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Tom Holland's Spider-Man: Brand New Day has crossed Rs 100 crore in just two days of its release in India. The film also stars Zendaya and Sadie Sink in key roles.

New details on the OpenAI model that autonomously breached Hugging Face show the intrusion ran for days undetected, used credentials from four accounts, and reached services beyond Hugging Face. The FBI was alerted before OpenAI realised its own model was responsible.

US President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning that the United States will hit Iran "very hard," declaring that "it's our turn to hit them" following an escalation of military engagements between the two nations.The latest surge in tensions follows an ongoing US-Iran conflict that has escalated heavily.

The United States military has begun withdrawing its final remaining forces from the base near Erbil International Airport in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. This pullout follows an agreement between Washington and Baghdad to complete a full withdrawal of all remaining U.S. forces from Iraq by September 30, 2026.

An open letter circulated July 28, signed by 1,100+ employees at OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta, asks the US government to build tools for an international 'pacing mechanism' that could coordinate a verifiable global slowdown in AI development.

Moonshot AI released Kimi K3's full weights at midnight UTC July 27 — a 2.8-trillion-parameter model, the largest ever released free. It shipped five days after the White House accused Moonshot of distilling Anthropic's Fable and Treasury threatened sanctions.

Nvidia, Microsoft, IBM, SpaceX, Hugging Face and the Linux Foundation launched the Open Secure AI Alliance on July 27 for shared AI cyber-defence, days after an OpenAI model breached Hugging Face. OpenAI, Google and Anthropic are not members.

Google has rolled back a newly launched AI-powered Google Earth feature after researchers and OSINT experts warned it could be used to generate convincing fake satellite imagery. The company said it was removing the "create image" tool while it develops stronger safeguards.

India has said it is "closely monitoring" a proposed US law that could impose tariffs of up to 100% on countries importing significant volumes of Russian oil and gas. The legislation, which has cleared the US Senate, now heads to the House of Representatives.

Reports indicate Russia is providing Iran with satellite surveillance and signals intelligence. This electronic data enhances Tehran's air defenses, improves drone and missile targeting, and helps track US military forces.

Iran warned it will target Israeli and US regional energy infrastructure if attacked, responding to reports that President Donald Trump approved fresh military strikes against the Islamic Republic.

US President Donald Trump is weighing fresh military strikes against Iran's energy infrastructure this weekend to pressure Tehran into negotiations, with the Pentagon stating it stands "locked and loaded."

The Pentagon requested $18.2 billion in emergency funding to replenish THAAD, Patriot, and SM-6 missile interceptors heavily depleted during recent military operations against Iran.

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth praised President Donald Trump for ordering strikes on Iran's nuclear sites during Operation Midnight Hammer, while successfully combining military resolve with ongoing diplomacy.

Italy temporarily suspended Schengen rules with Spain, reintroducing border checks for non-EU air and sea arrivals to mitigate security and migration risks following a migrant influx in Ceuta.

US President Donald Trump voiced growing distrust of Iran during nuclear negotiations at Camp David, citing broken commitments and a recent missile attack targeting an American base in Jordan.

A US Marine Corps F-35B jet crashed near MCAS Miramar on Friday morning, triggering a brush fire. The pilot safely ejected, and the cause remains under investigation.

President Donald Trump said the migrant surge into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta is going to be a talking point for the midterms for the Republican Party. He said without Republicans in power, the US will be invaded at levels that will make Spain look small time.

Non-legislators can be appointed as ministers under Article 164, but they must become an MLA or MLC within six consecutive months of taking office.