Tesla chair warns shareholders that Musk could walk if they don’t approve $1 trillion payday

 Tesla CEO Elon Musk could leave the company if his proposed $1 trillion salary is not approved, the automaker’s Board Chair Robyn Denholm has warned.

Denholm appealed to shareholders in a letter published Monday, a little over a week before the company’s November 6 annual meeting, as the company’s board has come under fire for the level of control shareholders have given Musk.

The proposed plan was designed to retain and motivate Musk, the world’s richest man, for at least another seven-and-a-half years, Denholm wrote in the letter.

Denholm noted that Musk’s leadership was “critical” to Tesla’s success, and without a plan that will incentivize him, the company could lose his “time, talent and vision.”

“Without Elon, Tesla could lose significant value, as our company may no longer be valued for what we aim to become,” she wrote.

Musk’s leadership is what keeps Tesla from being “just another car company,” as the EV maker’s focus turns to full self-driving vehicles and Optimus, also known as Tesla Bot, Denholm said.

The huge proposed package would give Musk 12 tranches of stock options tied to ambitious targets, including a market capitalization of $8.5 trillion and milestones in autonomous driving and robotics.

He could make up to $1 trillion over 10 years, so long as Tesla hits all its growth targets. His last deal, earning $56 billion in 2018, also broke records at the time.

At 55, I’ve ditched pints for supplements – am I being conned?

 Not so long ago, the dad bod was a thing. In the 2010s, middle-aged men were told middle-aged spread was desirable. It was sexy to be pudgy and old, so we met in pubs, drank beer, ate kebabs and happily capitulated to age, lazily waving the white flag in the face of slowing metabolism and tapering testosterone levels. We succumbed to the siren call of the sofa – and biscuits.

But in the past half-decade something strange has happened. It started in Silicon Valley where rich tech bros started experimenting with immortality. They tried different pills and potions to slow or stop the aging process. There were IV vitamin drips, blood transfusions from younger men, hyperbaric oxygen chambers. We all laughed. Biohacking, as it was known, was for rich cranks.

We’re not laughing now.

Rebranded as ‘longevity’, this quest for eternal youth has seeped into the mainstream and is increasingly assimilating with standard models of wellness to form a new health ideology. This credo is part common sense – exercise, eat well, sleep well – and part fantasy – take magic pills, drink magic water and bathe in infrared and ice.

The paradigm shift between conventional healthcare and this new philosophy is evident in the number of private wellness clinics opening, mainly in cities, which blend orthodox medical services with off-label treatments such as testosterone replacement therapy and red-light saunas.

According to a 2023 PwC report, the longevity and anti-senescence therapeutics market (valued at $25.1 billion in 2020) has the potential to replace conventional healthcare and could be worth around $127 billion.

Is it any wonder then that pubs are emptying of middle-aged men, while gyms and Pilates studios are filling with them? You’ll notice this particularly at the moment because it’s Hyrox season. As a consequence, every weekend, every sled track in every gym is now populated by men burpee jumping like demented frogs and farmer-carrying a 20kg kettle bell in each hand. They’ll tell you they’re training to be Hyrox heroes, but what they’re actually doing is trying to outrun the cold hand of time.

The generation that formerly spent weekends necking disco biscuits in illegal raves now spend weekends at David Lloyd snarfing creatine and ashwagandha and arguing in the changing rooms over whether whey isolate is a better protein source than casein.

How I got obsessed with longevity

I know this because several years ago I decided to try to turn back the clock too. I was in my early forties, newly divorced and sick of being pallid and fat. I’d always been into fitness. I ran. I cycled. I boxed. But no matter what I seemed to do, the weight continued to pile on. I had worryingly regular bouts of acid reflux and lower back pain. Meanwhile, celebrities such as Daniel Craig and David Beckham seemed to defy age.

Meeting a younger woman (who became my wife), overhauling my diet and reducing booze led to a two and half stone weight loss. I joined a gym. I started using Boots No.7 moisturiser.

As the years rolled on, maintaining the level of fitness and energy I had in my forties became the real challenge. Which is why I started to get interested in the wellness and longevity ‘space’. It soon became an obsession. Today, at 55, I train seven days a week, I out-compete men half my age in HIIT classes and I spend a small fortune on supplements that I probably don’t need.

There are myriad reasons for this. The primal fear of chronic illness and death is a driver. But popular culture plays a part, too. It now sells an idealised male aesthetic in the same way it has done for women for decades. It started when Daniel Craig emerged from the sea in Casino Royale in 2006 (he was 38). Then there was Hugh Jackman, jacked to the eyeballs in The Wolverine in 2013 (he was 44). And then there was David Beckham in his Hugo Boss pants earlier this year, aged 50. This Morning’s mild-mannered Ben Shephard, also 50, is another biohacking bro. Like Becks, he recently appeared on the cover of Men’s Health magazine as he hit his half century.

A generation ago, Jack Nicholson was allowed to recede and expand into old age, and to the rest of us he still looked cool. That would never happen today. He’d be put on Mounjaro and sent off to Turkey for a hair transplant.

Ready to exploit these insecurities and fears is an industry which promises products that can help you live longer, live healthier and achieve your fitness and body goals.

Age defying icons have got in on the act: Beckham’s IM8 wellness brand includes a Daily Ultimate Longevity + Healthy Aging thingy, said to be “designed for cellular longevity”, with “Cell Rejuvenation Technology 8”, and advanced “NAD3 Complex”, to justify the £119 price tag for 30 super-serum servings.

Shephard has a partnership with supplement brand Heights, and he credits their Vitals+ pills with transforming his life and giving him renewed energy that allows him to power through his day.

