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Temu, an online shopping platform owned by Chinese e-commerce titan PDD, is facing mounting challenges as it pursues global expansion. Recently, the platform sparked a protest by hundreds of its independent Chinese merchants in Guangzhou, who are disgruntled over what they describe as unfair fines and withheld payments. These merchants, who contribute to Temu’s diverse offering of inexpensive products, rallied …

Swiss researchers have put forward a novel idea for the construction of a blast shield to protect a lunar launch pad using an autonomous, robotic hydraulic excavator. This robot would utilize materials from the moon itself, specifically gathering rocks to build a protective stone wall with a radius of 50 to 100 meters around the pad. The team, led by …

U.S. President Joe Biden has assured Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the United States remains dedicated to ensuring Israel’s security “against all threats from Iran,” according to the White House, following the killing of a top Hamas leader in Tehran. During the call, which included Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, Biden also stressed the “ongoing efforts to …

Mourners gathered at a mosque in Qatar on Friday to pay their respects to Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in Tehran in an incident attributed to Israel, escalating fears of an intensifying conflict. As the political leader of Hamas, Haniyeh had been pivotal in ongoing negotiations intended to halt the nearly ten-month conflict between his organization and Israel …

Hezbollah launched anti-aircraft missiles at Israeli aircraft over southern Lebanon, effectively pushing them back across the border. This military action came after Hezbollah had targeted northern Israel with rockets the previous Thursday, retaliating against a lethal Israeli assault on a southern Lebanese village earlier in the week. This assault had marked Hezbollah’s initial response following the death of a high-ranking …

On Thursday, an Israeli airstrike destroyed a home in the southern Lebanese village of Shamaa, located in the Tyre district, tragically resulting in the deaths of a Syrian mother and her three children. Local media outlets reported that the attack also left several other individuals wounded. Earlier that day, Israeli warplanes had conducted a raid on Kfarkila, a town near …

Following recent high-profile killings of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, Iran and its allied groups are reportedly strategizing a retaliation that deters Israel while avoiding a full-scale war, according to sources and experts. Discussions in Tehran, which involved representatives from the “axis of resistance” — a coalition of Iran-supported groups opposing Israel — focused on how to respond to these assassinations. …

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Thursday that Israel is fully prepared to respond to any threats, following declarations of revenge for the recent killings of key figures from Hamas and Hezbollah. “Israel is thoroughly ready for any possible scenario, whether defensive or offensive. We will ensure that any aggression against us comes at a high cost… Those who target …