Taliban secures pragmatic global alliances without formal recognition
The Taliban government in Afghanistan has successfully expanded its ties in security, trade, energy, and transport with various countries, five years after returning to power in Afghanistan almost as an international pariah.
From ‘elation’ to ‘terrible news’ in 10 minutes: how the confusion over missing bushwalker Lily Hooper unfolded
Police have blamed dense bushland and radio confusion for wrongly reporting to 18-year-old Lily Hooper’s parents, the New South Wales premier and the media that the missing bushwalker had been found alive.
Frustrated GP patients hang up as Yorkshire accent baffles AI receptionist
Patients in a South Yorkshire town are frustrated by an AI GP receptionist not understanding their “broad accents”, a health watchdog has said.
Healthwatch Rotherham, a local health and social care watchdog, said a number of practices in the area had introduced a new AI receptionist called Emma.
Drug-dealing, makeshift weapons and a ‘culture of fear’ at Villawood detention centre, report warns
Drugs are being openly dealt inside Villawood detention centre; makeshift weapons are being manufactured amid intimidation, standover tactics and a “culture of fear”; people are sleeping outside under CCTV cameras for their own safety; and children are being kept from going to school, a scathing report from the independent monitor has found.
Israeli settler violence forces Palestinians from West Bank homes: HRW
Human Rights Watch calls for sanctions and the suspension of military aid to Israel, as dozens of Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank are at risk of erasure.
Dozens of Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank are at risk of erasure due to escalating attacks by Israeli settlers, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch.
Without action wildfires in Europe will increase 39% even in best-case climate scenario, study finds
Wildfires are projected to burn 39% more of Europe by the end of the century even in the best-case scenario for stopping the planet from heating, a study has found, unless action is taken to manage them better.
Champions League 2026-27: When is the league phase draw and who is in each pot?
The league phase draw for the 2026-27 Champions League campaign takes place on Thursday, 27 August at 17:00 BST in Monaco.
A total of 36 teams will enter that stage of the competition and while 29 teams qualified at the end of last season, the remaining seven places are decided by qualifiers that will conclude next week.
Tennis: Top seeds Sabalenka, Zverev knocked out of Cincinnati Open
World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka stunned by Sara Bejlek, while French Open champion Alexander Zverev exits the ATP draw after fourth round loss to Tommy Paul.
Top seeds Aryna Sabalenka and Alexander Zverev crashed out of the Cincinnati Open in a matter of hours on a rainy fourth-round day of action.
Liverpool: What does Jeff Bezos' Liverpool deal mean?
When it was revealed on Tuesday that Fenway Sports Group (FSG) had actually sold about 38% of Liverpool to 1892 Holdings, there was certainly an element of confusion.
On Friday, the understanding was that the Jeff Bezos-backed consortium had purchased about a third of Liverpool, and BBC Sport was informed that speculation placing the investment in the range of approximately 30% to one-third was "directionally accurate".
Stunning Black Myth: Zhong Kui Gameplay Trailer Gives Us a Closer Look at the New Protagonist, Combat, and the World — but It's the Parry Animation I'm Most Impressed With
Game Science has released a 15-minute gameplay trailer for its Black Myth: Wukong follow-up, Black Myth: Zhong Kui. It gives us a closer look at the new protagonist, combat, and the world, and is packed with impressive details.