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The two picturesque cliffs of Hanklit and Knudeklint overlook Denmark's Limfjord

55-million-year-old

Danish fish fossil cliffs set to gain UNESCO status

Founded in San Francisco in 2015 as a nonprofit research lab by Altman, Elon Musk and others, OpenAI burst into the mainstream with the launch of ChatGPT in 2022

OpenAI reports 'unprecedented' autonomous hack by AI agents

The excavation site in the city center of Vievis, Lithuania, is pictured on July 20, 2026

Wartime grave-site

Lithuania moves Red Army graves to leave behind Soviet past

Wilson -- star of Hollywood hits including "Bridesmaids" and "Pitch Perfect" -- is accused of defamation by actress Charlotte MacInnes

Sydney court dismisses defamation case against film star Rebel Wilson

The director of the 22 July Center Lena Fahre gives a stone to Crown Prince Haakon of Norway as they and the leader of the National Support Group after 22 July Merete Stamneshagen and AUF leader Gaute Skjervo attend the opening of the national memorial site in remembrance of the victims of the terrorists attack at Johan Nygaardsvolds plass in the government quarter in Oslo, Norway, On July 19, 2026.

Norway remembers victims of 2011 massacre that took 77 lives

Doctor Kiril Apostolov is still serving patients in the remote Bulgarian mountains despite having recently turned 90

With 1,500 patients

In Bulgarian mountains, local doctor still on call at 90

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong said she raised China's missile test directly with her counterpart Wang Yi

Raising concerns

Australia protests China's 'destabilising' missile test

Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi (front 2R) was released after he was detained during a sit-in protest calling for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's resignation outside the latter's residence

India opposition leader released after protest detention

US President Donald Trump warned Iran it would pay "many times over" for every American soldier killed

Rising tensions

US hits Iran, says war cost at $37.5 bn

President Trump said the United States was 'not finished at all' with its attacks on Iran

Middle East war

US-Iran strikes: latest developments

Morning Roundup

Israeli bond dropped, Pirates push for Asselborn hearing, and France bans social media for under 15s

Platforms such as Snabbit, Pronto and Urban Company function much like ride-hailing apps -- workers receive bookings online, travel to assigned homes and clock in on their phones

60,000 jobs a day

India's domestic workers go online as instant services boom

The type of war injuries being treated at the hospital has changed

In Dnipro's central hospital

24 hours in a Ukrainian hospital, buckling under the toll of war

International women's movement FEMEN and Pussy Riot activists protested against Russia's involvement in the Biennale in May

EU cancels subsidy to Venice Biennale over Russia presence

Guyana's President Irfaan Ali (R, red cap) and military staff hold a meeting with survivors and relatives of those missing since the capsizing of a ferry that left at least 41 people dead

76 people rescued

At least 53 dead in Guyana capsized ferry disaster

This handout satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Tropical Storm Bertha in the Gulf of Mexico at 15:21 GMT on July 21, 2026

'Tropical storm conditions'

Tropical Storm Bertha spreads across northwestern Florida

Actress Kaylee Hottle died in a car crash in Maryland

'Godzilla' actress Kaylee Hottle, 18, dies in US car crash

US musical artist D4vd faces murder charges over the death and dismemberment of a teenager

Decomposed body in singer D4vd's car was 'unrecognizable,' court hears

Members of the Chilean Army rescue residents stranded in a rural area of the Coquimbo region following heavy rainfall

Death toll rises to 13 in Chile's severe storms

The time-trial victory was Remco Evenepoel's second successive stage win at the Tour de France

Second successive stage win

Evenepoel wins Tour de France individual time-trial

Winnie Byanyima says the West slashed funding for UNAIDS by 25% last year

'We don't have time to lose'

UNAIDS chief calls for 'radical change' in Africa amid aid cuts

Despite worries about AI, Hollywood has struck up some key partnerships with innovators

'We're leveraging GenAI'

A once wary Hollywood slowly warms to AI

D4vd faces murder charges over the death and dismemberment of a young teenager

'She told me she was 18'

Decomposed body in singer D4vd's car was 'unrecognizable,' court hears

DJ Zendo performs a set as part of the Login.jp project as people bathe at the Electric Water Heater sauna in Sumida, Tokyo

Beats breathe new life

From bath to fish market: DJs play to revive Japan neighbourhoods

Archaeologists extract a pre-Hispanic burial estimated to date to 850 BC at an archaeological site in Antiguo Cuscatlan, El Salvador

Dating back to 850 BC

Nearly 3,000-year-old human remains unearthed in El Salvador

Stunning scenery is a key consideration for the race route because 'people also watch the Tour for the beauty of its landscapes'

'Grande Boucle'

Designing a Tour de France route: a three-year labour of love

Research has found acetamiprid can poison honey bees

Forbidden since 2018

France reintroduces 'bee-harming pesticides', environment minister to quit

The Mistral deal will help Microsoft reassure European clients seeking non-US options for AI and data storage

Multi-billion-dollar deal

Microsoft strikes deal for Mistral's AI computing power

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