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Walking through the ruins of what used to be his home, 29-year-old Ahmad Musa al-Qumbar always feared the Jerusalem city authorities would come after him. The married Palestinian father-of-four built the modest single-storey building seven years ago, on land he owns and where his family have lived for generations. But Ahmad never actually had a legal permit…

A South Korean court has acquitted Seoul’s former police chief of negligence over the Halloween crowd crush that killed 159 people in 2022. Kim Kwang-ho was the highest-ranked police official to be charged over the tragedy in the Itaewon nightlife district. During Thursday’s verdict, the court said that prosecution evidence was insufficient to show that Kim neglected…

A big Liberty deficit had stunningly turned into a four-point lead in the final minute. But the real stunner was still to come. After the Lynx forged a late tie in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals on Wednesday night, Sabrina Ionescu hoisted a 28-footer — from just in front of the logo — with less than…

A 20-year-old man was swept away by a gigantic wave while posing for vacation photos – which was captured by his friends who stood by helplessly. Roni Josua Simanjuntak was visiting the Indonesian coast with a group of friends on Sunday when he decided to try and get a picture of waves crashing along the craggy coast…

They look like cash, fit into wallets like cash and the governor promises they’ll be treated like cash. But these brightly colored banknotes aren’t pesos, the depreciating national currency of Argentina, or U.S. dollars, everyone’s money of choice here. They are chachos, a new emergency tender invented by the left-wing populist governor of La Rioja, a province…

A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution printed 237 years ago sent to the states to be ratified is being auctioned Thursday evening in North Carolina. Brunk Auctions is selling the copy — the only of its type thought to be in private hands. The minimum bid of $1 million has already been made. There is no…

Justin Trudeau’s testimony came amid heightened diplomatic tensions between India and Canada, which escalated following these accusations in 2023. n a startling admission during a public inquiry on Wednesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admitted that Canada had no “hard evidentiary proof” to support allegations linking Indian government agents to the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar last…

Kamala Harris’ campaign is scrambling: Either her staff don’t know what they’re doing, or they’ve realized it’s Hail Mary time. She’s agreed to an interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier, the first time she’s deigned to sit down with a reporter from a right-leaning outlet as the Democratic nominee — and after even CBS’s best efforts couldn’t…

Israelis are fighting for their lives on several fronts, so naturally President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris decide it’s a good time to tie their hands and publicly threaten them. Whose side are they on? Sadly, it doesn’t seem to be Israel’s. Nor is it America’s when they insist Israel go easy on terrorists who aim…

Disillusioned Chinese bankers and fund managers are giving up careers in a finance sector where government campaigns and regulation have coloured prospects to the extent that areas as varied as education and even stand-up comedy seem preferable. Tightening scrutiny of trading, financing and dealmaking as well as a slump in stock turnover in a sluggish economy has…

India’s government on Tuesday said it will allot spectrum for satellite broadband administratively and not via auction, hours after Elon Musk criticized the auction route being sought by rival billionaire Mukesh Ambani as “unprecedented”. In what is seen as a battle between billionaires, the methodology of awarding spectrum for satellite services in India – a market set…

The fatal collision happened on the northbound motorway, past Tebay services in Cumbria, at around 4pm on Tuesday. Five people, including two children, have been killed in a crash on the M6. The two-car collision involved a Toyota and a Skoda and happened on the northbound motorway, past Tebay services in Cumbria, at 4.04pm on Tuesday, police…

Gov. Kathy Hochul deployed New York State troopers Tuesday to help the NYPD take control of sleazy stretch of Jackson Heights overrun by crime and prostitutes nicknamed the “Market of Sweethearts.” Troopers were seen gathering with local cops along Roosevelt Avenue near 83rd and 84th streets, awaiting instructions on specific patrols to clean up what neighborhood activists…

Over 1,000 cereal-loving fanatics and health activists swarmed the Michigan headquarters of Kellogg’s Tuesday demanding the end of “harmful additives” being injected into US batches of the colorful breakfast staples Froot Loops and Apple Jacks. Petitions of over 400,000 signatures were delivered to the company’s offices in Battle Creek calling for the breakfast food giant to remove…

After a 6-year hiatus, the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show returns, held at the Duggal Greenhouse in Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York City, on October 15, 2024. Kate Moss, Gigi Hadid, Irina Shayk and more hit the runway. Source: https://nypost.com/2024/10/15/entertainment/victorias-secret-fashion-show-returns-kate-moss-gigi-hadid-irina-shayk-and-more/#11

