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Dozens of Hollywood A-listers will descend on the Venice film festival this week, but activists hope to shift the spotlight from the red carpet to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.With an anti-war demonstration planned for one of the festival’s biggest nights on Saturday, questions over the biennale’s stance on Gaza dominated Wednesday’s launch event.Scores of local political and grassroots organisations are expected to join the march, running under the title Stop the Genocide – Free Palestine.More than 1,500 people, including industry figures, have signed an open letter from the group Venice4Palestine (V4P) calling on the festival “to be more courageous…

Mauritania’s security forces have been systematically abusing migrants from other African countries, a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) says.The violations have been exacerbated by a deal with the European Union (EU) and Spain, which aims to curb dangerous sea crossings to the Canary Islands, the rights group alleges.It documents how migrants and asylum seekers often trying to leave Mauritania have been subjected to rape, torture and extortion at the hands of the military, border personnel and other security staff.Mauritania has rejected the findings, saying it has taken recent steps to protect migrant rights. The European Commission has said its…

55 Botswana’s President, Duma Boko, has declared a state of public health emergency following a critical shortage of essential medicines and medical supplies across the country. The announcement was made on Monday, August 25, 2025, in a televised address where the president admitted that the nation’s healthcare system had reached a breaking point. The Ministry of Health had earlier raised alarm in early August, warning that stocks of drugs and vital materials were running dangerously low due to unresolved financial challenges. In response to the crisis, the ministry directed all public hospitals to suspend non-urgent surgeries until further notice. The…

Trump administration has said it will deport Abrego Garcia to Uganda, after previously attempting to remove him to El Salvador.Published On 27 Aug 202527 Aug 2025Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose wrongful deportation made him a symbol of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration, wishes to seek asylum in the United States.Lawyers for Abrego Garcia told a judge on Wednesday that the 30-year-old fears persecution and torture should the Trump administration succeed in deporting him to Uganda, as it plans to do.Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man who arrived in the US at the age of 16, was once again taken into the custody…

Courtney CroninAug 27, 2025, 12:44 PM ETCloseCourtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever and GameNight on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast on ESPN 1000. She previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News as a multimedia sports journalist.Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler will spend several days in the Williamson County (Tennessee) Jail as part of a plea deal he took stemming from a drunken driving arrest in October 2024.WSMV…

The AI company’s new council comes a month after the Pentagon signed a deal with several AI companies to develop tools for defence.Published On 27 Aug 202527 Aug 2025The artificial intelligence company Anthropic launched a National Security and Public Sector Advisory Council in efforts to deepen ties with Washington and allied governments as AI becomes increasingly central to defence.The San Francisco-based start-up announced the new panel on Wednesday.The council’s launch underscores AI firms’ growing efforts to shape policies and ensure their technology supports democratic interests amid global competition.Anthropic’s new effort comes as rivals, such as OpenAI and Google DeepMind, step up…

Aviation is a catalyst for development. With this agreement, Nigeria and Brazil can finally unlock the potential between Africa’s largest economy and Latin America’s biggest market,” Air Peace Chairman, Allen says in an interview. As Nigeria and Brazil deepen ties with a landmark Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA), Air Peace has been designated to commence direct flights linking Lagos to São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro before the end of the year. In an interview with journalists in Brasília, Air Peace Chairman Allen Onyema and Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, spoke about the significance of the…

Some patients taking the weight-loss drug Mounjaro have told BBC News they are struggling to obtain the medicine, and are worried about the impact on their health.There is rising demand for the drug, after the US manufacturer Eli Lilly announced a major price increase from 1 September.The drug giant has warned against “inappropriate stockpiling of medicines” and has now asked UK distributors to stop taking orders from pharmacies from the end of today.Pharmacies say they are prioritising patients already taking the drug, rather than those just starting it, and predict supplies will return to normal in early September.Lynne Massey-Davis, 65,…

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureElsewhere, Fritz and Harris won’t be out for another 23 minutes; Azarenka is serving for the match against Pavlyuchenkova at 6-3 5-3; Etcheverry leads lehecka 6-3 0-6 1-0l and Nakashima leads Kym 6-5 4-5.ShareSvajda lacks a bit of power but he’s seriously quick about the court – not unlike Learner Tien, I guess – and at 0-15, he’s not far away with a forehand down the line that would’ve upped the ante. In the event, though, Djokovic holds to 15, so here comes the breaker.ShareHe might be old and…

Others We TestedEcoFlow Wave 2 for $1,299: Lisa Wood Shapiro tested the newest model for this update. The EcoFlow Wave 1 has cooled down my wife’s office for more than a year just fine—we can’t use a window AC there because it would block the fire escape. Lo and behold, there’s a new version that’s slightly cheaper (8/10, WIRED Recommends). It’s a little lighter than its predecessor at 32 pounds, yet has a higher 5,100 BTU rating (up from 4,000). New here is a heating mode rated at 6,100 BTU, so you can keep using it in the winter to…