New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has unveiled a plan to open five municipal grocery stores, one per borough, offering a 30% discount on a core basket of staples including produce and meat. The city will subsidize the stores, aiming to save shoppers an average of $1,000 a year, but faces a lawsuit from small grocers who call it unfair competition.
Australian media personality Kyle Sandilands has resigned from his judging role on Channel Seven's Australian Idol after four seasons, citing pressure from activist group Mad F---ing Witches targeting the show's advertisers. He will launch his own subscription-based show, Kyle Sandilands Live, on August 10.
A Perth jury has acquitted British YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly of raping a 20-year-old fan after a 2024 concert, but found him guilty of two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm. The 30-year-old, whose real name is Andres Barrientos, was cleared of three rape charges, with the jury unable to reach verdicts on three further rape counts.
US President Donald Trump has seized on Spain's Ceuta migrant crisis as a campaign talking point, warning that America faces a similar "invasion" if Democrats win the midterms. With over 50,000 migrants crossing into the Spanish enclave, Trump and his officials are using the crisis to rally support, while European far-right leaders echo their warnings.