Israeli Troops Raid Villages in Southwest Syria, Detain Civilian

In response to US sanctions targeting Iran’s aviation sector, several Middle Eastern states have suspended flights operated by Iranian airlines. However, Beijing has not adopted the American sanctions, and flights to China continue.  On Wednesday, a US deadline for foreign companies to stop doing business with 27 sanctioned Iranian airlines expired, and flights to Qatar, […]

Meta Developing Prediction Market App Called "Arena" To Compete With Polymarket, Kalshi The company formerly known as Facebook which has yet to change its name from the terribly outdated Meta to something more AI-related, even if Meta has so far lost any hope of being a leading frontier model, is developing a new app called “Arena” that mirrors a prediction market platform to compete with the runaway success of Polymarket and Kalshi, according the New York Times. The product - which would operate independently from Facebook and Instagram - would allow...

Article 5 Looming: NATO Shoots Down Iranian Ballistic Missile Fired At Turkey There's looming fear that Trump's Operation Epic Fury is fast spinning into a broader regional war, even a possible WW3 scenario - though large powers like Russia and China are expected to remain on the sidelines.  Illustrating this potential, on Wednesday a ballistic missile launched from Iran and tracked across Iraqi and Syrian airspace before heading toward Turkish territory was shot down by NATO air defenses, according to Turkey's Defense Ministry. Open source file image: Launcher for Iranian Zolfaghar ballistic missiles NATO...