Israel PM calls killing of Hezbollah leader ‘necessary’

Israel PM calls killing of Hezbollah leader ‘necessary’

Israel has killed Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in a powerful air strike in Beirut, dealing a heavy blow to the group as it reels from an escalating campaign of Israeli attacks. The Israeli military said on Saturday it had eliminated Nasrallah in the strike on the group’s central command headquarters in Beirut’s southern suburbs … Read more

YouTube announces new generative AI features for video, music and inspiration

YouTube announces new generative AI features for video, music and inspiration

YouTube CEO Neal Mohan has announced a slate of new artificial intelligence features coming to the platform. At a promotional event in Google’s Manhattan office on Wednesday, Mohan said the new generative AI features, which will be introduced at unspecified times throughout the rest of the year, will give “billions of people around the world … Read more

Hundreds rally in the streets of Paris to support world abortion rights

Hundreds rally in the streets of Paris to support world abortion rights

PARIS — Hundreds of people came out in Paris on Saturday, marching in support of the right to abortion for women across the world, just six months after France became the first country to guarantee in its constitution a woman’s right to voluntarily terminate a pregnancy. The protest, organized by civil society groups to mark … Read more

Coffee could be more than a morning pick-me-up, according to new research

Coffee could be more than a morning pick-me-up, according to new research

A morning cup of coffee may do more than just perk you up, according to new research. Moderate amounts of caffeine intake — defined as about three cups of coffee or tea a day — were associated with a lower risk of developing cardiometabolic multimorbidity, study’s lead author Dr Chaofu Ke, associate professor of epidemiology … Read more

Beirut rocked as Israel launches fresh wave of strikes

Beirut rocked as Israel launches fresh wave of strikes

Israel has launched air strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs and other areas of Lebanon a day after carrying out a massive attack on Hezbollah’s headquarters it says killed the group’s leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. The Iran-backed Hezbollah has yet to issue any statement on the status of Nasrallah, who has led the group for 32 … Read more

For a decade, he was the man mourning a fiancée who went missing. Then he was charged with her murder

For a decade, he was the man mourning a fiancée who went missing. Then he was charged with her murder

John Carter seemed desperate to find his missing fiancée. On the night of August 14, 2011 — less than 24 hours after Katelyn Markham had last been seen in the Cincinnati suburb where she lived — Carter dialled 911 and reported her missing. In the months and years that followed, he repeatedly provided information to … Read more

Chappell Roan pulls out of All Things Go music festival shows days after backlash over US presidential election comments

Chappell Roan pulls out of All Things Go music festival shows days after backlash over US presidential election comments

Chappell Roan — who faced a days-long backlash online for her recent comments about the November presidential election — announced Friday that she is dropping out of the All Things Go music festivals. The pop star, 26, was scheduled to perform at the festival Saturday in New York City, and Sunday in Columbia, Maryland. In … Read more

At least 23 dead, millions without power as Tropical Storm Helene hits southeast US

At least 23 dead, millions without power as Tropical Storm Helene hits southeast US

Tropical Storm Helene has brought life-threatening flooding to the Carolinas after causing wide destruction through Florida and Georgia, killing at least 23 people, swamping neighbourhoods and leaving more than 4 million homes and businesses without power. Helene hit Florida’s Big Bend region as a powerful category-four hurricane on Thursday at 11.10pm and left a chaotic … Read more

Residents ransack chimpanzee centre in Guinea after animal kills infant

Residents ransack chimpanzee centre in Guinea after animal kills infant

People living near a chimpanzee research centre in Guinea attacked the facility after a woman said one of the world-famous animals had killed her infant, the centre’s managers said. An angry crowd ransacked the building at the Bossou Environmental Research Institute, destroying and setting fire to equipment including drones, computers and more than 200 documents. … Read more