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Sixty-nine people drowned when a vessel full of migrants overturned off the coast of Mauritania earlier this week, coastguard officials said on Friday.The accident occurred late on Tuesday after passengers on the boat spotted the lights of a coastal town about 50 miles (80km) north of the capital, Nouakchott, prompting the occupants to press to one side of the boat, causing it to capsize, Mohamed Abdallah, the head of the coastguard, told reporters.“When the migrants saw the lights of the Mheijrat, they tried to move to one part of the boat, causing it to capsize,” Abdallah said.The boat is understood…

NewsFeedUNICEF says “famine is absolutely ravaging Gaza City,” as aid workers at a nutrition centre warn parents have run out of options to feed their children. Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud visited the centre, where “the signs of famine are everywhere.”Published On 29 Aug 202529 Aug 2025

Unit 8200, Israel’s elite cyber-intelligence division, has long been compared to the United States National Security Agency. Its veterans are now embedded in US tech companies, shaping how the world’s data is managed and making deals worth billions. What does it mean for privacy and security?Published On 29 Aug 202529 Aug 2025

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Administration has sought to prematurely end status for 600,000 Venezuelans, leaving them vulnerable to deportation.Published On 29 Aug 202529 Aug 2025A federal appeals court has blocked an effort by the administration of President Donald Trump to end special protected status for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans living in the United States.On Friday, a three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s ruling, which kept in place Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans. The status will remain in place as the legal challenges proceed through the courts.Before leaving office, the Biden administration had extended TPS…

104 Cornerstone Insurance Plc has announced changes to its board of directors, with the exit of Mr. Emeka Anthony Ogbechie and the appointment of Mr. Ejakhaluse Zoe Omonkhogbe as a Non-Executive Director. The company disclosed the development in a notice to the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), shareholders, and the investing public on Friday. Mr. Ogbechie, who served as a Non-Executive Director, stepped down after his tenure with the insurer. His replacement, Mr. Omonkhogbe, was approved by the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) on July 28, 2025, and his appointment will be ratified at the firm’s next Annual General Meeting. “This is…

Raza had looked set to drive his side to victory, helping them recover from 161-5 after 30 overs via a 128-run partnership with Tony Munyonga (43 not out).It was the second rebuild of the innings after Asitha Fernando, who took 3-50, had dismissed Brian Bennett and Brendan Taylor before Zimbabwe had scored a run, with Ben Curran (70) and captain Sean Williams (57) putting on 118 for the third wicket.Sri Lanka’s innings also featured two century partnerships, with Pathum Nissanka (76) and Kusal Mendis (38) scoring exactly 100 in a third-wicket pairing.The visitors then slipped to 161-5 as Sadeera Samarawickrama…

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The US says it will deny or revoke visas for Palestinian officials wishing to travel to New York next month to attend the UN General Assembly session.Secretary of State Marco Rubio blamed them for undermining peace efforts and for seeking “the unilateral recognition of a conjectural Palestinian state”. The decision is unusual – the US, as host country, is expected to facilitate travel for officials of all countries wishing to visit the UN headquarters.The ban comes as France spearheads international efforts to recognise a state of Palestine at the GA session. Donald Trump’s administration has fully backed Israel in voicing…

Alain Goldman, who produced “La Vie en Rose,” which earned Marion Cotillard an Oscar, and most recently produced ”An Offer and a Spy,” is having a milestone 2025. After delivering Alain Chabat’s hit Netflix series “Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight,” Goldman is at the Venice Film Festival with the world premiere of Valerie Donzelli‘s “At Work,” one of the three French movies in competition. He’s also about to kick off filming on two massive projects, Laszlo Nemes‘ (“Son of Saul”) period project “Moulin” and prestige TV series “The Lost Paradise” in Eastern Europe. He’s the doing the latter two with Patrick…