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The weapons put in space by US
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Troy Meink did not give details of the capabilities of the US weapons, saying only that they were 'important from a deterrence perspective'.
South Korea’s stalker tracking app
Follow South Korea’s stalker tracking app Tue, September 15, 2026 at 8:26 PM EDT Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Reports of stalking in South Korea have tripled since the introduction of a dedicated stalking law in 2021, prompting the government to launch an app that notifies victims if their stalker comes within range.
The Nottingham balaclava ban
Follow The Nottingham balaclava ban Tue, September 15, 2026 at 8:54 AM EDT Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Nottinghamshire Police have implemented a ban on balaclavas in the city center, allowing officers to issue £70 fines to those wearing them to conceal their identity or commit crime.
Swedish elections on a knife-edge
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Magdalena Andersson of the centre-left Social Democrats seems to have a narrow lead over centre-right Moderate and current prime minister Ulf Kristersson.
The controversy over OpenAI's maths miracle
This year has been one of “unthinkable” progress for maths, said The Wall Street Journal . But OpenAI 's proof of the Navier-Stokes problem – one of the seven esteemed Millennium Prize Problems accepted as maths' “deepest and most difficult unresolved questions” – “represents the most significant advance yet”. The tech company took around three days to find a solution with an internal model that is “significantly more capable” than its most advanced commercial model, said New Scientist .
High-security prisoners turning Sardinia into Italy’s ‘Devil’s Island’
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Locals fear that the island's culture, once linked to notorious mobsters and convicted terrorists incarcerated from the mainland, could re-emerge. | Credit: Illustration by Julia Wytrazek / Getty Images More The Italian government has "moved in a unilateral and arrogant way, treating Sardinia like the Cayenne of Italy", said Alessandra Todde, governor of Sardinia.
The enduring legacy of Dolly Parton’s 'Jolene'
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The best chef memoirs
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Anthony Bourdain (right) opened readers' eyes to an 'unfiltered' world of 'food, people and work in professional kitchens' with 'Kitchen Confidential' . | Credit: Owen Hoffmann / Patrick McMullan / Getty Images This summer, Dominic Sessa stars as a young Anthony Bourdain in "Tony".
What does Russian threat to UK look like?
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Russia had said the UK's drone support for Ukraine 'will inevitably carry consequences for which it will have to answer'. | Credit: Illustration by Julia Wytrazek / Photo by Russian Defense Ministry / Anadolu / Getty Images More The UK will continue to support Ukraine despite the "outrageous threats" made by Russia, said Andy Burnham in Kyiv on the 35th anniversary of the nation's independence.
Inventive ways to cook with watermelon
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Salads, chaats, salsas, pickles, curries: watermelon's sweetness works well with heat and spice. | Credit: kajakiki / Getty Images We're used to puréeing watermelons with sugar syrup and freezing it into granita. Or at barbecues, plugging their "emerald-rinded posteriors" with "an upturned bottle of vodka" for a boozy treat, said Ravinder Bhogal in the Financial Times.
Morocco’s attempt to rebrand Western Sahara
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Morocco’s attempt to rebrand Western Sahara
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Annexed by Morocco in 1975, only 20% of Western Sahara is controlled by its indigenous Sahrawi people. | Credit: Illustration by Julia Wytrazek / Getty Images The city of Dakhla, on a "peninsula where the Sahara meets the Atlantic", is advertised to holidaymakers as "Morocco's hidden gem", said the BBC.
What your out-of-office email says about you
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The optimum reply should be 'polite and concise', give a 'specific return date' and at least one other point of contact if appropriate. | Credit: EyesWideOpen / Getty Images "Hi there. I have received your email. I have printed it off. I'm now using it to light flaming cocktails for the entire bar.
Is the clock ticking on Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s premiership?
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Is the clock ticking on Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s premiership?
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Fedorov's call for elections has been, domestically, the 'biggest challenge to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy yet'. | Credit: Simon Jones / POOL / AFP / Getty Images The fractures in Volodymyr Zelenskyy's premiership are beginning to show. Sacked defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for an election, despite a constitutional ban on polls being held in times of war.
Break point: why tennis needs to change
“It's pretty worrying, the state of men's tennis, especially right now,” said British star Jack Draper, announcing his withdrawal from Wimbledon this year due to injury. “The amount of injuries, especially young players.” Draper thinks “the tour and the calendar have to adapt if any of us are gonna achieve some sort of longevity”. The unrelenting schedule of the ATP Tour has meant Draper's world ranking has dropped from no. 4 to no.
