Taylor Swift’s upcoming concerts in Vienna have been canceled after Austrian police uncovered a planned terrorist attack targeting the shows. Authorities arrested two suspects, one of whom had pledged allegiance to ISIS and was found with bomb-making materials. The threat was serious enough that the government decided to cancel the
A Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle sparked a massive fire in an underground parking lot in South Korea, destroying dozens of cars and forcing hundreds of people to evacuate. The blaze, which raged for eight hours, has put the spotlight on the safety of electric vehicles (EVs), especially in densely populated areas
The world now has 15 million millionaires, more than the population of Rwanda. The U.S. leads with nearly 5.5 million millionaires, outnumbering Ireland’s entire population. In just 10 years, U.S. millionaires have surged by 62%, holding over a third of the global millionaire total. China and Germany also have impressive
On Tuesday night, Hamas unexpectedly announced that Yahya Sinwar is now the head of the organization’s political bureau, replacing Ismail Haniyeh. This move is surprising because Sinwar was not initially considered a leading candidate. His new role raises questions given that he is currently hiding in the Gaza Strip while
On August 7, a coalition of Syrian Arab tribes launched a massive attack on US-backed Kurdish forces in eastern Syria’s Deir Ezzor region, seizing several towns in what’s been described as the largest assault of its kind. The tribes used artillery and machine guns, leading to intense clashes around towns
Ukrainian drone operators are launching daring attacks on Russian helicopters using first-person view (FPV) drones, a new tactic that’s gaining momentum. A recently released video shows one of these drones targeting a Russian Mi-28 attack helicopter, aiming directly for its vulnerable tail rotor. While the video cuts off before showing
In a groundbreaking speech, National Academy of Sciences president Marcia McNutt warned that the U.S. is losing its position as a global leader in science, with China quickly catching up. This decline, she said, threatens not only the economy but also national security. McNutt highlighted how the U.S. once dominated
On August 7, in the middle of the day, the FBI and state police raided the New York home of Scott Ritter, a well-known and outspoken figure. They had a search warrant and were looking into whether he might have broken a law called the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).
A federal judge has just ruled that Google broke the law by creating a monopoly on online searches, a major victory for US antitrust authorities. The court found that Google, which controls a staggering 89% of the search market and 95% on mobile, used its power unfairly by paying billions
