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Liv McMahon & Shiona McCallumTechnology reportersGetty ImagesThe manufacture of the tiny tech that powers billions of devices is under a microscope.US President Donald Trump has said he plans to introduce 100% tariffs on semiconductor imports.The tiny chips power a range of different devices and are integral to modern technology and the global economy.While some semiconductor producers could be spared from the taxes, they may still impact the tech industry and could push up the price of some products.What is a semiconductor and how are they used?Semiconductors have enabled a slew of modern devices – from smartphones and laptops to video…

Al-Obeid was known as the ‘Pele of Palestinian football’ and became one of its brightest stars.Palestinian national football team player Suleiman al-Obeid has been killed in an Israeli attack on aid seekers in Gaza.Al-Obeid, 41, was killed on Wednesday when Israeli forces attacked people waiting near an aid distribution centre in southern Gaza, the Palestinian Football Association said.He was nicknamed the “Pele of Palestinian football” – after the Brazilian professional footballer widely regarded as one of the best football players of all time.During his long career, the Gaza player scored more than 100 goals, making him one of the brightest…

The Birds Don’t Sing [from new album Let God Sort Em Out] is an incredibly emotional track, especially for an album opener. What things did your parents say to you that make you proud and have stuck with you over the years? Fran_MMalice: Creating that song was a very emotional time and it cut real deep, but to be able to journal the grief from losing both our parents into a piece of art was also healing. I believe it’s a song that is going to resonate with a lot of people, because whether we like it or not, most…

The Federal Government has approved the establishment of a state-of-the-art veterinary hospital in Gombe State under the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (L-PRES) Project, an initiative aimed at boosting livestock health and productivity across Northern Nigeria. The National Project Coordinator of L-PRES, Malam Sanusi Abubakar, disclosed the development on Tuesday during a two-day technical mission to the state. The visit included a high-level federal delegation comprising representatives from the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development, animal health specialists, and technical experts who conducted preliminary assessments of the proposed project site. Malam Abubakar explained that the veterinary hospital is designed to serve…

The first day of preseason is possibly the most positive moment of the entire year for professional footballers.You walk into the training ground, see your teammates again, catch up with the staff, and feel a fresh wave of optimism. Whatever happened last season is in the past, replaced with a sense of excitement and hope. You’ve come back in good shape, your kit is fresh, the training grounds have been renovated, the coaches are optimistic. It’s the start of a new journey.But preseason also marks a return of stress and hard work. What was once a time for rest and…

Here is poetry in the form of a game description. Bernband is “a sci-fi exploration game for people who like to wander…”. Players will be able to simply walk around a colourful and unusual world, wandering in the glow cast by streetlights and ducking beneath zigzagging overhead flags. They’ll tour hallways where strange green life grows politely in planters, and they’ll even get the chance to snooze on rattling otherworldly subway trains while hand grips – tentacle grips? – jiggle as they hang overhead. “There’s no goal but to stroll,” the game’s Steam page promises. “Where will your feet take…

Vance to visit Indiana to discuss redistricting amid Trump pressure on GOP statesGood morning and welcome to our live coverage of US politics as JD Vance prepares to visit Indiana on Thursday to discuss redistricting with Republican leaders.The vice president’s trip comes as Donald Trump ramps up pressure on GOP states to redraw congressional boundaries and give the party more winnable seats in the 2026 midterm elections. In Texas, Democrats who left the state in an effort to block a new congressional map from being implemented say they experienced a bomb threat at their Illinois hotel on Wednesday morning amid…

Khan Younes, Gaza – A dear companion doesn’t have to be human to be deeply missed when lost.Sometimes, it’s a phone – a loyal witness to your joys and sorrows, your moments of sweetness and darkest chapters of pain.In the harshness of life in the world’s largest open-air prison, it becomes more than a device. It’s an extension of yourself; your portal to the world, your way of reaching loved ones scattered across the prison or outside it.Through its lens, you sometimes capture joy and beauty, but more often, it only captures falling rockets or the rubble of houses covering…

Guardian writers’ predicted position: 14th (NB: this is not necessarily Ed Aarons’ prediction but the average of our writers’ tips)Last season’s position: 12thProspectsCrystal Palace kitsCrystal Palace’s achievement of winning the club’s first major trophy by beating Manchester City in the FA Cup final should have made it a summer to savour for supporters. Instead, it has been spent nervously awaiting news over which European competition the team will play in after Uefa eventually said Palace had breached its rules on multi-club ownership.Palace’s fate is still yet to be resolved as they prepare for their appeal against demotion to the Conference…

South Africa’s state prosecutor has officially withdrawn charges against one of the farm workers accused of killing two black woman and feeding their bodies to pigs. Adrian de Wet was one of three men facing murder charges after Maria Makgato, 45, and Lucia Ndlovu, 34, were killed while allegedly looking for food on a pig farm near Polokwane in South Africa’s northern Limpopo province last year.Their bodies were then alleged to have been given to the animals in an apparent attempt to dispose of the evidence.Mr De Wet, 20, turned state witness when the trial started on Monday and says…