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Jerusalem shop owner arrested for selling ‘incitement material’ in Old City
Merchandise uncovered in a search of the shop owner’s home included cellphone cases featuring terrorist symbols and pictures of terrorists. The IDF and Israel Police arrested a store owner on suspicion of selling “inciting materials to stores in the Old City of Jerusalem” in a joint operation on Thursday night. The business was searched following…
Read More‘They went and never came back’: Honouring Kenya’s forgotten World War soldiers
One day, some 85 years ago, Mutuku Ing’ati left his home in southern Kenya and was never seen again. The 30-something Mr Ing’ati had disappeared with no explanation – for years his family desperately tried to track him down, following lead after lead that would eventually dry up. As decades passed, memories of Mr Ing’ati…
Read MoreTurkiye issues arrest warrant for Israel’s Netanyahu over Gaza ‘genocide’
Turkiye says it has issued arrest warrants for genocide against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior Israeli officials. Among 37 suspects listed are Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and army chief Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, according to a Friday statement from the Istanbul prosecutor’s office, which did not…
Read MoreBlame game over Air India crash goes on
Nearly five months after a plane crash in India which killed 260 people, the investigation has become mired in controversy – with the country’s Supreme Court the latest to weigh in. Flight 171 was en route to London from Ahmedabad in western India on 12 June. It crashed into a building just 32 seconds after…
Read MoreToyota’s Twin-Turbo Hybrid V8 Signals a New Era for Performance
Toyota is preparing to redefine performance for the hybrid age with the debut of its all-new twin-turbocharged hybrid V8 engine. Revealed at the Japan Mobility Show, the powertrain represents the brand’s latest effort to merge the thrill of combustion power with the efficiency of modern hybrid technology. Crash At Mecum Takes Out Corvettes and Pontiac…
Read MoreLow-cost retailer Shein escapes ban in France but probes continue
The low-cost online platform Shein has avoided a ban in France amid investigations into the sale of illegal products. “The government has succeeded in getting Shein to remove all illegal products that were being sold on its platform,” the French Economy Ministry announced on Friday. However, Shein remains “under close observation by the state authorities,”…
Read MoreIsrael receives coffin Hamas says contains body of Gaza hostage
Israel has received a coffin that Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad said contains the body of a hostage, Israel’s military says. Hamas’s armed wing said the body had been found on Friday in Khan Younis in southern Gaza. The body has been transported to Israel via the Red Cross for identification. Before this handover,…
Read MoreGermany’s AfD reject ‘treason’ allegation over lawmakers’ Russia trip
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Friday rejected allegations of “treason” over plans for several of the far-right party’s lawmakers to visit Russia next week. The trip has attracted severe criticism from conservative German politicians due to Russia’s war with Ukraine. Martin Huber, general secretary of the Bavaria-only Christian Social Union (CSU), called the move…
Read MoreAustralian state weighs rule change to allow dingoes to be pets
Nov. 7 (UPI) — The state government in Queensland, Australia, is considering a classification change that would allow for dingoes to be kept as household pets. The Queensland Department of Primary Industries is weighing a potential change that would see dingoes reclassified as Canis familiaris, also known as domestic dogs. The change is being considered…
Read MorePatti Smith on Her Memoir “Bread of Angels,” Fifty Years After Her Début Album
Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Wherever You Listen Sign up for our daily newsletter to get the best of The New Yorker in your inbox. Patti Smith’s album début album, “Horses,” came out fifty years ago, on November 10, 1975, launching her to stardom almost overnight. An anniversary reissue came out…
Read MoreFrance advises citizens to leave Mali urgently amid jihadist fuel blockade
France has advised its citizens in Mali to leave as soon as possible, as Islamist insurgents continue their blockade of the country. The French foreign ministry advised citizens to depart on commercial flights while they are still available, and to avoid overland travel. A two-month-old fuel blockade on Mali, imposed by al-Qaeda-affiliated group has upended…
Read MoreLEAG, Fluence Building Europe’s Largest Battery Energy Storage Project
Two companies active in the global clean energy space are collaborating on what they say is Europe’s largest battery energy storage installation. LEAG Clean Power GmbH and Fluence Energy GmbH, a subsidiary of Fluence Energy, on November 7 announced a 1-GW/4-GWh system that will be built in Jänschwalde, Germany. The groups on Friday said the…
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