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Larry David has returned to HBO Max with the American history-centered sketch comedy show Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, following the conclusion of his long-running series Curb Your Enthusiasm — and it’s not just executive producers Barack and Michelle Obama who are along for the ride. Dozens of celebrity guests have joined the comedian to fill out the cast of historical figures. This is not just a few cameos here and there — each episode of Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness has over a dozen celebrity guests, and the roster ranges from a few of David’s…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has denied allegations that he gave N5 million to former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Na’Abba, to initiate impeachment proceedings against former President Olusegun Obasanjo during their time in office. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), said he could not have orchestrated any impeachment plot against Mr Obasanjo under whom he served as number two man in the country. The former vice president denied the allegation in a statement issued on Friday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu.. Mr Obasanjo had, on Thursday, in a…

In a significant top-level bureaucratic reshuffle, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Thursday named senior IAS officer Naresh Pal Gangwar as the new Secretary in the Ministry of Education. He replaces Vineet Joshi, who has been reassigned to lead the Department of Panchayati Raj as its Secretary. Prior to this appointment, Gangwar, a 1994-batch Indian Administrative Service officer, was serving as the Secretary for the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying within the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. While the official government order did not specify an explicit reason for the reassignment, the leadership change comes…

NewsFeedOvernight funerals were held for four Palestinians killed near Nablus. Palestinian officials blame Israeli settlers and soldiers for attacking areas in the occupied West Bank, while Israel said the violence began after an attack on Israeli civilians.Published On 25 Jul 202625 Jul 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

United States President Donald Trump returned to the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, three months after a gunman upended the event.“As I said three months ago, the show must go on,” Trump said at the start of his speech on Friday, after a lengthy awards ceremony, during which several journalists, including CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, spoke.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe annual – and perennially controversial – event had originally been held in April, but it was swiftly derailed after a gunman attempted to storm the proceedings in an alleged effort to assassinate Trump.“Just like my presidency, the second…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Top shipping insurers have told brokers that they will not sell war cargo insurance to Saudi Arabia-linked ships in the Red Sea, following attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, in a further risk to oil exports from the region. Several of the leading marine war insurers at Lloyd’s of London market said on Friday that they would exclude vessels with any “Saudi touchpoints” from coverage, two brokers said, including ships travelling under other flags that have made past calls at Saudi ports. The…

Climate change has now become a problem for the whole solar system. On Friday, wildfires in Spain overran one of three observatories the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration uses to connect with spacecraft, including Voyager 1, the James Webb Space Telescope, and the recently completed Artemis mission around the Moon.Spain declared a wildfire emergency as multiple blazes burned out of control near Madrid, with evacuation orders in place for 60,000 people. The affected area includes Robledo de Chavela, a municipality near the Deep Space Communications Complex run by NASA.Dramatic images captured by news photographers showed the radio telescopes surrounded…

By Adeola Akinremi In some obvious ways, the whole episode is sad: the situation should never have descended into insults. But in other ways, the moment revealed something fundamental: transactional politics. In an era of sound bites, viral outrage, and performative politics, what happened between Senator Iyabo Obasanjo and Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (famously known as Yayi) should not surprise us. In political optics, public altercations are rarely just personal; they are symptomatic of broader structural shifts. The political brawl may appear on the surface as another episode of viral outrage. Yet, as the electoral cycle approaches and the political…

Science correspondent Nicola Davis investigates the strange story of Tam O’Braan and his attempts to grow tea in Scotland.In episode three of this mini-series first broadcast in October 2025, all of O’Braan’s lies come to a head and it is revealed where he was sourcing the tea being supplied to hotels and shops. At trial, O’Braan takes the stand and the Scottish growers finally get some answers. But what remains today of the Scottish tea industry that O’Braan instigated?

Multiple players in the academy of Major League Soccer club Austin FC are under investigation by Austin police and the FBI over allegations of sexual abuse within the club’s youth system. Multiple sources, who spoke to the Guardian on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the investigation, said the inquiry centers on alleged interactions between academy players. A source with knowledge of the matter said multiple academy families reported the allegations to Austin FC.The Austin police department confirmed the existence of the investigation to the Guardian on Thursday, adding that because it “involves juveniles and is ongoing”, no…