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As Sudan’s devastating war grinds on, a new diplomatic push is taking shape that promises a fresh roadmap to end the conflict. But behind the statements and high-level meetings lies a crucial question: can this truly bring peace to a fractured nation? After what many observers described as “limp and lacklustre”  diplomacy, the so-called Quad – comprising the US, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE – recently unveiled a coordinated roadmap aimed at ending Sudan’s catastrophic war.  The critical question facing diplomats and Sudanese civilian politicians is whether this initiative represents a genuine turning point – or is merely the…

‌Published 1 hour ago By Liverpool FCLiverpool FC will be continuing its annual support for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal with dedicated remembrance fixtures, bespoke poppy pins and auctioning poppy-embellished match-worn shirts.The two designated games will be against Aston Villa in the Premier League at Anfield on November 1 and versus Brighton & Hove Albion in the Barclays Women’s Super League at St Helens Stadium on November 9.Players from both the men’s and women’s teams will wear home jerseys featuring the Remembrance Day poppy, which are worn to remember the service and sacrifice of the Armed Forces community. They…

Saudi Arabia is primed to become a hotspot for artificial intelligence infrastructure thanks to its surplus in energy, according to Groq CEO Jonathan Ross.The Middle Eastern country is known for its vast energy resources and that’s leading major technology firms to announce infrastructure deals in the region. It is also part of the kingdom’s Vision 2030 strategy, which is a plan to diversify the Saudi Arabian economy beyond oil.Jonathan Ross, the co-founder and CEO of AI chip company Groq, told CNBC’s Dan Murphy in an interview at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Riyadh, that Saudi Arabia can become a…

In an aerial view, a container ship sits docked at the Port of Oakland on October 10, 2025 in Oakland, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesShares of several U.S.-listed rare earth miners fell on Monday as U.S. officials said they expect China to delay introducing export controls on critical minerals as part of a broader trade deal.Critical Metals fell more than 10% in premarket trade, USA Rare Earth declined 8.6%, MP Materials was down 5.7% and Trilogy Metals lost 8%. Energy Fuels and NioCorp Developments, meanwhile, traded 4% and 6% lower, respectively.U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told…

The yield on the 10-year Treasury was relatively unchanged on Monday as investors looked ahead to the Federal Reserve’s meeting this week where policymakers are widely expected to cut interest rates a quarter percentage point.The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield was little changed at 3.991%, while the 2-year Treasury note yield was more than 1 basis point higher at 3.501%. The 30-year bond yield fell more than 2 basis points to 4.562%.One basis point equals 0.01% (1/100th of 1%) and yields and prices move inversely to one another.The Fed’s interest rate decision on Wednesday will be the key event this week and investors are anticipating that policymakers will…

Don’t let your Halloween pumpkin haunt the landfill this November.More than 1 billion pounds (454 million kilograms) of pumpkins rot in U.S. landfills each year after Halloween, according to the Department of Energy.Yours doesn’t have to go to waste. Experts told us your pumpkins can be eaten, composted or even fed to animals. Here’s how.Cooking with pumpkin wasteIf you’re carving a jack-o’-lantern, don’t throw away the skin or innards — every part is edible.After carving, you can cube the excess flesh — the thick part between the outer skin and the inner pulp that holds the seeds — for soups…

Indiana Republican Gov. Mike Braun called Monday for state lawmakers to return to Indianapolis for a special session to redraw the state’s congressional boundaries, escalating a national fight over midcycle redistricting. President Donald Trump has ramped up pressure on Republican governors to draw new maps that give the party an easier path to maintain control of the House in the midterms. While Republicans in Texas, Missouri and North Carolina have moved quickly to enact new districts and California Democrats are seeking to counter with their own redistricting plan, Indiana lawmakers have been far more hesitant.Braun called for the General Assembly…

Plan on a glorious extra hour of sleep as most of America “falls back” into standard time. But make sure to get outside for some morning sun, too — it’ll help your body clock reset faster.Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time Sunday, which means you should set your clock back an hour before you go to bed. Standard time will last until March 8 when we will again “spring forward” with the return of daylight saving time.There’s a lot of grumbling about the twice-a-year time changes. The spring switch tends to be harder, losing that hour of…

PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s president on Monday asked former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, a populist billionaire, to form a new government after his party’s victory in parliamentary elections. President Petr Pavel made the announcement after meeting Babiš, whose ANO (YES) staged a comeback in the Oct 3-4 ballot. Babiš has been negotiating a possible majority coalition with the Freedom and Direct Democracy anti-migrant party and the right-wing Motorists for Themselves.All the three parties are critical of the European Union and reject its environmental, migrant and other policies and their rule is expected to steer the country away from…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Mourners gathered at a church in Kyiv on Monday to honor two Ukrainian journalists killed last week when a Russian drone struck their car in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region.War correspondent Olena Hubanova, who worked under the pseudonym Alyona Gramova, and cameraman Yevhen Karmazin were killed on Thursday by a Russian Lancet drone in Kramatorsk, around 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the front line. Another reporter who was part of the team was wounded.It was the latest deadly attack on journalists covering the war in Ukraine. Earlier this month, a French photojournalist, Antoni Lallican, and a Ukrainian…