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President Donald Trump said the United States has ​barred Israel from further bombing in Lebanon, striking an unusually harsh tone with the longtime U.S. ally while stressing that any U.S. deal ‌with Iran is not linked to the Lebanon conflict. “Israel will not be bombing Lebanon any longer. They are PROHIBITED from doing so by the U.S.A.…

Pakistan’s air force escorted Iranian negotiators home from inconclusive peace talks ​with the U.S. last weekend, launching a major operation after the Iranians said Israel might seek to kill them, three sources told Reuters. Pakistan ‌deployed some two dozen jets in the escort, as well as the force’s Airborne Warning and Control System for aerial surveillance to…

Meta (META.O), intends ​to conduct a first wave of sweeping layoffs planned for this year on May 20, with more ‌coming later, three sources familiar with the plans told Reuters. The Facebook and Instagram owner will lay off about 10% of its global workforce, or close to 8,000 employees, in that initial round, one of the sources…

The Trump administration on Friday renewed a waiver allowing countries ‌to buy sanctioned Russian oil at sea for about a month, even as lawmakers accused the government of going easy on Moscow as its war on Ukraine grinds on. The Treasury Department’s waiver lets countries purchase Russian oil and petroleum products loaded on vessels as of Friday…

Tens of thousands of people protested in Lisbon on Friday against the government’s planned labour reforms, which unions say would erode ​workers’ rights and deepen job insecurity by making outsourcing easier and curbing ‌payable overtime. The minority centre-right government approved a draft bill in September to amend the labour code, aiming to tackle structurally low productivity. But…

D4vd was taken out of his home in handcuffs surrounded by multiple officers from the LAPD after he was arrested Thursday. Video footage, obtained by The California Post, shows the singer with his hands behind his back as he’s led down a residential street in the Hollywood Hills. The singer, whose real name is David Anthony Burke,…

Singer D4vd has been arrested on suspicion of killing a 14-year-old girl whose decomposed body was found seven months ago in his apparently abandoned Tesla, authorities said Thursday, while his lawyers declared his innocence. Los Angeles police said in a brief statement that homicide detectives arrested the 21-year-old Houston-born alt-pop singer, whose legal name is David Burke,…

The FBI is reportedly now examining potentially critical DNA evidence collected from Nancy Guthrie’s home in Tucson, Arizona. A private Florida lab that works with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department — who’s investigating the case — sent the sample to the FBI recently, ABC News reported Thursday. The FBI is currently using new technology to do advanced…

Outside a morgue in south-eastern Turkey about a dozen men rushed to carry a coffin, but it was light – just the weight of a 10-year boy. His father followed behind, propped up by relatives on both sides but weighed down by grief. “Oh, my martyred child,” he wailed, “oh my darling.” His son was one of…

Europe has “maybe six weeks of jet fuel left”, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned. Stocks would reach a tipping point in June if Europe was unable to replace at least half of its imports from the Middle East, the organisation said in a report this week. The Strait of Hormuz, a key…

The four astronauts of Artemis II say their mission gave the world a sense of hope and unity at a time when both feel in short supply. At their first Nasa news conference since returning last Friday, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen said they left as friends and came back as something closer…

“Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic and political gain,” said Pope Leo. Pope Leo blasted leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was “being ravaged by a handful of tyrants”, in unusually forceful remarks in Cameroon on Thursday (Apr 16), days after US…

Local reports often attribute the eliminations to “unidentified gunmen” or mysterious circumstances. Amir Hamza, a founding member of Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), has been shot by unknown gunmen in Lahore. Hamza suffered bullet injuries in an attack by motorcycle-borne unidentified gunmen on Thursday, police said. He is currently being treated in a hospital. In the past…

The response comes after Trump said the United States and Iran were close to reaching a deal following nearly six weeks of conflict. Iran has pushed back against US President Donald Trump’s claim that Tehran has agreed to hand over its stockpile of enriched uranium, with sources saying no such arrangement has been negotiated so far. A…

