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When I arrive to meet with the tiny team at Melbourne game developer House House, they’re sitting in a circle under a eucalyptus tree. After introductions, the five of us set off into the scrub. Over the course of our hike we take a train to the beach, huddle on deck chairs in the sand dunes and climb a mountain as the sun rises. All without ever leaving our desks.Welcome to the world of Big Walk: House House’s new game after the runaway global success Untitled Goose Game, which saw millions fall in love with being a naughty goose rampaging…

New behavioural guidance for asylum seekers has been published by the Home Office.A nine-page booklet covering issues including respect in public, sex and consent, and gender equality, has gone online, with guidance on how laws and customs in the UK may be different from the home country of asylum seekers.The Conservatives said any asylum seekers breaking UK law should be deported and Reform UK claimed the publication of the document meant the government “know that they are a menace”.A Home Office spokesperson said: “We expect everyone who comes to the UK to abide by our laws. If they do not,…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains far from control, with the risk of international spread still high. WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said this in a statement on Tuesday, adding that nearly 5,000 people had been infected and more than 2,300 had died across six provinces and 55 health zones. He described it as the second-largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded and the fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak to date. According to him, insecurity, displacement, and intense population movement through roads, rivers and mining routes were contributing to the rapid spread.…

Footage streamed by SpaceX shows the moment Elon Musk’s 52-metre Starship Flight 13 landed in the Indian Ocean west of Australia. The rocket landed in the ocean on 24 July. Nearly four weeks later, it was recovered off the coast of Christmas Island

Two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Trevon Diggs has found a new home for the 2026 NFL season: the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. CBS Sports senior reporter Matt Zenitz reports Diggs is expected to sign with Seattle on Wednesday after he tried out for the team on Tuesday. It’s a one-year deal, according to ESPN.Diggs had previously tried out for the Detroit Lions this offseason. This move comes after Seattle learned that former Detroit Lions first-round pick cornerback Terrion Arnold could still face suspension from the NFL for his legal issues that occurred this offseason. ESPN is reporting that Arnold…

Africa Magic has announced August 31 as the premiere date for ‘Hello Future Me’, the sequel to its 2025 romantic drama series, Dear Future Me. The 26-episode series will premiere at 9 p.m. ‘Hello Future Me’ will stream in West Africa Time on Africa Magic Showcase, available on DStv Channel 151 and GOtv Channel 8, with new episodes scheduled to air Monday to Friday. The series will also be available on DStv Stream and GOtv Stream, expanding access to viewers following the story beyond traditional pay-TV platforms. Hello Future Me ‘Hello Future Me’ picks up from the events of ‘Dear…

The death of Syrian White Helmets rescuer Mohammad Ghamira after an alleged beating in police custody has sparked protests and fears of a return to Assad-era abuses. Syria’s Interior Ministry is investigating. Al Jazeera’s Celine Kasem reports on the case and concerns it has raised.Published On 19 Aug 202619 Aug 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Beninese music icon Angélique Kidjo has become the first African musician and the first Black African performer to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The five-time Grammy Award winner was honoured on Tuesday, during a ceremony in Los Angeles, where she received the 2,854th star in the Recording category. The star was unveiled at 7011 Hollywood Boulevard, opposite the historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, in a ceremony hosted by Variety correspondent Angelique Jackson. The event featured Academy Award-nominated actor Willem Dafoe and Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. as guest speakers. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce also proclaimed…

After about a 15-hour flight from Abuja to Istanbul (6hrs 25 min) and then to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (8hrs, 20 min), I finally arrived in the “Land of the Eternal Blue Sky”- Mongolia, to cover the 17th session of the UNCCD Land conference as one of the UNCCD media fellows. It’s an opportunity I’m truly excited about, and I look forward to engaging with the process and relevant experts for my reporting. I have covered a couple of the UNFCCC conferences in the past, but this is my first time covering the UNCCD Conference of the Parties. I’m genuinely grateful for…

Andy Burnham is far from the first prime minister to dream of taming the power of the mighty Treasury.Boris Johnson all but forced the resignation of Sajid Javid by handpicking his team; Margaret Thatcher favoured her economic adviser Alan Walters over Nigel Lawson, prompting the latter’s furious resignation; Tony Blair and Gordon Brown’s power struggle was the stuff of Whitehall legend.Burnham’s approach harks further back still to Labour prime minister Harold Wilson’s Department for Economic Affairs (DEA), a short-lived attempt to bring long-term thinking to British economic policymaking.The PM made the historical analogy as he gave fresh details this week…