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Hong Kong leads stocks higher, yen gains as Ishiba vows to stay
Equities mostly rose Monday on optimism countries will reach US trade deals before an August 1 deadline, while the yen gained after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he would stay in office despite another election defeat.
Sports
Defending 200m champ Haughey out of swimming worlds with injury
Four-time Olympic medallist Siobhan Haughey pulled out of the World Aquatic Championships in Singapore with a back injury on Monday, leaving the Hong Kong swimmer unable to defend her women's 200m freestyle title.
Politics
Japan PM hangs on after election debacle
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was clinging on Monday even after his coalition disastrously lost its upper house majority in elections, as painful new US tariffs loom.
Health
UK battles anti-vax misinformation after child's death
A child's death from measles has sparked urgent calls from British public health officials to get children vaccinated, as the UK faces an onslaught of misinformation on social media, much of it from the United States.
Sports
England face dark horses Italy with sights set on Women's Euro final
Having come back from the brink of elimination against Sweden in the last eight, England will hope to live up to their billing as favourites when they face Italy in the semi-finals of Women's Euro 2025 on Tuesday.
Boulevard
Trump and Epstein: What was their relationship?
Donald Trump's past ties with Jeffrey Epstein are under scrutiny after the US president slammed a Wall Street Journal report that he sent a lewd letter to the infamous sex offender as "fake news."
Culture
'Class war': outsiders moving to Puerto Rico trigger displacement
Gloria Cuevas thought she would live forever in her pink, century-old house on Puerto Rico's west coast -- but then her landlord decided to transform the home into an Airbnb.
Economy
EUDR Solution From Source Intelligence Simplifies Deforestation Due Diligence
The SaaS platform streamlines risk assessment, data collection, and submissions for companies navigating EUDR compliance
Technology
Spacely AI Secures US $1 Million Seed Round to Supercharge Generative AI Design for Architects Worldwide
Spacely AI's mission is to help architects win more business, unlock greater creativity, and cut costs. Its cloud suite delivers AI rendering for interior and exterior spaces, intuitive image-editing tools, AI virtual staging, and automated 3D model generation. Fully integrated with SketchUp via Extension Warehouse, the platform is adding support for more leading CAD tools so professionals can work inside the software they already know.
Technology
31 Concept Emerges From Stealth Mode, to Unveil Groundbreaking Network Intelligence Platform at Iss Asia 2025
Unveiling the Future of Encrypted Traffic Visibility and Sovereign Cyber Intelligence
Sports
World cruiserweight champion Ramirez undergoes surgery
World cruiserweight boxing champion Gilberto Ramirez will be sidelined indefinitely after undergoing shoulder surgery for an injury suffered in a victory last month, his promoters announced on Sunday.
Boulevard
Pope calls Buzz Aldrin to mark 1969 moon landing
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called astronaut Buzz Aldrin and visited the Vatican's astronomical observatory in Castel Gandolfo to mark the 56th anniversary of man's first moon landing.
Politics
New clashes outside London hotel housing migrants
Anti-migrant protests degenerated again late Sunday outside a London hotel housing asylum seekers, as rioters threw bottles and smoke bombs at the police.
Politics
Japan PM's future in doubt after election debacle
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's future was unclear Monday after his coalition appeared to have disastrously lost its upper house majority in elections that saw strong gains by a right-wing populist party.
Tiger comparisons 'silly' for dominant Scheffler
Scottie Scheffler dismissed comparisons of his grip on golf to Tiger Woods' prime as "silly" after storming to his first British Open on Sunday.
Gaza civil defence says Israeli fire kills 93 aid seekers
Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces opened fire on crowds of Palestinians trying to collect humanitarian aid in the war-torn Palestinian territory on Sunday, killing 93 people and wounding dozens more.
Sports
Clark feels 'terrible' for US Open incident after Oakmont ban
Wyndham Clark said on Sunday he "feels" terrible and hopes he will be able to play at Oakmont Country Club again after he was banned from the course for causing damage in the locker room during last month's US Open.
Sports
Venus Williams, 45, to end 16-month layoff in Washington
Venus Williams will make her return from a 16-month layoff at this week's DC Open, the seven-time Grand Slam singles champion saying Sunday she is not sure of anything beyond that.
Sports
McIlroy got everything but the win out of Northern Ireland homecoming
Rory McIlroy said he had enjoyed an "awesome week" back in Northern Ireland, even if his charge to win the British Open for a second time fell short on Sunday.
Calm returns to south Syria after violence that killed over 1,100: monitor
Calm returned to southern Syria's Sweida province on Sunday, a monitor and AFP correspondents reported, after a week of sectarian violence between Druze fighters and rival groups that killed more than 1,100 people.
Sports
Mexico's O'Ward wins Toronto Indy to gain in title chase
Mexico's Pato O'Ward took the lead off a pit stop exchange with 27 laps remaining and captured Sunday's Indy Toronto to gain ground in the season points title chase.
Sports
British Open win 'special feeling' for dominant Scheffler
Scottie Scheffler said his first taste of winning the British Open was "special" after romping to his fourth major title by four shots at Royal Portrush on Sunday.
Sports
Scheffler ticks off British Open in pursuit of perfection
Scottie Scheffler began his week at the British Open pondering "the point" of his pursuit of perfection but still cruised away from the field to lift the Claret Jug for the first time.
Sports
Brilliant Scheffler cruises to fourth major title at British Open
Scottie Scheffler romped to a magnificent four-shot victory to seal his first British Open title at Royal Portrush on Sunday, notching his fourth major success.
Health
French petition against return of bee-killing pesticide passes 1mn
More than a million people Sunday had signed a petition urging the French government to ditch a law allowing the reintroduction of a banned pesticide experts say is deadly to bees.
Culture
'Superman' triumphs once again at N.American box office
The Man of Steel has staying power: "Superman" topped the North American box office for a second week running and surpassed the $400 million mark worldwide, industry estimates showed Sunday.
Nature
A million people sign French petition against bringing back bee-killing pesticide
More than a million people had by Sunday signed a petition urging the French government to ditch a law allowing the reintroduction of a banned pesticide known to kill bees.
Politics
European powers plan fresh nuclear talks with Iran
European powers plan fresh talks with Iran on its nuclear programme in the coming days, the first since the US attacked Iranian nuclear facilities a month ago, a German diplomatic source told AFP on Sunday.
Politics
Pope urges immediate end to 'barbarity' of Gaza war
Pope Leo XIV slammed the "barbarity" of the war in Gaza on Sunday and urged against the "indiscriminate use of force", just days after a deadly strike by Israel's military on a Catholic church.
Boulevard
Arrested Kenyan activist faces terror charges
Renowned Kenyan rights activist Boniface Mwangi is accused of "facilitation of terrorist acts" during protests that rocked the country last month, investigators said on Sunday, a day after he was arrested.
Politics
Gaza civil defence says Israeli fire kills 73 aid seekers
Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces opened fire on crowds of Palestinians trying to collect humanitarian aid in the war-torn Palestinian territory on Sunday, killing 73 people and wounding dozens more.
Sports
Wellens wins stage as Pogacar maintains Tour de France stranglehold
Tim Wellens of Team UAE won a baking and hilly stage 15 of the Tour de France at Carcassonne on Sunday after a 45km solo rampage towards the walled citadel.