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Ofer Cassif is an Israeli politician who was removed from the Knesset podium for genocide remark.

Ray Winstone, who has played the London hard man and more over his career, shared insight into his career, including working with Angelina Jolie, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Gary Oldmam, during a masterclass at the 31st edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival on Tuesday before receiving the honorary Heart of Sarajevo award in recognition of his “remarkable acting career and exceptional contributions to the art of cinema.” Asked about the state of the movie business in the social media age, Winstone said: “It affects your approach, I guess, because it’s all about sending tickets, isn’t it? It’s like anything today, it…

North Korea’s leader threatens to speed up Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal expansion over a sign of ‘hostile intent’.North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has threatened to accelerate the expansion of his country’s nuclear arsenal, condemning ongoing United States-South Korea military exercises as a sign of “hostile intent”, according to state media.Kim, who made the remarks during a visit to a naval destroyer, called the drills “an obvious expression of their will to provoke war”, according to a report published on Tuesday.He insisted North Korea must “rapidly expand” its nuclear weapons programme, pointing to the inclusion of what he called “nuclear elements”…

ADDIS ABABA – The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has directed its Secretariat to accelerate the development of the value proposition, investment plan, and roadmap for the transformation of the North-South Economic Corridor. In a communique published on 17 August 2025 following the conclusion of the 45th ordinary summit of the SADC Heads of State and Government, the bloc announced that it has directed its Secretariat to fast-track the development of the value proposition, investment plan, and roadmap for the North-South Economic Corridor, and to accelerate the advancement of the SADC Maritime Corridor Strategy, aimed at enhancing trade, regional connectivity…

Nicola GilroyBBC Investigations, East MidlandsBBCCharlotte Chapman-Hart lives with chiari malformation – type 1, and syringomyeliaWeighing six stone and on the brink of organ failure, Charlotte Chapman-Hart is admitted to hospital in excruciating pain. It’s assumed the former model and dancer has an eating disorder. But Charlotte, who repeatedly denies she’s starving herself, has a rare disease. She’s been prescribed a new pain relief medication, which should have been monitored by her GP and wasn’t. A side effect is rapid weight loss – but it’s been overlooked by those treating her. Charlotte’s experience over the next three months would leave her…

Getty ImagesThe US director of national intelligence says the UK has withdrawn its controversial demand to access global Apple users’ data if required.Tulsi Gabbard said in a post on X the UK had agreed to drop its instruction for the tech giant to provide a “back door” which would have “enabled access to the protected encrypted data of American citizens and encroached on our civil liberties”.The BBC understands Apple has not yet received any formal communication from either the US or UK governments. “We do not comment on operational matters, including confirming or denying the existence of such notices,” a…

After eight years of planning, an estimated cost of 500 million kronor (£39m) and an early morning blessing, a church in northern Sweden began a slow-motion 5km journey on Tuesday to make way for the expansion of Europe’s biggest underground mine.The 672-tonne Kiruna Kyrka, a Swedish Lutheran church inaugurated in 1912, is to be slowly rolled to its new home over two days, at a pace of half-a-kilometre an hour.In a huge multi-decade operation, the whole of the Arctic town is being moved as an iron ore mine operated by the state-owned mining company LKAB weakens the ground, threatening to…

Dominic McLaughlin, who will play Harry Potter in HBO‘s upcoming series adaptation, has spoken about being cast in the iconic role for the first time. While promoting his new film “Grow” — which McLaughlin stars in alongside Nick Frost, who plays Hagrid in the “Harry Potter” series — the young actor was asked by BBC News how it felt to transform into Harry. “A bit surreal to be honest, because I was always a huge ‘Harry Potter’ fan when I was younger,” McLaughlin said. “And it was like the dream role, of course, so I’m thrilled to be able to…

Sunderland are exploring whether a move for Leicester winger Abdul Fatawu is viable as the newly promoted side look to continue their spending spree. The 21-year-old Ghana international is one of the Foxes’ most valuable assets, reportedly valued at about £30m.The Black Cats have held preliminary talks to formalise their interest but no bid has been made yet amid concern that a move could be too costly or difficult to complete. Sunderland have already spent £141.5m in the transfer window, which is just short of Nottingham Forest’s £142m in the summer of 2022, a British record for a promoted club.…

India and China should view each other as “partners” rather than “adversaries or threats”, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday, as he arrived for a two-day visit to Delhi. Yi met with Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar – only the second such meeting between the two sides since 2020 – when deadly clashes in the Galwan valley in Ladakh, a disputed Himalayan border region, led to a complete breakdown of ties between the countries. Relations are now on a “positive trend” towards cooperation, Yi said ahead of a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. Jaishankar…