Morning brief: Musk calls for Telegram CEO's release; Trump slams Democrats for West Asia crisis, and more
Morning news brief: August 26, 2024
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have called upon France to free Telegram CEO Pavel Durov. In other news, Donald Trump slammed the Democrats for their handling of an aggravating crisis in West Asia.
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From RFK Jr. to Elon Musk, calls rise to free Telegram CEO Pavel Durov
As French judicial authorities extended the detention ofPavel Durov, the likes of Elon Musk and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. among others came out in support of the founder and chief of Telegram.
Trump takes on 'sleepy Joe' and 'comrade Kamala' over World War-3 fears
Former US President Donald Trump on Sunday (August 25) slammed Joe Biden administration’s approach to addressing the ongoing crisis in West Asia.
Israel-Hamas war: After hunting Haniyeh, Israel on prowl for Sinwar but there's a catch
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Did China ask its people 'not to respond to aliens'? Origin of bizarre claim on social media
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MS Dhoni-CSK Fallout? Report claims failed stake sale talks triggered rift
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Scientists reveal the SAFEST COUNTRY when catastrophe strikes the planet
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Serial killer on the loose in South Korea's Jeju Island? Fourth body found in three days as more than a dozen people go missing
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2/3rd of glacier detached, collapsed: ISRO satellite images reveal what triggered Nepal floods
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Trump once again claims without him there would be ‘no Israel right now’
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Foreign espionage attacks against German companies surge to 37%, Bitkom report reveals
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Blake Lively wins partial legal fee from Justin Baldoni after $8M request
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Why is Pakistan deploying Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones near India border?
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'OH MY GOD! We've found other agents!': Investigators discover not one or two, almost 700 OpenAI AI agents went rogue, hacked Hugging Face
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Lunar eclipse 2026: India timings, places to see and more. August Blood moon factsheet
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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on global outreach tour
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Both pilots killed as training aircraft crashes in Lucknow – What we know
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16-year-old charged with preparing terror attack on kindergarten in Norway
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Nepal floods: Over 165 dead, 400 missing; US, India, China, World Bank mobilise aid
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India's multi-layered watch: The new surveillance war
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5 doomsday planes spotted in US skies hours after CIA director's secret trip to Russia
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9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to finally face trial in 2028, nearly 27 years after horrific attacks
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Islamabad hospital fire: What we know about one of the biggest facility that housed Imran Khan
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Workers run for life while filming Nepal flash flood: Scary new visuals emerge from Rasuwa
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Russian military planes enter South Korean air defence zone amid rising tensions with North Korea: What's happening
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Ron Weasley Is Back! Rupert Grint set to return to Harry Potter universe on Broadway
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400-year-old 'vampire' grave in Poland reveals non-existent genetic lineage
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Dolly Parton, global icon and queen of country music, dies at 80
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Nepal flash floods: Kailash Mansarovar yatra affected, close to 400 pilgrims out of contact
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'If he is dead, they're putting on a pretty good show': Trump casts fresh doubt over Mojtaba Khamenei's fate
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Man arrested near US Capitol with guillotine in pickup truck: What happened?
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Why the Su-30MKI cockpit is painted bright turquoise green
Having eliminated Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Iran, Israel is on the prowl to hunt his successor Yahya Sinwar. Both the US and Israel have been cooperating for more than 10 months to triangulate Sinwar's position to take him out but it looks like the operation might take a while.
'Not the end of the story': Netanyahu on Israel's attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened Iran-backed and Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah that Sunday's air raids in southern Lebanon were "not the end of the story". The two sides exchanged their heaviest fire since the war in Gaza began in October last year, pushing the region on edge.
Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 10 wickets in the first Test at Rawalpindi on Sunday (Aug 25) to take 1-0 lead in the two-match series. Chasing a sub-standard target of 30 runs, Bangladesh went through the runs in just six and a half overs after bowling Pakistan out for 146 in the second innings. This is also Bangladesh's first Test win over Pakistan.
Deadpool still has a pulse, again leading N.American box office
Disney/Marvel superhero comedy "Deadpool & Wolverine" clawed its way back to the top of the North American box office this weekend, taking in an estimated $18.3 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.