Like so many men my age, I sit in the Venn diagram intersection of ‘mid-life crisis’, ‘not interested in golf’ and ‘questionable science’. Call us Pillennial Man, or Longevangelists.

There is a shared vernacular to this subculture. Pills are taken in ‘stacks’ and selected for functions such as ‘autophagy’, ‘cellular renewal’, ‘senescence’ and ‘mitochondrial support’. There’s healthspan, as opposed to lifespan. There are nootropics to boost brain activity and focus, and senolytics which kill ‘zombie cells’.

All this new ‘science’ proved exciting and enticing for someone who previously occasionally took cod liver oil and vitamin C.

Guess Who the Netanyahu Government Is Blaming for October 7

 For two full years, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his ministers insisted that the country would certainly, absolutely, definitely investigate the deadly failures of various authorities for October 7 – but that the formal inquiry would have to wait until after the war.

Now, with a U.S.-imposed cease-fire in place despite myriad (even daily) tripwires, Israelis are thinking in a postwar way. The time for reckoning over who was responsible for failing to detect, prevent or respond adequately to the Hamas attack is drawing near. So are Israeli elections, now one year away from the scheduled date, or possibly sooner.

These factors help explain the rising volume of right-wing voices busily assigning blame in the court of public opinion before any official body can do so. And as the war on Hamas winds down, the pro-government voices have set their sights on the enemies within.

"You cannot heal without first spewing out the evil from within us. Just as in the operating room, you must first extract the infection and only then stitch the wound," wrote Karni Eldad, a right-wing columnist at Israel Hayom, the populist right-wing mass-circulating daily newspaper, this week.

Who is the infection? Karni generously allowed that the masses who demonstrated doggedly on behalf of the hostages for two years are not the disease; a contrast to some of her colleagues on the right who openly blamed the protesters themselves for helping Hamas. She asserted that the guilty parties are definitely not those who wore a yellow hostage-ribbon pin (that would have to include most members of the government who displayed their sartorial commitment to the hostages while evading a cease-fire deal for as long as possible).

But the leaders of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum – these people exploited the hostage families in their darkest hour, says Karni. They weakened the nation and the army, and "sowed panic that IDF actions would endanger hostages" (after over 40 hostages were likely killed in captivity, and six executed point-blank in response to advancing IDF forces). That panic "paralyzed us from defeating Hamas."

For this, she writes, they must "never be forgiven." They must be "extracted from among us," and "neutralized" – putatively to prevent them from further "dividing the nation." But the word "neutralize" in Israel is only ever used for stopping a terrorist in his tracks.

From Eldad, we learn why Israel's right wing believes the Gaza war went on so long – because leftists paralyzed the army and the people during the efforts to achieve total victory. The media – which covered the citizen-led hostage movement (as well as right-wing hostage family activism opposing a cease-fire), and regularly broadcast slogans recalling the hostages – is equally to blame and should share their fate, she argues.

We also learn who is responsible for October 7 itself: According to Karni, the leaders of the Hostage Families Forum are the same ones who protested Netanyahu's government before the Hamas assault. Their political opinions – opposing the government's judicial assault, calling on Netanyahu to leave his position – divided the people and brought the disaster upon us, she says.

Why spill so much ink on one columnist? Because her article represents a highly effect pattern of communication that the Israeli right wing employs (and which everyone should learn). Plant the seed at the grassroots level – newspaper columnists, social media personalities and "talkback" types. Let the sprouting messages seem to spread organically throughout society, then have them climb up the political ladder, through the margins of the far right, where observers can still dismiss them as fringe types. But those fringe types suddenly give voice to what many people are thinking as the ideas swirl in society.

Amichai Eliyahu, a lawmaker from Itamar Ben-Gvir's ultra-nationalist Otzma Yehudit party, exemplifies the latter role. He consistently identifies the root cause of the war as the Israeli judicial system, the High Court and the Chief Justice (President) of the Supreme Court himself, Yitzhak Amit. Any future commission of inquiry must investigate the Court, says Eliyahu – for "forcing authorities to give Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar medical treatment while in prison, for constraining the government's efforts to fix [i.e., loosen] IDF rules of fire and for preventing us from fighting properly."

The blame-message strategy climbs further up the ladder of power and ever closer to the top. Justice Minister Yariv Levin told Makor Rishon newspaper earlier this year that the deepest reasons for the catastrophe of October 7 were the disengagement from Gaza and the Oslo process.

Subsequent governments and their policies since then must also share responsibility, to be sure, said Levin. But an investigative commission must not be appointed "on Kaplan" – a metonym for the pro-democracy protesters of 2023 – "by an extremist who appointed himself as president of the Supreme Court." Rather, the commission must be appointed by someone "everyone trusts," he said.

The justice minister does not recognize the authority of the current chief justice of the Supreme Court in that role. In other words, Levin wants to appoint someone the government trusts. Levin is well aware that if the Oslo Accords (signed in 1993) and the disengagement from Gaza (in 2005) played a role in the developments leading to October 7, Israel had 30 and nearly 20 years, respectively, to change those policies prior to October 7. For most of that time, Likud and Netanyahu were in power; hence the need to appoint a special kind of committee capable of contorting the direction of blame.

And finally, to understand the methodical construction of public arguments to deflect the government's guilt, look for Netanyahu's hidden hand. His chummiest correspondent in Israeli news, Amit Segal, delivered a monologue on Monday explicitly calling to investigate the pro-democracy protesters and the media. Netanyahu himself was busy giving a combative, defiant and triumph-filled opening speech at the Knesset on Monday. But the real action that day was behind the scenes, where Netanyahu reportedly held consultations about rushing a law to establish that government-friendly commission of inquiry. His primary aim, reported Ynet, is to engineer a commission that will investigate the role of the courts and the protests.

