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Tigray Rebel Groups ‘Forcibly Recruiting Boys as Young as 15’ as Fighting Spreads
As renewed fighting has threatened a fresh humanitarian crisis in the northern region of Ethiopia, reports are emerging that a new alliance of armed groups in Tigray has been forcibly recruiting men a...
Olivia Dean Review – A Powerful, Affirming Night with a Pop Star at the Height of Her Powers
It’s so easy to fall in love with Olivia Dean. It seems as if she has been everywhere this past year: performing on Saturday Night Live, winning best new artist at the Grammys and an armful of Brits, ...
Supporters of Imran Khan Start March on Locked-Down Islamabad
Imran Khan’s supporters have begun a march to Islamabad to demand his release from jail after efforts by the government to halt the protest failed.The march began in the former prime minister’s strong...
Iran’s Oil Minister Resigns as Country’s Economic Crisis Worsens
Iran’s oil minister has resigned days after allegations that an intermediary trust selling Iranian oil abroad owed millions of dollars’ worth of export receipts to the state.Mohsen Paknejad’s departur...
Metaplanet Sold 10,000 BTC in Q3 Before Buying Back 11,000 BTC to 'Demonstrate Liquidity'
Quick Take Metaplanet sold 10,000 BTC and later bought 11,000 BTC during Q3 to “demonstrate liquidity,” lifting its holdings to 44,000 BTC. The company said it is pursuing a credit rating and plans to...
Euro Falls to 17-Month Low Against Dollar Amid French Debt Fears
The euro has slumped to the lowest level against the dollar in 17 months amid growing concern France’s debt position could threaten the stability of the wider single currency bloc.The single currency ...
Is Your Partner on Their Phone and Ignoring You? I’Ve Got a Buzzword for that
Are you committing “attention infidelity”? The New York Times alerted me to this expression, coined by the public opinion researcher Daniel Cox in a new book on the “crisis of human connection”. It’s ...
Tom Cruise’s Digger Has Flopped Spectacularly – But I Think It Is a Misunderstood Masterpiece
I feel for film critics, I really do. Tom Cruise’s latest film Digger put them in an impossible position: you can’t really talk about it without spoiling what makes it, in my eyes, a masterpiece. Or c...
To Cull or Not to Cull: Greenland Debates Fate of World’s Slowest Shark
‘When I accidentally catch a shark, I bring it to my dogs,” Henrik Jensen, a 27-year-old from Greenland’s west coast, says casually. “I don’t let it back down because [the sharks] bully me and cut my ...
Ukraine War Briefing: Germany’s Merz Pledges €1Bn in Military Aid to Kyiv as Russia Ramps up Attacks
Germany won’t be intimidated into dropping its support for Ukraine, chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Sunday as he announced €1bn ($1.1bn) in military aid during a visit to Kyiv. Merz said Germany w...
No Handshakes Again as Ireland Play Out Tetchy ‘Home’ Draw with Israel in Serbia
The Republic of Ireland were pegged back to a draw by Israel in another tetchy meeting between the sides, this time played without fans at TSC Arena in Backa Topola, Serbia.Troy Parrott’s first-half p...
‘I Can’t Listen to Pink Floyd - I Find Their Music Dreary’: Elvis Costello’s Honest Playlist
The first song I fell in love with The Wind Cries Mary by Jimi Hendrix, which came out in 1967 when I was 12. Hendrix was known for outgoing music, but I was a romantic soul, so the emotional side of ...
Sydney Roosters Hold Off Brave Newcastle Knights to Win Thrilling NRL Grand Final
After a Cinderella season that took them from wooden spooners to a grand final, Newcastle went within a whisker of one of the greatest upsets in rugby league history, falling 19-18 to a dominant Sydne...
‘You Have 10 Minutes to Decide’: Answering the Life-Changing Call to Become a Kinship Carer
Clive vividly remembers the day when, without warning or time to work out what he was really letting himself in for, he became a kinship carer.“The social worker left, the door closed and Savannah was...
Robinhood Wallet Integrates Arcus RFQ System for Stock Token Swaps
Quick Take Robinhood Wallet has integrated Arcus’ API, giving eligible users access to its liquidity and execution infrastructure for more than 190 stock tokens. Robinhood Wallet is adding another rou...
Paradigm-Backed Layer 2 Blast to Wind Down Network as Costs Exceed Revenue
Quick Take Blast went live in November 2023 following a $20 million funding round led by Paradigm and Standard Crypto. The BLAST token fell 17% on Friday, lowering its market cap to around $23 million...
Kane and Saka Double up as England School Croatia in Historic Nations League Rout
It had all the edge of a pop concert in the stands but England looked ready to steal candy from a baby. The 6,200 Croatian under-14s allowed inside Stadion HNK Rijeka were invited free of charge and t...
UAE May Halt UK Investments After Manchester City Guilty Verdict
The United Arab Emirates have reportedly warned the government it could cancel big investments in the UK after Manchester City were found guilty by an independent commission.Emirati officials said “th...
Max Verstappen Claims First Pole Position of Season at Bahrain GP in Malaysia
Max Verstappen claimed pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia at Sepang, taking the top spot for Red Bull for the first time this season.The Dutch driver beat Lewis Hamilton, who deliver...
‘I Thought, if I’M Going to Die, I’M Going to Write a Book First’: Pachinko Author Min Jin Lee
Back in 1995, when she was in her mid-20s, Min Jin Lee quit her job as a corporate lawyer. As a teenager she had been diagnosed as a hepatitis B carrier and doctors told her she was highly likely to d...