Taiwanese electronics firm points to Hungarian company as manufacturer of pagers used in Hezbollah attack

An inquiry into the Hungarian company has only raised more questions: Is it a front for those behind the extraordinary operation against the Lebanese terror group? The remains of exploded pagers. Hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah exploded across Lebanon on Sept. 17, killing at least nine people and wounding around 2,700 .Photo by AFP … Read more

Exploding pager attack was precise and effective, legal experts say

‘It is hard to imagine a better means of targeting Hezbollah operatives, whoever is behind the exploding devices,’ U.K. lawyer says This video grab shows a walkie-talkie that was exploded inside a house, in Baalbek, east Lebanon, on Sept. 18, 2024.Photo by The Associated Press The Jewish state has not claimed responsibility for an incident … Read more

How construction costs of Royal Canadian Navy Joint Support Ships soared to $3.4B

Naval supply ship budget increase of almost $1 billion blamed on problems encountered building vessels, extra labour costs Earlier this summer, the federal government quietly announced that a contract awarded to Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd. for two supply ships had grown by almost $1 billion.Photo by Seaspan /. The difficulties encountered in building Canada’s … Read more

San Francisco has shifted to the center. Can a progressive still compete there?

San Francisco Mayor London Breed, right, walks with Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin (Eric Risberg / Associated Press) Good morning. Here’s what we’re covering today: Has famously liberal San Francisco moved too far right to embrace an old-school progressive for mayor? The impact of the Fed’s interest rate cuts could be greater in California … Read more

François Legault can’t shake his position among Canada’s least popular premiers, poll suggests

The only premiers to rank lower in the latest poll are Ontario’s Doug Ford and New Brunswick’s Blain Higgs. Premier François Legault speaks at a press conference in August.Photo by Dave Sidaway /Montreal Gazette He may have enjoyed an eight-point bump in popularity since the beginning of the year, but Quebec Premier François Legault remains … Read more

Julia Fox addresses pregnancy rumours after unveiling ‘baby bump’

Hollywood star Julia Fox has cleared up speculation around a potential pregnancy (Picture: juliafox/Instagram) Hollywood actor Julia Fox shut down any and all pregnancy speculation after she uploaded a series of selfies showing off a baby bump with the caption ‘oops’. The 34-year-old Italian-American actor is a mum to her three-year-old son Valentino who she … Read more

Related Posts


This will close in 0 seconds