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Andras Baka, a strong advocate for judicial independence, becomes Tisza’s pick for Hungary’s next president.Published On 9 Aug 20269 Aug 2026Hungary’s governing Tisza party has nominated Andras Baka, a former Supreme Court chief removed from his post by Viktor Orban’s government in 2012, as its candidate for the country’s presidency.The nomination, announced Saturday by Prime Minister Peter Magyar, marks the latest step in Tisza’s effort to dismantle Orban’s influence over state institutions since the party’s landslide election victory in April ended his 16-year rule.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe decision to nominate Baka for the presidency comes weeks…

A pedestrian walks by a Verizon store on Nov. 13, 2025 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesService was down for several hours Saturday afternoon for thousands of Verizon customers in the U.S.The outages began around 3:30 p.m. ET, with Verizon receiving the highest number of complaints at more than 13,000 at its peak, according to data tracking site Downdetector. The largest number of affected customers were located in major metropolitan areas, including New York, Los Angeles and Boston.”Our engineers have resolved the issue that affected voice services for some wireless customers this afternoon,” the company told CNBC…

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Republic of Korea have a long-standing partnership spanning over 75 years. As a result of their fruitful collaboration, there has been significant progress in health and development all around the world. The Republic of Korea has gone from being a donor-recipient country to a donor-country and is now a leader in global health and playing a critical role on the world stage.Dr Catharina Boehme, Assistant Director-General for External Relations and Governance (WHO) and Dr Hye-Jin Kim, Deputy Minister for Planning and Coordination (Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea), together with counterparts…

Imagine that somewhere, a hiring manager faces a decision between two candidates for a remote position. One is a recent graduate: competent, motivated, and full of potential. The other has accumulated five years of experience and can hit the ground running. Not long ago, managers would regularly take a chance on the graduate, confident that the organization could turn raw potential into exceptional performance. The right team, strong mentors, and moments of informal learning can transform a promising newcomer into a high-performing professional.

Betfred Super League side Huddersfield Giants have announced they are to leave the town and move to Dewsbury for the 2027 season onwards.The Giants’ intention is to move into Dewsbury’s Flair Stadium, subject to RFL board approval, investing a projected £10m-plus in developing the ground. The investment will deliver a transformational upgrade of the venue, including the construction of a new stand that will increase capacity from 5,000 to around 8,000 spectators, creating a viewing area on all four sides of the pitch. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Huddersfield Giants director of rugby Andy Kelly reflects…

Taylor Frankie Paul My Probation’s Over … Celebrating with A.I. Court Photos?! Published August 8, 2026 6:54 AM PDT Taylor Frankie Paul is getting called out for allegedly posting what appears to be A.I.-generated courthouse photos as she celebrated the end of her 3-year probation. Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. Check it out — the ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ star shared a handful of pics Friday as she marked the end of her probation. The first snap shows her walking through what appears to be the courthouse, and the second shows her sitting before the…

What job in our world is less lucrative than being a parent? A Hollywood internship? Volunteering at a soup kitchen? Professional writer? Parenting is the only job you have to pay money to do. Lots of money. Lodging, clothes, food, school, Pokémon cards – it really adds up. And it’s getting worse. According to the tech industry, I have to strap my drooling offspring to a computer in order to ensure the baby’s survival.Parents are being offered life-altering advancements in artificial intelligence that purport to make this taxing endeavor a tiny bit easier. OpenAI is suggesting its latest products can…

OpenAI said Friday it has suspended work on some aspects of its upcoming model Astra after an internal review found it had made significant advancements in agentic coding and cybersecurity — enough to warrant concern over its capabilities. OpenAI said in a blog post Friday that this model, which is still in development, reached its “critical cybersecurity threshold,” meaning it could independently identify and carry out cyberattacks against traditionally well-protected real-world systems. Under the company’s “Preparedness Framework,” which it created in 2023, this triggered additional safeguards. “While we continue to benchmark and assess this model, our preliminary evaluations indicate strong…

NewsFeedA sacred ‘talking drum’ looted by French troops in 1916 has been returned to its home village in Ivory Coast after more than a century. The Djidji Ayokwe, which the Ebrie community used to transmit messages and warn of danger, was officially returned by France in February.Published On 8 Aug 20268 Aug 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

This depicts the satellite-filled sky that is now a reality and getting more crowded every week. (Photo by: Alan Dyer/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)Vw Pics | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesThousands of satellites are circling the Earth, and when they die, they don’t just disappear. Neither do the rockets that put them there. This week, a spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage crashed into the moon, more than a year after it was left on an uncontrolled trajectory following a lunar mission.Closer to Earth, defunct satellites, spent rocket parts and other debris can remain in orbit for years,…