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NewsFeedSeveral boats from the Global Sumud Flotilla arrived at Israel’s Ashdod port on Thursday flying Palestinian flags, after being intercepted by the Israeli navy. Israel said it had intercepted at least 40 vessels from the flotilla, and that those on board have been detained.Published On 2 Oct 20252 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share

Daniel Day-Lewis is legendary for going to punishing lengths to deliver authentic performances. He made the crew carry him around while playing wheelchair-bound Christy Brown in “My Left Foot,” spent a month in the wilderness to transform into an outdoorsman for “The Last of the Mohicans,” and devoted two years to studying dress making to become a fashion designer for “The Phantom Thread.” On set, the acting GOAT always stays in character, expecting everyone, directors included, to refer to him by his character’s name, even if the director is his son, Ronan Day-Lewis. “It was intuitive that everyone called him…

Sara Smithin Maidstone andZac SherrattSouth EastPA MediaPaloma Shemirani, 23, died after refusing chemotherapy following a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphomaA high-profile conspiracy theorist influenced her daughter to reject chemotherapy in favour of alternative treatments, which ultimately led to her death, a coroner has ruled.Paloma Shemirani, from Uckfield in East Sussex, died in July last year – seven months after she was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.Ms Shemirani, 23, had declined chemotherapy in favour of juices and coffee enemas advocated for by her mother, Kate Shemirani, a former nurse who was struck off for her anti-vaccination views.Coroner Catherine Wood said at Kent and…

It’s win-or-go-home Thursday in the MLB wild-card round!After losing their series openers, the Cleveland Guardians, San Diego Padres and New York Yankees all rebounded with Game 2 wins on Wednesday — setting up a dramatic day with three winner-take-all Game 3s. It’s only the second time in baseball history to host three winner-takes-all playoff games in one day.Who has the edge with division series berths on the line? We’ve got you covered with pregame lineups, sights and sounds from the ballparks and postgame takeaways as each matchup ends.Key links: Megapreview | Passan’s take | Bracket | ScheduleJump to a matchup:DET-CLE…

A foundation created by Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, will fund a project to send drone boats out into the rough ocean around Antarctica to collect data that could help solve a crucial climate puzzle. The project is part of a suite of funding announced today from Schmidt Sciences, which Schmidt and his wife Wendy created to focus on projects tackling research into the global carbon cycle. It will spend $45 million over the next five years to fund these projects, which includes the Antarctic research.“The ocean provides this really critical climate regulation service to all of us,…

Tens of thousands turn out, but numbers are fewer so far than last protest that drew half a million people to the streets.Trade unions in France are carrying out another day of widespread nationwide strikes, heaping pressure on the newly appointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu to reverse an existing austerity programme and halt any new public spending cuts.France’s Ministry of the Interior said approximately 85,000 people had turned out across the country by midday on Thursday, excluding Paris – a figure lower than a strike two weeks earlier, which drew much larger crowds, indicating lower overall turnout.Recommended Stories list of…

Two Kenyan activists have been abducted in Uganda after attending a presidential campaign event for Bobi Wine, a reggae musician turned politician.Heavily armed security operatives detained Bob Njagi, the chair of Free Kenya, and Nicholas Oyoo, the movement’s secretary general, at a petrol station near Kampala on Wednesday afternoon.The activists had reportedly travelled from Kenya to Uganda on Monday to support Wine – real name Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu – at his campaign rallies in the eastern region.Bob Njagi.In a video of an event on Tuesday, Njagi could be seen on stage beside Wine, who leads Uganda’s National Unity Platform party.“They…

A new political movement, the National Progressive Democrats (NPD) has been launched pledging to end decades of authoritarian rule and steer the country towards what it describes as a “capable democratic developmental state.” The party’s president, Togara Fambi a former police officer unveiled the NPD in Harare under the theme “Building a capable democratic developmental state for empowering citizens towards creating and maintaining good living standards. Fambi said the party emerged from what he called a general consensus by the people of Zimbabwe that the current political system was “corrupt, corrosive and oppressive.” “The struggle for democracy in Zimbabwe is…

The big winners The viewers. Barcelona v Paris Saint-Germain was the final many wanted last season. Wednesday’s group-stage meeting showed why. The fixture did not disappoint, even if, with red tape delaying the opening of the renovated Camp Nou, it was played in the less atmospheric Lluís Companys Stadium. Luis Enrique’s young Parisians staged a comeback in Catalonia, thanks to their coach’s expert use of his squad. Senny Mayulu, 19, upstaged Lamine Yamal by scoring the equaliser – Wednesday was the first match this season Yamal had failed to either score or contribute to a goal. Instead, the resurgent Marcus…

Sequoia-backed AI design startup Visual Electric said that it is joining search startup Perplexity today. The company noted on its site that the team would be joining a new Agent Experiences group at Perplexity. Aravind Srinivas, Perplexity’s CEO, confirmed the acquisition with a post on X. Deal terms were not disclosed. The startup said that as part of the transition, it will shut down Visual Electric as a product in 90 days. It added that users will be able to export their data, and subscribers will get prorated refunds. Visual Electric was founded in 2022 by Colin Dunn, a former…