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An iPhone 17 Pro costs more than twice as much in Turkey as it does in the US, making it the most expensive place among 41 markets to buy the phone. Deutsche Bank Research’s Mapping the World’s Prices 2026 report compares the price of the same 256GB model across the world. It finds that European countries occupy much of the expensive end of the ranking. The comparison also suggests that the price gap between Europe and the US has widened over the past decade. Switzerland offers Europe’s lowest price Among the 21 European countries analysed, Switzerland has the lowest price,…

Beyond the unending queues for the London Eye or selfie stick-filled crowds around places like Oxford Circus or Elizabeth Tower (which houses the Big Ben bell), voters have had their say on London’s most underrated spots that many visitors end up walking straight past. The Secret London website asked its followers on Facebook the question: “What’s the most underrated London landmark?” After receiving more than 250 suggestions of attractions, sights and landmarks, the results are in. Postman’s Park A quaint green space just a stone’s throw away from the architectural marvel of St Paul’s Cathedral, Postman’s Park topped Secret London’s…

Published on 21/07/2026 – 9:27 GMT+2•Updated 28/07/2026 – 10:44 GMT+2 What a fun World Cup this has been… If only FIFA and Argentina hadn’t ruined the whole thing. It’s a sentiment shared by many online, who believe that this year’s tournament has brought the culture of football further into disrepute – whether it’s the exorbitant ticket prices, the controversial “hydration breaks”, the Trump-Infantino relationship leading to the infamous red card scandal, some dubious refereeing and allegations of favouritism… The list goes on, and went on up until the final, in which Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 in extra time. Indeed, FIFA…

As police conducted a manhunt for the suspect who carried out a vehicle ramming attack at Berlin’s annual Pride event on 25 July, the information vacuum surrounding the incident was rapidly filled with false claims and misleading social media posts. One woman was killed and at least 29 others injured after a white van drove into a crowd along a pedestrian pathway in a forested area near the main Pride parade. The day after the attack, officials released a photograph of the suspect, known as 21-year old Abdul B, who was shot dead that evening in a police operation. Despite…

A wave of demonstrations spread across Tripoli on Sunday night and Monday, with protesters blocking major roads, shutting down state institutions and demanding the removal of Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah’s Government of National Unity (GNU), as daily power cuts of up to 14 hours during a severe heatwave pushed public anger to its breaking point. The protests, which began in response to the electricity crisis, quickly expanded into a broader challenge to Libya’s political establishment. Demonstrators called for the removal of governments in both eastern and western Libya, chanting “The people want justice that punishes those who squander the people’s…

Published on 28/07/2026 – 9:26 GMT+2•Updated 9:29 Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey continues its global box office domination, pulling more than $650 million worldwide after just two weeks in theatres. The cinematic juggernaut is already the biggest live-action film of the year so far, and is on its way to crossing the coveted $1 billion mark. More impressively, it’s not just driving people to head to the cinemas… Since its release, the film has been responsible for a surge in people heading back to the classics and reading Homer’s ancient poem. There’s a reported 70 per cent increase in UK sales…

And now, the second anniversary of the EU’s landmark AI Act on Sunday is set to trigger sweeping new powers for the European Commission to police how top companies deal with the risks stemming from their most advanced AI models. Europe’s AI Office will have the power to demand that top frontier labs submit to evaluations and grant access to their models, risking major fines if they don’t comply. These regulatory capabilities arrive not a moment too soon after last week’s security incident, where an AI agent, driven by two OpenAI models, hacked into the American AI development platform Hugging…

During the final dress rehearsal for the 65th Israel Festival, four high-wire artists crossed cables suspended above Jerusalem’s Hinnom Valley as spectators watched from below. Staged along the seam between East and West Jerusalem, the performance pays tribute to French high-wire artist Philippe Petit, who famously crossed the same valley during the opening of the 1987 festival. The footage follows performer Jonathan Tabachnik and fellow artists as they balance high above the valley, prepare their equipment and step carefully onto the wires. The opening event combines music and aerial performance, revisiting a landmark moment in the festival’s history ahead of…

Spain is expected to break new tourism records this summer, but one in three residents cannot afford to spend a week away from home on holiday. Between June and September, the country expects to receive around 43 million international tourists, 6% more than in the same period of 2025, with spending close to 64 billion euros, according to Turespaña’s forecasts, the agency under the Ministry of Industry and Tourism. The contrast is highlighted by the 2025 Living Conditions Survey from the National Statistics Institute (INE): 32.2% of the population could not afford to go away from home on holiday for…

In Gorton and Denton, where the Greens overturned Labour’s 2024 majority of 13,415 at a by-election in February, campaigners said that opposing “cruel” immigration policies was a vote-winner.  Kerry McCarthy, the Labour MP for Bristol East, a Green target for the next election, said Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s immigration reforms — including changes to indefinite leave to remain —  are a point of contention in her constituency.  The rhetoric coming out of the Home Office “creates a one-way narrative, that we are only about control and are not capable of compassion,” she said.  “It goes to voters’ values,” she warned.…