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Israel Struck Syrian Base Over Planned Turkish Deployment   By The Media Line Staff   Israel struck Syria’s Abu al-Duhur military air base last week after receiving intelligence that Turkey planned to deploy troops, radar and air defense systems at the facility, Kan News reported Saturday.    The eight airstrikes on the base damaged its runway and warehouses. The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said the attack was intended to prevent a Turkish military deployment […]

Netanyahu Blasts Erdogan After Turkey Seeks Interpol Arrest Notice   By The Media Line Staff   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of hypocrisy and attempting to intimidate Israeli leaders Friday after Turkey sought an Interpol red notice for Netanyahu over Israel’s interception of a Gaza-bound flotilla.   Israel “has long ceased to be impressed by Turkey’s hypocrisy,” the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said, responding hours after Turkish Justice Minister Akin Gurlek […]

MIAMI (AP) — Klay Thompson has signed his deal with the Miami Heat, who waited patiently for weeks to see if they would get the chance to add the sharpshooter to their reworked roster. Thompson — who is No. 4 on the NBA’s all-time 3-pointers made list — cleared waivers Sunday afternoon and wasted little time finalizing a two-year deal worth about $11.5 million. The second season of the deal […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff’s deputy whose fatal shooting of Sonya Massey inside her home became a flashpoint over police use of force, died Sunday while serving a 20-year prison sentence. Grayson’s attorney, Daniel Fultz, confirmed that his client died earlier Sunday but declined to provide any further details. Grayson, 32, was convicted of second-degree murder in October in the fatal shooting of Massey, a 36-year-old […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Former NBA center Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from Sunday night’s Indiana-Chicago WNBA game after Sky guard Natasha Cloud yelled and pointed in his direction late in the third quarter. Freedom was sitting along the baseline. He had on a black shirt that read “WOMAN noun. adult human female.” The Fever called for a timeout after Cloud scored inside with 1:22 left in the third. Cloud then […]

Aug 23 (Reuters) – The deaths of five people found at a home in rural Oregon on Saturday are being investigated as homicides, local law enforcement said on Sunday. • The deceased individuals were found on Saturday at a home in a rural community near Forest Grove, Oregon, around 30 miles (48 km) outside of Portland, when authorities responded to a report of a vehicle fire. • No suspect is […]

Aug 24 (Reuters) – Alibaba shares fell 8% in early Hong Kong trade on Monday after the tech company finalised a HK$80 billion ($10.21 billion) share placement at HK$112.70 apiece, in a deal aimed at funding artificial intelligence-related development. The Chinese e-commerce and cloud computing company priced 710 million new shares at an 8.4% discount to the last close of its Hong Kong-listed stock. The deal is the largest-ever primary […]

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE, Aug 24 (Reuters) – A wavering dollar teetered near multi-month lows on Monday in a market unsettled by the U.S. Treasury’s promise to buy back more long bonds, while traders awaited details of sanctions on Iran and on policy speeches this week in the U.S. and Japan. The Canadian dollar slipped 0.2% in early trade, to C$1.3798 per dollar, after trade talks with the U.S. collapsed […]

Aug 24 (Reuters) – Online fast-fashion retailer Shein launched its long-awaited Hong Kong IPO on Monday, aiming to raise up to HK$13.86 billion ($1.77 billion) at a valuation of close to $27 billion. It will price the offering on August 28 and debut on September 1, according to the offering prospectus. Here’s a timeline of the Singapore-headquartered company’s prolonged attempts to list: JANUARY 2022 Shein revives New York listing plans. […]