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The declaration on Friday of widespread famine in Gaza by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) should mark a turning point in the war. The IPC, which represents a fastidious survey of available data, is regarded as the international gold standard in nutritional crises.Long-criticised by humanitarians in other emergencies for its overabundance of caution, the IPC’s declaration of Level 5 – “catastrophic” hunger – in Gaza is a significant moment. Famine, under the IPC’s exacting criteria, requires three critical thresholds to be passed: extreme food deprivation, acute malnutrition and starvation-related deaths, all of which are now visible in Gaza.A…

We are thick in an era of retail simulators. In the comet-trail of Stardew Valley, a genre is now fat with titles wherein a protagonist restarts their life and career in a bucolic, quasi-rural landscape and undertakes a blue-collar job. They get to know the local people, interfere in some lives, solve some community issues – maybe even a mystery or two. Maybe even get married. In a way, they are all Harvest Moon’s pixelated offspring – but Discounty, Crinkle Cut Games’ new offering to the genre, tackles the cozy shop life simulator a little differently.In Discounty, you are taken…

Aug 23, 2025, 08:57 PM ETLAS VEGAS — Running back Jai’Den Thomas scored three touchdowns, the UNLV defense had four interceptions, and the heavily favored Rebels held off Idaho State 38-31 on Saturday in the debut of Dan Mullen as their coach.After winning 11 games in 2024, UNLV is starting over with only two returning starters and a new coach. Mullen, 103-61 in 13 seasons at Mississippi State and Florida before becoming a college football analyst on ESPN, picked up the 12th season-opening win of his career.”Great job by these guys, great way to come out and get a win,”…

If you don’t know where to start—and use—your HP coupon code, there’s a wide variety of options available at HP.com in terms of budget and use case, but my eye goes first to the high-end HP Omen gaming monitors, like the fantastic HP Omen Transcend 32. This 4K 240Hz monitor is a favorite among PC gamers, even among the huge amounts of OLED options out there. It can hit a peak brightness of over 1,000 nits in HDR, bringing scenes in games to life in vivid detail.Or if you’re on the other side of the budget spectrum and just need…

EPAServicemen raise Ukraine’s flag in the capital Kyiv as independence day celebrations beginRussia has blamed Ukrainian drone attacks for a fire at a nuclear power plant in its western Kursk region, saying several Russian power and energy facilities had been targeted overnight. There were no injuries and the fire was quickly extinguished, the plant’s press service said on messaging app Telegram. It said the attack had damaged a transformer, but radiation levels were within the normal range.Firefighters were also sent to a blaze at the port of Ust-Luga in Russia’s Leningrad region, which holds a large fuel export terminal. The…

Home improvement doesn’t have to drain your savings account or require a complete renovation. Sometimes the most impactful changes come from updating the fixtures that define living spaces. With a few basic tools, some creativity, and a modest budget, transform tired rooms into fresh, modern spaces that feel brand new. These five DIY fixture updates prove that style and functionality can coexist without breaking the bank. Transform Space With Updated Lighting Fixtures Lighting fixtures often become invisible elements in homes, yet they wield tremendous power over a room’s atmosphere and style. Swapping outdated fixtures for modern alternatives represents one of…

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureBefore we look ahead to today’s action, let’s drop in a bit of Arsenal reaction. They were at their destructive best against Leeds last night. Here’s Jacob Steinberg assessing the new Mikel Arteta era at the Emirates.ShareYesterday’s headlinesLet’s start with a quick reminder of what happened yesterday:SharePreambleMorning all. Welcome to another of these matchday live blogs, the place where we pull together all our weekend football reaction, buildup and general chat around fixtures, and where you’re always encouraged to drop us an email and join the conversation. The idea…

Intel officially announced an agreement with President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday afternoon, following Trump’s statement that the government would be taking a 10% stake in the struggling chipmaker. While Intel says the government is making an “$8.9 billion investment in Intel common stock,” the administration does not appear to be committing new funds. Instead, it’s simply making good on what Intel described as “grants previously awarded, but not yet paid, to Intel.” Specifically, the $8.9 billion is supposed to come from $5.7 billion awarded-but-not-paid to Intel under the Biden administration’s CHIPS Act, as well as $3.2 billion also awarded…

Maputo — The Catholic Church has expressed its concern at the increase in cases of child kidnapping by Islamist terrorists in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado. In a letter to the Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) Foundation in Lisbon, cited by the independent newsheet “Carta de Moçambique’, father Kwiriwi Fonseca, from Pemba Diocese, says that “something urgent must be done to help these children. They must be found and returned to their parents, because they deserve to dream, they deserve a better future.’ Recently, Valige Tauabo, governor of Cabo Delgado, accused the terrorists of using children…

Jerry Adler, the behind-the-scenes Broadway veteran who served as the stage manager on the original My Fair Lady before acting on such shows as The Sopranos, The Good Wife and Rescue Me, died Saturday, his family announced. He was 96.  Adler didn’t become an actor until he was in his early 60s — this despite the fact that his cousin was famed acting teacher Stella Adler. The Brooklyn native played Herman “Hesh” Rabkin, consigliere to James Gandolfini‘s mob boss Tony, on HBO’s The Sopranos, and he was the boorish law partner Howard Lyman on CBS’ The Good Wife. On FX’s Rescue Me, he recurred as NYFD station chief Sidney…