become the UK prime minister after meeting King Charles at Buckingham Palace, the fourth person to hold the role in less than four years and the sixth within a decade.Burnham, who took over from Keir Starmer as leader of the Labour party on Friday, accepted the appointment as prime minister shortly after Starmer had gone to the palace to resign to the monarch.The former Greater Manchester mayor, who only returned to parliament a month ago, will now head to Downing Street, where he will make a statement to the assembled media before announcing his cabinet.Burnham returned…

Nume Ekeghe Trading activities in Nigeria’s fixed income market remained robust last week ended July 17, 2026, with investors executing transactions worth over N5.32 trillion across Treasury Bills, Open Market Operation (OMO) Bills, Federal Government (FGN) Bonds and Sukuk securities, as demand for high-yield government instruments remained resilient amid elevated interest rates. Data from the Fixed Income Dashboard showed that a total of 1,884 trades valued at N5.32 trillion were recorded during the review period, with Treasury Bills emerging as the most actively traded instrument by transaction volume, while OMO Bills dominated the market by traded value. Treasury Bills accounted…