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Katherine Ryan shares first look at newborn baby after giving birth a week ago

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The actress has given birth to a girl as her fourth child, and the actress has now shared a glimpse of her life as a mother of four.

Katherine Ryan has warmed hearts after sharing precious photographs of her newborn daughter following the birth a week ago.

The 42-year-old comedienne made it known that she delivered her fourth child last Saturday, which was a 45-minute labor.

Katherine, 42, is already mother to three youngsters including son Fred, three, and daughter Fenna, two, with spouse Bobby Koostra, whilst she parents her 15 year old Violet from a previous relationship. A week after delivering her fourth child, the comic has provided a charming glimpse into life with another little one.

She posted a collection of heartwarming photographs on Instagram featuring a picture of baby Holland moments after her arrival.

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The infant was seen wearing pink woolens in another image. One week of easy, breezy Holland was the picture’s happy mother’s caption.

One person praised the touching images as “just beautiful”! Another person said, “You’re making me broody, Katherine, stop it!” “Congrats! ” was a third commentator’s response. What a lovely young woman!

She revealed her pregnancy while on her podcast in June and has kept fans updated with the odd snippet. Katherine had tried to keep her baby news a secret for as long as possible; however, her daughter Violet gave a huge hint in a social media post.

The TV star’s husband, Bobby, took to social media to announce the arrival of their daughter on October 18. He said: “Holland Juliette Kootstra has arrived. The ‘Patrick Mahomes’ of childbirth pulled out another MVP performance! Amazing to witness the greatness of @kathbum #blessed.”

Holland was seen sporting a custom-knit babygro with her name on it while revealing an image of their daughter. While another image showed proud father Bobby escorting his newborn daughter to a waiting car,

After returning to the family home, pictures showed little Holland being watched by her older siblings, big sister Violet, sister Fenna, and brother Fred.

Bobby revealed that the Canadian actress had sipped on Dom Pérignon champagne right in her hospital room after giving birth. The price of a bottle of the vintage bubbles is around £189. Katherine tucked into delicious food, including sushi from the Nobu restaurant, a renowned eatery, in her chic hospital room.

Katherine, a teen sharing reviews on Violet’s TikTok page, first gave the impression that she was pregnant when she made the announcement. Days later, she walked out and showed off her beautiful baby bump on the red carpet.

The couple split up about having a boy or a girl with the decision to avoid finding out the gender of their child in advance. Katherine filmed herself in a mirror at home in July and said, “This has got to be a boy.”

She continued, “We don’t know,” precluding inquiries into whether they had discovered the gender of their third child together. On her Telling Everybody Everything podcast, Kathy and husband Bobby discussed their child.

She said, “The girls are mine, and the boys are yours,” she said. The best thing for the family would be a girl, Bobby continued. Bobby admitted she had kept her pregnancy a secret, and Kathy joked that the pregnancy “explained the 20lb weight gain.”

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Sudan’s army battles RSF advances in el-Fasher, Bara as civil war rages

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As the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group attacks the besieged cities of el-Fasher in North Darfur and Bara, North Kordofan, fighting has gotten worse in Sudan.

A military source told Al Jazeera that the RSF launched artillery fire from the Sudanese armed forces (SAF) in Bara, a city that is 350 kilometers (215 miles) southwest of Khartoum, from several directions on Saturday morning, causing the city to be attacked.

One of the biggest urban areas under the control of the army is close to the RSF’s western front line, but its fighters encircle it.

Following the assault on North Kordofan’s second-largest city, communications networks were disrupted. As shelling and gunfire continued into the morning in El-Fasher, clashes continued into the early hours as smoke rose over the provincial capital.

According to the Sudan Tribune, the paramilitary force claimed in videos that their fighters were now positioned close to the army’s local command center, the 6th Infantry Division headquarters, after seizing the governor of North Darfur’s residence in El-Fasher.

In the video, RSF fighters promised to attack the city center.

Humanitarian crisis “exceeds all comprehension.”

According to a source from the 6th Infantry Division, a “cautious calm” had broken out over El-Fasher by Friday morning following what he described as a significant attack the day before.

