Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said in a statement on Saturday that the Trump administration intends to federalize 300 Illinois National Guard members after he was offered an ultimatum on troop deployment. “This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will,” he said. “It is absolutely…
1 German football’s “man-of-the-moment” Ridle Baku is very pleased with his current club team’s form. The Mainz-native is finally clicking with his third Bundesliga outfit, RB Leipzig. Baku’s recent club form has led to him being called back up to the German national team for the first time in four years. Baku – arguably the…
Kyiv has evidence that China has provided Russia with satellite data which has been used to target missile strikes on Ukraine, including strikes on facilities used by foreign companies, a member of Ukraine’s foreign intelligence service (SZRU) said on Oct. 4. SZRU employee Oleh Alexandrov told Ukrinform that there is evidence of “high-level cooperation between…
BEIRUT (AP) — Minutes after journalists gathered outside a Gaza hospital to survey the damage of an Israeli strike, Ibrahim Qannan pointed his camera up at the battered building as the others climbed its external stairs. Then Qannan watched in horror — while broadcasting live — as a second strike killed the friends and colleagues…
Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact. QuickPod takes your music listening experience on your iPhone to the next level. With its intuitive widgets, as well as support for…
The brief taste of freedom for a British teenager once jailed in Dubai has ended in tragedy. Nineteen-year-old Marcus Fakana, who was pardoned earlier this year after serving time in the Gulf state over a holiday romance, was killed in a late-night car crash in north London just three months after returning home. His death…
The scene in the Oval Office as US President Donald Trump met Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan was noteworthy. Trump was effusive as he lavished praise on Erdogan in front of assembled journalists. “It’s a pleasure to be with President Erdoğan of Turkey,” Trump said, “and we’ve been friends for a long time … he’s…
Meghan Markle surprised Paris Fashion Week attendees Saturday, taking a seat at the debut show for new Balenciaga creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli. This is the first time the Duchess of Sussex has been spotted in Europe since 2022, and the first time she’s made an appearance at the French fashion event. Markle was escorted in…
Holiday plans for millions of travellers in China have been thrown into disarray as Typhoon Matmo barrelled toward southern China, disrupting one of the country’s busiest annual travel periods. The storm, expected to make landfall on October 5, has already led to widespread cancellations of flights, rail services, and ferry operations, particularly affecting Hainan and…
For 45 years, cattleman Terry Holt has started his mornings the same way — climbing into his truck, driving to the Jack Daniel’s distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee, and loading up on the leftover mash from whiskey-making. That slop, a thick, nutrient-rich blend of corn and grain, has been a quiet but vital link between the…