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Half a million weapons obtained by the Taliban in Afghanistan have been lost, sold or smuggled to militant groups, sources have told the BBC - with the UN believing that some have fallen into the hands of al-Qaeda affiliates. The Taliban took control of around one million weapons and pieces of military equipment - which had mostly been funded by the US - when it regained control of Afghanistan in 2021, according to a former Afghan official who spoke to the BBC anonymously. As the Taliban advanced through Afghanistan in 2021, many Afghan soldiers surrendered or fled, abandoning their weapons and vehicles. Some equipment was simply left behind by US forces. The cache included American-made firearms, such as M4 and M16 rifles, as well as other older weapons in Afghan possession that had been left behind from decades of conflict. Sources have told the BBC that, at the closed-door UN Security Council's Sanctions Committee in Doha late last year, the Taliban admitted that at least half of this equipment is now "unaccounted" for. A person from the committee said they had verified with other sources that the whereabouts of half a million items was unknown. In a report in February, the UN stated that al-Qaeda affiliates, including Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, and Yemen's Ansarullah movement, were accessing Taliban-captured weapons or buying them on the black market. The BBC put this to Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesperson for the Taliban government, who told the BBC it took the protection and storage of weapons very seriously. "All light and heavy weapons are securely stored. We strongly reject claims of smuggling or loss," he said. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr78nkg548lo
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The okapi (Okapia johnstoni) is an artiodactyl mammal that is found only in central Africa. It was not discovered until 1901. Okapia johnstoni, its taxonomic name, honors its native Central African name, as well as the man who ‘discovered’ it, the British explorer Sir Harry Johnston, naturalist, and colonial administrator. Native pygmies in Central Africa had known about this animal, which they thought of as a type of horse, for generations, and this was the description of it they gave to Sir Henry Morton Stanley (the man who found Dr. Livingtone, reportedly with the words, ‘Dr. Livingstone, I presume’). The okapi is, in fact, a forest-dwelling relative of the giraffe. https://animalia.bio/#google_vignette
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Well, color us surprised. Porsche has set another lap record in its backyard. The 2025 Porsche 911 GT3 equipped with the Weissach package just took the throne as the fastest production car equipped with a manual transmission to lap the famous Nürburgring Nordschleife in Germany.To put the new record in context, the new GT3 Weissach's time of 6:56.294 beats the previous record by more than 9.5 seconds. However, as Porsche points out, there's some math involved because the 'Ring was reconfigured in 2019, increasing its length from 12.8 to 12.94 miles. As a result, any times set before the change aren't directly comparable. However, Porsche's calculations say the previous record of 7:01.300 on the slightly shorter circuit corresponds to 7:05.800 on the longer track, and that's how they came up with the roughly 9.5-second delta. Porsche also says the 992.2 GT3 is 3.7 seconds quicker than the PDK-equipped 992.1 GT3 Weissach. Score one for the stick-shift crowd. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a64505361/2025-porsche-911-gt3-weissach-manual-nurburgring-record/
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Manchester United defender Harry Maguire says their 5-4 win against Lyon was the "strangest game" he has ever played in. The England centre-back scored the second of two goals in the 120th minute of extra time to send United through to the semi-finals of the Europa League with a 7-6 aggregate victory. Lyon, who had been 2-0 down on the night, scored four times without reply and had Corentin Tolisso sent off, before conceding three times in seven extra-time minutes. The fixture was the first in European history in which five goals were scored in extra time, while United became the first club to score twice in the 120th minute of a European tie. Maguire, who was named United captain in 2020 under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer but was stripped of the armband under Erik ten Hag in 2023, said the victory was one of his career highlights. "It was an incredible feeling to score that winner in such an important game, in a game that was full of emotion and the strangest, maddest game I've ever played in or witnessed," said Maguire. "I've been here six years now and I've had some great times and some bad times as well. "I think that game pretty much summed up my time at this club, to be honest. "I don't know how I would have felt if I had come here and been speaking to you after a 4-2 defeat - it's not even worth trying to think about that." https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cwy7nn1lnyeo
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Ryan Gosling is to star in a new Star Wars film, which is set to be released in two years' time. The new Disney project is titled Star Wars: Starfighter, and will be directed by Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy. "The reality is that this script is just so good. It has such a great story with great and original characters," said Barbie actor Gosling at a Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo. "It's filled with so much heart and adventure, and there just really is not a more perfect filmmaker for this particular story than Shawn." Gosling's lifelong passion for the franchise was on display at the event, which showed his childhood Star Wars bedsheets on screen. "You can see from the picture, I guess I was probably dreaming about Star Wars before I even saw the film," he said. "And it's probably framed my idea of what a movie even was," he said. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyq9d35ljro
