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Powerful sister of North Korea’s leader rejects peace overtures from South Korea, denouncing its continued military drills with the US.North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister has again dismissed peace overtures from South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, declaring that Pyongyang will never see Seoul as a partner for diplomacy, according to state media.The report by KCNA on Wednesday came as South Korea and its ally, the United States, continued their joint military drills, which includes testing an upgraded response to North Korea’s growing nuclear capabilities.Kim Yo Jong, who is among her brother’s top foreign policy officials, denounced the exercises as…

David SchoenfieldAug 19, 2025, 07:00 AM ETCloseCovers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995Whew. That was some weekend. The Milwaukee Brewers kept winning — until they finally lost. The New York Mets kept losing — until they finally won. The Los Angeles Dodgers made a big statement, the Philadelphia Phillies suffered a crushing injury, and the Chicago Cubs managed to win a series even though their bats remain cold.What’s going on with these National League contenders? With fan bases in euphoria or despair, let’s make some verdicts on those current states of overreaction.Overreaction:…

The White House confirmed on Tuesday that the Trump administration is working on a deal that could see the US government taking a 10% stake in chip giant Intel.”The president wants to put America’s needs first, both from a national security and economic perspective,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters.The potential deal could involve swapping government grants for Intel shares, according to US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.The highly unusual move could help Intel as it struggles to compete with rivals like Nvidia, Samsung and TSMC, particularly in the booming artificial intelligence (AI) chip market. Intel has been contacted…

Jeffrey Wright and Octavia Spencer are set to co-star in Chinonye Chukwu and Tony Kushner’s big-screen adaptation of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” at Focus Features and Amblin, Variety has confirmed. Wright will lead as Willy Loman, and Spencer will play his wife, Linda Loman. The two-act tragedy, which first premiered on Broadway in 1949, follows an exhausted traveling salesman who tries to start prioritizing his family over his grueling career after a near-fatal car accident and a fruitless business trip to Boston. “Death of a Salesman”, which won a Tony for best play and a Pulitzer Prize for…

US president suggests security guarantees for Ukraine could see Washington provide air support.United States President Donald Trump has ruled out sending US troops to Ukraine to guarantee its security in the event of an agreement to end Russia’s war in the country.Asked during an interview with Fox News on Tuesday what assurances he could provide that US troops would not be deployed to defend Ukraine’s borders, Trump said: “You have my assurance, and I am president. I am just trying to stop people from being killed.”Trump said that European countries were willing to provide troops to bolster Ukraine’s security, but…

130 Lagos State Governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has declared Wednesday, 20 August 2025, a work-free day for all public servants in celebration of the annual Isese Day. The announcement was contained in a circular signed by the Head of Service, Mr. Bode Agoro, on Monday, 18 August 2025, and addressed to all ministries, agencies, parastatals, and local councils. “It is hereby notified for general information that this year’s Isese Day Celebration will hold on Wednesday, 20 August 2025,” the circular stated. The Lagos State Government explained that the holiday reaffirms its commitment to promoting indigenous Yoruba culture, traditions, spirituality, and…

Philippa RoxbyHealth reporterGetty ImagesTreatment for millions of people with type 2 diabetes should be more personalised, with greater access to newer medicines, including weight-loss drugs, the healthcare assessment body for England, Wales and Northern Ireland has recommended.It calls the move “the biggest shake-up” in type 2 diabetes care in a decade.Offering more people the new drugs will prevent complications such as heart disease, strokes and kidney damage, reduce costs to the NHS and potentially save lives, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) says. Around 4.6 million people in the UK are diagnosed with diabetes – of these…

Kylian Mbappé’s second-half penalty secured for Real Madrid a hard-fought 1-0 home victory against Osasuna in their opening La Liga game of the season on Tuesday, giving Xabi Alonso a winning start in his first league match in charge of the hosts.After struggling to break down a stubborn Osasuna defence in the opening half, Mbappé won the penalty and converted from the spot six minutes after the break to give Real the lead, but the home side were unable to increase their advantage.“In the first half we didn’t have space and then in the second half we scored early,” Mbappé…

The UK government has dropped its insistence that Apple allows law enforcement officials “backdoor” access to US customer data, Donald Trump’s spy chief, Tulsi Gabbard, says.The US director of national intelligence posted the claim on X following a months-long dispute embroiling the iPhone manufacturer, the UK government and the US president. Trump had weighed in to accuse Britain of behaving like China, telling the prime minister, Keir Starmer: “You can’t do this”.Neither the Home Office nor Apple are commenting on the alleged agreement, which Gabbard said meant the UK was no longer demanding that Apple “provide a ‘backdoor’ that would…

Seoul/Mokpo, South Korea – In 2018 when Kim Ji-ung lived in the South Korean capital, Seoul, he felt alone all the time. Single and in his early 30s, the salesman spent most of his day at work or holed up in his apartment.“I pondered about dying during my morning commute,” Kim told Al Jazeera.“The most difficult thing was that I had no one to talk to. After work, I would be at home scrolling through TV channels or playing video games,” he said.Finding it difficult to make connections at work, Kim was feeling increasingly desperate and isolated. Then a close…