Israeli PM vows no let-up in war against Hamas

Israeli PM vows no let-up in war against Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to keep up the fight against Hamas militants, while Palestinians have mourned more than 100 people who Gaza health officials say were killed in Israeli airstrikes. Netanyahu visited Israeli troops in the northern Gaza Strip just hours after one of the besieged enclave’s deadliest nights in the 11-week-old … Read more

Biden orders strike on Iranian-aligned group

Biden orders strike on Iranian-aligned group

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden ordered the U.S. military to carry out retaliatory strikes against Iranian-backed militia groups after three U.S. servicemembers were injured in a drone attack in Northern Iraq. National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said one of the U.S. troops suffered critical injuries in the attack that occurred earlier Monday. … Read more

US Strikes Iran-Backed Forces, Including Kataib Hezbollah, In Iraq

US Strikes Iran-Backed Forces, Including Kataib Hezbollah, In Iraq

New Delhi: The US forces carried out strikes on three sites used by Iran-backed forces in Iraq after an earlier attack left three American personnel injured. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin described the strikes as “necessary” and “proportionate”. “Today, at @POTUS’ direction, US military forces conducted necessary & proportionate strikes on 3 facilities used by Kataib … Read more

Revisited: From Blair to Starmer: Labour’s path to power, part 2 – podcast | News

Revisited: From Blair to Starmer: Labour’s path to power, part 2 – podcast | News

This week we are re-running some of our favourite episodes. Today in Focus will return with new episodes on Tuesday 2 January 2024. Labour went into the 1997 general election having been in opposition for 18 years. None of the shadow cabinet had any government experience. And yet the party led by Tony Blair was … Read more

Boxing Day weather live updates: man killed by tree branch in Victoria with more storms forecast in Queensland and NSW | Australia weather

Boxing Day weather live updates: man killed by tree branch in Victoria with more storms forecast in Queensland and NSW | Australia weather

Man killed by tree branch in Victoria A man has died after a tree branch fell on him in Victoria this morning. According to Victorian police, the tree branch fell at a private property in Caringal just after 9am today. Emergency services provided medical assistance but the man died at the scene. He is yet … Read more

Software engineers are more valuable than capital. AI may change that

Software engineers are more valuable than capital. AI may change that

Job postings mentioning artificial intelligence are surging as the technology is booming. Gorodenkoff | Istock | Getty Images In the niche battle of software engineers versus capital, many company leaders are voting software engineers as more valuable — even at a time of high interest rates and pricey borrowing. Will generative artificial intelligence change this? … Read more

More storms and rain for southeast Australia on Boxing Day

More storms and rain for southeast Australia on Boxing Day

Southeast Australia is set to be smashed with more severe weather on Boxing Day, with thunderstorms and rain forecast for large parts of Queensland and New South Wales. In Queensland, the Bureau of Meteorology says damaging winds, heavy rainfall and large hail are likely between Mackay and the Sunshine Coast, and possible south of Charters … Read more

The best and worst U.S. airports 2023

The best and worst U.S. airports 2023

AirHelp, an air passenger rights company, released its 2023 AirHelp Score report on America’s best and worst airports. The company used data to calculate how often flights departed as scheduled in airports across the country and surveyed passengers about wait times, cleanliness, retail stores and restaurants. The company determined an airports final ranking based on … Read more