NY TIMES Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has issued an order for Iran to strike Israel directly, in retaliation for the killing in Tehran of Hamas’s leader, Ismail Haniyeh, according to three Iranian officials briefed on the order. Mr. Khamenei gave the order at an emergency meeting of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council on […]
RNZ British pop rock band The 1975 are being sued by the organisers of a Malaysian music festival which was shut down after the group’s frontman kissed a male band mate onstage and criticised the country’s anti-LGBTQ laws. Future Sounds Asia is suing The 1975 and its individual members for 1.9 million pounds (NZ$4.1 million), according to
MALAY MAIL JERUSALEM, Aug 1 — Israel “delivered crushing blows to all our enemies”, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, explicitly mentioning the killing of Hezbollah leader Fuad Shukr in south Beirut. Netanyahu’s televised statement lasted for approximately five minutes and did not make any reference to the killing of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh
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France 24 President Nicolás Maduro on Wednesday asked Venezuela’s high court to conduct an audit of the presidential election after opposition leaders disputed his claim of victory, drawing criticism from foreign observers who said the court is too close to the government to produce an independent review. Maduro told reporters that the ruling party is also ready to show all
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HELLO MAGAZINE Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s youngest daughter, Vivienne, 16, took on a surprising new role recently as she worked as an usher at the Reefer Madness: The Musical reunion concert. According to People, the event, held at The Whitley in Hollywood, saw Vivienne assisting guests to their seats, showcasing her dedication to theater beyond the stage. This comes after
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Carlos Alcaraz made light work of Roman Safiullin as he raced past the Russian into the last eight of the men’s singles at Paris 2024. The Spaniard was in no mood for messing about on Court Suzanne-Lenglen, beating the world No. 66 6-4 6-2 in 90 minutes. Alcaraz was fresh off a championship-tiebreak win in
The response to Joe Biden finally surrendering the Democratic presidential nomination has been instructive. Since Israel’s genocidal rampage in Gaza began, there has been a common theme in how Western politicians and media outlets have approached the horror: that Palestinian life has little or even no meaningful worth. This has not been subtle. Sure, this
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has regained weight and appears to have obesity-related health problems such as high blood pressure and diabetes, and his officials are looking for new medicines abroad to treat them, South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers Monday. The 40-year-old Kim, known for heavy drinking and smoking, comes from a family with a
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William Laws Calley Jr., who as an Army lieutenant led the U.S. soldiers who killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai massacre, the most notorious war crime in modern American military history, has died. He was 80. Calley died on April 28, according to his Florida death record, which said he had been living
Russia may deploy new strike weapons in response to the planned U.S. stationing of longer-range and hypersonic missiles in Germany, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday. Speaking at a naval parade in St Petersburg, Putin vowed “mirror measures” after the U.S. earlier this month announced that it will start deploying the weapons in 2026,
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