German police have detained a suspect accused of stabbing to death three people at a music festival in the western city of Solingen on Friday in an attack which sent shockwaves through the country. The suspect was detained at a refugee shelter following a major manhunt which saw authorities establish…
Israel said Saturday its military was prepared for any possible retaliatory attacks by Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah or Iran for the killings of their senior leaders. The news comes amid claims in the Israeli media that there are situational assessments that Hezbollah could attack soon. Both Hezbollah and Iran have…
Editor’s Note: This story contains graphic and disturbing descriptions of sexual violence. Ibrahim Salem, 34, said he felt a deep sense of dread when a soldier ordered him to undress during his captivity in Israel’s notorious Sde Teiman prison. “They told me to strip,” the Palestinian said, reflecting on the…
The Israeli military is striking what it says are “terror targets in Lebanon” after identifying that Hezbollah was “preparing to fire missiles and rockets toward Israeli territory.” “A short while ago, the IDF identified the Hezbollah terrorist organization preparing to fire missiles and rockets toward Israeli territory,” Israel Defense Force…
The grand finale of the inaugural Esports World Cup takes place today in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The global competition has seen 1,500 world-class gamers take to the stage for the last eight weeks. Usually, esports competitions – where gamers play video games competitively – would focus on one game. This…
Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder of encrypted messaging app Telegram, has been arrested in France, according to local reports. The 39-year-old tech chief was reportedly detained after his private jet landed at Le Bourget airport on the outskirts of Paris. News broadcasters BFMTV and TF1 have quoted unnamed sources as…
Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder of encrypted messaging app Telegram, has been arrested in France, according to local reports. The 39-year-old Franco-Russian tech chief had just arrived via private jet when he was arrested at Le Bourget airport in the outskirts of Paris, BFMTV reports. Quoting an unnamed source, the…
NASA has announced the two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) will return to Earth on SpaceX in February 2025. Pilot Sunita “Suni” Williams and Commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore blasted off in Boeing’s new spacecraft on 5 June, and were meant to stay in orbit for eight days…
Investors proceeded cautiously through the week’s opening days, but the tone shifted on Friday (August 23) afternoon in response to an optimistic announcement from US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell In a Jackson Hole speech, he signaled that the Fed is ready to begin cutting interest rates. Crypto markets also…
The Department of Justice and eight states on Friday accused software company RealPage of unlawfully scheming to undermine competition among landlords and create a monopoly that harms millions of renters. RealPage “allows landlords to manipulate, distort, and subvert market forces,” the Justice Department said in a civil complaint in U.S. District Court in North…