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Dhaka is juggling rationing, early shop closures, and hybrid schooling to manage the nation’s energy use amid the Middle East crisis “My daughter is sleeping in the ICU of a hospital in Mohakhali, Dhaka and I have been in the queue at the Trust filling station since 1:30 AM. It is now a quarter to three… If I cannot get fuel, I will leave the bike on the road and just walk away. I do not have the strength left in my body to push this bike all the way to the hospital.”A Bangladeshi journalist posted this on social media…

San Francisco police have arrested a 20-year-old man on charges that he threw a Molotov cocktail at the residence of AI tycoon Sam Altman. The man also allegedly threatened to burn down OpenAI headquarters before his arrest. Altman is attempting to link the attack to a scathing expose by Ronan Farrow published this week, writing, “Words have power too. There was an incendiary article about me a few days ago.” The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the firebomb attack on Altman’s home occurred at approximately 3:45 a.m. when an incendiary device was hurled at the property. Security personnel extinguished flames at an exterior…

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Two men were arrested near Seguin, Texas, after law enforcement officers discovered the pair was allegedly transporting stolen vehicles concealed in two semi-tractor trailers. The two men, described as Honduran nationals by the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s office, were found in possession of six stolen vehicles valued at more than $470,000. According to the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s office, the two semi-tractor trailers were intercepted early Monday morning on Interstate 10 just east of San Antonio. The suspect vehicles were stopped by the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office Auto Theft Unit, K-9, and patrol deputies, with assistance provided by…

Brian Burch, the U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, said on Thursday that Cardinal Christophe Pierre, former Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, has denied an explosive report that claimed the Pentagon issued threats to the Vatican, which Burch called “fabrications” that were “just invented.” Earlier this week, the Free Press reported that Elbridge A. Colby, the Defense Department’s undersecretary for policy, held a contentious meeting with Pierre this past January where he subjected the prelate to a “bitter lecture warning that the United States has the military power to do whatever it wants — and that the Church had…

Senior Iranian and American delegations met Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Saturday to begin negotiations towards a deal to end the Middle East war unleashed six weeks earlier by US-Israeli strikes on Tehran. With the talks under way at Islamabad’s Serena Hotel, Iranian media said the negotiating format going forward had yet to be determined, and it was not clear whether the two sides would meet face-to-face or continue to exchange messages via the Pakistanis. But both sides had arrived at the venue when the Iranian delegation led by parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf met Sharif, followed…

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal appeals court judges questioned during oral arguments Thursday whether a roughly four-year prison term given to Sean “Diddy” Combs for the hip-hop mogul ‘s conviction on prostitution-related charges was too harsh. The three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan did not immediately rule after hearing two hours of arguments. At the conclusion, Circuit Judge William J. Nardini called it an “exceptionally difficult case” that raises questions of first impression “not only for this court but for any federal court in the country.” Throughout the arguments, judges questioned whether a judge…

Serbia could face financial penalties as Brussels prioritizes its confrontation with Moscow The European Commission could suspend up to €1.5 billion ($1.78 billion) in funding earmarked for EU candidate Serbia, Politico reported on Friday.Serbia received €586 million ($685 million) in grants from 2021 to 2024 as part of financial assistance tied to its EU accession process, while a further €1.5 billion made available conditional on reforms could be pulled, Politico said, citing four Brussels-based sources.The Eurobureaucrats have cited concerns over perceived democratic backsliding in Serbia as the main reason for the potential move. The EU has also long pressured Belgrade…

Thursday on MS NOW’s “All In,” Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) said President Donald Trump and Secretary Pete Hegseth were “weapons-grade stupid.” McGovern said, “Donald Trump doesn’t know what the hell he’s doing, and the people around him don’t as well. So as we are talking right now, we 13 American service members have been killed, hundreds have been wounded. You know, we have, you know, civilians have been killed, Iranian civilians, Lebanese civilians. I mean, this is this is a mess. And, nobody knows what the hell they’re doing. And and quite frankly, we should not even be in this predicament…

The suspect was arrested after he also appeared at the company’s San Francisco headquarters and threatened to burn it down The home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was struck with a Molotov cocktail on Friday, San Francisco police said in a statement later confirmed by Altman. The individual was later arrested after appearing at the company’s headquarters and allegedly threatening to burn it down.The incidents unfolded within around an hour. According to police, a 20-year-old male first approached Altman’s home and threw an “incendiary destructive device,” setting fire to an exterior gate, before fleeing on foot.About an hour later, officers…

LONDON (AP) – A Sudanese man alleged to have piloted a boat connected to the deaths of four migrants trying to cross the English Channel has been charged under a new British immigration law, authorities said Saturday. Alnour Mohamed Ali, 27, was charged late Friday with endangering another during a journey by sea to the U.K., the National Crime Agency said. The new law allows Britain to extend the reach of its criminal jurisdiction to crack down on migrants making the dangerous crossing. The two men and two women died Thursday in strong currents while trying to board the boat…