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The family of a Colombian man killed in an alleged US attack in the Caribbean has filed what is believed to be the first complaint against such an attack with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). The petition, filed Tuesday by U.S. human rights lawyer Dan Kovalik, alleges that the U.S. rammed Alejandro Carranza’s boat off the coast of Colombia on September 15, killing him. It alleges that the United States violated Carranza’s human rights and carried out an extrajudicial killing. Kovarik told CNN he wants compensation for the families and an end to such killings, but did not…
Ref Watch’s Dermot Gallagher questioned why referee Thomas Bramall noticed the grappling between Rodrigo Bentancur and Dan Byrne but “ignored” it and needed VAR to award a penalty.In the draw at St James’ Park, a Tottenham midfielder was penalized for dragging Byrne onto the floor, giving Newcastle a spot-kick, but there was debate as to whether it was a foul. Dermot explained in the mid-week special edition of Ref Watch: “I think this raises a lot of questions. “Just before the corner, Thomas Bramall went up to the two players and said to Bentancur, “You’re looking the wrong way.””He told…
Meta Inc. may be planning significant layoffs at its Metaverse division, Bloomberg reported, citing anonymous sources. Company executives are considering cutting the virtual reality platform’s budget by up to 30%, the report said, adding that the cuts would also include layoffs. If Meta moves forward with such plans, the move would reflect an overall lack of interest in products like Meta’s social virtual reality platform, Horizon World, and virtual reality hardware, both in the industry as a whole and among consumers. Since Meta rebranded in 2021, investors have grown skeptical of the company’s allocation of resources to the Metaverse project,…
People walk next to the Google Cloud logo during the 2025 Mobile World Congress (MWC) on March 4, 2025 in Barcelona, Spain.Albert Geerreutergoogle Cloud on Thursday announced a multi-year partnership with artificial intelligence coding startup Replit, giving the search giant new leverage against rival coding products such as Anthropic and Cursor. Under this partnership, Replit will expand its use of Google Cloud services, add more Google models to its platform, and support AI coding use cases for enterprise customers. Google will continue to be Replit’s primary cloud provider. Founded nearly 10 years ago, Replit is a leader in the rapidly…
U.S. authorities have arrested a suspect allegedly involved in leaving pipe bombs near the headquarters of the nation’s two major political parties in Washington, D.C., the night before the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.On Thursday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Justice identified the suspect as Brian Cole Jr. in a joint press conference.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list”I think some people have given up on finding the perpetrator, but neither the FBI nor our partners have,” said Darren Cox, FBI assistant director.He explained that the investigation involved cleaning up “3 million rows of…
dubai — A new record-breaker was achieved on Dubai’s skyline, and it was almost by accident. Ciel Tower, the world’s tallest hotel, towering 377 meters of glass and ambition above Dubai Marina, has officially opened. That height was not planned. When the blueprints were torn up and redrawn, they grew larger than expected. “We wanted to build something great,” says Rob Burns, CEO of project developer The First Group. “But we didn’t set out to build the world’s tallest hotel.” Despite its record scale, Ciel’s creators were still forced to think small. The entire building covers approximately 3,600 square meters,…
A new five-year deal has been agreed which will see Alexandra Palace remain the home of the World Darts Championship until 2031.As part of the new extension, the World Darts Championship will undergo its biggest evolution yet, with the tournament moving to the Great Hall at Alexandra Palace from the 2026/27 event. That means the upcoming World Championships will be the last at the current venue. The upgraded venue will increase the tournament’s total capacity by more than 70,000 to approximately 180,000, with more than 5,000 fans expected to attend individual sessions. Twitter This content is provided by Twittercookies and…
In Gaza, the world witnessed the cost of diplomacy that claims to uphold a rules-based order but applies it selectively. The United States was slow to intervene, intervening only to defend an occupation that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) deemed illegal. Like other Western countries that have built multilateral institutions, the United States is increasingly pursuing nationalist policies that undermine them. The hypocrisy is obvious. Some rules are for Ukraine, others for Gaza.This decline in credibility signals the structural collapse of unipolar rule, as exemplified by the United States’ absence from the Group of 20 (G20) meeting in South…
Meta is launching a new centralized support hub for Facebook and Instagram users, the company announced Thursday, adding that previous support options “consistently fell short of expectations.” Within the hub, users can find tools to report issues with their accounts, recover inaccessible accounts, and get answers through AI-powered search and AI assistants. The feature is currently rolling out to Facebook and Instagram users globally on both iOS and Android apps. The new AI assistant we’re testing is designed to provide more personalized help with account recovery, managing your profile, updating your settings, and more. This particular feature will be available…
A growing body of research supports what many people already know: Young people are lonely.Nearly a quarter of 18- to 29-year-olds, or 24%, say they feel lonely or isolated all or most of the time, according to a January 2025 report from the Pew Research Center.However, for young people, their feelings of loneliness are not necessarily caused by a lack of friends. A new study published in the scientific journal Plos One looked at people’s age in relation to both their social well-being (how much support they have in their relationships and friendships) and their poor social health (feelings of…