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The IndependentOlympics 2024 medal table: Who leads the count so far in Paris?
USA are set to battle China from supremacy in the count of gold, silver and bronze medals won at the Olympic Games
- Malay Mail
Umno won’t be bitten twice by same ‘snake’, Zahid Hamidi says
JOHOR BARU, July 27 — Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi disclosed that several political parties indicated th...
- Malay Mail
Singaporean fined RM30,000 fine, deported for vandalising Johor royal museum
KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 — A Singaporean man has been deported after being fined for breaking a glass case containing the p...
- The Telegraph
Can Kamala’s knitting-obsessed, topless-modelling stepdaughter help her to the presidency?
When Kamala Harris’s stepdaughter described what her parents thought of her tattoos and quirky hair, she said: “I think they’re all in the realm of, like: ‘I don’t understand it, but I want you to be who you want to be.’”
- Malay Mail
Malaysia's attire for Paris 2024 Olympics gets global thumbs up for style, colour, elegance — but a no for colour
PETALING JAYA, July 28 — The official attire for the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony for the Malaysian contingent g...
- NY Daily News
Prince William removes Queen Camilla’s sister from royal payroll after nearly 20 years
Prince William has removed Queen Camilla’s sister from the royal payroll after nearly two decades, according to the estate he inherited after King Charles was crowned the British monarch. The 42-year-old Prince of Wales decided against rehiring Annabel Elliot as the estate’s interior designer, as noted in the Duchy of Cornwall’s most recent Integrated Annual Report. William received the ...
- People
Cindy Crawford and Kaia Gerber Have a Stylish Mother-Daughter Olympics Outing
The fashion icon and her model daughter enjoyed the opening ceremony in Paris together on Friday, July 26
- The Guardian
‘I can’t justify this military operation any more’: the IDF reservists refusing to return to Gaza
Three Israeli reserve soldiers who fought in the war against Hamas say why they no longer want to be part of military
- The Independent
Paris 2024 apologises over ‘Last Supper’ parody at Olympics opening ceremony
The controversial sketch angered the Catholic Church and many on social media, prompting the organisers to explain the logic behind the parody
- People
Girl, 12, Was Missing for 2 Months. She Was Just Found with a 31-Year-Old Man She Met Online
Maria Gomez-Perez disappeared from Georgia in May and was found with 31-year-old Antonio Agustin in a different state on July 25
- Evening Standard
Paris Olympics 2024 medal table: Latest count today as Team GB enjoy strong start to Games
Team GB waiting for first gold of Games
- CNN
The US says it has successfully practiced using a low-cost bomb to sink a major surface ship. China is taking note
A very specialized part of the world’s largest naval drills off the northern Hawaiian island of Kauai is gaining attention on both sides of the Pacific.
- People
Blake Lively Recalls Meeting Ryan Reynolds on Set of “Green Lantern”,“ ”Reveals Her “Deadpool & Wolverine” Cameo
Lively said her husband first told her about Marvel's Deadpool character when they originally worked together on 2011's 'The Green Lantern'
- Sky News
Israel strikes Hezbollah targets 'deep inside' Lebanon after deadly football pitch attack in Golan Heights
The Israeli military says it has struck Hezbollah targets "deep inside Lebanese territory". Iran, which backs Hezbollah, has subsequently warned Israel against any new "adventure" in Lebanon. Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, had warned Hezbollah it would "pay a heavy price" for an attack on a football pitch in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights in which 12 people including children were killed, Israeli authorities said.
- Malay Mail
‘Nobody else uses QR’: SSDU explains why Smart Selangor buses are all scan-to-ride
KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 — The operator of the Smart Selangor free bus service has defended the decision to require smartph...
- Variety
With ‘Deadpool & Wolverine,’ the Marvel Cinematic Universe Becomes First Film Franchise to Cross $30 Billion at Global Box Office
Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe has become the first film franchise in history to cross $30 billion at the global box office. The achievement was announced during the studios’ Hall H presentation at San Diego Comic-Con, led by studio chief Kevin Feige. “Deadpool & Wolverine,” the latest entry in the sprawling series, pushed the haul across …
- Futurism
Retired Astronaut Admits Boeing's Starliner Has Trapped Crew in Space
Air Lock With two NASA astronauts still stranded in space for weeks, officials at the space agency have insisted that the troubled Boeing Starliner, plagued with equipment malfunctions, can take back the two explorers back to Earth at anytime. So, why haven't they? An unnamed retired astronauts tells The Atlantic the bald face, obvious truth […]
- INSIDER
Donald Trump threatened to imprison Mark Zuckerberg if re-elected. Here's a look at his long feud with the Meta CEO.
Trump has threatened to jail Mark Zuckerberg if re-elected. How did we get here? His feud with the Facebook cofounder goes back years.
- Reuters
Putin warns the United States of Cold War-style missile crisis
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday warned the United States that if Washington deployed long-range missiles in Germany then Russia would station similar missiles in striking distance of the West. The United States said on July 10 that it would start deploying long-range missiles in Germany from 2026 in preparation for a longer-term deployment that will include SM-6, Tomahawk cruise missiles and developmental hypersonic weapons. In a speech to sailors from Russia, China, Algeria and India to mark Russian navy day in the former imperial capital of St Petersburg, Putin warned the United States that it risked triggering a Cold War-style missile crisis with the move.
- The Telegraph
Manchester United sweating on fitness of Yoro and Hojlund after pre-season defeat to Arsenal
Erik ten Hag is sweating on the fitness of new signing Leny Yoro and striker Rasmus Hojlund after Manchester United’s injury jinx struck again in their 2-1 friendly defeat to Arsenal.