The interim government led by Muhammad Yunus announced that eight national holidays would be scrapped Bangladesh has cancelled the annual birth anniversary celebration of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman along with several other national holidays that the Sheikh Hasina government had introduced, according to an announcement by interim government. Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh,…

Anil Trigunayat, a former Diplomat said that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is responsible for the worsening relationship between both countries. Trigunayat said that Trudeau cultivated and “pandered to the anti-India extremists, terrorists and separatist groups. On the India-Canada row, Anil Trigunayat, a former Diplomat said that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is responsible for the worsening…

Rebecca Kimmel sat in a small room, stunned and speechless, staring at the baby photo she had just unearthed from her adoption file. It was a black-and-white shot of an infant, possibly taken at an orphanage in Gwangju, the South Korean city where Kimmel had heard all her life that she’d been abandoned. But something about the…

Vice President Kamala Harris announced a plan on Monday to give Black men more economic opportunities and other chances to thrive as she works to energize a key voting bloc that has Democrats concerned about a lack of enthusiasm. Harris’ plan includes providing forgivable business loans for Black entrepreneurs, creating more apprenticeships and studying sickle cell and…

A Sherpa teenager who became the youngest person to scale all the world’s 14 highest peaks returned home to Nepal on Monday to a hero’s welcome. Nima Rinji Sherpa, 18, reached the 8,027-meter (26,335-foot) summit of Mount Shishapangma in China last week, completing his mission to climb the world’s peaks that are more than 8,000 meters (26,247…

In a village in central Denmark, archeologists made a landmark discovery that could hold important clues to the Viking era: a burial ground, containing some 50 “exceptionally well-preserved” skeletons. “This is such an exciting find because we found these skeletons that are so very, very well preserved,” said archeologist Michael Borre Lundø, who led the six-month dig.…

The U.N. Security Council expressed “strong concern” Monday as Israel has fired on and wounded U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon during intensified fighting, reiterating its support for their role in supporting security in the region. It’s the first statement by the U.N.’s most powerful body since Israel’s attacks on the positions of the peacekeeping force known as…

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal battles rage on. The embattled music mogul has been hit with five bombshell new lawsuits filed in the Southern District of New York accusing him of raping, drugging, sodomizing and threatening to kill alleged victims. In court documents obtained by Page Six on Monday, one unidentified female claimed Combs raped her in 2004…

Benjamin Netanyahu has never believed in peace and the US does not approve of the level of “collateral damage” in attacks by Israel, Nancy Pelosi has said. Meanwhile, China has added it names to a growing list condemning Israeli attacks on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon Netanyahu: Israel will make its own decisions Israel will make its own…

Three U.S.-based academics won the 2024 Nobel economics prize on Monday for research that explored the aftermath of colonisation to understand why global inequality persists today, especially in countries dogged by corruption and dictatorship. Simon Johnson and James Robinson, both British-American, and Turkish-American Daron Acemoglu were commended for their work on “how institutions are formed and affect…

Canada expelled six Indian diplomats including the high commissioner on Monday, linking them to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader and alleging a broader effort to target Indian dissidents in Canada. Earlier in the day, India retaliated by ordering the expulsion of six high-ranking Canadian diplomats including the acting high commissioner and said it had withdrawn…

Elon Musk’s Starship rocket on Sunday made history by successfully manoeuvring back to its launch tower. Anand Mahindra and many others reacted to this space travel milestone. Anand Mahindra, Chairman of Mahindra Group, shared a video clip showing the lower half of Elon Musk’s Starship rocket skillfully maneuvering back next to its launch tower. In the footage,…

The choices on the movie marquee this weekend included Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker, a film about Donald Trump, a “Saturday Night Live” origin story and even Pharrell Williams as a Lego. In the end, all were trounced by an ax-wielding clown. “Terrifier 3,” a gory, low-budget slasher from the small distributor Cineverse, topped the weekend box…

South Korea said Monday it has detected signs that North Korea is preparing to destroy the northern parts of inter-Korean roads no longer in use, as the rivals are embroiled in soaring tensions over North Korea’s claim that South Korea flew drones over its territory. Destroying the roads would be in line with leader Kim Jong Un’s…

