One look?? I don't think so!

It is time to confront the terrible truth that I once took part in a school fashion show. I ran in two categories, Ballroom and Street, a serious test of range for a kid who had only just mastered the daredevil technique of wearing a shirt without a tie. In the Ballroom bracket, I was asked to do a waltz in an Indian wedding gown provided by a local sponsor who, I can only assume, immediately went out of business. In Street, I had to wear a Gap hoodtop and shoot a fire-eater (one of the Cool Teachers) with a Super Soaker, while some other lost soul moonwalked down the runway in a golden suit.

US President Donald Trump during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026.

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Global Citizen has announced the performers for its annual festival, which will once again take over Central Park with a star-studded lineup.

Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean (celebrating the 30th anniversary of Fugees’ album The Score), Lenny Kravitz, John Legend, Lainey Wilson, Shaboozey and Tomorrow x Together will take the stage at the 2026 Global Citizen Festival, set for Sept. 26. Hugh Jackman will host the event, which will feature appearances by Rachel Brosnahan, Gayle King, and more to be announced in the coming weeks.

Iran continues to deny claims by the United States that it controls the Strait of Hormuz as talks aimed at negotiating a peace deal between the two sides falter.

US President Donald Trump repeated his claim that the US is in “total control” of the critical waterway on Wednesday, but was met with angry denials from Iran, which has stated that it will not reopen the strait until demands regarding US aggression, reparations and sanctions are met.

Islam Makhachev says he "does not have much time" left in the UFC as the Russian prepares to make the first defence of his welterweight title.

The 34-year-old, who is widely regarded as one of the best MMA fighters of all time, faces Ireland's Ian Machado Garry at UFC 330 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Saturday.

Techies have concerns about Claude's hidden watermark. Anthropic has some answers.

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