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A handful of billion-pound mobile app companies, from gaming to online dating to streaming music, want to change the conditions that made them successful in the first place, pulling up the ladder behind them. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is right to look at broadening the ways that developers can create new products and serve their customers. Regulators, however, must resist the call to completely reshape the structure of the widely successful mobile ecosystem. Greater flexibility for developers to serve their customers with new products, services and purchasing options could benefit small businesses. However, those benefits will only be…

Published on 08/07/2026 – 5:07 GMT+2 The US launched fresh strikes on Iran early on Wednesday, hitting more than 80 targets, according to US Central Command, which said the attacks were conducted in response to Tehran’s attacks on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz. “US forces struck Iranian defense systems, command and control networks, coastal radar sites, anti-ship missile capabilities, and more than 60 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps small boats in and near the strait,” the US military said in a statement posted to X. The strikes came as US President Donald Trump was in Turkey for a summit…

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Rodgers Oloo Magutha, known as Nairobi’s ‘Birdman’, has gained attention for rescuing injured birds and sharing his home with them. The video shows him collecting recyclable materials at a Nairobi dumpsite, caring for birds at home and feeding them. Black kites, ibises, pigeons and other birds move freely around him as he explains his mission to protect and release them when they are ready. Magutha says he has rescued more than 20 birds and wants to raise awareness about conservation through his unusual bond with wildlife. His videos have attracted attention online, but his close contact with wild birds has…

ANKARA — Le secrétaire général de l’Otan, Mark Rutte, a un message à adresser aux alliés à propos de Donald Trump : le président américain avait raison. Il avait raison de faire pression sur eux pour qu’ils augmentent leurs dépenses de défense, il avait raison de les inciter à moderniser leurs armées, et il avait raison de déclencher une guerre contre l’Iran, a considéré le Néerlandais auprès de POLITICO lors d’une interview pour le podcast The Conversation with Dasha Burns, enregistrée à l’occasion du sommet des dirigeants de l’Alliance cette semaine, dans la capitale turque. “C’est simplement que j’apprécie cet…

Instead of accepting the court’s ruling and hoping she could get her sentence knocked down to six months for good behavior, the 57-year-old took a major gamble: She announced on prime-time television that she would once again appeal, this time to France’s highest court. Le Pen argued that her decision would free her of the obligation to wear the bracelet, as appeals lift penalties under French criminal law. But the new trial before the the Cour de cassation could now take place in the middle of her presidential campaign. “My hands are clean … I will prove it,” Le Pen…

Published on 07/07/2026 – 23:44 GMT+2 Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have signed a new agreement aimed at expanding collaboration on drones, military technology and the defence industry, as European allies seek to draw more closely on Kyiv’s battlefield experience. The agreement, signed on Tuesday on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, will deepen cooperation between the Estonian and Ukrainian defence industries, including the exchange of expertise in drone technology, cybersecurity, information technology and military innovation. “Ukraine has developed one of the most competitive defence industries in the world” through its experience fighting…

Argentina fans celebrated with tears, songs and dancing after their team’s dramatic 3-2 comeback victory over Egypt in the World Cup round of 16. Footage from Buenos Aires and Atlanta shows supporters cheering, embracing and playing drums as the final whistle confirmed Argentina’s place in the quarter-finals. Many fans said they never stopped believing despite trailing 2-0 late in the match, while others described the comeback as one of the most emotional victories they had witnessed. Argentina will face either Switzerland or Colombia in the quarter-finals.

Published on 07/07/2026 – 23:00 GMT+2 The day after Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup farewell, Lionel Messi’s Argentina were pushed to the limit by a fearless Egypt side that came close to producing what would have been the biggest shock of the tournament so far. In the first ever meeting between the two countries at a World Cup, it was the Egyptians who took the lead on 15 minutes, with Yasser Ibrahim heading home. Argentina had a golden opportunity to draw level shortly after, but Egyptian goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir saved a Messi penalty, with the Argentine wasting his second spot-kick of…

Here are four key questions hanging over Le Pen’s political resurrection and her upcoming presidential campaign.  What are the legal next steps? One key challenge for Le Pen is to avoid having to campaign while her movement is restricted by a court order. In principle, when an appeal decision is challenged before the Cour de cassation, the sentence is suspended. So by appealing Tuesday’s ruling, Le Pen can make good on her promise not to campaign while wearing an electronic ankle bracelet. But there is a catch: The president of the highest court has already said the judges would do their…