A Gaza “freedom flotilla” says one of its vessels is on fire and has issued an SOS, after what it claimed was a drone attack off the coast of Malta in international waters. Acar said the ship had “sent out SOS calls to the surrounding countries, including Malta” and that a “small boat” from Southern Cyprus had been sent. She ...
The hard-right party Reform UK led by Nigel Farage won a seat in Parliament by a handful of votes and looked set to make more gains in results Friday from local elections the party hopes will show it is a major player in British politics. Reform’s Sarah Pochin was declared winner of the seat of Runcorn and Helsby in northwest ...
The United States is stepping up pressure on India and Pakistan to avoid conflict in Kashmir after a tourist massacre in an Indian-administered area of the divided territory last week. US Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that Washington hopes Pakistan will help hunt down the militants behind the attack, who are based in Pakistan-controlled territory. And Vance urged India, ...
Mo Abudu has a vision for Africa’s creative economy, and the next stage will start in an old lecture hall in South London. The Nigerian media mogul plans to turn the building into a hub for Nigerian food, culture and cinema. Abudu first found fame in 2006 as the host of the Nigerian talk show “Moments with Mo,” before starting ...
British comedian and actor Russell Brand arrived at court on Friday after he was charged last month with rape and sexual assault. London’s Metropolitan Police charged Brand, 49, with one count of rape, one count of indecent assault, and one count of oral rape, as well as two counts of sexual assault. The charges relate to four separate women. The ...
President Donald Trump used to refer to Jeff Bezos as “Jeff Bozo.” Now, after more drama between the two men, Trump is calling the Amazon founder a “good guy.” Amazon’s earnings report, scheduled for Thursday, already had investors on edge due to the president’s sweeping tariffs and the potential impact they’ll have across the tech giant’s numerous businesses. With its stock price down 17% this ...
McDonald’s reported its worst quarterly sales for the United States since the height of the pandemic in 2020, the latest restaurant chain to be affected by America’s turbulent economic environment. The burger giant reported U.S. same-store sales fell 3.6%, the largest three-month drop since Q2 2020, when they plunged 8.7%. Forecasts had been for a decline of just 1.7%. ‘Consumers ...
Shares of Tesla were flat in premarket trading Thursday after the EV maker denied a Wall Street Journal report that its board was searching for a replacement for chief executive Elon Musk. The report, citing comments from sources familiar with the discussions, said that Tesla’s board members reached out to several executive search firms to work on a formal process for finding the ...
Tech is saving Hollywood — though not in the way you might think. Back in 2022, e-commerce giant and relative upstart movie studio Amazon promised to spend around $1 billion each year on theatrical releases, a figure that would fund between 12 and 15 films annually. Today, it appears ready to deliver. Earlier this month, the company, which operates the streaming platform Prime ...
Wildfires raging near Jerusalem forced evacuations in several areas and led to several major road closures on Wednesday, as firefighters struggle to contain the flames amid dry conditions and high winds. Israel is seeking international assistance to fight the fires, as the defense minister says the country is “in a time of national emergency.” The fire forced authorities to close ...