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New York Times correspondent Steven Erlanger says Trump is pulling back on sending arms and money to Ukraine but continues providing a key element: operational intelligence.Published On 15 Sep 202515 Sep 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share

Two men have been convicted in Zambia of planning to use witchcraft to kill the president, Hakainde Hichilema.Leonard Phiri, a village chief, and Jasten Mabulesse Candunde, a Mozambican citizen, were arrested in December after a cleaner reported hearing strange noises. Authorities said they were found to be in possession of a live chameleon and other “assorted charms”, including a red cloth, an unidentified white powder and an animal’s tail.“The motive of the crime was to kill the head of state,” the magistrate Fine Mayambu said in his ruling at a court in Lusaka. “The convicts were not only enemies of…

112 The Southern Forum of Former Legislators has declared President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as its sole presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections, calling on opposition politicians to allow the South to complete its allotted eight years in power. The declaration was made on Saturday at the forum’s summit held at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Abeokuta, Ogun State. The forum is made up of former lawmakers who have served at state assemblies, the National Assembly, and local government levels across the 17 southern states of Nigeria. Reading the communiqué, former lawmaker and ex-Attorney General of Edo State, Mr. Samson…

Leaders from across the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have gathered in Doha for an Arab-Islamic summit to forge a unified stance on Israel following its attack on a Hamas office in Qatar’s capital on September 9 that killed six people.The emergency summit of the Arab League and OIC began on Monday, following a closed-door meeting of foreign ministers in Doha, where a draft resolution outlining concrete measures against Israel was prepared.“It’s time for the international community to abandon dual standards and to hold Israel accountable for all the crimes it has committed,” Qatari Prime Minister…

Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO, has purchased nearly $1bn worth of the electric-vehicle maker’s stock, a regulatory filing showed, reinforcing Musk’s push for greater control over Tesla.Tesla shares jumped more than 8% in premarket trading on Monday following the news.Tesla is racing to meet its ambitious targets on robotaxis, artificial intelligence and robotics as it looks to pivot from an EV maker to a tech leader. As of December, Musk held a roughly 13% stake, according to LSEG data.Musk disclosed buying 2.57m shares in open-market transactions on Friday, paying between $372.37 and $396.54 per share, according to the filing.Tesla shares…

A scam weight-loss treatment marketed to Australians as an “oral solution” that mimics the effects of Ozempic contains nothing more than a watery saline solution similar to eye drops, analysis has revealed.Guardian Australia revealed last month that online “ghost stores” masquerading as Australian businesses had expanded into advertising weight-loss treatments and were impersonating real people to recommend their products.Scientists from the University of New South Wales school of chemistry analysed a sample of the “STDEI GLP-1 Weight Loss Oral Liquid”, which was bought from the website Maementcurves.com on 23 July, on behalf of Guardian Australia.According to their analysis, the solution…

The hit musical Dreamgirls will return to Broadway with a global search to find its new stars.The show originated in New York in 1981 and played until 1985, winning six Tony awards as well as two Grammys. The song And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going was also a No 1 hit on the R&B chart.The revival is set to start in the fall of 2026 and will be directed by the five-time Tony nominee Camille A Brown. Her credits include the recent revival of for colored girls.The award-winning British producer Sonia Friedman’s company will be producing. Her most…

Israel’s attacks in Gaza and the West Bank are not only killing people, but destroying economy and means of living.United Nations experts have warned of catastrophic economic damage as a result of Israel’s relentless attacks on Gaza and its “wider financial stranglehold” across occupied Palestinian territory.“Economic life in Gaza has been decimated by sheer physical destruction, blockade and siege, and repeated forced displacement,” the experts, including a special rapporteur and three UN-backed independent experts, said in a statement.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThey said that in the starved and besieged enclave, most commercial, agricultural and industrial assets have…

-As LACRA explores Ivorian success model. The Acting Director General of the Liberia Agricultural Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA), Hon. Dan Saryee, alongside Deputy for Operations and Technical Services, Apha Gongolee, has departed Liberia for an exploratory mission to the Republic of Ivory Coast, the world’s largest cocoa producer. The high-level visit, which runs until Saturday, September 20, aims to deepen LACRA’s understanding of the Ivorian cocoa sector, an industry valued at over $3.3 billion in exports in 2023 alone, and explore opportunities for building sustainable partnerships that could benefit Liberia’s cocoa farmers. During their mission, Acting DG Saryee and Deputy…

Emer MoreauBusiness reporterBBCWebsites like Shein and Wish sell children’s car seats which are potentially lethal, Which? saysLethal children’s car seats are still appearing for sale on online marketplaces a decade after concerns were first raised by trading standards officers and a well-known consumer group.Which? warned in 2014 the fabric seats were potentially dangerous to children due to safety defects and were illegal to use in the UK following tests by Surrey Trading Standards, which dubbed the products “killers”.Which? is urging parents not to be tempted into buying cheap seats after it found they are still being sold via online sites…