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Published on 01/12/2025 – 21:55 GMT+1 •Updated 22:09 The FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025 opened on Monday with a sweeping ceremony at Al Bayt Stadium that blended culture, politics and performance — before Palestine delivered a shock 1–0 victory over hosts Qatar in the tournament’s first match. More than 60,000 fans filled the stadium in Al Khor for an opening show built around themes of unity, peace and renewal. Produced by Katara Studios, the 15-minute performance unfolded as a three-chapter narrative, tracing the rise, fracture and rebirth of Arab unity through music, choreography and large-scale visual storytelling. The show opened…
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General Ben Hodges has warned that the European continent is “slowly waking to the realisation” that it cannot count on Washington as a fair partner. “The United States really sees Europe as inconsequential except maybe for some business purposes,” Hodges told Euronews on Europe Today programme. In his view, the US administration’s approach to the conflict was “doomed from the start” because they treated the war like “a massive real estate deal”. Hodges pointed to recent revelations involving Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East and Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, as evidence that Washington’s primary…
In Hong Kong’s Tai Po district, thousands of mourners lined up for nearly two kilometres to honour the victims of the Wang Fuk Court fire. Residents carried flowers, bowed in silence and visited memorial sites established across all 18 districts. The Hong Kong Jockey Club held races behind closed doors at Sha Tin as a mark of respect, with proceeds dedicated to affected families. At Sha Tin Fire Station, tributes continued to grow for the firefighter who died, while local associations launched donation efforts for his family.
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Published on 01/12/2025 – 17:16 GMT+1 Each year, the 16 Days of Activism campaign runs from 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, to 10 December, Human Rights Day. In 2025, the UN’s global campaign focuses on ending digital violence against all women and girls. Kazakhstan supports the UN’s 16 Days to End Gender-Based Violence. The country emphasises the importance of upholding human rights and encouraging open discussions about violence. Across Kazakhstan, landmarks in Astana and Almaty were lit in orange to show solidarity throughout the campaign. The color serves as a visible reminder of…
LONDON — Richard Hughes resigned as Office for Budget Responsibility chair Monday afternoon after the U.K economic watchdog’s fiscal analysis was published before the budget last week. In a letter to Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Treasury Committee Chair Meg Hillier, Hughes said it was “in the best interests of the OBR for me to resign as its chair” following a damning report into the leak. This developing story is being updated.
Published on 01/12/2025 – 17:12 GMT+1 A South African radio presenter appeared in court on Monday accused of recruiting men to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine. Nonkululeko Mantula, 39, was arrested alongside four men after a tip-off, South African police said. She is accused of recruiting the four men and organising for them to join the Russian army. South African police said three of the men were detained while trying to board a flight to Russia via the United Arab Emirates. Police said they believed another person had already travelled to Russia after being recruited by Mantula.…
“The twice-yearly task of publishing a large and sensitive document is out of scale with virtually all of the rest of its publication activities,” said the investigation, which was hastily carried out by peer Sarah Hogg and OBR board member and City bigwig Susan Rice. It called for “completely new arrangements” to be put in place for the publication of market-sensitive documents, and urged the Treasury to pay “greater attention” to the need for adequate support when funding the OBR. The watchdog said that given its small size, it used an outside web developer to upload its contents. It found…