A Hezbollah drone attack on an army base in central Israel killed four soldiers and severely wounded seven others Sunday, the military said, in the deadliest strike by the militant group since Israel launched its ground invasion of Lebanon nearly two weeks ago. The Lebanon-based Hezbollah called the attack near Binyamina city retaliation for Israeli strikes on…

Comet A3, also known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, did not disappoint astronomers as it came within approximately 44 million miles of Earth on Saturday night. Stargazers across the globe managed to capture the “comet of the century” as it whizzed across the northern hemisphere. Comet A3, also known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, did not disappoint astronomers who were anticipating how bright…

Kirat Assi’s catfish nightmare first came to public attention in 2021 after the Sweet Bobby podcast dissected the nine-year deception that pushed her to the edge. Now Netflix is releasing a documentary about it. The latest true crime documentary to hit our screens is described as “a fairytale romance gone horribly wrong”. It labels itself “one crazy…

DeepState, a Ukrainian battlefield analysis site close to Ukraine’s defence ministry, alleges the prisoners of war were shot on 10 October in the Russian region of Kursk. Ukraine says nine of its “drone operators and contractors” have been killed by Russian troops after they had surrendered. DeepState, a Ukrainian battlefield analysis site close to Ukraine’s defence ministry,…

Kanye West has been accused of drugging and raping his former assistant at a party hosted by Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in a bombshell new lawsuit Rapper Kanye West is facing serious allegations of drugging and raping his former assistant at a party thrown by Sean “Diddy” Combs, as revealed in a shocking new lawsuit. His ex-assistant, Lauren…

Giorgio Armani, the founder of the eponymous Italian fashion brand, said in an interview published on Sunday that he plans to retire within the next two or three years. Armani is 90 years old and has so far been tight-lipped about the succession plans for the company he founded in 1975 and still firmly controls. “I can…

China’s military launched a new round of war games near Taiwan on Monday, saying it was a warning to the “separatist acts of Taiwan independence forces”, drawing condemnation from the Taipei and U.S. governments. Democratically governed Taiwan, which China views as its own territory, had been on alert for more war games since last week’s national day…

The 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, Spanish scientists said on Saturday, after using DNA analysis to tackle a centuries-old mystery. Several countries have argued over the origins and the final burial place of the divisive figure who led Spanish-funded expeditions from the 1490s onward, opening the way for the European conquest…

The United States said on Sunday it will send U.S. troops to Israel along with an advanced U.S. anti-missile system, in a highly unusual deployment meant to bolster the country’s air defenses following missile attacks by Iran. U.S. President Joe Biden said the move was meant “to defend Israel,” which is weighing an expected retaliation against Iran…

There they stood, his arm around her waist, boldly dressed as well they might be. She was 30, beautiful and talented, dressed in a leopard-print top and red slit skirt—beloved by her editors, chased by producers, and envied by much of the journalistic world in New York and D.C. He was 48, sharply cut in a navy…

The deceased lay wrapped in a cotton blanket, surrounded by white roses and hydrangea, angelic figurines and lit candles and incense. A wall-mounted screen displayed photographs of him. His 71-year-old companion, Kim Seon-ae, convulsed with tears as she bid farewell, caressing his head and face. Next door, young uniformed morticians prepared for his cremation. The elaborate and…

A daredevil British influencer has died after falling from Spain’s highest bridge during an attempted social media stunt. The 26-year digital creator is said to have plunged from the 630ft (192 metre) Castilla-La Mancha bridge – which stands over the Tagus River 90 minutes southwest of Madrid – in Talavera de la Reina early this morning as…

Tens of thousands of evangelical Christians gathered on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Saturday to pray for America’s atonement and for Donald Trump’s return to the White House. Organizers of the event, billed “A Million Women,” described the gathering — and next month’s presidential election — as “a last stand moment” to save the nation…

Vice President Harris on Saturday released a medical report — a document that her campaign is using to draw a contrast with her older rival — and dared former President Donald Trump to do the same. This is the first time Harris, 59, has released results of a physical. Similar to reports released by previous commanders-in-chief, the…

Han Kang, South Korea’s first winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, was slow to secure global acclaim, getting her first big international prize nine years after her best-known novel was published, once it had finally been translated into English. The long wait for the translation of “The Vegetarian”, which won the 2016 Man Booker International prize,…

