Shock and confusion as Turkey seizes earthquake survivors’ homes

By Ceyda Caglayan and Burcu Karakas SAMANDAG, Turkey (Reuters) – Habip Yapar felt lucky that his home in southern Turkey withstood last year’s devastating earthquake. Then a text message appeared on his phone in October telling him the government was taking ownership of the apartment. The message sent to Yapar, 61, declared that the deeds … Read more

Kanye West seizes pap’s phone for ‘dumb’ Bianca Censori question

Kanye West’s heated interaction comes after he allegedly restricted Bianca Censori from using social media Kanye West recently had a heated interaction with a paparazzi who asked him about his wife Bianca Censori. The Canadian rapper was on his way to Charlie Wilson’s Walk of Fame ceremony on Hollywood Boulevard when a woman stopped him … Read more

U.S. Seizes Iranian Missile Parts Bound for Yemen’s Houthis

JERUSALEM — U.S. Navy SEALs seized Iranian-made missile parts and other weaponry from a ship bound for Yemen’s Houthi rebels in a raid last week that saw two of its commandos go missing, the U.S. military said Tuesday. Meanwhile, a new ship came under suspected fire from the Houthis in the Red Sea and sustained … Read more

Myanmar ethnic armed group seizes another crossing point along the Chinese border, reports say

BANGKOK — An ethnic armed group in northeastern Myanmar has seized a major crossing point for trade along the Chinese border, residents and media reports said. The border gate in Laukkaing township, the capital of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone in the northern part of Shan state, became the fifth crossing seized by the group since … Read more

Japanese gunman fires shots at hospital, seizes hostages in post office

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave TOKYO — A suspected gunman is holed up in a post office with an unconfirmed number of hostages on Tuesday in the greater Tokyo area, after an apparent shooting at a nearby hospital where two people were injured, according to media reports citing police sources. Two people … Read more

Musk's X seizes @Music deal with. Proprietor is understandably upset

Lower than every week after X snatched the “@X” deal with from a consumer, it has reclaimed “@Music,” too. For the previous 16 years, that deal with belonged to Jeremy Vaught, director of engineering on the nonprofit Life Occurs. “Simply now, Twitter/X simply ripped it away.” Vaught stated in a submit to X on Aug. … Read more