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Yahoo
a day ago
- General
- Yahoo
Gaza hostage survivors, family members meet Witkoff, Leavitt at White House
Hostage families met with US officials at the White House to push for the release of loved ones. Officials also condemned the recent terror attack in Colorado. Families of hostages held in Gaza met with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles for the first time, the Hostage Families Forum said in a statement on Tuesday. Participants included Tal Shoham, a survivor of Hamas captivity; Ilan, Merav, and Gal Dalal, the father, mother, and brother of hostage Guy Gilboa Dalal; Galia and Ilay David, the mother and brother of hostage Evyatar David; and Orna and Ronen Neutra, the parents of hostage Omer Neutra. 'We are fully committed to securing the release of all the hostages and believe their return is essential—not only on humanitarian and moral grounds, but also as a critical step toward regional stability,' Leavitt said. 'The meeting between the president and the captivity survivors had a profound impact on him and reinforced his determination to bring every hostage home.' The Hostages and Missing Families Forum said that "officials also expressed deep shock over the recent terror attack in Colorado. They strongly condemned the violence, stressed that there is no place for such acts on American soil, and extended their full support to the victims and all those affected." Karoline Leavitt stressed Hamas' pattern of "misinformation," in response to a question at a press conference on the same day on whether or not the administration is taking action regarding Gazans being treated for gunshot wounds allegedly due to Israeli fire. She stated, "Unfortunately, unlike some in the media, we don't take the word of Hamas with total truth, unlike the BBC." She continued by reading out headlines from the BBC that positioned Israel as the aggressor and stated that the BBC had to delete all their reports because they were false.
Khaleej Times
2 days ago
- General
- Khaleej Times
UAE: Fujairah announces release of prisoners ahead of Eid Al Adha
The Ruler of Fujairah on Tuesday announced that the emirate will be releasing 112 prisoners ahead of Eid Al Adha. In an Instagram post, the emirate's media office said that Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Fujairah, has ordered the release. The prisoners, who have been found eligible and have displayed good conduct, will be released from the penal and correctional institution in the emirate.
Khaleej Times
2 days ago
- General
- Khaleej Times
UAE President orders release of 963 prisoners ahead of Eid Al Adha
President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan ordered the release of 963 inmates from penal and correctional facilities who had been sentenced in various cases. He pledged to pay the financial obligations incurred in implementing these sentences, ahead of Eid Al Adha. The UAE President's humanitarian initiative comes within the framework of his keenness to give the released inmates a chance to start a new life, strengthen family ties, and instill the values of forgiveness and compassion in society.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
iPhone 17 release date: All the possibilities for this year's phone launch
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Plenty of factors around this year's iPhone 17 models remain shrouded in mystery. The iPhone 17 release date is really one of them. To be clear, Apple hasn't officially announced any launch plans for its upcoming phones or confirmed any details about devices that are in its pipeline. And that's par for the course at Apple, where questions about future product plans are typically met with a terse "no comment." But in a sense, Apple has told us when to expect new iPhones by way of its track record of releasing past models. Using that historical release data — and supplementing it with any rumors about release plans — we can make a pretty good guess about the iPhone 17 release date. In fact, with the help of a calendar, we can pretty much point to a particular day and have a good chance of being proven right in a few months' time. Apple's iPhone release schedule won't always be so easy to predict if a rumor of the company staggering its iPhone releases in future years turns out to be accurate. But for the iPhone 17 release, historical data on past iPhone launches paints a pretty detailed picture. If you want to know when to expect an iPhone release, you'll be on pretty solid footing if you turn your attention to September. Apple certainly has a penchant for announcing its latest phones in that particular month. I'm not pulling that release window out of thin air. I've been covering Apple longer than the iPhone has existed, and I was there when Steve Jobs showed off Apple's first stab at a smartphone. That was in January, by the way, with the phone itself arriving in stores by the end of June. But things have changed dramatically since then, as you can see by looking at the chart above that displays iPhone launches dating back a decade. Skim the column for the date in which Apple held its iPhone launch event, and you'll see one month appearing again and again — September. There is an exception, of course, and it's the iPhone 12 launch, where Apple announced those phones in October. That was 