Egypt’s Mohamed Salah enters the stadium during the Africa Cup of Nations group B soccer match between Egypt and South Africa in Agadir, Morocco, Friday, Dec. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) What had long looked like a straightforward, high-value move away from Europe is no longer as certain, with Mohamed Salah now leaning towards an…
A new immigration bill in US is proposing to scrap the green card lottery and limit family-based visas. It’s aim is to shift more focus to a merit-driven system.The proposed “Americans First Immigration Act” was introduced by Republican Congressman Barry Moore and seeks to overhaul the country’s legal immigration framework by prioritising high-skilled workers and…
A 21-year-old man has been jailed after blackmailing a teacher into sending an explicit video and then sharing it with students, leading to the victim losing his job and attempting to take his own life.Muaawiya Ameen, from Allenton in Derbyshire, posed as a woman on Instagram and engaged the teacher in a conversation that turned…
Senior official in the Iranian government dismissed claims by the United States on the health of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and said that he is healthy.Member of the assembly of experts and the deputy for international affairs in the office of the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Mohsen Qomi said that such tactics are used…
A wooden structure, dated 476,000 years old, was found at Kalambo Falls in Zambia. This discovery has significantly altered our view of early hominin intelligence. Researchers from Aberystwyth University and the University of Liverpool uncovered these logs that fit together, marking the oldest known example of wood used in building. Remarkably, this structure existed over…
WWII bomb found at Plymouth building site. More than 1,200 homes have been evacuated in Plymouth after a Second World War bomb was discovered at a construction site, with authorities preparing to carry out a controlled explosion.A 400-metre exclusion zone has been set up around the site in the Southway area, where the 250kg German…
A China court sentenced a 14-year boy to life imprisonment for rape and murder of his 15-year-old classmate, a case that became a significant mark in juvenile crime.The Qujing Intermediate People’s Court announced its verdict, convicting and sentencing the defendant, who attempted to rape his classmate.According to the court, the incident occurred between the night…
A former mayor in Berkshire has been jailed for helping her son hide key evidence during a police investigation into the rape of a 15-year-old girl.Naheed Ejaz, 61, who had recently served as mayor of Bracknell Forest, was sentenced to three years in prison after being convicted of perverting the course of justice at Winchester…
The Trump administration asserts the U.S. is not at war with Iran, despite approaching the War Powers Resolution’s 60-day deadline. House Speaker Mike Johnson echoed this, stating no congressional authorization is needed as active hostilities have ceased. This stance, however, faces challenges from Democrats who argue the deadline remains binding. US President Donald Trump’s administration…
An 11th-century seal once owned by Edward the Confessor has been found again in the French National Archives in Paris. Historians hadn’t seen it for over 40 years. Dr Guilhem Dorandeu, a researcher at the University of Exeter, came across this artefact while examining medieval documents. Dating back to the 1050s, this seal was originally…
US President Donald Trump has signalled a possible reduction of American troop presence in Italy and Spain, sharply criticising both countries over their stance on the ongoing Iran war and widening a growing rift between Washington and its European allies.Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said he is actively considering scaling back deployments….
F1 confirms 2027 return to Türkiye with Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul Park under multi-year deal through 2031. F1 is set to return in 2027 to a nation absent from the calendar since 2021, with the Turkish Grand Prix confirmed on the World Championship schedule through 2031 under a multi-year agreement announced on April 24…
