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The Bank of England has kept borrowing costs unchanged, but a larger-than-expected minority of policymakers voted for an immediate increase as Middle East tensions and volatile energy prices threaten to push inflation higher.
Seven candidates are seeking to replace António Guterres, but the final choice will depend on winning broad Security Council support while avoiding a veto from any of its five permanent members.
Strong cloud earnings have helped Microsoft lead a recovery in US markets, but investors remain concerned about expensive artificial-intelligence infrastructure and the valuation of major semiconductor companies.
The proposed framework seeks to improve dignity, safety, staffing and accountability in services supporting older people at home, in communities and in residential facilities.
A proposed Investigational Marketing Authorisation could allow controlled access to promising treatments while further clinical and real-world evidence is collected.
Foreign ministers discussed water, sanitation and delivery of Agenda 2063, but the final public record of adopted commitments had not appeared on the African Union’s website by the time of publication.
The Pope has urged Christian communicators to use technological tools responsibly and resist systems that weaken truth, human judgement or genuine relationships.
The UK Health Security Agency estimates 2,877 heat-associated deaths in England during the May and June heat episodes, almost twice the total for the whole of summer 2025.
The eSafety Commissioner has begun Federal Court proceedings alleging Telegram failed to promptly remove violent extremist material reported by Australian users. Telegram rejects the claims.
The MHRA, NHS England's London region and health-innovation networks have opened expressions of interest for London Region I, a regulatory sandbox for AI-enabled medical devices.
Salva Kiir has removed Johnny Ohisa as governor of the Bank of South Sudan and reappointed Addis Ababa Othow amid oil revenue losses, inflation and currency pressure.
Kinshasa says the FDLR has signed a protocol committing to disarmament and cantonment. Kigali rejects the arrangement as inconsistent with the US-brokered peace framework.
Meta generated $784 million in free cash flow in the second quarter, down from about $8.55 billion a year earlier, as capital spending on AI data centres accelerated.
The South African retailer expects headline earnings per share to rise between 2.5% and 7.5% for the 52 weeks to 28 June, after second-half trading slowed.