Lum Haliti

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Lum is a Trending Writer at JOE since 2025, covering trending global news, from world politics to arts and entertainment, occasionally sports. He has worked as a writer/journalist for over thirteen years, covering sports and world news in print media, online and television, in that order. He is a big film enthusiast with a profound interest in world cinema.

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  • Everyway AI will end humanity explained after AI researcher issues global threat

    Everyway AI will end humanity explained after AI researcher issues global threat

    It’s what’s on everyone’s mind On Tuesday, AI researchers revealed that the chances of the technology killing off humanity in the next decade aren’t exactly zero, an acknowledgment that shocked millions around the world. While fears of an AI doomsday have existed for years, these recent warning are hitting close to home considering AI has […]

    1 month ago

  • Man United are playing in one of six UCL fixtures on a Thursday – Here’s why

    Man United are playing in one of six UCL fixtures on a Thursday – Here’s why

    There’s a simple reason for it It’s Thursday, but long gone are the days when a Thursday only belonged to the Europa League or the Conference League. That’s because the Champions League continues with six games taking place this evening 10 September 10). When we think of the Champions League, we’re reminded of those dramatic […]

    1 month ago

  • Pochettino thinks the 2016-17 title should belong to Tottenham

    Pochettino thinks the 2016-17 title should belong to Tottenham

    Chelsea fans look away Former Chelsea coach Mauricio Pochettino believes that the team he once managed should be stripped of one Premier League title. According to the Argentine coach, the 2016-17 title belongs to his former Tottenham side, which finished second that season. After being charged by the Premier League over historical breaches of competition […]

    1 month ago

  • AI healthcare is coming to the NHS, and the rulebook dates from the hip-replacement era

    AI healthcare is coming to the NHS, and the rulebook dates from the hip-replacement era

    Here’s what it means According to the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, the UK needs new laws for AI healthcare products used in the NHS. As the use of AI in the sector rises, the watchdog that regulates every medical device in the UK has published 44 recommendations. It was an independent commission with […]

    1 month ago

  • What the UK’s trade ban on goods from Israeli West Bank settlements really means

    What the UK’s trade ban on goods from Israeli West Bank settlements really means

    Burnham told MPs that Britain ‘must stand for something’ Prime Minister Andy Burnham hailed UK sanctions which were announced yesterday by Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband on imports from illegal settlements in the West Bank. Burnham said that “leadership is about taking action”, adding: “Where there is injustice, where we need to correct unfairness, people being […]

    1 month ago

  • Trump claims he was carried away by firefighters after 9/11 attacks

    Trump claims he was carried away by firefighters after 9/11 attacks

    Saved by ‘two firemen, big, strong guys’ US President Donald Trump has claimed that he was pulled to safety by firefighters following the 9/11 attacks, in a speech he made near the White House. Trump spoke near a massive, 21-foot, nearly 17,000-pound steel beam recovered from the South Tower, which was on display for the […]

    1 month ago

  • Jamaica is asking King Charles for slavery reparations – here’s why

    Jamaica is asking King Charles for slavery reparations – here’s why

    They’re also meeting the British Museum for a return of cultural artefacts A petition by Jamaica has been filed to King Charles over the enslavement of Africans in the country. According to ITV, Jamaica’s government has presented to the King a slavery reparation petition, questioning the legality of the UK’s involvement in the slave trade. […]

    1 month ago

  • Non-league goalkeeper from London chosen to rule kingdom in Uganda

    Non-league goalkeeper from London chosen to rule kingdom in Uganda

    From the FA Cup to becoming king The Tooro people in Uganda are set to have a new leader, as a goalkeeper from south London will now rule the kingdom. The non-league goalkeeper, George Kamurasi, made an appearance in the FA Cup just last month but now has a new challenge to look forward to. […]

    1 month ago

  • Israel minister calls for end of ‘UK occupation of Falklands’

    Israel minister calls for end of ‘UK occupation of Falklands’

    He said they were ‘Argentine territory under occupation’ An Israeli minister has said that the Falklands are “Argentine territory under occupation” as he has called for “sanctions” against Britain. The comments by Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s minister for national security, were made just after it was revealed that Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is due to announce […]

    1 month ago

  • How volcano eruption in Indonesia might impact your travel as 170,000 travellers are left stranded

    How volcano eruption in Indonesia might impact your travel as 170,000 travellers are left stranded

