Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan casts her vote at a polling station in Dodoma, Tanzania, on Wednesday. /AP hide caption toggle caption /AP KAMPALA, Uganda — Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan won the country’s disputed election with more than 97% of the vote, according to official results announced early Saturday, in a rare landslide victory […]
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Why has the Israeli army’s top lawyer resigned after leaking rape evidence? | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The Israeli military’s top lawyer, Major-General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, has resigned after admitting to leaking footage showing the gang rape of a prisoner at the Sde Temain prison facility in August last year. The video of the rape had originally been leaked to the press in early August in the midst of a right-wing backlash following […]
Daca recipients in Texas await judge’s ruling that could upend their lives | US immigration
A federal judge could soon decide whether tens of thousands of so-called “Dreamers” in Texas could lose their ability to work in the US legally under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca) immigration program – prompting fears of upheaval and heartbreak. As part of the years-long legal battle over Daca, US district court judge […]
Defence of Donetsk town a priority, says Zelensky, as special forces deployed
James LandaleDiplomatic correspondent, in Kyiv Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the defence of Pokrovsk is a “priority”, as elite special force were deployed to the embattled town on the eastern front line. Ukrainian army sources told the BBC that special forces from military intelligence and assault groups were being used as regular infantry […]
SNAP benefits run dry as government shutdown continues, here’s how states are stepping in
Beginning Saturday, some 42 million low-income Americans, including 16 million children, lost access to benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as the government shutdown continues. The Department of Agriculture has said that funding for this month’s benefits, which it says comes to about $9.5 billion, has run dry. A store displays a sign […]
Dinosaur mummy mystery was solved with clues, analysis, and a Wyoming rancher : NPR
An image shows the scaly skin of a crest over the back of the juvenile duck-billed dinosaur Edmontosaurus annectens, a specimen nicknamed “Ed Jr.” by researchers. The juvenile is estimated to have been about 2 years old when it died. Tyler Keillor/Fossil Lab hide caption toggle caption Tyler Keillor/Fossil Lab You might not think a […]
Mass protests planned as Serbia marks anniversary of train station collapse | News
Large crowds converge in Novi Sad to commemorate deadly accident that has led to frequent mass antigovernment protests. Tens of thousands of people are converging on the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad for a commemoration of the victims of a tragedy a year ago that killed 16 people. Regular student-led protests have gripped Serbia […]
How Ukraine Is Advancing Its Drone Warfare
new video loaded: How Ukraine Is Advancing Its Drone Warfare The Ukrainian military has a point-scoring system for drone operators who hit various enemy targets. Kim Barker, a New York Times reporter covering the war, describes how the necessities of drone warfare have transformed the conflict. By Kim Barker, Nikolay Nikolov and June Kim October […]
Ireland vs New Zealand: Rivals primed for Chicago reunion at Soldier Field
Ireland: J Osborne; T O’Brien, G Ringrose, S McCloskey, J Lowe; J Crowley, J Gibson-Park; A Porter, D Sheehan (capt), T Furlong, J Ryan, T Beirne, R Baird, J van der Flier, J Conan. Replacements: R Kelleher, P McCarthy, F Bealham, I Henderson, C Doris, C Casey, S Prendergast, B Aki. New Zealand: W Jordan; […]
Heidi Klum reveals her much-anticipated 2025 Halloween costume
NEW YORK — Heidi Klum donned green scales and squirming snakes to transform herself into Medusa for Halloween on Friday. Klum said she loves the Greek myth of Medusa, in which a goddess turns a beautiful woman into a monster with serpents for hair, the sight of which turns living things around her to stone. […]