Some 100,000 people have fled to Syria from Lebanon in a bid to escape Israeli air raids, according to the head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR). “The number of people who have crossed into Syria from Lebanon fleeing Israeli airstrikes – Lebanese and Syrian nationals – has reached 100,000,” Filippo Grandi said on X on Monday. “The outflow continues,” he warned. The number of displaced people crossing the border has more than doubled over the past two days, according to the UN official’s figures. UNHCR was “present at four crossing points, alongside local authorities and (the Syrian Red Crescent)…
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When Aces players donned A’ja Wilson jerseys ahead of their Game 1 clash against the Liberty on Sunday, it was assumed they were just supporting their MVP and team captain.However, they were, in fact, protesting Wilson not winning the 2024 Defensive Player of the Year award, which went to Lynx star Napheesa Collier. After her team’s 87-77 loss, head coach Becky Hammon revealed she was shocked when she saw her players in Wilson jerseys on the bus ride to the arena. She added that certain other players wore Tiffany Haye’s jersey to support her case for the WNBA’s Sixth Woman of…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As a stock photographer, I always look for opportunities to break away from the usual stock photo routine. Although editorial images and sports photography are not your regular stock photo subjects, I like their brutal honesty — you can’t stage a moment, and there’s no post-processing trick to replace that perfect shot. It’s all about capturing the raw reality.Capturing those split-second moments in sports is both an art and a science that takes some practice and experience, but if you are into sports photography and have the right approach, you can turn…
Celine Dion’s weight loss has worried her fans. She lost 96 pounds and looks very thin. People are concerned about her health as she cancelled her shows for 2023 and 2024. Celine Dion, in 2022, was diagnosed with a mysterious neurological disorder called stiff person syndrome (SPS). SPS stands for Spasticity which is a crippling state that leads to extreme muscle stiffness, spasm and partial or total loss of movement. It also damages vocal cords and this makes her singing very difficult. Dion is at the moment undergoing a heavy therapy (physical, athletic, and vocal) 5 days a week, trying…
Galaxy Messier 82 (M82), also known as the cigar galaxyNASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage Team (STScIAURA); J. Gallagher (University of Wisconsin), M. Mountain (STScI), P. Puxley (NSF) Scarlet plumes of hydrogen emanate from the lively cosmic portrait of the galaxy Messier 82 (M82) shown above. Also known as the cigar galaxy, it sits in the constellation Ursa Major, around 12 million light years away. It is what is known as a starburst galaxy due to its remarkably high rate of star formation. In fact, for every star born in the Milky Way, 10 burst into existence in M82. The reason for this much…
Israel’s recent attacks on Hezbollah expose weaknesses in Iran’s proxy strategy. Communities from Florida to North Carolina grapple with the devastation from Helene. And the Baltimore Ravens’ Derrick Henry delivers a standout performance in Week 4 of the NFL season.Here’s what to know today.Israel’s attacks on Hezbollah exposes weaknesses in Iran’s ‘axis of resistance’In a matter of weeks, Israel has dealt devastating blows to Iran’s most important proxy, Hezbollah. Airstrikes continued over the weekend, destroying multiple weapons depots. And on Saturday, Israel announced that its forces killed Hezbollah’s powerful and longtime leader, Hassan Nasrallah.Earlier this month, Israel also sabotaged the…
Epic Games has accused Samsung of making it too difficult to download its massively popular video game Fortnite on certain mobile devices.In a legal complaint it said it would file on Monday, it says people have to go through “21 steps” before they can play the game on a new Samsung product, including viewing security warning screens and changing settings.Epic claims this means 50% of people who try to install the game on these devices give up before they complete the process.It says this process takes 12 steps, rather than 21, for other Android phones and tablets.Epic has blamed a…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The writer is president of Queens’ College, Cambridge, and an adviser to Allianz and GramercyIf taken at face value, Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell’s justification for the unusually aggressive start to the central bank’s rate-cutting cycle reinforces the market belief that we never exited, nor are likely to any time soon, the monetary policy regime that first flourished in the run-up to the 2008 global financial crisis.That regime of ample liquidity provided by the central bank to markets now serves as an…
Sklifosovsky Insitute, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Matthew Winans for RealClearPolitics At college campuses nationwide, the newest students are starting class, but I’m not among them. Many medical schools rejected my application, and when I asked why, several told me that my service in our nation’s armed forces didn’t matter, and that I should have spent more time proving my commitment to “diversity” and “equity.” I served in the United States Army from 2012 to 2017. During my service, I intended to apply to the F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, the military’s medical school, but health-related issues…
Sophie Turner has opened up about the challenges she’s been facing as a single mother amid her highly publicized divorce from musician Joe Jonas.The actress explained that her new role in the upcoming crime series “Joan” helped her through the difficult phase, adding that it came around a time in her life when she had to “have strong will and fight.”Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas have now reached an agreement almost one year after the singer filed for divorce.Article continues below advertisementSophie Turner Says Being A Single Mother Is A ‘Struggle’MEGAIn a recent conversation with The Sunday Times, the “Game…