Month: July 2026

Prosecutors to lay out their case against the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk

July 5, 2026 admin

Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Utah, U.S. | Photo Credit: Reuters Charlie Kirk’s widow and parents are expected this week in a Utah court where prosecutors seeking the death penalty will argue that the man charged with…

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Six fishermen missing after boat capsizes off Visakhapatnam coast

July 5, 2026 admin

Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: C.V. Subrahmanyam Six fishermen went missing after a fishing boat carrying seven of them is suspected to have capsized off the Visakhapatnam coast amid rough weather, with one fisherman rescued by a passing cruise ship, a fishing association leader said on Sunday (July 5, 2026). Search…

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Iran envoy says friendly nations to get ‘special’ Hormuz fee treatment

July 5, 2026 admin

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on July 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s ambassador to China insisted on Saturday (July 4, 2026) that new fees would be charged to ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz — an idea rejected by Washington — while assuring that “friendly” nations would…

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Eala upsets Wimbledon champion Swiatek in historic win for Philippines, No. 2 seed Rybakina also out

July 5, 2026 admin

Alexandra Eala didn’t have the option of playing on grass courts growing up in the Philippines. Instead, she used one that also doubled as a basketball court. “There would be the basketball hoops, so I couldn’t really step back a lot because then I would hit the basketball hoop,” Eala said. The 21-year-old Eala found…

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New synthetic cell can eat, grow, divide

July 5, 2026 admin

Once the cell had grown and copied its DNA, it divided into daughter cells. | Photo Credit: Kate Adamala, Adamala Lab Researchers from the University of Minnesota have developed a synthetic cell that can grow and divide. The team ‘started’ the cell as a liposome, a small bubble made of fats. Inside was a protein-making…

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Pastor freed from prison in China weeks after Trump requested his release

July 5, 2026 admin

Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri. File picture | Photo Credit: AP A pastor of a prominent underground church who was detained in China in October has been released, less than two months after U.S. President Donald Trump brought up his case when meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, according to rights advocates. Pastor Ezra Jin…

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Trump says Netanyahu ‘knows who the boss is’, says sources

July 5, 2026 admin

President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu could visit the White House as early as next week, U.S. President Donald Trump told Axios on Saturday (July 5, 2026), adding that the Prime Minister “knows who the boss is” in their relationship. The possible meeting comes amid reports of tensions between the…

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Stale food, cockroaches, rat droppings found at Hyderabad restaurants during food safety inspections

July 5, 2026 admin

The food safety teams of the Cyberabad Municipal Corporation (CMC) uncovered stale and spoiled food, cockroach infestations, rat droppings, mould-contaminated vegetables, excessive reuse of cooking oil and several hygiene lapses during inspections at five restaurants across Kondapur, Gachibowli and Madinaguda localities of Hyderabad on July 4. Photo: @CMC_Offcl/X The food safety teams of the Cyberabad…

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Performer calls for Trump’s death at funeral for Iran’s late supreme leader

July 5, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a Fourth of July rally, marking the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on July 4, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters A performer at the funeral for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for the death of U.S. President Donald Trump…

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150 people from 50 countries become U.S. citizens at Mount Vernon on America’s 250th birthday

July 5, 2026 admin

The people who were about to become United States citizens sat in folding chairs on George Washington’s lawn at Mount Vernon on Saturday (July 4, 2026), 250 years after the Declaration of Independence. The sun beat down, and the well-dressed crowd was a flutter of paddle fans stamped with American flags. Their families clung to…

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