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President flew to Ankara onboard Qatari-gifted jet, without advanced defenses, and flew home on old Air Force OneDonald Trump switched aircraft before departing Turkey earlier this month after US officials determined there was a credible threat from Iranian proxy forces targeting him and Air Force One, according to a new report from the New York Times.The threat surfaced while the US president was attending the Nato summit. He had arrived in Ankara onboard the new Qatari-donated Boeing 747-8, an aircraft that Trump acknowledged does not have the same advanced defensive systems as the older Air Force One. Continue reading...

• Supporters of the self-named Cockroach Janta Party clashed with police in India while demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. • The confrontation resulted in nearly 60 protesters being injured, leading the group to announce they will not march again to prevent further harm to youth. • ACLED analyst Pearl Pandya warned that government crackdowns against peaceful protesters on this widespread issue may only serve to fuel public anger.

Jake Richards announces measures to prevent abuse like that at Medomsley detention centre in County DurhamOne of the UK’s most horrific and shocking child custody scandals was collectively ignored for decades because the victims were working-class boys from the north of England, a government minister has said.The sentencing and youth justice minister, Jake Richards, has announced he is implementing a number of recommendations to prevent abuse such as that which took place between 1961 and 1987 at Medomsley detention centre in County Durham from ever happening again. Continue reading...

• Lauryn Hill was honored with the Living Legend Icon Award at the 2026 BET Awards on Sunday, June 28. • The ceremony featured a star-studded tribute to Hill, who expressed her gratitude to her fans by stating, "I do this because I love y'all." • During her acceptance speech, Hill emphasized the importance of individuality and uniqueness, highlighting her roles as both an artist and a mother.

Airport has also been ‘engaging closely’ with regulator to discuss cost of plan to build third runwayBusiness live – latest updatesHeathrow has said that passenger numbers and profits will fall this year because of the conflict in the Middle East.Europe’s busiest airport said it expects a 1.1% decline in the total number of passengers to 83.6 million, as the impact of the Iran war affects global air travel. Continue reading...

• Bill Gates stated that while AI is expected to replace many jobs, athletes are among the few professionals safe from this revolution. • Gates identified athletes, biologists, energy workers, and coders as four specific careers unlikely to be fully replaced by artificial intelligence. • The reasoning for athletes' security is based on human psychology, as Gates argues that audiences have no interest in watching computers compete in sports.

• NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft has discovered a highly unusual planetary system featuring an "improbable" and "wonky" orbital configuration. • The system's instability is driven by a massive, eccentric object within the system that disrupts the typical planetary alignment. • This discovery is significant because it provides crucial insights into how planets can form and survive around massive objects with extreme orbits.