World Rights Groups Seek War-Crime Probe Into Killing of Lebanese Journalist Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch called for an independent war-crime investigation into strikes that killed Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil.
Sports World U20 Athletics Championships Open in Eugene With First Titles Decided The five-day World Athletics U20 Championships have begun at Hayward Field, with sprint and field-event finals leading the second-day programme.
Science IXPE observations offer strongest evidence yet for vacuum birefringence A coordinated study of magnetar 1E 1547.0-5408 found unusually strong X-ray polarization that may reveal a 90-year-old quantum effect in empty space.
Politics Chuck Edwards Ends Reelection Bid After House Ethics Rebuke North Carolina Republican Chuck Edwards ended his reelection campaign after a House ethics panel recommended censure over conduct toward two female aides.
Health US Cyclospora Outbreak Linked to Iceberg Lettuce Expands to 15 States U.S. officials expanded an iceberg-lettuce-linked Cyclospora outbreak to 15 states as investigators continued tracing recalled Taylor Farms products.
Environment Climate Change Doubled Likelihood of Canada's Severe Fire Weather A rapid attribution study found human-caused warming roughly doubled the likelihood of severe fire weather in two Canadian regions.
Entertainment New York Film Festival Unveils 32-Film Main Slate The 64th New York Film Festival has announced a 32-film Main Slate led by works from James Gray, Tony Gilroy and Ava DuVernay.
Business Electronic Arts Closes Record $55 Billion Private Equity Buyout Electronic Arts has completed a record $55 billion sale to PIF, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners, ending its public-market listing.
World Russian Barrage Kills 17 in Kyiv Region as Air Defences Fall Short Russian missiles and drones killed 17 people and injured at least 44 around Kyiv, renewing Ukraine's appeal for Patriot interceptors.
Technology Alphabet Reshapes AI Leadership as Hassabis Takes Chief Scientist Role Alphabet gives Demis Hassabis a new chief scientist role, puts Koray Kavukcuoglu in operational control of DeepMind and backs a venture led by departing Google researchers.
Sports United States beats Guatemala to secure 2027 U-20 World Cup place The United States rallied from a goal down to beat Guatemala 3-1 in Puebla, reach the Concacaf U-20 semifinals and qualify for the 2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Science Spent Falcon 9 Stage Reaches Moon as Scientists Await Impact Evidence A spent Falcon 9 stage was expected to hit the Moon at 06:35 UTC, offering a rare test of impact models as scientists await orbital confirmation.