By Reuters – Police in Germany arrested four stateless Syrian Palestinians and one Syrian national suspected of committing crimes against humanity and war crimes in Syria some 10 years ago, prosecutors said. The men, identified in line with German privacy laws only as Jihad A., Mahmoud A., Sameer S. and Wael S. are suspected to have been affiliated with the…
According to a report in the New York Times, Joe Biden told a key ally that he knows he may not be able to salvage his candidacy if his next few public appearances do not go well. However, the White House said these claims as “absolutely false”. US President Joe Biden, who is seeking re-election,…
San Francisco, United States: US media giant NBCUniversal on Wednesday announced that it will use the AI version of a legendary sports broadcaster to narrate personalized daily recaps of Olympic game events. Narration by Hall of Fame announcer Al Michaels generated using artificial intelligence will voice the recaps that will be personalized to individual viewers of…
Beijing: China’s Communist Party on Thursday expelled former defence minister Li Shangfu and his predecessor Wei Fenghe for “serious violations of discipline”, a euphemism for corruption, state news agency Xinhua reported. Li was suspected of receiving “huge sums of money” in bribes as well as bribing others, and an investigation found he “did not fulfill political…
Berlin: A 17-year-old has turned himself in to police in Germany after an attack on a lawmaker that the country’s leaders decried as a threat to democracy. The teenager reported to police in the eastern city of Dresden early Sunday morning and said he was “the perpetrator who had knocked down the SPD politician”, police said…
Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet decided on Sunday to shut down Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel for as long as the war in Gaza continues, on the grounds the Qatari television network threatens national security. “The incitement channel Al Jazeera will be closed in Israel,” Netanyahu posted on social media following the unanimous cabinet vote….
In a move fitting for one of the largest companies in the world, Apple Inc. just announced the biggest US buyback ever, saying its board approved an additional $110 billion in share repurchases. With the announcement, the maker of iPhones tops its own record for largest buyback value announced in the US. In 2018, the…
Beirut: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday announced $1 billion in aid for Lebanon during a visit to the country mired in an economic meltdown exacerbated by a migrant crisis and the threat of war with Israel. “I can announce a financial package of $1 billion for Lebanon that would be available from this…
Scores of New York police officers entered Columbia University’s campus on Wednesday, a day after pro-Palestine student protesters barricaded and occupied a building inside the campus. Here Are 10 Points On US University Protests Police officers, in tactical gear and helmets, marched into the campus and climbed up to the second floor of Hamilton Hall…
In Ukraine, a picturesque estate nicknamed the ‘Harry Potter Castle’ has been destroyed by a Russian missile attack that also claimed the lives of four people, CNN reported. The missile attack on the Southern Ukrainian city also injured 30 others, including two children and a pregnant woman. Nearly 20 residential buildings and infrastructure facilities were also damaged…