Internet shutdown crosses 100 days in Pakistan-administered Kashmir

Mobile data, broadband services suspended in the territory since protests calling for electoral reform in June.

Internet access has been severely restricted in Pakistan-administered Kashmir for more than 100 days.

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Emmy winners 2026: ‘Widow’s Bay’ and ‘The Pitt’ dominate

Jean Smart earns fifth Emmy for “Hacks,” becoming the first to win lead comedy actress for every show season.

Emergency room drama “The Pitt” and comedy-horror “Widow’s Bay” have won television’s highest honours, the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, presented in Los Angeles.

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‘I believed the hype’: the white South Africans denied refugee status in the US

When Donald Trump announced in February 2025 that the US would accept Afrikaners from South Africa as refugees, many white South Africans who believed that they were victims of racism in their country thought that their prayers had been answered.

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US Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions ahead of midterms

US Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to tighten mail-in voting rules ahead of critical midterm elections.

The US Supreme Court has rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to allow the US Postal Service to enforce a rule targeting mail-in ballots.

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Liverpool: Paul Merson 'worried' after assessing Andoni Iraola, Florian Wirtz and Bradley Barcola

In his latest Sky Sports column, Paul Merson says he is worried about Liverpool this season while also raising questions about both Florian Wirtz and Bradley Barcola.

The Reds were held to their third draw across their opening four Premier League games following the 0-0 against Fulham at Anfield on Saturday and now sit in seventh place.

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Valve decided that cutting the Steam Frame’s specs to avoid price rises wasn't "the right product choice" for the VR headset

"Adjusting those didn't really fit what we were trying to deliver"

A closeup of the front of the Steam Frame VR headset.
Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun

Surprising no-one, Valve’s Steam Frame VR headset is launching with higher-than-expected prices, following the Steam Machine in having its budget-friendly intentions foiled by the memory shortage misery of RAMnarök.

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Here are the 10 states with the highest vaccination rates — and 10 with the lowest

A man receives a shot.

Fewer than 44% of people in the US received a flu shot during the 2025—2026 season.

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The likelihood of experiencing a vaccine-preventable disease outbreak has much to do with where you live.

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Henry Pollock: Northampton star 'open to offers' as contract talks continue

Henry Pollock continues to play hardball in his negotiations over a Northampton Saints contract extension, insisting he is still open to offers from elsewhere, including overseas, and that he remains determined to be "quite selfish" over his future.

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‘Everybody Wants To F*ck Me’ Review: A Hard-Working Taron Egerton Is Blameless in Muddled Takedown of the Faux-Feminist Male

The funniest moment in writer-director Jonathan Schey’s waggishly titled debut feature, Everybody Wants to F*ck Me, occurs within the first couple of scenes. After picking up a young woman played by Mia McKenna-Bruce in a crowded bar by positioning himself as her rescuer from a guy refusing to take the hint and buzz off, Taron Egerton’s seemingly wholesome Adam gets up the following morning and returns to the bedroom to present her with a perfect flat white. But he freezes in deal-breaker horror when she puts down the cup not on but next to a coaster. The obsessive neat freak beneath the easygoing surface of the virtue-signaling feminist ally might have made an amusing motif if it were ever referenced again.

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‘Everytime’ Director Sandra Wollner on the Emotional Resonance of Her Un Certain Regard Winning Film: ‘We Carry Our Experiences Within Us’

Sandra Wollner’s “Everytime” lands in Toronto this week for its North American premiere, kicking off a run that includes both the New York and Vancouver film festivals, and aiming to amplify the buzz that began with a standing ovation and Un Certain Regard Prize win at Cannes.

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