Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday that people and groups behind hybrid attacks against Germany, such as an explosive drone found at an airport, will “pay for them,” without naming an alleged perpetrator. Germany had “increasingly found itself in the crosshairs of hybrid attackers,” Merz said, referring to an incident at Leipzig airport where police disabled … Read more
BANGKOK (AP) — Stocks mostly rose Tuesday in Europe and Asia after U.S. stocks posted a mixed finish ahead of events that could impact the market later in the week. Oil prices fell after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced new sanctions against Iran and warned that countries that persisted in doing business with the … Read more
We’re now just a few weeks away from Apple’s big iPhone launch event in September, where we expect the new iPhone 18 lineup to be announced, along with the company’s first foldable iPhone. Now, the lucky people who acted as the first testers of the foldable iPhone, rumored to be called the iPhone Ultra, have … Read more
San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York was arrested over the weekend in Ohio and pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and possession of criminal tools. Court records show York was initially charged with engaging in prostitution, but prosecutors amended that charge to disorderly conduct. York was charged with possession of criminal tools … Read more
NASA will broadcast the event live on August 30. NASA/Sydney Rohde (Rocz) The Nancy Grace Roman Telescope will travel to space in a few days. It is scheduled to launch on August 30, no earlier than 7:26 a.m. ET, with NASA’s live coverage beginning at 6:20 a.m. The agency’s engineers completed final inspection of the … Read more
Bird flu is sweeping across Australia, devastating its unique birds and mammals, many of which are found nowhere else in the world.Already, mass mortality events have killed more than 1,000 birds, and the disease has crossed into seals. Experts fear more deaths are likely.What is happening to bird populations in Australia?Australia confirmed its first case … Read more
Kit Harington joins the highly anticipated Harry Potter television series as Gilderoy Lockhart, the wizarding world celebrity turned Hogwarts instructor. X-Men star Nicholas Hoult was originally cast in the second series earlier this month, but has now left due to scheduling issues, according to HBO. Best known for playing Jon Snow in Game of Thrones, … Read more
As Donald Trump’s fight with Canada over tariffs turns into a full-blown trade war, content spending by major Hollywood studios in the country is at stake. Under the rules set in Canada, American digital giants (think Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+ and more) must spend a certain amount of money on what is considered local content, … Read more
By Romain Gutkind and Ruth Wright with AFP Published 08/24/2026 – 22:01 GMT+2 • Updated 08/25/2026 – 08:49 GMT+2 A tornado ripped through a town in southwestern France on Monday (August 24), injuring 41 people and damaging hundreds of homes. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The tornado hit the town of Pomas, with 1,000 inhabitants, located between Carcassonne … Read more
Police kill suspect who shot at Lodi McDonald’s employee, police sayLODI, Calif. — A suspect was killed by police after shooting and wounding an employee at a Lodi McDonald’s Monday morning, authorities say. The Lodi Police Department said officers around 9:30 a.m. went to the McDonald’s at West Lodi Avenue and Church Street for a … Read more