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Donald Trump stated that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg called him to apologize for a photo that was incorrectly labeled on Facebook. The photo showed Trump raising his fist after a July 13 assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Facebook had initially marked this photo as misinformation, causing it to go viral with the incorrect label, as per the reports of Fox News. In an interview with Maria Bartiromo on FOX Business' «Mornings with Maria,» Trump mentioned that Zuckerberg called him twice. According to Trump, Zuckerberg expressed admiration for Trump's actions during the event, describing them as brave. Zuckerberg also allegedly said he could not support a Democrat because he respected Trump’s response to the incident. Additionally, Trump noted that Google did not reach out to him after their autocomplete function failed to show results for the assassination attempt.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is an upcoming prequel to Game of Thrones. The show is set to air in early 2025. Here is everything we know about the new series.

Anthony Ammirati has become a social media topic of discussion for netizens across the globe after a small incident that occurred during a qualifying event at the Paris Olympics 2024. Ammirati is a popular pole vaulter who was looking to proceed ahead in the Olympics but also became a social media sensation for all the wrong reasons. How what exactly did he do to become an overnight headline?

Paris Olympics' running tracks since the races began. Viewers observed that the running tracks were purple in color, which is a first in the entire Olympics history. Typically, tracks are red in color, and this tradition is popularly followed in major competitions and sporting events across the globe. However, in 2016, the Rio de Janeiro Olympics featured a blue running track, which was also a first in Olympic history.

Olympic medal podium is no longer a given for U.S. swimmers. Nine days of thrilling competition at La Defense Arena wrapped up Sunday night with the Americans barely pulling out the lead in the gold medal standings thanks to a victory in the final race. The U.S. finished with just eight golds, its fewest since the 1988 Seoul Games and one ahead of its biggest rival, Australia.

Just a few months ago, an MIT paper by Andrew W. Lo and Jillian Ross discussed Generative AI and Financial Advice in a case study. It certainly made our industry sit up and take notice – “An LLM (Large Language Model) can role-play a financial advisor convincingly and often accurately for a client,” they wrote.

gold medals at the Olympics with your ex? Czech tennis players Kateřina Siniaková and Tomáš Macháč prefer not to make the answer public! The former flames turned out to be one of the most compelling love stories of the Paris Olympics 2024. The duo was spotted sharing a warm hug and a kiss after they bagged top honours at the mixed doubles on Friday night. According to the French tabloidLe Parisian, the pair, who had been in a relationship since 2020, announced their separation in July, before the Olympics started.

French Air and Space Force will participate in India's first multilateral air exercise, Tarang Shakti-2024, which is set to begin at Air Force Station Sulur in Tamil Nadu on August 6. The French contingent will comprise three Rafale fighter jets, one Multirole Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft, and one A400M, with a total of 160 Air Force personnel, according to French Embassy in India press release. In the press release, the French Embassy in India stated, «Three other nations are participating in the first phase of this exercise, including EU Member States Germany and Spain, which have been partners of the Pacific Skies deployment from Alaska to India.»

Israel-Palestine conflict has been marked by numerous controversial tactics, one of the most notorious being the 'Hannibal Directive,' which allows for the use of excessive force to prevent the capture of Israeli soldiers, even if it endangers hostages. Another controversial tactic was the 1978 assassination of Palestinian leader Wadie Haddad by Mossad agents using poisoned toothpaste. Wadie Haddad, head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), was implicated in several high-profile attacks, including the 1976 hijacking of Air France Flight 139, known as the Entebbe Hijacking. The plane, diverted from Tel Aviv to Paris, was then taken to Libya and Uganda. Israel’s response, Operation Thunderbolt, was a successful rescue mission led by Lt Col Yonatan Netanyahu, who tragically lost his life in the operation. Mossad’s Mission

France on Sunday called on its citizens in Lebanon to leave the country «as soon as possible» amid fears of all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah and a broader regional conflict. «In a highly volatile security context, we once again call the attention of French nationals, particularly those passing through, to the fact that direct commercial flights and ones with stopovers to France are still available, and we invite them to make their arrangements now to leave Lebanon as soon as possible,» the foreign ministry said in its travel advice notice for Lebanon.

