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  • US awaits Lebanon response to Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire plan

    EPA An Israeli strike on the Mar Elias area of Beirut on Sunday night killed two people Efforts for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah have intensified, with Lebanon’s government expected to respond to a draft deal presented by the US, amid an escalation of Israel’s air attacks across the country. The intensification in the…

  • Zac Taylor: Bengals Will Not Make Staff, Lineup Changes During Bye Week

    The Bengals suffered another one-score loss on Sunday, and the team now sits at 4-7 as a result. The bye week could present the opportunity to make changes in the lineup and/or on the sidelines, but that will not be the case. “I think we all watch the game and we can see it’s just…

  • India orders Meta to curb WhatsApp data sharing, levies $25M fine

    India’s competition watchdog has ordered WhatsApp to stop sharing user data with other Meta units for advertising purposes for five years and also levied a fine of $25.4 million for antitrust violations related to WhatsApp’s controversial 2021 privacy policy. The Competition Commission of India, which began the investigation in 2021, found that WhatsApp’s “take-it-or-leave-it” privacy…

  • Ugandan TikToker jailed for insulting president

    A 21-year-old has become the latest Ugandan TikToker to be sent to prison after creating a video that was said to insult President Yoweri Museveni. Emmanuel Nabugodi appeared for the sentencing on Monday after pleading guilty last week to four charges, including hate speech and spreading malicious information about the president. He was sentenced to…

  • Kerr and Mewis announce pregnancy

    Kerr is Australia’s record goalscorer and one of the country’s biggest sporting idols. She has won five consecutive Women’s Super League titles, three FA Cups, two League Cups and the Community Shield at Chelsea. She signed a new two-year contract in June but has not played since January because of a knee ligament injury. Mewis,…

  • Murder accused psychotic for months, court told

    BBC Dylan Thomas has denied murder but pleaded guilty to manslaughter A man who killed his best friend on Christmas Eve was experiencing psychosis “up to six months before the event”, a court has heard. Dylan Thomas, 24, has admitted the manslaughter of William Bush, 23, at a house they shared in Llandaff on 24…

  • Football's transgender policy in focus after protest

    The case has highlighted the FA’s policy of allowing players who are biologically male, but identify as female aged 16 or older, to play in the women’s game. In its rules, the FA says it has “undergone a review of its policy on transgender players in line with its commitment to promote Football for Everyone.…

  • Michelle Yeoh 'felt a failure' for not having children

    EPA Michelle Yeoh is one of the stars of the new Wicked film Actress Michelle Yeoh has said she felt “like such a failure” for not having a baby. The Oscar winner said she always wanted to have a family, and her first marriage – to businessman Sir Dickson Poon – was partly “about having…

  • Sara Sharif's stepmum and uncle will not give evidence in their trial

    Surrey Police Sara Sharif’s body was found at her home in Woking on 10 August last year The stepmother and uncle of Sara Sharif will not give evidence in their defence during their trial for the 10-year-old’s murder. At the Old Bailey, Mr Justice Cavanagh asked if each of the defendants’ barristers had advised their…

  • US steps up Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire efforts

    EPA An Israeli strike on the Mar Elias area of Beirut on Sunday night killed two people Efforts for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah have intensified, with a US envoy expected to return to Lebanon for talks over a possible deal, amid an escalation of Israel’s air attacks across the country. The intensification in…