End of Middle Crisis remains remote as Israeli airstrike hits central Beirut near key government offices, embassies
The target of the airstrike remained unclear, and the Israeli army did not issue a prior warning. Ambulance sirens echoed through the streets as an Associated Press photographer on the scene saw significant casualties on the street.
Big Tech critic Brendan Carr picked to chair US Federal Communications Commission
Carr was a strong opponent of the FCC’s decision in April to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules that were repealed during the first Trump administration. The Biden FCC rules were put on hold by a federal appeals court.
‘Biden’s waiver of restrictions on use of US long range missiles in Ukraine war is too little, too late’
There also is no way to know how long the new policy will last. It was criticised by Richard Grenell, one of the closest foreign policy advisors of returning president Donald Trump, who replaces Biden on Jan. 20. Trump has long criticised the scale of US aid to Kyiv and has vowed to end the war quickly, without saying how. A Trump spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Medical privacy: Why in women’s football it’s often tricky to explain absence of pregnant players
Medical privacy is certainly one compelling argument to justify a manager hiding the reason for a player’s absence. Mark Robins, shortly before his departure from Coventry City, even cited data protection laws as a reason for him not being able to answer team news questions, although that may have been tongue-in-cheek.
Why faking player injuries is now part of managers’ mind-games, tactics to win matches
Managers are rarely so open about their approach but sometimes the mask slips. Earlier this season, Leicester City manager Steve Cooper insisted he had not lied in a Friday afternoon press conference about the fitness of striker Jamie Vardy, who he ruled out of a game three days later against Tottenham.
Senegal’s parliamentary election outcome to determine if President Faye can carry out reforms
The campaign for the legislative election was marked by sporadic clashes between supporters of different parties. The headquarters of an opposition party were set on fire in the capital, Dakar, and clashes have erupted between supporters in central Senegal in recent weeks, the interior ministry said Monday,
Doctors query Gates-funded self-amplifying bird flu vaccine, term it ‘disaster waiting to happen’
According to Karl Jablonowski, senior research scientist at Children’s Health Defence, “Arcturus’ self-replication platform has all the hazards of the other synthetic modified mRNA wrapped in a lipid nanoparticle, just much worse.
How 1,000 days of Ukraine conflict demonstrate ‘modern war is a confrontation of technologies’
Both Ukraine and Russia are on track to make around 1.5 million drones this year, mostly small “first-person view” vehicles that cost a few hundred dollars apiece and can be piloted remotely to identify and attack enemy targets.
Biden gives Ukraine thumbs up to use US-made longer range missiles for deeper strikes inside Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s reaction Sunday was notably restrained. Zelenskyy and many of his Western supporters have been pressing Biden for months to allow Ukraine to strike military targets deeper inside Russia with Western-supplied missiles, saying the US ban had made it impossible for Ukraine to try to stop Russian attacks on its cities and electrical grids.
G20 nations that account for 85 per cent of world’s economy agree deal on climate finance in Rio
COP29 must set a new goal for how much financing should be directed from developed countries, multilateral banks and the private sector to developing nations. Economists told the summit it should be at least $1 trillion.
