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Jul 15, 2026 - World

The updated version also allows an exception for countries that import less than 15 per cent of Russia's natural gas exports and are taking significant steps to reduce those imports, which could exempt Japan, France, Hungary, and Belgium.

Jul 15, 2026 - World

Partnered Health says personal information and medical details and notes were breached in the attack on 21 clinicsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThousands of medical records and patient information stored with one of Australia’s biggest healthcare providers have been breached in a cyber-attack.Partnered Health, owned by private equity firm Quadrant, said 21 clinics across several cities including Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra have been affected by the breach which occurred on 23 June. Continue reading...

Jul 15, 2026 - World

The officers were part of a list of 22 candidates chosen by a board of senior admirals after reviewing their performance over careers spanning more than 25 years, reported The NY Times.

Jul 15, 2026 - World

As Ann Widdecombe’s death raises concerns over security, politicians describe the threats and aggression they have faced and the anxiety it causesJess Phillips has received so many death threats she has to remind herself not to be blase. One night she received more than 600 rape threats. In 2019, a man forced his way into her office. The same year a white supremacist sent her a picture of Jo Cox, her friend and fellow Labour MP who was murdered in 2016, accompanied with the message: “I will have you dealt with.”“This is not academic to me; it is something I face every day,” says the MP for Birmingham Yardley. “You learn to cope with it, but it does cause terrible anxiety. For me, I feel guilty about the people who work for me, my kids, my family.” Continue reading...

Jul 15, 2026 - World

OpenAI is developing a movable, screen-free AI speaker as its first hardware product, positioning it to rival Apple amid an ongoing trade secret lawsuit