However, the city’s residents who were besieged remained obedient. It occurs “everywhere, even right here.” One resident of El-Fasher reported to Al Jazeera that an artillery shell landed [110 yards]from.

Medical professionals have been notified that the humanitarian situation is at a catastrophic level as a result of the escalation. The Sudan Doctors Network’s Dr. Razan Al-Mahdi stated in a statement on Thursday that the el-Fasher crisis had “surpassed all comprehension.”

According to her, “we lose no fewer than three children every day as a result of malnutrition, disease, and a dire lack of medical and humanitarian resources.”

Four UN organizations issued a warning this week that more than 250, 000 civilians, half of whom were children, were still without access to food and healthcare as a result of the 16-month siege of El-Fasher.

According to the organizations, children were now receiving treatment because their health facilities were crumbling.

According to the Sudan Doctors Network’s casualty data, at least 17 children were killed and 22 others were hurt in El-Fasher alone in October, according to Save the Children’s on Tuesday.

The RSF launched what the SAF described as a significant assault from five directions after fighting in El-Fasher on Thursday. The army reportedly resisted that attack.

Additionally, drone strikes that target civilian infrastructure have increased significantly during the war.

This week, Radhouane Nouicer, a UN expert, expressed concern about the intensification of drone strikes by both sides. Six workers were hurt and power was out of the six as a result of RSF attacks on power infrastructure on Tuesday.

RSF drones flew over Khartoum International Airport for a fourth day in a row on Friday, aiming at it after the army had taken control of the city’s capital in March. As a result, the reopening has been postponed.

The conflict, which started in April 2023, has caused the most humanitarian crisis in history, leaving 30 million people without access to aid and tens of thousands of people dead.

This weekend, Mohieldin Salem, the foreign minister, made a trip to Washington, DC, to discuss peace and human rights. The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs refrained from engaging in direct negotiations with the SAF and RSF in light of reports that suggested this was happening.

Nelly Furtado steps back from performing after iconic career and number one hits

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Nelly Furtado has been producing hits for 20 years, but the singer has since decided to stop performing in favor of pursued other creative endeavors.

A highly acclaimed singer has made the decision to stop performing after more than 20 years in the spotlight.

Nelly Furtado has announced she is stepping back from performing “for the foreseeable future”. The I’m Like a Bird hitmaker, 46, shared the news in an emotional Instagram post marking the 25th anniversary of her debut album Whoa, Nelly!

She stated, “I’ve made the decision to take a break from performing for the foreseeable future and focus on other creative and personal endeavors that I believe would fit better with this next phase of my life.”

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I have always seen writing music as a pastime I had the good fortune to pursue, and I still enjoy it immensely. I’ll always be a songwriter.

The Grammy-winning Canadian singer, whose hits include Promiscuous, Maneater, and Say It Right, has spent much of the past year returning to stages around the world after Tiktok fuelled a wave of renewed interest in her music.

Nelly described her unexpected resumption as “surreal and joyful” to have so many people rediscover my music. It’s been a blast to take advantage of this chance, seeing the true, lasting power of good music again, and taking it all in. It has given me a strong belief in magic.

Nelly also expressed gratitude to fans and collaborators who supported her in pursuing musical talent in her post. She wrote, “I’m grateful for all the years of fun, community, and wonder.”

Endless gratitude to everyone who has ever listened to my music, danced, or performed at any of my shows. I admire your sincere heart.

“I sincerely thank everyone who has contributed so much to helping me realize my pop-dreams on a creative and organizational level. I want to thank all of my devoted supporters and brilliant collaborators. I also wish for the upcoming generation of performers many years of engaged and passionate performance.

The singer wrote in a quote from her early career that she had seen at Berlin’s Citadel Music Festival, “The second slide is me in Berlin this summer finally understanding what receiving flowers means. Goodnight and thanks! Nelly”.

The singer’s decision comes after a busy year of performing. Over the summer, she made headlines for her striking performance at Manchester Pride, where she turned heads in a playful ‘skinny’ optical illusion T-shirt which was emblazoned with the words “Whoa Nelly” in reference to her debut album.