For the record, Israel already has a law stipulating the procedures for appointing a commission of inquiry. First, the government must tell the chief justice of its decision to establish a commission, and then the chief justice appoints the head of the commission as well as its members.

But this government operates under its own system. Rule number one: When the laws might undermine or constrain the government's power, change them. And when you don't like the truth – that no single actor had more continuous years of power at the top of the country's chain of command, and therefore no one leader or party has more responsibility in the long term – try as hard as you can to bend it. Netanyahu should offer less Winston Churchill and more Harry "the buck stops here" Truman, but it's not his style.

Arne Slot explains Mohamed Salah decision and why Liverpool shape has changed for Frankfurt

 Arne Slot says he has reshaped his Liverpool midfield because of Ryan Gravenberch being absent, explaining that it was a tough call to take the out-of-form Mohamed Salah out of the team.

"The first answer is always yes (it was a difficult decision to make)," Slot admitted to TNT Sports. "But that is also to do with Mo and all the players I have.

"Every time I select a team, it’s always difficult because I have so many good players. That’s also the reason why I use these players. I liked the way we ended the game against Manchester United. Mainly the second half. Created a lot of chances.

"And Ryan is out, so that means we have to restructure our midfield a little bit as well — defensively and offensively. So all together with the way Frankfurt usually plays, we decided to start like this.

"But as always, I have players who start the game and I have players who can impact the game off the bench, and that is (the case) today as well."

On playing Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike together, Slot added: "What we need to try again today is create as many chances as we did the last few weeks. Then it is very helpful that we have two players in the team who can score a goal.

"We are hoping and expecting Jeremie Frimpong to create something for these two from the right and Cody Gakpo trying to do the same from the left, with Wirtz's creativity in and around our two number nines.

"They can play together, they showed it against Manchester United — although that was in the second half. It just means our midfield will be structured a little differently."

Liverpool has lost each of its last four matches in all competitions. Last time out in Europe, it went down 1-0 against Galatasaray — another game that Salah was benched for.

"I can come up with a few more reasons why it is important to get a result as well," Slot said ahead of the game when asked about the importance of getting back on track after four successive defeats.

"But every time you play a game in a Liverpool shirt, the aim is to win that game of football.

"Now we play Frankfurt away, which is maybe a bit similar to Galatasaray, a stadium where the fans will be really loud.

"So, apart from the quality Frankfurt have, this is something we have to take into account as well. But our players are used to playing in these circumstances. But a challenge, as it always is when you play Champions League.

"Like I said before the Manchester United game, it should not matter if we win or lose a game of football for the next one. The aim if you play for Liverpool, if you wear this shirt, is to win every single game.

"So, if we win seven in a row, how we started the season, then we want to win the next three. We didn't. Now we've lost the last four. So now, of course we want to see Liverpool winning again.

"But that is not different when you lost four in a row or you won four in a row — it is just what is expected of you if you play for Liverpool."

Commuters evacuate after 'fireball' explosion on train

 People evacuated a train in ‘panic’ after two explosions rocked the carriage in southwest London.

Commuter journeys were disrupted on the South Western Railway line between Shepperton and Waterloo after a fire exploded underneath the carriage this morning.

Metro’s Adam Williamson was on board the train with his young daughter when the incident happened at about 10.20am while they were stopped at Fulwell station near Twickenham.

After evacuating with a pram, a second explosion rocked the train right where they had been sitting some minutes before.

He said: ‘We were riding near the front of the front carriage. Suddenly, there was a bang, but I didn’t immediately think too much of it.

‘Then there were two inspectors who were sitting down near us, and they suddenly jumped up and panicked.

‘They said there was smoke, and I then saw it right next to us.

‘We left the carriage at the other end just as smoke was coming off.

‘There was then a second bang and the fireball came out.’

He said it looked like a ‘ball of fire’ before thick smoke began billowing from the carriage.

The dad said he couldn’t help but think about what could have happened if the inspectors had not been at the front of the train.

‘I wonder what would have happened if those two inspectors hadn’t been there, it might have taken a little longer to dawn on me that there was smoke.  

‘What if I just carried on sitting there and we were caught out in the subsequent bang?’

SWR told Metro: ‘We are investigating a problem with a train at Fulwell, which is believed to be related to the train’s electrical supply. Smoke was reported, however, there has been no report of a fire and there are no injuries.

‘As a precaution, customers were asked to leave the train and power to the track was switched off. While our teams investigate, services are not running between Teddington and Shepperton.’

Some lines in the area are blocked after the incident, and journeys are likely to take longer until 1pm, the operator said.

Elsewhere, trains face major disruption between London Liverpool Street, Stansted Airport, Hertford and Cambridgeshire after a signal fault in Broxbourne.

Some lines on the route are blocked after the issue this morning shortly before 6am.

Trains may be cancelled or delayed by up to an hour, National Rail warned.

Disruption from the fault is expected to last at least until 2pm, but this could be revised.

Meanwhile, the National Rail website is one of countless websites hit by an outage after Amazon Web Services crashed.

People trying to access the National Rail enquiries website are currently seeing a 404 error page.

The technical issue means the information displayed may be out of date, National Rail said.

The London Underground is also reporting delays after a signal failure and a fire alert.

The Northern line has severe delays due to a signal failure at Stockwell, while the District line is partially suspended between Parsons Green and Wimbledon following a fire alert at Southfields.

Jane Goodall cause of death revealed after chimpanzee expert found dead aged 91

 Dame Jane Goodall died after suffering cardiac arrest, according to reports.

The acclaimed chimpanzee expert, who revolutionized the world’s understanding of animal behavior, was found dead at the age of 91 on October 1.

