British teenager behind GTA 6 hack detained indefinitely
LONDON: A teenage member of the Lapsus$ hacking group was sentenced to indefinite detention in hospital for hacking Uber and fintech firm Revolut, and for blackmailing the developers of…
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Gunman kills 14 in attack at Prague university
PRAGUE: A 24-year-old Czech student shot dead his father, then killed 14 people and wounded 25 others at his Prague university on Thursday before possibly killing himself, police said,…
Toyota recalling 1.12 million vehicles over air bag issue
WASHINGTON: Toyota Motor said it will recall 1.12 million vehicles worldwide because a short circuit in a sensor could cause air bags not to deploy as designed.
The recall covers 2020…
George Clooney claims Matthew Perry was not ‘happy’ filming Friends
George Clooney has claimed Matthew Perry was not happy while filming ‘Friends’ due to his drugs and alcohol addiction.
In an interview, Clooney said that Perry always wanted to play a…
Celine Berthon appointed France’s first woman spy agency chief
PARIS: France appointed its first woman domestic intelligence chief, with top police officer Celine Berthon stepping up to head the General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI).
The…
Egypt seeks to broker Gaza ceasefire as Hamas, Israel assert demands
CAIRO: The United States said "very serious" negotiations were taking place on a new Gaza ceasefire and release of more Israeli hostages but prospects for a deal remained uncertain as Hamas…
Social media platform X back up after global outage
SAN FRANCISCO: Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, was restored globally early Thursday, with over 77,000 US users facing issues at the peak of the outage.
Users in…
Iceland volcano erupts near town after weeks of quake activity
REYKJAVIK: A volcano erupted late on Monday in southwest Iceland, spewing lava and smoke across a wide area after weeks of intense earthquake activity, the country's Meteorological Office…
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake kills 118 in China
BEIJING: A magnitude-6.2 earthquake jolted a remote and mountainous region on the northern edge of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau just before midnight on Monday, killing at least 118 people and…
PM Kakar to visit Kuwait to convey condolences on demise of Emir
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Monday will undertake a one-day visit to Kuwait.
The prime minister will convey to the Royal Family, the government and the…
Israel using ‘terrorism’ tactics in Gaza: Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis again suggested Israel was using "terrorism" tactics in Gaza, deploring the reported killing by the Israeli military of two Christian women who had taken refuge in…
Israel launches fresh strikes on Gaza as UN votes on aid
JERUSALEM: Israeli forces launched fresh attacks throughout the night across the Gaza Strip as the United Nations Security Council looked set to vote on a demand that Israel and Hamas allow…
Biden safe after car collides with presidential motorcade
WILMINGTON: President Joe Biden was safe on Sunday night after a car collided with a motorcade SUV that was part of the president's security detail.
Biden and First Lady Jill Biden had…
“Friends” actor Matthew Perry died from ‘acute effects of…
LOS ANGELES: "Friends" star Matthew Perry died from the "acute effects" of the powerful sedative ketamine that, combined with other factors, caused the actor to lose consciousness and drown…
Ahmed Shehzad quits PSL, blames ‘deliberate effort’ keep him out
LAHORE: Ahmed Shehzad has retired from the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in a blaze of fury after he was not picked in the draft for the ninth edition of the tournament.
In a post, he…