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Professor Khaled Elgindy says an Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank would risk EU sanctions.

Madrid-based Amore Cine, founded by Paz Lázaro, Juan Pablo Félix and Edson Sidonie, has boarded “Dæmon,” the debut feature of Chile’s Valeria Hofmann, who snagged best director for short “AliEN0089” at Sundance 2023. It joins Chile’s Maquina, launched last year at the San Sebastian Film Festival. Described as a body-horror techno-romance best encapsulated by its logline “In a world where you can print DNA at home, why not print your own boyfriend?” the drama dwells on the same themes of digital intimacy, grief and transformation that Hofmann explored in her short, which also scored best film at the world’s leadig…

Some 260 suspected cyber scammers have been arrested in a sting operation carried out across 14 African countries. The operation, co-ordinated by Interpol and funded by the UK, targeted criminal networks using social media and digital platforms to extract money from victims in romance scams, and in so-called “sextortion”, in which victims are blackmailed using explicit imagery.”It doesn’t take long before you develop a connection with somebody… and very quickly this trust is shattered,” Interpol’s director of cybercrime Neal Jetton told the BBC’s Newsday programme, describing the perpetrators’ tactics.More than 1,400 victims across Ghana, Kenya, Angola and elsewhere were identified.Interpol…

23 Kenyan Members of Parliament have begun reviewing a petition that seeks to restrict loan interest so that it never exceeds the original amount borrowed. The move comes as concerns grow over the rise of exploitative lenders in the country who impose excessive repayment charges on borrowers, leaving many citizens in deep financial distress. The petition was filed by senior lawyer, Mr. Allen Waiaki Kishore, and presented to the National Assembly for consideration. The lawyer is calling for amendments to the Consumer Protection Act to include the in duplum rule in clear terms, so it can be effectively enforced across…

NewsFeedFor the first time, US President Donald Trump has publicly stated he will not allow Israel to formally annex the occupied West Bank. Members of Israel’s government have said they will annex the territory this year, despite global opposition.Published On 26 Sep 202526 Sep 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share

The Stats don’t lie: after age 65, most people will struggle to focus visually on close-up objects. You might have seen this among your friends and relatives or even experienced it yourself, holding books, magazines, or your phone farther away from your face to try to bring words and pictures into focus. Many of those affected start using reading glasses. But a new treatment could become available: eye drops.This deterioration of vision is called presbyopia. It is not a disease but a natural, physiological change caused by aging—specifically by the loss of elasticity and flexibility of the crystalline lens at…

Morning opening: Drones are not going away anytime soonJakub KrupaAirspace over the Danish city of Aalborg was briefly closed again last night after unconfirmed reports of drone sightings. While no drones were eventually found, it shows how Denmark is on the edge after repeated incidents this week.Light-emitting object flies away as Denmark airport closes due to drones – videoDanish prime minister Mette Frederiksen conceded earlier that “there may be more to come,” as she laid bare the challenge these hybrid attacks pose for the country in a rare TV address.She conceded that the recent events showed “vulnerabilities” in Denmark’s critical…

A three-storey building under construction collapsed Thursday morning in Awka, Anambra State, leaving several people trapped beneath the rubble. The incident occurred at about 11:40 a.m. behind the Anambra State House of Assembly, off Ekwueme Square in Okpuno. Eyewitnesses said artisans were working on the roof when the structure suddenly gave way, sparking panic in the area. The building, which had reached the roofing stage, reportedly collapsed without warning. Preliminary investigations by officials of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) and the state’s materials testing department suggested that poor concrete mixture and possible foundation defects may…

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that essentially approves the sale of TikTok’s U.S. operations to an American investor group in order to keep the social media app operational in the country. Vice President JD Vance said that the deal would value TikTok US at “around $14 billion.” TikTok was required to divest its American business or be banned in the U.S. via a national security law originally signed by former president Joe Biden. Trump’s executive order essentially bars the attorney general or Department of Justice from enforcing that law for 120 days while the divestiture plan presented…

Former UK Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair has been involved in discussions about leading a post-war transitional authority in Gaza, the BBC understands.The proposal, which is said to have backing from the White House, would see Blair lead a governing authority supported by the UN and Gulf nations – before handing control back to Palestinians.His office said he would not support any proposal that displaced the people of Gaza.Sir Tony, who took the UK into the Iraq War in 2003, has been part of high-level planning talks with the US and other parties about the future of Gaza.In August, he…