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World news

1. Japan quake toll rises

   13 sources

   Rescuers are in a race against time to free those trapped

   • ABC Australia More earthquake warnings in Japan as rescuers race to free those trapped
   • UPI World Kumamoto earthquake death toll climbs to 14
   • CBS World Japan quake toll rises, people still missing in damaged mall and factory
   • ABC International Rescuers search for survivors after a 7.1 quake kills 18 in southwestern Japan
   • France 24 Japan searches for earthquake survivors as thousands evacuate
   • BBC World More than 100 aftershocks hit Japan after powerful quake that killed 13
   • The Hindu International Japan earthquake LIVE: At least 18 people dead as rescuers comb through quake rubble in southwestern Japan
   • CBC World Japan's PM says rescuers in 'race against time' after powerful earthquake
   • NBC News World At least 13 killed in Japan earthquake as rescuers search for survivors in a ‘race against time’
   • NPR World Death toll rises to 18 as rescuers comb through quake rubble in southwestern Japan
   • Euronews Rescuers scramble to locate survivors as death toll climbs to 13 after powerful quake hits southwestern Japan
   • SBS News Japan quake toll rises to 13 as rescuers search for people trapped in collapsed mall
   • RTÉ World Japan quake toll reaches 13 as rescue efforts continue

2. Russia charges Telegram founder

   12 sources
   • Guardian World Russia accuses Telegram founder of aiding terrorism in its latest online crackdown
   • UPI World Russia charges Telegram CEO Pavel Durov with 'promoting terrorism'
   • ABC Australia Russia charges Telegram founder with aiding terrorism
   • CBC World Russia charges Telegram founder with aiding terrorism, assisting Ukraine intelligence
   • ABC International Russia charges Telegram founder with aiding terrorism and puts him on wanted list
   • CBS World Russia charges Telegram founder with aiding terrorism, seeks his arrest
   • Sky News World Russia charges Telegram founder with facilitating terrorism
   • BBC World Russia charges Telegram founder Durov with facilitating terrorism
   • Euronews Russia issues international arrest warrant for Telegram founder Durov
   • The Hindu International Russia charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism and puts him on wanted list
   • RTÉ World Russia issues wanted notice for Telegram founder
   • DW Russia charges Telegram founder Durov with aiding terrorism

3. Kenya investigates 15 elephant deaths

   4 sources
   • BBC Science Mysterious deaths of elephants in Kenya prompts urgent inquiry
   • Guardian World Kenya investigating unexpected deaths of 15 elephants in national park
   • CBS World Kenya investigates deaths of 15 elephants in Amboseli National Park
   • ABC International The deaths of 15 elephants in Kenya's Amboseli National Park spark investigation

4. Teen guilty of UK murder plot

   3 sources

   The plot is tied to an Iran-linked group

   • Guardian World Norwegian teenager guilty of travelling to UK to carry out contract killing
   • CBS World Teen hitman guilty of U.K. murder plot for Swedish crime group with Iran links
   • ABC Australia Norwegian teen guilty of UK murder plot tied to Iran-linked group

5. France battles wildfire

   3 sources
   • BBC World France fire crews face searing heat in battle to contain flames
   • France 24 Drones and bulldozers: how the army is helping battle the blaze in France's southwest
   • CBC World Drone video shows homes reduced to ashes, rubble by wildfire in southwestern France

6. Iran launches surprise attack

   3 sources
   • NBC News World Iran launches surprise attack on U.S. Middle East bases
   • CBC World After days of calm, U.S. says it intercepted Iranian missile attack on American troops
   • PBS NewsHour Iran launched multiple missiles at American forces, U.S. military says

7. West Bank violence worsens

   2 sources

   The situation follows increased tensions between Israeli settlers and Palestinians.

   • The Hindu International West Bank violence, annexation ‘only getting worse’: UN
   • BBC World 'Israeli settlers laid siege to our home': Inside a Palestinian village under weekly attack

8. Tiger numbers in Nepal rise 20%

   2 sources
   • Phys.org Nepal's tiger numbers climb 20 percent to estimated 429: Survey
   • France 24 Nepal's tiger numbers rise 20 percent to an estimated 429

• Guardian World Two firefighters killed in Crete as southern Europe battles wildfires
• NBC News Iran Launches Surprise Missile Attack on US Forces in Middle East
• Guardian World US joins forces with Saudis to strike Tehran-backed militias in Iraq
• Euronews Iran rejects Hormuz deal and launches surprise strike on US forces in Jordan
• PBS NewsHour Lindsay Clancy's ex-husband testifies about the day she killed their 3 children
• RTÉ World Iran conflict resumes as US, Saudis strike in Iraq
• The Hindu International Will return to Bangladesh but ‘could be killed’: Bangladesh’s former PM Hasina
• CBS World Japan quake kills at least 13; more trapped in collapsed mall, factory

