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With video games like ‘Concorde’ shelved and episodes of ‘House of the Dragon’ and ‘The Acolyte’ attacked, news that studio execs will use superfans to stress-test franchise releases is concerning. Just two weeks after its release, Sony has pulled its video game ‘Concorde’. The PlayStation 5 and PC shooter game had been in development for eight years, but was taken offline following low-sales and critical reviews. Ryan Ellis, game director of Firewalk Studios, which produced the title for Sony, said the company has “been listening closely” to the feedback over ‘Concorde’. While a surprising decision from Sony, after no doubt…

Israel has also vowed to strike Iran itself after it launched a ballistic missile attack on the country last week. The conflict threatens to widen into a regional war, and also risks drawing in the U.S., which has provided military and diplomatic support to Israel, as well as U.S.-allied Arab countries that host American forces. Iran-allied militant groups in Syria, Iraq and Yemen have also joined in with long-distance strikes on Israel. The Israeli military has been expanding its bombings in Lebanon. Massive airstrikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs from late Saturday into Sunday, Reuters reported. At least eight strikes rocked…

Dubbed the ‘finance COP’, countries are set to work out the finer details of the loss and damage fund at COP29 in Baku next month. Climate-vulnerable countries could start receiving money from the long-awaited loss and damage fund as early as 2025. This pot of money is intended to help compensate low-income countries for the damage caused by climate-related natural disasters. It has faced a number of hurdles throughout its development but finally, the funds could start being disbursed to those who need them most as soon as next year. Finance is one of the key focuses for COP29 in…

All the latest developments on day three of the tournament. The third day of Judo’s 2024 Junior World Championships took place today in Dushanbe, Tajikistian.The crowd poured into the Kasri Tennis Arena to witness the best of the best go for gold.Azerbaijan’s -100kg Paris Olympic Champion Zelym Kotsoiev thrilled the crowd by attending the tournament to support his younger brother. But it was a man from Azerbaijan’s neighbour to the north, Georgia, Luka Javakhishvili who claimed victory at -81kg. This huge winding makikomi technique was the decisive moment in the match! Earning the Georgian the junior world title.Harvest Group Representative…

Herbert Kickl, head of the far-right FPÖ, is facing difficult coalition negotiations as the SPÖ, Green Party, and NEOS have dismissed collaboration, with the OVP agreeing to join only if Kickl is excluded. Leader of the far-right Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ), Herbert Kickl, met with the federal president to discuss the formation of a new government.The FPÖ won nearly 29% of the votes in last week’s national election, securing the highest share but falling short of a majority.To form a government, Kickl must now seek a coalition, but Austria’s other parties — including the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPÖ), the…

The fighting has led more than 250,000 Syrians and 82,000 Lebanese to flee north to Syria in the past two weeks. An Israeli strike on a refugee camp in north Lebanon has killed Hamas official Saeed Atallah Ali and his family, the militant group said on Saturday. Hamas said in a statement that the strike on the Beddawi refugee camp struck the home of Saeed Atallah Ali, an official with Hamas’s military wing, the Qassam Brigades. Ali’s wife, Shaymaa Azzam, and their two daughters, Zeinab and Fatima — whom the statement described as children — were also killed in the…

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, located in southern Ukraine, is the largest in Europe and prior to the 2022 Russian invasion, supplied Ukraine with around 30% of its electricity. It was seized by Russian forced in the early weeks of the war. Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (GUR) has claimed responsibility for the killing of the head of security at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, branding him a “war criminal” and a “collaborator” with Russia.The GUR posted a video on its Telegram channel showing a SUV exploding and hours later, the Russian Investigative Committee confirmed that Andrei Korotkiy was killed in Enerhodar,…

Rescue teams in the south said several people were still missing and called on volunteers and the army to assist with search and rescue operations. Rescue teams on Saturday searched for those still missing after flash floods and landslides hit parts of Bosnia, killing at least 21 people and injuring scores more N1 TV reported. Construction machines worked to remove piles of rocks and debris covering the central town of Jablanica after the rainstorm early on Friday.Huge quantities of rain fell in the area around Jablanica and nearby Konjic, causing sudden floods that broke into people’s homes as they were…

Libya has been in political turmoil since a NATO-backed uprising toppled and killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011. The International Criminal Court has unsealed arrest warrants for six men allegedly linked to a Libyan militia blamed for multiple killings in a strategically important western town where mass graves were discovered in 2020.Libya has been in political turmoil since a NATO-backed uprising toppled and killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011.Since then, Libya has been split between rival administrations in the east and the west, each backed by militias and foreign governments.ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan said his investigation has gathered evidence “indicating…

Israel says it aims to drive Hezbollah away from the border so the thousands of Israelis displaced by months of almost daily cross-border fire can return to their homes. Powerful new explosions have rocked Beirut’s southern suburbs overnight into Sunday as Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon, also striking a Palestinian refugee camp in the north as it targeted both Hezbollah and Hamas fighters.The strong explosions began around midnight after Israel’s military urged residents to evacuate areas in Dahiyeh, a collection of suburbs on Beirut’s southern edge.The IDF confirmed it was striking targets near Beirut and said about 30 projectiles…