After revealing his plans to compete in the Glasgow Marathon the following summer, Josh Kerr declares that he will attend a “very special” Commonwealth Games.
The Edinburgh-born Olympic silver medalist and current world champion revealed he is targeting the home event after coasting to victory in the 5, 000-meter race at the UK Athletics Championships.
11 years after the city’s last official hosting of the Games, last week marked the one year since the event’s return to Scotland.
The Commonwealths are obviously in my plans and my thoughts for the upcoming year, Kerr said.
“It would be a big deal for me to race for Team Scotland, and I consider it very fortunate that the Commonwealth Games are once more taking place in the UK. Glasgow will be where it will take place, which is very unusual.
I’ve got a lot of time on my calendar for 2026, and I’m excited about it. A few weeks later, the Europeans arrive in Birmingham.
The 28-year-old is currently getting ready for his 1500-meter title defense at the World Championships in September.
And Kerr, who won over the weekend in Birmingham, claims he wants to present a more accurate picture of himself at the next edition of the Games.
The Scot finished 12th overall in the 1500m, saying, “Last time, here in Birmingham, it wasn’t a fantastic experience or effort from me – there were lots of reasons for that in the summer of 2022.
A truck carrying humanitarian aid flipped on a crowd of people in central Gaza, killing at least 20 Palestinians, and injuring many more, according to the government media office in the area.
In the middle of a growing humanitarian crisis, a large number of Palestinians gathered in central Gaza on Wednesday to search for food and basic supplies.
According to local officials who were quoted by the Palestinian news agency Wafa, the car flipped after Israeli forces reportedly directed it to an “unsafe road.”
According to a spokesman for the Gaza Civil Defense, Mahmud Bassal claimed that hundreds of civilians were waiting for aid while 20 people were killed and dozens were hurt in the incident.
The Gaza Government Media Office stated in a statement that “the occupation intentionally obstructs the safe passage and distribution of this aid.”
It makes drivers navigate roads filled with starving civilians who have been waiting for the ugliest of things for weeks. This frequently results in desperate crowds swarming the trucks and enforcing their contents.
The incident comes as humanitarian organizations are putting a stop to the spread of famine and disease in the area, and more people are dying from starvation and malnutrition.
According to medical sources, at least three people passed away on Wednesday from malnutrition. A source at al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza confirmed that a young child had malnourished. According to the source, a child also perished from malnutrition. Additionally, it is reported that a Jabalia adult died from malnutrition.
According to UNRWA, the Israeli military approved 95 aid trucks entering Gaza on Monday, which is far below the daily 600 needed to meet basic needs. 85 trucks are on average right now, on average.
Since the notorious GHF began operating in late May, Palestinians who approach aid distribution sites have frequently been subject to Israeli fire. Near its sites in central and southern Gaza, such shootings have become nearly daily occurrences.
While some aid was entering the enclave, according to Jens Laerke, a spokesperson for OCHA, “there should be hundreds and hundreds of trucks entering Gaza every day for months or years.”
Every day, people pass away. He continued, “This is a crisis that is on the verge of famine,” noting that tons of life-saving aid are still stranded at border crossings because of bureaucratic delays and a lack of safe access.
In addition, several Palestinians were killed in Israeli-caused attacks across the border in Gaza.
In an Israeli raid on a home north of the Nuseirat refugee camp, five people were killed and two children were hurt, according to Al-Awda Hospital.
Hulk Hogan passed away on Tuesday at a private funeral, and his daughter Brooke has now explained the heartfelt rationale behind her abstention.
Brooke Hogan’s reason for missing Hulk Hogan’s funeral as she pays tribute in touching way(Image: mizzhogan/Instagram)
Hulk Hogan’s daughter Brooke has shared the touching reason why she chose not to attend her father’s funeral. The late wrestling icon was laid to rest at Indian Rocks Baptist Church in Largo, Florida on Tuesday.
Despite being a private service, a number of celebrities were spotted at Hulk’s final goodbye, including Triple H and his wife Stephanie McMahon attended, singer Kid Rock and comedian Theo Von.
Linda Hogan, Hulk’s wife from 1983 to 2009 and Brooke’s mother, was the only member of the late sport star’s family spotted going in or out of the service.
