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A recap of overnight events in DCAs the federal takeover of the DC police and deployment of national guard troops entered its fourth night, here’s a recap of what happened overnight. The US attorney general, Pam Bondi, ended DC’s “sanctuary policies”. In a directive signed yesterday, she rescinded previous orders – including one from the DC police chief, Pamela Smith – that Bondi’s office says “limited” the Metropolitan police department (MPD) from working with federal officers. Bondi has now scrapped rules which prevent DC police from arresting people “solely for federal immigration warrants” and “restricted certain information from being shared with…

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organisations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favour of one that more accurately displays Africa’s size.Created by the cartographer Gerardus Mercator for navigation, the projection distorts continent sizes, enlarging areas near the poles like North America and Greenland while shrinking Africa and South America. “It might seem to be just a map, but in reality, it is not,” the African Union Commission deputy chair, Selma Malika Haddadi, told Reuters, saying the Mercator fostered a false impression that Africa was “marginal”, despite being…

Sarah Spooner suffered such severe hyperemesis gravidarum, or extreme pregnancy sickness, that she felt she had no choice but to have an abortion.

Once upon a time, the industry was drowning in games like this. Single-player, story-led action experiences with a weekend’s worth of choreographed set pieces and an open world glazed with a fine mist of collectibles … But here in 2025, the age of the Battle Pass and live service forever games, Hangar 13’s solo adventure about Sicilian crime families feels almost as dated as its 1900s setting.In fact, The Old Country has few new ideas to contribute to the cover shooter genre, nor to the Mafia series itself. Hangar 13 already produced a remake in 2020 of the original Mafia:…

At least 164 people have died in the last 24 hours in heavy monsoon floods and landslides in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir.Most of the deaths, 150, were recorded by disaster authorities in the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northern Pakistan. At least 30 homes were destroyed and a rescue helicopter has also crashed during operations, killing its five crew.Nine more people were killed in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, while five died in the northern Gilgit-Baltistan region, it said.Government forecasters said heavy rainfall was expected until 21 August and there is a heavy rain alert for the northwest of the country. Several regions have…

Lucian Grainge‘s patience is seemingly wearing thin as Universal Music Group‘s legal battle with rapper Drake rumbles on. In a declaration letter, filed Thursday with the Southern District of New York and obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, the all-powerful head of UMG, the world’s biggest music company, fired back at Drake’s latest push to secure more documents related to the company’s relationship with Kendrick Lamar, describing the specific claims made by Drake as “farcical,” “nonsensical” and “groundless and indeed ridiculous,” with Grainge pointedly remarking that the company had spent “hundreds of millions” in supporting the Canadian rapper’s music career. Earlier…

NewsFeedUS President Donald Trump is meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, but the White House is signalling that major agreements are unlikely. Trump gives the talks a 25 percent chance of failure, while European Union leaders and the Ukranian leader worry he could concede too much.Published On 15 Aug 202515 Aug 2025

38 Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has once again shown his commitment to strengthening the country’s media industry. Over the years, Tebboune has been vocal about the need for comprehensive government support to help media outlets operate professionally and with proper regulation. He believes that in today’s world, where communication and information are powerful tools, a strong media industry is vital for protecting national interests and projecting Algeria’s image globally. The latest decision from his administration fulfills a promise he made earlier to empower the national media. The government is creating new opportunities to strengthen the digital media space in the…

Bill ConnellyCloseBill ConnellyESPN Staff WriterBill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has been at ESPN since 2019.Ryan O’HanlonCloseRyan O’HanlonESPN.com writerRyan O’Hanlon is a staff writer for ESPN.com. He’s also the author of “Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution.”Aug 14, 2025, 05:00 AM ETCan you believe we’re already back? Well, neither can we.It seems like just last week Liverpool were celebrating their second Premier League title — and their first one in front of fans. And it seems like just yesterday that Chelsea were celebrating winning Gianni Infantino’s beloved inaugural FIFA…

President Cyril Ramaphosa will attend the Southern African Development Community (SADC) 45th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government this weekend. The summit is a historic moment for Madagascar, following the country’s membership of SADC in August 2005. The summit will focus on accelerating regional integration through key pillars: strengthening industrial capacity and regional value chains, modernising agriculture, and promoting an inclusive energy transition, all aimed at building a resilient, sustainable, and cohesive SADC region. Vincent Magwenya, spokesperson to President Cyril Ramaphosa, said during the summit, Andry Rajoelina, President of the Republic of Madagascar, will officially assume the SADC…