-
Florence exhibition finds expressive power in sculpture’s fragments
A new exhibition at the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence titled “Broken: The Power of Fragments” explores how damaged and fragmented sculptures can be more powerful and emotionally resonant than intact artworks. Featuring over 80 objects, the exhibition challenges the classical notion that beauty derives from wholeness and instead argues that fragments focus viewer attention on…
-
SteelSeries unveils 53g gaming mice with UWB and replaceable batteries
SteelSeries has introduced the Rival Pro and Sensei Pro, two lightweight wireless gaming mice with replaceable batteries and a UWB connection to a wireless base station. The launch adds alternatives for players seeking higher polling rates and more reliable wireless performance, while retaining conventional mechanical switches. Both models weigh 53g in black and 54g in…
-
Tyler Ford denies murder charges after fatal crash in Swansea
Tyler Ford, 18, a nine-time world kickboxing champion, has denied murder, attempted murder and causing grievous bodily harm with intent following a fatal crash involving a car and an off-road bike in Gorseinon, Swansea. Ceiran Evans, also 18, died after the collision on Pen Cae Crwn Road on 9 July; the charges relate to his…
-
Kansas student survives pile-up and 70-foot fall from bridge
A 20-year-old Kansas University student, Kyra Kinnison, has survived an extraordinary sequence of accidents that could easily have proved fatal. After escaping a four-vehicle pile-up on Highway K-18, she attempted to avoid an oncoming car by jumping back but instead fell 70 feet over the side of a bridge, only to be rescued by first…
-
Iraq’s US troop withdrawal raises fears of ISIS return and Iranian influence
US forces are completing their final withdrawal from Iraq by 30 September, ending a military presence spanning over two decades in which 4,500 Americans were killed. The departure, agreed under President Biden and executed by the Trump administration, is being celebrated by Iran and its allied militia groups as a historic victory, whilst security analysts…
-
Turner’s Rome masterpiece returns ahead of record-breaking London auction
JMW Turner’s “Rome, From Mount Aventine,” a masterpiece painting described as the artist’s “great love letter” to Rome, has returned to the city for a brief exhibition after nearly 200 years and is expected to set a new auction record. The work will be displayed at Palazzo Rondinini in Rome from Tuesday to Thursday before…
-
Death row execution set; trooper shot dead; Senate reforms college sports
Tennessee is set to execute death row inmate Christa Pike tomorrow after rejecting her clemency bid. A Kentucky State Police trooper was shot dead during a traffic stop, whilst the Senate has passed new college sports regulations.
-
Primark guard jailed for sharing Islamic State propaganda and knife images
Luqmaan Ahmed, a 24-year-old Primark security guard, has been jailed for three-and-a-half years after posting Islamic State propaganda videos and images of himself masked while wielding a large knife on Instagram. Manchester Crown Court heard that the videos, which the judge described as “horrific,” were directed at an audience sympathetic to the extremist group and…
-
The Manchester City case shows us how the global mega-rich now expect to operate with impunity | Jonathan Liew
Manchester City has been found guilty of more than 100 charges of financial irregularity, a verdict that extends far beyond mere sporting transgression to represent what columnist Jonathan Liew describes as a “parable of power”. The case, rooted in leaked documents from 2018 and formally charged in 2023, illustrates how the club—majority-owned by Sheikh Mansour…