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Hulk’s daughter Brooke paid tribute to him privately(Image: mizzhogan/instagram)
Brooke, who had a feud with her father in the later years of his life, instead decided to honour her dad in her own way. The mum-of-two, who become a mother in January when she welcomed twins with ex-NHL player Steven Oleksy, shared details of her tribute on Instagram.
Brooke wrote in a photo of herself and the twins on a beach that she had taken: “My father detested the morbidity of funerals. He refused to have one. And although I am aware that people grieve in many ways, and I’m so grateful for all celebrations and occasions held to honor him as his daughter, I had to choose to honor him in the most authentic and personal way possible, the way that made me feel the closest to him.
He was only in a pop-up lawn chair watching the waves and the sunset today. We treated you with the utmost care that was in tune with my soul, Daddy. Our children were taken to the beach and immersed in the same salty waters as you.
“Molly adored the water.” She’ll be a “little fish,” as you’ve called her, in my opinion. We respect your contributions to what made you so special. We bonded because every wave and grain of sand brought us closer to each other. I sincerely wish you peace and love. Daddy, please go to heaven.
Brooke Hogan and Hulk Hogan had a rocky relationship(Image: FilmMagic)
Former WWE star Hulk was found “experiencing a serious medical-related issue” in a house on Eldorado Avenue, Clearwater, Florida and he was taken to Morton Plant Hospital, after Clearwater police department said officers and fire crews responded to a “medical-related call” shortly before 10am on Thursday 24 July.
Major Nate Burnside stated that there are “no signs of foul play or suspicious activity” and that he passed away at 11.17 am in a hospital. In addition to honoring Hulk as his passing was made public, WWE star John Cena shared a photo of him with Andre The Giant on Instagram.
His death was confirmed by the WWE, who posted a statement on Twitter/X saying: “WWE is saddened to learn WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan has passed away.
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Hogan, one of pop culture’s most recognizable figures, helped the 1980s see the rise of WWE as a global force. Hogan’s family, friends, and fans are in mourning, according to WWE.
Taipei, Taiwan – Southeast Asia’s export-driven economies are facing new uncertainty from United States President Donald Trump’s trade war, as his administration cracks down on exports directed through third countries to avoid his tariffs on China.
Under an executive order issued by Trump last week, goods imported into the US face a punitive 40 percent tariff, plus penalties and any applicable country-of-origin duties, if US Customs and Border Protection determines they have been “transshipped”.
The tariff is set to go into effect on Thursday, along with Trump’s latest country-specific tariffs ranging from 10 to 41 percent.
While China is the main target of the new tax on transhipments, which applies to all redirected goods irrespective of country of origin, Southeast Asia could suffer much of the fallout, because of the region’s highly integrated supply chains with Chinese manufacturers, trade experts say.
The effect will depend on exactly how the Trump administration defines transhipments, which is still unclear, said Puan Yatim, an associate professor at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s Graduate School of Business.
“If Washington maintains a narrow interpretation – targeting only those goods that are imported from China, minimally processed or relabeled and then re-exported to the US – the economic impact on ASEAN may be limited,” Yatim told Al Jazeera, referring to the Southeast Asian regional bloc.
“However, a broader and more punitive interpretation – where goods with any significant Chinese input are also deemed in violation – could prove economically devastating for countries like Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia, and Malaysia,” she added.
Chinese manufacturers have for years been steadily expanding into Southeast Asia as part of a strategy known as “China Plus One”.
The strategy has helped Chinese firms avoid US tariffs, exploit cheaper labour, and diversify their supply chains – a particular concern during China’s COVID-19 lockdowns.
From 2020 to 2024, Chinese foreign direct investment into the 10 ASEAN nations grew from $7.1bn to $19.3bn, according to ASEAN data.
During the same period, exports from China to Southeast Asia rose from $385bn to $587bn, according to the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
The surge in Chinese exports, including goods illegally mislabeled to conceal their origin, has placed Southeast Asia in the Trump administration’s crosshairs.
“[Companies] need intermediate imports from China to create products which get shipped to the US, but because companies have been embroiled in illegal transshipments in the region, there’s a huge bias in the Trump administration that ASEAN is the predominant channel,” Priyanka Kishore, principal economist at Asia Decoded in Singapore, told Al Jazeera.
