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Medics returning from Gaza say Israel deliberately targeting children with sniper and drone fire, Dutch newspaper reports.Published On 14 Sep 202514 Sep 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareForeign doctors who have volunteered in Gaza say they have treated more than 100 children shot in the head or chest, clear evidence, they argue, that Israel is deliberately targeting minors.In testimonies collected by the Dutch daily Volkskrant, 15 out of 17 doctors described encountering children under 15 with single bullet wounds to the head or chest. Together, they identified 114 such cases during their missions in Gaza. Many of the children…

When people say “rocket science,” they usually mean something impossibly complex. In reality, rocket science — or more precisely, system engineering — is about designing systems where failure is not an option, but to be precise: not the unexpected option, but identified and planned. Every subsystem, from propulsion to communication, must work together with near-zero tolerance for design errors. If one small assumption fails, an entire mission can be lost. This discipline of planning, foresight, and risk mitigation is what allows humanity to launch satellites, build spacecraft, and explore the solar system. Now, Ivan Makarov believes the same principles can…

The series-deciding third T20 between England and South Africa was abandoned without a ball being bowled because of rain.After the Proteas won a rain-shortened series opener last week, Harry Brook’s side levelled it up with their record-breaking victory at Old Trafford, but the weather has ensured the series has finished all square.The game at Trent Bridge was due to start at 14:30 BST on Sunday, but rain arrived before the toss and continued to fall until the umpires made the decision to call off the game at about 16:20.”It was an amazing game the other night so it’s a shame…

The first you know about it is when you find out someone has accessed one of your accounts. You’ve been careful with your details so you can’t work out what has gone wrong, but you have made one mistake – recycling part of your password.Reusing the same word in a password – even if it is altered to include numbers or symbols – gives criminals a way in to your accounts.Brandyn Murtagh, an ethical “white hat” hacker, says information obtained through data breaches on sites such as DropBox and Tumblr and through cyber-attacks has been circulating on the internet for…

Bobby Hart, a key part of the Monkees’ multimedia empire who teamed with Tommy Boyce on such hits as Last Train to Clarksville and (I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone, has died. He was 86.Hart died at his home in Los Angeles, according to his friend and co-author Glenn Ballantyne. He had been in poor health since breaking his hip last year.Boyce and Hart were a prolific and successful team in the mid-1960s, especially for the Monkees, the made-for-television group promoted by Don Kirshner. They wrote the Monkees’ theme song, with its opening shot, “Here we come, walkin’ down the street,”…

Chloé Zhao’s adaptation of Hamnet has won this year’s people’s choice award at the Toronto film festival.The acclaimed drama, based on Maggie O’Farrell’s award-winning novel, stars Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal and tells a fictionalised account of William Shakespeare and wife Agnes as they grieve for their young son.The award has come to suggest future Oscar success with every recipient from 2011 to 2023 scoring either a best picture nomination or a win. Last year’s winner was Stephen King adaptation The Life of Chuck, starring Tom Hiddleston. The film later struggled at the box office upon release this summer. In…

There is a secret industry that generates billions of dollars a year. Its workers are bright, industrious and completely anonymous. Their job is writing essays to order for students – in the UK and elsewhere – to help them get good degrees.These are “shadow scholars”, highly educated Kenyans who earn a living by working for essay mills. They are contracted to ghostwrite essays, PhD dissertations and other academic papers for students across the world, who pay a fee then pass off the work as their own.The role is not unique to Kenya. There are similar writers in India, Pakistan and…

LARKEY-TA — Senator James Emmanuel Nuquay on Saturday, September 6, dedicated a newly constructed six-classroom annex at the Larkay-Ta Public School, officially upgrading the institution from a junior high to a senior secondary school in Larkay-Ta Township, located about 30 kilometers along the Bong Mines-Kakata highway. The project, financed by the Government of Liberia through the Liberia Agency for Community Empowerment (LACE) under its Legislative Support Projects, makes Larkay-Ta Senior High School the only senior high school serving the township’s three clans — Giamusu, Waymaquelleh, and Gulowumah. At the dedicatory ceremony, Senator Nuquay expressed gratitude to residents for their continuous…

The final stage of the Vuelta a Espana has been abandoned after pro-Palestinian protesters entered part of the course in the centre of Madrid.Protesters knocked down barriers and occupied the road at several points on the course including Gran Via, where cyclists were due to pass multiple times.More than 1,000 police officers had been deployed on to the streets of the Spanish capital, with demonstrations expected.Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard, who led going into the 21st and final stage, has been declared the winner.There have been various protests against the Israel-Premier Tech team throughout this year’s Vuelta, forcing some stages to…

Antifascist campaign group Hope Not Hate condemns speeches at Saturday’s rally in London as ‘extremely disturbing’.Britain will “never surrender” to far-right protesters who use the national flag as cover for violence and intimidation, United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer says after violent scenes at one of the country’s largest far-right demonstrations in decades.More than 110,000 people marched through central London on Saturday in a protest against immigration led by far-right activist Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. Some attending the Unite the Kingdom rally clashed with police. Twenty-six officers were injured, and at least 24 people were arrested,…