Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a Cabinet meeting at the Kirya, which houses the Israeli Ministry of Defence, in Tel Aviv, Israel on December 17, 2023. Menahem Kahanna | Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday tempered expectations about the timeline of a potential hostage deal with Hamas, while the White House expressed … Read more
More than a dozen states across the U.S. are set for a once-in-a-lifetime experience this spring, though it’s one most people would probably prefer to do without. This year, 16 states across parts of the South and the Midwest will see the emergence of two different cicada groups in tandem, a crossover that hasn’t happened … Read more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Monday that a SIM swap attack was to blame for the breach of its official account on X, formerly known as Twitter, earlier this month. On Jan. 9, an unauthorized party gained access to the @SECGov account and displayed a fake post claiming the agency had approved … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin remained in the hospital Sunday as more details emerged about key decision-makers, even President Joe Biden, being kept in the dark for days that the Pentagon chief had been in the intensive care unit at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The Pentagon’s failure to disclose Austin’s hospitalization reflects … Read more
The top stories and transfer rumours from Tuesday’s newspapers… THE SUN Liverpool have emerged as “serious candidates” to sign Kylian Mbappe from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer. (Le Parisien) Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci has waxed lyrical about “nasty and tough” England defenders John Stones and Harry Maguire. Bonucci has also revealed he does not regret … Read more
Brad Pitt turned 60 earlier this week, and now we’re learning how he celebrated with his girlfriend Ines de Ramon, who also just had a birthday. The acclaimed actor turned 60 on Monday (December 18), and he marked the occasion with a party in Los Angeles. A source shared some details about the special day! … Read more
baona/Getty Images A majority of software leaders are already — or soon will be — incorporating generative AI into their day-to-day work activities. By 2025, more than half of all software-engineering leadership role descriptions will explicitly require oversight of generative AI, according to a Gartner analysis. This shift in responsibilities brings an urgency to the need … Read more
Robert Holzmann, governor of Austria’s central bank, speaks during an event in Vienna, Austria, on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Austrian central bank Governor Robert Holzmann said the European Central Bank could implement one or two further interest rate increases, if there are “additional shocks” to the economy. The hiking … Read more
On August 12th I published an article in TIME, “The Good Israel Will Prevail.” I wrote: “True, many of the pilots, the hard core of the Israeli Air Force, intelligence analysts, cyber experts, members of Israel Defense Force’s elite units, warn that they would not serve a dictatorial regime of Netanyahu and his extremist coalition … Read more
BOGOTA, Colombia — The 4 Indigenous kids who survived 40 days within the Amazon jungle after their airplane crashed have been recovering Sunday in a navy hospital in Colombia, as new particulars of their harrowing story emerged in a rustic nonetheless mesmerized by their saga. The youngsters, aged 13, 9 and 4 years and 11 … Read more