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NewsFeed“Stop the killing of our spouses.” The widow of slain Al Jazeera journalist Mohammed Qreiqeh says he was a kind, loving father and husband before he was assassinated by Israeli forces to silence his coverage on the Gaza war.Published On 12 Aug 202512 Aug 2025

US President Donald Trump said he is deploying 800 National Guard soldiers to Washington, DC, and taking control of its police department after claiming that crime was “out of control” in the capital city.The nation’s capital is “becoming a situation of complete and total lawlessness,” Trump said at an August 11 news conference as he invoked the Home Rule Act to take federal control of the city.“Washington, DC, should be one of the safest, cleanest and most beautiful cities anywhere in the world, and we’re going to make it that.”But many of the details Trump cited do not stand up to scrutiny.Trump’s…

NewsFeedBefore his murder by Israeli forces in Gaza, Al Jazeera reporter Anas al-Sharif wrote a final message to be shared with the world in the event of his death. These are his words, narrated by a Palestinian colleague.Published On 12 Aug 202512 Aug 2025

Switzerland has tapped Petra Volpe’s Late Shift (Heldin) as its official submission for the 98th Academy Awards in the best international feature film category. The drama, which had its world premiere as a special gala at the Berlin international film festival in February, stars September 5 and Teacher’s Lounge actress Leonie Benesch as Floria, a compassionate nurse whose hectic late shift turns into a race against time amid chronic staff shortages. A local box office hit — Late Shift was in the Swiss top 10 for weeks and has sold more than 650,000 tickets across German-speaking Europe — the film has…

An investigation by the British army has found that some soldiers stationed at a controversial base in Kenya continue to use sex workers despite being banned from doing so.Soldiers at the British Army Training Unit Kenya (Batuk) used sex workers “at a low or moderate” level, a report said, adding that more work was needed to stamp out the practice.The investigation covered a period of more than two years, examining conduct at the base dating back to July 2022.It was commissioned in October 2024 following an investigation by British media outlet ITV into the behaviour of soldiers at Batuk, including…

Calum WatsonBBC Scotland NewsGetty ImagesScientists in Edinburgh discovered that feline dementia could share many factors with Alzheimer’s in humansCats develop dementia in a similar way to humans with Alzheimer’s disease, leading to hopes of a breakthrough in research, according to scientists.Experts at the University of Edinburgh carried out a post-mortem brain examination on 25 cats which had symptoms of dementia in life, including confusion, sleep disruption and an increase in vocalisation. They found a build-up of amyloid-beta, a toxic protein and one of the defining features of Alzheimer’s disease. The discovery has been hailed as a “perfect natural model for…

With space at the Kasarani now limited to 27,000 ticket holders by Caf, supporters were keen to secure their place at Kenya’s final Group A game against Zambia on Sunday.Ticket sales were restarted in the early hours of Tuesday and by 08:00 local time (05:00 GMT) the match was sold out.The question now is whether genuine fans were able to secure e-tickets themselves – or whether they have been snapped up by touts.At the Morocco game, BBC Sport Africa saw hundreds of supporters left stranded outside the stadium despite holding what appeared to be valid tickets.Several said they had unknowingly…

Whether you want to keep tabs on your kids, package deliveries, or pets when you’re away from home, security cameras and video doorbells are an affordable and easy way to do so. But there’s one important question to settle before deciding on your ideal home security setup: Where will you store those videos? Cloud convenience can be perfect for some, while others may prefer to keep things local and subscription-free.I’ve been testing security cameras and video doorbells for many years now, and I’m going to walk you through the main differences between cloud and local storage, discuss the pros and…

Democrats call Trump’s DC police takeover ‘a distraction’ from Epstein, tariffs and tax billLeading Democrats are lambasting Donald Trump’s decision to federalise the DC Metropolitan police department (MPD) and deployment of 800 National Guard troops to the city.Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer wrote on X that Trump’s actions are a “political ploy” and an “attempted distraction” from the president’s “other scandals”, seemingly referring to the ongoing Epstein files saga that plagues the administration.Schumer went on to write: If he actually cared about the people of DC, he’d demand the House finally release the billion dollars of DC’s funding they’ve been…

Crunchyroll, Sony‘s anime streaming service, is laying off a number of employees as part of a restructuring to shift resources toward high-growth markets outside the U.S. The scope of Crunchyroll’s layoffs could not be determined. Crunchyroll president Rahul Purini announced the news Tuesday in a memo to staffers that was obtained by Variety. The business has more than 1,000 employees but has not disclosed an exact headcount number. Crunchyroll is making the changes to increase its focus on markets such as India, Brazil and Mexico that are accelerating faster than the U.S. “As we look toward the next three to…