Trump reportedly contributed sketch of naked woman to sex offender’s birthday album. Plus, Medicaid hands over Americans’ personal data to immigration authoritiesDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Donald Trump said he…
Russian deputies back fines for clicking on ‘extremist’ content
Russian lawmakers advanced a bill on July 17 — backed by 283 votes to 22 in its second reading — that would criminalise online searches for content deemed “extremist” by authorities, including songs glorifying Ukraine and material by feminist rock ban…
Ofwat to be abolished as ministers look to create new water regulator
Watchdog has faced intense criticism over sewage spills, shareholder payouts and ballooning debtsSerious pollution incidents by English water firms rose 60% last yearEngland and Wales’ embattled water regulator will be abolished under recommendations f…
World-first IVF trial reduces risk of babies inheriting diseases
Eight healthy babies have been born in the UK using a new IVF technique that successfully reduced their risk of inheriting genetic diseases from their mothers, according to the results of a world-first trial published on July 16. For more on this, we …
Significant archaeological site could be washed away by the 2100s
Te Pokohiwi o Kupe (Wairau Bar) in New Zealand holds the remains of first-generation Polynesian settlers
Joel Kaplan says Meta won’t sign EU’s AI code of practice, calling its guidelines overreach that will throttle development and deployment of AI models in Europe (Gian Volpicelli/Bloomberg)
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Joel Kaplan says Meta won’t sign EU’s AI code of practice, calling its guidelines overreach that will throttle development and deployment of AI models in Europe — Meta Platforms Inc. said it won’t sign t…
Ubiquiti UniFi Vulnerability Lets Hackers Inject Malicious Commands
A critical security vulnerability has been discovered in Ubiquiti’s UniFi Access devices that could allow malicious actors to inject and execute arbitrary commands on affected systems. The vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-27212, affects mult…
France hand over last two military bases in Senegal
The French military completed its withdrawal from Senegal on July 17 — the last West African country where it maintained a permanent troop presence — amid a steady decline in regional influence in recent years. End of an era, or not? We discuss with D…
EU reveals 18th sanctions package against Moscow
The Kremlin in response says Russia has built immunity and adjusted to restrictions
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Wildfires rip across Spain turning Madrid skies ORANGE as army deployed with fears wild winds will wreak havoc today
WILDFIRES are ripping across Spain turning Madrid’s skies orange as the army deploys to fight the out of control blazes.
Fears are rising that a dry wind today will fan the …