The rebel offensive in November 2024 was not initially aimed at seizing Damascus but was meant to preempt an expected major offensive by Assad’s forces in opposition-held Idlib intending to “finish the Idlib file,” Abdul Ghani said.
FBI: Crooks manipulate online photos to fuel virtual kidnapping ransoms
The FBI warns of criminals altering images shared on social media and using them as fake proof of life photos in virtual kidnapping ransom scams. The FBI warns that criminals are altering publicly available photos to create fake “proof-of-life” images used in virtual kidnapping scams, posing as kidnappers and demanding ransom. “The Federal Bureau of […]
Indonesia Struggles With Food, Medical Shortages After Floods Killed Hundreds
Regions hit by floods that killed hundreds in Indonesia were suffering from food and medical shortages, authorities said, as elephants pitched in on Monday to help clear up debris.
‘Unspeakable cruelty’: Oath ceremonies canceled for immigrants on verge of gaining citizenship – Boston.com
‘Unspeakable cruelty’: Oath ceremonies canceled for immigrants on verge of gaining citizenship Boston.comImmigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide GBHWith immigration paused, Afghans in th…
Bnei Brak protest horror as car rams into crowd in Israeli city
Footage showed the car knocking over members of the crowd.
Bar owner offering free drinks to customers who help ICE says he’s getting death threats
Mark Fitzpatrick, proprietor of the Old Station Saloon in Eagle, Idaho, says ‘liberals’ have threatened to kill him and burn down his business over promotion to encourage support for migrant crackdown
OpenAI says ChatGPT saves the average worker up to an hour each day – here’s how
The company is stepping up its efforts to attract enterprise customers amid growing competition from Google and Anthropic.
‘One Battle After Another’ leads Golden Globe nominations with nine nods
Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” scored a leading nine nominations to the 83rd Golden Globe Awards on Monday, adding to the Oscar favorite’s momentum in the run-up to awards season. Norwegian family drama “Sentimental Value” claimed e…
Source: the US Department of Commerce plans to allow the export of Nvidia’s old H200 chips to China, seeking a compromise over controlling exports to China (Reed Albergotti/Semafor)
Reed Albergotti / Semafor:
Source: the US Department of Commerce plans to allow the export of Nvidia’s old H200 chips to China, seeking a compromise over controlling exports to China — THE SCOOP — Seeking a comprom…
Trump-backed Thailand-Cambodia peace deal on edge as countries launch border attacks
Thailand’s U.S.-supplied F-16 warplanes on Monday bombed Cambodia, which responded by firing unguided ground rockets across the disputed border between the two Buddhist-majority Southeast Asian nations, endangering a peace agreement brokered by U.S. Pr…