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US President Donald Trump has said he will immediately remove Federal Reserve official Lisa Cook from her position, a major escalation in his battle against the US central bank.He said there was “sufficient reason” to believe Cook had made false statements on mortgage agreements, and cited constitutional powers which he said allowed him to remove her.In response, Cook has said Trump has no authority to fire her and she will not resign.It is an unprecedented move for the president to dismiss a member of the central bank’s leadership, and comes as Trump has put increasing pressure on the Fed -…

Islamabad, Pakistan – As a new wave of cloudbursts, monsoon rains and floods cause havoc across Pakistan, Iqbal Solangi sits in his small house in the southern coastal city of Karachi, feeling the pain of those who lost their loved ones, land and livestock.Since late June, a heavier-than-usual monsoon, followed by floods and landslides, has killed more than 800 people, damaged at least 7,225 houses, and washed away over 5,500 livestock in addition to the widespread destruction of crops across the country.While the exact cause of the floods is yet to be determined, several factors could have contributed to the…

Months after a measles outbreak was declared in South Africa, some parents remain resistant to getting their children vaccinated. According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, more than 480 of the 700 cases in the country have been diagnosed in Gauteng. Children need two doses of the measles vaccine – at 6 months and 12 months – for full protection. But uptake is low. “Immunisation coverage for the second dose of the measles vaccine remains below 75% in both Johannesburg and Tshwane, which are considered below the level required to prevent outbreaks,” the Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) says…

Aug 26, 2025, 05:32 AM ETManchester United midfielder Grace Clinton is on the radar of WSL rivals Manchester City, while Arsenal are targeting a move to sign Girona right back Arnau Martínez. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors and gossip from around the globe.Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s grades | Women’s gradesTOP STORIES- Sources: Man United and Napoli in talks over Højlund- Sources: Crystal Palace eye move for Man City’s Akanji- Howe in dark over Isak’s future as Newcastle chief jets in- Arsenal make approach for Leverkusen defender HincapiéManchester United midfielder Grace Clinton is one of…

The startup ecosystem in Central Eurasia is having its moment. What started as 485 applications from across 27 countries — including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Pakistan, Qatar, Romania, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, UAE, the U.K., Ukraine, the U.S., Uzbekistan, and Vietnam — has culminated in the largest startup pitch competition in Central Eurasia’s history. The “Road to Battlefield” is putting the region’s most promising entrepreneurs on a direct path to San Francisco’s most prestigious startup stage at TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield 200. The Road to Battlefield competition, organized by Silkroad Innovation…

NRM director for mobilisation, Mathias Ssuubi Kiwanda, has revealed that the party will send out a reconciliation committee across the country to address disputes arising from its primaries. Kiwanda said while the primaries had some challenges, mechanisms were in place to ensure harmony among party members before the Electoral Commission nomination period. “We had party primaries that had some issues and this is why a tribunal was set. NRM is also setting up a reconciliation committee to traverse the country and harmonise a few issues between now and the Electoral Commission nomination dates,” he explained. He further clarified that no…

Norway has selected Sentimental Value, the latest feature from director Joachim Trier, as its submission for the 2026 Academy Awards in the best international feature film category. Trier’s follow-up to The Worst Person in the World, which was nominated for the best international feature at the 2022 Oscars, reunites the director with actress Renate Reinsve. Sentimental Value premiered in competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix. Trier’s family drama centers on the sisters Nora and Agnes( Reinsve and Lilleaas), estranged from their charismatic but distant film director father Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård). In the wake of…

Botswana has declared a public health emergency as it faces a shortage of essential medicines and medical equipment.President Duma Boko made the announcement in a televised address on Monday, setting out a multimillion-dollar plan to rectify the supply chain involving military oversight. Managing the shortages would be “highly price sensitive due to our limited coffers”, he told the nation.The economy of Botswana, which has a population of 2.5 million, has been hit by a downturn in the international diamond market, as it is one of the world’s leading diamond producers. This strain, further fuelled by US aid cuts, has seen…

Maputo, Mozambique – Down the main aisle of a bustling conference pavilion in Mozambique’s capital, Maputo, Lucia Matimele stands surrounded by lush green leaves, peppers on the stalk, and bunches of ripe bananas.“We have land, we have water, we have farmers!” she enthuses. “What we need is investment.”Matimele is the director of industry and commerce for Gaza province, a region about 200km (125 miles) away that is one of the country’s main breadbaskets. She and her team packed up some of their most promising crops and joined thousands of others – from within and outside Mozambique – to exhibit their…

After achieving three of his biggest career accomplishments in eight months, Rachid Meziane crossed the Atlantic to make personal history.The native of southern France joined the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun in December as the league’s first European-born head coach. Four months earlier, Meziane guided Belgium to their best finish ever in Olympic women’s basketball: fourth place at the Paris Games. Four months before that, he led French club ESB-Villeneuve d’Ascq to their first national women’s championship since 2017 and their first EuroLeague final ever.“I knew it was a new challenge, a new story to write,” Meziane says of the move. “When…