- Israeli strikes in southwestern Syria kill 6 people as troops clash with residents The Associated Press
- Palestinians protest against Hamas, Oscar-winning director Ballal is released FRANCE 24 English
- At least six people killed in Israeli attacks on southern Syria Al Jazeera English
- IDF engages in firefight with terrorists in southern Syria The Jerusalem Post
- Syria Slams 'Flagrant' Israeli Violation After Deadly Bombardment Barron's
Why Queen Camilla Has Been Issued a “Strict” Warning Regarding Her Meeting With the Pope – Yahoo
- Why Queen Camilla Has Been Issued a "Strict" Warning Regarding Her Meeting With the Pope Yahoo
- King’s Vatican visit postponed due to Pope illness BBC.com
- State Visits to the Holy See and the Republic of Italy announced The Royal Family
- King Charles Postpones Vatican Visit Over Pope’s Health The Daily Beast
- King Charles postpones Vatican visit to give Pope Francis more recovery time Catholic News Agency
Skin bleaching is terribly popular — and takes a terrible toll : Goats and Soda – NPR
Two French air display jets crash in rehearsal
The three occupants of the two Alpha Jets that collided ejected and were "found alive and conscious".
Two French air display jets crash in rehearsal
The three occupants of the two Alpha Jets that collided ejected and were "found alive and conscious".
Mob Descends on a Comedy Club After a Comic Jokes About a Politician – The New York Times
- Mob Descends on a Comedy Club After a Comic Jokes About a Politician The New York Times
- A comedian told a joke about a politician. Now he’s under police investigation CNN
- Indian stand-up comic sets off free speech debate with parody song Reuters India
- Amid Eknath Shinde row, Kamra takes shot at T-Series for 'being a stooge' The Times of India
- Kunal Kamra Gets 2nd Summons, Doubles Down With Digs On Nirmala Sitharaman NDTV
Pope Francis was so close to death that doctors considered ending treatment – The Guardian
South Sudan clashes: UN fears civil war as barrel bombs dropped in Upper Nile – BBC.com
- South Sudan clashes: UN fears civil war as barrel bombs dropped in Upper Nile BBC.com
- Could the Sudan crisis tip South Sudan into civil war? GZERO Media
- South Sudan opposition decries arrests, as UN warns of civil war The New Arab
- Is the world’s youngest country about to go to war – again? The Christian Science Monitor
- South Sudan is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war, UN envoy says The Associated Press
UN fears war as barrel bombs dropped in South Sudan
The UN issues a stark warning following fighting between the army and the White army militia.
King Charles and Queen Camilla Postpone Visit with Pope Francis as Church Leader Recovers – AOL
What Happens If the Houthis Hit an Aircraft Carrier with a Missile? – 19FortyFive
- What Happens If the Houthis Hit an Aircraft Carrier with a Missile? 19FortyFive
- Houthis claim responsibility for strikes against US ships: report Fox News
- Signs U.S. Massing B-2 Spirit Bombers In Diego Garcia The War Zone
- US appears to be significantly increasing its military presence in the Middle East Sky News
- Trump Administration’s Actions Made Houthi Terrorists Pay The White House
Gérard Depardieu tells court he grabbed sexual assault accuser by hips to avoid slipping
Actor denies assault and says he was following advice of his then lawyer when he previously told police there had been no physical contact
The French actor Gérard Depardieu has admitted in court that he grabbed the hips of a woman who has accused him of sexual assault, but said it was to avoid slipping and was not a sexual attack.
“I grabbed her hips,” the actor, 76, told his trial for sexual assault at the Paris criminal court on Tuesday. The head judge noted that this was a change from his testimony during police interrogation when he had denied that any physical contact had taken place with the 54-year-old set decorator.
Continue reading...China remains top military and cyber threat to US, intelligence report says
Annual report says Beijing making ‘steady but uneven’ progress on capabilities to capture Taiwan
China remains the United States’ top military and cyber threat, according to a new report by US intelligence agencies that said Beijing was making “steady but uneven” progress on capabilities it could use to capture Taiwan.
