Author: Gulf News Week
Supplied by the University of Western OntarioSeth Guikema, a climate resiliency researcher, will be moving from the University of Michigan to the University of Western OntarioCanada is hiring dozens of researchers from US universities, including top research institutions such as Harvard, as its relationship with its neighbour continues to sour.More than three-quarters of the 64 professors who are moving to Canada from around the world will come from the US. They will receive funding from a pool of C$504m ($362m; £268m) for research in fields such as climate change and medicine under a new government programme.US President Donald Trump’s administration…
LIVEPremier League: Munoz rescues Liverpool draw against ForestFollow live text coverage, analysis, radio commentary and watch Final Score with four Premier League games on Saturday.
BBCDolly Parton first launched Imagination Library in her home county in TennesseeOne child in Denver called her “The Book Queen”.Another in Alabama calls her “Ms Dolly”.Across the globe in Australia, a toddler with speech delays delighted her family with her first word – “orange” – after she and her twin sister received a free book in the post about colours. It came from Imagination Library, the literacy programme begun by late global superstar Dolly Parton.Parton, who died this week aged 80, launched the philanthropic effort in 1995 to honour her father – whose difficult Appalachian upbringing never allowed him to…
Getty ImagesThe former Duchess of York is expected “back in the UK shortly”, a source close to her has told the BBC.Sarah Ferguson was thought to be living abroad after she was forced to move out of Royal Lodge in Windsor, which she shared with her ex-husband Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, in October.Ferguson had last seen in public at the Duchess of Kent’s funeral the previous month.She is reportedly renting out a gated property in the Home Counties, according to the Sun newspaper.’Marry me’ and Epstein’s ‘baby boy’ – key Sarah Ferguson revelations in emailsWho is in the Epstein files?Ferguson is expected…
Linda KitchenLinda and Geoff Kitchen were beginning a six-week holiday to Singapore, Indonesia and Australia when the incident happenedA widow whose husband died after “severe turbulence” on a flight has begun legal action against the airline.Lawyers for Linda Kitchen, 74, from Thornbury near Bristol, who broke her back during the incident, said her husband, Geoff, 73, was “fatally injured” when the Singapore Airlines flight from London Heathrow suddenly dropped around 6,000 ft (1,828 metres).She has now begun proceedings at the High Court seeking damages from the airline to help her access specialist support for her back. The BBC has contacted…
ReutersA major response was launched after the overnight attack in the Kyiv regionTwenty-seven people have been killed and almost 400 evacuated after a Russian strike hit a warehouse near Kyiv, triggering a fire and a series of explosions.Regional governor Tymur Tkachenko said a further 42 people, including four children, were injured after the Russian drone strike in the Bucha district.An investigation has been launched into whether ammunition was being stored at the site, where search and rescue operations were ongoing early on Saturday.Meanwhile, Tkachenko said a 14-year-old was killed in a separate attack in the Boryspil district as President Volodymyr…
Getty ImagesIranian drones have hit the Iraqi city of Irbil, the capital of the Kurdistan regionThe Trump administration is planning to cut off military aid to a key Middle East ally that helped the US defeat the Islamic State group (IS) and is now facing punishing attacks from Iran, according to four sources familiar with the matter.The US Department of Defense has told leaders of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region in recent meetings that the administration is not planning to renew an expiring agreement that provides security assistance to the Peshmerga, the Kurdish security force.The BBC spoke to two officials who…
Getty ImagesThe staffer was found to have made tens of thousands of dollars through betting on what the president would say in his speechesA former White House teleprompter operator has been ordered to pay more than $172,000 (£127,000) for using inside information to bet on US President Donald Trump’s speeches.Gabriel Perez was found to have made trades on what the president would say during addresses between December 2025 and February 2026 on Kalshi – a prediction markets platform where users can bet on real-world events.Its regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), said Perez would have to surrender profits of…
AFP via Getty ImagesPirates manage to board ships operating a long way from the coast and then guide them closer to the shoreA surge in piracy near Somalia has increased threats to shipping already under pressure from maritime blockades and conflict due to the US war with Iran.Two cargo vessels were seized in the Gulf of Aden within four days last week, rising to at least 13 the number of ships attacked since the start of the year and triggering unprecedented drone strikes against the pirates.It is the biggest escalation in hijackings in more than a decade, renewing concern about…
Crystelle Pereira/Getty Images/Pophams Bakery/Supreedha Iyer”Sweetcorn belongs in desserts!”That’s according to Crystelle Pereira, a cook and former Great British Bake Off finalist known for her wacky flavour combinations.While sweetcorn is already a staple in South East Asian and Latin American puddings, it has largely been relegated to sandwich fillings and pizza toppings in the UK. But that could all be changing.In recent weeks, the vegetable has been popping up all over social media in sweet treat form – as an ingredient in everything from cookies and ice cream to cheesecake.Crystelle PereiraCook and former Great British Bake Off star Crystelle Pereira says…