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X owner Elon Musk called the judge ‘an utter disgrace’ for the legal threats Social media giant X is closing its offices in Brazil due to legal threats from Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes. The company claimed Saturday that executives were “forced to make this decision” after de Moraes threatened arrests if the platform did not take…

Chechnya President Ramzan Kadyrov invited Tesla CEO Elon Musk to Russia on Saturday after being filmed behind the wheel of one of the company’s Cybertrucks mounted with a machine gun. In a clip posted on Kadyrov’s Telegram channel, the self-styled strongman was seen taking the stainless steel-clad Cybertruck for a leisurely drive before standing astride the machine…

The artist who created the famous “Hope” posters for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign has made a similar design for Kamala Harris. The artist who created the famous Hope posters for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign has made a similar design for Kamala Harris. Artist Shepard Fairey recently released the posters featuring the Democratic nominee in blue…

Gold prices soared to an all-time high on Friday as the dollar weakened on growing expectations for an interest-rate cut from the Federal Reserve in September, and as tensions in the Middle East bolstered demand for bullion. Spot gold was up 1.7% to $2,498.72 per ounce by 02:27 p.m. EDT (1827 GMT), after hitting a record high…

China will monitor people and goods entering the country for mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, for the next six months, its customs administration said on Friday, after the WHO designated the outbreak a global public health emergency earlier this week. Pakistan on Friday confirmed the first case in Asia of a new mpox variant, a day after…

The Supreme Leader has rejected offers of foreign aid, insisting that his government has the recovery operation under control Kim Jong-un has been pictured surrounded by crying children reaching for food in a dining hall in Pyongyang. More than 15,000 North Koreans have flocked to the capital after devastating flooding struck the country. Kim has rejected offers…

Kamala Harris outlined proposals to cut taxes for most Americans, ban “price gouging” by grocers and build more affordable housing on Friday as part of the “opportunity economy” she plans to pursue if she wins the White House. In her first major economy-focused speech as the Democratic presidential nominee, Harris pledged to introduce a new child tax…

An influential aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that the West and the U.S.-led NATO alliance had helped to plan Ukraine’s surprise attack on Russia’s Kursk region, something Washington has denied. The lightning incursion, the biggest into Russia by a foreign power since World War Two, began on Aug. 6 when thousands of Ukrainian…

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Friday to let President Joe Biden’s administration enforce a key part of a new rule protecting LGBT students from discrimination in schools and colleges based on gender identity in 10 Republican-led states that had challenged it. The justices denied the administration’s request to partially lift lower court injunctions that had blocked…

Thailand’s parliament elected political neophyte Paetongtarn Shinawatra as its youngest prime minister on Friday, only a day after she was thrust into the spotlight amid an unrelenting power struggle between the country’s warring elites. The 37-year-old daughter of divisive political heavyweight Thaksin Shinawatra sailed through a house vote and now faces a baptism of fire, just two…

Opposition politician Can Atalay, of the Workers’ Party of Turkey, was jailed for 18 years after allegations he tried to overthrow the government by organising nationwide protests in 2013. A fistfight broke out in Turkey’s parliament on Friday when an opposition deputy was attacked after calling for his jailed colleague to be freed. The country’s MPs came…

The EU’s public health body has said it is “highly likely” Europe will have “more imported cases of mpox” after the virus was detected in at least 16 African nations. People should get vaccinated against mpox if travelling to an African country affected by the latest outbreak, the EU’s public health body has said. The European Centre…

The election of Paetongtarn Shinawatra as Thailand’s prime minister represents a remarkable comeback for the political dynasty founded by her billionaire father, Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted by a military coup in 2006. Paetongtarn, 37, a former executive in a hotel business run by her family, becomes the third close member of the Shinawatra clan to take…

A Missouri woman has been arrested on charges she orchestrated a brazen scheme to defraud Elvis Presley’s family by trying to auction off his Graceland mansion and property before a judge halted the mysterious foreclosure sale, the Justice Department said Friday. Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, of Kimberling City, falsely claimed Presley’s daughter borrowed $3.8 million from a…

