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Two Palestinian boys were killed in an Israeli fire in the Gaza Strip while collecting firewood, according to their families. The boys were cousins: Mohammad al-Zawarah and Suleiman al-Zawarah. Muhammad was 14 years old. According to hospital authorities, Suleiman was one year younger. They were killed on Saturday morning and their bodies were taken to Al Shifa Hospital. The video showed the distraught father of one of the boys cradling the body in his arms. The two children and their families live in northern Gaza. His uncle, Salman al-Zawara, told CNN the boys were close friends. “They were full of…
Christian Horner is in talks to return to F1, with a consortium of former Red Bull team principals interested in buying a minority stake in Alpine.Horner was sacked by Red Bull last year after 20 years in charge, but will return to the sport on a free transfer in 2026. Alpine’s de facto team boss Flavio Briatore said the 52-year-old was one of the interested parties keen to buy a 24% stake in Otro Capital, which the team has now confirmed. Renault Group owns 76% of Alpine.Alpine explained that all investment approaches will be with existing shareholders and not directly…
Two weeks ago, incumbent Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani announced his withdrawal from the presidential race. The move effectively paved the way for former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to return to power amid political negotiations after November’s elections.This development is not just an act of political recycling. It reflects the failure of Iraqi state-building after the 2003 US invasion. Iraq under al-Maliki may well revert to the disastrous policies that led to the rise of ISIL (ISIS) in 2014.sectarian politicsIn considering what al-Maliki’s return would mean for Iraq, it is important to consider his track record. When he was…
According to Bloomberg’s Mark Garman, we’re about to see the fruits of Apple’s recently announced AI partnership with Google for the first time. Gurman reports that Apple plans to announce a new version of Siri in the second half of February. The Siri update, which uses Google’s Gemini AI model, will reportedly be the first to fulfill a promise Apple made in June 2024, with the ability to access users’ personal data and on-screen content to complete tasks. And this comes ahead of an even bigger upgrade that Apple plans to announce at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June, Garman…
Parents and guardians will soon be able to open a Trump account for their children. And many large employers are piling up opening incentives. First, babies born between 2025 and 2028 will receive a one-time $1,000 contribution from the Treasury. There are no income requirements and all U.S. families are eligible to receive initial seed money. But in some cases, that’s only half the story. There is a growing list of companies to help fund these savings accounts from the start, including: SoFi, charter communicationsBNY, BlackRock, Investment Company Research Institute, robin hood and charles schwabannounced that it would match $1,000…
A US carrier strike group is heading to the Gulf as tensions with Iran escalate.The last major U.S. military buildup in the Middle East was in June, just days before Israel attacked three Iranian nuclear facilities during its 12-day war with Tehran.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listUS President Donald Trump supported Iranian anti-government protesters this month. As the government cracks down, he said, “help is on the way.” But last week he toned down his military rhetoric. The protests were then suppressed.So what are the US military assets moving to the Gulf? And is the US preparing to…
Sunlight shines on the city’s top during the show’s late showMan City won a hard-fought 2-1 win against London City Lionesses, extending their lead at the top of the WSL to nine points. After Chelsea’s loss to Arsenal on Saturday, Andrii Szegrats and his team knew they had a golden opportunity to widen a seemingly insurmountable gap. It was the perfect start for them too, with Kerorin scoring in the 11th minute. A wonderfully weighted pass from Vivianne Miedema set up the Brazilian, who raced through the middle to finish.But the City of London did not make life easy for…
For many Americans, $1 million is considered the benchmark for retirement savings. However, in 32 U.S. states, the estimated minimum age required to retire at age 65 is lower than this.That’s according to a state-by-state analysis by personal finance website GOBankingRates, which estimates the minimum amount of savings a household needs to retire at age 65 and cover 25 years of essential living expenses such as housing, groceries, transportation, utilities and medical expenses. To determine each state’s minimum savings amount, GOBankingRates looked at cost of living data for retirees age 65 and older minus average Social Security income from the…
Brussels — Donald Trump took six days to build a new world. On the 7th, his former allies in Europe might have been forgiven for wanting him to rest. President Trump’s taboo-shattering actions since last Saturday when he threatened to impose tariffs on the capture of Greenland have left the West with no doubt that the norms of the old world order have been wiped out, or, in Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s stark words, “a rupture, not a transition.” In its place, a crueler and more lawless arena emerges, where the loudest and strongest win, and the rock of…
Five years before Abi Caswell opened her own bakery, she had never made a single cookie. She now owns two bakeries and has seven-figure sales, she says.Caswell, 30, is the founder of Batter, a bakery with two locations in Hammond, Louisiana and New Orleans.Her ultimate goal was always to own her own business, she told CNBC Make It. “Ever since I was a kid, I always wanted to work for myself,” she says. “I wanted to control my schedule and earn my own money.”Her interest in sweet treats began as a teenager. Caswell worked at a local cupcake shop from…