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Palestinians in Gaza City who resist expulsion under relentless Israeli bombardment are now being forced out by a quieter weapon: the destruction of their means of survival. As part of an officially declared plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza City of its one million residents, the Israeli military has been heavily bombing vital lifelines since mid-August. This has included high-rise buildings, schools sheltering thousands of displaced Palestinians, water tanks, rooftop solar panels, internet access points, and mobile charging stations. “I had decided to stay and not leave, whatever happened,” said Emad Sarsawi, 43. “For months, I used to say that I…

SAN JOAQUIN, Mexico (AP) — A drill echoes through narrow tunnels deep within the mountain where miner Hugo Flores bores into rock in search of one of Earth’s most toxic elements. Buried in red stripes of minerals illuminated by his headlamp is mercury.A boom in mercury mining is underway in Mexico’s pine-covered mountains known as the Sierra Gorda – one of the most biodiverse stretches of the country.The toxic metal is a key part of the process in illegal gold mining, and soaring international gold prices are also driving up mercury’s price. While the demand triggers a mining rush in…

President Donald Trump wants to do away with the quarterly earnings report. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said securities regulators should stop requiring companies to issue financial reports every three months and instead switch to a six-month reporting period. The Securities and Exchange Commission has required publicly traded companies to report on a quarterly basis since 1970.“This will save money, and allow managers to focus on properly running their companies,” Trump wrote. Trump asked the SEC to examine the three- versus six-month reporting requirement during his first term. No change was made. Supporters of the change say quarterly…

Welcome to The Counter Press, a new Sky Sports column in which Laura Hunter analyses the big talking points from the latest Women’s Super League matches, bringing you closer to the key stories at the heart of the women’s game. What to expect this week: Arsenal throw down early gauntletSam Kerr brings up 100 for ChelseaLondon City Lionesses already out of depthArsenal’s scary startArsenal are a frightening prospect in full flow. Nothing new or surprising there. But there is plenty different about Arsenal’s aura this season, as they embark on a first full season under the tutelage of Renee Slegers.The…

On 11 July 2025, Ahmed Saleem* boarded a flight from Jordan to Russia. He was chasing what looked like a dream job. A man in his fifties, Saleem had received an offer on Telegram that promised non-combat work with the Russian Ministry of Defence.  The recruiter – a Russian woman named Polina Alexandrovna – offered him a monthly salary of 200,000 roubles (around $2,000), Russian citizenship, and work under a private company.  But when he landed in the Russian city of Bryansk, the reality hit. He wasn’t hired for catering or logistics. Instead, Saleem was forced into the “International elite…

Emily KeoghSep 15, 2025, 05:47 AM ETCloseBased in London, Emily Keogh is ESPN’s women’s soccer correspondent, specializing in the WSL and UWCLFor the first time in 20 months, Chelsea striker Sam Kerr is back playing football. The Australia international endured a lengthy rehabilitation after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in January 2024, with her last game coming against BK Hacken on Dec. 20, 2023.That game saw her Chelsea career paused on 99 goals. But, 640 days later, she netted her 100th in Chelsea’s 3-1 win over Aston Villa on Sunday. She was only on the pitch for 13…

 KUWAIT:  The Interior Ministry’s efforts in digitization and digitalization goes beyond improving procedures; they are considered a leap toward completing services within minutes, as well as boosting efforts in safety, and protection.In line with the New Kuwait Vision 2035 for development, the Interior Ministry focused on streamlining government services to attend to the needs of citizens, boost transparency, and bolster efforts for digitization and digitalization.The Interior Ministry registered through the “Sahel”, the government transactions application, over 30 million electronic transactions, decreasing the load on government service centers and reducing paperwork. The Ministry of Interior offers 37 services through the Sahel…

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford Motor Co. is taking a drive down the road in a couple of months.The venerable carmaker is moving its headquarters for the first time in seven decades, relocating to a newly constructed building 3 miles (5 kilometers) away in its longtime home of Dearborn, Michigan.The new 2.1-million-square-foot (195,096-square meter) structure formally will be called “Ford World Headquarters” when it opens in November. It is part of a larger campus that will take the name of the current HQ: Henry Ford II World Center. Henry Ford II was the grandson of company founder Henry Ford and…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin state senator who came in third in the Democratic primary for governor in 2018 is running again, saying in her campaign launch video that “extremists” like President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk are putting the nation’s democracy at risk.Kelda Roys, an attorney and small business owner who represents the liberal capital city of Madison in the state Senate, launched her campaign on Monday. “We are in the fight of our lives for our democracy and our kids’ future,” Roys says in her campaign launch video. It shows people protesting along with images of…

SAN JOAQUIN, Mexico (AP) — A drill echoes through narrow tunnels deep within the mountain where miner Hugo Flores bores into rock in search of one of Earth’s most toxic elements.Buried in red stripes of minerals illuminated by his headlamp is mercury.Here in the pine-covered mountains known as the Sierra Gorda – one of the most biodiverse stretches of Mexico – a “mercury boom” is underway.Soaring international gold prices are driving up the price of mercury, a toxic metal key in illegal gold mining, to all-time highs. While the demand triggers a mining rush in central Mexico, sustaining thousands of…