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India student protests keep up pressure on Modi government
India student protests keep up pressure on Modi government

Crowds of supporters of India's online "cockroach" movement grew on Wednesday at a New Delhi protest site, with their campaign for accountability and reform following examination scandals getting a boost inside parliament from opposition lawmakers.

July 22, 2026

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In Kazakhstan, emptying villages and overcrowded cities
In Kazakhstan, emptying villages and overcrowded cities

In a slowly emptying village in northern Kazakhstan, wild grass engulfed the entrances of abandoned apartment blocks, as children's songs spilled into the street from the only building still occupied.

July 22, 2026

Italian FA chief says in touch with Guardiola over coaching vacancy
Italian FA chief says in touch with Guardiola over coaching vacancy

The head of Italy's football federation has confirmed he held discussions with legendary coach Pep Guardiola over the vacancy at the Italian national side but added he was "not sure that this will come about".

July 22, 2026

Hitler's Austrian birthplace transformed into police station
Hitler's Austrian birthplace transformed into police station

Austria opened a new police station in Adolf Hitler's former house on Wednesday, in the hope of deterring today's ascendant far-right extremists from making the pilgrimage to the Nazi dictator's birthplace.

July 22, 2026

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The student movement in India challenging Modi's government
The student movement in India challenging Modi's government

What began as online outrage over exam scandals has snowballed into protests against India's education system, posing one of the biggest challenges to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his third term in office.

July 22, 2026

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OpenAI reports 'unprecedented' autonomous hack by AI agents
OpenAI reports 'unprecedented' autonomous hack by AI agents

ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Tuesday that its advanced artificial intelligence models had gone rogue during security testing, hacking into a popular platform for programmers on their own.

July 22, 2026