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A month after her private wedding to Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift debuted in a new hairstyle. She was captured during the wedding ceremony of her longtime music collaborators Oli Jacobs and Laura Sisk.

Padikkal reveals mantra behind making run scoring look easy in Galle Test ton

Japan is seeing strong tourism growth as visitors from Asia, the US, Europe and South Korea help make up for shifts in travel patterns. The surge highlights Japan’s continued appeal as a major global tourism destination and provides a boost to its travel and hospitality sectors.

A Russian missile strike damaged Lakshmi Mittal’s ArcelorMittal steel plant in Kryvyi Rih, halting production following a massive Ukrainian drone assault targeting Moscow and Rostov regions.

Iran's parliament approved the framework of an infiltration bill criminalising unauthorised communication with foreign media, universities, and institutions, punishable by imprisonment for journalists, academics, and citizens.

FC Barcelona has agreed to a €76.5M deal to sign World Cup winner and Ballon d’Or midfielder Rodri from Manchester City on a four-year contract.

At least seven people were killed and several injured in a stampede at a Shiva temple in Bihar’s Lakhisarai on Monday. The incident occurred around 6:45 am as devotees gathered for Shravan prayers. A falling wire reportedly triggered panic, causing the stampede.

OTT releases this week have something for every genre lover, whether you’re looking for laugh-out-loud chaos or a romantic family drama. This upcoming lineup will sort out your watchlist.

Tom Holland and Zendaya's Spider-Man: Brand New Day continues its dominance at the US box office. The superhero film has brought in more than $2 billion globally since its July 31 release.

NTA has ordered a UGC-NET June 2026 re-exam for English, Commerce and Sociology after candidates flagged factual, spelling, translation and repeated-question errors. English and Commerce exams will be held on September 9, while Sociology will be conducted on September 10.

Viral footage and sailor messages have raised concerns over poor conditions aboard USS Abraham Lincoln, including allegedly dirty bathrooms and food shortages. New images purportedly also shows similar conditions aboard the USS George Washington

USS Abraham Lincoln is returning to San Diego after more than 260 days in the West Asia. CENTCOM chief Adm. Brad Cooper defended crew welfare amid reports of poor conditions and mental health issues

Trump has ordered a substantial reduction in joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the high costs of the drills.

While the industry argues about chatbots, Nvidia's research organisation is building neural rendering, world models and simulation — presented at SIGGRAPH by its Cosmos Lab and deep learning leaders, targeting robotics and autonomous systems rather than text.

Marvell will invest $250 million in India over three years and double its headcount, expanding in Bangalore and Hyderabad. India is already its second-largest R&D organisation worldwide, with teams working on 2nm process technology and end-to-end silicon design.

Google's Gemini app crossed one billion monthly active users, its fastest-growing product ever. But the figure counts the app only, excluding Gemini in Search and Gmail, and it is monthly where ChatGPT's billion is weekly.

Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami said the Islamic Republic had survived foreign aggression and remained resilient but argued that continued conflict would create serious challenges for the country and its people. He urged for diplomacy amid the risk of military escalation.

In Bartz v Anthropic a court held training on copyrighted books is fair use but storing pirated copies is not — settled for $1.5 billion, about $3,000 per work. In NYT v OpenAI the court refused dismissal, finding ChatGPT's outputs may compete with the Times.

OpenAI made both Daybreak tiers available through Amazon Bedrock, including GPT-5.6-Cyber, trained with reduced safeguards for exploit development. Distributing gated offensive-security capability through a mainstream cloud marketplace changes who can reach it.