Bastille Day is France’s biggest holiday, celebrated annually on 15 July to commemorate the Storming of the Bastille in 1789 that sparked the French Revolution.
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France celebrates Bastille Day with annual military parade in Paris
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One killed, four injured as Russian forces strike Borivske in Kharkiv region with guided bomb
Russian troops launched an airstrike on the village of Borivske in the Kupiansk district, Kharkiv region, killing one woman and injuring four others.
Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram, according to…
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‘They hold hands, they embrace, they kiss’: The woman who changed our view of chimps
In 1962, with Leakey’s encouragement, despite not possessing an undergraduate degree, she began a PhD based on her exceptionally detailed findings. The same year, the National Geographic Society sent a Dutch wildlife photographer and film-maker,…
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A Real-Life Jurassic Park? The Lord of the Rings Director Teams up With Colossal Biosciences to Bring Back Extinct Species
Peter Jackson, the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind The Lord of the Rings, is joining forces with Colossal Biosciences, a leading genetic engineering company, to attempt a project that might seem more at home in a Jurassic Park movie than in real…
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Eyes On Elevance Health, Not UnitedHealth, As First To Report Earnings
On Thursday, Elevance Health will be the first health insurer out of the box to report second … More
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Trump puzzles Chelsea players as he crashes Club World Cup trophy party
Cole Palmer shone as he led Chelsea to a 3-0 victory over PSG in the Club World Cup, with US President Donald Trump surprisingly attending the trophy ceremony.
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China doesn’t need NVIDIA chips for military power, CEO says
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang says China doesn’t need to use the American tech stack or his company’s semiconductor chips to train AI for its military.
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Ukrainian air defense downs 61 Russian drones
Ukraine’s air defense forces shot down 61 out of 136 Russian drones between the evening of July 13 and the morning of July 14.
The Ukrainian Air Force announced this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.
Starting at 18:30 on Sunday, July 13, Russia launched a…
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Sleeplessness, death, destruction: Russian attacks torment Kyiv | News
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
For a brief moment, Al Jazeera cameraman experiences life under Russia’s bombs – and all of its side effects.
Kyiv, Ukraine – I’m wrenched from my sleep by what feels like an explosion in my stomach, as if a balloon has…
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