    Brits have received advice from Foreign Office Airport closures have extended following volcanic ash from eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau in Indonesia, as more than 1,500 flights have been delayed. Seven airports in Indonesia, including two serving the capital Jakarta, on Monday morning remained closed due to volcanic ash from eruptions, the country’s transport minister […]

    1 month ago

  • Influencer, 43, dies following penis enlargement surgery

    Influencer, 43, dies following penis enlargement surgery

    A coroner said the procedure caused his death An influencer has died following a penis enlargement procedure while in vacation in Thailand, it has been reported. As per TMZ, wealthy influencer Igho “Tiny” Ubiribo, also known as Denisi or Ego, died after undergoing the procedure during a luxury vacation in Thailand with his wife. A […]

    2 months ago

  • TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death in Egypt drugs case

    TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death in Egypt drugs case

    She has denied the charges and will appeal the death sentence Following conviction for drug charges, a TV presenter from Egypt and 11 others have been sentenced to death by hanging. As per al-Ahram newspaper, which is state-owned, television presenter Sarah Khalifa and the others were part of a criminal gang. The newspaper reported that […]

    2 months ago

  • UN issues ‘supersized’ El Niño warning as countries prepare for impact

    UN issues ‘supersized’ El Niño warning as countries prepare for impact

    Its effects are already here… Impacts of El Niño are now felt globally as the world has entered a “danger zone of extreme weather”, head of the United Nations António Guterres has warned. The latest data on the natural phenomenon has been released by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), which show that this could be […]

    2 months ago

  • The Other Bennet Sister wraps filming on its three-part Christmas special

    The Other Bennet Sister wraps filming on its three-part Christmas special

    ‘This one is going to be so special’ A three-part Christmas special hit of the BBC show The Other Bennet Sister has wrapped filming, it has been revealed. BBC Wales reported that the first series, which was filmed largely in Wales, attracted 7.3 million UK viewers in its first four weeks. Inspired by Jane Austen’s […]

    2 months ago

  • Lando Norris sets up his own junior team to get young drivers to F1

    Lando Norris sets up his own junior team to get young drivers to F1

    ‘Getting to Formula 1 takes so much more than just talent’ World champion Lando Norris is setting up his own junior team to support young drivers on their route to Formula 1. BBC reported reported that LN4 Fusion, which launched near Monza on the eve of the Italian Grand Prix weekend, will run teams across […]

    2 months ago

  • Wardley says he has ‘zero excuses’ as the Dubois rematch is set for the O2

    Wardley says he has ‘zero excuses’ as the Dubois rematch is set for the O2

    There was a tense moment at the news conference As he’s looking to write a new chapter in his story, Fabio Wardley says there are “zero excuses” heading into his rematch with WBO heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois on 17 October. The 31-year-old dropped fellow Briton Dubois twice when the pair met in May but was […]

    2 months ago

  • King Charles hails ‘unprecedented’ Bayeux Tapestry loan at the British Museum

    King Charles hails ‘unprecedented’ Bayeux Tapestry loan at the British Museum

    It goes on public display next week The Bayeux Tapestry to the British Museum was called by King Charles the “best possible symbol” of the closeness between the UK and France. The King hailed the “unprecedented loan”, as he viewed the medieval embroidery in London on Wednesday, a week before it goes on public display. […]

    2 months ago

  • Farage says Britain is a ‘complainants’ society’ as Reform funding questions mount

    Farage says Britain is a ‘complainants’ society’ as Reform funding questions mount

    The Reform leader said his party would rebound As Nigel Farage faces continuing questions about both his own finances and those of his party, the Reform UK leader has said that the UK is a “complainants’ society”. In an interview with the BBC, Farage spoke before Reform UK’s annual conference, which begins in Birmingham on […]

    2 months ago

  • President of Argentina to give national broadcast over Falkland Islands ‘violation’ of national sovereignty

    President of Argentina to give national broadcast over Falkland Islands ‘violation’ of national sovereignty

    He’s issued an expletive-laden statement President of Argentina Javier Milei has confirmed a national broadcast on Thursday on what he calls “the historic claim” to the Falkland Islands. Writing on X (formerly Twitter), Milei said that this is a “sacred” topic for Argentinians. He further called the Falklands a “historic claim” of the Argentine people. […]

