US special envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner will join Gaza peace plan talks between Israeli and Hamas negotiators in Egypt on Wednesday.Their arrival comes as a second day of indirect talks on Tuesday ended without tangible results, a senior Palestinian official familiar with the negotiations told the BBC.Trump struck a positive tone as Israelis marked the second anniversary of the 7 October Hamas-led attacks on their country, saying “there’s…

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Great Britain’s Poppy Maskill broke her own world record to win the women’s S14 100m butterfly on the final day of the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore.The 20-year-old Cheshire swimmer won in one minute 2.58 seconds, lowering the mark of 1:03.00 she set in winning Paralympic gold in Paris…

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Will GrantMexico, Central America and Cuba correspondentAFP via Getty ImagesTourism is a vital component of the Cuban economyWhen US President Barack Obama stepped off Air Force One onto Cuban soil in 2016, he was one of around four million visitors to the island that year.A record high at the time,…

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Known as the Puyyappla Perukkal (“nurturing the son‑in‑law”), this centuries-old custom sees the groom live in the bride’s house alongside his new mother-in-law as a guest of honour as she and other relatives prepare as many as 100 different dishes for him that rarely repeat during a 40-day period. Each…