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Ukraine to receive US licence to manufacture Patriot air defence systems
US President Donald Trump has said the United States will grant Ukraine a licence to manufacture Patriot air defence systems, a move that could represent a significant shift in policy on arming Kyiv. Patriot systems are among the most sought-after air defences for Ukraine, which has repeatedly requested more of them to counter Russian missile…
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Protomartyr confirm venues and support acts for autumn North American and European tour
Protomartyr, the Detroit post-punk band, have announced a run of live dates across North America and Europe, beginning in autumn 2025 and continuing into early 2026. The tour matters chiefly for fans awaiting new activity from the group, whose most recent album, Formal Growth in the Desert, arrived in 2023, with no follow-up yet confirmed.…
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Australia’s most dangerous roads are revealed – as well as who is most likely to crash on them
An insurer’s analysis has named Plenty Road in Melbourne’s north-east as Australia’s most dangerous stretch for car crashes, based on AAMI’s Crash Index Decade of Driving report. Drawing on 4.3 million motor claims lodged between 2014 and 2023, the report ranks the country’s worst crash hotspots and highlights how targeted road-safety measures can reduce accidents.…
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Moana live-action remake left disappointingly flat, Collider critic finds
Collider critic Taylor Gates has reviewed Disney’s new live-action remake of *Moana*, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as Maui and newcomer Catherine Laga’aia as Moana, and found it underwhelming. Published on 8 July 2026, the review argues that the film feels unnecessary — particularly as the animated original was released only a decade ago —…
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Republicans Gleefully Celebrate Midterms Chaos in Maine
Republican strategists aligned with Donald Trump are privately delighting in the turmoil surrounding Maine’s Democratic Senate candidate, Graham Platner, whose campaign has been engulfed by controversy. Platner, a US Marine veteran who won the Democratic primary last month, is now facing a fresh sexual assault allegation and calls from senior Democrats to withdraw, throwing the…
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Denmark vows to defend Greenland after Trump reiterates US should control territory
Denmark has firmly rejected renewed demands by US President Donald Trump for American control of Greenland, with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen declaring the Arctic island “not for sale” and vowing to defend the Danish territory. Speaking at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, she said Denmark was “ready to defend every inch of NATO including…
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Fucked Up Side Project Crazy Clue Announce Debut Album Where The Dregs Dwell: Hear “Social Pressure”
Two members of the Canadian hardcore band Fucked Up have launched a new side project called Crazy Clue, which has announced its debut album, Where The Dregs Dwell. The project marks a return to the harder, faster punk sound of the band’s early days, and it arrives amid a busy period of output for Fucked…
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Why Keith Olbermann Is Auctioning a “Holy Grail” Baseball Card That He Was Using as a Paperweight (Exclusive)
The former ESPN and MSNBC anchor had a restored T206 Honus Wagner with a mysterious provenance, it’s now been slabbed as authentic by CGC, and heading to the auction block.
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Lands 18th No. 1 On Billboard’s ‘Mainstream Rock’ Chart With ‘Eye Of The Storm’
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has earned its 18th No. 1 single on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart with its latest anthem “Eye Of The Storm”, which Revolver proclaimed “mixes a flurry of battering metal chugs with a sense of melody, plus Ivan Moody’s pensive-but-barked lyrics hinting at fears, re…
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Venus Aerospace raises $90M Series B to build a new kind of rocket engine
Venus Aerospace has raised a $90 million Series B funding round to advance its Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE), a design promising greater efficiency than conventional rocket motors. The round matters because it marks the company’s pivot from its original goal of clean hypersonic passenger jets towards defence and space applications, after a successful 2025…