UN News
UN report details Taliban's spring of joy: arrests for bad hijab, floggings for snacks, and a 296-day streak of banning women from the UN.
The Guardian Europe
Enzo Maresca's Manchester City tenure hinges on keeping Rodri, who has just captained Spain to World Cup glory and won the Golden Ball, while Real Madrid circle.
NASA
NASA announces three spacewalks in August to upgrade solar arrays, replace an antenna, and do some cosmic cable management - because the ISS needs a little TLC.
The Verge
Apple says it won't remotely hobble your leased iPhone if you miss a payment - but Klarna will still come for the full balance after three missed payments.
The Atlantic
Once America's doctor, Anthony Fauci now faces a subpoena, a pardon, and a Senate grilling that's less about science and more about survival.
The Guardian Europe
After a 600-year hiatus, white storks are back in Derbyshire, ready to resume their PR campaign for wetlands and possibly deliver a few babies.
BBC Politics
Lucy Powell says student loans are 'egregious' and at the top of her in-tray, which is basically the political equivalent of putting something on your to-do list and hoping it resolves itself.
China's latest 'artificial sun' magnet is the biggest ever, storing triple the energy of ITER's - but commercial fusion power remains a few decades of patience and a few trillion dollars away.
TechCrunch
PayPal posts earnings beat, then coyly hints it might accept a higher takeover offer than Stripe's $53.4 billion bid, because who doesn't love a little drama with their quarterly results?
The Guardian Europe
In his first match as Chelsea boss, Xabi Alonso refuses to confirm interest in aging stars Welbeck and Henderson, while his team somehow wins 6-4 against an A-League bottom-feeder.
BBC Health
Four Northern Irish teens launch 'The Athrú Project' to demand a dedicated Minister for Women's Safety and Health at Stormont, because apparently watching the news and being outraged isn't moving the needle fast enough.
The Guardian Europe
Conor McGregor, fresh off a 69-second loss and a torn ACL, announces a rematch with Max Holloway in 2027, because apparently the only thing longer than his losing streak is his recovery timeline.
TechCrunch
Recursive Superintelligence drops $410 million on AWS compute, betting big on self-improving AI that promises actual products by October - because why hire people when you can just rent servers?
ZDNet
Apple's iOS 26.6 preps your phone for Siri AI (if you have the right iPhone) and fixes 91 security holes, because even your contact list has a limit.
ScienceDaily
New research reveals that misfolded proinsulin is like a paper crane gone wrong - and fixing the folding process could be a fresh way to protect insulin-making cells from diabetes damage.
ScienceDaily
A slowing Atlantic current means California's atmospheric rivers get a power-up, while Greenland gets less snow. Thanks, climate change.
The Atlantic
The author visits monarch sanctuaries in Mexico, finds the butterflies are doing slightly better thanks to conservation, and learns that some of them apparently enjoy Caribbean vacations.
BBC Politics
Kemi Badenoch demands emergency legislation to stop early prisoner releases - a scheme her own party started, then left Labour to clean up.
The Guardian
Unilever warns of more price hikes as it tries to recoup costs, because your Marmite toast is about to get a lot more expensive.
BBC World
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Japan traps shoppers in an Aeon Mall, because apparently shopping wasn't stressful enough already.
The Good Times
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