Month: July 2026

Ravika is one of hundreds of women who are noticing early pregnancy signs through the data on their fitness trackers. ...

A global AI memory shortage threatens to morph into a geopolitical fight as more countries campaign to shore up their own supply, a South Korean tech executive said. Prices for memory chips have skyrocketed in recent months as supply has failed to keep up with demand stemming from the AI ...

China’s Jingye Steel is seeking compensation from the British government over the nationalization of its former steel production complex in England, further straining relations between London and Beijing. The UK government brought British Steel under the state’s control last year and took full ownership last week, citing national security considerations ...

Spain defeated Argentina to win the FIFA men’s World Cup on Sunday, capping a tournament that was broadly seen as a success for the North American host nations. Fans showed up despite fears that high ticket prices would keep them away and concerns that the US’ immigration crackdown would deter ...

Andy Burnham becomes the UK’s new prime minister on Monday, and fixing Britain’s economy will be at the top of his agenda. Sluggish growth, high public debt, and elevated government borrowing costs are among his challenges. In his first speech as Labour Party leader on Friday, Burnham declared: “I have ...

Two major global conflicts — in Iran and Ukraine — are both entering stages of serious escalation. In the Middle East, the deterioration of the US-Iran ceasefire has reignited fears of a prolonged regional war; the American defense secretary said the Iranian attack that killed two US soldiers in Jordan ...

Preliminary deal aimed at ending the war has collapsed as US and Iran fight to break deadlock over strait of Hormuz US says another service member killed as Israel warns Tehran’s attacks coming close Hello and welcome to our live coverage of developments in the Middle East. The US military ...

Game’s greatest player will not see his legacy sullied by defeat to Spain but his team’s display destroyed the game Playing on the grandest stage in sport for the last time, Lionel Messi seemed almost certain to provide one last memorable moment in this World Cup final. Yet as the ...

The US pounded Iran with fresh strikes after two American soldiers were killed in an attack on an air base in Jordan on Friday, pushing the two sides closer to all-out war. The casualties, which bring the American military death toll from the conflict to 16, were the first since ...

Calls grow for global regulation as rising numbers of westerners use surrogates in countries with different laws Why Mexico is at the heart of ethical debate over global surrogacy The rise in the use of surrogates abroad is leaving more babies at risk of becoming stateless, experts have said, amid ...