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Simon JackBusiness editorRolls-RoyceArtist’s impression of a small nuclear power stationRolls-Royce’s plan to power artificial intelligence (AI) with its nuclear reactors could make it the UK’s most valuable company, its boss has said.The engineering firm has signed deals to provide small modular reactors (SMRs) to the UK and Czech governments.AI has boomed in popularity since 2022, but the technology uses lots of energy, something which has raised practical and environmental concerns.Rolls-Royce chief executive Tufan Erginbilgic told the BBC it has the “potential” to become the UK’s highest-valued company by overtaking the largest firms on the London Stock Exchange thanks to its…

“Our freedom will be incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinian people.” When Nelson Mandela spoke those words in 1997, it resonated deeply across much of the Black diaspora, which has long felt a strong kinship with the struggles of the Palestinian people. In this week’s Long Wave, as yet more journalists are killed in Gaza, and some western countries make belated moves to recognise a Palestinian state, I examine the history of that Black solidarity, and how it has endured.Before that, some housekeeping: we’d love to know what you think of The Long Wave – what you’re enjoying, what…

27 The governing Malawi Congress Party (MCP) says President Lazarus Chakwera will continue to assign important responsibilities to Vice President Michael Usi until the September general elections, despite recent political tensions between the two leaders. MCP Publicity Secretary Jessie Kabwila told privately owned Capital Radio that President Chakwera and Dr Usi have a “sweet” working relationship and remain committed to leading the country together. According to her, there are no grievances between the President and his Vice, and the arrangement of delegating duties will continue until election day. This statement, however, has raised eyebrows because it contrasts sharply with Kabwila’s…

The former British minister is being tried over an alleged land grab of plots in the capital, Dhaka.Bangladeshi anticorruption officials have testified in court against former British Minister Tulip Siddiq, accused of using her familial ties to deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to obtain state-owned land plots in the South Asian country.Three officials from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday read out testimonies in three separate cases, over an alleged land grab of plots in the capital, Dhaka.Siddiq, who is Hasina’s niece, resigned from her post as an anticorruption minister in United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government in January,…

With 100 days until the first Ashes game of England’s tour, Australia CEO says Test cricket needs quality, not quantity.Australia cricket chief Todd Greenberg says a slimmer Test calendar could benefit smaller nations because the five-day game was better “where it means something”.Marking 100 days until the home Ashes series against England begins in Perth, Cricket Australia CEO Greenberg suggested that quality, not quantity, was important in keeping the red-ball game viable.“We’re trying to send countries bankrupt if we force them to try to play Test cricket,” he told reporters.“We need to make sure we invest in the right spaces…

As the humidity rises in 35-degree Tokyo, so too do the dead. Ever since the Edo period, Japanese summertime has been associated with the arrival of supernatural forces – a season defined by malevolent spirits. As the country’s temperatures soar, it’s believed that the barriers separating the world of the living and the dead begin to wane, allowing once contained ghosts to slither into our realm.It’s under this sweaty backdrop that I find myself wandering Silent Hill f’s fog-laden Japan. Set in the fictional town of Ebisugaoka during the 1960s, players are put into the dust-coated shoes of a misunderstood…

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, his late father and predecessor Heydar Aliyev and some of their closest political allies hail from Nakhchivan.The name of this tiny, mountainous and underdeveloped Azeri area sandwiched between Armenia, Iran and Turkiye sounds unfamiliar to those outside the strategic South Caucasus region.But Nakhchivan’s name and geopolitical significance resurfaced after United States President Donald Trump hosted a White House summit between Azeri and Armenian leaders on Friday.Azerbaijan’s Aliyev and the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a preliminary peace deal to end the decades-long conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.In the early 1990s, ethnic Armenians in the Nagorno-Karabakh region broke…

The U.K. premiere of Searchlight Pictures’ Rental Family will take place at the 69th BFI London Film Festival, running Oct. 8-19, in partnership with American Express. The gala screening on Thursday, Oct. 16, is expected to bring director Hikari (37 Seconds, Beef) and star Brendan Fraser to the British capital.  Directed and co-written by Hikari, Rental Family also stars Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Mahina Gorman, and Akira Emoto. Set in modern-day Tokyo, the film follows an American actor (Fraser) who struggles to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig, working for a Japanese “rental family” agency, playing stand-in roles…

NewsFeedHundreds of Palestinians risked their lives to reach aid trucks as they arrived in northern Gaza. Amid volleys of gunfire, crowds of people climbed onto moving trucks to grab whatever food they could to feed their starving families. Al Jazeera’s Ibrahim Al Khalili was there.Published On 13 Aug 202513 Aug 2025

Nigeria is hosting one of Africa’s biggest tech gatherings on Tuesday, with debates ranging from Wolof-speaking chatbots to medical algorithms. The ambition is to harness artificial intelligence to transform economies – but patchy internet, unreliable electricity and low investment remain major obstacles. In Lagos, the African Digital Economy and Inclusion Conference is bringing together policymakers, business leaders, academics and other stakeholders to explore how AI can drive growth while making sure no one is left behind. The two-day event will examine ways to combine private innovation with public policy. With the theme AI and the African Digital Economy: Leaving No…