Tens of thousands of airline passengers are stranded by the Iran war that has spread across the Gulf region, but some wealthy travelers are getting out — by paying large sums for luxury flights to Europe via airports that are safe from Iranian drone and missile attacks. Demand for charter flights has skyrocketed, with some people paying up to 200,000 euros ($232,000) as major airports in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha, Qatar, were closed after the start of the conflict last weekend. Travelers from Dubai, usually known as a safe and luxurious destination, are seeking to evacuate by traveling overland...
Nepalis Are Set To Vote In The First Election After Protests Ousted The Previous Government
Millions of Nepalis are set to vote in crucial parliamentary elections, the first since a violent youth-led uprising toppled the previous government and thrust forward a new generation’s demands for sweeping change in the Himalayan nation. Authorities have tightened security nationwide ahead of the polls Thursday. In addition to regular forces, thousands of temporary police officers have been deployed, and army troops — generally confined to barracks — are patrolling streets and guarding polling stations. The government has declared a three-day public holiday to allow voters to travel to their homes. Schools and other public buildings have been converted into...
Iran Player Sara Didar Holds Back Tears Responding To A War-Related Question At Women’s Asian Cup
Sara Didar choked back tears as she shared the concerns of the Iranian soccer team for their families and loved ones at home amid the war while they’re in Australia contesting the Women’s Asian Cup. “Obviously we’re all concerned and we’re sad at what has happened to Iran and our families in Iran,” Didar said in comments translated into English during a news conference Wednesday on the eve of a Group A game against Australia. “I really hope for our country to have good news ahead. And I hope that my country will be strongly alive.” The 21-year-old striker was...
Elon Musk To Take Stand In Twitter Shareholder Trial Accusing Him Of Deflating Stock Before Purchase
Elon Musk is expected to take the stand in a shareholder trial on Wednesday in San Francisco, where he’s accused of making false and misleading statements that drove down Twitter’s stock price before he bought the social media platform for $44 billion in 2022. The lawsuit was filed in October 2022 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of Twitter shareholders who sold the stock between May 13 and Oct. 4, 2022, a few weeks before Musk’s purchase of Twitter was finalized. It claims Musk violated federal securities laws by making false, public statements...
Father Who Gave Gun To Georgia School Shooting Suspect For Christmas Is Guilty Of 2nd-Degree Murder
A Georgia man who gave his teenage son the gun he’s accused of using to kill two students and two teachers at a high school was convicted Tuesday of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. Jurors took less than two hours to find Colin Gray guilty of all charges in the September 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, northeast of Atlanta. Gray now joins a growing number of parents being held responsible in court after their children were accused in shootings. Colin Gray was found guilty of second-degree murder in the deaths of two 14-year-old students, Mason Schermerhorn and...
Alexander Brothers Used Wealth To Lure, Drug And Rape Women And Girls, Prosecutor Says
The wealthy Alexander brothers used the same tactics of luring, drugging and humiliation to sexually assault numerous women and girls, bragging about their exploits in blog posts with titles that included “It’s not rape if,” a federal prosecutor told jurors Tuesday. In a closing argument after four weeks of testimony in the siblings’ federal sex trafficking trial, Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Jones reviewed the often harrowing accounts of 11 women who allege they were sexually assaulted by Alon, Oren or Tal Alexander. The allegations are corroborated by the “sheer number of victims who testified,” the prosecutor said — women who...
A Trial Seeks To Tie Iranian Paramilitary To Alleged Assassination Plot In US
While the U.S. fights a widening war in Iran, American prosecutors are airing claims that Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was entangled in a foiled 2024 assassination plot that eyed then-candidate Donald Trump as a possible target. The alleged scheme is at the center of a criminal trial that started in a federal court in New York last week, days before the Mideast combat that now looms in the background. “This trial is happening in interesting times,” Judge Eric Komitee told lawyers this week in the case of Asif Merchant, a Pakistani national accused of trying to hire hit men to...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Declares Israel Has Big Missions Ahead As He Visits Those Affected By The Collapse Incident In Beit Shemesh.
Benjamin Netanyahu: “Today I visited Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital to see the injured from the collapse incident in Beit Shemesh, together with Hadassah CEO Prof. Yoram Weiss. “I met with the medical teams and rescue crews, and thanked them for their incredible work that saves lives. “I heard firsthand the stories of the heroic mothers, and met Pinina, who lost her husband Yossi and is holding her toddler son David in her arms, and Orphaz. Amid the great pain, I saw tremendous strength of spirit and a heart of gold. “I am awed by the cohesion and resilience of Israeli...
Clube De Regatas Do Flamengo Secure Agreement With Leonardo Jardim
Flamengo have finalized an agreement for Leonardo Jardim to become the club’s new head coach, with the Portuguese manager set to sign a contract running through the end of 2027. The Brazilian side ironed out the remaining details in recent days, confirming Jardim as their choice to lead the team into a new cycle. Reports indicate that discussions between the club and Jardim’s staff had been progressing even before Filipe Luís was officially informed of his dismissal, highlighting the board’s determination to move swiftly in securing a successor. An official announcement from Flamengo is expected shortly as preparations begin for...
Liverpool F.C. Considering Move To Re-Sign Jarell Quansah
Liverpool are reportedly considering re-signing Jarell Quansah from Bayer 04 Leverkusen, with the club holding an €80 million buy-back clause valid until the end of May, according to berger_pj. The clause places the Premier League side in a strong position should they decide to bring the defender back to Anfield. Quansah is a product of Liverpool’s academy, having joined the club at a young age before rising through the ranks to make his senior debut in August 2023. During his time with the first team, he made 58 appearances across all competitions and scored three goals before securing a move...