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The US will abandon trying to broker a Russia-Ukraine peace deal within days unless there are clear signs a truce can be reached, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned. "We're not going to continue with this endeavour for weeks and months on end," Rubio said, adding that the US had "other priorities to focus on". Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and has placed a number of conditions on any potential ceasefire. Despite the Trump administration's initial confidence that it could secure a deal quickly, attempts to reach a full ceasefire have yet to materialise, with Washington blaming both sides. Following a meeting with European leaders in Paris about a potential ceasefire on Thursday, Rubio told reporters on Friday: "We need to determine very quickly now - and I'm talking about a matter of days - whether or not this is doable" in the short-term. "If it's not going to happen, then we're just going to move on," he said about truce talks. He said it was clear that a peace deal would be difficult to strike but there needed to be signs it could be done soon. US President Donald Trump had said before he re-entered office that he would stop the fighting in the first 24 hours of his presidency. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20x5xn1g92o
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When playing Onmyoji, there is something that will cross your mind sooner or later - who are the best characters in Onmyoji? Myself, I've been wondering the same thing for quite some time, and I couldn't reach a certain conclusion. To be completely honest, there are some characters that are better than others. Overall speaking though, many of the characters are good at something. Take Tamamonomae for example - they are really good at a lot of the PvE content, but when it comes to duels and PvP they tend to fall behind. So, after a third Onmyoji anniversary, we've decided to help our readers with one fully covered Onmyoji tier list! If this all sounds extremely hard to process, don't worry - chances are you will do just fine without having to worry about getting all the S-tier units or you won't have a viable team. On the contrary - the game can be enjoyed with a casual playstyle too, as long as you keep upgrading the Shikigami that you get and equip them with good items. However, if you really want to know what each Shikigami excels at, this tier list is going to shed some light on that. And for those of you who love this kind of content, we have a tier list for Monster Never Cry, it's brimming with interesting monsters! Now, in order to bring you all the best characters in Onmyoji, I've placed them all into a very comprehensive tier list! So if you're looking to fill a specific role, I'll help you find all the best ones for your team. Below I've devised all the Shikigami based on their rarity (SP, SSR, SR, and R), and then compiled them into a Shikigami tier list. If you are looking for a specific list, make sure you follow the lists below to quickly access that list: https://www.pocketgamer.com/onmyoji/tier-list/
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Como no podía ser de otro modo, Microsoft apuesta por el uso de Windows 11 para la mayoría de sus usuarios. Pero eso no quiere decir que haya abandonado Windows 10, todo a pesar de que se encuentra a solo unos meses del final de su vida útil. Una buena prueba de todo ello es que sigue enviando parches y actualizaciones a esta versión casi obsoleta el sistema operativo. No en vano sigue siendo la más utilizada, aunque se espera que el próximo mes de octubre la situación cambie de forma radical. A partir de ese instante dejará de recibir todo tipo de actualizaciones, al menos de forma gratuita, a no ser que empieces a pagar por el soporte extendido de Windows 10. Ahora nos vamos a centrar en la última actualización que ha llegado a esta versión en concreto del sistema y que además incluye una aplicación que instala a la fuerza en nuestro PC. Os decimos todo esto porque la mencionada actualización, la KB5050081, en estos momentos instala automáticamente la nueva aplicación de Outlook para así incentivar su uso. Aquí nos referimos a una actualización opcional que llega a Windows 10 que incluye algunas interesantes mejoras, pero también generará cierta controversia. Quizá lo más llamativo de la misma es que fuerza la llegada de un programa que Microsoft quiere que usemos a partir de ahora. Especialmente tras la desaparición de las aplicaciones Calendario y Correo que desde hace años encontrábamos instaladas en Windows. Nos referimos a la nueva aplicación de Outlook que se instalará en los equipos junto a la mencionada actualización, una vez se haya descargado. Outlook se instala a la fuerza en tu PC con Windows 10 Y es que muchos se verán obligados a instalar la misma debido a la cantidad de correcciones que incluye. Pero claro, además de estas, la propia actualización que os mencionamos viene con un regalo oculto. Aunque no tengas intención alguna de utilizarla, Microsoft instalará la aplicación de Outlook para la gestión del correo de forma obligatoria en tu ordenador. https://www.softzone.es/noticias/windows/windows-10-kb5050081-fuerza-outlook/
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In the smart TV market, it's difficult to beat Xiaomi when it comes to value. Like its smartphones, Xiaomi has also been aggressive with pricing for its smart TVs. This has helped the brand climb the smart TV ladder since its launch in India. Xiaomi has now introduced some iterative updates to its X Pro QLED series, which was launched last year. With its 2025 models, the brand now aims to democratise yet another feature. I got a chance to try out the new TVs for a short while, and here are my first impressions. During the briefing, I got a chance to check out the 65-inch variant of the X Pro QLED TV. Its design remains the same as before. It still features the same skinny metal bezel that surrounds the massive display. Apart from the 43-inch and 55-inch options, I was told that the TV will also be launched in a smaller 32-inch variant. The smaller display means that it will be offered at an even lower price point, which will make the QLED TV more accessible than it already is. https://www.gadgets360.com/smart-home/reviews/xiaomi-x-pro-qled-tv-first-impressions-8126148#pfrom=indepth