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People online have taken to social media to express outrage over a record $35bn gas deal between Egypt and Israel, accusing Israel of economic complicity in Israel’s war on Gaza.  Marking the largest export deal in Israel’s history, the agreement, announced on Thursday by Israeli energy company NewMed, will see a tripling of Egyptian gas imports from the Israeli Leviathan gas fields, accounting for 130 billion cubic metres (bcm) worth of gas that will be piped from the Israeli offshore field to Egypt through to 2040. Amid the war on Gaza, which several countries, as well as many international rights groups and experts now…

When Umaymah Mohammad embarked on pursuing a medical degree and a doctoral degree in sociology at Emory University in 2019, her dream was to become both a primary care physician and professor specialising in structural violence within the healthcare system. But her dream was cut short after she was suspended from Emory’s School of Medicine last year for expressing concern about a faculty member who volunteered as a reserve medic for Israel during its war on Gaza and returned to teach at the school in Atlanta, Georgia.  She never named the faculty member in her appearance on Democracy Now! Mohammad is currently suspended…

Brazilian teen Estêvão gave his new club an early glimpse of his talent, with a goal just 18 minutes into his first appearance in a Chelsea jersey in Friday’s 2-0 preseason win over Bayer Leverkusen at Stamford Bridge.The 18-year-old was in the right place to calmly slot the ball into the net with his left foot after a shot from Cole Palmer had come back off the crossbar to make a dream start to his Chelsea career a year after first signing for the Premier League club.Chelsea signed the highly rated midfielder from Palmeiras in July 2024 in a deal…

Ipswich nicked a scarely-deserved stoppage-time point as they drew 1-1 at Birmingham on the Championship’s opening night.Two divisions separated the two sides mere months ago, but the playing field was more than levelled at a buoyant St Andrew’s in a fiery encounter that boiled over on the pitch more than once. Jay Stansfield thought he had sealed all three points for the Blues after slamming home early in the second half, but Ipswich levelled from the penalty spot in added-time thanks to George Hirst after a Lyndon Dykes handball. Early Kyogo effort ruled out for contentious foul Please use Chrome…

In an aerial view, the Tesla headquarters is seen in Austin, Texas, on July 24, 2025.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesTesla has been granted a permit to run a ride-hailing business in Texas, allowing the electric vehicle maker to compete against companies including Uber and Lyft.Tesla Robotaxi LLC is licensed to operate a “transportation network company” until August 6, 2026, according to a listing on the website of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, or TDLR. The permit was issued this week.Elon Musk’s EV company has been running a limited ride-hailing service for invited riders in Austin since late June.…

Halfpoint Images | Moment | Getty ImagesConsumers are racing to buy electric vehicles before a fast-approaching deadline to claim tax credits worth up to $7,500, according to auto analysts.Legislation championed by Republicans on Capitol Hill and signed by President Donald Trump in July eliminates the tax breaks — available for new, used and leased EVs — after Sept. 30.The Biden-era Inflation Reduction Act had originally offered the tax breaks to consumers through 2032.”We’re expecting Q3 may be [a] record for EV sales because of the tax incentives going away,” said Stephanie Valdez Streaty, a senior analyst at Cox Automotive.”People are…

Gold futures climbed to a record high on Friday after a report that the United States had imposed tariffs on imports of 1-kg gold bars, while spot gold stayed on track for a second straight weekly gain on tariff turmoil and U.S. interest rate-cut hopes.Srinophan69 | Moment | Getty ImagesGold prices fell from a record high Friday after the White House said it will clarify “misinformation” about the precious metal facing tariffs.”The White House intends to issue an executive order in the near future clarifying misinformation about the tariffing of gold bars and other specialty products,” a White House official…

Marc-André ter Stegen said he is “fully willing” to resolve a dispute with Barcelona that saw him temporarily stripped of the club’s captaincy on Thursday.Barcelona made the announcement after ESPN reported that the goalkeeper, who recently underwent back surgery, refused to sign a consent form for his medical data to be shared with LaLiga, with Barça considering taking legal action in response.”I am fully willing to collaborate with the Club’s management to resolve this matter and to provide the requested authorisation,” Ter Stegen said in a statement posted on social media on Friday.- Ter Stegen temporarily stripped of Barça captaincy-…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who oversees the nation’s military reposted a video about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should no longer be allowed to vote.The extraordinary repost on X from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, made Thursday night, illustrates his deep and personal connection to a Christian nationalist pastor with extreme views on the role of religion and women.In the post, Hegseth commented on an almost seven-minute-long report by CNN examining Doug Wilson, cofounder of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, or CREC. The report featured a pastor from Wilson’s church advocating the repeal of…

WASHINGTON (AP) — William H. Webster, the former FBI and CIA director whose troubleshooting skills and integrity helped restore public confidence in those federal agencies, has died, his family announced Friday. He was 101.Webster led the FBI from 1978 to 1987 and the CIA from 1987 to 1991, the only person to guide the nation’s top law-enforcement agency and its primary intelligence-gathering organization.By the time he came to Washington, at age 53, Webster had practiced law for nearly 20 years, had served a stint as a federal prosecutor and had spent almost nine years on the federal bench in his…