Best seaside fish and chip shops around the UK
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How are Iranian people affected by the war?
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. With no end to the war in sight, inflation on the rise, fuel rationing and continued threats of strikes, the vast majority of the Iranian population appear not to be players, but pawns. | Credit: Illustration by Julia Wytrazek / Getty Images More "It will work out. It always works out.
Could we ever run out of water in the UK?
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Around 45 million people in England are now living in a drought area, and more than 27 million facing water-use restrictions. | Credit: Illustration by Stephen P. Kelly / Getty Images England has just recorded its driest July since records began in 1836. Fast forward to 2053 and we could be living in a "dystopian hellscape", said Patrick Galbraith, environment correspondent, in The Telegraph.
Africa's blueberry boom
“For once the colour associated with a boom in Zimbabwe is blue, not gold,” said The Economist . The country's blueberry industry is booming; it is exporting 40 times more of the fruit than 10 years ago as part of a wider fresh produce drive across the continent. “The success of Zimbabwean blueberries, Kenyan flowers and South African oranges” would suggest that there is “huge potential for African agriculture to play the sort of role long envisioned for manufacturing”, said The Economist.
Wildberries attacks: why is Ukraine targeting ‘Russia’s Amazon’?
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Wildberries is the most popular online marketplace platform in Russia, with 79 million people – more than half the population – using it every month. | Credit: Illustration by Stephen P. Kelly / Shutterstock Ukrainian drones have hit 23 Wildberries warehouses across Russia in just three weeks, said Nataliya Vasilyeva in The New York Times.
Five years of Taliban rule: has the world given up on Afghanistan?
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Around 4.7 million Afghans are facing 'life-threatening malnutrition' and almost 19 million are 'in the grip of acute hunger or worse'. | Credit: Illustration by Stephen P. Kelly / Getty Images Taliban fighters entered Kabul on 15 August 2021 as the Afghan government collapsed and US troops scrambled to complete their withdrawal from the country.
Leipzig drone explosives: is Germany centre of hybrid Russia-Nato war?
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. In the first six months of this year, 166 drones were reported at 15 international airports in Germany, up from 101 in the same period last year. | Credit: Jens Schlueter / Getty Images "The fact that a drone armed with explosives is here on the grounds of an airport represents a new threat scenario," said Germany's Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt in Leipzig.
Can deadly escalation between Russia and Ukraine be stopped?
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Overnight, 17 Ukrainians were killed in Russian strikes on Kyiv, and seven people were killed by a Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian Black Sea beach. | Credit: Tetiana Dzhafarova / AFP / Getty Images More The Ukraine war has entered a "dangerous new phase", said Sky News' Moscow correspondent Ivor Bennett.
Donald Trump’s multibillion-dollar yen play
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A contributing factor to the joint intervention could be Donald Trump's perception of Sanae Takaichi as an 'ideological ally'. | Credit: Jim Watson / AFP / Getty Images "To Do. Buy Japanese Yen (JPY) $5-10 bil," read a note written by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a cabinet meeting on Friday.
Don’t cry because it’s over: will the country miss Rachel Reeves?
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. According to most polling, Reeves is the 'most unpopular chancellor on record'. | Credit: Illustration by Stephen P. Kelly / Getty Images Just days away from her expected departure, Rachel Reeves defended her legacy to the "great and the good of the City" in the annual Mansion House speech, said the Financial Times.
The gendered impact of heatwaves
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Because women sweat less than men, and start sweating at higher temperatures, it is harder to 'quickly shed heat'. | Credit: Dinendra Haria / SOPA Images / LightRocket / Getty Images The series of heatwaves "afflicting" Europe this summer have been the "worst ever", said The Guardian.
The Old Masters are seeing a renaissance
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. At Sotheby's, 'around 16% of bidders in Old Masters sales' were 'under the age of 40'. | Credit: Wiktor Szymanowicz / Future Publishing / Getty Images Until the 1980s, Old Masters – paintings typically completed before 1850 – "ruled the art world", said The Economist.
Is the Russia-China relationship a threat to Nato?
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The China-Russia no limits alliance is one of the world's most consequential relationships. | Credit: Illustration by Stephen P. Kelly / Getty Images Documents have emerged from "clandestine" meetings in 2023 between Russian and Chinese leaders over neutralising the threat of Elon Musk's Starlink in Ukraine, while also revealing a growing military cooperation between the two allies.
