Israel says Hamas returned body of Israeli-US soldier held hostage
Israel has confirmed the latest body of a hostage returned by Hamas via the Red Cross is that of Israeli-American soldier Itay Chen.The 19-year-old’s remains were handed over on Tuesday as part of a Gaza ceasefire deal brokered by US President Donald Trump last...
Britain sliding ‘into economic crisis’ over £85bn sickness bill, ex-John Lewis boss warns
2 hours agoShareSaveEmer MoreauBusiness reporterShareSaveGetty ImagesThe number of sick and disabled people out of work is putting the UK at risk of an “economic inactivity crisis” that threatens the country’s prosperity, according to a new...
France investigates Shein and Temu after sex doll scandal
Online retailers Shein, Temu, AliExpress and Wish are being investigated in France in relation to the offence of enabling minors to access pornographic content on their platforms, the Paris prosecutor said on Tuesday.The country’s consumer watchdog had reported...
New Zealand wins the toss, bowls in the 1st T20 against West Indies
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl Wednesday in the first Twenty20 cricket international against the West Indies.The match begins a seven-week tour for the West Indies in which they will play New Zealand across all three formats:...
Chinese astronauts’ return to Earth delayed over fears spaceship damaged by debris
Three Chinese astronauts have been forced to extend their six-month stay in space over concerns their return ship may have been hit by debris, China’s space agency said.Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie were due to return to Earth on Wednesday –– they had even...
Simpkins’ basket with just seconds left helps Oregon fend off pesky Hawaii 60-59
EUGENE, Ore. — Takai Simpkins scored 18 points and his game-winning running jump shot with 4.2 seconds left helped Oregon avoid an upset by beating Hawaii 60-59 in a season opener for both teams on Tuesday night.Without a timeout, Hawaii’s Hunter Erickson...
‘My skin was peeling’ – the African women tricked into making Russian drones
2 hours agoShareSaveMayeni JonesAfrica correspondentShareSaveGetty Images / BBCOn her first day of work, Adau realised she had made a big mistake.”We got our uniforms, not even knowing exactly what we were going to do. From the first day of work we were taken to...
Freshman Ebuka Okorie leads Stanford over Portland State 89-79 in season opener
STANFORD, Calif. — Ebuka Okorie scored 26 points in his collegiate debut to lead Stanford to an 89-79 victory over Portland State on Tuesday night in the season opener for both teams. Okorie, a 6-foot-2 freshman guard from Nasua, New Hampshire, made all six of...