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Hezbollah’s leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, issued a stark warning to Israel on Friday, cautioning that any military action against Lebanon would lead to regret. During his speech commemorating Quds Day, Nasrallah declared Hezbollah’s readiness for conflict, stating, “If they want war, let them come. The Israelis are well aware of what a war with Lebanon entails.” Nasrallah highlighted that Hezbollah …

In an exciting development in the field of astronomy, researchers detected a gravitational wave signal stemming from a significant cosmic event known as GW230529. This event was caught by the LIGO Livingston detector in May 2023. Gravitational waves result from the acceleration of massive celestial bodies, like the merging of black holes or neutron stars. These waves, predicted by Albert …

Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides is set to embark on a visit to Lebanon this Monday, accompanied by a ministerial team. During his brief stay, Christodoulides is scheduled to hold discussions with Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. Ahead of this visit, Christodoulides appealed to the leader of the European Union’s executive branch, requesting intervention with …

Swiss International Air Lines redirected a flight en route from Zurich to Beirut mid-journey due to uncertainties in Lebanon’s security climate. The flight, carrying 138 passengers along with five crew members, couldn’t return to Zurich on Thursday night and was rerouted to Vienna instead. The decision came amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, making the safety conditions in Lebanon …

For the first time, astronomers have spotted a phenomenon known as the “glory effect” on a planet beyond our solar system. This effect, which manifests as colorful, rainbow-like concentric rings, occurs under specific conditions and has been observed on Earth and once on Venus. The European Space Agency’s CHEOPS Exoplanet Characterization Satellite, alongside contributions from other ESA and NASA missions, …

Apple is set to reduce its workforce by over 600 employees in California, indicating the tech giant’s initial significant reduction in staff since the pandemic, amid a general trend of downsizing within the tech sector. The company informed 614 employees across various offices on March 28 that their positions would be terminated by May 27, as per documents submitted to …

During her visit to Guangzhou, a key industrial city in China, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen addressed concerns regarding China’s trade practices, emphasizing the need for fair competition between Chinese and American firms and workers. She highlighted issues such as manufacturing overcapacity in China, which she believes poses a risk to the global economy by potentially destabilizing markets with an …

Researchers at Arizona State University have made a significant breakthrough in the study of Antarctica’s wildlife, discovering 13 new papillomaviruses in Antarctic seals, as reported in the journal Virology. Papillomaviruses are tiny DNA viruses that target the epithelial cells of both humans and animals. With several hundred variants identified in humans, these viruses are categorized based on their cancer-causing potential. …