With less than a month to go before the 76th Emmy Awards, the telecast’s hosts are finally set. As expected, the father-son duo of Eugene Levy and Dan Levy will emcee this year’s Emmys, which take place on Sunday, Sept. 15, live on ABC. The two made history in 2020 as the first father and son to…

The tech review world has been full of murky deals between companies and influencers for years, but it appears Google finally crossed a line with the Pixel 9. The company’s invite-only Team Pixel program — which seeds Pixel products to influencers before public availability — stipulated that participating influencers were not allowed to feature Pixel products alongside…

Ukraine has destroyed a strategically important bridge over the river Seym, as it continues its incursion into Russia’s Kursk region. Russian officials have been quoted as saying the operation near the town of Glushkovo has cut off part of the local district. The bridge was used by the Kremlin to supply its troops and its destruction could…

A Missouri woman is accused of trying to defraud Elvis Presley’s family of millions of dollars and steal the family’s ownership interest in Graceland, the US singing legend’s family home. Lisa Jeanine Findley, who used a variety of aliases, was arrested for allegedly orchestrating a scheme to conduct a fraudulent sale of Graceland, located in Memphis, Tennessee…

Dubbed the “Ketamine Queen” by US prosecutors, alleged drug dealer Jasveen Sangha is one of five people who US officials say supplied ketamine to Friends star Matthew Perry, exploiting his drug addiction for profit, and leading to his overdose death. Ms Sangha now faces nine charges, including conspiracy to distribute ketamine and distribution of ketamine resulting in…

With inflation and high grocery prices still frustrating many voters, Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday proposed a ban on “price gouging” by food suppliers and grocery stores, as part of a broader agenda aimed at lowering the cost of housing, medicine, and food. It’s an attempt to tackle a clear vulnerability of Harris’ head-on: Under the…

Kim Dotcom, who is facing criminal charges relating to the defunct file-sharing website Megaupload, will be extradited to the United States from New Zealand, the New Zealand justice minister said on Thursday. German-born Dotcom, who has New Zealand residency, has been fighting extradition to the United States since 2012 following a FBI-ordered raid on his Auckland mansion.…

Ukraine has chalked up a string of victories more than a week since blindsiding Russia with a lightning cross-border assault, but the risks are piling up as its troops make plans to hold territory and Russia recovers its footing. Ukraine poured thousands of troops into the western Russian region of Kursk last week, pulling down Russian flags…

There is little about Marc Fogel’s past that could have predicted he would one day end up in a Russian prison. An American history teacher who made a career working at international schools across multiple continents, the 63-year-old had been a “happy-go-lucky” person since boyhood, the kind of educator whom students remember fondly their whole lives, said…

More than 30,000 Britons were infected with deadly diseases after being given contaminated blood and blood products in the 1970s and 1980s in the worst treatment disaster in NHS history. Victims of the infected blood scandal will receive financial support for life, the government has confirmed. Announcing the updated multi-billion-pound compensation scheme, the government said there would…

An annual competition to showcase scientific work in action has revealed its winners, with spectacular photos from around the world taking the top spots. See all the winners and runners-up below. A dramatic image of a whale shark rising from the depths to feed on a bait ball has won an international scientific photography competition. The BMC…

It is hoped the visit will help showcase Colombia’s cultural heritage, but also draw a focus to the Sussexes’ personal priorities, such as the impact of the digital world on young people, celebrating the military community and female empowerment. Prince Harry and Meghan have landed in Colombia for their second major overseas tour outside of the Royal…

British teacher Kevin Nightingale, 39, died of a heart attack in Cambodia. But to his parents’ horror, the body authorities sent back to the UK was not their son’s. A father who scrambled to raise nearly £7,000 to get his son’s body returned to the UK after he died in Cambodia has described the shock at finding…

Taylor Swift’s history-making Eras Tour made a triumphant return, accompanied by Ed Sheeran, in London Thursday night. He joined the headliner on stage at Wembley Stadium for the acoustic section, playing on two of their collaborations, “Everything Has Changed” and “Endgame,” before a burst of Sheeran’s hit “Thinking Out Loud.” Swift teased the audience before his appearance,…