A key example of trade that invoked Washington’s ire centred on the solar cell industry.
Following a years-long investigation, the US Department of Commerce in April announced tariffs of up to 3,500 percent on Southeast Asian manufacturers alleged to have illicitly exported Chinese goods.
Southeast Asia is now in a “sticky situation” where it must appease the US – the region’s top export market – while not alienating China, Kishore said.
Beijing has threatened to “resolutely take countermeasures” against countries that agree to trade deals with the US that go against its interests.
In May, Malaysia announced that it would no longer allow nongovernmental organisations such as chambers of commerce to issue certificates of origin, as part of its efforts to ensure the integrity of its exports.
Vietnam similarly agreed to a 40 percent transshipment tariff in a framework deal reached with the US in May, while Indonesia’s Trade Minister Budi Santoso said last month that his country was opposed to transshipping.
Despite Southeast Asian governments’ efforts to mollify the US, the transshipment tariff could create major compliance issues for the private sector, said Steve Okun, founder and CEO of APAC Advisors in Singapore.
A top concern will be how the US treats products made with components from multiple countries.
US tariffs are typically determined by the location where a product underwent “substantive transformation”, but if the Trump administration were to apply duties based on the presence of even small amounts of Chinese components, compliance and enforcement would be extremely difficult, Okun said.
“You’re going to have to be doing due diligence on supply chains that you never had to do before,” Okun told Al Jazeera.
The changes would “potentially redefine trade,” he said.
A truck drives past stacks of containers at Jakarta International Container Terminal at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 9, 2025 [Tatan Syuflana/AP]
A strict interpretation of transshipping could further dim Southeast Asia’s appeal, at a time when the Trump administration is already chipping away at its China Plus One competitive advantage with his tariffs on the region’s economies, said Richard Laub, CEO and cofounder of Dragon Sourcing, a global procurement service provider.
Under Trump’s latest tariffs, Singapore is subject to a 10 percent rate, while Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Indonesia are subject to rates of 19 or 20 percent – less than the 30 percent rate proposed for China under the White House’s latest tariff framework.
Trump’s transshipment tariff potentially eats into that advantage.
“A lot of the Chinese supply strategy has been to establish some kind of facility abroad with limited content, limited value, adding those facilities to basically circumvent those transshipments. I suspect that that will come to a standstill,” Laub told Al Jazeera.
A Washington, DC-based consultant who advises businesses on trade and supply chain issues in China, said he had observed a similar phenomenon, but to the detriment of US exporters.
“We are seeing [multinational corporations] from around the globe, particularly those that served the China market from the United States, doing more to localise supply chains for China in China,” the consultant told Al Jazeera, asking not to be named.
Companies in sectors that rely on materials like foreign-sourced steel – which is subject to separate tariffs – have found manufacturing becoming too expensive in the US and started moving manufacturing out of the country, the consultant said.
“This is a terrible outcome and the opposite of what the administration intends,” he said.
Nick Marro, principal economist for Asia at the Economist Intelligence Unit, said despite the uncertainty, the direction of the policy in Washington is ambiguously bad for Southeast Asia.
“Clearly, the US is concerned about transshipments,” Marro told Al Jazeera.
Paul Weller, the Jam’s star, has stated that he won’t be watching Noel Gallagher and Oasis’ return to the big stages after almost 16 years.
Paul Weller revealed why he won’t go to Oasis’ reunion(Image: Anadolu via Getty Images)
Paul Weller has admitted he won’t be joining the hundreds of thousands of fans taking in the epic Oasis reunion tour this summer. Despite The Jam star, 67, being a close pal of Noel Gallagher, he’s revealed he has no intention of watching his eagerly awaited return to the stage with brother Liam and the band.
Explaining his thought process behind his decision, Paul confessed he isn’t a fan of stadium shows and prefers to see bands perform in more intimate venues. He made his point clear during an interview with Jo Whiley on BBC Radio 2.