Trump hails 10 day Israel Lebanon ceasefire, urges Hezbollah to act nicely, says truce follows talks with Netanyahu and Aoun and could lead to broader Middle East peace talks US President Donald Trump on Friday urged Hezbollah to “act nicely” and support ongoing peace efforts, as a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon came into effect amid…

Last August, U.S. Navy officials carrying out a test of unmanned vessels realized they had hit a single point of failure: Starlink. A global outage across Elon Musk’s satellite network ​affecting millions of Starlink users had left two dozen unmanned surface vessels bobbing off the California coast, disrupting communications and halting operations for almost an hour. The…

The Kremlin took the unusual step of ​publicly acknowledging sharp criticism of the authorities from a celebrity blogger on Thursday, saying work was under ‌way to address a slew of problems identified by social media influencer Viktoria Bonya. Bonya, who is well known inside Russia for her appearances on reality TV shows and other programmes, has a…

A 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect ​on Thursday and President Donald Trump said the next meeting between the United States and Iran may take place over the weekend, adding to optimism that the Iran war could be nearing an end. Trump said Iran had offered ‌not to possess nuclear weapons for more than…

France and Britain will ​chair a meeting on Friday of around 40 countries aimed at signalling to the United States that ‌some of its closest allies are ready to play a role in restoring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz once conditions allow. Iran has largely closed the strait to ships other than its own…

Explosive Media, a group of pro-Tehran creators with suspected ties to the Iranian government, has gained internet notoriety during the US-Iran war for animation videos that have racked up millions of views. YouTube has terminated a channel belonging to a pro-Iran group producing viral Lego-themed AI videos that ridicule US President Donald Trump, the Google-owned platform said…

A massive solar tower in the Moroccan desert is the beacon of an ambitious push for a clean energy future. But fossil fuels and grid constraints stand in the way. The Moroccan city of Ouarzazate, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) southeast of Marrakech, lies on the edge of the Sahara and is known as the “door to…

Carnival Cruise Line must pay $300,000 to a former passenger after a federal jury in South Florida found that the company was negligent in serving the woman more than a dozen shots of tequila before she fell down some stairs and suffered a possible traumatic brain injury. The Miami federal jury decided last Friday in favor of…

An American YouTuber who sparked national outrage in South Korea for provocative stunts, including dancing on a statue honoring victims of wartime sexual slavery, was sentenced to six months in prison Wednesday. The Seoul Western District Court found Ramsey Khalid Ismael, a self-proclaimed internet “troll” known online as Johnny Somali, guilty of multiple charges, including obstruction of…

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s wife, Rama Duwaji, expressed regret for the “hurt” caused by her past alarming social media posts – but failed to directly apologize for the troubling content praising Palestinian terrorists and bashing Israel. The Big Apple’s 28-year-old first lady issued the mealy-mouthed mea culpa for a flurry of “harmful” posts she made on X and…

Gov. Kathy Hochul was dragged by critics for her sudden pied-à-terre tax push — including for backtracking on her no new taxes pledge — as Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his lefty allies cheerfully took credit Wednesday. Hochul — who for months has been hounded by chants of “tax the rich” from Mamdani’s Democratic Socialists of America comrades…

He’s selling a “basket of goods.” Mayor Zohran Mamdani admitted Tuesday that the promised lower prices at his city-owned grocery stores will only be guaranteed for a core set of everyday staples. Items in those so-called baskets of goods have yet to be decided, but likely include essentials such as bread, milk and eggs, officials said. Beyond…

President Donald Trump recently shared an AI-generated image of Jesus embracing him, following backlash from a previous post that depicted him as a Christ-like figure. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday shared an AI-generated image depicting Jesus embracing him, just days after facing backlash over a similar post portraying himself as a Christ-like figure. The image, originally…

Donald Trump said China would welcome US opening the Strait of Hormuz and claimed that Xi Jinping agreed not to send arms to Iran US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that China “is very happy” that he is ”permanently opening” the Strait of Hormuz, adding that Chinese President Xi Jinping will give him “a big, fat…

