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Smithsonian Institution says it will update exhibit to reflect all impeachments of US presidents following backlash.The parent organisation of a top-visited history museum in the United States has denied that political pressure played a role in the removal of a display about the impeachments of US President Donald Trump.The Smithsonian Institution, which runs the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC, said on Saturday that it removed the “temporary” placard for failing to meet the museum’s standards in “appearance, location, timeline, and overall presentation”.“It was not consistent with other sections in the exhibit and moreover blocked the view of the…

393 Burkina Faso and Russia have taken a major step to strengthen their strategic partnership by establishing a new joint intergovernmental commission. The announcement was made on July 30, 2025, in Ouagadougou, following a high-level meeting between President Ibrahim Traoré and Russian Energy Minister Serguei Tsivile. The new commission will be responsible for monitoring and implementing key bilateral projects agreed upon during President Traoré’s official visit to Moscow in May 2025, where he met with President Vladimir Putin. The focus will be on energy, education, and security, all areas that both countries have identified as priority sectors. Speaking at the…

Clare LissamanBBC News, West MidlandsNuePeople who attend a wellbeing and cancer support centre made a mural for its walls after working with two artists Two artists have worked with children and users of a wellbeing and cancer support centre to create new murals in a Staffordshire town. Local artists Kate O and Wingy worked with pupils from Two Rivers School, which provides special education, and Tamworth Wellbeing and Cancer Support Centre. New Urban Era (Nue), which organised the projects as part of its outreach programme, said the initiatives had fostered “creativity, connection, and a sense of accomplishment among participants”. The…

Lindsay Lohan is sharing her frustrations about how growing up in the public eye pigeonholed her from playing more sophisticated roles. “Yeah, I do [think I was pigeonholed],” she said in an interview with The Times U.K.. “I was so thrilled to work on ‘A Prairie Home Companion’ and yet even today I have to fight for stuff that is like that, which is frustrating. Because, well, you know me as this — but you also know I can do that. So let me! Give me the chance. I have to break that cycle and open doors to something else,…

Around ‘90,000 people’ attended pro-Palestine rally, NSW Police sayNSW Police are holding a press conference in Sydney after a march across Sydney Harbour Bridge was stopped due to safety concerns.Acting Deputy Commissioner Peter McKenna said police estimate 90,000 people took part in the protest.“At points today we were really concerned about a crowd crush,” McKenna said, noting the number of attended was larger than the 50,000 that organisers estimated would be in attendance in yesterday’s successful NSW supreme court bid.“We could not get those people, the number, the significant size of that crowd off that northern egress route without risking…

Peacock feathers are greatly admired for their bright iridescent colors, but it turns out they can also emit laser light when dyed multiple times, according to a paper published in the journal Scientific Reports. Per the authors, it’s the first example of a biolaser cavity within the animal kingdom.As previously reported, the bright iridescent colors in things like peacock feathers and butterfly wings don’t come from any pigment molecules but from how they are structured. The scales of chitin (a polysaccharide common to insects) in butterfly wings, for example, are arranged like roof tiles. Essentially, they form a diffraction grating,…

This isn’t new for Bulan, who grew up with a father who practiced the indigenous religion of Sunda Wiwitan, which was forbidden by Indonesia’s authoritarian government. Soon after he died, she says, she began to explore her own spiritual journey, eventually renaming herself Hai Rembulan (“Hello, Moon”). She believes the moon plays a crucial role in her significant life events. Bulan and some friends opened Kongsi 8 in 2022 to create a gathering space for women and gender minority artists to create and sell art. But the art didn’t generate enough income, so they expanded to include a canteen and…

As Namibia rolls out its Sixth National Development Plan (NDP6), one of its ambitions is the full-scale digital transformation of the country, from classrooms to government offices to rural farms. While most media reports on NDP6 have focused on agriculture, manufacturing and food self-sufficiency, the plan quietly outlines a wide-reaching strategy to modernise Namibia’s digital infrastructure, legal frameworks and education models. The government has committed to transforming the country into a digital economy by 2030, with bold targets in internet access, data protection, artificial intelligence (AI) education and e-governance. NDP6, which runs from 2025/26 to 2029/30, identifies digital infrastructure and…

Manchester United are looking to sign Barcelona midfielder Fermín López, while Al Nassr are pushing to reunite Bruno Fernandes with Cristiano Ronaldo. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors and gossip from around the globe.Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s grades | Women’s gradesTOP STORIES- Source: Newcastle make bid to sign Sesko- Source: Liverpool not planning new Isak offer after £110m bid- Sources: Lyon to loan USMNT’s Turner to Revs- Son Heung-min announces he is leaving TottenhamCould Fermín López make the switch from Barcelona to Manchester United? (Photo by Koji Watanabe/Getty Images)TRENDING RUMORS- Manchester United are ready to make…

A massive oil depot fire raging near Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi has been blamed by Russian authorities on a Ukrainian drone attack. Sochi’s nearby airport has suspended flights.Krasnodar Region Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said on Telegram that drone debris hit a fuel tank and 127 firefighters were tackling the blaze.Meanwhile, a Russian missile strike destroyed homes and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern city of Mykolaiv, local officials say.At least seven civilians were reported injured in the city, which has been repeatedly shelled by Russian forces. Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said three of the wounded were being treated in hospital.Russian…