International

In Aleppo, Syria, an artists’ collective is bringing Syrians from different religious and political backgrounds togetherSource: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Pete Hegseth, the US Secretary of War, is "missing a good party" by choosing to skip a meeting of his fellow NATO defence ministers in Brussels, one ally has said.Source: feeds.skynews.comRead full article

In a bid to combat the impact of screen-time creep, the Countdown word supremo has a few suggestionsChildren’s vocabulary shrinking as reading loses out to screen time, says Susie DentChildren’s vocabulary is shrinking as reading loses out to screen time, the Countdown lexicographer Susie Dent has suggested, as she urged families to read, talk and play word games to boost language development.Dent, who also co-presents Channel 4’s Secret Genius with […]

Manchester United owner responds to criticism by saying: ‘It is critical that we maintain an open debate on the challenges facing the UK’Here is video of Jim Ratcliffe making his comment about the UK being “colonised” by immigrants.Kemi Badenoch has urged Keir Starmer to delay the departure of Sir Chris Wormald, the cabinet secretary, so that he remains in post to oversee the release of government documents relating to Peter […]

Report on Islamic State says Ahmed al-Sharaa was targeted twice by IS front group that bombed Damascus churchFive separate plots to assassinate Syria’s president or his senior ministers were foiled last year, the UN has said in a report on Islamic State.According to the report, the Syrian president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, was targeted twice, once in northern Aleppo and another time in southern Daraa, by Saraya Ansar al-Sunnah, an IS front […]

Fan fury grows, with club's supporters accusing tycoon of echoing ‘far-right narratives’ that have ‘real-world' impact.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani accuses Israel of sabotaging US nuclear talks to spark a destabilising regional war.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Vote counting is under way in Bangladesh after polls closed, with officials reporting turnout just under 48%.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article