Kanye West caused a commotion on the streets of Los Angeles when he halted traffic with his sleek, all-chrome Mercedes-Maybach. On Friday, the 47-year-old rapper was seen driving around the city in his shimmering silver luxury car as he headed toward the home of fellow rapper A$AP Rocky, who is currently facing trial for two felony counts of assault with a firearm, according to TMZ. In the photos, West’s bodyguards can be seen stopping their SUVs to block the road, preventing other drivers from passing for over a minute, while the rapper cruised by unimpeded. The unnecessary traffic jam frustrated…
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Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber, who have recently been at the center of marital tension rumors, were spotted in New York City. The couple appeared to be putting on a united front as they strolled the rainy streets of Manhattan with their five-month-old son, Jack, on Friday. However, their outing was somewhat overshadowed by their unsmiling expressions. During the outing, Hailey was seen pushing their son in a stroller, wearing a furry black-and-brown coat paired with a matching black top and high-waisted pants. She completed her look with black pointy-toed boots, sunglasses, and a large black leather bag. Meanwhile, Justin,…
On Saturday, the Palestinian militant group Hamas released three Israeli hostages and exchanged them for dozens of Palestinian prisoners and detainees, marking the latest stage of a truce aimed at ending the 15-month war in Gaza. Ofer Kalderon, a French-Israeli dual national, and Yarden Bibas were handed over to Red Cross officials in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis before being transferred to Israel. Israeli-American Keith Siegel was separately handed over at the Gaza City seaport. Hours later, 183 Palestinian prisoners and detainees were released in the exchange. Among them, 150 arrived in Gaza, while 32 got off a…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned that any attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities by the United States or Israel would result in an “all-out war” in the region. In an interview with Al Jazeera Arabic during his visit to Qatar, Mr. Araghchi stated that a military strike on Iranian nuclear sites would be “one of the biggest historical mistakes the US could make.” “Iran will respond immediately and decisively to any attack,” he said, stressing that such an action would trigger a wider conflict across the Middle East. The remarks come amid growing concerns in Tehran that US President…
PHILADELPHIA: A medevac plane crashed in Philadelphia on Friday with a child and five others on board, the air ambulance company that operated it said, adding that it had not confirmed any survivors. Jet Rescue Air Ambulance said its aircraft crashed with four crew members, one pediatric medical patient, and the patient’s escort on board. “At this time we cannot confirm any survivors,” the company said in a statement. State and local officials said late on Friday they could not yet confirm how many people may have died on the ground after the plane slammed into a heavily populated portion…
Afghanistan’s Taliban government took over management of Kabul’s famous Serena Hotel on Saturday, according to a hotel statement, a luxury property that had been targeted by Taliban attacks during their insurgency. The Kabul Serena Hotel had been run for nearly 20 years by the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development in the Afghan capital and was popular with business travellers and foreign guests. “Since opening in 2005, Kabul Serena Hotel has been an integral part of Kabul’s social fabric, an iconic presence in the city, and a symbol of our unwavering commitment to the people of Afghanistan,” the statement said.…
MUNICH: A German court on Friday handed a doctor a six-and-a-half-year jail term for raping female patients while performing colonoscopies. The man, identified as Wolfgang H, was convicted of 17 counts of rape and sexual assault while exploiting a privileged relationship, the Munich court said in a statement. Prosecutors had requested an eight-year sentence. The doctor was found to have repeatedly inserted his finger into the vaginas of the women during colonoscopies between 2017 and 2021, punishable as rape under German law, according to the court. He was cleared of two further counts of rape. The Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reported…
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that the Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a regional passenger jet in Washington, DC, was flying too high at the time of the accident, which seemed to be a major disclosure about the investigation. The Army did not immediately respond to a request for comment. US military helicopters regularly fly a route over the Potomac River near the busy Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, known as Route 4. For safety reasons, the altitude on those helicopter flights is capped at 200 feet (61 meters). “The Blackhawk helicopter was flying too high,…
More than 7,300 illegal immigrants in the US were sent back home in handcuffs and shackles after the Department of Homeland Security began its mass deportation campaign following an order from US President Donald Trump. The conditions in which these immigrants were returned have raised questions, as well as the use of military planes to carry out this operation, while the deportation campaign itself has faced criticism. Since President Trump took office and signed an executive order on immigration, joint teams from the Immigration Department, Drug Enforcement Administration, FBI, and other US government agencies have arrested over 10,000 illegal immigrants…
The Eaton Fire, which had spread across more than 14,000 acres (57 square kilometers) in Eastern Los Angeles, has now been fully contained, authorities confirmed on Friday. This milestone was achieved after two devastating wildfires ignited in early January on both sides of Los Angeles. Full Containment of the Palisades Fire The massive Palisades Fire, which spread in the western part of Los Angeles, has also been 100% contained. According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), the fire burned through 23,448 acres (95 square kilometers) of land. The Largest Natural Disaster in Los Angeles County…
