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IDF says one-third of Hezbollah’s prewar force has been killed since October 2023
The IDF said that it is trying to break the link between Hezbollah and Iran talks. Around one third of Hezbollah’s pre-2023 forces have been killed by the IDF in recent years, IDF Chief Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said on Thursday. Deffrin was trying to confront criticism that the IDF and the government are…
Read MoreGroup of escaped monkeys on the loose in western Germany
A group of rhesus macaque monkeys has escaped in the town of Witten in western Germany. The highly intelligent but shy animals are presumed to have scraped mortar out of brick wall at an animal sanctuary, enabling them to break out, a police spokesman said. The animals have not yet been recaptured as of Thursday…
Read MoreThai April factory output drops 0.36% on year, below forecast
BANGKOK, May 28 (Reuters) – Thailand’s manufacturing production index dropped 0.36% in April from a year earlier, the industry ministry said on Thursday, weaker than analysts’ forecasts. • The April reading compared with a year-on-year increase of 0.2% forecast in a Reuters poll, and followed a revised rise of 1.30% the previous month. • Thai…
Read MoreAll the Films in Competition at Cannes 2026, Ranked from Best to Worst
12. “Coward” After winning awards and generating controversy at Cannes for “Girl” (2019) and “Close” (2023), two queer coming-of-age dramas that veer between exquisite sensitivity and near-exploitative cruelty, the Belgian filmmaker Lukas Dhont returned this year with his third and strongest feature, set during the First World War. Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne shared the…
Read MoreZelensky vows new strikes inside Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced plans on Wednesday for further counter-strikes deep inside Russian territory following talks with Ukraine’s military leadership. In his evening video address released in Kiev, Zelensky said the attacks were intended to show Moscow that it would “have to pay for the war with its own losses.” Russian oil industry facilities…
Read MoreGerman court convicts ex-RAF member of robbery after decades in hiding
Daniela Klette, a former member of Germany’s radical leftist Red Army Faction (RAF), was sentenced to 13 years in prison by a German court on Wednesday for a series of armed robberies committed during 30 years on the run. The regional court in Verden found Klette guilty of aggravated robbery, gun law violations and other…
Read MoreEverlane and the Death of the “Good” Millennial Life-Style Brand
In 2017, the clothing brand Everlane opened its first brick-and-mortar store in Nolita. Right down the block from the former location of the bookstore McNally Jackson, it was a beacon of retail at the time, austere, brightly lit, and installed with shelving that brought to mind a gym locker room at an upscale hotel. It…
Read MoreIsrael says new head of Hamas’ military wing killed in Gaza City strikes
Israel says it killed the commander of Hamas’s military wing, Mohammed Odeh, in a strike in Gaza on Tuesday – days after his predecessor died in a similar attack. At least three Palestinians were killed and dozens more were injured in Tuesday’s major attack, which hit a residential building in one of Gaza City’s busiest…
Read MoreTechnical outage hits police systems, traffic lights in German cities
A technical outage lasting several hours disrupted key systems in several cities in Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia state on Tuesday, affecting police operations, traffic lights and businesses, authorities said. The disruption affected the dispatch system used by the control centre and police stations of the Wuppertal police headquarters, police said. Emergency phone services, however, remained reachable.…
Read MoreThe Revolutionary Force of Sonny Rollins
The album is called “A Night at The ‘Village Vanguard’ ”; it features Rollins in a trio, with only bass and drums, no piano, the effect of which is to maximize the saxophonist’s solo time and to omit the pianist’s habitual chordal signposting during his solos. He had done this in a studio session, earlier that…
Read MoreEleven killed in Lebanon village as Israel intensifies strikes
Israel has launched an intensive wave of strikes across swathes of southern and eastern Lebanon, after vowing to step up its military action against Hezbollah. The Israeli military said it hit more than 100 Hezbollah infrastructure sites and fighters during what was one of the heaviest nights of bombardment since a US-brokered ceasefire began in…
Read MoreTwo charged in Germany with Islamic State membership
German prosecutors have charged two men suspected of membership in the Islamic State terrorist group, the country’s highest prosecuting body said on Tuesday. One of the two Iraqi nationals is accused of having fought for Islamic State in Iraq. The other is said to have served as a judge on a committee enforcing Sharia law…
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