The appearance was a cheeky nod to her critics, who had expressed concern for her changing appearance. Nelly previously promoted body positivity and self-love in response to body-damaging comments made online.

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She said at the time, “This year I completely unveiled the aesthetic pressure of my work.” While at the same time, I developed new inner self-assurance and self-love.

Umahi Directs Opening Of Bodo-Bonny Road

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Engr. – Minister of Works By the end of November, David Umahi has requested that the Bodo-Bonny Road in Rivers State be fully operational and ready for use.

Umahi gave the directive while conducting an inspection of federal road projects in the South-South and South-East regions, where he evaluated the level of work done by Julius Berger Nigeria Plc on the 37.9-kilometer Bodo-Bonny Road project.

According to President Bola Tinubu’s approval, the project, which began on October 20, 2017, had gone through several cost reviews, starting with 120 billion, moving up to 199 billion, and finally to N280 billion.

Bodo-Bonny, a 37.9 km project, is “exactly eight years old today.” The project officially began on October 20th, 2017. As of 2017, the contract’s initial value was 120 billion, which was later increased to 198 billion and now to 280 billion. Because of his commitment to the Niger Delta people, Umahi advised “go and give them what they want.”

He claimed that given the terrain and the standard of the work being done, the cost would be around $7.4 billion per kilometer.

The route through marshy lands is “a coastal route.” It would cost more than 15 billion per kilometer if we were to complete this project right away. The Minister stated that the work was of high caliber and that the project manager’s commitment was admirable.

By the end of November, Umahi ordered that all barricades be removed so that there can be some partial traffic flow while monitoring continues until the final asphalt surfacing is finished in the spring.

Every job here must be finished by December 15th, with the exception of the five kilometers of asphalt. Before final surfacing, monitor the road through December, January, and February and open it for traffic until the end of November. The President will then commission it, he said.

Additionally, the Minister disclosed plans to put solar-powered streetlights, CCTV cameras, and trees along the embankments, noting that the improvements would be funded by the project’s contingency funds without incurring any additional costs to the government.

“This road’s security is very important. If there are reasonable emergency costs, he said, “we’ll use them to plant trees, install solar lights, install CCTV, and also set up relief stations where cars can park and we can watch security.”

Tim Nippert, Julius Berger’s project manager, praised Umahi for his assurance that the project would be finished in time.

We appreciate your sincere words. You have presented us with a significant challenge, but we won’t have to put up with it. That’s our full commitment,” Nippert said, referring to the project as a new standard for Nigerian concrete road construction.

Ndom Ndifreke, the engineer’s representative, also confirmed that the work was going well and would be finished on time.

Umahi expressed satisfaction with Reynolds Construction Company’s (RCC) work at the East-West Road’s Eleme-Onne section, explaining that the project had been converted from asphalt to reinforced concrete pavement to accommodate heavy industrial traffic.

The petrochemical plant, port, and refinery are served by this is Nigeria’s most traveled road. He claimed that we redesigned the initial $ 156 billion asphalt design to make it stronger by using reinforced concrete.

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The Minister made it clear that the Aleto Bridge and one carriageway were about to be finished, with the remaining flyovers and bridges scheduled to arrive by April of next year.

He demanded truck parks to be constructed to stop heavy vehicles from causing damage to the new road and directed the installation of solar lights and CCTVs every 30-meter interval.

Umahi also urged people to take ownership of government projects in order to prevent misuse of public infrastructure.

We must protect the roads because the President is building ones that will last 100 years. People should stop dumping garbage on medians and parking trucks on bridges. Every citizen has a role, he remarked. Leadership is not just for those in office.

The Minister further assured contractors that all NNPC-sponsored road projects, including those in the Rivers, Bayelsa, and Delta States, would continue to be funded without delay.

“There won’t be any issues with funding.” We’ll give the President a strategic plan by the end of this week to ensure that NNPC projects continue to be funded. He claimed that none of these initiatives should be abandoned.

