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As the sun rose on Monday, thousands gathered at al-Sabeen Square in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, for the mass funeral of senior Houthi officials, including Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi. The 12 officials had been killed in Israeli strikes on Thursday afternoon. At the funeral, caskets draped in the Yemeni flag were carried on military vehicles before crowds of officials and citizens. Shock, sorrow, anger, and defiance marked the faces of participants. The strike was the first to sow such widespread confusion and grief in regions under Houthi control. While Israel has targeted Houthi-held areas for more than a year, Thursday’s attack…

LONDON (AP) — The co-creator of British TV sitcoms “Father Ted” and the “IT Crowd” said he was arrested over a series of posts about transgender people.Graham Linehan, 57, said he was arrested Monday at Heathrow Airport after arriving from Arizona. The Metropolitan Police didn’t name Linehan but said it had arrested a man at the airport on suspicion of inciting violence in posts on X.Linehan, who is well known for posts asserting that trans women are men, has misgendered trans women and suggested in an April post that they are criminals who should be denounced.Conservative members of Parliament condemned…

Warren Buffett told CNBC on Tuesday that he is disappointed in the Kraft Heinz split that unwinds much of the blockbuster merger he masterminded a decade ago.With a 27.5% stake in the company, Berkshire Hathaway is Kraft Heinz’s largest shareholder. The firm has not touched its shares since the 2015 merger that formed the food conglomerate.Shares of the company were down more than 7% following Buffett’s comments.Buffett told CNBC’s Becky Quick on Tuesday that the merger didn’t turn out to be a brilliant idea, but he does not think that taking the company apart will fix its problems.Greg Abel, who…

Let’s talk about cash. It might not be the most exciting part of your portfolio, but it’s absolutely essential. I often find that people either hold too much cash or not nearly enough. Here are four essential rules for effective cash management, from building the right emergency fund to knowing where to park your money and when to invest excess cash.1) Keep 3-6 months of expenses plus short-term goalsThe foundation of smart cash management is an emergency fund. This should cover your essential living expenses, such as housing, food, and utilities, for three to six months. An emergency fund provides…

Ohio State climbed to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll on Tuesday, LSU and Miami moved into the top five, and Florida State jumped back into the rankings at the expense of Alabama, which plummeted to its lowest spot in 17 seasons.The defending national champion Buckeyes received 55 of 66 first-place votes to move up two spots after their win over preseason No. 1 Texas. Ohio State is at the top of a regular-season Top 25 for the first time since November 2015. Texas dropped to No. 7 as the media voters shuffled the rankings…

The California Supreme Court handed down two decisions last week that could impact decades of sentencing for gang-related offenses and allow thousands of people to petition courts to reexamine their cases. Both rulings turned on a 2021 law that raised the standard of evidence for proving that someone broke a law as part of “criminal street gang activity.” In different ways, the Supreme Court chose to apply the new standard to past convictions.One decision took an incarcerated person off Death Row; the other sided with two incarcerated people who contested past “strikes” on their records that set them on course…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the Justice Department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by The Associated Press.The military will begin sending groups of 150 attorneys — both military and civilians — to the Justice Department “as soon as practicable,” and the military services should have the first round of people identified by next week, according to the Aug. 27 memo.The effort comes as the Trump administration more regularly turns to the military as it cracks down on illegal immigration through ramped-up arrests and…

The de-facto ruler of eastern Libya, Khalifa Haftar, is planning to visit Turkey later this month after improving relations with Ankara over the past year, according to Turkish, Libyan, and Egyptian sources familiar with the matter who spoke to Middle East Eye.Haftar is the commander of the Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF), which controls Benghazi, the country’s second-largest city. Last week, he hosted Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin, the first senior-level engagement between the two sides.  Three sources told MEE that during Kalin’s visit, he invited Haftar to travel to Turkey to symbolise a thaw in relations. Haftar agreed in principle…

Key PointsGlobal bond yields are rising on fiscal concerns, but U.K. borrowing costs face further specific challenges. Those include its joint current account and fiscal deficit, persistent inflationary challenges and modest growth expectations. A particular challenge on the long-end is a change in composition of gilt holders toward foreign hedge funds, which demand a higher premium for risk. The U.K.’s long-term borrowing costs hit their highest level in nearly three decades on Tuesday, reflecting both a global move higher in bond yields and a specific cocktail of concerns afflicting the gilt market. The yield on 30-year U.K. government bonds ,…

Aston Villa Women goalkeeper Ellie Roebuck is ready to reintroduce herself after two life-changing years. The 25-year-old has returned to the WSL from Barcelona this summer, and after recovering from an ischaemic stroke, is hoping that a new start can help her return to her best levels. In an exclusive interview with Sky Sports, Roebuck said: “Towards the back end of last season, I wanted to come home, not because anything was wrong, but I wanted to come back to the WSL to challenge myself, to hopefully get back playing and push myself in that aspect.”I loved every minute at…