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A temporary “tattoo” could provide partygoers looking for a safe night out with a secret indicator to detect drugs often used to spike drinks in public bars and clubs. Rohypnol — also called a “roofie” — and GHB, sometimes called “liquid ecstasy” or “fantasy,” are club drugs used, often by young people, in bars and nightclubs, raves and other nightlife settings. It is an illegal drug in many places, including the United States, UK and Australia. While certain doses of these club drugs can produce a feeling of relaxation or euphoria, excessive doses can lead to symptoms of drowsiness, slurring of speech,…

On July 22, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a law restricting the powers of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) mere hours after it had been passed by Ukrainian parliament. The move sparked protests in several cities across Ukraine. Thousands of people took to the streets of Kyiv, with demonstrators criticizing what they saw as a “return” to the era of pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych, who was forced to flee to Russia during the Euromaidan Revolution in 2014. The new law stipulates that the prosecutor general, who is appointed by the president with…

There is an inevitability about Spain. Whether it’s the confidence of scoring 14 goals in the group stage, the adversity this squad has overcome in the last three years or having two-time Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmati and superstar Alexia Putellas running the show, their victory against Germany in the Euro 2025 semifinal on Wednesday felt unavoidable. The worst part for Germany is that their 1-0 Euro semifinal loss in extra time very easily could have ended in victory. Chances a plenty for Germany Despite the injuries, suspensions and tired legs, Christian Wück’s team pushed Spain hard. Aided by the…

Columbia University has agreed to pay $221 million (€188 million) to the federal government in a deal to settle the investigations into the school’s campus and restore federal funding, it announced on Wednesday. This includes a $200 million payment over three years to settle antisemitism investigations and a $21 million payout to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. “Importantly, the agreement preserves Columbia’s autonomy and authority over faculty hiring, admissions, and academic decision-making,” the university said in a statement. The deal means that a “vast majority” of federal grants that were terminated or paused in March will be reinstated. Acting University…

The odds of a breakthrough to resolve trade frictions at this week’s EU-China summit in Beijing appear slim after China cut the planned two-day talks to a single day. The summit, set to mark the 50th anniversary of EU-China diplomatic ties, was moved from Brussels to Beijing after Chinese President Xi Jinping declined an invitation to attend. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa will now meet Xi in the Chinese capital on Thursday. “This is another sign of Beijing’s limited willingness and ambition to engage with the Europeans,” Alicja Bachulska, policy fellow of the Asia program at the European Council on Foreign Relations…

British musician Ozzy Osbourne, who rose to fame in the early 1970s with pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath before becoming a solo artist and a TV celebrity via the hit reality show, “The Osbournes,” has died at the age of 76, just weeks after a farewell show. The heavy metal rocker, who took on the moniker “The Prince of Darkness” during the height on his Black Sabbath fame, was aware that the destructive lifestyle of his past could have led him to die years ago. “Do you feel immortal?” Osbourne was asked in a BBC interview before one of…

As far back as the 1960s, archaeologists had a feeling that Catalhoyuk was something special. And not just because the Neolithic settlement was one of the oldest continually inhabited places in the world. Researchers believed that women had an elevated societal position in Catalhoyuk, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site in contemporary Turkey. But that hunch was only based on figurines they had found and believed to represent Anatolian mother goddesses. Only with the methods of modern archaeology were researchers able to turn their feelings into fact: Society in the Catalhoyuk of 9,000 years ago was centered around women. An international research…

US President Donald Trump accused former President Barack Obama of “treason” on Tuesday without providing evidence. Trump cited his intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard, who on Friday declassified documents that allegedly showed how Obama administration laid the groundwork for an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. “It’s there, he’s guilty. This was treason,” Trump said in the Oval Office on Tuesday. “They tried to steal the election, they tried to obfuscate the election. They did things that nobody’s ever imagined, even in other countries,” Trump claimed, without offering any proof. Trump’s remarks came as he deflected questions from journalists…

“This is more than a tournament. It’s a movement, and the response from across Europe and beyond proves that women’s football is not only here to stay – it is setting the new standard.” Those were the words of Nadine Kessler, a former Germany international who is now UEFA’s women’s football director during Euro 2025. Much of that appears undeniable: UEFA says they sold more tickets before the group stage even began than it had in the whole of Euro 2022. Social media engagements are up 55% since then and the prize pot has increased by 156% to €41 million ($47.5 million). But,…

US President Donald Trump said he had reached a trade deal with Japan on Tuesday. Under the new terms, the US will place a 15% tariff on goods imported from Japan, down from a previously threatened 25% tariff. Trump also claimed that Japan would invest $550 billion (€468.5 billion) in the United States “at my direction” and would “open” its economy to American autos and rice. “This deal will create hundreds of thousands of jobs — there has never been anything like it,” Trump posted on Truth Social. He added that the United States “will continue to always have a…