The Trump administration expressed optimism on Wednesday about reaching a deal to end the war with Iran, while also warning of increasing economic pressure against Tehran if it remains defiant. President Donald Trump ​has said he believes the war he launched with Israel in late February is nearly over, even as a shipping blockade he announced came…

As people increasingly turn to artificial intelligence for advice, some U.S. lawyers are telling their clients not to treat AI chatbots like trusted confidants when their freedom or legal liability is on the line. These warnings became more urgent after a federal judge in New York ruled, this year that the former CEO of a bankrupt financial…

President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell from his separate seat on the U.S. central bank’s Board ​of Governors if Powell does not vacate that post as well when his term as Fed chief ends on May 15, intensifying a complicated standoff that has upended ‌the Fed’s usually smooth transition of…

Pope Leo on Wednesday urged Cameroon’s government to root out corruption and resist “the whims of the rich and powerful”, in a forceful speech given in the ​presence of President Paul Biya, who has led the country since 1982. Leo, who was criticised by U.S. President Donald Trump for a second time during his 10-day ‌tour of…

Meta will work with chip designer Broadcom to produce several generations of custom artificial intelligence processors under an expanded deal as the social media giant races to build out the computing capacity needed to power AI features across its apps. Tuesday’s announcement extends the tie-up until 2029 and includes an initial commitment of over one gigawatt of…

The woman was helping her son launder drug revenues while he was in prison in Cambodia. The court’s one-year prison term took into consideration her age and clean record prior to the laundering. A South Korean court has sentenced a 90-year-old woman to one year in jail for helping her jailed son launder drug proceeds, the Korea…

ERIC Swalwell’s political collapse came in a matter of days, with the California Democrat forced to quit his run for governor before announcing he would resign from Congress. The once high-profile lawmaker saw his career unravel after multiple women accused him of sexual misconduct, including sexual assault allegations that he denies. Swalwell went from gubernatorial contender to…

JUSTIN Bieber’s private Coachella after-party had a guest list so exclusive that promoters and influencers who were initially invited wound up being turned away, The U.S. Sun can reveal. The pop star was supported by the Kardashian-Jenner clan, along with actor Jacob Elordi, who was seen with them in the crowd – and later cozying up with…

NFL reporter Dianna Russini has resigned from The Athletic less than a week after published photos of her and New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel at an Arizona resort prompted an internal investigation at The New York Times-owned sports outlet. The New York Post last week published the photos of Vrabel and Russini at the Sedona hotel…

The former chief of staff to Eric Swalwell responded to the rape allegations against his former boss with a brutal rebuke about how no one is working for the congressman anymore. Benjamin Burnett replied to a request for comment from the Hill about the swarm of sexual abuse and sexual misconduct allegations against the embattled former congressman.…

Lady Gaga managed to recapture the magic of Rivington St. in the 2000s after her Madison Square Garden show on Monday night. After her final performance for her “Mayhem” tour, the “Abracadabra” singer and her fiance Michael Polansky head downtown to Maison Nur for a celebration with family and friends. One person described it as Gaga’s “return…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday told a German broadcaster that US peace negotiators “have no time for Ukraine” because of the war in Iran, and bemoaned disruptions of deliveries of US arms. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday told a German broadcaster that US peace negotiators “have no time for Ukraine” because of the war in…

Talks to end the Iran war could resume in Pakistan over the next two days, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, after the collapse of weekend negotiations ​prompted Washington to impose a blockade on Iranian ports. Officials from Pakistan, Iran and the Gulf also said negotiating teams from the U.S. and Iran could return to Pakistan…

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday her government had suspended a ‌defence cooperation deal with Israel, reflecting frayed ties between previously close allies as the conflicts in the Middle East continue. Meloni’s right-wing government has been one of Israel’s closest friends in Europe, but in recent weeks it has criticised its attacks on Lebanon, which…

