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Adidas Originals and US designer Willy Chavarria have apologized after their “Oaxaca Slip-On” faced backlash for copying traditional Mexican huaraches without crediting or involving Indigenous artisans, BBC reported.

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum criticized the move and pledged legal support for the affected Oaxacan community. Adidas has opened talks with local officials on possible restitution.

Chavarria said his intent was to honor Oaxaca’s culture but admitted failing to work directly with the Zapotec community behind the design. Both he and Adidas have pledged to collaborate respectfully in the future, and promotional images of the shoe have been removed, according to BBC.

Bangladesh has reported 101 deaths and over 24,000 dengue cases this year, with experts warning infections could triple in August and peak in September, Reuters reported.

Experts say climate change, along with warm, humid weather and intermittent rain, has created ideal breeding conditions for Aedes mosquitoes, the carriers of the dengue virus.

The outbreak, driven by ideal mosquito-breeding conditions, is spreading beyond Dhaka, overwhelming rural healthcare.

Officials urge mosquito control, clean-up drives, and early treatment to avoid a crisis on par with the record 2023 outbreak, according to Reuters.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday he felt both “fear and hope” ahead of this week’s US–Russia summit on the war in Ukraine, set for August 15 in Alaska. He said Washington had assured European partners it would consult them before the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Reuters reported.

Tusk stressed that Kyiv must be part of any peace talks and reiterated that borders cannot be altered by force. European leaders, including those from France, Germany, Italy, Poland, the UK, Finland and the European Commission, recently voiced support for Trump’s efforts to end the conflict, while urging continued pressure on Moscow and security guarantees for Ukraine.

The Wikimedia Foundation has lost a High Court bid to block parts of Britain’s Online Safety Act, which imposes strict rules on online platforms. The foundation argued that being classified under the law’s highest “Category 1” tier — requiring identity verification for users and contributors — would force it to drastically cut site access, according to Reuters.

Judge Jeremy Johnson dismissed the case but said Wikimedia could challenge the law again if regulator Ofcom wrongly designates Wikipedia as Category 1. Critics, including social media platform X and free-speech advocates, say the act risks overreach and censorship. The UK government defends it as vital to protecting children and tackling illegal content.