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ReutersTrump was the ‘greatest friend’ Israel had ever had in the White House, Netanyahu saidUS President Donald Trump has told cheering Israeli lawmakers that “this is the historic dawn of a new Middle East”, after helping to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.During the first such address by a US president since 2008, Trump said Monday was a “day of profound joy” after “two harrowing years”.Trump’s address to the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, comes on the day that the last 20 living hostages held in the Palestinian enclave were released by Hamas. Israel is releasing 250 Palestinian…

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Tallinn’s Baltic Event Co-Production Market  – an industry sidebar to the Black Nights Film Festival – has unveiled exclusively to Variety the strong line up of 15 European titles from 13 countries competing for the hefty €20,000 ($23,200) Eurimages Co-Production Development Award. For the second year, the lineup also takes in films aimed at kids and youth from the Black Nights Film festival (PÖFF)’s Just Film program. The slate, completed from a record 111 submissions from 44 different countries, runs the gamut from debuts works to compelling stories from acclaimed directors.  “It’s exciting to see strong and diverse voices shaping how stories are being…

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There’s a turnaround in the climax of this noctambulist Paris immigrant drama that suddenly charges the film’s seemingly neutral title with meaning. Food courier protagonist, Souleymane, is hopefully in the process of altering his destiny, and this key scene is carried by fantastic acting from Abou Sangaré: trembling violently as a lifetime’s tension and struggle, as well as the daily grind of an app wage slave, comes pouring out.Souleymane is a kind of every-immigrant, clinging on at the margins of the French capital. Hailing from Guinea, he sublets the delivery app account of Cameroonian Emmanuel (Emmanuel Yovanie) in order to…

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5 Polaris Bank has reaffirmed its leadership in Nigeria’s digital banking space by winning two major honours — the Digital Bank of the Year and Best Bank for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) — at the 2025 BusinessDay Banks and Other Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards. The recognition, announced over the weekend, marks the fifth time the bank has clinched the Digital Bank of the Year title, underscoring its strong presence in Nigeria’s financial technology landscape. It also reflects the bank’s consistent focus on innovation, customer empowerment, and digital inclusion. In a statement signed by the Acting Head of Brand…

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Ben Stokes and Mark Wood are expected to be “raring to go” for the start of the Ashes next month, offering England a timely boost that sits in contrast to Australia’s ongoing concerns over the fitness of Pat Cummins.As the two seamers with prior experience of playing Test cricket in Australia, Stokes and Wood are central to England’s plans this winter. Stokes missed the fifth Test against India with a shoulder injury, however, while Wood sat out the entire summer following knee surgery back in March.Things appear to be coming together, at least, with the pair recently training in the…

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Rollercoaster Tycoon wasn’t the most fashionable computer game out there in 1999. But if you took a look beneath the pixels—the rickety rides, the crowds of hungry, thirsty, barfing people (and the janitors mopping in their wake)—deep down at the level of the code, you saw craftsmanship so obsessive that it bordered on insane. Chris Sawyer, the game’s sole developer, wrote the whole thing in assembly.Certain programming languages, like Python or Go or C++, are called “high-level” because they work sort of like human language, written in commands and idioms that might fit in at a poetry slam. Generally speaking,…

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Nairobi — The Ministry of Public Service, Human Capital Development and Special Programmes has announced a nationwide crackdown targeting human resource officers accused of manipulating government payroll systems and promotion processes. The operation, which begins this week, follows an internal audit that officials say uncovered widespread malpractice, collusion and systemic abuse. Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku said officers found culpable will face immediate dismissal and prosecution. Speaking in Embu over the weekend, he warned that the ministry–working with the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and other agencies–will pursue cases at both national and county levels. “We have identified disturbing trends where…

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