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[ad_1] Brazilian police arrested two people over an alleged plot to bomb Lady Gaga’s concert at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday.The planned attack was foiled during a joint operation between Rio de Janeiro’s civil police and the justice ministry, officials said on Sunday.Authorities believe the group behind the plot had been spreading hate speech against the LGBTQ community and was trying to radicalise teenagers online to carry out attacks with Molotov cocktails and homemade explosives.“The plan was treated as a ‘collective challenge’ with the aim of gaining notoriety on social media,” police said, adding that the operation was kept quiet to avoid panic or misinformation.The operation, codenamed “Fake Monster” — a play on Lady Gaga’s fanbase known as “Little Monsters” — led to the arrest of an adult in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul […]

[ad_1] Meghan McCain called Michelle Obama a negative person following Michelle's rant about the high living cost of the White House. Conservative commentator Meghan McCain, the daughter of former senator John McCain, was criticized for trolling former first lady Michelle Obama after Michelle said living in the White House was costly. "It would be cool if Michelle Obama had literally anything positive to say about anything," McCain said, reacting to the viral clip of Michelle Obama's rant about the living costs of the White House. Apart from her own podcast, Michelle Obama recently appeared on several other talk shows and podcasts and spoke freely about all the speculations that were going on about her. The shows appear after her long absence in the public that stoked rumors about her marital discord, an impending divorce and Barack Obama's alleged affair with […]

[ad_1] Despite being an Ivy League graduate, Trump hates the elite universities because they never embraced him. In the wake of President Donald Trump's action against Columbia, Harvard, which reflects his general antipathy towards the Ivy League colleges despite having studied in one of them, Trump's former aide has revealed how the president was snubbed by the elite club when he needed them. Alan Marcus, a business and political consultant who oversaw Trump's public relations between 1994 and 2000, said he reached out to some of the board members of the Ivy League institutes to get Trump deliver a college commencement address or receive an honorary degree -- at the time when Trump's companies went through multiple bankruptcies in the 1990s. "But I got essentially laughed at," Marcus told the New York Times in an interview. "They don't return the […]

[ad_1] Mike Collins says Halal restaurant is like Muslim invasion of Jerusalem in the 7th century. Georgia Republican Rep Mike Collins objected to a new Halal restaurant coming up in the Capitol Complex to replace famous Steak n' Shake and said it's equivalent to the Muslim conquest of Jerusalem in the 7th century. Upcoming CHA Street Food is an American-influenced Asian restaurant. "Known for their American-influenced Asian cuisine, CHA Street Food will serve breakfast, bowls, sandwiches, wraps, a wide array of sides, and specialty drinks," said an email announcement going out to staffers and members of Congress. "Favorites include their Zinger Burger, Chicken Tikka Roll (or salad), and samosa appetizers. Additionally, CHA Street Food will offer rewards points, online ordering, and bulk-order catering.""Imagine being this fragile—comparing a new restaurant lease to a 7th-century military conquest because your milkshake joint got […]

[ad_1] Holocaust survivors participate in a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the return of the deportees, in Paris (Image: AP) In May 1945, during World War II, the Nazi forces of Germany officially surrendered, marking the end of the war. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Nazi surrender to Allied forces. As France prepares to celebrate the anniversary, survivors who lived through the war remembered the pain they experienced. During the Nazi occupation, many lived in fear and were treated cruelly. Jews and other groups were deported to death camps. For survivors, this anniversary is not just about victory, but also a time to remember the suffering and losses they endured.In May 1940, Nazi forces began invading France. Among those caught in the chaos was 15-year-old Geneviève Perrier, who had to flee her village in northeastern […]

[ad_1] Renewable energy: The election result is seen as a mandate for stronger climate action, with Labor party’s progressive agenda resonating with voters, especially in contrast to the Coalition's support for nuclear power. Albanese’s government has aligned with the global shift toward decarbonisation, cautioning that Australia can no longer rely on iron ore and high-emission coal exports to sustain its economy in the future.(Photo: AP) [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Six people were injured after a Houthi ballistic missile struck an area inside Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport on Saturday, prompting a temporary closure of the country’s main air gateway. The missile, fired from Yemen, landed near an access road within the airport perimeter after Israeli air defences failed to intercept it, the IDF confirmed.Emergency services said a man in his 50s was taken to hospital in good-to-moderate condition with trauma to his limbs, while two women, aged 54 and 38, were injured by the blast shockwave. A 64-year-old man was lightly wounded by flying debris, and two other women, aged 22 and 34, were hurt while running for cover. Two additional individuals were treated for acute anxiety.Surveillance footage captured the impact, and the airport shut down all take-offs and landings for about an hour before reopening. Defence minister Israel […]

[ad_1] Prince Harry expresses desire for 'reconciliation' with Royal family In a stunning emotional outpouring following a legal defeat in the UK, Prince Harry has broken his silence on the royal rift, expressing his heartbreak over King Charles' silence and revealing fears about his father's mortality.“I don’t know how much longer my father has,” Harry told BBC News in a bombshell interview from California, alluding to King Charles’ recent battle with cancer. “He won’t speak to me because of this security stuff.”The remarks come just days after Harry lost his high-profile legal battle against the UK government over the stripping of his state-funded security detail, a move he claims puts his family directly in harm’s way.“I’ve forgiven them,” Harry declared, referring to his estranged royal relatives. “But I can’t see a world where I’d bring my wife and children back […]

[ad_1] TOKYO : Japan and China are accusing each other of violating the airspace around the Japanese-controlled East China Sea islands that Beijing also claims. Japan's Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying that it has protested to Beijing after a Chinese helicopter that took off from one of China's four coast guard boats had entered Japan's territorial waters around the Senkaku island, violating the Japanese airspace around them for about 15 minutes on Saturday. In response to the airspace intrusion, Japan's Self-Defense Force scrambled fighter jets, the Defense Ministry said. China routinely sends coast guard vessels and aircraft into waters and airspace surrounding the islands, which China calls the Diaoyu, to harass Japanese vessels in the area and force Japan to scramble jets in response. The latest territorial flap comes as Japan and China were appearing to have warm ties […]

[ad_1] Elon Musk, head of Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), lashed out at media critics and denied allegations of white supremacist sympathies in a Fox News interview released Friday. “It’s an outrageous thing to claim that I’m a Nazi,” Musk said, suggesting that if his detractors could “press a button” to kill him, “they would.” But, he added, “since I’m a little difficult to kill, they are doing character assassination instead.” Musk’s comments follow months of growing criticism. At Trump’s post-inauguration rally, he delivered a straight-arm salute interpreted by many, including his estranged daughter, as a Sieg Heil. His actions since purchasing Twitter, X now, have further intensified scrutiny.Musk restored previously banned white supremacist accounts, and in March, during sweeping federal layoffs under DOGE, he shared a post implying that dictators like Stalin, Hitler, and Mao didn’t kill […]