The US military said on Saturday it had attacked three Iranian oil tankers, including one near Kharg Island, the country’s main oil terminal, after Iran launched missiles at two US Navy warships. The US Central Command, which oversees operations in the region, said in a statement that the US strikes disabled an oil tanker off … Read more
Man charged after cross-border drugs raid He is one of two men arrested following an investigation which uncovered 119kg (262lb) of cannabis in Dundalk, Co Louth, and then another 45kg (45kg) plus cash and suspected cocaine in Newstownabbey, Co Antrim. August 28, 2026
A Tucson real estate agent was restrained by the flight crew and his fellow passengers with duct tape and zip ties after he allegedly became unruly, causing his Newark-bound flight to be diverted to Baltimore, ABC News reported. Layne Lundeen, 67, was arrested by Maryland Transportation Authority Police after the flight from Dallas landed prematurely. … Read more
A new tool called DLSS 5 Swapper, published on GitHub by developer rakanki911, automates the installation of DLSS 5 Neural Rendering in games, including those that never officially gained support for it. Users can drag and drop a game into the app, or let it scan the drive for installed titles on its own. For … Read more
LSU coach Lane Kiffin is seen by some as an agent of chaos. The best explanation is that he is an ordinary troll. At halftime of Saturday night’s weather-delayed game against Clemson, Kiffin was interviewed by ESPN’s Holly Rowe. After the interview ended, Kiffin began to walk away before returning to the microphone and saying, … Read more
Europa’s water plumes became one of planetary science’s most memorable images without ever becoming a secure photograph. Illustrations showed white geysers rising from fractures in the ice. Hubble data were translated into views of a south-polar eruption reaching roughly 200 kilometres above the moon. Mission concepts began to discuss flying through the material rather than … Read more
BURLINGTON, N.C. — A North Carolina teen died Monday after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba, and his family is still seeking answers about how he became infected.Health experts say the illness is seen in fewer than 10 cases a year. The family of Moises Ponce Mendoza says the 17-year-old died at a hospital in Chapel … Read more
A volcanic eruption has halted hundreds of flights at Indonesia’s main international airport, stranding tens of thousands of passengers. Authorities said 209 flights were suspended after ash from Mount Anak Krakatoa was detected in the airspace near Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Sunday morning. Two more eruptions occurred early Sunday, officials said. More than 22,000 … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with US envoys for talks to end Moscow’s more than four-year war in Ukraine. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived at the Kremlin on Saturday after landing in Moscow earlier in the day. The envoys are expected to arrive in the Ukrainian capital on Sunday. Putin welcomed the two in … Read more
According to Israeli intelligence reports, Iran is preparing for a new October 7-style attack against Israel as part of a multi-pronged attack alongside its terrorist proxies in the region. The Islamic Republic is allegedly plotting to repeat the barbaric Hamas attacks of October 7, which killed more Jews in a single day than at any … Read more