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Sep 10, 2025, 01:10 PM ETWelcome back to Onside/Offside! This week, Luis Miguel Echegaray recaps some of the most notable highlights from the international break. From jubilation in west Africa and the heights of El Alto in South America to a spark of encouragement in Columbus, Ohio, here is LME’s point of view as World Cup qualifiers took center stage.ONSIDE: Finally, a spark for the USMNTAfter Saturday’s uninspiring 2-0 loss to South Korea in Harrison, New Jersey, with another disjointed performance, the United States men’s national team finally gave their fans a reason to believe in Mauricio Pochettino’s project, beating…

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has admitted that some data may have been taken by hackers in a cyber-attack that has halted car production and forced the vehicle-maker to send workers home.The company, owned by India’s Tata Motors, initially said it did not believe any customer information had been stolenNow, 11 days after the attack, it has conceded that some data has been impacted but declined to say exactly who the information pertained to, such as customers, suppliers or JLR itself.The affected plants in the UK are not expected to restart until Thursday at the earliest and worldwide production of around…

The country previously said it would recognise Palestinian statehood this month.Published On 10 Sep 202510 Sep 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareCanada is evaluating its relationship with Israel after the attack on Hamas leaders in Qatar, its foreign minister has said, in the latest sign of unhappiness with the Israeli government.Anita Anand on Wednesday said the country considered the attack in Doha to be unacceptable, especially given Qatari attempts to facilitate peace in the Middle East.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“We are evaluating our relationship with Israel,” Anand told reporters on the sidelines of a meeting of…

It’s unremarkable for a movie to get a standing ovation at a film festival. But it is unusual for the crowd to chant a director’s name before the film even starts. That was the scene buyers encountered Sept. 5 inside the Royal Alexandra Theatre as Curry Barker unveiled his horror feature Obsession for the Toronto crowd. Baker, 25, has spent the past few years amassing a fan base on YouTube with his sketch comedy channel That’s a Bad Idea and his $800 found-foot- age serial killer feature Milk & Serial. Obsession, from producers James Harris and Haley Johnson, stars Michael…

NewsFeedIsraeli air strikes hit Yemen’s capital Sanaa a day after Israel targeted Qatar’s capital Doha. Initial reports say several people were killed and dozens injured. The Israeli military says a Houthi missile was fired at Jerusalem yesterday following the Israeli attack on Qatar.Published On 10 Sep 202510 Sep 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share

On Tuesday, Israel launched a targeted air strike on a Hamas leadership compound in Qatar’s capital, Doha, during a meeting to discuss a US-proposed ceasefire for Gaza.The strike killed six people, including the son of senior Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya, the director of al-Hayya’s office, three bodyguards and a Qatari security officer. However, its top leaders are reported to have survived the attack.The attack was part of a wider wave of Israeli strikes extending beyond its immediate borders, and marked the sixth country attacked in just 72 hours and the seventh since the start of this year.[Al Jazeera]Israel continues to…

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureMy optimism about the weather may have been misplaced. The cameras are showing the outfield, which is doing an impersonation of Grimsby Town’s home turf when they beat Man United. “Looks like a paddy field,” says Ian Ward. The umpires venture out for a look in their pink cagoules, and soon put their umbrellas up.ShareSome team news: Lungi Ngidi is out of the series. He has a hamstring strain, according to our friends at Cricinfo. His place in South Africa’s battery of seamers will go to Nandre Burger, but…

US tech billionaire Larry Ellison has overtaken Elon Musk as the world’s richest person after shares in Oracle, the business he co-founded, rocketed in early trading on Wednesday.Ellison’s wealth has surged after the company, in which he owns a stake of 41%, reported better than expected financial results.Oracle shares rose by more than 40% in early trading to $340 a share, valuing the business software company at $958bn (£707bn) and Ellison’s stake at $393bn, just ahead of Musk’s fortune of $384bn, according to Bloomberg’s billionaires index.The jump in the shares is the company’s largest single-day increase ever and the biggest…

The death of a 27-year-old man who killed himself in a hospital toilet after waiting 22 hours to be seen by the mental health team was “contributed to by neglect”, a coroner has ruled.Jamie Pearson was admitted to Blackpool Victoria hospital’s A&E department after taking an overdose of high-strength painkillers on 17 August 2024.An inquest heard that Pearson should have been seen within four hours by mental health specialists but was deemed low risk and was still waiting 22 hours later when he killed himself in a toilet.His mother, Julie Knowles, previously told the Guardian her son was “badly failed…

Multi-hyphenate Chelsea Peretti has signed for representation with Linden Entertainment. An actress, writer, director and veteran comic talent, Perretti made her name with hilarious specials like “One of the Greats,” and as a fan-favorite cast member on the Fox comedy series “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.” Linden will rep Peretti in all areas alongside CAA and Hansen Jacobson Teller. In 2023, Peretti marked her feature debut as screenwriter and director in the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival player “First Time Female Director.” The project was produced by Tideline Entertainment and Amy Poehler’s Paper Kite. Peretti previously wrote for NBC’s “Parks and Recreation” and “Saturday Night Live,” Netflix’s “Portlandia,” Comedy Central’s “Kroll Show” and “The…