World
Twelve women have been killed in one part of South Africa since July. Here's what we know so far
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the murders are a "stain on our national conscience".
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Business
Berkshire adds to nearly doubled stake in slumping homebuilder
Berkshire Hathaway has increased its bet on a long-term recovery for the struggling U.S. housing market by nearly doubling its stake in Lennar, the nation's second largest homebuilder, since the beginning of July.
Weather
Butterfly populations 'could crash' due to weather
More than 77,000 butterflies were recorded in Devon while 47,000 were spotted in Cornwall this July.
Sports
The issues Mourinho is struggling to fix at Real
Jose Mourinho only returned to Real Madrid in July but a lot needs to improve in order for there to be a title race in La Liga.
World
Jannik Sinner withdraws from China Open as recovery from injury continues
The 25-year-old Italian has not played since capturing his fifth major title at Wimbledon in July due to a knee injury.
Entertainment
British rapper Yung Filly to face rape retrial in Australia next June
Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos was cleared of several sexual offences in July but a jury was undecided on three rape charges.
World
Viral NATO video falsely framed as 'war propaganda' against Russia
A viral NATO video is being falsely framed online as "war propaganda", with users accusing the Alliance of sharing a "promotional video" designed to prepare the public for imminent war with Russia. But the footage is not new: NATO published it in July 2024 for its 75th anniversary, and it's been stripped of its original context. The claim comes as European leaders warn of growing Russian hybrid threats, including alleged drone, cyber and sabotage activity. Vedika Bahl explains in Truth or Fake.
Business
Trump discloses more than 1,100 July trades, including up to $25 million each in sales of Microsoft, Amazon
Trump sold tech stocks including Amazon and Microsoft when the Mag 7 stocks popped on July 20, adding $291 billion in market value in one day.
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World
Call of Duty's Activision to make next Halo game as Xbox cuts more jobs
The news comes as part of a "reset" announced by Xbox in July, with 3,600 planned job losses overall.
World
Father admits causing death of his son in Cyprus hotel fall
The two-year-old boy fell from the window of a hotel in Cyprus in July, a Paphos court hears.
Business
Sir Jim Ratcliffe suspends production at key UK plants blaming high gas prices
Ineos said natural gas in the UK is twelve times more expensive than in the US.
World
How thousands of migrants stranded in Ceuta are surviving
Authorities estimate that at least 10,000 people remain in the enclave of Ceuta after a record surge in July.
Business
Eli Lilly CEO says 700,000 new seniors have started GLP-1s after Medicare coverage, and 70% are on Lilly drugs
They're the latest metrics on how much the new Medicare coverage is expanding access to GLP-1 medicines since it launched in July.
World
Police clear Ceuta migrants off beaches in Spanish enclave
At least 10,000 of the 72,000 migrants who broke through fence from Morocco in July remain in the Spanish enclave.
Science
COSI Telescope Comes Together
UC Berkeley engineers and managers watch as the COSI (Compton Spectrometer and Imager) detector assembly is slowly raised from a table in this July 8, 2026, image. The four pieces of silver material on the top of the detector box cover the flex circuits, which carry signals from the detectors to the readout electronics. COSI […]
World
‘We cried the whole way’: Refugees flee Yemen fighting
An estimated 125,000 people, including more than 57,000 children, have fled since hostilities erupted in July between the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, the Yemeni government and its ally Saudi Arabia, with the UN calling it one of the most rapid and volatile waves of displacement in Yemen in years. Thousands have even been making the dangerous crossing across the Bab el-Mandeb strait to Djibouti, many of them children, travelling in extreme heat, often without enough water.
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Police move hundreds of migrants still in Ceuta off beaches in Spanish enclave
Spanish police in Ceuta on Friday morning started moving hundreds of migrants from the beaches of the Spanish enclave to a new tented area. Several thousand migrants remain in Ceuta after tens of thousands of people crossed the border with Morocco in late July.
Politics
More than £2m spent by government on influencers since July 2024
Departments are using influencers alongside campaigns in traditional media such as TV and newspapers.