Politics

1. Fujimori becomes Peru's president

   4 sources
   • France 24 Peru takes ultraconservative turn as Fujimori becomes president
   • The Hindu International Keiko Fujimori is inaugurated as Peru's President following narrow election victory
   • NPR World Keiko Fujimori is inaugurated as Peru's president following a narrow election victory
   • Euronews Keiko Fujimori takes office as Peru's president, vowing to end decade of instability

2. US bans Chinese humanoid robots

   3 sources
   • Al Jazeera US bans imports of new Chinese robots over security concerns
   • BBC World Trump administration bans new Chinese humanoid robots
   • Guardian World US bans humanoid robots from China, citing ‘unacceptable risks’

3. Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment

   2 sources
   • BBC World Anthony Fauci refuses to answer questions during tense US Senate hearing about Covid origins
   • Al Jazeera Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment in heated COVID-19 Senate hearing

4. Trump appeals defamation award

   2 sources

   The case stems from a sexual assault allegation by E. Jean Carroll

   • Euronews Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn €71 million defamation award in sexual assault case
   • NBC News Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn $83.3 million award in E. Jean Carroll defamation case

5. Burnham vows to fix social care

   2 sources
   • Guardian World UK politics: Burnham does not rule out tax rises for social care reform – as it happened
   • ABC International New UK leader Burnham vows to fix a 'broken' social care system

6. Trump vows to deliver beating to Iran

   2 sources
   • Al Jazeera Trump says US to deliver ‘beating’ to Iran after bases again targeted
   • ABC Australia Trump vows to retaliate 'hard' against Iran in expletive-laden warning

7. Jay Clayton confirmed as spy chief

   2 sources
   • BBC World Trump's new spy chief Jay Clayton confirmed by US Senate
   • NBC News Senate confirms Jay Clayton as new director of intelligence

8. Trump meets Netanyahu, Zelenskyy

   2 sources
   • PBS NewsHour What Netanyahu and Zelenskyy are hoping to accomplish after meetings with Trump
   • CBC World Trump meets Zelenskyy, Netanyahu as wars test U.S. diplomacy

• ABC International Myanmar courts sentence activists up to 37 years over election boycott protest
• Guardian World Parliamentary watchdog decides against inquiry into £80,000 loan to Reform’s deputy leader
• France 24 Madagascar struggles to deal with wave of kidnappings hitting capital city
• France 24 Despite praise, Chad to withdraw from the International Criminal Court
• France 24 As fires still blaze, France thinks about how to rebuild its forests
• CBC World Israel says it asked Canada for permission for Netanyahu to use Canadian airspace
• PBS NewsHour Lindsey Graham remembered for impact on South Carolina and the world
• PBS NewsHour New report reveals consequences of Trump administration's HIV/AIDS funding cuts

Business & markets

1. Fed Interest Rate Decision Looms

   2 sources

   Wall Street awaits the decision amid market volatility

   • CNBC International Treasury yields rise as Wall Street awaits Fed interest rate decision
   • UPI World The Fed faces interest rate decision as Dow drops 400 points

• The Hindu International Petroleum Ministry responds to The Hindu editorial: ‘Higher Russian oil imports part of deliberate strategy’
• CNBC International SK Hynix shares tank as exponential earnings growth fails to satisfy AI-charged expectations
• CNBC International Why shareholders are suing Novo Nordisk over next-generation weight-loss drug
• CNBC International BTS' concerts have been so successful, it’s now bad for its own agency’s shares
• CNBC International UBS CEO says the AI pullback is healthy — but there’s a bigger risk investors should watch
• CNBC International Meta reports second-quarter results after the close
• CNBC International Minister apologizes as Korean leveraged ETF investors nurse heavy losses amid chip stock rout
• CNBC International There's a big rotation happening in the market. Two stocks to watch with attractive charts

Science

1. Curiosity Mars rover finds honeycomb textures

   2 sources
   • Phys.org Curiosity Mars rover discovers field of honeycomb textures
   • NASA NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Discovers Field of Honeycomb Textures
   • NASA NASA’s Curiosity Discovers a Field of Martian Polygons

• Phys.org Restored wetlands aren't clear-cut wins against climate change, study suggests
• Phys.org Unique fossil reveals the internal organs of a 245-million-year-old marine reptile
• Phys.org Beyond wrinkles: New rule explains why growing shapes suddenly crumple
• NASA NASA Sets Coverage for August Northern Hemisphere Total Solar Eclipse
• NASA NASA’s Curiosity Views a Sand-Capped Butte
• Phys.org Industrial noise may alter bluebird behavior but not cognitive ability
• CBC World Marmots on OnlyFans: Researchers turn to the internet for funding
• NASA Understanding How Martian Auroras Are Made

Technology

1. OpenAI's rogue agent compromised a customer

   5 sources
   • UPI World OpenAI says bot that exploited Hugging Face was meant for research
   • The Hindu International OpenAI says rogue AI agent attack hit other companies
   • RTÉ World OpenAI says rogue AI agent attack hit other companies
   • CNBC International OpenAI's rogue agent compromised a customer at a second tech firm: Reuters
   • Al Jazeera How are AI models able to autonomously hack others?

