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Many people spend their lives complaining. They complain that they don’t have certain things because others treated them unfairly. They blame their struggles on bad circumstances, bad leadership, or even marrying the wrong person. For many, blaming others becomes a habit. But here is a truth you need to embrace: Your future does not depend on what others will do for you. Your future depends largely on what you choose to do for yourself. Your life is shaped by your decisions. Only you can decide your destiny. Only you can determine your standard of living. Only you can decide the…

WIMBLEDON, England – There was a collective inhale from all those at Centre Court on Thursday as Coco Gauff looked to be just mere seconds away from advancing to her first Wimbledon final.With a 9-8 edge in a roller-coaster tiebreak in the deciding set of her semifinal match against No. 10 seed Karolina Muchova, Gauff, the No. 7 seed, came up to the net to hit a routine forehand volley. There was near silence as she raised her racket — with the crowd seemingly ready to roar — and then she hit the ball directly into the net.Editor’s Picks1 RelatedA…

The Metropolitan Police have apologised to comedian and campaigner Graham Linehan and acknowledged his “considerable distress” for his arrest over his posts on X in September 2025.Five armed Heathrow airport officers detained the Irish comedy writer on suspicion of inciting hatred under the Public Order Act as he returned from Arizona.The BBC understands a settlement has been reached, which is reported to be £25,000. In a video reacting to the news, Linehan, who now lives in Arizona, said the money will be “very handy” given he has been “fighting against this madness”. A spokesperson for the Met said they “recognise…

Traditional rulers and representatives of the Ugep community in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State have filed a suit against the Cross River State Government over its proposed creation of a buffer zone between Ugep and Idomi communities. The claimants are asking a Cross River State High Court in Calabar to nullify the government’s decision to apportion the disputed land in the ratio of 45 per cent to Ugep, 40 per cent to Idomi, and 15 per cent to the state government. The suit, dated 6 July and seen by this newspaper, was filed by traditional rulers including…

Nigeria has emerged as Africa’s highest-ranked country in the 2026 Global Index on Responsible AI (GIRAI), placing 38th out of 135 countries. The country accumulated an overall score of 45.93 out of 100 to attain this ranking. The report, published by the Global Center on AI Governance, assessed countries on how effectively they are building the frameworks, institutions, and safeguards required to ensure artificial intelligence is developed and deployed responsibly. The assessment covers five dimensions: inclusion and diversity, ethics and sustainability, labour and skills, trust and safety, and AI use in public service. Norway topped the 2026 Global Index on…

* President says painful economic measures are foundation for lasting prosperity Sunday Aborisade in Abuja  President Bola Tinubu on Thursday declared that he will not betray the trust reposed in him by Nigerians, insisting that the economic reforms introduced by his administration, though painful, were necessary to secure a stronger and more prosperous future for the country. The president also urged his supporters to intensify grassroots mobilisation by taking the message of his administration’s Renewed Hope agenda to every community across the country. He said sustained engagement with citizens remains the bedrock of democratic governance. Tinubu made the remarks in…

New Brunswick, a province in Canada has formally extended its study-to-immigrate permanent residence (PR) pathway for international students graduating from two private colleges. This extension specifically applies to international graduates of selected healthcare and early childhood education programmes at Oulton College and Eastern College, both of which are key institutions in the region. The pathway is called Private Career College Graduate Pilot and will remain open until December 31, 2027, ensuring continued support for qualified individuals. Read also: Here’re 32 pathways to permanent residency (PR) Through this pilot, graduates who secure full-time, programme-related job offers can be nominated for permanent residence…

Artificial intelligence has yet to cause widespread job losses but the federal government has warned that telemarketers, advertising staff and accountants are among the occupations “most exposed” to being replaced by the technology.According to a first-of-its-kind national report, people in the more exposed occupations are more likely to be women and have university qualifications.They include clerks, retail managers, software programmers, accountants, receptionists and advertising and marketing professionals, according to data from Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) contained in the AI and Employment in Australia report.Sign up for the Breaking News Australia emailJobs deemed as the “least exposed” to AI displacement…

World Central Kitchen condemns deadly air strike on aid driver, calls for accountability amid escalating Gaza violence.Multiple Israeli attacks have killed at least 10 people in Gaza in 24 hours as violence persists despite a United States-brokered “ceasefire”, according to medical sources.At least four of the Palestinians were killed on Thursday, with several others killed on Wednesday. Details were available on only some of the deaths.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listTwo people were killed in an Israeli drone attack on a home west of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, medical sources told Anadolu news…

Prehistoric rock paintings in a cave in Sulawesi, Indonesia.Credit: Photography by Mangiwau/GettyLast September, a train pulled out of Surakarta in central Java, Indonesia. On board was Eduard Pop, a palaeoanthropologist at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden, the Netherlands, and a specialist in Homo erectus — a hominin, closely related to our own species, that emerged nearly two million years ago and persisted into the era of modern humans.Fresh from examining H. erectus fossils in the nearby village of Sangiran, Pop travelled by train about 315 kilometres west, through villages and paddy fields, to the Bumiayu district — where he…