The bomb that Israel used to kill Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut last week was an American-made guided weapon, a US senator said on Sunday. Mark Kelly, chair of the Senate Armed Services Airland Subcommittee, said Israel used a 2,000-lb (900-kg) Mark 84 series bomb, during an interview with NBC. His statement marks … Read more
Three years after the suicide bomber attack at Afghanistan’s Abbey Gate that killed 13 US service personnel and about 170 Afghan civilians, the network behind the perpetrator is “pretty degraded” but not eliminated, the Pentagon’s civilian commando chief said. “A lot of allied and partner disruptions” of the ISIS-K network have reduced its “capability to … Read more
The fake sites enabled by cheap AI tools are fueling false narratives on US Elections (representational) Washington: Pro-Kremlin sites masquerading as US “news” outlets have dished out unfounded claims that Democrats plotted to assassinate Donald Trump, a prime example of how phoney AI-powered portals are spewing inflammatory falsehoods in a high-stakes election year. Hundreds of … Read more
The 55-year-old CEO then turned himself in to police on August 13. The CEO of a private equity firm in the US has been arrested for allegedly strangling a 15-year-old boy who splashed a woman with water at an In-N-Out restaurant. According to The Independent, the incident took place on August 4. Lucas Kalisher, the … Read more
Year-over-year inflation reached its lowest level in more than three years in July, the latest sign that the worst price spike in four decades is fading and setting up the Federal Reserve for an interest rate cut in September. Wednesday’s report from the Labor Department showed that consumer prices rose just 0.2% from June to … Read more
Mr Thanedar underlined that Muhammad Yunus has called for an end to the violence. Washington: Two prominent Indian-American lawmakers have sought the US’ direct intervention to stop the “coordinated attacks” against minority Hindus in Bangladesh, underlining that instability in the region, “fuelled by religious intolerance and violence”, is not in the interest of America or … Read more
With summer now finally here, Brits will be flocking all over the world to bask in some much-overdue sunshine. But experts have now issued a stark warning about fatal ‘raccoon worms’ that are reportedly cropping up among numerous European vacation hotspots. The deadly parasite, known as Baylisascaris procyonis, can spread from these animals to humans, … Read more
Earlier this week, a disturbing video emerged from the UK, in which a young Asian boy could be seen being kicked and punched while he lay defenceless on the floor of Manchester Airport. Most reports said that three Greater Manchester police officers were first assaulted – one of whom was left with a broken nose … Read more
British bike maker Norton Motorcycles, part of the TVS Motor Company, on Wednesday said it plans to launch six new products over the next three years with an eye on increasing sales through sales partners in the US, Germany, France, Italy and India. TVS Motor has committed 200 million pounds in new product development, facilities, … Read more
Inflation “remains above” the U.S. Federal Reserve’s 2% target, but has been improving in recent months and “more good data would strengthen” the case for central bank interest rate cuts, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday in congressional testimony. In comments that appeared to show increasing faith that inflation will return to the Fed’s … Read more
