Shark PowerDetect cordless vacuum in its auto-empty base

Vacuum cleaner brands are starting to embrace a handy feature which I used to think it was pointless – but now I’ve changed my mind

You could be forgiven for thinking the vacuum cleaner market isn’t particularly innovative. That’s not the case though: in just over a year of testing and writing about vacuums I’ve seen vacuums with lasers, vacuums that are powered by AI, and vacuums that can tell you exactly what they’re sucking up as they do so….

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Russia, Ukraine say new POW exchange completed

KYIV: Russia and Ukraine said Thursday that they had completed another exchange of captured soldiers, part of a deal reached earlier in June at peace talks in Istanbul. During the talks, the first direct negotiations between the sides in three years, both countries agreed to free more than 1,000 prisoners of war from each side…

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Gaza rescuers say 25 killed by Israeli fire

GAZA CITY: Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli fire killed at least 25 people on Thursday, including 15 who had gathered near an aid distribution site. Civil defence official Mohammad al-Mughayyir told AFP that 15 people were killed and 60 wounded, while waiting for aid in central Gaza’s Netzarim corridor, where thousands of people have…

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