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A consortium led by British-Indian businessman Amit Bhatia is in talks to buy a minority stake in Liverpool FC, according to owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG). The move would mark FSG's second sale of a partial stake since taking control of the club in 2010, and comes as…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on 21 July 2026 that Washington would investigate open-source Chinese AI models for evidence of intellectual property theft, warning that sanctions could follow against Chinese firms found to have stolen from American companies. The move reflects growing US concern that Chinese models,…
A man accused of pickpocketing was pinned to the ground by a group of tourists at the Rialto Bridge in Venice, one of the city's most famous and heavily visited landmarks, after reportedly being accused of stealing a wallet. The incident was captured on camera and reflects growing…
Nintendo is seeking dismissal of a US class-action lawsuit that argues customers should receive a share of any tariff refund the company obtains from the government. The company contends buyers who paid higher prices "received exactly what they bargained and paid for" and are not entitled to a…
Japanese noise-rock band Melt-Banana have announced their "Slingshot Tour 2026," a run of US shows throughout September 2026 that will take them from the West Coast to the East Coast and back again. The tour begins in Sacramento, California, on 1 September and concludes in San Francisco on…
Métis writer-director Tim Riedel has released an exclusive trailer for his psychological horror feature "Ancestral Beasts" ahead of its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival on 22 July. The film follows a young Métis woman, Elyse, who returns to her ancestral home to focus on her…
Google is falling behind schedule on its next flagship AI model, Gemini 3.5, as it races to improve coding performance to match Anthropic's Claude, sending its shares lower on investor concern. At the same time, Chinese startup Moonshot released Kimi K3, a free, open-weight model with unexpectedly strong…
Ghana's main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has reacted with fury after Bernard Antwi Boasiako, its influential Ashanti regional chairman known as "Chairman Wontumi", was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment with hard labour for illegal mining offences. The NPP has branded the ruling politically motivated, while environmental campaigners…
A youth-led protest movement in India known as the "Cockroach" movement has vowed to continue demonstrating after a police crackdown in Delhi left dozens injured. The movement, founded by Abhijeet Dipke through the Cockroach Janta Party, began as a satirical response to government rhetoric but has grown into…
Sony has confirmed that nine games will leave the PS Plus Extra tier on 18th August 2026, coinciding with the reveal of this month's new additions to the service. Unlike the Essential tier, where redeemed games remain playable for as long as a subscription continues, Extra and Premium…