In response, RCC representatives thanked the Minister for his advice and promised to finish the Eleme section on time.

We survived the war, we may not survive the ceasefire

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I ventured to the nearby Twix Cafe, a coworking space for students and freelancers, on Sunday as my family and I departed from the tent in az-Zawayda in the center of Gaza Strip. Ten days had passed since the “ceasefire” had been declared, so I figured it must be okay for me to leave. I was hoping to leave my old life and start living again.

When we heard the thunder of an explosion, my brother and I were almost at the cafe, it was a well-known noise. The Twix Cafe entrance was struck by an Israeli drone.

I froze. I believed that this was the order; I had to take my place. I’m going to die in this conflict.

Three people were killed, and several others were hurt. We may have been among the casualties if my brother and I had earlier left my family’s tent a short while earlier.

My family became increasingly anxious as the news became widely known, calling us repeatedly. Their attempts to reach us failed despite the weak signal. Only when we returned to the tent could we comfort our mother.

What kind of “ceasefire” is this, I wondered to myself? More so was my fear than my anger.

Many of us dared to hope when the ceasefire agreement came into force and foreign leaders informed us that the conflict was over. We anticipated that the explosions would finally end so that we could start rebuilding our shattered lives without fear.

But the Israeli occupation leaves no such hope. The conflict never truly ends. At least 45 people were killed and many more injured when the Israeli army bombed Twix Cafe that day, as well as bombing dozens of other locations throughout the Gaza Strip.

Since the ceasefire’s implementation, there has only been one day where someone has died. Israel continues to kill every day, and no day has gone by without a casualty. Since the alleged ceasefire was declared, more than 100 Palestinians have been killed.

11 members of the Abu Shaaban family were cited as being present. The mass bombing took place on October 18, the day before the massacre. The Abu Shaabans were riding in one vehicle as they attempted to return to their home in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighborhood. Sufian, Samar, Ihab, and Randa, as well as seven children, aged 10, Anas, 8, 12, Nasser, 13, Jumana, 10, Ibrahim, 6, and Mohammed, five, were all killed by an Israeli bomb.

Israel refers to this as a “ceasefire.”

As the massive bombardment began on Sunday, panic and insecurity spread throughout the Strip. People rushed to the markets to get as much food as they could before the war and the return of starvation.

It was heartbreaking to watch how people’s minds exploded into images of food in the middle of the bombs. We seem to have lost the assurance that food will be on the table tomorrow for the rest of us.

And yes, we are still required to purchase our food because Israel bombs us in violation of the “ceasefire” and withholds the aid it authorized. Every day, at least 600 truckloads of aid were scheduled to enter Gaza. Since the ceasefire ended on October 11 and only 15% of what was promised, only 986 aid trucks have entered Gaza, according to the Gaza Media Office. Only 530 of the World Food Programme’s (WFP) trucks were permitted inside. There are 6, 000 waiting to enter UNRWA; however, none of them.

A WFP spokesperson stated yesterday that while no large aid convoys have reportedly entered Gaza City, Israel has yet to grant the organization permission to use Salah al-Din Street. Israel continues to starve Gaza’s northern region.

Our only access point to the rest of the world, the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, is still closed. We don’t know when it will reopen, when thousands of injured people will be able to cross for urgent medical care, when families that have been torn apart will be reunited, and when those who love Gaza, those who have waited so long to return, will finally be able to do so.

By now, it is obvious that Israel is operating this “ceasefire” as a switch, allowing it to be turned on and off as it pleases. We were back under heavy bombardment on Sunday, and it was “ceasefire” once more on Monday. As if nothing had happened, as if no families had been destroyed or that no 45 people had been massacred. Our lives are treated as though they are meaningless, which is devastating. Knowing that Israel can resume mass murder whenever it wants, without warning, without justification, is heart wrenching.

A moment of silence that can end at any time is all that this ceasefire serves as, in our current understanding of an endless war. We will endure a murderous occupier’s hand until the world finally acknowledges and implements its legal protections. We will continue to see Israel’s never-ending killing spree as headlines until then.