The new partner of Princess Diana’s brother is suing his estranged wife at London’s High Court for misuse of private information, according to court records. Charles Spencer, uncle to the heir to the throne, Prince William and his younger brother Prince Harry, this month confirmed his relationship with Catrine Jarman, an archaeologist specialising in the Vikings with…

Hundreds of people marched through Ghana’s capital Accra on Friday in a peaceful protest against unlicensed gold mining, calling on authorities to act against the dangerous and environmentally damaging practice. Illegal small-scale gold mining known as “galamsey” in Ghana has picked up this year following an almost 30% rise in global gold prices. Small-scale mines produced 1.2…

Every day, Cuban mother Mayra Ruiz wakes up wondering if today might be the day she hears from her only son, Maiquel Gonzalez. Gonzalez disappeared without a trace in December 2022 alongside 28 friends and family who fled for Florida aboard a homemade boat. They were frantic to escape the crisis-racked Caribbean island, amid signs the United…

Tesla’s (TSLA.O), opens new tab reveal of a robotaxi designed as a low-slung, two-seater, sporty coupe – quite the opposite of a typical taxi with room for several passengers and luggage – flummoxed investors and analysts. CEO Elon Musk served up the cool design for the prototype of the Tesla robotaxi, dubbed Cybercab, at a much-hyped event…

British electronic groups Disclosure and CamelPhat pay tribute to the late DJ on social media. Scottish DJ and producer Jackmaster has died aged 38 after suffering a head injury, his family has said. The musician, whose real name was Jack Revill, died in Ibiza on Saturday morning following complications arising from the accidental injury, according to a…

A French coastguard spokesman said its helicopter found the woman and hoisted her from the water. Despite this, a medical team later pronounced her dead. A woman has died after going overboard from a cruise ship off the Channel Islands. The French coastguard said it received a distress message shortly after midnight on Saturday. A French navy…

The event is believed to be based on a 19th century Finnish legend involving a man whose gang was known to pillage villages and carry away the women. While its origins are not exactly politically correct – more than 30 couples competed in the North American Wife Carrying Championship in front of cheering crowds. The event sees…

Emergency services in Peach Bottom Township were alerted after a group of 11 people – including children – became ill on Friday. A group of children and adults have been taken to hospital in the US after ingesting “toxic mushrooms”, in what has been described as a “mass casualty incident”. Emergency services in Peach Bottom Township, Pennsylvania,…

The Russian opposition leader, one of President Putin’s fiercest critics, died in a remote Arctic penal colony in February while he was serving a 19-year prison sentence on extremism charges. Now, new excerpts from his upcoming memoir show he knew he wouldn’t live to see his grandchildren. Russia’s late opposition leader Alexei Navalny believed he would die…

How would you like to never have another electric bill? Advances in technology have made it possible for some consumers to disconnect from the power grid — a move that was once only available to the ultra-wealthy who could afford the associated costs, or survivalists willing to trade convenience for freedom. This is no longer the case.…

Data shows reverse in trend towards inclusivity, with 95% of looks in 208 recent shows modelled by size-zero women Fashion insiders have expressed concerns that previous progress made towards size inclusivity in the industry is being curtailed. Vogue Business released its spring/summer ‘25 size inclusivity report on Tuesday and said: “We are facing a worrying return to…

Logistics is undergoing a profound transformation. Supply chains are diversifying. Sustainability is high on the agenda. Digitalization is sweeping through every single process Shipsy embodies the changing face of logistics. The Indian company has developed an AI-powered, Software-as-a-Service (Saas) logistics management platform that digitally interconnects every link in supply chains – radically optimizing cost-, carbon-, and operational-efficiencies…

R. Kelly’s eldest daughter, Buku Abi, claims in a new docuseries that her disgraced father, who is a convicted sex offender, molested her when she was around 8 or 9 years old. “I just remember waking up to him touching me,” the 26-year-old, formerly known as Joann Kelly, recalled amid tears in “Karma: A Daughter’s Journey,” according…

Donald Trump criticized India’s high tariffs, vowing to introduce a reciprocal tax if re-elected. Former US president Donald Trump, seeking a second term, claimed that India imposes some of the highest tariff on foreign products and vowed to introduce a reciprocal tax if he wins the elections next month. “Perhaps the most important element of my plan…

