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Wrapping up a three-day trip to the United Kingdom, United States President Donald Trump projected a united front with his counterpart, Prime Minister Keir Starmer, on a variety of issues and emphasised the alliance between the two countries despite recent tensions.Trump spoke to reporters alongside Starmer on Thursday, lauding the hospitality he received in Britain.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listFor his part, Starmer declared the US and the UK “first partners” in trade, defence and technology.In recent months, some European countries have been irked by Trump’s trade policies and his shaky commitment to Ukraine in its war with…

If you can’t resist the urge to check your phone over and over, even if you’re out with friends, Meta has a solution: check your glasses instead. “The promise of glasses is to preserve this sense of presence that you have with other people,” said CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the Meta Connect 2025 keynote. “I think that we’ve lost it a little bit with phones, and we have the opportunity to get it back with glasses.” In reality, Meta wants its own hardware to eat into the marketshare of Apple and Google so that it doesn’t have to keep siphoning…

The head of Malawi’s electoral commission has warned political parties not to prematurely declare electoral victory, saying they should wait for the official results.Annabel Mtalimanja’s warning came after the parties of the two main presidential candidates, the incumbent Lazarus Chakwera and his predecessor Peter Mutharika, claimed they had won Tuesday’s poll.Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Ms Mtalimanja said that only the commission was mandated to release results. Malawians have been eagerly awaiting results, but the commission has not yet released any – despite the fact that nearly all votes have been counted. The commission is expected to announce…

Oscar-winning production designer Hannah Beachler will be honored with Variety’s Creative Impact in Production Design Award at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival. Beachler made history when she became the first African American to take home a trophy in the production design category for her work on “Black Panther.” She has been Ryan Coogler’s go-to, with the two working on “Fruitvale Station,” “Creed” and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” together. “SCAD is delighted to partner again with Variety to present the Creative Impact Award to the extraordinary production designer, Hannah Beachler,” said Christina Routhier, senior executive director of the SCAD Savannah Film…

Video footage and photos in the Italian press appear to show for the first time a militia allied with the Libyan government participating in people smuggling in the Mediterranean Sea.The clips and photographs, shared with the Guardian, were taken by a journalist for the Italian newspaper La Repubblica who had accompanied volunteers on a rescue boat operated by the NGO Mediterranea Saving Humans.In one set, Kurdish refugees, who told the NGO they had been taken from a detention centre by the militia, are seen in the water near the rescue boat after witnesses said they had been kicked into the…

New research from Clean Air Task Force (CATF) explores how different timelines for achieving net-zero emissions could shape Africa’s energy, land, water, and development future. The study,  Exploring Net-Zero Emissions Pathways for Africa Across Different Timelines , uses the Global Change Analysis Model (GCAM) to examine how various levels of climate ambition affect the continent’s growth and resource use, highlighting critical trade-offs for policymakers. “Our modeling shows that Africa’s climate choices are fundamentally development choices,” said  Michael Dioha, Senior Energy Researcher at CATF  and lead author of the study. “Reaching net-zero by 2050 delivers faster emissions reductions and helps avoid…

How has Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon become such a dominant force in the women’s 1500m?

Two teenagers have been charged in connection with a massive cyber attack which caused Transport for London (TfL) months of disruption.The National Crime Agency (NCA) says it believes the hack – which began on 31 August last year – was carried out by members of the cyber-criminal group, Scattered Spider.Thalha Jubair, 19, from east London, and Owen Flowers, 18, from Walsall in the West Midlands, were arrested at their home addresses on Tuesday by the NCA and City of London Police.Both appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court on Thursday afternoon charged with conspiring together to commit unauthorised acts against TfL, under…

When William Ruto rode to power in 2022, he promised a new dawn for the “hustlers” who had long felt neglected by successive governments. Three years on, his record is a mixed bag: bold achievements overshadowed by stubborn failures that threaten to define his presidency in ways he did not intend. On the positive side, macroeconomic stabilisation has been no small feat. Inflation, which once threatened household stability, has been tamed, and foreign reserves have nearly doubled, reassuring jittery markets and creditors. His “bottom-up” agenda — however contested — has reshaped the vocabulary of public policy, mainstreaming MSMEs, technical training…

NewsFeedUS talk show host Jimmy Kimmel was pulled off air indefinitely after he joked about the political reaction to the killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. Here’s what the row is all about.Published On 18 Sep 202518 Sep 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share