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The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, reported that one of its employees was killed during an Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank, where raids have intensified in recent weeks. Israel’s military labeled the UN worker a “terrorist,” claiming he posed a threat to their forces. This marks the first time in over a decade that a UNRWA …

Hezbollah announced on Saturday that it launched multiple Katyusha rockets at an Israeli artillery and precision missile base in Yiftah Elifelet, located northwest of Lake Tiberias in northern Israel. This attack, according to Hezbollah, was in retaliation for an overnight Israeli airstrike that injured ten people in the town of Kfar Rumman, situated in the Nabatieh district. Earlier in the …

On September 13 (Friday), Cristiano Ronaldo made history by becoming the first person ever to reach 1 billion followers across all social media platforms. The 39-year-old Portuguese and Al Nassr forward already holds the title for the most followers on Instagram, with over 600 million, and recently set multiple YouTube records after launching his channel ‘UR. Cristiano.’ The channel reached …

The wait is finally over! If you missed watching Disney Pixar’s *Inside Out 2* in theatres, you can now catch it on OTT. After a highly successful run at the box office, the much-anticipated sequel will be available on Disney+ Hotstar starting September 25. Directed by Kelsey Mann, the coming-of-age comedy-drama originally hit theatres worldwide on June 14. On Friday, …

OpenAI is reportedly in discussions to raise $6.5 billion in funding at a valuation of $150 billion, according to Bloomberg. This new valuation significantly surpasses the company’s earlier valuation of $86 billion from a tender offer earlier in the year, solidifying OpenAI’s position as one of the most valuable startups globally. In addition to the equity raise, the company is …

Earth is about to gain a temporary second moon, though it will only last for a few weeks and might not be visible. Starting in late September, a small asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will be captured by Earth’s gravity and briefly orbit our planet for less than two months. Discovered on August 7 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System …

When images from Mars showed strange black shapes resembling spiders, many were startled. These weren’t actual spiders, but a natural phenomenon occurring on the red planet. Satellite pictures revealed these tendrilled formations on the Martian surface, which looked eerie and unfamiliar. These formations, known as araneiforms, are dust structures that appear in the southern polar region of Mars during its …

An elite Israeli military unit carried out a “highly unusual raid” earlier this week in Syria, targeting and destroying an underground precision missile factory reportedly constructed by Iran, according to three sources who spoke to U.S. news outlet Axios. The factory’s destruction marks a significant setback for Iran and Hezbollah’s efforts to manufacture precision medium-range missiles on Syrian soil, Axios …