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Donald Trump has joined his wife Melania in mourning her mother, Amalija Knavs, at a private funeral in Florida. The former first lady announced the death of her mother at the age of 78 earlier this month. She delivered a eulogy at the funeral, remembering her mother as “a ray of light in the darkest of days”. Mr Trump skipped a court session in his defamation trial in New York to attend the funeral, after the judge refused to postpone the proceedings for a day. “In her presence, the world seemed to shimmer with radiance and joy,” Ms Trump said during a eulogy. “Our…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has told the United States that he opposes the establishment of a Palestinian state once the conflict in Gaza comes to an end. In a news conference, a defiant Mr Netanyahu vowed to press on with the offensive in Gaza “until complete victory”: the destruction of Hamas and return of the remaining Israeli hostages, adding that it could take “many more months”. With almost 25,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, and 85% of the strip’s population displaced, Israel is under intense pressure to rein in its offensive and…

Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic has died at the age of 46 after suffering a heart attack. Serbian Milojevic fell ill at a private team dinner on Tuesday and was taken to hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Warriors said, external that “despite life-saving efforts”, Milojevic passed away late on Wednesday morning. Head coach Steve Kerr said his assistant, who was born in Belgrade, “brought joy and light to every single day with his passion”. Describing the news as a “shocking and tragic blow”, Kerr said Milojevic was “one of the most positive and beautiful human beings” he had…

Singapore’s Transport Minister S. Iswaran has resigned after being charged with corruption on Thursday, the prime minister’s office said, confirming a historic development for a city state that prides itself on having a squeaky-clean government. The charges against Iswaran are part of the biggest corruption probe to engulf Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) in decades. The scandal, which also ensnared a hotel tycoon best known for bringing the Formula 1 Grand Prix to the city, was one in a series of controversies for the government in the past year that sent shockwaves through the country. Iswaran is the country’s first sitting minister…

Pakistan carried out a series of deadly military strikes on what it said were separatist militant hideouts inside Iran, in the latest incident across their shared border that has sent tensions between the two neighbors soaring. The new strikes mean both Pakistan and Iran have now taken the extraordinary step of attacking militants on each other’s soil this week at a time of expanding conflict in the Middle East and wider region. Islamabad said Thursday its forces launched a “series of highly coordinated and specifically targeted precision military strikes” in Iran’s southeastern Sistan and Baluchistan province as part of an operation called “Marg Bar Sarmachar” — a…

Popular music website Pitchfork is to merge with men’s magazine GQ, with several senior staff losing their jobs. Publisher Condé Nast announced the changes and resulting layoffs on Wednesday, in an email to staff from chief content officer Anna Wintour. Many have spoken of their sadness at the merger, at a time where there are widespread cuts to newsrooms globally. Two unions representing Pitchfork staff said they “categorically condemn” the decision. Pitchfork started in 1996 as an independent music blog out of the US state of Minnesota. It soon became one of the world’s most respected independent music publications, perhaps…

The US company that was hoping to land on the Moon will bring its mission home to destruction in the coming hours. Astrobotic says its Peregrine spacecraft will be directed to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere and burn up. The lander suffered a major propellant leak shortly after launching from Florida on its Vulcan rocket last week. Although engineers were able to stabilise the situation, the loss of oxidiser meant a safe touch-down on the lunar surface could never be attempted. Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic has decided to dispose of the craft, rather than let it wander aimlessly through space, posing a collision hazard. “Astrobotic…

Huawei has set up a separate smart car unit, in another stride forward in the Chinese tech giant’s plans to make a splash in the automotive world. The company incorporated Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technology Co Ltd on Tuesday in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, where Huawei is based. The new firm is wholly owned by Huawei and will focus on the “manufacturing and sales of intelligent car systems and equipment,” according to Tianyancha and Qichacha, two corporate data providers in China. The business has registered initial capital of 1 billion yuan (about $140.5 million) and shares the same address…

Josh Herting was on a business trip in Vermont when he received a phone call from his doctor that would change his life. On that cold winter day — a decade ago this week — his doctor told him that he had colon cancer. After hanging up the phone, Herting wanted to keep working. “I was very focused on work, and I was like, ‘I’ve got to finish this work trip, and then I’ll be home,’ ” he said. “I didn’t understand the seriousness of it.” But moments later, he picked up the phone again and called his girlfriend, Amber.…

Jacob Elordi is taking a step – and a bit of a tumble – toward preparing for his “Saturday Night Live” hosting debut in a new promo for the upcoming episode this weekend. In the video posted to the long-running sketch show’s X page on Wednesday, the “Euphoria” star grapples with some stage fright as he’s seen attempting to practice walking down the steps on the “SNL” stage with the same flawless precision that past hosts Kim Kardashian and Zac Efron displayed. “They all make it look so easy,” Elordi nervously says as he stands at the top of the three-step staircase in Studio 8H,…