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The Rwandan government has confirmed the arrival of seven migrants from the United States, as part of a resettlement agreement signed this year. “The first group of seven vetted migrants arrived in Rwanda in mid-August,” Yolande Makolo, the government spokesperson, said. ALSO READ: Rwanda, United States agree on migrant resettlement agreement She said the migrants are accommodated by an international organization and receive visits by the International Organization on Migration (IOM) and Rwandan social services. Makolo said three of the individuals have expressed a desire to return to their home countries, while four wish to stay and build lives in…

Several investigations have been launched after a Spanish man in Kenya posted videos of himself pouring beer down an elephant’s trunk – sparking anger on social media.He was filmed in a wildlife reservation drinking from a can of Tusker, a popular local beer, before giving the rest of it to the elephant.”Just a tusker with a tusked friend,” he captioned one clip posted on Instagram, which was later deleted from his account after a backlash from Kenyans in the comments.The BBC analysed the footage and was able to authenticate it as genuine. The landscape and a well-known bull elephant point…

Bangkok, Thailand – Thailand’s Constitutional Court is to decide whether to remove suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office over a phone call with Cambodia’s former leader in a ruling that could deal a fatal blow to the embattled Shinawatra dynasty and plunge the Southeast Asian kingdom into political turmoil.An unfavourable verdict for Paetongtarn on Friday would make her the fifth prime minister since 2008 to be stripped of office by Thailand’s judges, who critics say defend the interests of the country’s royalist-military establishment.The move could also potentially pave the way for early elections.Friday’s ruling is also the second in…

Guardian writers’ predicted position: 8th (NB: this is not necessarily Tom Garry’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips)Last season’s position: 8thProspectsEverton are entering the season with a fairly unfamiliar sense of optimism. It marks a sharp contrast from the mood 12 months ago and a troubled first half of the last campaign, when their threadbare squad was stretched, their serious injury list was mounting and the wider club was waiting agonisingly for news of a takeover.Amid that uncertainty and what was – at the time – a low budget, some were tipping Everton for relegation and the team…

The Trump administration seems intent on controlling Intel’s ability to make key business decisions around its floundering foundry business unit. According to reporting from the Financial Times, at a Deutsche Bank conference on Thursday, Intel’s CFO David Zinsner shared new details about the company’s recent deal with the Trump administration, which gave the U.S. government a 10% equity stake. The deal was structured in a way to penalize Intel if it spins out its foundry business unit, which makes custom chips for outside customers, within the next few years. Last week’s deal included a five-year warrant that would allow the…

The cast shakeup at Saturday Night Live is turning into an earthquake. The latest performer to exit the show is Heidi Gardner, who will depart after eight seasons on SNL. She joined the NBC series in the 2017-18 as a featured player and moved up to the main cast two seasons later. Gardner is the fourth SNL castmember to leave the show in the past three days, following Devon Walker, Emil Wakim and Michael Longfellow out the doors of 30 Rock. She had been the longest-tenured female member of the show’s current cast, a designation that will now fall to…

Pritti MistryBusiness reporter, BBC NewsPA MediaNHS patients will lose access to new cutting-edge treatments because of skyrocketing costs, the pharmaceutical giant Novartis has claimed amid a row over drug pricing deals.The warning comes after talks over the cost of medicines for the UK between Health Secretary Wes Streeting and pharma firms broke down last week.A body assesses whether a new drug is value for money before approving it for use on the NHS, but Novartis said its methods were outdated and made it harder for innovative drugs to be approved and launched.Norvartis’s UK boss Johan Kahlstrom said costs meant the…

Hamas condemns far-right Israeli Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s remarks as ‘an official call to exterminate’ Palestinians.Published On 28 Aug 202528 Aug 2025Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for Israel to annex the Gaza Strip if Hamas refuses to disarm, the latest push by an Israeli official to forcibly displace Palestinians and take complete control of the coastal enclave.During a news conference on Thursday, Smotrich said if Hamas does not agree to surrender, disarm and release Israeli captives, Israel should annex a section of Gaza each week for four weeks.He said Palestinians would first be told to move south in…

Apple has warned that “EU-style rules” proposed by the UK competition watchdog “are bad for users and bad for developers”.It says EU laws – which have sought to make it easier for smaller firms to compete with big tech – have resulted in some Apple features and enhancements being delayed for European users.It argues the UK risks similar hold-ups if the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) pushes ahead with plans designed to open up markets the regulator says is too dominated by Apple and Google.The CMA told the BBC it rejected Apple’s characterisation of UK competition rules, arguing they were…

Russia struck Kyiv on, hitting the EU delegation mission and other sites in one of the heaviest attacks in months.