While the statement prompted the Opposition to attack the BJP government, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant tried to do some damage control by claiming that the minister was not talking about Goa. Panaji: Goa Law Minister Aleixo Sequeira on Thursday put his own government on the spot by saying that drugs were available everywhere and no action was…

Sweden on Thursday (Aug 15) announced the first case outside Africa of the more dangerous variant of mpox, which the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a global public health emergency. The country’s public health agency confirmed to AFP that it was the same strain of the virus that has surged in the Democratic Republic of Congo…

Calls to denounce “die hard” Taiwanese secessionists, a tipline to report them and punishments that include the death penalty for “ringleaders” – Beijing’s familiar rhetoric against Taiwan is turning dangerously real. The democratically-governed island has grown used to China’s claims. Even the planes and ships that test its defences have become a routine provocation. But the recent…

Ukraine has set up a military administrative office in Russia’s western Kursk region, where its surprise incursion into Russian territory continues, according to its top military commander. Gen Oleksandr Syrsky said the office would “maintain law and order” and “meet the immediate needs” of the population in the area. In a video posted on social media, Gen…

Tiers of graves are stacked deep underground in a bloated Gaza cemetery, where Sa’di Baraka spends his days hacking at the earth, making room for more dead. “Sometimes we make graves on top of graves,” he said. Baraka and his solemn corps of volunteer gravediggers in the Deir al-Balah cemetery start at sunrise, digging new trenches or…

Jasveen Sangha, a 41-year-old dual British and American citizen, has been under the radar of federal authorities for her involvement in the distribution of dangerous narcotics. New Delhi: Among the five people who have been charged in actor Matthew Perry’s death due to a drug overdose last year is a woman called Jasveen Sangha, popularly known as…

A Chinese woman had to be escorted off a plane after she refused to store her designer bag under the seat in front of her A Chinese woman had to be escorted off a plane after she refused to store her designer bag under the seat in front of her, as is the rule in most flights.…

China’s factory output slowed for a third straight month in July, showing the recovery in the world’s second-largest economy was losing steam, although the battered consumer sector perked up slightly as stimulus targeting households took effect. A mixed batch of data on Thursday pointed to a patchy start to the second half for the $19 trillion economy…

The U.S. Navy’s deployment of new extremely long-range air-to-air missiles in the Indo-Pacific could erase China’s advantage in aerial reach, experts say, part of an intensifying focus on projecting power amid high tensions in the region. The AIM-174B, developed from the readily available Raytheon (RTX.N), opens new tab SM-6 air defence missile, is the longest-range such missile…

Ukraine’s forces advanced further into Russia’s Kursk region on Wednesday as Kyiv said its gains would provide a strategic buffer zone to protect its border areas from Russian attacks. Kyiv’s surge into Russian territory last week caught Moscow by surprise. Russian forces that began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 had been grinding out steady gains…

Ernst & Young (EY) and KPMG have snapped up over half of PwC’s corporate clients in China that have fled the market’s leading accounting firm as it faces a regulatory probe, filings show. Chinese authorities have been investigating PwC’s role in auditing China Evergrande Group (3333.HK), opens new tab, after the securities regulator accused the troubled property…

A U.S. judge on Wednesday said he was planning to issue an order forcing Alphabet’s Google to give Android users more ways to download apps, but would not micromanage the tech giant’s business, following a jury verdict last year for “Fortnite” maker Epic Games. U.S. District Judge James Donato in San Francisco heard from technology experts and…

Travis Kelce won’t be kneeling on the ground and pulling out a ring for Taylor Swift without an “ironclad prenup,” Life & Style reports. “There’s just no way Taylor would walk down the aisle without a prenup,” an insider told the publication for a report released Wednesday. While the pair are reportedly talking about what their agreement…

Sky News meets a group of Russian detainees who say their families do not know what has happened to them. The Russian prisoners of war – mostly young conscripts – were grouped together in a line of cells along a dimly-lit corridor at a detention site in Ukraine. They had been captured during a shock advance by…

