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Fernandez and Ndiaye show signs of promise on Man City debutsManchester City gave £185m of deadline-day talent their Premier League debuts in the win over Coventry – and manager Enzo Maresca will have enjoyed what he saw.3 hrs agoMan City
Temperature exceeds 40C in parts of Europe – is a September heatwave likely for UK?Parts of central and southern Europe have seen temperatures above 40C this week. As things warm up in the UK, is there a heatwave on the way?20 hrs ago
US Central Command released footage of the strikes on Iran-linked tankersThe US military says it has hit three Iran-linked oil tankers in retaliation for Tehran targeting two American warships in the region.US Central Command (Centcom) said on Saturday it had “permanently disabled” two tankers, including one near Kharg Island, and “completely destroyed” a third in the Gulf of Oman.Iran’s state media confirmed the strikes and cited a military spokesperson threatening more severe reprisals if Washington continued its attacks.Fighting between the two sides has flared up again over the past week, with little apparent progress towards ending the six-month war.Kharg Island…
Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson has blamed flight price rises on “foolish leaders” starting wars, in a thinly veiled reference to the US-Israel conflict with Iran.Middle East tensions have choked the production and transportation of millions of barrels of oil, causing a surge in the price of car and jet fuels, which are made from oil.In May, Virgin Atlantic added a fuel surcharge to ticket prices in response.US President Donald Trump has repeatedly defended the conflict as necessary for peace and security long-term.”The Iran conflict was completely unnecessary. There was a nuclear agreement between Iran and the rest of…
AFP via Getty ImagesThe embrace of Russia by Niger, and other Sahel states, has been seen as a rejection of the post-colonial Western powersWhen mutinous soldiers seized a strategic military base in Niger’s capital last Saturday, the country’s ruling junta turned to a foreign partner it has increasingly relied on since coming to power: Russia.Following a night of intense fighting in Niamey, Russia’s Africa Corps helped Nigerien loyalist forces to regain control of Air Base 101 at Diori Hamani International Airport.Africa Corps, unlike its predecessor the Wagner Group, is directly under the control of the defence ministry in Moscow. It…
ANITransport officials in Maharashtra had begun testing drivers’ ability to speak basic Marathi, the state’s official languageAn Indian state has given taxi and tuk-tuk drivers one more year to learn the local language after a new rule making it mandatory sparked protests.Transport officials in the western state of Maharashtra had begun testing drivers’ ability to conduct basic conversations in Marathi, the state’s official language, on 20 August. Those who failed were given a month to learn the language, after which they risked having their licences suspended or cancelled.The government said the requirement was meant to improve communication between drivers and…
BBCThe Mercator projection is the map widely used across the globe but inaccurately depicts the sizes of countries and continentsThe UN has just called for the predominant world map to be replaced with one that more accurately reflects the true size of continents such as Africa.The “Correct the Map” resolution adopted by the General Assembly aims to fix the discrepancy on the Mercator map, in which the African continent is shown as being of similar size to Greenland – even though it is in reality about 14 times larger.It adopted a new map, the Equal Earth projection, which better represents…
Inside court as judge declares a mistrial in Lindsay Clancy caseWarning: This story contains distressing details and discussion of attempted suicideA Massachusetts judge has declared a mistrial in the murder case against Lindsay Clancy after jurors conceded they would not be able to unanimously decide whether she should be held criminally liable for killing her three young children after a week of deliberating.The case against Clancy has both captivated and heavily divided the American public, even spurring remarks from the US president.There was a sense of disbelief in the courtroom as the case – and Clancy’s future – were left…
ReutersSteve Witkoff (left) and Jared Kushner (right) are due to travel to Kyiv after talks in MoscowTwo of US President Donald Trump’s top envoys have arrived in Moscow ahead of a weekend of talks aimed at accelerating efforts to end the war in Ukraine.Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will hold talks in the Russian capital before travelling to Kyiv on Sunday for discussions with Ukraine.Russia’s President Vladimir Putin ordered a halt to strikes on Kyiv for three days due to the US visit, state media reported, citing the Kremlin. Trump told reporters on Friday that Witkoff and Kushner were “bringing…
Getty ImagesThere were 319 Mexican wolves in the wild in the US in 2025, up from just four in 1998Donald Trump has signed an executive order to remove endangered species protection for the grey wolf and a subspecies, the Mexican wolf.The US president’s decision could pave the way for pastoral farmers to kill the canines to protect their livestock. His order said ranchers played a “vital role” in the food supply chain and American cultural heritage.But conservation groups have criticised the move, saying it could derail long-term efforts to recover the endangered wolf populations.There were 319 Mexican wolves in the…