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Only mosque staff and guards were allowed to attend traditional Friday prayers, according to the Waqf, the Islamic body that manages the site. Public gatherings at the compound were banned, although the call to prayer sounded as usual.The site, known to Muslims as Al-Aqsa and to Jews as the Temple Mount, holds deep religious significance for both faiths. Nearby, the Western Wall plaza stood empty, with Jewish prayers moved indoors. Israel remains on high alert after intercepting more than 100 drones reportedly launched from Iran in response.
According to the prosecutor, an investigation provisionally indicated that the officer gave chase without switching on a blue light or siren, and that the vehicle was driven into the park, which isn’t accessible to cars, at a speed of more than 40 kilometers per hour. “Nobody wanted little Fabian to die. People sometimes forget that we are also mothers and fathers,” police chief Michel Goovaerts told a local radio station Friday. “They may have been careless, but that arrest was a big surprise,” he added. “The feeling among colleagues is: this could have happened to me too.” Earlier in the…
Video aired by Iranian state media appeared to show the aftermath of several explosions at the Natanz nuclear facility, with plumes of smoke rising and distant flashes on the horizon.Explosions were also heard in Tehran and western provinces in Iran such as Lorestan and Kermanshah.Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the strikes, saying they aimed to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.The Israeli military said over 200 jets were used in the initial wave, targeting nuclear and military sites across Iran in a mission dubbed “Rising Lion.”Iran confirmed the deaths of senior commanders and nuclear scientists, vowing retaliation as Supreme…
Meta is making a $14.3 billion (€12.4 billion) investment in artificial intelligence (AI) company Scale and recruiting its CEO Alexandr Wang to join a team developing “superintelligence” at the tech giant.The deal announced Thursday reflects a push by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to revive AI efforts at the parent company of Facebook and Instagram as it faces tough competition from rivals such as Google and OpenAI.Meta announced what it called a “strategic partnership and investment” with Scale late Thursday. Scale said the $14.3 billion investment puts its market value at over $29 billion (€25 billion).Scale said it will remain an…
In a dramatic escalation of Middle Eastern tensions, Israel launched last night a sweeping military operation targeting key Iranian infrastructure.Codenamed Operation Rising Lion, the offensive struck more than 100 locations across Iran, focusing on nuclear facilities, military leadership compounds, and air defence systems.The scale and precision of the strikes mark one of the most extensive aerial campaigns in the region in recent years.The confrontation places two of the Middle East’s most powerful militaries on a direct collision course. As the world watches anxiously, the fear is no longer about whether hostilities will escalate but how far they might go.A full-scale…
“It’s deluded for anyone to suggest that we could support a vote of no confidence that favors the PP given what that party has done to Catalan in Europe,” said Junts Secretary-General Jordi Turull, referring to the conservative party’s lobbying campaign against the recognition of Catalan as an official EU language. “I can’t imagine ever teaming up with these people,” he railed. The PP’s refusal to present a doomed motion against Sánchez allows Abascal, who is also president of the far-right Patriots party at the EU level, to imply that Spain’s mainstream political groups collude with one another. Pablo Simón,…
Published on 13/06/2025 – 12:51 GMT+2•Updated 12:51Several Tesla customers in France are suing the electric vehicle (EV) maker run by Elon Musk, alleging that the cars have become “extreme right” symbols that are harming their reputation, the law firm representing them said this week.Around 10 Tesla leaseholders are asking to terminate their contracts and recover legal costs at the Paris Commercial Court, saying that the cars turned into “far-right totems” following Musk’s support for Donald Trump’s presidential bid and Germany’s far-right AfD Party.”Because of Elon Musk’s actions… Tesla-branded vehicles have become strong political symbols and now appear to be veritable…
U.S. President Donald Trump issued a dire warning to Iran, telling Tehran to “make a deal” before it’s “too late” after Israel bombarded key Iranian nuclear sites and killed top regime officials overnight. “There has already been great death and destruction, but there is still time to make this slaughter, with the next already planned attacks being even more brutal, come to an end,” Trump wrote in the early hours of Friday morning. “Iran must make a deal, before there is nothing left.” Israel launched a massive attack on Iran overnight, striking targets including nuclear facilities, regime officials, military leaders and…
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Published on 13/06/2025 – 11:06 GMT+2European leaders are voicing alarm over the military attacks launched overnight between Israel and Iran and calling for immediate de-escalation to avoid an all-out war that could spiral across the Middle East and beyond.British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was one of the first heads of government to react, urging “all parties to step back and reduce tensions urgently”.”Escalation serves no one in the region. Stability in the Middle East must be the priority and we are engaging partners to de-escalate,” Starmer said.”Now is the time for restraint, calm and a return to diplomacy.”His Dutch countepart,…