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NewsFeedAl Jazeera’s Charles Stratford is near to the scene of where an Israeli strike targeted ‘Hamas leaders’ at a residential area in Doha. He says there is a great sense of anxiety across the city over the attack.Published On 9 Sep 20259 Sep 2025

Ivory Coast’s former First Lady Simone Gbagbo, 76, is the surprise inclusion in a list of five candidates who have been officially cleared to contest next month’s presidential election.She will run against President Alassane Ouattara, 83, who took power after she and her former husband, Laurent Gbagbo, were captured in a presidential bunker during the conflict that hit the country after the 2010 election.But the ex-president has been barred from contesting the poll, along with ex-Prime Minister Pascal Affi N’Guessan and ex-Credit Suisse bank CEO Tidjane Thiam.Their disqualification has raised concerns about the legitimacy of the 25 October vote and…

The Minister of State for Trade, Gen.eraWilson Mbasu Mbadi, has announced plans to engage his counterpart in the Democratic Republic of Congo to resolve long-standing trade barriers that continue to frustrate business between the two countries. The announcement followed Gen. Mbadi’s week-long inspection tour of seven major border posts in the Rwenzori and West Nile regions. The tour, which focused on trade facilitation, revenue performance, and operational challenges, took him to Mpondwe (Kasese), Ntoroko, Goli (Nebbi), Padea (Zombo), Vurra and Lia (Arua), and Oraba (Koboko). Keep up with the latest headlines on WhatsApp | LinkedIn Uganda, with support from UKaid…

Activists on the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza say their main vessel was hit by a drone attack in Tunisia.

NewsFeedThere were explosions near a residential area in Doha on Tuesday after the Israeli military said it carried out ‘targeted strikes’ on Hamas officials. Qatar has condemned the attack in the strongest terms.Published On 9 Sep 20259 Sep 2025

Suzanne BearneTechnology ReporterGetty ImagesNewspapers are banking on online revenue to replace falling circulationWhen actress Sorcha Cusack left the BBC drama Father Brown in January, it made headlines, including for the newspapers owned by Reach, among them The Mirror, and the Daily Express.But the story did not generate the traction the Reach newspapers would have expected a year ago, or even at the start of the year.Reach put this down to AI Overviews (AIO) – the AI summary at the top of the Google results page.Instead of clicking through to the story on a Reach newspaper site, readers were happy with…

School absences “significantly contribute” to children’s mental ill health, according to research backed by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) that shows the risks increase the longer a child is absent.“Our research shows that the more times a child is absent from school, the greater the probability that they will experience mental ill health,” the authors, from Loughborough university and the ONS, concluded.The study, involving more than a million school-age children in England, found the relationship between absence and mental health was “a two-way street”, with lengthy absences increasing the likelihood of later hospital treatment. It also found children with…

U.S. recorded music revenue hit a record high in the first half of 2025, but growth was flat year over year, according to the RIAA‘s midyear report released on Tuesday. Per the RIAA, wholesale revenue grew to $5.589 billion in the first half of the year, up from $5.537 billion, which represents a less than 1 percent increase from 2024. These figures continue the trend of the U.S. market’s slowed revenue growth as streaming has become increasingly saturated since the boom began in the 2010s. Notably, the RIAA updated its reporting system this year to be based purely on wholesale…

Peter Dazeley/ Getty CreativeDisposable vapes have been found to damage the environmentFrom Sunday, it will be illegal for businesses to sell or supply disposable vapes. The government hopes the ban will reduce environmental damage caused by the devices and help cut the number of children and young people vaping.How are the rules about vapes changing?Disposable vapes banFrom 1 June 2025, businesses will be banned from selling or supplying any single-use vapes, whether that’s in shops or online.Retailers caught breaking the law in England face a minimum £200 fine, with a prison sentence of up to two years for repeat offences.…

The Observer’s Rory Smith and BBC Sport chief football news reporter Simon Stone discuss what went wrong for Cameroonian goalkeeper Andre Onana at Manchester United, as he gets set to join Turkish side Trabzonspor on loan.Watch the Monday Night Club on BBC iPlayer, and listen on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds.