Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in a predawn airstrike in Tehran, Iran, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. The attack occurred at a military veterans’ residence in northern Tehran, where Haniyeh was staying. Haniyeh was in Tehran to attend the inauguration ceremony of Iran’s new President, Masoud Pezeshkian alongside other influential regional figures.
Meta agreed to pay $1.4 billion to the state of Texas over allegations of violating biometric privacy laws. This case focuses on the unauthorized collection and use of facial recognition data from millions of users.
Three young girls were killed and ten others injured in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport. The suspect, a 17-year-old male has been arrested by the police.
The shooting took place at New York, Maplewood Park, a well-known spot in Rochester celebrated for its scenic views. Police were alerted around 6:20 pm to reports of gunfire amidst a large crowd. Upon arriving at the scene, officers found multiple individuals suffering from gunshot wounds.
South African authorities have arrested 95 Libyan nationals at a suspected illegal military training camp in the northern province of Mpumalanga.
The United States authorities successfully arrested two top leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel on Thursday. This operation saw the capture of Ismael El Mayo Zambada García and Joaquín Guzmán López.
An independent inquiry into decades of abuse in New Zealand’s state and religious care systems has exposed a pattern of mistreatment and neglect that the Royal Commission described as a national disgrace. Over a period of more than seven decades, an estimated 200,000 children and vulnerable adults were abused with the majority of cases involving Māori.
Kim Beom-su, the billionaire founder of Kakao has been arrested on allegations of stock manipulation. This arrest is connected to Kakao’s acquisition of a stake in SM Entertainment, a K-pop agency.
Cryptocurrency exchange WazirX has announced a bounty program with a reward of $23 million to recover $230 million worth of assets stolen during a security breach. The breach targeted WazirX’s Safe Multisig wallet on the Ethereum network.
Six bodies were discovered by a hotel worker late Tuesday afternoon in a suite on the fifth floor of the Grand Hyatt Erawan hotel in Bangkok. The suite contained the bodies of three women and three men and was locked from the inside. The staff member accessed the suite through an alternative entrance.
