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Kalkidan YibeltalBBC News in Addis AbabaAFP via Getty ImagesIn a fractious nation, the building of the dam was one thing that brought people togetherThe vastness of the building site was at first overwhelming for the young Ethiopian mechanical engineer.Hundreds were already digging the foundations in tough conditions for what is now Africa’s largest hydro-electric dam, straddling the Blue Nile.Moges Yeshiwas was 27 when he arrived in that remote corner of western Ethiopia in 2012, eager to gain valuable experience in his profession. The completion of the project is set to change his nation, but it also changed his life.On Tuesday,…

Kathmandu, Nepal – Pabit Tandukar was shouting slogans against Nepal’s government outside the country’s parliament building in the capital Kathmandu when he felt sharp pain cutting through his leg.The 22-year-old university student was taken to the trauma centre of Kathamandu’s Bir Hospital on Monday, where doctors confirmed he had been hit by a live copper bullet.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“We were there for a peaceful protest. They were initially firing tear gas at us and we were pushing back. Suddenly, I was shot,” Tandukar told Al Jazeera.At least 19 protesters were killed, and hundreds – like Tandukar…

Tom Phillips was shot dead by police after nearly four years on the run with his three children.Published On 9 Sep 20259 Sep 2025A New Zealand father who was killed by police while on the run with his three children had been hiding at a makeshift bushland campsite stocked with weapons and ammunition, police have said.Tom Phillips, who absconded with his three children in 2021 amid a custody dispute with his former partner, was killed on Monday after being confronted by police following a burglary in the rural town of Piopio.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listPolice say they…

The UK’s elections watchdog says it’s taken three years and at least a quarter of a million pounds to fully recover from a hack that saw the private details of 40m voters accessed by Chinese cyber spies.Last year, the Electoral Commission was publicly reprimanded for a litany of security failures that allowed hacking groups to spy undetected, after breaking into databases and email systems.In the first interview about the hack, the commission’s new boss admits huge mistakes were made, but says the organisation is now secure.”The whole thing was an enormous shock and basically it’s taken us quite a few…

Published On 9 Sep 20259 Sep 2025United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told US Marines on board a warship stationed in Puerto Rico that their deployment to the Caribbean was “not training” in the latest sign that Washington intends to escalate its aggressive posture in the region.Hegseth visited troops on the USS Iwo Jima warship on Monday, where, in reference to the administration’s push to curtail drug trade into the US, he said: “What you’re doing right now is not training; this is a real-world exercise on behalf of the vital national interests of the United States of America…

Kensington Palace said on Tuesday that Paramount U.K. head Sarah Rose has been appointed the new CEO of The Royal Foundation, led by Prince William and Kate Middleton.  Rose has been president of 5 and regional lead, U.K. for Paramount since February 2024. Prior to that she was Chief Operating and Commercial Officer, first for the UK, then for Broadcast, UK and International Studios. She joined Paramount when it was still Viacom in August 2020.  Rose said in a memo to stay that she will stay at Paramount until the end of 2025 to ensure a successful transition.A process has…

New league tables rating the performance of NHS trusts in England have been published for the first time, with specialist hospitals taking the top slots.Number one is Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, followed by the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust and cancer centre the Christie NHS Foundation Trust.At the bottom is Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn, which has had major problems with its buildings because of structural weaknesses and the need for props to hold up ceilings. Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the tables would help inform the public and allow them to exercise choice – but…

Expect Apple’s latest iPhone to look slimmer when it debuts on Tuesday. The company is slated to unveil its thinnest iPhone yet at its annual product showcase, promoted with the title “awe-dropping”. The event will take place at its Cupertino headquarters in the Steve Jobs Theater at 10am PT.Apple’s iPhone 17 lineup is expected to include standard, Pro, and Pro Max editions, along with a newcomer to the family, the iPhone Air. This newest edition of the iPhone is christened to be Apple’s lightest flagship phone to date in the lineage of its line of slim MacBook laptops, observers have…

Brittany Higgins has been ordered to pay 80% of her former boss Linda Reynold’s legal costs from their high profile defamation fight.Last month, Western Australian supreme court judge Paul Tottle ruled the former defence minister’s reputation was damaged by a 2022 social media post from Higgins’ partner David Sharaz, which Higgins responded to, and an Instagram story published by Higgins in July 2023.The judgment marked the latest chapter in a long legal battle stemming from Higgins’ decision to go public with allegations she was raped in a ministerial suite in Parliament House by a former colleague, Bruce Lehrmann.On Tuesday, the…

The 21st Zurich Film Festival will honor U.S. director and screenwriter Noah Baumbach with its A Tribute To … Award for his body of work. The award will be presented to him on Sept. 26 during the gala premiere of his new film “Jay Kelly” at Zurich’s Kongresshaus. In addition, Baumbach will hold a public masterclass. “With Noah Baumbach, we are honoring an auteur who has shaped U.S. cinema for decades with his subtle insight into human relationships and his precise powers of observation,” said Christian Jungen, Zurich’s festival director. “’Jay Kelly’ is, in my opinion, one of the outstanding…