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Apple ended today’s hardware event with one of its classic “One more thing” reveals. Some smartphone makers have been offering foldable phones for the better part of a decade, but Apple has now joined the fray with the iPhone Duo after years of speculation. This device is undeniably the most capable iPhone ever, as well as the most expensive. It’s not as spendy as many expected, though, starting at $1,999. That’s in the same range as foldables from Google and Samsung. An iPad in your pocket The iPhone Duo would have looked like a totally fresh take on the foldable…

An Israeli strike devastated a home in Gaza City’s al-Shati refugee camp, heavily damaging surrounding homes. The attack followed an earlier Israeli warning for people to evacuate a residential building, a health centre and a school. Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary has been to the scene.Published On 9 Sep 20269 Sep 2026Share Israeli strike targets home in Gaza’s al-Shati refugee camp on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

The federal government has called for stronger action to transform harmful gender norms that contribute to early pregnancy, violence, exclusion and poor health outcomes among adolescents in Nigeria. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, made the call on Wednesday in Abuja at the 2026 Gender and Inclusion Summit organised by the Policy Innovation Centre (PIC) in collaboration with the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG). The summit, themed “From Agenda to Action: Making Innovations Count for the Last Mile,” focused on translating policies and innovations into tangible outcomes, particularly for underserved and vulnerable populations. Delivering his…

This evening I’m going to tuck my five-year-old into bed and read her a chapter from one of her princess books, followed by a summary of research recently presented at the annual congress of the European Society of Cardiology. Once upon a time, I’ll tell her, there was a scientist called Dr Nawon Lee who authored a study that found having a weekend lie-in may be very good for you and can protect against high blood pressure. Our accomplished protagonist Dr Lee said: “People should not feel lazy or guilty for sleeping a little longer on the weekend.” And the…

Key eventsBetter from Liverpool, Ngumoha bursting past his man at inside-left and finding Isak nearby,. He floats a cross to the far post, and Wirtz is there … but though he makes decent connection, he shoots straight at Oblak … then the flag goes up.ShareGOAL! Sporting 1-1 Galatasaray (Catamo 27)Sporting get themselves down the left and, when the cross comes in, there’s minor bobbling, then the ball drops, and Catamo swings laces, making decent connection to hit the near-post corner.ShareGOAL! PSG 2-0 Slovan Bratislava (Dembele 23)Dro wins it high on the left, finds Dembele, takes it back, and finds Akliouche…

For the first time in herstory, RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is headed to WOW Presents Plus from the BBC, with the streaming platform ordering the first-ever All Stars edition. RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars is set to premiere in Fall 2027 to celebrate “the artistry of the Queens who have worked the UK runway.” The competition series will stream on the platform alongside all eight seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK and the three seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs. The World. “It has been a pleasure working with everyone at The BBC, and we wish them well,” Fenton…

The police said they have arrested 46 people allegedly linked to obstructing the convoy of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), during his visit to Benue State on Tuesday. The Commissioner of Police, Cletus Nwadiogbu, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing journalists in Makurdi, the state capital. Mr Nwadiogbu said the command was informed of Mr Obi’s visit at about 5:30 p.m. on Monday and deployed security personnel, including three police escort vehicles led by an assistant commissioner of police, to provide security for the visit. The commissioner said the situation changed when a group…

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif says agreement between Pakistan, Turkiye and Saudi Arabia may be activated if Yemen’s Houthis continue targeting the kingdom.Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said any attack on Saudi Arabia could activate the recently signed Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, days after Yemen’s Houthis launched a barrage of missiles at the kingdom.“If there is unprovoked aggression, or a spillover of whatever is happening in Yemen into Saudi Arabia, definitely the Mecca agreement will become operational,” he told Pakistani media outlet Geo News on Tuesday night.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“There should be no doubt about that. We…

Two people died when Russian drones hit a border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.The Starokozache crossing was shut after the overnight attack. Images from the scene show several burnt-out cars amid the debris.In Kyiv, a woman was killed and 14 people, including two children, were injured after a Russian drone hit a nine-storey building, officials said, while in Sumy three people died after a drone struck a shopping centre.In Russia, officials said four people, including a child, were killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, while a drone…

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has warned that it may revoke permits awarded to investors under the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme (NGFCP) if they fail to demonstrate significant progress in utilising the sites. The Commission Chief Executive, Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, disclosed this during a working visit to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, in Abuja on Tuesday. Mrs Eyesan, according to a statement issued by the commission on Wednesday, presented an update on the implementation of the NGFCP during the meeting. “One year after an award has been granted, the Commission conducts an evaluation…