Day: December 10, 2024

Forget the fountain of youth — researchers in Norway believe they have found the recipe for success. Two professors from Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) set out to determine which personality traits are needed to become good at something. Their study found that those with more willpower tend to also have an important attribute — and it’s a matter of positive thinking. They had more than 1,500 participants complete a…

Turkey accuses Israel of displaying occupier mentality and UN envoy says airstrikes must cease

Israel’s bombing of Syrian military assets and its entry into the UN-patrolled buffer zone on the Golan Heights show it fears the worst from the end of the Assad clan’s rule, analysts told AFP.  
“The Israeli government… is operating on a worst-case scenario with little to no nuance,” said Yossi Mekelberg, a Middle East specialist at Chatham House in London.The Israeli military has since launched hundreds of air and naval strikes against Syrian military assets, targeting everything from chemic

A pair of storied ruby red slippers worn by Judy Garland during the making of The Wizard of Oz sold for $28 million on Saturday, becoming the most expensive piece of movie memorabilia ever auctioned, according to a statement from Heritage Auctions. Following the sale, the auctioneer said that the record was previously held by the white dress Marily…

People across the globe could see up to 120 meteors per hour during the peak of the Geminids meteor shower this week.

After the fall of the Assad regime, the Israeli military has taken control of a UN-controlled buffer zone in the Golan Heights and hit targets across the country

The manifesto was allegedly found when Mangione, accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was arrested.

Al-Bashir headed the HTS-led Syrian Salvation Government (SSG) in the northwest area of Idlib.