Tiger Woods pleads guilty to reckless driving after March rollover crash in Florida. License suspended for five years. DUI charge dropped in plea deal. Had opioid painkiller pills in pocket. Sought treatment in Switzerland.
Uber laying off about 10% of workforce worldwide. 34,000 employees affected. CEO Khosrowshahi says leaner org means clearer ownership, faster decisions. Shutting down Nigeria and Uganda. Only 1% remote.
George Clooney says US run by least qualified people at Venice Film Festival. Calls it a kakistocracy. Says he feels ashamed. Cites Hegseth mocking Canadian soldier. Hopes for restoration in 2028.
Luxembourg records hottest summer ever. 20.6C average at Findel, beating 2003 record by 0.1C. 30 days above 30C, four times the average. 80 litres per square metre rainfall deficit.
Suspect in Bilsdorf 900kg cocaine case arrested in Colombia. 46-year-old Hermes Julian Garcia Perez detained near Medellin. Cocaine found in machine drums imported from Colombia to Luxembourg farm.
Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to foreign collusion in second national security trial. Could face life in prison. Already serving nearly 5 years for subversion. Met with Pelosi and Rubio.
Nepal's rapper-turned-PM Balendra Shah faces gravest test after flood catastrophe. 1,000+ dead, 4,500 missing. Has not publicly addressed nation. Six months in office. Expectations were exceptionally high.
Dutch central bank moves 86 tonnes of gold from US and Canada to London citing geopolitical unrest. London market deepest and most liquid. Total Dutch gold 612 tonnes worth 72 billion euros.