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Noor Salem, 30, stands beside an incubator at a neonatal intensive care unit in central Gaza, where her baby, Yazan Al-Khalidi, lies attached to tubes and monitors.She watches his tiny body behind a sheet of quartz glass, tracking his meagre breathing and the slightest movement he makes.Yazan was born eight months into Noor’s pregnancy, his body appearing bluish in the first moments of life.This required immediate transfer to the neonatal intensive care unit at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah, after it became apparent that Yazan was born with breathing issues.Instead of being able to hold her baby in the first moments…

Evacuations begin for some of Bordeaux’s suburbsFrench authorities evacuated thousands of people from ⁠suburbs near Bordeaux on Saturday as wildfires in areas around the ⁠city showed no ⁠signs ​of abating, the Reuters news agency reports.Sophie Brocas, who heads the local administration of La Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⁠et de la Gironde, which covers the Bordeaux region, said on X ⁠that the areas of Le Haillan, Eysines ​and Merignac were being ‌cleared out.French ‌Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said that more ‌than 141,000 people had so far been evacuated from the Gironde and Landes regions which lie close to Bordeaux, and where the wildfires first…

Amazon’s head of gaming Jeff Gattis has told the BBC he believes the rising cost of tech means people will turn to streaming games online rather than buying new consoles.He said the tech has developed a lot in recent years, making it more viable than it used to be – but accepted some people will still buy their own hardware. While cloud gaming has long been billed as the future of video games, previous efforts have failed to gain widespread adoption – leading to the high-profile closure of Google Stadia in 2023.Many firms already offer this as part of their…

The Cherry Tree pub is an unassuming local. On a busy road in the Cheshire village of Culcheth, it is a chain-run pub where four shots cost £8, every burger comes with a soft drink, and sport is shown all day on the big screens. It is also a favourite of Andy Burnham, the new prime minister.Many of the drinkers have a story about – arguably – Culcheth’s most famous son.“I was at school with Andy,” says Mike Hodgson. “He went to our school, he likes the Smiths … He’s got a good northern sense of person, and he’s done…

CHICAGO — A lot has changed since Elena Delle Donne retired. The league has expanded to 15 teams, with three more on the way, a new collective bargaining agreement has brought significantly higher salaries, and, most important of all, the trophies are a lot bigger. The two-time MVP and 2019 champion with the Mystics was back in the winners circle Friday after helping Team Washington claim the inaugural Shooting Stars competition at All-Star Weekend in Chicago alongside Shakira Austin and high school star Jezelle “GG” Banks. “This is the best trophy I got in my whole career,” Delle Donne joked. “This is…

Ghosts Australia10.30pm, BBC ThreeBuy a mouldy flat with a toilet in the kitchen or move into the rundown mansion of a dead great-uncle? It’s a no-brainer for couple Kate and Sean in this Oz version of the hit British sitcom. But as fans of the original show already know, their home is riddled with ghosts, which only Kate can see after a near-death experience. A new batch of ghost characters add a fresh spin on a firm comedy favourite. Hollie RichardsonAlan Carr’s Picture Slam6.40pm, BBC OneThe new series of the picture quiz where contestants have to identify a range of…

The Tuggar Campaign Organisation has debunked reports indicating that supporters of the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, have accepted the outcome of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Bauchi State and pledged allegiance to the candidate, Muhammad Abubakar. The organisation insisted that no valid primary election was conducted by the APC in the state. The reports said a group of supporters had, at a press conference, declared support for Mr Abubakar, a former governor of the state, who won the APC primary election in May ahead of the 2027 election. However, Mr Tuggar, in a statement…

NewsFeedOne month after Venezuela’s earthquakes, families are still searching collapsed buildings for missing loved ones. Memorial services honour the more than 5,500 dead, but thousands more are missing and survivors say recovery efforts and international support remain urgently needed.Published On 25 Jul 202625 Jul 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

US lawmakers want to give the government the ability to quickly order the turning off of artificial intelligence (AI) tools that may threaten the public.Congressman Ted Lieu, a Democrat, and Congressman Nathaniel Moran, a Republican, on Thursday introduced a bill named the AI Kill Switch Act.They did so in light of OpenAI’s recent admission that its AI models went out of control in an “unprecedented” way and hacked into a major repository of computer coding information.Lieu said “it is imperative” that AI systems have a kill switch “and that the federal government has the clear authority and process to shut…

Cost: Downing Street says no additional cost to taxpayers, fundedBurnham ended his first week as PM by working out of the new No 10 North, external, based at Heron House in Manchester’s city centre, which he claimed will be the “situation room for making Britain better”.He’s expected to work from there each week, with other ministers including Education Secretary Lucy Powell and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Louise Haigh, who is overseeing the department as part of her role, also working there on a regular basis. Up to 300 civil servants are expected to join the operation by the…