Former couple Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck were sighted together in Los Angeles during Thanksgiving Day, actively participating in the efforts of Midnight Mission, a non-profit organization, to provide food to the homeless during the festive holiday. The duo, both aged 52, were photographed together while at the function, a snapshot that later found its spot on the charity’s social media page. Garner and Affleck, who were once married, share parenthood to three offsprings – 18-year-old Violet, Seraphina who is 15, and their youngest, Samuel, aged 12.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine expressed his readiness to surrender territory to Russia to bring an end to the ongoing conflict. The proclamation, which marked the first such concession, was shared on a Friday evening.
The journey of President-elect Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign was laden with assurances concerning potential alterations to the Social Security system of the United States. These pledges, made during his extensive campaign to reoccupy the White House, now beg the question – what modifications in Social Security can the public anticipate during his upcoming presidency spanning a four-year term?
In a string of capital punishments maintained by the Singaporean government, a 35-year-old Singaporean-Iranian man was executed after being found guilty of drug trafficking crimes. The execution took place on a Friday, and it marked the fourth such instance within a duration of less than a month. This was done despite calls from Tehran, who urged Singapore to reassess the execution ruling.
Until now, the current year saw the Singaporean government carry out a total of nine capital punishments. While one was for a murder charge, the rest, eight in number, were sanctioned for offenses related to drug trafficking.
The government of Saudi Arabia has renounced its aim to achieve a complex defense treaty with the United States with an intention to normalize its relations with Israel. Now, the country is striving for a less comprehensive agreement focused on military collaboration. This insight has been shared by two Saudi officials and four Western authorities in communication with Reuters.
The online media was recently buzzing with clips that displayed Elon Musk, the billionaire magnate, present at an event at Mar-a-Lago. Joining him there were his mother, Maye, and acclaimed actor Sylvester Stallone.
The U.S. Navy is swiftly turning a pricey slip-up into a powerful tool by introducing the first hypersonic weapon to be equipped on a ship. The USS Zumwalt, one of its three stealthy destroyers, is under retrofitting at a Mississippi shipyard. The upgrade process involves the installation of missile tubes that are intended to substitute the twin turrets from an initially envisioned gun system. The latter was subsequently discarded owing to its exorbitant cost.
Upon completion of this transformation process, the USS Zumwalt is expected to serve as a foundation for executing quick, highly accurate strikes over extended ranges. Consequently, the warship’s utility for active naval warfare is projected to see a significant enhancement.
Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, made a groundbreaking acknowledgment of the 1944 carnage of West African soldiers by the French Army as an act of mass murder. He conveyed this admission through a letter addressed to the Senegalese authorities. This was the first time that such an acknowledgment took place, and it arrived on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the World War II genocides in Thiaroye.
Thiaroye happens to be a fishing community situated on the peripheries of Dakar, the capital city of Senegal. Macron’s unprecedented move comes against the backdrop of France’s dwindling hold over the region. As of recent times, France’s efficacy to dictate proceedings in her former West African colonies have been observably diminishing.