More people are being evacuated from a district in Russia’s Kursk border region after Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces were continuing to push ahead into Russian territory. Listen to a Daily podcast on how Ukraine broke through Vladimir Putin’s “red line” as you scroll. Russian detainees in Ukraine reveal Kursk reality The Russian prisoners of war –…

Gena Rowlands, whose seminal and fearless performance in “A Woman Under the Influence” inspired a generation and who starred in many other John Cassavetes features as well as the romance “The Notebook,” died Wednesday at her home in Indian Wells, Calif. She was 94. Her death was confirmed by the office of her son’s agent. In June,…

North Korea will reopen one city to foreign tourists in December after nearly five years of border closures due to the Covid pandemic. At least two China-based tour operators have announced that tourists will soon be allowed to visit the mountainous northern city of Samjiyon. Reclusive North Korea sealed itself off at the start of the pandemic…

The world’s highest single-arch rail bridge is set to connect Indian-administered Kashmir with the rest of the country by train for the first time. It took more than 20 years for the Indian railways to finish the bridge over the River Chenab in the Reasi district of Jammu. The showpiece infrastructure project is 35m taller than the…

The World Health Organization declared Wednesday that the increasing spread of mpox in Africa is a global health emergency, warning the virus might ultimately spill across international borders. The announcement by WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus came after a meeting of the U.N. health agency’s emergency committee. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared mpox…

A teenager on a field trip to see a Detroit court ended up in jail clothes and handcuffs because a judge said he didn’t like her attitude. Judge Kenneth King even asked other kids in the courtroom Tuesday whether the 16-year-old girl should be taken to juvenile detention, WXYZ-TV reported. King, who works at 36th District Court,…

Only a ceasefire deal in Gaza stemming from hoped-for talks this week would hold Iran back from direct retaliation against Israel for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on its soil, three senior Iranian officials said. Iran has vowed a severe response to Haniyeh’s killing, which took place as he visited Tehran late last month and…

Africa’s top public health body declared what it termed a “public health emergency of continental security” on Tuesday over an outbreak of mpox that has spread from the Democratic Republic of Congo to neighbouring countries. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) had warned last week of an alarming rate of spread of the…

Nearly five years after millions of euros’ worth of jewellery was stolen in a museum heist in eastern Germany, visitors can once again admire nearly all of the precious pieces in person. In November 2019, thieves stole pieces that contained more than 4,300 diamonds with an estimated value of over 113 million euros ($124 million), from the…

A grand jury indicted an Ohio police officer on four counts of murder on Tuesday for his fatal shooting of a 21-year-old pregnant Black woman in a grocery-store parking lot. Blendon Township Police Officer Connor Grubb and another officer approached Ta’Kiya Young in her car on Aug. 24, 2023, suspecting her of shoplifting. Police released body-worn camera…

Street artist Banksy on Tuesday claimed the ninth – and perhaps final – mural of his animal-themed art trail across London, with a painting on the shutters of the capital’s zoo showing a gorilla freeing a sea lion and birds. The series began with a mountain goat on Monday and was followed by eight other artworks, including…

Hannah Jacobs, who was severely allergic to dairy, died within hours of having a sip of a Costa Coffee hot chocolate on 8 February 2022. Urmi Akter, who served the teenager and her mother, said she “gave her the drink she requested”. A 13-year-old girl who died after taking a sip of a Costa Coffee hot chocolate…

In recent years, a seemingly innocuous toy has been causing serious injuries in children across the United States. Water beads, those colorful, marble-sized spheres that expand when soaked in water, have become increasingly popular as sensory toys and decorations. However, a new study reveals a disturbing trend: emergency room visits related to water bead injuries in children…

The Australian city of Melbourne has banned rental electronic scooters with officials saying they posed unacceptable safety risks. The U-turn by the city’s council comes after it first welcomed the scooters in February 2022, saying they would operate a two-year trial. However, hundreds of accidents since then have sparked complaints and outrage from the public. Melbourne’s mayor…

A study out recently has prompted much media attention about the role of plastics in developing autism. In particular, the study focused on exposure to a component of hard plastics – bisphenol A, or BPA – in the womb and the risk of boys developing this neurodevelopmental disorder. Importantly, the study doesn’t show plastics containing BPA cause…