Why US military personnel are avoiding British justice
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Thailand’s ‘ungrateful child’ law
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Thailand’s ‘ungrateful child’ law
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Psi's allegations sparked a crisis in the Bhirombhakdi family, owners of Singha beer and one of the wealthiest families in Thailand. | Credit: Illustration by Julia Wytrazek / Getty Images The matriarch of one of Thailand's richest families has finally dropped a lawsuit against her son just days before it was scheduled to come to court.
A new dawn for British television
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Sky’s purchase of ITV: a new dawn for British television
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. ITV Studios will receive £2.1bn in additional funding from Sky, protecting hit series such as Coronation Street. | Credit: Justin Goff Photos / Getty Images Sky's £1.6 billion acquisition of ITV is yet another sign of the "seismic consolidation" taking place between media companies trying to compete with the major streaming platforms, said Deadline.
Morgan McSweeney and the lessons for Andy Burnham
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. McSweeney quit Downing Street in February over his role in the Mandelson vetting scandal. | Credit: Illustration by Stephen P.
Defence black hole: Starmer’s parting gift to Burnham?
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A total of £4.7 billion of the Defence Investment Plan remains unfunded, with the Treasury saying it will be allocated in the next budget. | Credit: Illustration by Stephen P.
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What we know about Andy Burnham’s devolution plans
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What we know about Andy Burnham’s devolution plans
Follow What we know about Andy Burnham’s devolution plans Tue, June 30, 2026 at 1:20 PM UTC Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.
Remigration: a growing far-right movement
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Politicians in Germany, the UK and the US are targeting voters who feel 'uneasy at the rapid scale of demographic change they witness around them'. | Credit: Illustration by Julia Wytrazek / Getty Images A "dark money lobbying network" bankrolled by a major donor to Reform UK has been associated with "open advocates of far-right remigration", said Byline Times.
Why AI firms are turning to philosophers
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The idea of 'Socratic ignorance' is a major principle in AI development used to avoid 'sycophancy'. | Credit: Hiroshi Higuchi / Getty Images For years, philosophy graduates have been the "butt of jokes about unemployable degrees", said Thibault Spirlet in Business Insider.
Why AI firms are turning to philosophers
For years, philosophy graduates have been the “butt of jokes about unemployable degrees”, said Thibault Spirlet in Business Insider . Now, they can earn six-figure salaries as the “world's most powerful AI companies” try to “shape how machines think and behave”. High-profile philosophers are already “embedded” in top AI firms. Amanda Askell is resident philosopher at Anthropic , and Iason Gabriel and Henry Shevlin work at Google DeepMind.
How the world views Keir Starmer’s resignation
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How the world views Keir Starmer’s resignation
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Like 'bad tennis players', Starmer made 'too many unforced errors' in his two years in office. | Credit: Peter Nicholls / Getty Images Another prime minister resigning from office adds to the "unprecedented instability in the modern history" of Britain, said an editorial in Le Monde.
ITV, Emma Hayes and ‘sexist stereotypes’
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Hayes is USA women's head coach and won seven league titles in 12 years as Chelsea manager . | Credit: ITV ITV has been accused of "unwitting sexism" after placing expert pundit Emma Hayes in a "bureau-meets-countryside-kitchen" set for its World Cup coverage, said The Times.
Boozeball: does England men’s cricket have a drinking problem?
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. 'Cricket and alcohol have been intrinsically linked since the sport was invented'. | Credit: Henry Nicholls / AFP / Getty Images England captain Ben Stokes and bowler Gus Atkinson will not take part in the Test against New Zealand at The Oval, starting on 17 June, after breaking curfew rules in a Chelsea nightclub following their victory at Lord's, England Cricket announced last week.
UFC Freedom 250: martial arts at the White House
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Ultimate Fighting Championship has become the ‘de facto sport of Maga’. | Credit: Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images While the East Wing is being transformed into a ballroom, a less permanent, octagonal structure has appeared on the South Lawn of the White House.
Civil war in the UK: online fantasy or emerging reality?
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. 'Atavistic rage' is fuelling 'a new type of civil disobedience' in the UK. | Credit: Illustration by Stephen P. Kelly / Getty Images Police have deployed water cannons to quell another night of violent protests in Belfast, and "civil war predictions seem to be increasing by the hour," said John Harris in The Guardian.
David Sullivan: West Ham’s ‘king of porn’
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Sullivan retains a 38.8% stake in West Ham, making him its largest shareholder. | Credit: Richard Pelham / Getty Images David Sullivan, billionaire owner of West Ham United, has resigned as the football club's co-chair to fight accusations by seven women of "sexually exploitative and predatory behaviour".
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