Pope Leo warned of the risk of democracies sliding into “majoritarian tyranny” on Tuesday, in a ​letter issued by the Vatican two days after U.S. ‌President Donald Trump attacked the pontiff on social media. The first U.S. pope, writing to participants of a Vatican meeting about the use of power in democratic ​societies, said democracies remained healthy…

Defence Minister Admiral Dong Jun’s warning coincided with the start of the US naval blockade on Monday. A senior Chinese official has warned the United States against imposing a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz and cautioned it not to interfere in China’s bilateral relations with Iran. Defence Minister Admiral Dong Jun’s warning coincided with the start…

A new report on the stabbing that left little three girls dead in UK’s Southport concluded that the killer’s parents and state authorities failed to act on his violent behavior. The results of an inquiry into the killing of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in 2024 was released on Monday, concluding that the massacre…

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s wife, Begoña Gómez, has been charged with corruption after a two-year criminal investigation, according to a court ruling. Gómez is accused of using her relationship to advance her private career through a position at Madrid’s Complutense University. She is also accused of using public resources to advance private interests. She was charged…

Lady Fatou, known as the “grand dame” of the Berlin Zoo, was certified last year by Guiness as the oldest living gorilla in the world. At 69 years old, Lady Fatou on Monday became not only the Berlin Zoo’s longest-residing tenant but also maintained her title as the oldest gorilla in the world. Born somewhere in West…

AN investigation has been launched after a pilot flew dangerously low over his home town while making his final ever journey. The veteran pilot sought to celebrate his retirement by guiding a Boeing 757 just metres above homes in Keflavik, Iceland. The actions of this audacious aviator have since been branded as reckless by fellow pilots. A…

KOURTNEY Kardashian’s Poosh party took a dusty turn at Coachella. A sandstorm at the reality star’s wellness event sent tables flying and influencers running for cover. Camp Poosh, Kourtney’s annual Coachella retreat, is billed as an adult summer camp for influencers. Influencers snacked on free food and picked up souvenirs provided by brands at the festival preparty…

Eric Swalwell dramatically announced he was resigning from Congress on Monday just hours before a bombshell press conference from one of his alleged victims. The married former California governor hopeful again defiantly shot down the sexual assault and rape claims against him — but said he felt it was right to step aside amid the chaos. Congress…

Kanye West’s protracted and vicious racism appears not to have damaged the value of his early artworks. In 2021, we reported that Washington D.C. based entrepreneur and art collector, Vinoda Basnayake, purchased West’s teenage drawings for an undisclosed amount after seeing them on PBS “Antiques Roadshow.” The pieces were appraised on the show for around $16,000 to…

North Korea conducted another test-fire of strategic cruise missiles and anti-warship missiles on Sunday as part of operational efficiency trials of its destroyer Choe Hyon, state media KCNA said on Tuesday. North Korea conducted another test-fire of strategic cruise missiles and anti-warship missiles on Sunday as part of operational efficiency trials of its destroyer Choe Hyon, state…

The U.S. military began a blockade of Iran’s ports on Monday, President Donald Trump said, and Tehran threatened to ​retaliate against its Gulf neighbors’ ports after weekend talks in Islamabad on ending the war broke down. A U.S. official said there was continued engagement with Iran, and forward motion on ‌trying to get to an agreement. Pakistani…

Pope Leo told Reuters on Monday that ​he plans to continue speaking out against war after U.S. ‌President Donald Trump’sdirect attack on the leader of the 1.4-billion-member Church. In comments aboard the papal flight to Algiers, where the first U.S. pope is starting a 10-day ​tour to four African countries, the pontiff also said the Christian ​message…

U.S. President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself as a Jesus-like figure on Sunday, drawing widespread criticism even from some religious conservatives who typically support him, before deleting ​the post on Monday. The post on Trump’s Truth Social platform, which Trump later said was meant to portray him as a doctor, came amid his escalating…

Over 1,000 filmmakers, actors and industry professionals signed an open letter opposing Warner Bros Discovery’s ​proposed $110 billion merger with Paramount Skydance, warning it ‌would reduce competition and deepen consolidation in the U.S. media sector. Actors including Jane Fonda, Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Ruffalo were among the ​signatories to the letter, which said the merger would ​result…

