Author: News Desk

Cardiff, UK: After more than 15 years apart, Oasis will reunite spectacularly tonight, launching their Oasis Live ’25 reunion tour at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, an event fans have been waiting for exactly 5,795 days. Soundchecks all week gave passersby a preview of classics like Wonderwall, Cigarettes & Alcohol, and Champagne Supernova. “It’s sounding huge, this is it, there’s no going back now,” Noel Gallagher said. The Live ’25 tour marks the largest concert ticket launch in UK and Irish history, with more than 10 million fans from 158 countries attempting to buy tickets when sales opened last summer. https://twitter.com/oasis/status/1940790585830658371 The…

London: Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced a comprehensive 10-year plan to reform the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), which the government describes as ‘one of the most seismic shifts’ in NHS history. The strategy revolves around three main priorities: shifting care into local communities, digitising NHS services, and placing a strong emphasis on preventative healthcare. At the heart of the plan is the introduction of Neighbourhood Health Services, a system designed to bring care closer to people’s homes and relieve pressure on overstretched hospitals. These centres will be rolled out across England, offering services such as GP appointments,…

Crete, Greece: A major wildfire continues to burn out of control in eastern Crete, having erupted on July 2 in rugged forested terrain near the municipality of Ierapetra. Propelled by gale-force winds reaching up to level 8 on the Beaufort scale, the blaze spread rapidly southward, threatening residential areas, tourist facilities, and critical infrastructure, including a nearby fuel station. Emergency services reported that the fire front now spans at least 6 kilometres, making containment extremely challenging. Thick smoke has engulfed the region, significantly reducing visibility, with smoke reaching as far as Makry Gialos beach, approximately 10 kilometres from Achlia in…

San Jose: A jury in San Jose, California, ruled that Google must pay over $314.6 million in damages to Android smartphone users in the state, after finding the company guilty of misusing customer data. The case, filed as a class action in 2019, alleged that Alphabet’s Google collected information from Android devices without user consent, even when the phones were idle. The jury sided with the plaintiffs, who argued that Google sent and received data from users’ devices without permission, imposing ‘mandatory and unavoidable burdens shouldered by Android device users for Google’s benefit.’ These data transfers were said to consume…

Dharamshala, India: The Dalai Lama has confirmed that the centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist institution will persist after his death, putting an end to years of speculation sparked by earlier remarks suggesting he might be the final holder of the title. In a pre-recorded statement played during prayer ceremonies ahead of his 90th birthday celebrations, the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism and Nobel Peace Prize laureate reaffirmed that the selection of the next Dalai Lama should follow traditional Buddhist practices. “The institution of the Dalai Lama will continue,” the Lama said, stressing that the process of identifying his reincarnation must remain aligned…

Bangkok, Thailand: Thailand’s Constitutional Court has suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra as mounting public and political pressure continues to grow over a leaked phone conversation with former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. In the controversial audio clip, Paetongtarn is heard addressing Hun Sen as ‘uncle and criticising a Thai military commander, remarks that triggered outrage, particularly among conservative lawmakers, and led to a formal petition for her dismissal. The court ruled 7-2 in favour of suspending her while it deliberates the case. Paetongtarn now has 15 days to submit her defence. During this period, the deputy prime minister will serve…

Manila: Facing a mounting waste crisis, Manila’s mayor has issued an urgent call to action as garbage piles threaten public health across the city. Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’ Domagoso, the newly elected mayor of Manila, is warning of a public health emergency as garbage piles up in the streets of the Philippine capital, one of the most densely populated cities in the world. With two major waste collection contractors quitting over unpaid bills, Domagoso has urged nearly two million residents to temporarily stop putting out their trash until the situation stabilises. Domagoso, who officially took office on June 30, revealed that the…

Dharamshala, India: The Dalai Lama is set to speak at a major three-day gathering of Tibetan Buddhist leaders this week, marking a pivotal moment as he approaches his 90th birthday. The highly anticipated event is expected to touch on the topic of his succession, an issue that remains politically sensitive and is fiercely opposed by China. The spiritual leader, who fled Tibet in 1959 following a failed uprising against Chinese rule, has long been branded a separatist by Beijing. China insists it holds the authority to select his successor, but the Dalai Lama has repeatedly countered this stance, stating that…

Beijing: China has officially lifted its ban on seafood imports from most regions of Japan, ending a two-year restriction that stemmed from environmental concerns over the release of treated wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The ban will remain in place for 10 of Japan’s 47 prefectures, including Tokyo and Fukushima, while imports from other areas will ‘conditionally resume,’ according to a statement issued on June 29 by China’s General Administration of Customs. Beijing’s move follows long-term monitoring results that found no abnormalities in the nuclear-contaminated water discharged from the Fukushima plant. The ban was originally imposed in…

London: With temperatures expected to soar across the UK this weekend, the government is warning that the NHS will face increased pressure, urging the public to take care in the sun to avoid preventable health issues like sunburn. A new amber heat health alert has been issued for England, and dermatologists are emphasizing the hidden dangers of sun exposure. While sunburn may appear as nothing more than red, sore skin, the real damage happens underneath. Dr Rachel Abbott, a consultant dermatologist specialising in skin cancer at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, explains that sunburn is essentially inflammation triggered by…