    2 months ago

  • Below Deck star Nathan Gallagher has arrest warrant issued against him

    Below Deck star Nathan Gallagher has arrest warrant issued against him

    Police have warned ‘not to approach’ Star of Below Deck Mediterranean, Nathan Gallagher, is wanted on an arrest warrant in Australia while police has warned the public “not to approach him”. The arrest warrant for the reality star was issued as he allegedly missed a court hearing for assault charges. Gallagher, 28, had a mugshot […]

    2 months ago

  • Flu vaccine updated to target Super-K strain as NHS rollout begins

    Flu vaccine updated to target Super-K strain as NHS rollout begins

    First doses from Tuesday In order to protect against last year’s Super-K strain, this winter’s flu vaccine has been updated, as the NHS has started its rollout. The first doses will be going to schoolchildren and pregnant women from Tuesday, the BBC reported. Last winter the flu arrived early, more than a month ahead of […]

    2 months ago

  • UK’s hottest summer on record expected to be confirmed

    UK’s hottest summer on record expected to be confirmed

    Met Office is expected to confirm Tuesday The UK has just had its hottest summer since records began in 1884, the Met Office is expected to confirm, according to BBC Weather. Provisional figures for June, July and August are due on Tuesday afternoon. What those figures are likely to show is that mean temperatures, which […]

    2 months ago

  • Burnham to face Parliament as prime minister for the first time

    Burnham to face Parliament as prime minister for the first time

    MPs are now back at work On Tuesday, Andy Burnham will address the Commons as prime minister, with MPs back at work after the summer recess. As the BBC reports, it comes six weeks after Burnham walked up Downing Street, and 16 years after he last stood at the dispatch box as part of a […]

    2 months ago

  • Bank holiday weather: Gales and thunderstorms after weeks of drought

    Bank holiday weather: Gales and thunderstorms after weeks of drought

    After weeks of heatwave comes the thunderstorm Brits have been warned about the bank holiday weather as frequent downpours are predicted on all three days, with gales for some in the south. According to BBC Weather, heavy rain and showers will sweep across parts of the UK each day. While gales may cause problems for […]

    2 months ago

  • Rayan Cherki’s Selhurst masterclass as Man City brush Palace aside

    Rayan Cherki’s Selhurst masterclass as Man City brush Palace aside

    Easy win for Maresca’s men Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 4-1 at Selhurst Park on Friday and Rayan Cherki scored twice in the second half, in what BBC Sport called the club’s first heavyweight marker of the post-Pep Guardiola era. Erling Haaland also scored twice, while Palace‘s goal came from a Yeremy Pino free-kick that […]

    2 months ago

  • Man dies and six injured after sign falls at Big Church Festival

    Man dies and six injured after sign falls at Big Church Festival

    Strong gusts of wind were reported in the area A man has died while at least six people have been injured at a Christian festival in West Sussex, police said. According to Sussex Police, a 41-year-old man has died and at least six other people have been injured after a large sign fell at the […]

    2 months ago

  • Golders Green arson: Four men admit destroying Jewish community ambulances

    Golders Green arson: Four men admit destroying Jewish community ambulances

    The attack took place in March Four men have pleaded guilty over the Golders Green arson attack that destroyed four Jewish community ambulances and caused £1m of damage in north-west London. Hamza Iqbal, 20, Rehan Khan, 19, and Judex Atshatshi and Saif Ali, both 18, admitted destroying property being reckless whether life would be endangered […]

    2 months ago

  • Burnham will not vote on assisted dying bill, unlike Starmer

    Burnham will not vote on assisted dying bill, unlike Starmer

    The PM said ‘there is no single right position’ Unlike his predecessor Keir Starmer, Prime Minister Andy Burnham will not vote on the assisted dying bill for England and Wales. In two weeks’ time, MPs are likely to get the chance to debate and vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. This […]

    2 months ago

  • Itauma shoves Hrgovic off stage and gets slapped at chaotic weigh-in

    Itauma shoves Hrgovic off stage and gets slapped at chaotic weigh-in

    Things got pretty heated Friday’s weigh-in for their vacant IBF heavyweight title fight descended into chaos as Moses Itauma pushed Filip Hrgovic off the stage and was slapped in the face by the Croat. On Saturday, the pair meet at London’s O2 Arena, with the 21-year-old bidding to become the second-youngest heavyweight champion in history. […]

    2 months ago

  • Man calls police after mistakenly buying alcohol-free gin

    Man calls police after mistakenly buying alcohol-free gin

    But his complaint doesn’t go to plan Emergency services were contacted by a man in England who discovered that the drink that he purchased wasn’t the one he really meant to buy. The unusual complaint to the British emergency services was made after the man thought he bought a gin and tonic, but the big […]

