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Kyiv, Ukraine – Evhen Ihnatov was a young teenager when Russian forces occupied his hometown.In the eight months of 2022 when the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson was overtaken, his mother was killed and his brother was forcibly held in Russia.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“We buried her in the countryside. Grandma was beside herself,” Ihnatov told Al Jazeera of the tragedy that befell the family when his mother, Tamara, died. He was aged just 13.On October 6, 2022, Tamara, 54, had boarded a minibus that was ultimately blown to pieces on a bridge by a misdirected Ukrainian…

Dan GrazianoSep 14, 2025, 08:23 PM ETCloseDan Graziano is a senior NFL national reporter for ESPN, covering the entire league and breaking news. Dan also contributes to Get Up, NFL Live, SportsCenter, ESPN Radio, Sunday NFL Countdown and Fantasy Football Now. He is a New Jersey native who joined ESPN in 2011, and he is also the author of two published novels.ARLINGTON, Texas — Brian Schottenheimer was having a rough week.The Dallas Cowboys’ first-year coach had three extra days to sit with a tough season-opening loss to the Philadelphia Eagles before coaching again Sunday against the New York Giants. Early…

The Pixel 10 Pro is Google’s best phone that is still a pocketable, easy-to-handle size, taking the excellent Pixel 10 and beefing it up in the camera department.The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more.That makes it a contender for the top smaller phone with Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro, offering the best of Google’s hardware without an enormous screen. It is also the cheapest of three Pixel 10 Pro phones starting at £999 (€1,099/$999/A$1,699) sitting below the bigger 10 Pro XL and the tablet-phone hybrid the 10 Pro Fold.The…

Starmer facing fresh questions over Mandelson emails to EpsteinLast night the Conservatives released the text of an open letter sent to Keir Starmer from Alex Burghart, the shadow Cabinet Office minister, with five questions about the Peter Mandelson emails to Jeffrey Epstein. Here are those five questions. 1. On Monday, Bloomberg contacted Peter Mandelson with excerpts from the Mandelson/Epstein Files. These were then sent to the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office and Downing Street. Were you aware before Prime Ministers Questions at midday on Wednesday, 10 September of the existence of the emails? Had you been briefed on their contents?…

The Brazilian musician Hermeto Pascoal, who played – and even boxed – with Miles Davis and was known as “the Sorcerer” for coaxing tunes from everything from a live piglet to water-filled kettles, died on Saturday aged 89.According to a message shared on his social media pages, Pascoal “passed surrounded by family and fellow musicians”.Pascoal became an instantly recognisable figure for jazz fans around the world with his mane of white hair and thick beard. Critics lauded his creativity as a composer and his virtuoso playing of the keyboard, guitar and saxophone.Born on 22 June 1936, in Alagoas state in…

The United States and China are set to hold a second day of trade talks in Spain amid efforts to de-escalate tensions between the world’s two largest economies.US and Chinese officials will meet at the Santa Cruz Palace in Madrid on Monday in their latest bid to reach a comprehensive trade deal after months of tit-for-tat trade salvoes between the sides.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listOfficials, led by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, held about six hours of talks on Sunday.The talks, which are scheduled to run until Wednesday, come as relations…

Fourteen NHS trusts are to have their maternity services examined over what has been described as “failures in the system”, the government has said.The inquiries are part of a rapid review of maternity care in England that was announced in June.Health Secretary Wes Streeting said bereaved families had shown “extraordinary courage” in coming forward with issues dating back more than 15 years.Some of the families have severely criticised the review and Streeting’s handling of it, describing the investigation as “not fit for purpose”.The NHS trusts that will be examined are:Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Bradford Teaching HospitalsUniversity Hospitals of Leicester Leeds Teaching…

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureMen’s marathon: As we await today’s action, let’s run through what took place in the morning session/overnight. Alphonce Felix Simbu snatched gold in the first photo-finish at a major championship marathon edging out Germany’s Amanal Petros in a dramatic race to the line to give Tanzania its maiden world title.The photo-finish showed the race was decided by three hundredths of a second as Simbu surged past the diving Petros at the line, closer than the 0.05-second gap between the gold and silver medallists in the men’s 100m final the…

Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has defended the trial which saw his predecessor in office, Jair Bolsonaro, sentenced to more than 27 years in prison for plotting a coup. In an opinion piece published in the New York Times, Lula dismissed the description by US President Donald Trump of the trial as a “witch hunt”, saying that it was a “historic decision which safeguard’s our institutions and the democratic rule of law”.The Brazilian leader said he had written the essay to establish an open and frank dialogue with US President Donald Trump, who has imposed 50% tariffs on…

new video loaded: Voices From the 2025 Emmys Red CarpettranscriptBacktranscriptVoices From the 2025 Emmys Red CarpetNominees for the 77th Emmy Awards spoke with The New York Times on the red carpet ahead of the ceremony on Sunday.“I think it very accurately reflects my perspective on the industry, in that I am incredibly frustrated with some aspects of it, but also overall very enamored by it.” “The show is such a love letter to our world, and the reaction within our community is just incredible. And so many people are like, ‘Oh, I think that was me. That was a conversation…