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NewsFeed‘They played really well in the enemy’s country.’ Iran’s football team has landed back in Tehran after their World Cup exit to hundreds of fans warmly welcoming them home.Published On 1 Jul 20261 Jul 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Residents of Eastern Obolo Local Government Area, an oil-producing local government area of Akwa Ibom State, have been urged to demand accountability in the management of gas flare funds earmarked for environmental remediation, as concerns grow over the ecological impact of decades of oil and gas production in the area. The call was made on Tuesday during a community engagement organised by the Ibom Peoples Empowerment and Ecosystem Restoration (PEER) Foundation under its Unlock2Remediate Project in Okoroette, the headquarters of Eastern Obolo. Eastern Obolo hosts nine oil assets operated by five oil companies. They include Seplat Energy operator of OML 67, 68, 70…

The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) is set to return in late August, after officials tentatively approved the weekend of 27–29 August as the kickoff date for the 2026/27 season. The proposed start date was agreed during a joint stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja involving the National Sports Commission (NSC), the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), the NPFL leadership, and club owners, as plans gather pace for the upcoming domestic campaign. According to the approved football calendar, the 2026/27 season will run until 28 May 2027. The schedule also accommodates fixtures for the President’s Federation Cup, in a move aimed at delivering…

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A good pair of wellies will keep your feet warm and dry, and give you a decent grip underfoot. They’ll also offer all-day comfort and support, alongside reliable waterproofing, so it’s worth investing in the very best wellies to see you through season after season.The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more.But sizing, tread patterns, cushioning, warmth levels and even the materials they’re made from all vary, depending on the brand and style. I’ve put 15 of the best wellies from well-known names through their paces.At a glanceMen’s, £54.99…

Ten people accused of facilitating a sex trafficking operation that targeted about 51 underage girls and women have been arrested as California authorities conducted their latest operation to curb trafficking along the Figueroa Corridor in Los Angeles, according to a Wednesday news release.Prosecutors said on Wednesday that members and associates of the South Los Angeles-based gang, the Hoovers, acted as pimps, recruiting minors and women, some of whom were runaways or foster kids, with the “false promise” of a better life or with violence into sex work between February 2021 and June 2026.One of the individuals facing charges, 23-year-old Cameron…

Government makes concession on controversial aged care assessment toolThe government has done a partial U-turn on its controversial aged care integrated assessment tool that critics said had no human override capability, and was being reviewed.The IAT involves an assessor asking an older person questions about their physical, social and personal circumstances to determine how much government-funded home support they are eligible to receive.Ahead of the IAT’s launch, the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing quietly added an algorithm to classify IAT responses and determine a funding classification. The department’s user manual states that assessors must accept the IAT’s classification outcome…

Concerned woman looks at smartphone screen. One sign that may indicate that your phone has been hacked is a fast-draining battery.GettyThese days, how to tell if your phone is hacked can be a crucial piece of knowledge. Most people are highly reliant on their phone; three quarters of phone users worldwide use them to chat or send messages, six in ten for banking and nearly half for navigation, according to Statista. Indeed, according to Pew Research, 16% of U.S. adults are “smartphone-only” internet users who depend on their phone as they don’t have a home broadband service. All this means…

WhatsApp this week started rolling out username reservations ahead of the broader launch planned later this year. The feature — which lets people find and message each other by handle instead of phone number — is already raising impersonation concerns, drawing scrutiny from security experts and regulators in India, the app’s largest market, with more than 500 million users. The rollout marks a shift in how people identify one another on WhatsApp. Instead of relying on phone numbers as the primary identifier, users will increasingly interact through platform-managed usernames, a change that Meta says improves privacy but that critics argue…

Carroll’s lawyers have asked for an expedited resolution to the payment question, after the US Supreme Court declined Trump’s appeal.Published On 1 Jul 20261 Jul 2026Writer E Jean Carroll is demanding that United States President Donald Trump pay the $5m a civil court awarded her in damages, after the Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal.On Wednesday, Judge Lewis Kaplan agreed that Carroll could pursue the payment on an expedited basis. He called on Trump’s legal team to respond no later than July 7.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listA day earlier, Carroll’s lawyers urged the court to act.…