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At its military parade on Wednesday, China showcased hypersonic missiles to sink ships, drones that serve as wingmen and nuclear-capable ballistic missiles that can strike the continental United States.The jets that screamed across the sky and the columns of missiles and armored vehicles that rolled past Tiananmen Square in Beijing provided a rare look at China’s new weapons. All military hardware paraded Note: Only equipment paraded on the ground is shown, excluding three support and logistics formations. The massive military parade, presided over by China’s leader Xi Jinping, was a warning to his country’s prospective foes.The anti-ship missiles seemed tailor-made…

Taylor Swift is “welcome at any time” to perform at the Super Bowl Halftime Show, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell Roger Goodell said on “Today” on Wednesday. “We would always love to have Taylor play,” Goodell said. “She is a special, special talent and obviously, she would be welcome at any time.” Asked whether a performance is already in the works, Goodell teased, “Maybe,” and deferred to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, which oversees the halftime show. Reps for Swift and Roc Nation did not immediately respond to Variety’s request for comment. In an exchange with the show’s hosts, Goodell said, “We would always love…

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“He has great experience and he is right in his peak years, so he can be a great signing for us. I am sure he will make a big contribution to the team.”Rodgers had said last week that Adam Idah would not be allowed to leave without a replacement being signed.When the Irishman was sold to Swansea City on deadline day without Celtic finding one, the Affiliation of Celtic Supporters Clubs was among those expressing its outrage, calling on chief executive Michael Nicholson to explain the “failure to strengthen the squad” and “the disarray witnessed on the final evening of…

Fast-fashion giant Shein has launched an investigation after an image of Luigi Mangione – accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York last year – was used to model a shirt.An image with his likeness, which appeared to show him wearing a white, short-sleeved shirt, appeared on the fast-fashion website until its removal.It is thought the product he appeared to be modelling was on sale for just under $10 (£7.50).A spokesperson from Shein told BBC News: “The image in question was provided by a third-party vendor and was removed immediately upon discovery.”We have stringent standards for all listings…

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has established an incident desk to handle inquiries and provide regular updates on the derailed Abuja-Kaduna Train Service (AKTS). The Managing Director of NRC, Dr. Kayode Opeifa, stated this in a press release on Wednesday in Lagos. Opeifa noted that the regular update would be achieved through dedicated phone lines: Queen 0703 645 2228, Lilian 0703 199 3211, and Abubakar – 0803 659 3212. Follow us on WhatsApp | LinkedIn for the latest headlines He noted that so far, the corporation had been able to reach 510 out of the 583 passengers listed on the…

Aid cuts in east Africa have led to cases of babies being born with HIV because mothers could not get medication, a rise in life-threatening infections, and at least one woman having an unwanted abortion, according to interviews with medical staff, patients and experts.A report by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) sets out dozens of examples of the impact of disruption to Pepfar – the president’s emergency plan for aids relief – in Tanzania and Uganda.Pepfar, a leading US global health programme, launched in 2003 and is credited with saving millions of lives, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa.The report is based…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has released its Lassa Fever Situation Report for Week 34 (August 18-24, 2025), confirming three new cases in Edo and Ondo states. The figure represents a decline from five cases recorded in the previous week. According to the report, the cumulative total for 2025 has risen to 857 confirmed cases and 160 deaths, with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 18.7 percent. This marks an increase compared to the 17.1 percent CFR recorded during the same period in 2024. So far, 21 states have reported at least one confirmed case across…

I don’t remember where I was when my TikTok feed showed me a video of a woman holding her stillborn baby, but I remember how I felt. At first, it appeared like any other video of a woman holding a newborn. It was tightly wrapped in blankets while she cradled it in her arms. She was crying, but so are most of the women in these post-birth videos. It wasn’t until I read the caption that I realised what I was looking at. Her baby had been delivered at 23 weeks. I was 22 weeks pregnant. I felt doomed.My social…

For your book The West: The History of an Idea, you spent 12 years researching what people mean when they talk about “the west”. At a time when America’s president shows more admiration for autocratic Russia than for Nato-allied countries in Europe, are we witnessing the end of the west as an idea?I certainly wouldn’t write off the west. What we are seeing is a challenge to a version of the west that had America as its leader. But it doesn’t have to signal the end. The west is crucial to Europeans, and they have been the core of it.…