2. Chip stocks lose $1 trillion

   2 sources

   The selloff affects companies involved in the AI boom

   • CNBC International Chip stocks shed more than $1 trillion as selloff hits companies powering AI boom
   • The Hindu International How did memory chipmaker CXMT become China’s most valuable stock? | Explained
   • CNBC International Apple touches $5 trillion market cap for first time

• Guardian World Atlassian tightens tracking of staff AI use as other technology firms encourage ‘tokenmaxxing’
• Guardian World Icac hits paydirt as Reformers’ ‘shit sheets’ are given a very public airing
• ABC International 16th century bell foundry adds modern technology to keep casting process alive
• Yahoo Finance Why AMD (AMD) and Core Scientific (CORZ) Are Pairing AI Chips With Up to 2.5 Gigawatts
• CNBC International Apple shares just hit a record. Here's how trader Mike Khouw is playing the move
• BBC Culture Pop star Madison Beer and NFL player Justin Herbert announce engagement

Health

1. Fauci invokes 5th Amendment

   2 sources

   Fauci is testifying at a Senate Covid hearing

   • CBC World Dr. Anthony Fauci invokes 5th Amendment, declining to answer questions at Senate hearing
   • NBC News Anthony Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment right not to testify at Covid hearing

• ABC International Ebola outbreak is worsening food insecurity in eastern Congo, UN agency chief warns
• Phys.org Problematic internet users are crabbier, more stressed and more tempted than the rest of us
• Phys.org Flexible DNA directs proteins into atomically ordered crystals, overturning crystallization assumptions
• Phys.org Finding order in the inner chaos of our cells: Shape-shifting proteins get a design tool
• Phys.org Two antibody gene systems may help explain vesper bats' unusual viral tolerance
• Guardian World The population of an endangered Australian bat suddenly dropped by up to 16%. No one knows why
• PBS NewsHour How state abortion bans are affecting doctors and how they practice
• ABC Australia Man who allegedly filmed two decades of sexual abuse to stand trial

Weather & climate

1. Europe wildfires - Spain lets people return, France

   6 sources
   • Phys.org Spain's three worst wildfires since 1961 happened in last two years
   • DW Europe wildfires: Spain lets people return, France faces extreme heat
   • The Hindu International France orders 4,000 more evacuated as fires displace a third of a million across southwest Europe
   • ABC International A 2:47 a.m. alert, a rabbit and 220,000 evacuees as France’s wildfire rages on
   • SBS News 'Not out of danger': Spain's wildfire evacuees return home as France fears flame spread
   • NPR World As Spain battles wildfires, its politicians battle over climate change's role

2. Firefighters die in Greece

   4 sources

   Two firefighters die in a wildfire on the southern Greek island of Crete

   • ABC Australia Two firefighters die in Greece as Europe's wildfire emergency worsens
   • BBC World Two firefighters die in Crete as wildfires threaten parts of southern Europe
   • CBS World 2 firefighters die in Greece as others fight massive blaze in France
   • PBS NewsHour 2 firefighters die in a wildfire on the southern Greek island of Crete

3. England in drought

   3 sources

   The Environment Agency declares drought in over half of England.

   • Phys.org More than half of England 'officially in drought': UK govt
   • BBC Science More than half of England in drought, Environment Agency declares
   • The Hindu International More than half of England ‘officially in drought’: U.K. government

4. Water dumped on French wildfires

   2 sources
   • BBC World Planes dump water on French wildfires as temperatures rise
   • France 24 French wildfires: FRANCE 24 goes on the ground with firefighters

• Phys.org Global warming threatens rice harvests more than crop models predict, study warns
• France 24 'Climate change is really here: We should seize this crisis moment to create a new momentum'
• Phys.org Managing ecosystems under climate change using nature's hidden design
• Guardian World Spain faces ‘complex’ three days with risks of heatwave and strong winds reigniting some fires – as it happened
• France 24 'Rethink the forest' amid unprecedented wildfires: Return to 'ancestral ways of managing the land'?
• France 24 Firefighter 'morale remains high' despite heatwave coming to France's blazing southwest
• Science Daily Can’t sleep in the heat? These 8 tricks could save your night
• Phys.org Smarter flood planning could protect millions as cities face rising climate risk