According to TMZ, her death certificate lists her cause of death as cardiopulmonary arrest, another name for cardiac arrest. The risk of cardiac arrest increases considerably in old age, so Goodall’s death is being treated as of natural causes.

The much-loved zoologist, primatologist and anthropologist championed chimpanzee protection for more than six decades, also becoming a tireless advocate of the wider natural world and the environment.

As well as establishing the Jane Goodall Institutes to promote wildlife and environment conservation, she founded an environmental and humanitarian program called Roots & Shoots, wrote books on chimps and conservation, and became the subject of more than 40 films and documentaries.

The list of awards Goodall was given ran to nine pages on her CV, and she was an inspirational role model for young women in science through her high-profile and groundbreaking work in a male-dominated field.

In 2002, she was designated a UN Messenger of Peace, later telling the UN: “I think it’s more important than ever in the world we live in today that we have a vision of what it would be like to live in a peaceful world, the kind of world we all want, and then to see what we as individuals can do to try and bring that about.”

Goodall was also recognized on The Independent’s Climate 100 list of environmental pioneers on both its inaugural edition in 2024 and again just last month for the 2025 list.

Born in Hampstead, north London, Goodall was fascinated by animals from a young age, having read Dr. Doolittle, a novel about a man who talks to the animals.

When she was just 23 and without higher-education qualifications, she travelled to Kenya and met Louis Leakey, a famed anthropologist. At his invitation, three years on she began studying chimpanzees in Gombe, in what is now Tanzania, Africa.

Goodall noted how chimpanzees communicated in very “human” ways, such as kissing, hugging, fighting and using tools to forage for food.

These pioneering observations also demonstrated that the chimps had individual personalities, and Goodall used her findings to highlight how animals were far more emotionally and socially complex than previously thought.

After turning 90, she continued to travel the world, speaking about the threats facing chimps and environmental crises.

In autumn 2025, she was due to deliver a series of lectures in Canada and the U.S.

Her last book, The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times, written with Douglas Abrams, was translated into more than 20 languages. In it, Dr Goodall said she believed we retained our consciousness after death.

“I can’t think of a greater adventure than what is beyond our mortal life,” she said.

Netanyahu to convene security cabinet to discuss remaining Gaza hostages

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will convene a meeting on Thursday evening of the security cabinet and other security officials to hold a special discussion on Gaza issues, including the return of hostage remains and killed soldiers.

"We are determined to bring back the hostages, all of them, every last one," the prime minister affirmed.

Shas leader Arye Deri calls to halt deal with Hamas

Shas party leader Arye Deri demanded that Netanyahu immediately halt all parts of the agreement with Hamas, including opening the Rafah border crossing and allowing aid to enter the Gaza Strip, in a Thursday post on X/Twitter.

Deri insisted that this should be the case until Hamas "cooperates fully and seriously" in returning the remains of all murdered hostages.

"We are committed to bringing all our sons to a Jewish burial," he wrote.

If Hamas does not hand over its weapons, the IDF may return to fighting the terror organization in the Gaza Strip, Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli said in a Wednesday interview with Channel 14.  

"We are not in a state of routine - this is a significant moment, and we must be precise: either they hand over the weapons, or we will have to return to fighting," Chikli said.

Princess Kate just gave the humble cardigan a royal makeover with her styling twist

 Princess Kate and her husband Prince William made a surprise visit to Mallon Farm in Northern Ireland on Tuesday, and I was loving the Princess of Wales' country-core look. The 43-year-old looked the part in a heritage-inspired layered outfit, from the tweed midi skirt to the barn jacket and not forgetting her knitwear too - so chic, so cosy and so on-trend with her cardigan colour choice too. Wearing a tonal ensemble, Kate looked impossibly chic for the visit, with her long brown hair left loose and her signature pared-back makeup look.

AT A GLANCE

Princess Kate made a visit to Mallon Farm in Northern Ireland on Tuesday.

Kate looked impeccable in a tonal, heritage-chic outfit. 

Kate's cardigan has been ID-ed as the WNU Jura Cardigan in Coffee, £185 / $290.

But it's her humble cardigan, the lynchpin of many women's winter wardrobes, that had me sitting up and taking notice. As the royal wore it in the most unexpected way that had me rethinking how I style my very own classic cardigans.

Kate layered the With Nothing Underneath Jura Cardigan, in a coffee-shade, over a fine knit roll neck. Recently, it's been the trend to wear a white T-shirt under a knit like a cardigan, letting the crew neck of the tee pop over the neckline of the cardigan. However Kate's new vibe is a fresh, yet classic way to wear a cardigan. 

EXACT MATCH: WNU Jura Cardigan

Plus, the pairing with a tweed midi skirt leans into heritage-chic, which is a big trend for autumn/winter. It is giving me the feels of a 90s Nancy Meyers movie, mixed with The Traitors, and can easily be transferred to your own look. The key is keep your layering piece, the roll neck, as lightweight and fine as possible to avoid adding unwanted bulk to your silhouette.

I asked HELLO!'s Fashion Editor Laura Sutcliffe what she thought of Princess Kate's latest look: "Kate's layered cardigan look is both classic, yet modern. The humble cardigan is often associated as an older lady trend, but it shouldn't be! It's the perfect layering piece and Kate's short version looks super sleek with her skirt. It doubles up as a warm and cosy outwear staple but can amp up any ensemble. Kate teaming it with a  rollneck screams heritage chic."

Can you wear this cardigan combo with jeans? Absolutely. In fact, I think it looks cooler with denim, ideally a pair of straight leg or slim barrel jeans, worn with loafers or pointed boots.

