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Key Point A recent study sought to find the most complained-about beach destinations in the world—and one popular beach came out on top. There’s nothing like a beach day. Ideally, you’ll set up your towel on a stretch of white sand near clear water, with just the sound of rushing waves as your main soundtrack. But, at some of the most popular beaches in the world, that picture-perfect day might not be possible. A new report from information tech publication Cloudwards analyzed the 200 most popular beaches in the world to see which destinations have been complained about the most.…

In this July, 2025, photo released by the Royal Thai Army, Thai soldiers inspect a border area in Ubon Ratchathani† province where the Royal Thai Army said two anti-personnel landmines were found. Royal Thai Army/AP hide caption toggle caption Royal Thai Army/AP BANGKOK — Thai and Cambodian soldiers fired at each other in contested border area Thursday after the nations downgraded their diplomatic relations in a rapidly escalating dispute. It was not immediately clear if the clash was ongoing. A livestream video from Thailand’s side showed people running from their homes and hiding in a concrete bunker Thursday morning as…

Canberra says restrictions will be lifted following a ‘rigorous science and risk-based assessment’.Australia has announced that it will lift tough restrictions on beef imports from the United States, removing measures singled out for criticism by US President Donald Trump. Agriculture Minister Julie Collins said the government would remove the biosecurity restrictions after a “rigorous science and risk-based assessment” found the risks were being managed on the US side. “Australia stands for open and fair trade – our cattle industry has significantly benefitted from this,” Collins said in a statement. Australia, which has some of the world’s toughest biosecurity measures, has…

Thanks to an increasing desire to travel to the less-visited, more quiet landscapes here in the US, in-the-know travelers have been buzzing about the Pacific Northwest’s Columbia River Gorge—and it’s easy to see why. Splitting Washington and Oregon in two, this National Scenic Area stretches for over 80 miles while the river winds westward through the Cascade Range, creating a dreamy borderline area between these two states. It’s a rare collision of natural drama and small-town ease, where canyons are carved from Ice Age floods, fast-moving rivers are perfect for paddling and rafting, and rolling hills are lined with vineyards,…

An Indian company shipped $1.4 million worth of an explosive compound with military uses to Russia in December, according to Indian customs data seen by Reuters, despite US threats to impose sanctions on any entity supporting Russia’s Ukraine war effort.One of the Russian companies listed as receiving the compound, known as HMX or octogen, is the explosives manufacturer Promsintez, which an official at Ukraine’s SBU security service said has ties to the country’s military. The official said that Ukraine launched a drone attack in April against a Promsintez-owned factory. According to the Pentagon’s Defense Technical Information Center and related defense…

Jimmy Kimmel and Donald Trump | Photo Credit: Reuters, Getty Images Jimmy Kimmel has fired back at U.S. President Donald Trump after the latter predicted Kimmel would be the next late-night host to face cancellation, following the announced end of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. CBS recently confirmed that Colbert’s show would wrap after the 2025–26 season, citing budget constraints amid a shrinking late-night economy. Trump, however, celebrated the development as a personal victory and used it as an opportunity to target his usual media critics.Taking to Truth Social, Trump posted, “The word is, and it’s a strong word…

Aravind Eye Hospital’s chairman emeritus P. Namperumalsamy | Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives Madurai-based Aravind Eye Hospital’s chairman emeritus P. Namperumalsamy passed away at the age of 85 years, on Thursday (July 24, 2025).Born in July 9, 1940, in a small hamlet with an agricultural background in Theni district, he did his MBBS from Madurai Medical College and moved to Boston, USA, to pursue higher education. He was the first retina specialist in the country. He practised in the Erskine Hospital Madurai (now known as Government Rajaji Hospital) before starting his own venture, his elder son N. Venkatesh Prajna said.Dr.…

The company announced it has removed thousands of accounts that were leaving sexualised comments or requesting sexual images from adult-run accounts of kids under 13 [File] | Photo Credit: AP Instagram parent company Meta has introduced new safety features aimed at protecting teens who use its platforms, including information about accounts that message them and an option to block and report accounts with one tap.The company also announced Wednesday that it has removed thousands of accounts that were leaving sexualised comments or requesting sexual images from adult-run accounts of kids under 13. Of these, 135,000 were commenting and another 500,000…

Call it providence or whatever, veteran journalist, editor, author Manash Ghosh’s fortuitous introduction to politics was to go a long way in helping him understand the crests and troughs of political leaders and ideologies in Bangladesh, India’s eastern neighbour. As a cub reporter, he had gone to cover the Second Asian Highway Car Rally organised by a UN body, from Tehran to Dhaka. Instead, he ended up talking to a few locals. Years later, he wrote in his book, Bangladesh War: Report from Ground Zero, “I got talking to three Bengali strangers. Great talkers, as most Bengalis are, they chronicled…

U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled an aggressive, low-regulation strategy on Wednesday to boost big tech’s race to stay ahead of China on artificial intelligence and cement U.S. dominance in the fast-expanding field.Mr. Trump’s 25-page “America’s AI Action Plan” outlines three aims: accelerating innovation, building infrastructure, and leading internationally on AI.The administration frames AI advancement as critical to maintaining economic and military supremacy. Environmental consequences are sidelined in the planning document.”America is the country that started the AI race, and as president of the United States, I’m here today to declare that America is going to win it,” Mr. Trump told…