Olympic javelin gold medalist Arshad Nadeem received a total of 250 million rupees ($897,000) on Tuesday as Pakistan continued to celebrate his record-breaking throw at the Paris Games. Pakistan’s prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, announced 150 million rupees ($538,000) for Nadeem at a special ceremony to honor the star athlete in Islamabad. Sharif’s announcement came hours after Punjab’s…

While “Z” might be Russia’s symbol of its invasion, a triangle represents Ukraine’s most audacious attempt to repel it. They are taped or painted on the sides of every supply truck, tank, or personnel carrier that heads towards the Russian border in the Sumy region. It’s an offensive that has seized hundreds of square kilometres of Russian…

People are leaving New Zealand in record numbers as unemployment rises, interest rates remain high and economic growth is anaemic, government statistics show. Data released by Statistics New Zealand on Tuesday showed that 131,200 people departed New Zealand in the year ended June 2024, provisionally the highest on record for an annual period. Around a third of…

Hong Kong’s top court on Monday unanimously dismissed the bid to overturn the convictions of media tycoon Jimmy Lai and six other pro-democracy campaigners for an unauthorised assembly in 2019. Lai, 76, the founder of the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, and six others including veteran democrat Martin Lee had been found guilty of organising and participating in…

Parts of the Russian region of Belgorod are evacuated, as the local governor reports “Ukrainian activity”. This follows local reports that Kyiv’s forces entered the region yesterday. In the nearby Kursk region, Ukraine’s invasion continues. ‘Remind me not to invade Ukraine’: US senators praise Zelenskyy in visit to Kyiv US Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal praised…

Scientists say mouse model might be the key for a true ‘fountain of youth’ FARMINGTON, Conn. — Scientists at the University of Connecticut have made a remarkable breakthrough in the quest for longer, healthier lives. In a major study, the researchers successfully extended both lifespan and healthspan in mice by targeting specific cells in their bodies. This…

Halle Berry isn’t afraid to put her body on the line for a role. The Oscar-winning actress revealed the long and painful list of injuries she has sustained in her acting career as she and co-star Mark Wahlberg promoted their upcoming Netflix comedy spy movie, “The Union.” “I’ve been knocked out three times,” she said in a…

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday said that US President Joe Biden was ousted from the 2024 election race due to a “coup.” In an interview with X’s owner Elon Musk, Trump claimed that Biden’s performance in the debate was so decisive that he was compelled to withdraw. “I beat Biden so bad in the debate,…

Banknotes with a face value of £78,430 have raised more than 11 times that amount for charity following a series of auctions. New £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes featuring King Charles III entered circulation in June. A full set of the first issues were presented to the monarch, but hundreds of other low serial numbered banknotes…

When Elon Musk endorsed Donald Trump for president last month, the Tesla founder and chief executive backed a candidate who vows to “drill, baby, drill,” “end the electric vehicle mandate” and reduce subsidies of the sort that helped Tesla become the U.S.’s dominant EV manufacturer. So instrumental have government loans, tax breaks and other EV policies been…

TEAM USA ended the Paris Olympics on a high note by securing gold in the final event to top the medal table. The last-gasp victory in the women’s basketball final on Sunday ensured that the Americans edged out China with 126 overall medals. The nervy 67-66 win over France gave Team USA their 40th gold medal of the…

The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in Uganda’s capital Kampala has risen to 21, police said on Sunday, as rescue workers continued to dig for survivors. After torrential rain in recent weeks, a huge mound of garbage at the city’s only landfill site collapsed late on Friday, crushing and burying homes on…

Two of the helicopter’s propellers came off and one landed in the hotel pool, according to local media reports. A pilot has died after the helicopter they were flying crashed into the roof of a hotel in a popular Australian tourist town. Hundreds of guests at the Hilton’s DoubleTree hotel in the northern city of Cairns were…

Alice da Silva Aguiar died along with six-year-old Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe, aged seven, in an attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on 29 July. The parents of the nine-year-old girl killed in a stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop have released an image of her at the event on the day…

