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Explosive drone forces shutdown at major German airport serving NATO, Ukraine flights
A drone carrying explosives was discovered near a Ukrainian aircraft at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany late on Tuesday, prompting officials to shut down both runways and warn that the incident marked “a new quality of danger.” Authorities confirmed the investigation on Wednesday, treating it as a potential hybrid attack, given the airport’s role in handling…
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An off-grid AI sounds like a great survival assistant, but is better left to roleplaying the zombie apocalypse
An opinion piece in The Register argues that off-grid, locally run AI language models—while a fun novelty for zombie-apocalypse roleplay—would be a poor and potentially dangerous choice as a real-world survival tool. The author warns that marketing small local LLMs (running on devices like a Raspberry Pi or Nvidia Jetson Orin Nano) as bug-out-bag essentials…
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Amanda Frances Out Of ‘The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills’ After One Season: “I Win In The End”
Amanda Frances is leaving The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills after just one season, announcing on Instagram that she will not return for Season 16. The entrepreneur, who joined the Bravo series in Season 15, said the decision reflected the demands of her already busy life rather than any falling-out, framing her exit as a…
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Francesca Hong says Thanksgiving is her favorite holiday: ‘I don’t want to cancel it’
Democratic socialist and former Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong (D) walked back on her previous social media post calling to “cancel Thanksgiving,” telling Politico’s Irie Sentner in an interview Wednesday that the holiday is her “favorite.” Hong, a professional chef and Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate, added that she “actually loves” Thanksgiving. The former state representative originally…
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Russia deploys North Korean missile unit to Ukraine; Moscow-Pyongyang axis deepens: report
Russia has begun deploying a North Korean missile unit to support its war in Ukraine, according to a Ukrainian intelligence official cited by Reuters. The move signals a deepening military partnership between Moscow and Pyongyang, adding a further layer of North Korean involvement beyond the troops and munitions already supplied to Russia’s war effort. The…
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Pakistan win first away Test in three years to draw Windies series
Pakistan secured their first Test victory on foreign soil in three years, beating West Indies by eight wickets in Port-of-Spain to draw the two-match series 1-1. Chasing a modest target of 75 on the fourth day, openers Abdullah Shafique and captain Babar Azam both hit unbeaten 24s to complete the win inside 24 overs, ending…
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Terrifying ‘human safaris’ on display in shocking video that reveals depths of Russia’s deadly campaign
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of “going mad” after footage emerged showing a military drone stalking a civilian vegetable vendor at a market in Kherson, southern Ukraine, before detonating near him. The incident, which took place on 4 August, is being cited by Ukrainian officials as further evidence of Russia’s use of drones…
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WNBA silent on whether French transgender star dominating women’s league would be eligible to play
The WNBA and its players’ union have not clarified whether Julie Tétart, a transgender basketball player dominating a French women’s league, would be eligible to play in the American league. The question has gained traction amid a wider debate over transgender inclusion in women’s professional basketball, fuelled partly by commentator Clay Travis floating Tétart as…
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Fifa Super League: Infantino discussed having governing body’s name on European breakaway
A newly revealed term sheet shows that Fifa president Gianni Infantino discussed rebranding the breakaway European Super League project under Fifa’s own name, with negotiations reportedly progressing to a formal agreement framework. The document indicates that Fifa’s leadership was far more deeply involved in the controversial scheme than previously known, despite Infantino later publicly condemning…
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Wes Streeting vows ‘we’re with Ukraine until they win’ on his first visit to Kyiv as Andy Burnham’s defence secretary
Wes Streeting made his first visit to Kyiv since becoming defence secretary under Prime Minister Andy Burnham, using the trip to reaffirm the UK’s backing for Ukraine in its war with Russia. He declared that Britain remains committed to standing by Ukraine “until they win”, signalling continuity in UK military and political support despite the…