Kate's exact cardigan is not only stylish, but sustainable. Made from 100% Yak Wool, spun from ethically sourced yak wool from high-altitude herds on the Tibetan Plateau, the brand says it's been crafted to "withstand real weather". Kate;s cardigan is the coffee-shade, but you'll it in black and navy blue too.

If you love Kate's look, M&S' Crew Neck Cardigan is a great choice to emulate Kate's outfit. Made from lightweight Air-Yarn, it's cropped like Kate's and features a crew neck plus polished, gold-tone buttons for a more elevated look.

CLOSE MATCH: M&S Crew Neck Cardigan

Or for a slightly different version, try Boden's Marion Merino Cardigan, which boasts a similar shape and hue as Kate's but has pockets on the front for a point of interest. You'll find it in sizes XS - XL.

CLOSE MATCH: Boden Marion Merino Cardigan

And this Next cardigan would also look stylish layered, and it has a fuzzy, textured finish for an even cosier look.

MPR calls for climate activists, policymakers to collaborate at ICCF

 Deputy Speaker of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) Eddy Soeparno has called on climate activists, business players, and policymakers to collaborate in the upcoming Indonesia Climate Change Forum (ICCF) 2025, scheduled for October 21–23.

He explained here on Monday that ICCF will serve as a strategic platform for stakeholders to formulate impactful responses to the climate crisis. According to him, efforts to tackle the climate crisis must become a national priority.

“The opening ceremony will take place at the Nusantara Building of the Parliamentary Complex as a symbol of our commitment to advancing climate action,” he said.

Speaking during a Focus Group Discussion themed “Public Input and Expectations for the Climate Change Management Bill,” he stated that climate change impacts are already evident with rising temperatures, unpredictable weather, and dry-season floods.

He also pointed out sea level rise that poses threats to lives and livelihoods.

Therefore, he pushed for the bill on climate change management to strengthen climate change governance, particularly in the aspects of policy clarity, consistency, and coordination.

He also stated that the bill would integrate various existing policies across ministries and agencies, which currently operate in a fragmented manner.

“The goal is for each ministry and agency to have a mission and objective to actively participate in addressing the climate crisis we are currently facing,” he said.

Furthermore, he proposed that the government establish a dedicated agency to handle climate change issues. According to him, such an agency should report directly to the President.

“Reporting to the President would allow it to carry out the much-needed integration efforts by working together with other ministries and agencies,” he added.

Gov't targets 80 thousand graduates in National Internship 2nd batch

  The Ministry of Manpower is targeting 80,000 fresh university graduates to participate in the second batch of the 2025 National Internship Program.

Manpower Minister Yassierli here on Monday explained that this target aligns with President Prabowo Subianto’s directive for at least 100,000 fresh graduates to join the program, which is part of this year’s national economic stimulus package.

“In the first batch, we opened 20,000 slots. Once this is running, we will move forward with the second batch of 80,000 participants, which we aim to start by mid-November,” Yassierli stated.

The second batch is scheduled to begin on November 17, 2025. To support the expansion, the ministry is encouraging wider participation from companies, ministries, agencies, and government bodies at both national and regional levels.

“For the second batch, we are opening up participation to more companies and also to central and regional government agencies,” he explained.

This expansion aims to provide more equitable internship opportunities for bachelor’s and diploma graduates across all provinces.

As of Monday, some 1,147 companies have posted internship vacancies via the Maganghub platform. Meanwhile, 105,000 fresh graduates have applied, with each applicant allowed to submit up to three applications.

In addition to Maganghub, the ministry also operates Karirhub via the SiapKerja platform, offering over 200,000 active job vacancies. The ministry is also consolidating listings from private job portals.

Karirhub allows job seekers of various education levels, from high school to university graduates, to apply for positions aligned with their skills and interests at karirhub.kemnaker.go.id.

The ministry remains committed to enhancing access to upskilling and reskilling programs to boost workers' absorption and reduce open unemployment.

Where will troops withdraw to as Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire?

 Israel and Hamas have tentatively agreed to the first phase of a 20-point peace plan, which means a temporary ceasefire and the release of all remaining living hostages.

It also means the phased withdrawal of Israeli troops to lines agreed upon during discussions, a key sticking point for both sides.

Israel’s critics have alleged that its military campaign has been part of an expansionist agenda, while Israel maintains it does not want to expel Palestinians from the Strip and is only seeking to destroy Hamas.

Supporters of the Palestinian cause will therefore have a close eye on Israel’s adherence to the withdrawal lines outlined by the agreement, which are key to the establishment of a Palestinian state. However, the lines aren’t as clear-cut as they seem.

Israeli ministers have previously threatened to annex the West Bank in response to Western states, including the UK, recognising Palestine.

Israeli military’s current line of control

The White House released a map along with its peace plan, which identified three areas marked by coloured lines. The line farthest into the Strip purported to represent the regions currently militarised by Israel since its campaign began over two years ago.

The area does not match what the Israeli military says is within its current line of control.

Initial withdrawal and hostage release

Last week, the president released a more detailed version of the map, which shows that Rafah, the Philadelphi Corridor, Khuza’a in Khan Yunis, and Beit Hanoun will remain under Israeli control. The Israeli military will continue to encircle Gaza City.

The withdrawal will coincide with the release of all remaining living hostages, of which Israel believes there are 20 still alive of a remaining 48.

Second withdrawal

The second phase of the withdrawal will involve the Israeli military withdrawing even further back, including withdrawal from parts of Khan Yunis, Rafah and Beit Lahia.

Final withdrawal and permanent security buffer zone

The final and perhaps most controversial part of the deal involves the lines being discussed for the final phase of the Israeli military’s withdrawal.

It would see Israel be installed for the foreseeable future in a “security buffer zone” around the entirety of the Gaza strip, including significant chunks of Rafah.

