Shin Bet to Hamas terrorists: Be eliminated alone or with family - report
The Shin Bet contacted Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip on several occasions, offering a choice between being eliminated with their families or coming out to be killed alone, according to a report by the Saudi-owned newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat.
Trump pledges to push for IDF withdrawal from Lebanon if Beirut joins Abraham Accords - report
US President Donald Trump pledged to secure a full Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon if Beirut agrees to join the Abraham Accords, a senior Gulf diplomatic source told the Lebanese newspaper Ad-Diyar.
The claim was published in an article by Nour Naameh amid ongoing diplomatic efforts and concerns in Lebanon over the potential consequences of another military confrontation between the US and Iran.
According to the report, the source described the American promises as official commitments. However, the newspaper provided no documents supporting the claims, did not identify the diplomat or the country he represents, and offered no confirmation from the White House.
Army commander: China invasion of Taiwan by April remains real threat
A Chinese invasion of Taiwan in the coming months remains a real threat and U.S. forces in the Pacific are preparing for a conflict should an attack take place, according to the commander of Army forces in the Pacific.
Army Gen. Ronald P. Clark said in public remarks Tuesday that the danger of a People’s Liberation Army large-scale attack was first disclosed to Congress in 2021 testimony from then-commander of all forces in the Pacific, Adm. Philip Davidson, who revealed China was building up military forces for a cross-Taiwan Strait assault by April of 2027.
The resulting six-year time frame became known as the “Davidson window,” said Gen. Clark, who was chief of staff to Adm. Davidson and helped prepare his March 2021 Senate testimony revealing the threat.
Italian Bishops Promoting the Qur’an as the ‘Revealed Word of God’?
The Italian Bishops’ Conference, in partnership with the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies, has introduced educational materials designed to promote understanding of Islam and reduce religious prejudice. Supported by Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, the initiative includes eleven fact sheets covering Islamic beliefs, practices, and the Qur’an, which is described as the “revealed word of God.”
Why Are So Many Countries Urging Citizens To Stockpile Emergency Supplies?
What in the world is going on? Why are governments all over the planet suddenly encouraging their citizens to become preppers? Do they know something that they aren’t telling us? If it was just one nation that was suddenly instructing people to stockpile food, water and other essential supplies, that wouldn’t be a big deal. But it isn’t just one nation.
Saudis intercept Houthi missiles, blasts heard in Riyadh; 12 reported killed in Yemen
The Houthis reported 12 killed in strikes Thursday on residential areas of western Yemen, which they blamed on Saudi Arabia, while explosions later rocked Riyadh.
The Iran-backed Houthis and the Saudi-backed, internationally recognized Yemeni government have exchanged daily attacks since a years-long truce fell apart over the summer.
“As an initial toll, 12 citizens were killed and three others were critically injured when the Saudi enemy targeted” a list of people, the Houthi-run health ministry said in a statement Thursday shared by the group’s Saba news agency.
Russian drone strike kills 14 on Ukrainian rail platform, 6 die in other attacks
A Russian drone strike killed at least 14 people on a crowded rail platform in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday, while five died in daytime strikes on two other provincial cities and a late-evening missile strike killed one person in the capital Kyiv, officials said.
The string of attacks jolted Ukrainian cities as a local truce in the southern region of Kherson raised cautious hopes for a resumption of diplomacy.
FTC probes whether major US companies charge customers different prices using personal data
Federal regulators announced Wednesday that they are examining whether major airlines, ride-hailing companies, delivery services and retailers are using personal data to charge different customers different prices for the same products and services or determine how much gig workers are paid.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said it launched an inquiry into nine companies, ordering them to provide information about how they use consumers’ and workers’ personal data to set prices and compensation.
The orders were sent to Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, JetBlue, Lyft, Uber, DoorDash, Instacart, Target and Walmart, according to the FTC.
The agency said it is seeking information to assess whether prices for airline tickets, rides, food deliveries and other products or services vary from person to person.
Binance says $6.3 billion stolen in biggest crypto heist in history
In the largest security breach in cryptocurrency history, hackers drained an estimated $6.3 billion from Binance hot wallets across 10 blockchains in a coordinated attack lasting roughly 20 minutes on Thursday evening.