Hamas threatens remaining hostages amid Israel’s Gaza City attack
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Hamas threatens remaining hostages amid Israel’s Gaza City attack

Hamas’ armed wing published Saturday “farewell” photographs of most of the remaining hostages in Gaza, warning that Israel’s assault on Gaza City could endanger them. The images were captioned with the name of Israeli pilot Ron Arad, who has been missing since 1986 after being shot down over Lebanon. His fate has been the source...

Sinking imports drive down North Korea-China trade for third straight month
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Sinking imports drive down North Korea-China trade for third straight month

North Korea’s trade with China fell for the third straight month in August, slipping to the second-lowest level this year amid declining imports from its largest commercial partner and sluggish exports. Data released by China’s General Administration of Customs (GAC) on Thursday showed bilateral trade stood at $181.7 million last month, just above the $177...

Is there anything Labour can do to save itself from disaster? Our panel responds – part two | Rory Stewart, Mariana Mazzucato, Shaista Aziz and Alan Finlayson
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Is there anything Labour can do to save itself from disaster? Our panel responds – part two | Rory Stewart, Mariana Mazzucato, Shaista Aziz and Alan Finlayson

Rory Stewart’s new book Middleland: Dispatches from the Borders is published on 30 October The prime minister once liked to suggest that one of the problems with the Conservative governments was its frequent reshuffles, which generated the dozens of housing ministers and dozens of prisons ministers who failed to build houses or fix the prisons....

The secrets of the country that helped more people survive cancer
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The secrets of the country that helped more people survive cancer

Hugh PymHealth editor BBC “It was really bad – we had patients dying on the waiting lists – politicians were getting desperate.” Jesper Fisker, chief executive of the Danish Cancer Society, is looking back 25 years – to the moment Denmark decided to transform its approach to treating cancer. At that point, he says, the...

MLB labor: How fight over salary cap will shape negotiations
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MLB labor: How fight over salary cap will shape negotiations

OF ALL THE things to cause outrage, to intensify the bleating that baseball is broken and the Los Angeles Dodgers are the culprit, the signing that generated the most consternation was that of a relief pitcher. Not Shohei Ohtani‘s $700 million contract in 2023. Not the $325 million guaranteed to Yoshinobu Yamamoto a few weeks...

Man charged with the murder of teen TikTok star
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Man charged with the murder of teen TikTok star

A man has been charged in Pakistan over the killing of 17-year-old TikTok star Sana Yousaf who had repeatedly rejected his advances. Ms Yousaf’s murder in June drew widespread condemnation but also some comments appearing to blame her, igniting a fierce debate about women on social media. Umar Hayat, 22, was arrested and confessed to...

Brazil joins South Africa’s ‘genocide’ case against Israel at ICJ | Israel-Palestine conflict News
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Brazil joins South Africa’s ‘genocide’ case against Israel at ICJ | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Brazil now joins Spain, Ireland, Mexico, Turkiye and others who have signed on to the case. Published On 20 Sep 202520 Sep 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Brazil has formally joined the case launched by South Africa at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that alleges Israel is committing “genocide”...

The Best Hybrid Mattresses for Couples, Back Pain, and More (2025)
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The Best Hybrid Mattresses for Couples, Back Pain, and More (2025)

As a side sleeper who struggles with chronic illness, I require support and pressure relief in a mattress. This is where I like the Saatva Rx as a specialty option for those dealing with literal pain points. The Rx, if you couldn’t already infer from the name, was designed for more medically inclined situations where...