Israel and the US say that this will be in effect during a transition period until stability and security is achieved in the Strip, which has led to a feeling of uncertainty that the area could be securitised in a similar fashion to the West Bank.

Negotiations between both sides continue.

England player ratings vs Wales: who put their hand up for a World Cup spot?

 Three early goals helped England ease to a 3-0 friendly win over Wales – a ninth victory in 10 games.

Goals from Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins and Bukayo Saka in the first half were enough as Thomas Tuchel’s side had the ideal preparation for their World Cup qualifier against Latvia on Tuesday.

Telegraph Sport has rated each player. Leave your score and scroll to the bottom of the page to have your say in the comments.

Jordan Pickford, goalkeeper

England’s dominance meant he was not required for work in the first half as everything was played in front of him. Saved superbly from David Brooks and Chris Mepham after the interval.

World Cup starter chances: Tuchel’s No 1 will be in net.

Ezri Konsa, right-back

Stepped in at right-back for the first time this season. Injury scare when he pulled up in the 22nd minute but was able to carry on. Solid defensive work and occasional runs forward.

World Cup starter chances: Trusted by Tuchel and will be in the mix.

Marc Guéhi, centre-back

Excellent assist for the opening goal. He had doubts over his place when Tuchel took over but has been one of his best performers this season.

World Cup starter chances: Likely starter.

John Stones, centre-back

First England appearance for a year after his injury struggles in the second half of last season. Won his header in the build-up to the opening goal and was good in duels.

World Cup starter chances: Promising.

Djed Spence, left-back

First England start for the Spurs full-back, rewarding him for his form this season. Could carry the ball into midfield and was not troubled much defensively.

World Cup starter chances: Will rely on injuries to claim a place.

Elliot Anderson, central midfield

His full range of passing was shown in this game and he was never afraid to take the ball off his centre-back or goalkeeper.

World Cup starter chances: His shirt to lose.

Declan Rice, central midfield

Captain for the second time in his England career in the absence of Harry Kane. He was higher up the pitch than Anderson and started attacks. Set-pieces will be so important at the World Cup.

World Cup starter chances: 100 per cent starter.

Morgan Rogers, central midfield

Took him just 130 seconds to get on the score sheet, his first England goal. Also created the second goal and hit the bar in the second half.

World Cup starter chances: Giving Tuchel food for thought.

Anthony Gordon, forward

Had a chance saved in the second minute, then caused his full-back problems with runs behind. In the second half, he showed he can play in the false nine position when Watkins went off.

World Cup starter chances: Pushing for a start but set to be sub at full strength.

Bukayo Saka, forward

Marked his first England appearance of the season with an incredible goal, cutting in from the right and curling in with his left. Got behind the Wales back line regularly and caused them many problems.

World Cup starter chances: Will start if fit.

Ollie Watkins, forward

Took his goal calmly and it was harder than it looked with the ball bouncing. Then missed one right in front of goal and came off injured.

Turkey Eyes US Rare Earths Deal After China, Russia Talks Slow

 Turkey is discussing developing rare-earth reserves in western Anatolia with the US, marking a shift toward its NATO ally after similar talks with China and Russia slowed amid disagreements over technology transfer and refining rights.

Ankara and Washington are exploring a potential partnership to develop a large reserve of rare-earth deposits recently discovered in Beylikova, near Eskisehir in central Anatolia, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named because the talks are private. The discovery includes cerium, praseodymium and neodymium, with the quality unclear at this stage, they added.

The two countries are working to deepen cooperation from energy to defense in the wake of a meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House last month. If they reach a deal to jointly refine the compounds found in Beylikova, it could upend a provisional agreement with China. Recent discussions with Russia produced no results either, the people said without providing details.

Turkey and China signed a memorandum of understanding on the same project in Oct. 2024, but talks slowed down after Beijing insisted on transporting and refining the materials in China, refusing to transfer the technology, the people said. Turkey’s Energy and Natural Resources Ministry declined to comment. 

Turkey plans on building a refinery in Beylikova, which contains ore with more than 1% rare-earth oxide by weight — enough to make extraction commercially viable, according to initial tests, the people said. The country is also holding talks with Canada and Switzerland on potential cooperation, including on feasibility studies needed to advance the project, they said.

In addition, Ankara plans to apply to the Australian Institute of Geoscientists for certification under the JORC Code — which sets minimum standards for how companies publicly report exploration results and would reveal the size of deposits for potential investors.

Ankara’s talks with Western partners come as the US and European Union intensify efforts to curb China’s dominance in production and processing of rare earths — a group of 17 metallic elements critical to defense, advanced medical technology and everyday electronics like iPhones. 

Ankara has long sought to balance its ties with both the West and China amid growing global trade tensions. In September last year, it joined a partnership led by the US and EU aimed at diversifying critical mineral supply chains. But it has also been offered partner-country status in the Beijing-led BRICS group of emerging-market powers and attracted Chinese investment in electric vehicle production. 

Turkish officials continue to emphasize technology transfer and local manufacturing as a key part of its deals with US giants Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp.

AppLovin has been one of the year’s hottest stocks. Here’s why it’s tumbling today.

 AppLovin Corp.’s stock has been hot this year, but a new report suggests the company has caught the attention of regulators, and that’s causing some pressure.

Bloomberg News reported toward the end of Monday’s session that the company has been the subject of a Securities and Exchange Commission probe looking into its data-collection activities.

Shares of AppLovin which makes app-monetization technology, fell 14% in Monday’s regular session and were off another 2.3% in the extended session.

