Founder & Editor
Saad Ali
Saad Ali is the founder and editor of Signal 24. He studied Communication and Media Studies and has spent the last four years working in news and digital media.
He started Signal 24 because keeping up with world news had become tiring. Big stories arrive as a flood of alerts, hot takes and half-finished updates, and readers end up knowing that something happened without knowing why it matters. Signal 24 is his attempt to fix that, one clear story at a time.
He writes mostly about geopolitics, the Middle East and the way global events reach ordinary people.
Stories by Saad Ali(17)
AI & TechJensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO, Colette Kress named interim chief
Nvidia co-founder Jensen Huang has resigned as chief executive and from the board, effective immediately, after the board opened an independent investigation. CFO Colette Kress takes over as interim CEO.
WorldUS charges three men over alleged Iran-backed plot at UK's RAF Fairford air base
US prosecutors say three men acting for Iran's Revolutionary Guards and Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah planned an attack on RAF Fairford, a base the US used for bombing missions against Iran. Iran denies any role.
Fact CheckFact check: Niagara Falls was not lit blue to celebrate the Democrats' midterm win
A viral photo claimed Canada lit Niagara Falls blue for the Democrats after the US midterms. The lights were teal, for Alzheimer's Awareness Month, and political displays are not allowed.
WorldWho is Stephen Miller, Trump's new White House chief of staff?
Donald Trump has named Stephen Miller, the architect of his hardline immigration agenda, as White House chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles days after Republicans lost control of Congress.
SportsCristiano Ronaldo retires from Portugal after 23 years and a record 146 international goals
Cristiano Ronaldo, 41, has retired from international football after a fall-out with Portugal coach Jorge Jesus. He will keep playing for Al Nassr as he chases 1,000 career goals.
WorldUS midterm results 2026: Democrats win control of the House and Senate in a rebuke of Trump
Democrats have won both chambers of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections, ending two years of full Republican control in Washington. Hakeem Jeffries is set to become the first Black speaker of the House.
Middle EastIran says tankers hit its mines in the Strait of Hormuz, while the US insists the main shipping routes are clear
Iran's Revolutionary Guards say three tankers exploded after using a route Tehran calls "unauthorised", and its army says a fourth was hit. The US says the main routes have been cleared of mines. A UK maritime agency confirmed only that one tanker was struck near Oman.
Middle EastIsrael election: Netanyahu's bloc falls eight seats short of a majority as Arab-led parties win a record 19
With about 90% of votes counted, Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing and religious bloc has 53 of the Knesset's 120 seats and Gadi Eisenkot's bloc has 48. Neither can govern alone, and Arab-led parties, with a record 19 seats, could decide what happens next.
SportsSri Lanka bowl Pakistan out for 110 and win by eight wickets to set up a tri-series final rematch
Dilshan Madushanka took a career-best 5 for 34 as Pakistan collapsed in 25.3 overs in Lahore. Kamindu Mendis made an unbeaten 62 to win it with more than 30 overs to spare, sending Sri Lanka into the final and knocking England out.
SportsShadab Khan's unbeaten 113 and a record last-wicket stand give Pakistan a one-wicket win over England
Pakistan were 154 for nine chasing 242 in Lahore. Shadab Khan and Haris Rauf then added an unbeaten 89, the highest 10th-wicket stand in a successful ODI chase, to win the tri-series match and send Pakistan into the final.
Middle EastTrump says a new Iran strike could come "maybe tomorrow" as Houthis hit Saudi Arabia and Pakistan pushes for talks
Donald Trump says the US is "thinking about" a new strike on Iran but could still sign a "big, beautiful" deal. Iran says it shot down a US drone, Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia have pushed oil to a five-month high, and Pakistan's army chief has been in Tehran trying to revive talks.
ExplainersUS midterms on 3 November, explained: what is at stake, and why the Iran war could decide them
Americans vote on 3 November for control of Congress. Polls favour Democrats in the House, while Republicans start with an edge in the Senate. Here is what is on the ballot, how the Iran war and fuel prices are shaping it, and why the result matters far beyond the US.
Fact CheckTrump's India-Pakistan claims, tracked: his count of downed planes has gone from five to eleven
Donald Trump keeps saying he ended the May 2025 India-Pakistan conflict and that planes were shot down. We have tracked every dated claim we could verify. The number has more than doubled, and he has never said whose planes they were.
WorldTrump now says 11 planes were shot down in the India-Pakistan conflict, and repeats that his tariff threat ended it
At a rally in Florida, the US President said he stopped the 2025 fighting by threatening both countries with 250% tariffs. India rejects that account, and Trump's count of downed jets has grown from seven to eleven.
SportsIndia and Pakistan meet in their first Asian Games cricket final, and the handshake is part of the story
India and Pakistan play for Asian Games gold in Japan on Saturday, the first time they have met in the tournament's cricket final. Here is how they got there, who to watch, and why the build-up is about more than cricket.
BusinessHormuz oil is moving again, so why are fuel and food still so expensive?
Tankers are carrying crude through the Strait of Hormuz at close to pre-war levels. But diesel, petrol and food prices are still high, because the Gulf's refined fuel has not come back. Here is what that means for your bills.
Middle EastIran and the US trade Hormuz offers through Qatar, but the nuclear question still divides them
Iran's foreign minister met Qatari mediators in New York as Tehran waits for Washington's answer to its plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The US says there is no deal unless Iran's nuclear programme is part of it.