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Head of US Defense Intelligence Agency Jeffrey Kruse fired alongside two senior Navy officials in latest purge.United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired a general whose agency’s preliminary intelligence assessment angered President Donald Trump for reporting that the US attack on Iranian nuclear sites in June had inflicted limited damage, according to reports.The Pentagon firings on Friday, which, according to US officials who spoke to the Reuters and Associated Press (AP) news agencies, also include two other senior military commanders, are the latest moves by the Trump administration to purge officials at the Department of Defense .It was not…

Here are the key events on day 1,276 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.Here is how things stand on Saturday, August 23:Fighting Russian troops have taken control of the settlements of Rusyn Yar, Volodymyrivka and Katerynivka in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, the Russian Ministry of Defence said. Russian oil supplies to Hungary and Slovakia could be suspended for at least five days after a Ukrainian drone strike on a facility in Russia, Hungarian and Slovak officials said. The attack by Ukraine marked the second time this week that Russian oil supplies have been cut to both countries. An energy…

Oral assessments, more security checks and speedier marking are all on the cards as generative artificial intelligence (AI) could transform exams for the next generation of students.As the 2025 exam season drew to a close with GCSE students picking up their results on Thursday, after mostly sitting traditional pen and paper exams, AI is already changing the landscape.Exam preparation is undergoing a revolution, with students increasingly creating personal AI tutors, available around the clock to generate learning materials to suit individual needs that potentially lead to better results.“Using AI can give a student a much better understanding of a subject…

Chiamaka EnenduBBC News in LagosAmunRa Eyeconic VisionLaniyah Belcarist, from St Louis in Missouri, ordered her dress from Nigeria for this year’s prom”I felt like a princess,” says US teenager Brianna LeDoux about her prom gown which she specially commissioned from Nigeria.”I wanted my dress to stop people in their tracks.”The 18-year-old from Florida, who has Haitian and Dominican roots, wore a black garment made from a sequined and beaded, lace fabric, which is commonly used in traditional Yoruba designs for events where people want to wear matching clothes.”I didn’t just want a dress,” Brianna tells the BBC. “I wanted a…

NFL NationAug 21, 2025, 10:59 PM ETCloseNFL Nation is made up of 32 team-specific reporters who cover the NFL year-round across ESPN.com, ESPN television shows, ESPN Radio, ESPN+ and social media platforms. It was established ahead of the 2013 season.The third week of the 2025 NFL preseason kicked off Thursday as teams take their final look at key position battles ahead of Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline to trim rosters to 53 players.To keep you updated on how teams fared, our NFL Nation reporters are summarizing each game below and predicting each team’s 53-man roster.Quick links:Full schedule | Where to…

Pyongyang claims South Korea’s army fired more than 10 warning shots from a machinegun towards North Korean troops.North Korea has accused South Korean forces of firing warning shots earlier this week at its soldiers who were part of a border reinforcement project, cautioning Seoul that its actions risked raising tensions to “uncontrollable” levels.In a report published on Saturday, Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) quoted the North ‘s Korean People’s Army Vice Chief of the General Staff Ko Jong Chol as saying that the South should stop its “premeditated and deliberate” provocation, which he described as “inciting military conflict”.Calling…

There might just be a strange irony to this week’s news that Oscar Isaac, AKA the tousled X-wing pilot Poe Dameron, is up for a return to Star Wars if the script is right. Because before the actor’s comments in a new interview with Variety, it was quite possible to forget that the sequel trilogy ever existed. Was The Force Awakens really a film, or just two hours of Disney rummaging through George Lucas’s recycling bin? Did The Last Jedi split the fanbase so violently that Brexit looked like a parking dispute? And could The Rise of Skywalker really have…

158 M-Kopa Uganda has launched a new program called “More Than a Phone” to give everyday Ugandans access to quality smartphones with extra benefits like health insurance, device repair, and affordable credit. The initiative is designed for people who usually face difficulties in accessing mobile phones and financial services because of high costs and lack of support. Many Ugandans who earn money on a daily basis find it hard to buy a good smartphone upfront. Repairs are also costly, and without access to credit, many families remain stuck using small feature phones. The General Manager of M-Kopa Uganda, Ms. Brendah…

The study, conducted by personal injury lawyers at Preszler Law Alberta, analyzed the number of deadly crashes over a five-year period (2018–2022) and examined the main contributing factors behind these incidents. Specialists calculated the percentage of fatal collisions caused by each factor to identify which behaviors and conditions pose the greatest risks on Canadian roads. Human factors – the dominant cause Human factors are by far the leading cause of deadly car crashes in Canada, accounting for 65.9% of all accidents that occurred between 2018 and 2022. Driver errors that lead to collisions include following too closely, failing to obey…

Graham Potter accepted that he has to improve after West Ham’s dismal start to the season continued with a humiliating 5-1 defeat by Chelsea at the London Stadium.Potter, who is desperately looking to strengthen his struggling squad before the transfer window shuts, did not hide from the situation after his side followed up their 3-0 defeat by Sunderland in their opening game with another atrocious performance. The former Chelsea manager has made little impact since taking charge at West Ham in January and there is growing unhappiness behind the scenes.“You are under pressure all the time in these jobs,” Potter…