Former President Donald Trump has a long history of using popular songs at his campaign rallies without authorization — by the Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Tom Petty, Linkin Park and even Celine Dion — many of which have titles or meanings that hardly seem to imply victory, like “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” and, in the…

Mia le Roux has become the first deaf woman to be crowned Miss South Africa following a divisive competition which saw one finalist withdraw after being trolled over her Nigerian heritage. In her acceptance speech, Ms Le Roux said she hoped her victory would help those who felt excluded from society to achieve their “wildest dreams, just…

Turkey reinstated access to Instagram on Saturday night, after more than a week of being blocked nationwide. The Information and Communication Technologies Authority barred access to Instagram on Aug. 2 without providing a specific reason. Government officials later said the ban was imposed because the social media platform failed to abide by Turkish laws. “In our talks with Instagram officials, we…

Residents fled their homes on Sunday as a fast-moving wildfire outside Athens fuelled by hot, windy weather burned trees, houses and cars and sent smoke clouds over the Greek capital. More than 400 firefighters backed by 16 waterbombing planes and 13 helicopters battled the blaze that broke out at 3 p.m. (midday GMT) and quickly reached the…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russian forces of starting a huge fire at a nuclear power plant in the country’s south, describing it as a “provocation” by Russia Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has slammed Russian forces for allegedly igniting a massive blaze at a nuclear power plant in the nation’s south. The incident, which left black…

Setting out to prove that topping Paris isn’t mission impossible, Los Angeles rolled out a skydiving Tom Cruise, Grammy winner Billie Eilish and other stars on Sunday as it took over Olympic hosting duties from the French capital, which closed out its 2024 Games just as they started — with joy and panache. Capping two and a…

Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, who was also one of the most influential early Google employees, has died at the age of 56 according to posts shared online by her husband Dennis Troper and Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Friday night. Wojicki led YouTube for nearly ten years and was one of the only women to hold…

THE world’s loneliest house sits on a remote island in the middle of the Atlantic ocean with only the occasional passing ship for company. Shrouded in mystery, many chilling theories about the property have emerged – including a rumour it was built for a zombie apocalypse. The white building has stood strong on the side of a…

In its first formal acknowledgement of the issue, Embassy says efforts are on to discharge Indians from service Russia no longer admits Indians into its Army, the Russian Embassy disclosed in a statement, adding that Russian and Indian authorities are in “close coordination” to help discharge Indian nationals recruited for the war in Ukraine. In the first such…

Model Chloe Ayling was kidnapped after being lured to a fake photo shoot in Milan. She was released six days later, but her ordeal was far from over – seven years on, she is still being called a liar. “Headlines really stick in people’s minds, even years later,” Ms Ayling tells the BBC, explaining that she still…

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has cancelled a planned holiday to focus on his government’s response to a series of racist riots that targeted Muslims and migrants, a Downing Street source said. Thousands of police officers remained on duty over the weekend in case violence flared again although for a fourth day in a row on Saturday…

An Israeli airstrike on a Gaza City school compound housing displaced Palestinian families killed around 100 people, the Gaza Civil Emergency Service said on Saturday, while Israel said the toll was inflated and 19 militants were among the dead. Video from the site showed body parts scattered among rubble and more bodies being carried away and covered…

Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential campaign said on Saturday some of its internal communications were hacked and blamed the Iranian government, citing past hostilities between Trump and Iran without providing direct evidence. The Republican’s campaign statement came shortly after news website Politico reported it had begun receiving emails in July from an anonymous source offering authentic documents from…

Two ancient North American structures collapsed within just nine days of one another — with one native tribe warning the “bad omen” points to impending doom. The Double Arch, a massive geological feature that draws thousands of tourists to Utah’s Glen Canyon National Recreation Area each year, spontaneously crumbled Wednesday, the National Parks Service said. The arch,…

An 18-year-old Iraqi national was detained in Vienna in connection with investigations into an alleged plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert in the Austrian capital, Austria’s interior minister said on Friday. The Iraqi comes from the same circle as the main suspect, a 19-year-old Austrian with North Macedonian roots, Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said. The Iraqi…