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Abbey Road Institute to open Los Angeles campus led by Rafa Sardina
Rafa Sardina, the celebrated Grammy-winning producer and engineer, will head up the program, which is slated to open in October
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Russia deploys shadow-fleet drones to test NATO air defences across Europe
A new IISS report links Russia's shadow fleet vessels to 144 suspected drone incursions over NATO military bases and nuclear sites across Europe.
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Spain edge past Portugal to end Ronaldo’s World Cup run
Mikel Merino came off the bench to score in stoppage time as Spain eliminated Portugal, 1-0, in Dallas, advancing to the World Cup quarterfinals.
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Melbourne graffiti artist scales Bolte Bridge pillar prompting police standoff
A graffiti artist has climbed one of the 140-metre-high pillars of Melbourne’s Bolte Bridge, sparking a police standoff and partially shutting the busy inner-city crossing. Emergency services were called around 3am on Tuesday, and one lane was closed as police negotiated with the man, who was refusing to come down. The stunt matters because it…
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Colonised Cameroonian: Mbappe condemns Paraguayan senator over racist slur
French footballer Kylian Mbappé has become embroiled in an international row after a Paraguayan senator posted racist remarks about him following France’s 1-0 World Cup win over Paraguay on 4 July in Philadelphia, where Mbappé scored a 70th-minute penalty. The episode matters because it saw a serving elected official direct openly racist abuse at one…
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Andy Burnham withholds cabinet lineup, unsettling Whitehall officials
Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor and Makerfield MP who is expected to become Prime Minister in about two weeks, is facing criticism for declining to name the ministers who would serve in his Cabinet. According to the Daily Mail, this reticence has caused unease across Whitehall, with warnings that he risks being the “worst…
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Satluj pulled from ZEE5 two days after release amid censorship row
Satluj, a film starring the Indian singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh, was abruptly pulled from the streaming platform ZEE5 just two days after its release, triggering a row over apparent censorship. The film is inspired by the life of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, who investigated alleged enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings during Punjab’s separatist insurgency…
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Andy Burnham committed to welfare reform to cut youth unemployment, says Milburn
Alan Milburn, the Government’s youth unemployment adviser, has insisted that Andy Burnham is committed to reforming the welfare system. Milburn said the man widely regarded as prime minister-in-waiting understands that change is “absolutely necessary” to help the roughly one million young people currently out of work or education, framing welfare reform as central to tackling…
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Chinese firms race to lead the global robotaxi market
Chinese technology and car companies are rapidly scaling up driverless “robotaxi” services, with firms such as Baidu, WeRide and Pony.ai already running commercial rides in designated areas of cities like Beijing. The central question the article poses is whether China can turn autonomous driving into a globally dominant industry, just as it did with electric…