- 23h ago
Iris Tió wins two artistic swimming silvers on one day at European Championships in Paris
At the Olympic Aquatic Centre in Saint-Denis, Spain's Iris Tió and Dennis González claimed mixed duet free silver with 257.9733 points, just 0.265 behind Great Britain; hours later Tió returned with Lilou Lluis to grab women's duet free silver (315.6442), 0.6 shy of Greece.
- 2d ago
Singapore bans Massive Attack after band unfurls Palestinian flag and chants 'Free Palestine' at concert
Two members unfurled a Palestinian flag and one chanted 'Free Palestine' during Wednesday's concert, prompting police to issue stern warnings and a lifetime performance ban.
- 2d ago
Ariana Grande's 'Petal' album channels unfiltered rage into dark, experimental pop
The singer's eighth studio album, co-written with Max Martin and Ilya Salmanzadeh, trades effervescence for brooding electronics and lyrics that take aim at fame, media scrutiny, and false friends.
- 2d ago
Spain's artistic swimming revolution faces Russian tradition at European Championships in Paris
Spain's artistic swimming team faces a resurgent Russia at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris, the first major head-to-head since Russia's return to international competition.
- 3d ago
Bank of Japan holds rate at 1%, warns it could accelerate hikes as yen intervention talks intensify
Governor Kazuo Ueda said the central bank could speed up interest rate increases after keeping borrowing costs steady, while Japan and the US appeared to coordinate on propelling the yen higher.
- 3d ago
French student fined S$600 for licking straw in Singapore vending machine prank
A 19-year-old French student pleaded guilty to public nuisance after filming himself licking a straw and returning it to a dispenser at an iJooz orange juice machine in Singapore's Goldhill Centre on 12 March.
- 5d ago
Fiscal council delayed to Sept 4, giving PP regions five weeks to weigh 20.975 billion euro funding reform
The Spanish Finance Ministry postponed the Fiscal and Financial Policy Council from July 29 to September 4 at the request of PP-governed regions, while Catalonia and the Canary Islands are expected to back a reform that would inject an extra 20.975 billion euros into regional coffers.
- 6d ago
Shein posts $99m Q1 loss, seeks $40-50bn Hong Kong IPO as tariff costs bite
Shein swung to a $99 million first-quarter loss as slowing revenue growth and the removal of US and EU duty exemptions on low-value parcels cloud its planned Hong Kong listing, a draft prospectus filed on July 26 shows.
- Jul 26
Catalonia's PISA 2025 sample invalid after 23% of students excluded, ombudsman opens probe
The Catalan ombudsman has opened an investigation after 23.2% of students selected for the 2025 PISA tests were excluded, far exceeding the 5% OECD limit and rendering the region's results incomparable with previous years or other territories.
- Jul 22
Zhongji Innolight seeks up to $7 billion in Hong Kong's biggest listing in seven years
The Chinese optical transceiver maker plans to raise up to HK$55 billion, with cornerstone investors including Temasek, BlackRock and Alibaba committing $3.45 billion.
- Jul 19
Pro-Russian mayor of Chișinău knew of Romania's PM nomination before party leaders, Ciucu reveals
Ciprian Ciucu says Ion Ceban, the pro-Russian mayor of Chișinău, showed him a phone message proving he knew about Adrian Veștea's nomination as prime minister hours before PNL's leadership was informed on 14 June 2026.
- Jul 18
China hosts first humanoid robot combat league in Shenzhen, with 200 teams and a viral headless fighter
The Ultimate Robot Knock-out Legend in Shenzhen drew over 200 teams from 10 countries, with a $1.48 million prize pool and a robot that kept fighting after losing its head.
- Jul 15
Canadian wildfire smoke chokes US Midwest and East Coast, triggering hazardous air alerts
Thick smoke from over 800 Canadian wildfires has shrouded cities from Chicago to Washington, D.C., pushing air quality to hazardous levels and disrupting daily life, with the FIFA World Cup final also under watch.
- Jul 13
Nolan's 'The Odyssey' opens with $264m globally, his biggest debut yet, as 70mm pilgrims cross borders
The three-hour IMAX epic took $124.5m in North America and $139.6m internationally, landing as the third-biggest domestic opening of 2026 despite an R-rating and competition from the World Cup final.
- Jul 11
Italy to send undersecretary to US summit on 'red terrorism' amid Antifa controversy
Premier Giorgia Meloni pushed for participation after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio invited over 60 nations to Washington next week, despite European skepticism about the Trump administration's focus on Antifa.
- Jul 11
Indonesia's top anticorruption prosecutor quits after police seize 74 kg of gold and $20 million in cash
After police raids uncovered 74 kg of gold bars and approximately $20 million in cash, Indonesia's top anticorruption prosecutor Febrie Adriansyah resigned on Saturday.
- Jul 10
SK Hynix raises $26.5B in record foreign IPO, CEO warns memory shortage will last past 2030
The South Korean memory giant debuted on the Nasdaq on July 10, raising $26.5 billion and opening 14% above its offer price. CEO Kwak Noh-jung warned that memory supply will fall short of demand through 2030, with 2027 set to be the worst year on record.
- Jul 9
Singaporean couple may lose adopted son amid baby trafficking investigation
David and Ally, a Singaporean couple, may have their adopted son Marcus taken away after he was identified as one of at least 20 babies allegedly trafficked from Indonesia for adoption. The couple's citizenship application for Marcus was suspended amid a human trafficking trial in Bandung.
- Jul 8
Trump says Iran deal is 'over' as U.S. strikes 80 targets; oil jumps, stocks slide
U.S. forces struck over 80 targets in Iran and President Donald Trump declared the ceasefire memorandum 'over', sending oil prices up more than 5% and rattling global equity markets.
- Jul 6
ING leads consortium to acquire 40% of Spanish private bank Singular Bank from Warburg Pincus
Dutch lender ING has agreed to buy a 40% stake in Spanish private bank Singular Bank as part of a consortium deal that values the wealth manager at around €19 billion in client assets.
