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Police say the former leader is accused of misuse of public funds in relation to a trip to London.Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has been arrested and appeared in court over allegations he misused state funds while in office, police say.Wickremesinghe, 76, who led the country during a devastating 2019-2024 economic crisis, had been investigated over a visit he made to London to attend his wife’s graduation, local media reported on Friday.Police confirmed his arrest for alleged misuse of public funds.“Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has been arrested and produced in court. We are awaiting the court directive to decide…

The Trump administration has unilaterally stripped hundreds of thousands of federal workers of their union contracts after a federal appeals court overruled an injunction which halted the plans. It is just getting started, according to the White House.An executive order issued in March sought to cancel all collective bargaining agreements for most federal employees, citing national security concerns – and remove collective bargaining rights from more than a million workers.While unions including the American Federation of Government Employees launched legal action as they challenged the move, obtaining an injunction, this was in effect overruled earlier this month.Union contracts at the…

OpenAI has announced plans to open its first office in India, just days after launching a ChatGPT plan tailored for Indian users, as it looks to tap into the country’s rapidly growing AI market. On Friday, the company said it would set up a local team in India and open a corporate office in the capital, New Delhi, in the coming months. The move builds on OpenAI’s recent hiring efforts in the region. In April 2024, the company appointed former Truecaller and Meta executive Pragya Misra as its public policy and partnerships lead in India. OpenAI also brought on former…

NPR’s Leila Fadel talks with Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated about the players that stand out going into the U.S. Open tennis tournament, which starts this weekend.

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. They’re chunky, sticky, and a sewer system’s worst nightmare. Solid masses of fats, oils, and grease called fatbergs can gum up drains and sewers around the world and can be incredibly costly to remove and repair. For example, New York City spends roughly $18.8 million removing fatbergs each year. Now, a new wastewater treatment system may help prevent them from building up in the first place. The prototype uses a redesigned grease interceptor and smart chemical treatment that work together to optimize how water flows. The…

Winning tip: glorious north Wales circuitStarting from the border town of Shrewsbury, a spectacular multiday circuit of north Wales is possible: take the Cambrian Coast line through Aberystwyth, Barmouth, Porthmadog, then the gorgeous Ffestiniog Railway to Blaenau, where you can link back to Llandudno on the coast, and return to Shrewsbury (change at Llandudno Junction). There’s no shortage of accommodation, allowing you to stop and explore without rigid planning. The Cambrian coast and the seaside towns are a largely unexplored jewel outside summer.Dave ThomasProfileReaders’ tips: send a tip for a chance to win a £200 voucher for a Coolstays breakShow…

An “entirely man-made” famine is taking place in Gaza’s largest city and its surrounding area amid deteriorating conditions that threaten an exponential increase in deaths across the devastated territory, UN-backed experts have declared.The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a globally recognised organisation that classifies the severity of food insecurity and malnutrition, found that three key thresholds for famine had been met, signalling a major escalation of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.Only four famines have been declared by the IPC since it was established in 2004, most recently in Sudan last year.“This famine is entirely man-made, it can be halted…

Nicolas Jayr, Charles Leclerc and Antoine Truchet (left to right)Gregoire Truchet Every race has a story worth telling. Whether it’s a duel into turn one, tension on the grid, heartbreak of a mechanical failure or a story of glory, sport has always been a stage for these tales to be told. For athletes, these stories define legacies, and for fans, they forge memories through emotions they evoke. Charles Leclerc knows this better than most. But for the Ferrari driver, storytelling threads through his off-track ventures in music, fashion, and creative collaborations as well. Alongside photographer-filmmaker Antoine Truchet and brand strategist…

When Trump Mobile first unveiled the T1 Phone, we were confused by the mixed marketing, which included dubious renders of what at least appeared to be an original phone along with multiple appearances from what was quite clearly a gold-plated iPhone. Now we can add Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Ultra into the mix.The Trump Mobile team shared an ad to X on Wednesday pushing preorders of the T1, but with an image we’d never seen before. You don’t have to look hard to realize that this is an S25 Ultra that’s been Photoshopped gold with a T1 logo and US flag;…

Michael BuchananSocial Affairs CorrespondentBBCThe review will look into cases at the Royal Sussex County HospitalFamilies calling for an inquiry into maternity care in East Sussex say they feel “ignored, exhausted and dismissed” after meeting the chair of a national review.The group met with Baroness Amos on Wednesday, claiming she was poorly briefed and that no progress was made.The families, who all lost babies under the University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust, have been campaigning for 18 months for an inquiry and insist that senior midwife Donna Ockenden is appointed to lead it.The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said Baroness…