“Generally, we do not comment on the existence or non-existence of any potential regulatory matters,” an AppLovin spokesperson told MarketWatch. “That said, as a global public company, we regularly engage with regulators and if we get inquiries we address them in the ordinary course. Material developments, if any, would be disclosed through the appropriate public channels.”

The Bloomberg story said that AppLovin has yet to be charged with wrongdoing and probes don’t necessarily lead to enforcement actions.

This isn’t the first time that AppLovin shares have slid on fears about the company’s data practices. Back in February, two short sellers raised issues about AppLovin’s business, including by alleging that the company force-fed app installations onto peoples’ phones and that the company copied data from Meta Platforms Inc. while building its e-commerce businesses.

At the time, Chief Executive Adam Foroughi said in a blog post that it was “disappointing that a few nefarious short sellers are making false and misleading claims aimed at undermining our success, and driving down our stock price for their own financial gain, rather than acknowledging the sophisticated AI models our team has built to enhance advertising for our partners.”

AppLovin’s stock fell 12% that day, part of an eight-session slide that saw it fall 37%.

Nonetheless, AppLovin’s stock has been a hot performer this year, rising 81% over the course of 2025 through Monday’s close. That’s enough to rank it the 12th-best performer in the S&P 500 on a year-to-date basis, though that takes into account the full 2025 performance, while AppLovin only joined the index last month.

Simon Jordan makes 'mean-spirited' dig at Alexander Isak after Liverpool transfer

 Simon Jordan has dismissed Jamie Carragher's suggestion that there is cause for Liverpool to be "concerned" after the opening eight fixtures of the new season — and aimed a dig at Alexander Isak.

Arne Slot's side is top of the Premier League and has won once and lost once in the Champions League, but its last two matches have ended in defeats. Liverpool lost 2-1 at Crystal Palace and then 1-0 against Galatasaray.

In the aftermath of the second loss, Carragher was critical on CBS Sports. He said that Liverpool's start to the season, despite it winning games, was a warning sign, and that scoring late winners every week cannot last.

Carragher compared Liverpool's style to playing basketball because of its end-to-end nature. It would also be fair to suggest that Ibrahima Konate has not started the campaign well and Slot's defense has been wide open at times.

"I like Jamie, and I think a lot of the time what Jamie says is worth listening to," Jordan said on talkSPORT. "In this instance, he’s making noise on a television show to create some sort of reaction in it. You’re top of the Premier League.

"You may not be playing particularly well but I think the key component of any side is if you can win the majority of the games that you’re playing, whilst not playing very well, there ain’t too much wrong with you.

"And if you’ve got the assembled parts... I mean, I’m quite glad that [Alexander] Isak hasn’t hit the ground running because I’d like to see him struggle a little bit.

"Mean-spirited of me, I know, but notwithstanding it, I look at it and think to myself, ‘Well, what is there to worry about, really?'"

Jordan didn't elaborate on why he would like Isak to "struggle" but was critical of the striker forcing an exit from Newcastle in the summer.

When put to him that Liverpool may look worse since their huge summer spend, Jordan sarcastically said: "Ooo, they’ve lost a couple of games. They’re top of the Premier League.

"They lost to Nottingham Forest at home last season in their first four games. The only difference in this situation is they haven’t looked as assured…

"I remember watching Liverpool in the first game of the season [2024/25] against Ipswich away, and they weren’t looking great then either. So let’s get things into context.

"They’re top of the Premier League, they’ve lost to [Crystal] Palace, who’ve not been beaten by anybody in 18 games, including some of the best teams in the country, so there’s no great shame there.

"The fact is is that because they’ve spent £400million, over three transfer windows like we’ve discussed previously, not as a result of a £400million spend every single window.

"They’ve replaced some players that were forced to be playing through tragedies, which increased expenditure they probably wouldn’t have had to do in the first place. So, they’re just going through a little bit of a blip for five seconds."

Liverpool only has one more game before the October international break. Slot's side faces Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the late kick-off on Saturday.

Steven Gerrard told taking over at Wrexham or Birmingham could prove to be springboard to future Liverpool job

 Gerrard's next managerial move mapped out

Smicer believes that the best way for former teammate Steven Gerrard to become Liverpool head coach in the future is to take over at Wrexham, who have been linked with Gerrard to succeed Phil Parkinson, or Birmingham. The Championship pair face off on Friday night and could well provide the perfect stepping stone for the ex-Reds midfielder.

Gerrard's senior managerial career started in 2018 when he took over at Rangers before moving on to Aston Villa in 2021, and then to Al-Ettifaq in 2023. However, the 45-year-old has been out of work since leaving the Saudi start in January this year.

Championship pair would have to act fast

Gerrard may be back in work sooner rather than later as the former midfielder is linked with a return to Rangers. Current Gers boss Russell Martin is under mounting pressure to turn the club's fortunes around after a dire start to the season that sees the Scottish giants languishing in eighth having won only one of the opening six league matches.

Smicer though believes Gerrard should remain south of the border should he eye up the Liverpool head coach position further down the line, and that a well-backed team is perfect for his return to management.

'As a manager he's still very young'

Speaking to Boyle Sports, who offer the latest football odds, Smicer said: "It's important that if you sign for a club, you need to know where you want to go and what the club's ambitions are."It's not good to sign for a club that is financially struggling and has no future. Of course, Steven Gerrard has been a fantastic player, one of the best players I played with. "But as a manager, as I said, he's still very young. His name is big in England, Europe, and world football, Stevie is fantastic. I know his mentality, he's a winner. He definitely wants to go to a club where he feels he has a chance to win games, be a strong team, and build something. So if they show him plans for the future and he feels it's achievable, it's interesting for him."