The musician, who appears on numerous Oasis tracks, including Champagne Supernova, said: “I’ve not been to see them [Oasis], no… I recently asked Noel, “Are you going to do any warm-ups?” because I’m not a big fan of big gigs. which he wasn’t, but I would attend a smaller venue to see something similar, but I don’t enjoy big performances. Really, who it was is irrelevant.
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Oasis are on tour for the first time in almost 16 years(Image: GETTY)
He continued, “Inevitably, it doesn’t matter unless you’re right in the front row, you just end up watching the screens.” I want to be able to see who is singing or playing, but it kind of spoils things for me.
Paul revealed he is happy for his pal despite having snubbed the shows. He claimed that the reunion was a “big cultural moment.”
You’ve got to be mad, Paul said, “You know how it’s going to go for him, it’s going to be crazy.” I told him that because the number of people I speak to just outside the city, not necessarily those who would ordinarily be fans of Oasis, is going to be significant cultural moments, I believe it will be forever remembered.
There are probably not many bands that compare to [Oasis] at the moment, y’know, guitar music. I don’t recall any, even though I’m not from the UK. Perhaps Fontaines, DC, is unique and people like that. Therefore, I believe that younger audiences were likely to miss out on that 90s experience.
The Oasis Live ’25 Tour started in the UK in Cardiff with shows on July 4 and 5 before heading to the band’s hometown of Manchester for five gigs at Heaton Park between July 11 and 16. Gigs in London, Edinburgh and Dublin will wrap up their UK and Ireland offerings before heading to North America, South Korea, Japan, Australia and South America.
On November 25, the tour will end in Sao Paulo, Brazil, but there have been rumors that 2026 will bring in additional dates. Rome was a location that was cut out of this year’s running.
Paul Weller and Noel Gallagher (Image: Getty)
But this could all change in the coming weeks, it appears. The Rome City Councillor for Major Events suggested last week that there are currently talks to have the band perform in the capital city, Rome.
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Oasis in the capital, according to Alessandro Onorato? The financial aspect is crucial because these are live events for businesses that hold events all over the world. Negotiations are taking place. He continued, “He continued to say that Rome had lacked significant opportunities in the past.
He stated that planning a big event in Rome was challenging because it had historically been the “city of missed opportunities.” Onorato has been vocal about wanting Liam and Noel to play in the capital before. He stated in September of last year that Oasis could tour Europe in 2026, just days after the reunion was announced. Yes, we’ve applied to host them in Rome.
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Midge Ure, a Scottish musician, announced with “great sadness and difficulty” that he must “reschedule all shows scheduled from September onward.” The singer claimed that doctors have discovered a health condition that requires “urgent treatment and a period of recovery.”
The health issue had been discovered during a recent routine check-up, according to James “Midge” Ure, 71, the frontman of the electronic pop group Ultravox, whose song Vienna is among the most well-known songs of the 1980s.
Dates for the rescheduled performances include those in Europe, the US, Australia, and New Zealand.
He added in a statement that “I have to reschedule all shows that are scheduled starting in September. ” A health condition that requires urgent care and recovery was recently discovered during a routine check-up.
I never take the support of many of you for granted because I know many of you travel far distances and frequently cross borders to see the shows. I’m so sorry if this interferes with your plans.
“I’m still fully committed to performing all of the shows that are currently scheduled for this month, and I’m eager to spend as much time with you as possible.”
For this year’s Live Aid anniversary (PA), Midge Ure and Sir Bob Geldof reunited.
He assured fans that “very much going forward” with his previously announced A Man of Two Worlds Tour, which will take place in May and June 2026.
The 2026 tour, which was announced last month, aims to combine album favorites with “cinematic instrumentals” to provide fans with a “rare and deeply personal concert experience.”
In a statement from Ure, it was stated, “I’m aiming to hit the road once more as soon as possible and looking forward to getting back out there and sharing this music with you all.”
We’ll update the schedule on my Facebook page as soon as possible, and my team and I are working closely with promoters to do so. In this challenging time, I ask that you respectfully respect my family and myself.
He concluded his statement by saying, “As always, I appreciate your understanding, patience, and unwavering support. It really means a lot. Midge, I’m grateful and in love.
Who co-wrote Do They Know It’s Christmas with Ure? has also had success with bands like Slik, Rich Kids, Thin Lizzy, and Visage, among others.