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the price of oil and gasoline may remain high through November’s midterm elections, ​a rare acknowledgement of the potential political fallout from his decision to attack Iran six weeks ago. “It could be, or the same, or maybe a little ‌bit higher, but it should be around the same,”…

Jennifer Lopez definitely had her fans getting loud at Coachella 2026. The singer, 56, did a surprise performance Saturday during David Guetta’s set to perform her new song, “Save Me Tonight,” which Guetta produced. Lopez hit the stage in style, wearing a plunging silver high-cut bodysuit that showed off her fit physique. Adding to the drama of…

A Southwest Airlines crew touchingly honored a 2-year-old “hero” passenger with a heartwarming pre-flight announcement during his final journey home from New York after grueling cancer treatments. The boy, only identified by the name Cruz, was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma last year, and he and his parents had been traveling on the airline back and forth…

One person has died in Saturday’s “war zone” mass shooting at a Chick-fil-A in Union Township, NJ, according to authorities. Officials said six other people suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the attack — which has the grim distinction of being the 100th mass shooting in the US so far this year. The Union County Prosecutor’s Office said the…

JUSTIN Bieber took to the stage for his first-ever Coachella headline set – but fans were left divided after he sang along to songs on his laptop. The celeb-studded desert party kicked off on April 10 and the Go Baby hitmaker was the star of the show on Day Two – yet fans were quick to note…

THE father of a 16-year-old girl who was viciously stabbed over 50 times by two classmates whom she considered her best friends has blasted his daughter’s killers’ cushy lives behind bars. For Dave Neese, the joyous memories of raising his daughter Skylar Neese remain ingrained in his mind nearly 14 years after his only child was lured…

BBC film critics Caryn James and Nicholas Barber pick their cinema highlights of the year so far – from a touching sci-fi blockbuster to a wilfully provocative comedy-drama starring Zendaya. 1. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple In 2002, director Danny Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland helped to revive the zombie-apocalypse sub-genre with 28 Days Later. In…

An airstrike on a market in Yobe, in northeastern Nigeria, has left scores of people dead and wounded, though details remain unclear. The military said it conducted a “precision” strike on a known terrorist enclave. Over 100 people were killed in an airstrike on a Jilli village market in northeast Nigeria, Amnesty International said on Sunday, citing…

While acknowledging that the marathon negotiations in Pakistan had gone “well” and “most points were agreed to,” Trump said Tehran had refused to concede on the issue of its nuclear programme US President Donald Trump has ordered a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in response to Iran’s “unyielding” refusal to give up its nuclear ambitions…

President Donald Trump said on Sunday the U.S. Navy would start blockading the Strait of Hormuz, raising the stakes after marathon talks with Iran failed to reach a deal to end the war, jeopardizing ​a fragile two-week ceasefire. The U.S. Central Command said U.S. forces would begin implementing the blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting…

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle posed beside fellow A-listers during a Friday night Netflix event. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were photographed attending Netflix’s BEEF Season 2 Montecito Tastemaker at a private residence in Montecito, California. Throughout the evening, the couple posed alongside Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos and his wife, Nicole Avant. In another photo, Markle…

Netanyahu says Lebanon had approached Israel regarding a potential peace deal and he had given his approval on two conditions. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday (Apr 11) that the joint US-Israeli campaign against Iran had succeeded in “crushing” Tehran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. Netanyahu’s comments came as Iranian and US officials held two…

Taiwan’s defence ministry said on Saturday (Apr 11) that it spotted 16 Chinese warplanes operating near the island the previous day, around the same time China’s president was meeting the Taiwanese opposition leader. Late on Friday morning, Chinese President Xi Jinping met Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of Taiwan’s largest opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT) in Beijing, where Xi…

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Saturday (Apr 11) accused Israel of failing to “reflect” on allegations of rights abuses by its forces, after Israel decried him for amplifying social media “disinformation”. The Seoul leader irked Israel’s foreign ministry this week with his comments on a social media video with a caption purporting it showed Israeli…

