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Russia’s shadow war is putting Europe on edge as Germany confronts a growing threat
Germany is proposing a rapid-response task force with Baltic Sea partners after formally accusing Russia of orchestrating an explosives-laden drone attack on Leipzig/Halle Airport in August, part of what German officials describe as an escalating campaign of Russian hybrid warfare. The claim, and Berlin’s retaliatory measures against Russian diplomatic and cultural facilities, mark a significant…
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Pierce Brosnan’s 108-Minute James Bond Replacement Officially Hits Streaming
Pierce Brosnan’s 2014 spy thriller The November Man has returned to streaming, arriving on Paramount+ from 1 September as an R-rated alternative for fans wanting a darker, more violent take on the espionage genre than his GoldenEye-era Bond films offered. Directed by Roger Donaldson, who previously worked with Brosnan on Dante’s Peak, the film reunited…
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Homeowner demanded his neighbours cut down their huge, dying trees. But then the dispute turned to poison – and an expert pointed the finger at HIM
A New South Wales court threw out a homeowner’s bid to force his neighbours to fell four dying trees after an arboricultural expert found evidence that the man himself had been poisoning them. Denis Cartledge, of Tenterfield, had argued the 20-metre pine trees on the Dhadlie family’s adjoining property were nearing the end of their…
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‘Please find daddy’: the haunting missing posters of September 11
As the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks approaches, photographer Phil Buehler is publicly displaying, for the first time, a selection of images he took of the improvised “missing” posters that appeared across New York City in the days after the attacks. Buehler photographed more than 500 such posters at the time but found…
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Beavers filmed bonding after release in the wild
Two beavers released into the wild on the National Trust’s Holnicote Estate in Exmoor, Somerset, have been filmed grooming each other, a sign conservationists say is encouraging for efforts to restore the species in England. The behaviour suggests the pair have found suitable conditions to establish a shared territory, which could eventually lead them to…
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‘We’re plausibly close to crossing the line’: are warnings of uncontrollable AI coming true?
OpenAI has claimed its newest model, GPT-6 Astra, has crossed the threshold into artificial general intelligence (AGI), meaning autonomous systems that can outperform humans at most economically valuable work. The claim, made in the same week the company was preparing a potential $850bn stock flotation, coincides with growing alarm among AI safety experts and politicians,…
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‘Reverse bucket list’: Arteta channels Wenger in defence of Arsenal window
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has defended his club’s summer transfer business, invoking a line from his predecessor Arsène Wenger about football’s obsession with “news” to urge fans not to overlook the strength of the squad he already has. Speaking ahead of Sunday’s home fixture against Chelsea, Arteta described supporters’ focus on a lack of a…
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Bayeux Tapestry makes historic UK debut at British Museum as King Charles and Macron view medieval artefact
The Bayeux Tapestry has arrived at the British Museum for its first public display in the United Kingdom since its creation nearly 1,000 years ago. King Charles and French President Emmanuel Macron visited the exhibition
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‘The noise was unbelievable’: the referee’s view of Mexico v England at the World Cup
Alireza Faghani, the Australian-Iranian referee who took charge of England’s fiery last-16 World Cup tie against Mexico, has described the intense conditions he faced at the Estadio Azteca, including a deafening crowd of nearly 90,000 fans and disruption caused by delayed kick-off times. His account offers a rare insider perspective on a match that England…
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Kennedy Center ceiling COLLAPSES in wild storm as photos from inside show destruction… as White House demands urgent change
Part of the ceiling in the Kennedy Center’s grand foyer collapsed on Friday evening after a severe storm swept through Washington DC, leaving a hole and scattering debris across the floor. No one was injured, but the incident has reignited debate over the Trump administration’s push to renovate the ageing cultural centre, with officials blaming…