'He would be a very good manager of Liverpool'

And Smicer threw Gerrard's hat in the ring to one day be Liverpool manager, adding: "But it must have a future, it must have ambition. People sometimes ask me if he can one day be the manager of Liverpool. And I'm saying yes, I think one day Stevie G can be a manager of Liverpool. 

"He would be a very good manager of Liverpool in my opinion. But we'll see in the future. He needs to have some success with a team. Could it be Birmingham or Wrexham, maybe. But if he has success, why not Liverpool one day?"

What's Gerrard's next move?

Wrexham are currently 15th in the Championship ahead of their meeting with Birmingham, who sit 11th. Both need a morale-boosting win, but Friday's clash is between two teams with the biggest profiles in the second-tier, and all eyes will be on what promises to be a mouthwatering clash. The two sides met for the first time since 2006 last season, with Birmingham winning 3-1 at St Andrew's and the pair playing out a 1-1 stalemate in Wales. 

Birmingham boss Chris Davies is taking the encounter in his stride, telling reporters: “I know there is a lot of talk around us playing Wrexham. What was important for me was on the pitch last season; we finished first, they finished second, they were a really good League One team, and we had some good games against them, beating them at home and drew with them away.

“We know they are a really challenging prospect, especially at home. I know because I’ve been there, what type of game we are in for, but we have a lot of belief that if we play our game as well as we can, then we can get the result we want.”

Arne Slot makes big Liverpool decision after UEFA approve Federico Chiesa Champions League squad request

 Arne Slot has not included Federico Chiesa in the Liverpool squad for the Champions League clash against Galatasaray.

Chiesa, initially was left out of the Reds’ 22-man group for the league phase of Europe’s elite club competition earlier this month, with 17-year-old sensation Rio Ngumoha selected instead.

However, UEFA’s rule change for all their men’s club competitions this season allows for the temporary replacement of a player named in the squad who suffers a long-term injury or illness before matchday, allowed for Chiesa to be drafted in.

Fellow Italian Giovanni Leoni is set for an extended period on the sidelines because of an ACL injury sustained on his Liverpool debut in the Carabao Cup third round win over Southampton.

As a result, the Reds confirmed their request to replace Leoni with Chiesa was approved.

A statement read: ‘UEFA have approved a request to add the Italian to the Reds' 'List A', in line with a new regulation allowing a change in the event of a long-term absence.

‘Chiesa replaces Giovanni Leoni in the club's pool of eligible players for the league phase and will be available for the trip to Galatasaray next week.’

Although, despite being available for selection and coming off the bench to score for Liverpool against Crystal Palace at the weekend, Chiesa has not made the trip to Turkey.

It is understood that Chiesa is not dealing with an injury, so confirmation of why he has been left at home is expected to arrive later on Monday when Slot addresses the media.

Summer signing Alexander Isak is among the 21 players who have been named in the travelling squad along with Hugo Ekitike following his domestic suspension as the Reds look to bounce back from their first defeat of the season.

FIFPRO still waiting for FIFA to discuss World Cup heat woes

 Global footballers' union FIFPRO is still waiting for talks with FIFA over match scheduling at the 2026 World Cup after voicing concerns over excessive heat during this summer's Club World Cup in the United States.

FIFPRO has published a 51-page report titled "Overworked and Under-Protected -- The Player Health and Performance Impact" covering the 2024-25 season, focusing on the impact of workload, rest and the effects of playing the month-long Club World Cup in June and July.

The study showed that Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Manchester City and eventual Club World Cup winners Chelsea all had less than the recommended 28-day summer rest period -- Chelsea and Madrid had just 20 days each -- while PSG had just seven days of pre-season re-training, despite 28 days being the recommended minimum.

With several games at the Club World Cup delayed or impacted by excessive heat or severe weather conditions, FIFPRO called on FIFA to reconsider scheduled kick-off times and venues for games at next summer's 48-team World Cup in the U.S., Mexico and Canada.

But FIFPRO general secretary Alex Phillips said that the players' organisation is still waiting for FIFA to schedule talks to address the issue.

"We have informal discussions [with FIFA] on a regular basis on different levels, technical level, be that medical or any other department," Phillips told reporters. "But nothing major or specific with regards to the World Cup next year.

"We have multiple concerns and that's just one tournament of many and the vast majority of players around the world, their bread and butter is national leagues and national competitions.

"But yes, it is a concern [that talks haven't happened yet]. So we will proceed as we did with the Club World Cup and provide the science and the data to FIFA well in advance of the tournament.

"We are doing the same with others, not just FIFA. We're doing the same, for example, with the Women's Asian Cup which is happening in Australia next March.

"Same principle. Well in advance, we say to them, 'look, you've scheduled matches at 1:00 p.m, you do realise that in Australia they don't play matches at 1:00 p.m. in March or in the summer?' to try and help them to either reschedule the matches or if not, at least implement better protocols and mitigating measures as happened in the Club World Cup in the middle of the tournament too late.

"If the governing bodies are not providing relevant statistics and facts with regards to the health of the players, we will do it. It's our job."

Phillips' comments were echoed by Alex Bielefeld, FIFPRO's director of policy and strategic relations, who said that excessive heat had a direct impact on the players at the Club World Cup.

"The regulations and policies were not up to speed with a warming planet in the match locations," he said. "We also would see that we had certain problems during the Cup World Cup with scheduling where it didn't necessarily take into account player performance and player health and safety requirements in terms of extreme heat.

"We had kick-off times in locations in around 12 o'clock that were in extreme heat conditions.

"This is still something that we have to address ahead of the World Cup.

"I think the Club World Cup was probably a wake-up call in this regard, but it was also a bad example in terms of how we have not properly prepared and taking things into consideration and had to improvise ad hoc to actually deal with the circumstances that impacted both player performance and the player experience during the tournament."