LA jury finds META, YOUTUBE negligent in social media addiction trial
A jury in Los Angeles determined on Wednesday that Meta and Google’s YouTube were negligent and failed to warn users of the dangers associated with using their platforms, in a case that could have repercussions across the social media landscape. The personal injury trial commenced in late January in LA Superior Court. A young woman […]
Saudi Arabia’s MBS urged Trump to press on with war against Iran
According to reporting by The New York Times, Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman has urged US President Trump in recent conversations to continue military action against Iran, framing the US-Israeli campaign as a “historic opportunity” to reshape the Middle East. The report, based on interviews with people briefed by American officials, says Prince Mohammed has, […]
Lebanon expels Iranian ambassador
The Lebanese government on Tuesday announced that it has ordered the Iranian ambassador to Beirut to leave the country, declaring him persona non grata. Beirut also ordered the Lebanese ambassador to Tehran, Ahmed Sweidan, to return home for consultations. In a post to his account on X, Lebanon’s foreign minister, Youssef Raggi, wrote that the […]
Palestinian Authority building ‘shadow army’ in violation of Oslo Accords – report
The Palestinian Authority has massively expanded the size of its internal security apparatus, a new report warns, forming a de facto standing army in violation of the PA’s agreements with Israel. According to an investigation published by the Regavim movement, the PA has developed what the report calls a “shadow army,” including more than 60,000 […]
Israel strikes explosives facility in Isfahan as Iranian attacks continue despite Trump’s proposed 5-day truce
Israel struck dozens of targets across Iran on Tuesday, including what it described as the country’s “main” explosives production facility in the Isfahan area, as fighting continued despite US President Trump signaling a possible pause in escalation. The Israeli Air Force targeted the facility as part of a broader wave of strikes against Iran’s “production […]
Pope hosts exorcists at Vatican as surge in Satanism raises alarm
In a private audience on 13 March, Pope Leo XIV received representatives of the International Association of Exorcists (AIE), signalling renewed attention to what Church officials describe as a growing spiritual crisis. The delegation presented a detailed report highlighting an increase in cases linked to occultism, esotericism, and Satanism, warning that many individuals are suffering […]
Russian oil tanker playing chicken with Trump over Cuba
The Anatoly Kolodkin is steaming toward the Caribbean. The Russian oil tanker’s official destination, according to one of its public broadcasts: “Atlantis, USA.” More probably, it’s the Cuban port of Matanzas. Ferrying an estimated 730,000 barrels of crude oil across the Atlantic, the tanker is flying a Russian flag. A Russian warship escorted it through […]
Scientists aim to grow ‘headless humans’ and farm their organs
Biotechnology company R3 BIO hope to produce non-sentient ‘bodyoids’ as an ethical alternative to animal testing, with one investor in the firm hoping that the tech could allow scientists to harvest lab-grown organs.