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The first trailer for forthcoming drama Anemone has been released, offering a glimpse of Daniel Day-Lewis’s screen comeback after eight years.The triple Oscar-winner retired from acting in 2017 after completing Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread which, he said, left him “overwhelmed by a sense of sadness” during filming.“Daniel Day-Lewis will no longer be working as an actor,” read a statement at the time. “He is immensely grateful to all of his collaborators and audiences over the many years.”He had previously stepped back from the profession in 1997, after shooting The Boxer, when he took up a new career as a…

Dobson, who advised Trump and four other US presidents, was a fierce opponent of abortion and LGBTQ rights.James Dobson, a controversial and deeply influential Christian activist who advised several presidents, including US President Donald Trump and campaigned against abortion and LGBTQ rights has died.Dobson died on Thursday at the age of 89, according to the Dr James Dobson Family Institute, which highlighted his role in “creating one of the largest faith-based organizations in the world”. No cause was given for his death.Born in 1936 in Shreveport, Louisiana, Dobson, who was a child psychologist, started a radio show counselling Christians on…

Israel’s approval of a long-delayed and controversial settlement plan on Wednesday intends to end any chance of a contiguous Palestinian state, say analysts, local human rights groups and Palestinian communities likely to be affected.Known as East1 or E1, the plan would link thousands of illegal settlements in occupied East Jerusalem – which is already illegally annexed by Israel – to the expanding Maale Adumim settlement bloc in the occupied West Bank.This would fully sever East Jerusalem – which Palestinians have long considered the capital of their own future state  – from the rest of the occupied West Bank.European states have…

While overall sales to African countries are still small compared to these traditional export markets, the Global South appears to be at a turning point in how it thinks about energy. For decades, energy-starved countries largely had one default option when they wanted to add new power supply: import coal and gas. Now, for the first time, solar energy is emerging as the cheaper and greener way forward, so there’s no need to sacrifice the environment for development.Familiar StoryWhat’s happening in Africa right now might sound familiar, especially if you know anything about the global green energy industry. We’ve seen…

The UK is among 27 countries backing a statement calling for Israel to allow immediate independent foreign media access to Gaza.France, Germany, Australia, and Japan have also signed the text released by the Media Freedom Coalition – an intergovernmental group which advocates for the rights and protection of journalists globally.The statement also condemned attacks on journalists, saying those working in Gaza must be protected.International journalists have been banned by Israel from entering the Gaza Strip independently since the start of the war nearly two years ago. Some journalists have been taken into Gaza by the IDF under controlled access.At least…

Wycliffe Muia & Barbara Plett UsherBBC NewsAFP via Getty ImagesThe conflict in Sudan has caused a massive humanitarian crisis (archive shot)Sudan’s army has denied bombing a World Food Programme (WFP) convoy taking aid to a famine-hit area in the country’s Darfur region. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had blamed the army for Wednesday’s air strike in the town of Mellit, which is under RSF control.A UN agency said a drone hit the convoy, and three lorries in the 16-vehicle convoy caught fire and were destroyed. All staff travelling in the convoy were safe, it added. Sudan plunged into a…

In an era where pharmacy shelves and health stores offer thousands of dietary supplements, the question arises whether functional foods – enriched or natural foods with special health properties – are still relevant. The question becomes more complex when we understand that functional foods and dietary supplements don’t necessarily compete with each other, but can complement each other in sophisticated ways. In the world of personalized medicine and precision nutrition, the growing understanding is that an integrated approach may be more effective than any one-dimensional solution. What Are Functional Foods and How Are They Different? Functional foods are foods that…

Born in Camberwell, just south of the River Thames in London, Aribo and his family moved further out into the capital’s southern suburbs when he was six.The youngest of three siblings, Aribo’s brother Paul used to accompany him on the short walk from their Mitcham home to play in the cage in nearby Lavender Park.”I wanted to be a footballer,” he admits.”I wouldn’t say that being down here made me think I’d be one, because I understood that you kind of had to be in the right places, being in academies and in a good set up.”But unlike fellow Lavender…

StrictlyVC is back at TechCrunch Disrupt in October, bringing together the insiders who shape the venture capital landscape, this time with a sharper focus on the market’s biggest challenge: liquidity. In an era of extended exit timelines, slowed distributions, and increasingly selective LPs, the conversations behind closed doors matter more than ever. Working with Cendana Capital, which has backed 80+ funds in its 15-year history, we are launching a new off-the-record LP Track that offers an unfiltered look at where capital is flowing, how LP priorities are shifting, and what GPs need to know to survive and thrive in this…

new video loaded: Anxiety Mounts in Gaza City as Israel Threatens a New OffensiveBy Saher Alghorra For The New York Times and Nader Ibrahim•August 21, 2025The Israeli military announced its operation to take Gaza City, where many displaced Palestinians have taken refuge, was underway on Thursday, even as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu considered a cease-fire proposal.Recent episodes in Middle East CrisisShow more videos from Middle East Crisis