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The United States’s 20-point plan to end Israel’s war in Gaza is not the same as the draft proposed by a group of Arab and Muslim countries, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has said.“I made it clear that the 20 points that President (Donald) Trump made public are not ours. Changes were made to our draft. I have the record,” Dar said, speaking to politicians on Friday, according to remarks carried by Dawn news.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listHis comments come after the White House on Monday released a plan with fanfare that would include a ceasefire, the…

TikTok has directed children’s accounts to pornographic content within a small number of clicks, according to a report by a campaign group.Global Witness set up fake accounts using a 13-year-old’s birth date and turned on the video app’s “restricted mode”, which limits exposure to “sexually suggestive” content.Researchers found TikTok suggested sexualised and explicit search terms to seven test accounts that were created on clean phones with no search history.The terms suggested under the “you may like” feature included “very very rude skimpy outfits” and “very rude babes” – and then escalated to terms such as “hardcore pawn [sic] clips”. For…

Sean “Diddy” Combs is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday morning by a federal judge in New York, following his conviction earlier this year on federal prostitution-related charges.Here’s a recap of his criminal case: what he was indicted for, what happened at trial, and what might happen next.What was he found guilty of?In July, after an eight-week trial, a jury found Combs guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. He was acquitted of the most serious charges against him, racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking, which carried the possibility of a life sentence.The charges on which he was…

At age 89, Shiguéhiko Hasumi, the critic and theorist long regarded as Japan’s greatest living film scholar, is finally making what amounts to his U.S. debut. Later this month, New York’s Japan Society will present Shiguéhiko Hasumi: Another History of the Movie in America and Japan (Oct. 9–18), a hand-curated screening series tied to the publication of the long-awaited English translation of Hasumi’s landmark book, Directed by Yasujiro Ozu, from the University of California Press. For decades, Hasumi’s writings have held a grail-like status among Western filmmakers and cinephiles but remained inaccessible in translation. Their sudden arrival, paired with a…

Botswana’s diamond-reliant economy is under severe strain, with the country’s main diamond company seeing an almost 50% drop in sales last year, which it blamed on dwindling global demand. And in another blow to the industry in recent months, the US imposed a 37% tariff on all goods imported from Botswana. Now, in an exclusive interview with the BBC’s Waihiga Mwaura in New York, President Duma Boko has said that Botswana is close to securing a 0% tariff deal with the US, giving Botswana a potential economic lifeline.

Charlotte WrightPolitical Editor, South EastPA MediaGreen Party leader Zack Polanski spoke to Charlotte Wright ahead of the party’s annual conference in BournemouthThe leader of the Green Party says he wants to legalise all drugs, calling for an approach “led by public health experts, not politicians”.Speaking to BBC South East ahead of his party conference, Zack Polanski said he agreed with a Kent Green councillor, who earlier this year called for the legalisation of all drugs, including class A drugs like heroin and crack cocaine.Polanski said “the war on drugs has absolutely failed, and ultimately we need to be having a…

Much of the post-match focus was on the non-goal, but Schmeichel’s mistake handed the initiative to Braga.Horta’s shot had an expected-goals value of just 0.027, but it evaded the 38-year-old’s goalkeeper’s grasp.”He’ll be really disappointed with it,” Rodgers said. “It’s a good strike and it’s obviously moved a little bit, but I haven’t spoken to him about it.”Beyond the defensive errors, this was yet another game where Celtic have failed to fire this term.Maeda is being played out of position to accommodate Tounekti, while every midfield combination Rodgers has tried has lacked cutting edge and energy. They were unable to…

Global superstar Taylor Swift has released a new album, The Life of a Showgirl, which was recorded in stolen moments during her record-shattering Eras tour.She spoke to BBC Radio 1’s Greg James about her new music, her fiancé Travis Kelce and her love of sourdough.

Patricia Routledge, best known for playing snobbish social-climber Hyacinth Bucket in beloved British sitcom “Keeping Up Appearances,” has died. She was 96. “We are deeply saddened to confirm the passing of Dame Patricia Routledge, who died peacefully in her sleep this morning surrounded by love,” her agent said in a statement to the PA Media news agency. “Even at 96-years old, Dame Patricia’s passion for her work and for connecting with live audiences never waned, just as new generations of audiences have continued to find her through her beloved television roles. She will be dearly missed by those closest to…

Last February, Emily Whittemore stepped onto the stage at Los Angeles’ Jumbo’s Clown Room in a pair of eight-inch Pleaser heels, a black string bikini, and an extra-large T-shirt with the face of Luigi Mangione printed across it.She writhed and wiggled on the iconic strip bar’s floor to System of a Down’s “Prison Song” as onlookers cheered, and eventually lifted the shirt up to her head and wrapped Mangione’s mug shot around her face. “I was like, ‘Ya’ll don’t even need to look at me, just pretend I’m him,’” Whittemore recalls.Then she ripped the shirt off, threw it on the…