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Bloomberg via Getty ImagesAt polling stations across New York City on Tuesday, an electoral storm was brewing.Less than seven months after Zohran Mamdani completed his stunning run to defeat former Governor Andrew Cuomo and become the youngest mayor of New York City in a century, a trio of Mamdani backed left-wing congressional candidates accomplished similar feats.Two of the candidates Mamdani endorsed, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and community activist Darializa Avila Chevalier, unseated incumbent Democratic congressmen.One of the defeated, 79-year-old Adriano Espaillat, had served five terms in the House of Representatives and was the leader of the Congressional Hispanic…
PA MediaThe King met the Afghan women’s cricket team and faced a tricky questionKing Charles has given a symbolic show of support for the Afghan women’s cricket team – which is now in exile and, because of the Taliban regime’s ban on women’s sport, is not allowed to represent its country.The women told him how they escaped the Taliban in Afghanistan to keep their dreams of playing cricket alive.”I’m so glad that you can pursue what you want to do,” the King told the cricketers, giving them an enthusiastic welcome in Clarence House on a scorching morning.Cricketer Ekil Latifi, who…
BBCAmerican college graduates have made one thing clear to this year’s batch of commencement speakers – beware of bringing up artificial intelligence (AI).Some of the biggest names in tech, including former Google boss Eric Schmidt, have been booed when they mention the technology.At Stanford University recently, in the heart of the American tech hub of Silicon Valley, Sundar Pichai – the CEO of Google, a major AI developer – joked about having been told to avoid the topic.A group of graduates nevertheless walked out during his remarks.Stanford occupies a unique position in the American tech ecosystem. It’s regarded as a…
ReutersBuildings pictured in Yevpatoria, Crimea on Tuesday during what authorities previously described as a temporary power outageA Ukrainian air attack on Russian-occupied Crimea has knocked out power in its largest city, Sevastopol, Moscow-installed governor Mikhail Razvozhayev says.Ukraine says its drones struck the city’s main power substation overnight.Razvozhayev warned some areas would be left without power until Wednesday evening.Kyiv has been intensifying attacks on power facilities in areas held by Russia to damage oil revenues and try to force President Putin to the negotiating table. No fuel for sale as Ukraine’s blockade of Russian-occupied Crimea takes effect”We will not be intimidated…
AFP via Getty ImagesOnly about 25% of homes in France have an air-con unitWith temperatures soaring, France is being forced to re-think its longstanding reservations about one possible answer to climate change: air-con.This week debate about la clim (climatisation) has once again burst out, with Marine Le Pen on the populist right urging a mass subsidised roll-out and traditionally hostile Greens conceding that some air-conditioning may now be inevitable.Currently the country has a low take-up, with only 25% of households equipped with an air-con unit. In Spain and Italy the figure is 50%, and in the US and Japan 90%.French…
EPARafael Grossi said the IAEA was working on dates, procedures and places for the inspectionsThe head of the global nuclear watchdog has said it will carry out inspections in Iran under the country’s preliminary peace agreement with the US.”The inspections will indeed take place,” International Atomic Energy Agency director general Rafael Grossi told reporters in Japan. “We will be working on the modalities – dates, procedures, places – very soon.”The agreement signed last week said “explicitly” that the dilution of Iran’s highly enriched uranium would be carried out under IAEA supervision, he added.However, Iran’s deputy foreign minister said access to…
Rockstar GamesGrand Theft Auto 6, the latest instalment of Rockstar Games’ biggest ever franchise, will cost $79.99, with a more premium edition costing $99.99. It is not yet known how much the game will cost in the UK – the BBC has asked Rockstar for a list of regional prices.Rockstar said physical copies of the game will contain a code for a digital download for the game inside a box, rather than a disc.Freelance video games journalist Vic Hood said the price tag for the standard edition was “fairly reasonable” but said the lack of disc may “irk some physical…
Getty ImagesSwitzerland’s Breel Embolo chose not to celebrate after scoring against his country of birth, Cameroon, in the 2022 World CupFor 25 minutes on 13 June, Morocco made World Cup history during their 1-1 draw with Brazil – not one of their players on the pitch had been born in Morocco.The 2026 Fifa Men’s World Cup has by far the highest proportion ever of players representing countries they were not born in – almost a quarter of all the participating players.Already the tournament has seen a player score against his birth nation, when France-born Ibrahim Mbaye netted for Senegal in…
Scotland primed for game of their lives against fallible BrazilScotland don’t know what they need against Brazil to reach the World Cup knockout phase, but will know they need to improve on the previous two games, writes Tom English. 6 hrs agoScotland Men
Getty ImagesHealthcare workers are at high risk of contracting EbolaFrance has confirmed its first case of Ebola – a doctor who had returned from a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo.The doctor was “immediately admitted to a specialised facility” and is in a stable condition, the French health ministry said on Wednesday.DR Congo announced an Ebola outbreak last month, but experts believe the virus had been circulating for weeks previously.More than 260 people are confirmed to have died from the virus in the central African country, while 1,000 people have been infected.DR Congo’s neighbour, Uganda, has also confirmed…