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American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped in Baghdad last week, was released, an Iraqi official with direct knowledge of the situation said Tuesday.

Readers respond to Elle Hunt’s review of Meta smartglasses, pointing out that the technology has a lot to offer to people with visual impairments or hearing lossI read with sympathy the concerns of... Read more Readers respond to Elle Hunt’s review of Meta smartglasses, pointing out that the technology has a lot to offer to people with visual impairments or hearing lossI read with sympathy the concerns of Elle Hunt in relation to privacy issues around Meta smartglasses (I wore Meta’s smartglasses for a month – and it left me feeling like a creep, 1 April). Clearly there needs to be ongoing development of technology and protocols that protect the public from ill-intentioned users. As the chief executive of a charity supporting people with a visual impairment, however, I would like to emphasise the point touched upon in your article: how transformative this technology is already proving for blind people.We are seeing significant numbers of our visually impaired staff and clients using Meta glasses in conjunction with their mobile phones to improve their ability to perform ordinary functions that most of us take for granted. A visual impairment can be disempowering and isolating. Having a tool that can read your bills to you, tell you when your bus is coming, make calls for you when your hands are full and read the cooking instructions on your dinner is offering a level of independence that many visually impaired people have lost. Continue reading... Show less

The Cubs' potential ace of the future could be facing a long injury absence.

Here's a look at the final Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 from the 2025-26 men's college basketball season, led by national champion Michigan at No. 1

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi stuns Bumrah with first-ball six, MI ace can only smile

Former ambassadors and high commissioners call on Keir Starmer to stand with European and Commonwealth partners against the unlawful occupation of Palestinian territory• Report: UK government urged... Read more Former ambassadors and high commissioners call on Keir Starmer to stand with European and Commonwealth partners against the unlawful occupation of Palestinian territory• Report: UK government urged to act over proposed illegal Israeli settlementWhile all eyes are on the US-Israel war on Iran, Israel proceeds with its systematic West Bank annexation. The German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, recently condemned “annexation moves”, including the illegal E1 settlement project designed to divide the West Bank in two and destroy Palestine’s viability.The Iran war and Israel’s military occupation of south Lebanon have delayed the publication of Israeli tenders to build 3,400 houses on Palestinian soil at E1 – but tenders will be issued on 1 June. Criticism by Britain, Germany, France and Italy does not deter this Israeli government, which has over decades grown used to rhetorical condemnation without consequences. So it keeps growing the illegal settlements, deliberately undermining the two-state solution – the policy of successive British governments and our European partners. As Jennifer Rankin has observed (‘Weak and pathetic’: why is the EU not using its leverage to stop Israel?, 2 April), the EU is not using its leverage to stop Israel. Continue reading... Show less

You can now pin apps around the room or turn almost anything 2D into an immersive 3D experience.

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Mónica Joyce Moniz on the origins of marmalade. Plus letters from Tony Batcup and Mark de BrunnerAs a Portuguese-British citizen, I feel it is my duty to add to your explainer article (Keir Starmal... Read more Mónica Joyce Moniz on the origins of marmalade. Plus letters from Tony Batcup and Mark de BrunnerAs a Portuguese-British citizen, I feel it is my duty to add to your explainer article (Keir Starmalade, anyone? Will marmalade really have to be rebranded in UK?, 4 April) and explain where the word marmalade originated from. Marmalade comes from the fruit marmelo (quince). And marmalade was and is quince jam in Portugal. This jam began to be exported to England at the end of the 15th century. Only in the 17th century did the English start to apply the word marmalade to orange jam. As with many quintessential British things like tea, the English adopted it and made it their own. I like this story because my two countries are represented.Mónica Joyce MonizWyton, Cambridgeshire• Your article about the alleged rebranding of marmalade made me smile – it has always been incorrectly named. As it comes from Citrus x aurantium, and not Citrus x sinensis, it should be known as bitter orange marmalade – perhaps the EU and the UK can save the bitter talk for other more important differences?Tony BatcupLas Condes, Santiago, Chile Continue reading... Show less