Several hundred “underperforming” 7-Eleven locations across North America are closing, the convenience store announced. Seven & I Holdings, the chain’s Japan-based parent company, revealed in an earnings report Thursday that 444 locations of 7-Eleven are shutting down because of a variety of issues, including slowing sales, declining traffic, inflationary pressures and a decrease in cigarette purchases. A…

The end of the world won’t come from a swarm of deadly asteroid strikes, a new study explains. Astronomers have found that this doomsday theory is highly unlikely because there are fewer dangerously large asteroids near Earth than previously believed. Researchers have always been wary of the number of asteroids hidden in the Taurid swarm, a collection…

North West is dragging Kim Kardashian for not cooking for their family in nearly two years. In an intimate conversation for Interview magazine, the 11-year-old was put in the hot seat by her famous mom, answering a series of candid questions. At one point, Kardashian asked West, “OK, serious question. How is my cooking?” The reality star’s…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk could have taken the stage at last night’s “We, Robot” event and put a lot of fears to rest. He could have released comprehensive safety data for the company’s Full Self-Driving feature that showed real progress for the driver-assist feature, contradicting all the crowdsourced data that’s out there making FSD look truly awful.…

Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese group of atomic bomb survivors, has won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. Known as hibakusha, the survivors of the 1945 bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have been recognised by the Norwegian Nobel Committee for efforts to rid the world of nuclear weapons. Nobel Committee Chair Joergen Watne Frydnes said the group had “contributed…

Florida residents slogged through flooded streets, gathered up scattered debris and assessed damage to their homes on Friday after Hurricane Milton smashed through coastal communities and spawned a barrage of deadly tornadoes. At least 10 people were dead, and rescuers were still saving people from swollen rivers, but many expressed relief that Milton wasn’t worse. The hurricane…

An Israeli airstrike killed two Lebanese soldiers and wounded three on Friday, Lebanon’s military said, just hours after the Israeli military fired on the headquarters of U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, injuring two of them for the second day in a row. The incidents entangling both Lebanon’s official army — which has largely stayed on the sidelines…

TikTok was aware that its design features are detrimental to its young users and that publicly touted tools aimed at limiting kids’ time on the site were largely ineffective, according to internal documents and communications exposed in lawsuit filed by the state of Kentucky. The details are among redacted portions of Kentucky’s lawsuit that contains the internal…

It’s “one of the brightest comets in our lifetimes”, and only becomes visible every 80,000 years, so no wonder the science community is so excited about the upcoming celestial event. Stargazers will have the chance to spot what could be the most impressive comet of the year for the next couple of weeks. Comet A3, also known…

Russia is running out of cemeteries and crematoriums, a State Duma Deputy Chair has said, amid Pentagon estimates that Moscow has suffered more than 600,000 deaths in its war with Ukraine. The country is struggling to keep up with demand for cemeteries and crematoriums, said Svetlana Razvorotneva, the Deputy Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Construction and…

MOVE over ISS – a startup vying to become the world’s first commercial space station has revealed the stunning interior lucky visitors can expect. Haven-1 feels more like a luxury hotel with sleek wood veneer slats, soft and padded white walls, a gym space and private rooms featuring entertainment and online communication tech to contact home. There…

“I don’t think [Elon Musk] said much about anything.” For ten years now, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has promised a fully self-driving car. But despite his many reassurances that an autonomous car would be a reality “next year,” the company still doesn’t have a lot to show. On Thursday, the EV maker held its long-awaited “robotaxi” event,…

Malala’s first feature The Last Of The Sea Women tells the story of a group of “badass” grandmothers in South Korea who dive to the bottom of the sea unaided, earning the reputation of real-life mermaids. It’s almost 12 years to the day that a Taliban gunman shot schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai in the head as she travelled…

Against the backdrop of increased Russian nuclear weapons threats over Ukraine, NATO is due to begin its yearly Steadfast Noon nuclear exercise next week. NATO allies “should not and do not” listen to sabre rattling by Vladimir Putin because the alliance is strong and can respond to any threats, its new chief has told Sky News. Mark…

Human rights activist Ethel Kennedy, who was the widow of assassinated senator Robert Kennedy, has died. The 96-year-old died from “complications related to a stroke” suffered last week, according to her family. In a statement, they said: “It is with our hearts full of love that we announce the passing of our amazing grandmother, Ethel Kennedy. “Along…

