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The US military said it carried out the seventh night of strikes on Iran since President Donald Trump declared the temporary ceasefire agreement was “over”.US Central Command (Centcom) said its forces “hit surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage, and maritime capabilities”.Iran said it responded by targeting US allies in the region including Kuwait, which said another of its power and water plants had been hit following a similar attack the previous day.”Another electricity and water distillation plant was targeted by a hostile attack that led to a fire erupting in one of the plant’s components,” with some power…

matt damon and zendaya in ‘the odyssey’melinda sue gordonThe reviews are in: Christopher Nolan’s epic retelling of The Odyssey is a hit. For those heading to the theatres with little context about who plays whom, the stacked cast list could cause a bit of confusion in the moment.And because not everybody likes being interrupted mid-Nolan with, “wait, who was that again?” here’s a full, spoiler-free guide to who plays whom in The Odyssey.The Odyssey Lead Cast And CharactersMatt Damon as OdysseusNEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 14: Matt Damon attends “The Odyssey” New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater…

Sandhoo identified several issues with the first Tranche 1 satellites during a roundtable with reporters before this week’s launch. Ground controllers lacked sufficient ground station coverage to communicate with the satellites after last year’s launches. Some of the satellites encountered thermal control and propulsion system problems as they climbed from their insertion orbit to an operational altitude of more than 600 miles (1,000 kilometers), significantly higher than SpaceX’s Starlink Internet network, Sandhoo said. “We are in a pretty harsh radiation environment at 1,000 kilometers, so not all of our orbit raising has gone according to plan,” he said. “It has…

By Luminous Jannamike The ADC’s leadership crisis is heading to the Supreme Court, but the bigger battle may not be legal. As the opposition coalition fights over control of its structures, time is running out to convince Nigerians it is ready for the 2027 elections. Read Also: From lender to borrower: Arise TV’s Rufai Oseni weeps over Nigeria By the time the Supreme Court finally settles the battle over the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the legal questions may have been answered. The political damage, however, may already have been done. That is the irony confronting Nigeria’s most prominent opposition coalition. For months,…

The Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo remains active, with sustained transmission driving increases in reported cases and deaths. As of 15 July 2026, a cumulative total of 2,124 confirmed cases, including 828 deaths, have been reported from the DRC. The World Health Organisation (WHO) made this known in a statement on Friday. Also, the WHO said German authorities had reported a laboratory-confirmed Bundibugyo Ebola case in a humanitarian worker from the US who was medically evacuated from the DRC on July 13. “It is the second US citizen treated in Germany. “In Uganda,…

Reflect Orbital aims to redirect sunlight into Earth’s night-time zones.Credit: Jesper Klausen/Science Photo LibraryA risky plan to turn night into day is one step closer to reality. Last week, US officials approved a mission to launch a giant mirror into space, where the device will reflect sunlight onto shadowed parts of the Earth. The start-up company behind the mission aims to place 50,000 mirrors in orbit by 2035, allowing for “full noon” brightness in select spots.The start-up, Reflect Orbital in Hawthorne, California, says it intends to make “clean, abundant energy available on demand”. The company says that its pockets of…

The Super Falcons of Nigeria have suffered an unexpected setback in their preparations for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) after their highly anticipated pre-tournament friendly against Ghana’s Black Queens was cancelled. The international friendly, popularly dubbed the “Jollof Derby”, had been scheduled for Saturday, 18 July, at the Stade El Arbi Zaouli in Casablanca and was expected to provide head coach Justine Madugu with a crucial final test ahead of the continental championship. However, the Super Falcons confirmed on Friday evening that the fixture would no longer take place. In a statement posted on the team’s official…

John Kirby, an acting coach, brother of City Slickers star Bruno Kirby, and the son of Bruce Kirby, has died. He was 75. The actor and acting coach died the morning of Wednesday, July 15, three years after being diagnosed with ALS. “I am here to officially, with a broken heart, announce the passing of our beloved John on the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 15, and it has been devastating for all of us. And we’re trying to just find a way to cope,” longtime associate Nathan Besbitt confirmed in a social media post shared on Kirby’s Instagram.…

This video grab taken from images released by the Iranian state broadcaster (IRIB) on March 26, 2026, shows what it says is the second phase of the 82nd wave of missiles launched against Israel and US bases in the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. The US president warned Iran on March 26, to engage in talks to end the Middle East war “before it is too late”, after Tehran publicly spurned US overtures to resolve the nearly four-week conflict. On February 28, Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran killing its supreme leader and triggering a war that…

Wessex Water awarded its chief executive an above-inflation pay increase even as the company was banned from paying bonuses because of sewage spills, it has emerged.Ruth Jefferson received a 14% base salary increase in October, from £590,000 to £670,000, before other benefits, according to accounts published this month. It was far above the 3.5% given to workers, and put her pay at 18 times that of the company’s median employee.Water industry executive pay has come under intense scrutiny in recent years amid public outrage over sewage spilling into Britain’s rivers and seas. It prompted the government to introduce a bonus…