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A biopic of Sinéad O’Connor is in the works, with its backers including the company involved in Nothing Compares, the acclaimed 2022 documentary about the singer.According to Variety, the film will be directed by Josephine Decker, who made a much-liked biopic of horror writer Shirley Jackson, starring Elisabeth Moss, in 2020. The script will be by Stacey Gregg, who has credits on TV series Mary and George, Little Birds and The Letter for the King.Production companies behind the project include See-Saw Films, whose past output includes The King’s Speech, Shame, The Power of the Dog and Slow Horses, alongside Nine…

New York / London / El Fasher / Zamzam Camp / Abu Shouk Camp — The United Nations has warned of famine, mass killings, and a fast-spreading cholera outbreak in Sudan, saying civilians face “a deepening crisis”. The warning came as the Darfur Union in the United Kingdom accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied factions of committing “genocide” in El Fasher, North Darfur, during what it called their 227th failed attempt to seize the city. UN Spokesman Stéphane Dujarric told reporters yesterday, “civilians are enduring a deepening crisis with ongoing attacks, acute hunger and starvation.” He cited…

Shares in Intel jumped by more than 7% on Thursday, following reports that the Trump administration is in talks to take a stake in the chipmaker.The reported deal would support the technology firm’s plans to build a manufacturing hub in Ohio, according to Bloomberg, which said the size of the potential stake is not clear.White House spokesman Kush Desai said “discussion about hypothetical deals should be regarded as speculation unless officially announced by the administration.”The article comes days after a meeting between Intel boss Lip-Bu Tan and US President Donald Trump, who had earlier accused Mr Tan of being “highly…

Ukraine cause akin to second world war allies, Starmer says before Trump-Putin Alaska talksUkraine is fighting for the same values as the allies did in the second world war, Keir Starmer has said before a summit in Alaska between US president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin.Addressing a reception in Downing Street, including veterans, to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, which marked the allies’ defeat of Japan, the prime minister said: I sat on this terrace this very morning with President [Volodymyr] Zelenskyy, who is fighting for the same values as we were fighting for. And so…

A world heritage site that was once a famous tourist destination is suffering from signs of disintegration, as climate change affects weather patterns.The wavy-walled houses covered with singular geometric lines of the Royal Court of Tiébélé in Burkina Faso, established in the 16th century, are recognisable all over the world. The paintings represent the thoughts, culture, and religion of the Kassena people, literally written on the walls.Tiébélé in southern Burkina Faso is one of only four Burkinabé sites on the Unesco world heritage list. But it is now on the brink of extinction. “Nowadays, it’s easier to build with metal…

6 A concerned citizen, Mr. Prezugha Ezon, has called on the Federal Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to extend the pipeline surveillance contract of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited to cover the entire Niger Delta region. He argued that the company’s impact goes far beyond preventing crude oil theft, with contributions that span environmental protection, corporate social responsibility, and community development. In a statement, Ezon said the Federal Government should consider awarding more pipeline security jobs to Tantita because of the organisation’s strong adherence to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles, as well as its track…

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Aug 13, 2025, 07:00 AM ETWhen the New York Mets and New York Yankees met in the first Subway Series of 2025 in mid-May, life was good for baseball fans in New York. Both Big Apple teams sat in first place in their respective divisions and both seemed like postseason locks.But things have recently taken a turn for both N.Y. teams.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedFirst, the Yankees tumbled out of first place in the American League East, faced an injury scare to MVP front-runner Aaron Judge and lost ground in the AL wild-card race. Then the Mets joined the spiral, losing seven…

With a trip to Florence booked, all I want is to rewatch Medici. The 2016 historical drama series tells of the rise of the powerful Florentine banking dynasty, and with it, the story of the Renaissance. Until recently, I could simply have gone to Netflix and found it there, alongside a wide array of award-winning and obscure titles. But when I Google the show in 2025, the Netflix link only takes me to a blank page. I don’t see it on HBO Max, Disney+, Apple TV+, or any of the smaller streaming platforms. On Amazon Prime I am required to…

Paul AdamsBBC Diplomatic CorrespondentBBCDonald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet in Alaska on FridaySpeculation has swirled over whether the Trump-Putin summit will result in the map of Ukraine being forcibly – and fundamentally – altered.Russia has laid claim to vast parts of Ukraine since 2014, when President Vladimir Putin made his first move.At the time, in the space of a short few months, Moscow carried out the relatively bloodless occupation and annexation of the Crimean peninsula.But that was followed by a Russian-backed separatist movement in the eastern Donbas region – specifically the two regions, or “oblasts”, known as Donetsk and…