Gulf states are lobbying Washington to stop Israel from attacking Iran’s oil sites because they are concerned their own oil facilities could come under fire from Tehran’s proxies if the conflict escalates, three Gulf sources told Reuters. As part of their attempts to avoid being caught in the crossfire, Gulf states including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab…

Sean “Diddy” Combs made his first court appearance Thursday since his arrest for racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. The rapper-turned-music mogul, 54, was joined by his 84-year-old mother, Janice Combs, and six of his seven children: son Quincy Brown, 33, son Justin Combs, 30, son Christian “King” Combs, 26, daughter Chance Combs,…

“Now I think about it, I definitely chose the wrong industry.” Xiao Chen*, who works in a private equity firm in China’s financial hub, Shanghai, says he is having a rough year. For his first year in the job, he says he was paid almost 750,000 yuan ($106,200; £81,200). He was sure he would soon hit the…

The orbiting star is now repeatedly crashing through the debris disk, about once every 48 hours. India’s AstroSat and NASA’s space observatories have captured dramatic eruptions from stellar wreckage around a massive black hole, the ISRO said on Thursday. A massive black hole has torn apart one star and is now using that stellar wreckage to pummel…

President William Lai has pledged to uphold Taiwan’s self-governing status in his most high-profile public address since taking office earlier this year. In a thinly-veiled reference to China’s claim over the island, Lai said he would “uphold the commitment to resist annexation or encroachment upon our sovereignty.” At the same time, Lai promised to maintain “the status…

Dubai, a city synonymous with luxury and opulence, boasts an impressive array of world-class hotels that cater to even the most discerning travelers. From iconic architectural marvels to intimate boutique retreats, the emirate’s hospitality scene offers an unparalleled blend of Arabian hospitality and modern extravagance. Whether you seek a beachfront paradise, a desert oasis, or a sophisticated…

It’s spooky season! Halloween is around the corner. That means all the creepy-crawly, hair-raising events that come with it are, too! As we slowly creep through the month of October, you may be wondering how to dress to impress at Halloween parties this year. That’s why StudyFinds has conjured up the ultimate guide to Halloween 2024. We’ve…

Israel faces growing condemnation over its attacks on peacekeepers in Lebanon – with the UN saying its staff are “increasingly in jeopardy”. It comes amid rescue efforts after least 22 people were killed in an Israeli attack on Beirut. Listen below to The World podcast while you scroll. Rescue efforts under way after Israeli airstrikes on residential…

The ride to the bottom takes about two minutes and visitors can see veins of gold in the rock and ride an underground tram, according to the mine’s website. One person has been killed and a dozen rescued after a lift malfunctioned at a gold mine tourist attraction in Colorado. It happened around noon at Mollie Kathleen…

South Korean grandmother Choi Soon-hwa dreamed of becoming a fashion model when she was in her 20s, but faced with life’s pressures it would take another five decades to achieve her goal. The silver-haired Choi, 81, recently made history by becoming the oldest contestant at a Miss Universe Korea competition, after the pageant dropped age restrictions that…

South Korean author Han Kang won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature for “her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life”, the award-giving body said on Thursday. The prize is awarded by the Swedish Academy and is worth 11 million Swedish crowns ($1.1 million). “She has a unique awareness of…

Former President Barack Obama made a passionate case against Donald Trump on Thursday during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania in which he appealed directly to men to reject Trump’s bravado and back Vice President Kamala Harris. Obama has been a vocal supporter of Harris since she ascended to the top of the Democratic ticket after President Joe…

Hurricane Milton plowed into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after cutting a destructive path across Florida that spawned tornados, killed at least 10 people and left millions without power, but the storm did not trigger the catastrophic surge of seawater that was feared. Governor Ron DeSantis said the state had avoided the “worst-case scenario,” though he cautioned…

From a French painter to a diehard Trump supporter, the family of the deceased Al-Qaeda leader have attempted to rebuild their lives Omar bin Laden is the son of one of the most notorious monsters of the modern age, but until recently he was making a peaceful living in the Orne region of Normandy painting landscapes –…

Russia’s top envoy to the United States has ended his term, leaving behind an ominous forecast about the risk of deteriorating bilateral ties escalating into a nuclear-armed clash over the ongoing war in Ukraine in an exclusive interview with Newsweek. The Kremlin announced on Thursday that Russian Ambassador Anatoly Antonov had been officially relieved of his duty…