China has the ability to hit the United States with conventional weapons, compromise US infrastructure through cyber-attacks, and target its assets in space, as well as seeking to displace the US as the top AI power by 2030, the Annual Threat Assessment by the intelligence community said.
Continue reading...Australians can now use Apple AirPods Pro as hearing aids – but experts warn they’re not for everyone
Experts hope the use of the headphones for mild to moderate hearing loss will reduce stigma and persuade people to test their hearing
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Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 can for the first time be used as hearing aids for moderate hearing loss in Australia – but despite benefits, such as reducing social stigma and lowering costs, experts warn they are not suitable for everyone.
After approval from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in December, Apple on Wednesday pushed out an update to AirPods Pro 2 devices in Australia allowing users to test their hearing and use the Bluetooth headphones as hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss. It is only TGA approved for people aged 18 and older.
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Continue reading...BOMBSHELL: Trump texting fiasco’s most shocking revelation drops during Senate hearing – NJ.com
- BOMBSHELL: Trump texting fiasco’s most shocking revelation drops during Senate hearing NJ.com
- As top Trump aides sent texts on Signal, flight data show a member of the group chat was in Russia CBS News
- Top Trump aide in Signal chat was in Russia while the text stream was active—but denies he had personal or government-issued phone with him Fortune
- White House pushes back on WSJ editorial board: Witkoff had ‘secure line of communication’ in Russia The Hill
- Opinion | The White House Protests on Signal The Wall Street Journal
Walmart heiress places New York Times ad: ‘The dignity of our country is not for sale’ – Fortune
- Walmart heiress places New York Times ad: 'The dignity of our country is not for sale' Fortune
- Walmart Heiress’ Veiled Trump Critique Breaks Billionaire Quiet Bloomberg
- Walmart heiress makes shock move against Trump with bombshell message to Americans Daily Mail
- Walmart heiress worth $17.8 billion quietly enters political discourse with New York Times ad declaring ‘the dignity of our country is not for sale’ Yahoo
Palestinian Oscar-Winning Director Hamdan Ballal Released By Israeli Forces—What To Know About ‘No Other Land’ – Forbes
- Palestinian Oscar-Winning Director Hamdan Ballal Released By Israeli Forces—What To Know About ‘No Other Land’ Forbes
- Oscar-winning Palestinian director says Israeli soldiers beat him after attack by settlers The Associated Press
- Israeli Police Release Palestinian Director Hamdan Ballal After West Bank Incident The New York Times
- ‘Like a punishment’: witnesses describe Israeli settler attack on No Other Land director The Guardian
- Oscar-winning director Hamdan Ballal speaks to ABC News from hospital: 'It was a hard, hard attack' ABC News
Eight journalists covering anti-government protests held in Turkey
Arrests condemned as ‘unlawful’ by press freedom groups, highlighting growing repression amid demonstrations against President Erdoğan
A prosecutor in Istanbul has remanded eight journalists in custody, reversing a decision to release them after they were arrested for covering Turkey’s largest anti-government protests in years.
The journalists were among 10 arrested in dawn raids on their homes earlier this week. An Istanbul court initially ruled the journalists should be released before reversing the decision and issuing an official arrest order, according to their lawyers and representatives.
Continue reading...Two Alpha Jets of the Patrouille de France Display Team Collide During Rehearsal Flight – The Aviationist
- Two Alpha Jets of the Patrouille de France Display Team Collide During Rehearsal Flight The Aviationist
- Two French air display jets crash in rehearsal BBC.com
- Two Patrouille de France Jets Collide, No Fatalities AVweb
- Three survive mid-air crash of French air force acrobatics team Yahoo
- Two military jets collide in midair stunt, crash to ground in fiery explosion Fox News
Houthis reaffirm attacks on Israel, ready to assist Hezbollah despite US strikes – The Jerusalem Post
- Houthis reaffirm attacks on Israel, ready to assist Hezbollah despite US strikes The Jerusalem Post
- Israel strikes Lebanon after first rocket attack since ceasefire BBC.com
- Rockets Fired From Lebanon Prompt Israeli Strikes The New York Times
- EU foreign minister says Israel's military actions in the region 'must be proportionate' Haaretz
- Lebanon appeals to US, France to prevent Israeli strikes on Beirut The Times of Israel