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Tropical Storm Beryl officially became Hurricane Beryl on Saturday afternoon, an unusual early-season storm that strengthened since its formation late on Friday and that forecasters warned could rapidly intensify.Hurricane Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 season, is expected to bring “life-threatening winds and storm surge” to the Windward Islands, southeast of Puerto Rico and north of Venezuela, as it continues moving west, the National Hurricane Center said on Saturday.The winds could be up to 30 percent stronger across the higher elevations of the islands, forecasters said.A hurricane warning was issued for Barbados, and several other Caribbean islands were under a hurricane watch, including St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada. The islands of Martinique, Domini...

Members of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) confirmed the current leadership at a party congress held as huge crowds of protesters clashed with a massive contingent of police, leaving dozens of officers injured.The AfD is coming off a second-place finish in the European Parliament elections earlier this month, and is gearing up for state parliamentary elections in three eastern German states where the anti-immigrant and eurosceptic party appears to have an edge in the polls."We are number one in the east," AfD co-chairman Tino Chrupalla declared to delegates gathering for the two-day event on Saturday in the western city of Essen. "We want to win these elections, and we want to expand and maintain this position."AfD co-chairwoman Alice Weidel attacked Germany's centre-left coal...

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Elon Musk attends the Breakthrough Prize awards in Los Angeles, California, US, April 13, 2024. — ReutersElon Musk, one of the richest person in the world, turned 53 on Friday and treated his fans to a throwback photo of himself on social media to celebrate.In a post on X, the tech billionaire shared a photo of himself which was dated July 31, 1994, which was simply captioned: "30 years ago."However, he did not share where the picture was taken.In just a few hours, hundreds of people flooded the post's comment section with birthday wishes. A photo of Tesla CEO Elon Musk from 30 years ago. — X/@elonmusk"Happy birthday brother. Thank you for everything you do for humanity," wrote one user. "Elon this has inspired me to become the World's richest man 30 years from now," commented another...

A reformist candidate critical of many of the Iranian government’s policies, including the mandatory head scarf law, will compete next week against a hard-line conservative in a runoff election for the country’s presidency, Iran’s interior ministry announced on Saturday. The runoff follows a special vote called after the death last month of the previous leader, Ebrahim Raisi, in a helicopter crash. A second round of voting, which will pit the reformist, Masoud Pezeshkian, against Saeed Jalili, an ultraconservative former nuclear negotiator, will take place on July 5. The runoff was in part the result of low voter turnout and a field of three main candidates, two of whom competed for the conservative vote. Iranian law requires a winner to receive more than 50 percent of all votes cast.The ...

Read the full story on Modern Car CollectorLexus Elevates Luxury Yachting with the Introduction of LY 680In a bold move that redefines luxury at sea, Lexus has unveiled the LY 680, an evolutionary successor to its esteemed luxury yacht, the LY 650. Slated to accept orders from March 21, 2024, exclusively in Japan, the LY 680 represents the pinnacle of Lexus' vision to transcend automotive excellence and anchor itself as a comprehensive luxury lifestyle brand. With an extended flybridge and swimming platform, the LY 680 promises unparalleled space for leisure and entertainment, setting new standards in the maritime domain.Image VIa LexusCollaborating with the Horizon Group, renowned for its superior technology and craftsmanship in superyacht construction, Lexus ensures that the LY 680 embo...

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Iranian men queue to vote at a polling station in a snap presidential election to choose a successor to Ebrahim Raisi following his death in a helicopter crash, in Tehran, Iran June 28, 2024. — ReutersPezeshkian secures over 10m votes followed by Jalili's 9.4m.Islamic republic reports 40% turnout — lowest in its history.This will be Iran's second run-off polls since 1979 revolution. TEHRAN: Iran is set to hold a run-off presidential election on July 5 after none of the candidates managed to secure more than 50% of the votes amid historic low turnout on Friday."None of the candidates could garner the absolute majority of the votes, therefore, the first and second contenders who got the most votes will be referred to the Guardian Council for the second round," said an Interior Ministry s...

On the morning of April 5, 2010, a tall, thin man with a shock of silver hair walked up to a lectern at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. He’d been operating an obscure news website out of Iceland for four years, trying and failing to find a scoop that would set the world on fire. Many of the 40 or so journalists (myself included) who showed up had barely heard of him.Still, it was hard to ignore his pitch. Three days earlier, we had received an email promising a “previously unseen classified video” with “dramatic proof and new facts.”But even this bit of hype might have undersold what happened after the man, Julian Assange, pressed play. The nature of proof — the volume and granularity of digital evidence, along with the pathways through which it comes to light — was about to c...

At least 12 people have been killed in fresh Israeli attacks in parts of Gaza City, Palestinian medics said on Saturday.The Israeli military said airstrikes hit targets in Shejaiya, a neighbourhood in the east of Gaza City, including cells of militants who were about to attack Israeli soldiers.Ground troops also took action against gunmen above ground and in tunnels, the military said, adding that large quantities of weapons and ammunition were found in the operations.Palestinian medics and witnesses said children were among those who died in Gaza City. The official Palestinian WAFA news agency said residential buildings were hit.The accounts of the fighting in Gaza could not be independently confirmed.Israel's army had called on the residents of several neighbourhoods in Gaza City, in th...