Where to take an alcohol-free, sober-curious trip
Years ago, the manager of a hotel in Koh Samui, Thailand told me about an unusual booking that he once received during the middle of the night. A traveler had …
Iran
Donald Trump’s election campaign says it was hacked, blames Iran for cyberattack
The campaign of Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump says some of its internal communications have been hacked. It blamed the Iranian government for the cyberattack, citing past hostilities between …
Trump campaign says hackers nabbed internal documents to influence election
The Trump campaign says its emails and documents were stolen by “foreign sources” who aimed to “sow chaos” and influence the 2024 presidential election, numerous media outlets reported over the …
China names and shames agents offering unauthorised access to ChatGPT on the mainland
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and other local authorities have meted out punishments to several website operators during the first half of this year for offering unauthorised access to …
Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu set to address Congress after divisive invitation
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks before the U.S. Congress on Wednesday, with some Democratic lawmakers boycotting the appearance, and continuing protests expected in Washington over his hardline government’s stance on the …
Yemen’s Houthi-held port of Hodeida still ablaze 2 days after Israeli strike
Hodeida, Yemen — Firefighting teams on Monday were struggling to contain a massive blaze at Yemen’s Hodeida port, days after a deadly Israeli strike damaged oil storage facilities and endangered …
As Israel and Hezbollah inch toward war, Canada braces for a repeat of the 2006 evacuation
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly had a stark warning Tuesday for Canadian citizens in Lebanon. “If the armed conflict intensifies, it could impact your ability to leave the country and our ability to provide …
Israelis displaced by fighting with Hezbollah want to go home as conflict edges closer to full-scale war
In November, Avi Avraham and his wife left their home in Northern Israel’s Kiryat Shmona to attend a wedding. Moments later, a missile blasted through their third floor, shattering the …
Opinion | Putin’s nuclear shift is shaking US Republicans from Russia’s thrall
Russian President Vladimir Putin might have finally dislodged the US Republican Party from the spell many of them were under for the past few years, or at least loosened the …
Iran overturns the death sentence of rapper Toomaj Salehi, charged in connection to 2022 protests
Iran’s Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of a government critic and a popular hip-hop artist, Toomaj Salehi — who came to fame over his lyrics about the death in …