The fires, which have devastated Los Angeles neighborhoods on the east and west sides of the city, have so far killed 10 people and destroyed nearly 10,000 structures, with those figures expected to grow. “It looks like an atomic bomb dropped in these areas. I don’t expect good news, and we’re not looking forward to […]
Galagodaatte Gnanasara was sentenced on Thursday to nine months for his anti-Muslim remarks, which date to 2016. He was previously jailed last year on a similar charge of disparaging Sri Lanka’s minority Muslims, who account for just over about 10 percent of the 22 million population. He was on bail while appealing that four-year sentence. […]
A huge crowd had gathered to collect entrance tokens to visit the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh when the stampede broke out on Wednesday. “The unfortunate incident… has claimed the lives of six devotees. I pray to god to give peace to the departed souls,” Prem Kumar Jain, spokesman […]
“We agree that we are for the unity and integrity of Syrian territory and reject any division projects that threaten the country’s unity,” the commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi, said in a written statement to AFP. He spoke following a meeting he described as “positive” between Kurdish leaders and the […]
Brent crude settled down 89 cents, or 1.16%, to $76.23 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 93 cents, or 1.25%, to $73.32. Both benchmarks had risen more than 1% earlier in the session. “The oil market is being weighed down by the significant increases in gasoline and diesel inventories that we’ve seen over […]
The iPhone maker last week paid $95 million to settle a class action lawsuit in which plaintiffs alleged it routinely recorded their private conversations after they activated Siri unintentionally, and disclosed these conversations to third parties such as advertisers. Voice assistants typically react when people use “hot words” such as “Hey, Siri.” The company denied […]
“Either the European Commission applies with the greatest firmness the laws that we have given ourselves to protect our public space, or it does not do so and then it will have to agree to give back the capacity to do so to the EU member states,” Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told France Inter radio. […]
“…Annie has made deeply hurtful and entirely untrue claims about our family, especially Sam,” the boss of the California startup said in a letter co-signed by his mother and two brothers, and published on social platform X. “Our family loves Annie and is very concerned about her well-being. Caring for a family member who faces […]
“Younis Khan will accompany the team during their conditioning and preparation camp in Pakistan, offering his mentorship services until the conclusion of the tournament,” the ACB said in a statement. Younis Khan previously served as a batting coach for Afghanistan in April 2022. “Since the Champions Trophy is being held in Pakistan, it was required […]
Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei described the comments as “baseless, contradictory, and speculative,” and called for France “to reconsider its non-constructive approaches to peace and stability”. Macron had said in a speech Monday that Iran is the “main strategic and security challenge for France, Europeans, the entire region and beyond”. He added that Iran would […]