    2 months ago

  • Mike Ashley attacks Andy Burnham’s ‘populist’ High Street plans in letter to No 10

    Mike Ashley attacks Andy Burnham’s ‘populist’ High Street plans in letter to No 10

    Accused the PM of ‘jumping on everyday fixes’ Billionaire Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley has written to Prime Minister Andy Burnham to criticise the cost of living and retail announcements as “populist reactions”. Ashley further accused the PM of “jumping on ‘everyday fixes’ or bandwagons”. Ashley said “disastrous” business rates policies and rising employment costs […]

    2 months ago

  • Norway’s King Harald dies after 35 years on the throne

    Norway’s King Harald dies after 35 years on the throne

    The palace said he passed away ‘peacefully’ King Harald V of Norway has passed away aged 89, the palace in Oslo said in a statement. The king was taken to hospital last week for treatment for a rare blood condition. The royal flag on the roof of the palace has been lowered to half-mast, after […]

    2 months ago

  • Nepal floods: King ‘heartbroken’ as 33 UK residents remain missing

    Nepal floods: King ‘heartbroken’ as 33 UK residents remain missing

    Thirty-three from the UK remain missing King Charles has said he and Queen Camilla are “heartbroken” by the Nepal floods, as 33 people from the UK remain missing. Among the missing British citizens are a 13-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy. Nepali authorities said that the death toll from the flash flooding has risen to […]

    2 months ago

  • GTA 6: What we learned from Rockstar’s 26-minute Netflix preview

    GTA 6: What we learned from Rockstar’s 26-minute Netflix preview

    The extended preview revealed new details At long last, Rockstar has shown how the new Grand Theft Auto game looks in action, releasing a 26-minute “extended look” that debuted on Netflix six hours before it went live on YouTube. As reported by BBC Newsbeat, it was the first chance players have had to see detailed […]

    2 months ago

  • Emiliano Martinez set for Chelsea medical after £7.5m fee agreed with Aston Villa

    Emiliano Martinez set for Chelsea medical after £7.5m fee agreed with Aston Villa

    Looks like one Argentinian out, one Argentinian in Chelsea have agreed a £7.5m fee to sign Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, with the 33-year-old Argentina international set to undergo a medical in London and strengthen the goalkeeping group at Stamford Bridge. His move comes as his Argentina teammate and fellow 2022 World Cup winner Enzo […]

    2 months ago

  • Manchester Airport hack hits 8.7 million customers as ransom refused

    Manchester Airport hack hits 8.7 million customers as ransom refused

    Millions exposed The personal data of almost nine million people across three UK airports has been exposed by a Manchester Airport hack, as criminal hackers breached Manchester Airports Group (MAG) and demanded a ransom the company says it refused to pay. Customers’ contact details, vehicle registrations and postcodes were obtained at the weekend, MAG, which […]

    2 months ago

  • Border poll ‘off the table’, says Andy Burnham on first Northern Ireland visit

    Border poll ‘off the table’, says Andy Burnham on first Northern Ireland visit

    ‘We’ve got to focus on bringing people together’ Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said that a border poll on Irish unification is “off the table”, as he ruled out a referendum during his first official visit to Northern Ireland as prime minister. As he spoke in Belfast, the PM said the votes on Brexit and […]

    2 months ago

  • Peter Cullen, the voice of Optimus Prime and Eeyore, dies aged 85

    Peter Cullen, the voice of Optimus Prime and Eeyore, dies aged 85

    The Canadian voice actor who gave Optimus Prime his unmistakable baritone and voiced Eeyore in Disney’s Winnie the Pooh franchise, Peter Cullen, has passed away aged 85. According to a statement reported by BBC News, Cullen died at his home in Los Angeles on Wednesday. The statement read: “Peter Cullen passed away peacefully, surrounded by […]

    2 months ago

  • Goretzka joins Aston Villa on a free transfer after Bayern Munich exit

    Goretzka joins Aston Villa on a free transfer after Bayern Munich exit

    The midfielder was a free agent Aston Villa have completed the signing of Leon Goretzka on a free transfer, handing Unai Emery a 73-cap Germany international at no cost. The 31-year-old midfielder’s eight-year spell at Bayern Munich came to an end this summer. Goretzka had been a free agent since leaving the Allianz Arena, and […]

    2 months ago