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The Marvel universe of The Fantastic Four is growing with the exciting addition of actress Natasha Lyonne to the cast. However, her specific role remains under wraps. Natasha Lyonne is well-known in the entertainment industry for her standout performances in Russian Doll, Poker Face, and Orange Is the New Black. Despite the announcement, her character in this Marvel comic adaptation …

The memoirs of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel are set to be released in November, nearly three years after she concluded her 16-year leadership of one of Europe’s major powers. Publisher Kiepenheuer & Witsch announced on Monday that the approximately 700-page book, titled “Freiheit” (“Freedom”), will be available on November 26. Merkel co-authored the memoir with her longtime assistant and …

The majority of the 20 Premier League clubs support keeping Video Assistant Referees (VAR), despite Wolverhampton Wanderers proposing a vote on whether the technology should be discontinued. According to Sky Sports, while the clubs have expressed dissatisfaction with VAR, they believe that scrapping it would be “counterproductive” and could “damage the standing of the Premier League.” The clubs are advocating …

On Thursday, Hezbollah announced it had fired over 60 rockets at Israeli military sites in retaliation for airstrikes conducted overnight. According to a statement from Hezbollah, their fighters launched a missile attack using more than 60 Katyusha rockets targeting multiple Israeli military positions, including locations in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. The group stated that these strikes were a response to …

On Thursday, Arab leaders are meeting in Bahrain for a summit centered on the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, where no ceasefire has yet been reached. The heads of state and government started arriving on Wednesday in Manama, the capital of Bahrain, where flags from the 22 Arab League member countries were displayed. This marks the first assembly of the …

On Thursday, Chinese President Xi Jinping stated that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin concurred on the necessity of pursuing a “political solution” to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. This announcement followed a meeting between the two leaders in Beijing. “Both parties agree that a political solution to the Ukraine crisis is the right course of action,” Xi declared during …

On Thursday, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin accused Azerbaijan of “interference” in the political affairs of New Caledonia, a Pacific territory that has recently experienced deadly pro-independence riots. “This isn’t a fantasy… I regret that some of the separatists have made a deal with Azerbaijan,” Darmanin said during an interview with broadcaster France 2. He added, “Even if there are …

Israeli jets carried out airstrikes in the Baalbek district overnight after Hezbollah launched multiple drones at a base near Tiberias, marking one of their deepest incursions into Israeli territory in months of cross-border skirmishes. The airstrikes, which took place around midnight on Wednesday, targeted the hills and mountains near the town of Brital in northeast Lebanon, close to the Syrian …