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ReutersPolice patrol Aden, from where the Saudi-led coalition said Aidarous al-Zubaidi had fled by boatThe Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has alleged the United Arab Emirates helped smuggle a separatist leader out of the country after he was expelled from Yemen’s presidential council and accused of treason.A coalition spokesman said Aidarous al-Zubaidi, head of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), fled Aden on Tuesday night in a boat to Somaliland. He was then flown by a cargo aircraft to Abu Dhabi via Mogadishu under the supervision of UAE officers, he added.There was no immediate comment from the UAE or STC.The STC…
Malcolm Priorrural affairs producerPA MediaFarmers drove their tractors into Oxford city centre to protest over proposed inheritance tax changesThere will be no more changes to already watered down plans to raise farm inheritance tax, the government has said. Protestors attempted to disrupt a speech on Thursday by the environment secretary Emma Reynolds at the Oxford Farming Conference with a horn-blowing tractor demonstrationLast month, the government said its planned threshold for a 20% tax on inherited agricultural assets would be raised from £1m to £2.5m.When asked about further changes, Reynolds told the conference: “That’s it, I’m afraid… it is the people…
According to reports, Paris Saint-Germain boss Luis Enrique has emerged as the ‘favourite’ to be Ruben Amorim’s permanent replacement at Manchester United. The Red Devils are planning to appoint an interim replacement for Amorim before bringing in a permanent successor ahead of next season. Club legends Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Michael Carrick are currently the leading contenders to take over until the summer, though a decision on Amorim’s short-term replacement has reportedly been ‘delayed’. By taking this route, Man Utd have a greater chance of appointing a high-level manager in the long term, as there are likely to be more…
When Meta first announced its display-enabled smart glasses last year, it teased a handwriting feature that allows users to send messages by tracing letters with their hands. Now, the company is starting to roll it out, with people enrolled in its early access program getting it first,I got a chance to try the feature at CES and it made me want to start wearing my Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses more often. When I reviewed the glasses last year, I wrote about how one of my favorite tings about the neural band is that it reduced my reliance on voice commands.…
The other day, I was texting with an old friend, who told me he reads only non-fiction but wants to read more fiction. So, I encouraged him to tell me three things he likes, generally, so I could give him a rec… “I like something dramatic that makes me laugh rather than something made to make me laugh,” he told me. “I’m not above being on the edge of my seat. And people doing the right/selfless thing goes a long way with me.” After thinking it over, my recommendation for him was James by Percival Everett — the 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning…
Anthony ZurcherNorth America correspondentHow the ICE shooting in Minneapolis unfolded second-by-secondThe fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by a federal law-enforcement officer is laying bare the sharp divides in US politics – and threatening to inflame an already contentious debate over immigration policy.The incident took place in broad daylight. There are multiple videos taken by bystanders from various locations. And yet even the basic facts are being disputed.Almost immediately after the shooting, two starkly different accounts began to take shape. Any ambiguities in the videos shared online were seized upon – different angles and different screengrabs were used to…
Peers have backed calls for extra time for the House of Lords to debate the assisted dying bill.The proposal was put forward by supporters, who are increasingly concerned it could run out of time to pass all its parliamentary stages.However, some opponents argued the bill was unsafe and suggested even more time to debate the legislation could not transform it.It has been approved by MPs but must also pass the Lords before early May, when the current session of Parliament is expected to end, to become law.There will now be private negotiations between peers over when and how much extra…
Tottenham boss Thomas Frank has defended his captain Cristian Romero after the defender attacked the board in a since-edited social media post. Following Spurs’ 3-2 defeat away at Bournemouth, Romero took to Instagram to point the finger at the club’s senior figures, suggesting they only speak “when things are going well, to tell a few lies”. “At times like this, it should be other people coming out to speak, but they don’t – as has been happening for several years now,” he said in a post that has since been edited. “They only show up when things are going well,…
Last year Razer showed off Project Ava as a digital assistant that lived inside your computer to help adjust settings or provide gaming tips. But now at CES 2026, the company’s AI companion platform has gotten a major glow-up while moving into some new digs.Now, in lieu of being constrained entirely to your PC’s screen, Razer has given Project Ava a real home in the form of a small tube that can display a 5.5-inch animated hologram of the AI’s avatar. You’ll still need to connect it to your computer via USB-C to provide Ava with the power and data…
Videos posted on social media show large crowds of protesters marching through Tehran and other Iranian cities in what is said to be the largest show of force by the opponents of the clerical establishment in years.Rallies in Tehran and Iran’s second city, Mashhad, can be seen in footage verified by BBC Persian, with peaceful demonstrations not dispersed by security forces. On Wednesday, there were violent clashes in a number of cities.The crowds in Mashhad called for the overthrow of the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and the return of Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the late former shah,…