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A portrait of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah sits amid destruction in a area targeted overnight by Israeli airstrikes in Saksakiyeh on September 26, 2024.Mahmoud Zayyat | Afp | Getty ImagesThe Israeli army on Saturday officially announced the killing of Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah, one day after carrying out a large-scale attack on Lebanon. “Hassan Nasrallah is dead,” Israeli army spokesperson Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani said via social media platform X.Israel’s Defense Forces (IDF) said Nasrallah, who led the Iran-backed militant group for more than three decades, was killed on Friday as fighter jets conducted what it described as a “targeted…

Getty ImagesMothers of emperor penguin chicks leave them for weeks to hunt for foodIn May a huge iceberg broke off from an Antarctic ice shelf, drifted, and came to a stop – right in front of “maybe the world’s unluckiest” penguins.Like a door shutting, the iceberg’s huge walls sealed off the Halley Bay colony from the sea.It seemed to spell the end for hundreds of newly-hatched fluffy chicks whose mothers, out hunting for food, may no longer have been able to reach them.Then, a few weeks ago, the iceberg shifted and got on the move again.Scientists have now discovered that…

Music icon Lana Del Rey is officially a married woman! The acclaimed singer-songwriter has reportedly tied the knot with Jeremy Dufrene, an alligator tour guide whom she met during a trip to Louisiana. Several outlets reported on Thursday that Lana and Jeremy had obtained a marriage license. Lana Del Rey performs at Terminal 5 on October 23, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images) Lana Del Rey Is Now a Married Woman Now, it looks as though the unexpected couple has already tied the knot in a low-key ceremony in Jeremy’s home state. Thus far, the newlyweds…

Ukraine narrowly won the battle of Irpin in the war’s earliest days.Russia’s assault on Kyiv was a surprise and Ukraine’s defenses near the capital were thin.A businessman suggested a scheme that helped slow Russia’s advance. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking “unsubscribe” at the bottom of the email. Russia came dangerously close to capturing Kyiv in the early days…

Kampala, Uganda – At exactly 3:21pm on August 25, Moses Odongo received a call informing him that his 14-year-old cousin Christine had died attempting to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. Odongo, who is 40, had just returned home and was sitting down for a drink and a bite to eat. His grief at her untimely death quickly mixed with anger at Uganda’s restrictive abortion laws and conservative culture, which he believes killed her. “This is a problem we are all responsible for,” he said. “We have let down this girl. We have not provided [young] people with sex education … We…

The Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA) has honored more than 220 agents and teams on its annual A-List for 2023 sales volume and sides. They will be formally recognized at the AREAA National Convention, Oct. 24-26 in Las Vegas. Together, the 157 agents and 68 teams produced $9.85 billion in sales volume on 10,214 sides. The rankings were created in conjunction with RealTrends Verified. Century 21’s William Lublin, based in Philadelphia, was No. 1 for sides with 351, which was more than 200 higher than the second-place finisher. Compass’s Christopher Karas of Scottsdale, Arizona, topped the sales volume…

Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesShares of Trump Media closed up 5.58% on Friday, finishing the week at $14.76 per share, after major shareholder United Atlantic Ventures, LLC, sold nearly 11 million shares in the company on Thursday.UAV, an investment partnership of former “Apprentice” contestants Andrew Litinsky and Wes Moss, dumped virtually its entire stake in the company, retaining just 100 shares. Trump Media operates the social media app Truth Social, and its largest shareholder is former president Donald Trump.Litinsky and Moss co-founded the social media company with Trump in 2021. The two have since fallen out with Trump…

BBCA nature reserve in the Philippines, which has been lauded by top climate activists and film stars, has come under a concerted disinformation attack on social media as it fights to continue its work, a BBC investigation has found.A network of nearly 100 fake Facebook accounts and pages were found to be spreading misleading claims about the Masungi Georeserve and its keepers. Most were taken down after the BBC asked Meta, Facebook’s parent company, about these accounts.Despite gaining international recognition for its reforestation efforts in the fight against climate change, the reserve is under pressure from illegal loggers, land grabbers,…

Apple “fell out” of talks to invest in OpenAI’s next funding round, The Wall Street Journal reported.The ongoing funding round, which could value OpenAI at $150 billion, could raise up to $6.5 billion.The round’s investors and amounts could still change as talks are finalized. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking “unsubscribe” at the bottom of the email. Apple is…

Kolkata, India: Tapas Pal has been making clay idols of various gods and goddesses for the past two decades at Kumartuli, a traditional potters’ hub in Kolkata in eastern India’s state of West Bengal. The 42-year-old, who makes six-metre (20ft) high idols from unfired clay, told Al Jazeera that he would not normally have any spare time in the two months leading up to Durga Puja, the biggest festival of the state, as he would be on deadline to deliver the idols to the festival organisers. But the situation this year is completely different, he says, with fewer orders and…