Culture & arts

1. BTS skips 2027 Grammys

   4 sources

   This decision comes a month after an Asian pop prize was introduced

   • UPI World BTS withdraws from 2027 Grammys consideration
   • CBC World BTS say they won't submit their music for the 2027 Grammy Awards
   • NBC News K-pop group BTS won’t submit its music for Grammy Awards
   • BBC World BTS withdraw from Grammys, a month after Asian pop prize introduced

2. Glen Hansard dies in crash

   4 sources
   • PBS NewsHour Glen Hansard, Irish musician who won Oscar for 'Once,' dies in motorcycle crash
   • BBC World Oscar-winning songwriter Glen Hansard killed in crash
   • CBC Top Stories Glen Hansard, Irish singer-songwriter who won an Academy Award, dies in motorcycle crash
   • ABC Australia Oscar-winning Irish musician Glen Hansard dies in motorcycle crash

• Guardian World Staff at newest V&A site in London vote overwhelmingly for strike action
• UPI World Look: 'Unabomber' photos introduce Jacob Tremblay as young Ted Kaczynski
• DW K-pop's BTS opt out of new Asian music Grammy consideration
• CBC Top Stories More than 50,000 people applied for seasonal jobs with the Canadian National Exhibition this year: CEO
• DW Bayreuth Festival opens with celebration and commemoration
• ABC Australia Drone captures rare video of 'magical moment' whale birth
• UPI World 'Bridgerton' alum Calam Lynch is assassin's handler in 'Ride or Die' comedy
• PBS NewsHour Board packed with Trump allies votes to weaken protections for historic sites

World Cup

1. FIFA opens case against Argentina

   2 sources
   • BBC Sport Football Fifa opens disciplinary proceedings against Argentina
   • Sky News World FIFA opens disciplinary case against Argentina FA over Falklands banner and other incidents

2. Blatter criticizes World Cup sell-off

   2 sources
   • Al Jazeera Ex-FIFA chief Blatter blasts plan to sell stake in World Cup to investors
   • BBC Sport Football Is World Cup sell-off plan a step too far by Infantino?

3. FIFA offers $40m in Kushner-backed plan

   2 sources

   Infantino sets deadline for nations to back the plan

   • BBC Sport Football Fifa offers $40m if nations back controversial plan
   • Al Jazeera Infantino sets deadline for FIFA offer in Kushner-backed World Cup plan

4. FIFA plans to sell World Cup stake

   2 sources
   • CNBC International FIFA is embroiled in a $20 billion World Cup controversy. Here's what's going on
   • Al Jazeera Infantino, FIFA’s investor plan to sell stake in World Cup: What we know
   • Al Jazeera American, Asian confederations blindsided by FIFA’s World Cup plan

• DW World Cup sell off: Has FIFA finally gone too far?
• BBC Sport Cricket Greece call up Konstas to help T20 World Cup bid

Football

• CBC World County Mayo breaks fabled 75-year-old curse to win All-Ireland football championship
• UPI World Soccer great Neymar Jr. confirms Brazil retirement
• BBC Sport Football McGregor wants Celtic to win league 'in more style'
• BBC Sport Football Barcola agrees Liverpool move - Wednesday's gossip
• BBC Sport Football Grealish misses Man City tour despite training return
• BBC Sport Football Rayo Vallecano to move stadium over Legionnaires risk
• BBC Sport Football Timber leaves Arsenal camp for groin check
• BBC Sport Football Are there already worrying signs for Vrancken's Hearts?

Tennis

• BBC Sport Tennis Cruz Hewitt - son of Lleyton - wins on senior debut
• BBC Sport Tennis Alexandrova collapses on court amid 34C heat
• BBC World Why Wimbledon is serving Indian ice cream and Bollywood beats
• NASA Contractor to Civil Servant: NASA Welcomes Ray Williams

Basketball

• ABC Australia Live: Aussies beat England to claim 3x3 wheelchair basketball gold

Motor Sport

1. F1 season to end in Europe

   2 sources
   • Al Jazeera F1 season to end in Europe if Qatar, Abu Dhabi unable to host due to war
   • BBC Sport Formula 1 Season to end in Europe if war continues - F1 boss

• BBC Sport Formula 1 Five things we've learned from first half of F1 season

Other Sports

• BBC Sport Cricket West Indies beat Pakistan & dedicate win to Sobers
• BBC Sport Cricket Crawley and Brook fire Sunrisers to win over Super Giants
• BBC Sport Rugby Union WRU confirms Scarlets or Ospreys will be cut
• BBC Sport Cricket Mooney leads Rockets to comfortable win over Fire
• BBC Sport Cricket Mooney stars as Rockets cruise to win against Fire
• BBC Sport Cricket Duckett hits half-century as Rockets demolish Fire
• BBC Sport Cricket Duckett leads Rockets to convincing win over Fire
• BBC Sport Cricket Crawley and Brook help Sunrisers beat Super Giants