At least 11 people are known to have died after gunmen targeted civilians at a picnic spot in western Afghanistan. Provincial officials originally said four people had been killed in the attack in the Enjil district of Herat province on Friday, but later said that seven more people who were critically injured had also died. No group…

Hundreds of Islamist militants went on trial with prosecutors securing 386 convictions. Nigeria is in the midst of an insurgency involving extremist militant groups, including Boko Haram. A court in Nigeria’s capital Abuja on Friday convicted nearly 400 terrorism suspects in a mass trial that took place over four days. Many of those convicted received prison terms…

Russia has continued to pound Ukraine in the hours leading up to a 36-hour pause in its war of aggression. Three Ukrainians were killed overnight and dozens were injured in drone attacks on Odesa, Poltava and Sumy. Moscow and Kyiv continued to engage in hostilities ahead of a planned Easter ceasefire set to take hold on Saturday…

Iran’s response came after JD Vance cited shortcomings in the talks in Islamabad and said Tehran had chosen not to accept US terms. Iran on Sunday said that “unreasonable demands” by the United States were behind the deadlock in the talks in Pakistan to end the war in the Middle East. “The Iranian delegation negotiated continuously and…

France begins switching government workstations from Windows to Linux to enhance digital sovereignty. In a move aimed at enhancing the country’s digital sovereignty, France has announced its decision to move government workstations away from Windows to the open-source operating system (OS), Linux. Formalised during an interministerial seminar on Wednesday (Apr 8), this move follows a directive from…

Two US warships have reportedly passed through the Strait of Hormuz, the first such transit since the war with Iran began, as President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States had started “clearing out” the strategic waterway. Two US Navy warships transited the Strait of Hormuz to begin clearing Iranian-laid mines, US Central Command said Saturday…

Hungarians vote on Sunday in an election that could end Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s 16-year hold ​on power, rattle Russia and send shockwaves through right-wing circles across the West, including U.S. President Donald Trump’s White House. Orban, a eurosceptic nationalist, has ‌carved out a model of an “illiberal democracy” seen as a blueprint by Trump’s Make America…

U.S. Vice President JD Vance announced Sunday that Washington and Tehran failed to reach an agreement after intense talks in Islamabad, Pakistan. U.S. Vice President JD Vance announced Sunday that Washington and Tehran failed to reach an agreement after intense talks in Islamabad, Pakistan. Vance said the Iranian side “chose not to accept” the conditions tabled by…

The White House considered but decided against a national televised address by President Donald Trump on Tuesday about his ceasefire deal with Iran, with some aides ​and advisers privately voicing concern about potentially overselling the still-nascent agreement, three U.S. officials told Reuters. The decision suggests a balancing act by the Trump administration, which sought ‌to project early…

Wang, on a two-day trip to North Korea, said the countries’ relations were entering a “new phase” following a summit last year between Kim and Chinese President Xi Jinping. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un voiced support for China’s push to build a “multipolar world” and called for deeper ties between the traditional allies during a meeting…

“Without water, there would be no wine,” Virginia de Valle says as she takes me around her family’s 16-hectare (40-acre) vineyard in Mendoza, nestled below the peaks of the Andes mountain range. Winemakers in Argentina’s wine capital rely on fresh water from the Andes mountains to irrigate their crops. But after Argentine MPs this week passed government…

As Melania Trump walked up to the White House podium on Thursday, standing where US President Donald Trump had just over a week ago made his address to the nation on Iran, there was absolutely no indication that this would be a jaw-dropping appearance. There was curiosity, yes, but no one guessed it would be must-see viewing.…

Ben Affleck has reportedly gifted his ex-wife Jennifer Lopez his entire share of their $60 million mansion for free. The former couple modified their property settlement agreement, which shows a “transfer of property among spouses,” per TMZ. The document doesn’t specify the exact nature of the transfer, but on Friday, sources close to the situation told the…