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Compare Our Top PicksHonorable MentionsPhotograph: Julia ForbesWe tested many mattresses last year and have hit the ground running in 2026. That said, here are a few options we enjoyed and considered but ultimately didn’t make the starter team.Leesa Original Hybrid Mattress for $1,499: If you don’t mind the bouncy feel generated by the innerspring core, this is a well-engineered mattress that will appeal to most people—it’s not too firm but not too soft, with excellent edge support and an 11-inch height that won’t feel too tall or too low on your bed frame. It’s got a top layer of memory…

A number of senior politicians have been detained in a wave of arrests.For more than two decades, corruption has been a serious issue in Iraq.The oil-rich nation has consistently been ranked as one of the most corrupt in the world.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listBut this week, its new government has embarked on an unprecedented anti-corruption crackdown.It’s targeting many high-profile politicians and other senior figures accused of making illicit wealth and abuse of office.Iraqis have repeatedly protested against what they say is rampant corruption in their nation.Now, they hope the new government keeps this promise to eradicate what…

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Mississippi can continue to count some absentee ballots received after Election Day, rejecting a Republican challenge contending that those votes are invalid under federal law.The 5-4 opinion, which was written by one of President Donald Trump’s appointees and joined by the court’s three liberals, delivers a blow to ongoing efforts by Trump and the GOP to curtail mail-in voting ahead of the midterms.”Mississippi is one of roughly 30 States that count at least some absentee ballots mailed by election day but received afterward,” the majority noted in the ruling.Trump lamented the legal defeat…

Companies continue to recruit AI professionals for five remote careers—regardless of geography—allowing qualified candidates to pursue six-figure careers without relocating to traditional technology hubs.gettyDemand for AI talent continues to surge. Recent data shows AI-skilled roles have jumped 69%, nearly eight times faster than the overall job market (nine percent). AI isn’t just transforming how work gets done—it’s reshaping who gets hired. As organizations race to integrate AI into everything from customer service to cybersecurity, employers are competing for professionals with the technical expertise to build, deploy and improve intelligent systems. For workers willing to develop AI skills, the opportunity has…

Paris Saint-Germain winger Bradley Barcola features highly among the options Liverpool are considering as an alternative to their top winger target Yan Diomande.PSG are negotiating Diomande’s transfer with RB Leipzig after he indicated his preference to join the French and European champions. The 19-year-old has been Liverpool’s top target, but they have not been prepared to meet Leipzig’s valuation. The German club want significantly more than the £86m Liverpool were willing to pay for the Ivory Coast international.The Premier League side have been reluctant to go any higher than that, which appears to give PSG a clear run at the…

Kate Middleton I’m Now Scaling Mountains To Fight Cancer!!! Published June 29, 2026 1:56 AM PDT Kate Middleton is climbing mountains in her fight against cancer — literally! The Princess of Wales scaled three of the highest mountains in the United Kingdom in just 24 hours during the National Three Peaks Challenge over the weekend to highlight her continued battle against cancer. Waiting for your permission to load the Twitter Tweet. As you know, Kate was diagnosed with the disease in March 2024 but announced she was in remission the following year. Now, Kate is showing that she’s an inspiration to…

Good news, fellow parents: our children may have laid waste to our finances, pelvic integrity and circadian rhythms, and mocked our new sandals so devastatingly we can never wear them again, but a series of studies reported in New Scientist suggest parenting “may permanently improve brain health for Mum and Dad”. In one study, mothers with more children showed patterns associated with younger brains; another of nearly 38,000 people found “mothers and fathers have younger-looking brains”.This is unexpected. I feel as though parenting reduced me to a cognitive husk: the lyrics to Here Comes a Digger – a rare groove…

China’s Zhipu AI (Z.ai) released its open-weight GLM-5.2, and some researchers have claimed that it matches Mythos in certain bug-finding and cybersecurity scenarios. While GLM lags behind models from Anthropic and OpenAI in other, more general tasks, it seems that China has dramatically reduced the gap in the capabilities between its models and those of the US.This level of advancement is particularly concerning to the US government, which has worked to restrict China’s access to powerful models like Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable, as well as the hardware necessary to train and run them. The Trump administration views Mythos and other…

NewsFeedRescue teams and volunteers are working around the clock in search for survivors trapped beneath the rubble in Venezuela, as families cling to hope days after the June 24 twin earthquakes, with tens of thousands of people still missing. Zein Basravi reports from Caracas.Published On 29 Jun 202629 Jun 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s Vladimir Putin addresses the audience at the 23rd Congress of the United Russia party in Moscow on June 28, 2026.Yekaterina Shtukina | Afp | Getty ImagesRussian President Vladimir Putin has conceded that the country is facing fuel shortages following a barrage of long-range Ukrainian drone strikes on key energy infrastructure, although he insisted the Kremlin was dealing with them.The Russian president’s comments during an interview with a state TV reporter on Sunday mark the first time he has detailed the extent to which Ukraine’s deep-strike success has hampered Russia’s…