South China Sea and aiming to counter Beijing's continuing violations of international treaty obligations, countries in the region are galvanising their defences. Two warships from the Philippines and Japan each, for the first time ever, conducted a joint exercise in the contested waters. This exercise followed a bilateral defence treaty, termed the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), signed between Manila and Tokyo to facilitate joint exercises for closer security cooperation, amid China's growing assertion in the regional resource-rich waters.

tennis legends Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz are set to clash for the gold medal at the Paris Olympics 2024. Djokovic, 37, aims to avenge his recent Wimbledon loss to Alcaraz and secure his first Olympic gold, having previously won bronze in Beijing 2008. Meanwhile, Alcaraz, 21, is having a stellar year, winning the French Open and Wimbledon.

countries are winning most of the Olympic medals every two years, that's because it's largely true. Even though more than 150 countries and territories have claimed a medal since the modern Games began in 1896, the list of winners is top-heavy. Entering the Paris Summer Games, the United States has the most, by far, with 2,975 medals, according to the International Olympic Committee's research wing. A group of usual suspects follow: the former Soviet Union (1,204), Germany (1,058), Great Britain (955), France (898). Nearly 70 countries and territories, though — roughly a third of the parade of nations — cannot boast an Olympic medalist in any discipline, summer or winter. Some, like South Sudan, which sent its first team to the Olympics in 2016, have only just begun trying. Others, like Monaco, have been at it for more than a century.

Euro Cup ended simultaneously this year and the world awaits the Finalissima for this year, which will see the winners of both these iconic championships, go head-to-head against each other. Meanwhile, there are also multiple speculations around the 2024 Ballon d'Or winner, with some of the world's leading analysts, stars and veterans lending their opinion on who could be the winner of this coveted title this time around.

France players say they used an offensive song about their heritage as motivation to beat soccer rival Argentina at the Paris Olympics. Players from both sides clashed on the field immediately after France's 1-0 quarterfinal victory. To many observers, the fracas seemed inevitable. Friday night's game was played amid high tensions in the wake of a racism scandal following a video showing Argentina's senior-team players celebrating after winning the Copa America last month and singing an offensive song about the African heritage of France's players. «A great rivalry has been created between two great soccer nations. But given what's been said in the past few weeks our victory is there, on the field and off it,» France captain Alexandre Lacazette said.

track on which Olympic athletics champions are crowned in Paris is a vibrant purple — and athletes so far seem pretty pleased with it. «The entire thing just kind of radiates light,» said Thea LaFond, who will chase the first ever Olympic medal for Dominica when she competes in the triple jump final later on Saturday. «It's probably really girly to be like, ah I think it's so cute, but I do — a purple track, how, like, fabulous!»

Paris Olympics at the halfway mark have brought the world «The Pommel Horse Guy, » a rugby star and social media sensation who wants to be on the reality shows «Love Island» and «The Real John Wick» in the form of a 51-year-old Turkish shooter. These Olympics have been full of memorable moments since the dazzling opening ceremony: the Seine River was too dirty for the triathlon swim to go off as scheduled, a gender controversy has emerged in women's boxing, and Leon Marchand led France with four golds in four swimming events, and of course, Simone Biles has dazzled while winning two gold medals with more still up for her taking. Here's a look at some memorable moments at the halfway point of the 2024 Olympics:

To Lam, named Vietnam's top leader on Saturday, is a powerful former public security minister who has been swiftly elevated by a corruption crackdown that swept away other contenders. He was confirmed as general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam after the death of his predecessor Nguyen Phu Trong, Vietnam's most powerful leader in decades. In his first remarks as general secretary, Lam said his promotion was the result of «an urgent need to ensure the leadership of the party».