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, which threw a lot of things into chaos, including iPhone assembly. While there's a certain amount of turbulence in the world these days — tariffs and trade wars, anyone? — that isn't expected to impact the release schedule for phones. (Prices could be another matter.) Drilling further into that announce date data, it should become pretty clear that Apple doesn't just like September for iPhone launches, it also likes to show off its new phones in the first half of the month. Given that there's typically a lag of 10 days or so between the point in which Apple announces its phone and when they go on sale, a launch event in the first half of the month means that the phones hit retail shelves before the end of September. That gives Apple a full quarter of new iPhone sales during the holiday season, Apple's most important quarter of the year. There are a few instances of iPhones that didn't ship in September, though. The iPhone 14 Plus went on sale in October 2022, about two weeks after the rest of the iPhone 14 lineup. In 2018, the iPhone XR didn't go on sale until the end of October, while the iPhone X saw its sales pushed back until November 2017 after a September 12 launch event. Those three models have something in common — they marked the first time Apple has used those particular designs for its phone lineup. The fact that new types of iPhones sometimes see staggered release dates could prove to be relevant this year, when Apple is rumored to be adding an iPhone 17 Air to its lineup. There's no specific rumor claiming to reveal the iPhone 17 release date. That's not unexpected. We're still many months away from the iPhone launch as of this writing, and release date rumors tend to appear closer to the event itself. That said, a scan of various iPhone 17 rumor round-ups reveals a consensus date of September 2025 for Apple's iPhone event. Again that doesn't appear to be based on any specific rumor or revelation, but rather an understanding that history tends to repeat itself when it comes to iPhone launches. And all past evidence indicates a September launch. With all that in mind, only a fool would be so bold as to predict a specific date for an iPhone 17 release. And given how many years I've been covering the iPhone, that fool may as well be me. Let's assume that Apple is going to stick to a September release window in general, with an eye toward getting the phone on sale by the end of the month. That would narrow things down to the first two weeks of September 2025. I can tell you from attending my share of Apple events that Apple seems to prefer holding its launch events on Tuesdays. There are two Tuesdays in the first half of September — September 2 and September 9. That first date falls the day after Labor Day in the U.S., and I imagine Apple wouldn't want to prep for a big launch event over a holiday weekend. That leaves September 9 as the most likely date for an iPhone 17 event, with September 10 as a possibility if Apple throws us a curveball and decides to launch its phones on a Wednesday instead. Using the usual 10-day gap between the phone announcement and the start of retail sales, a September 9 launch day would mean that the iPhone 17 models would land in stores on September 19. That date would also assume that there's no staggered release for the iPhone 17 Air, something I'm not even foolish enough to guess about at this point. I should reiterate again that these are all guesses based largely on the way Apple's done things over and over again, and that past performance is no guarantee of future results. At the end of the day, Apple could surprise everyone by picking a totally different date for the iPhone 17 release that bears no resemblance to anything the company has done in the past. All the same, I'm keeping September 9 free on my calendar. We'll see how accurate that is later this year. Apple's rumored iPhone release date shake-up is good news for the iPhone 17 – here's why Trump tariffs could impact iPhone 17 prices — should you upgrade now? Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge vs. iPhone 17 Air: What we know so far
Forbes
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
R-Truth Shockingly Released By WWE As The Wrestling World Reacts
R-Truth was released by WWE. R-Truth spent the majority of his 17-year WWE run as a hilariously confused, lovable lowkey legend. So when Truth took to Twitter to post he had been released, it was easy to assume this was the latest R-Truth gag in a long, legendary line of them. It wasn't. 'Im sorry to inform you all. I just got released from WWE. I want to thank WWE for the ride, but MOSTLY I want to thank each and EVERYONE OF YOU who was along for the ride, Thank you for all the love, support, and appreciation you have given me over the years. Thank you." Truth's final match was a one-sided loss to JC Mateo this past Friday on SmackDown after one of his signature comedy segments that made Solo Sikoa briefly break character with laughter. Truth's tweet was followed by an outpouring of love and support for fans, wrestlers and, least importantly, wrestling media. Seemingly a WWE lifer, especially after surviving WWE's latest list of cuts, R-Truth's sudden release sent shockwaves across WWE social media. 'I hate this so much,' said Naomi. 'You're the best! Hope we can run it back bro,' said Donovan Dijak. 'In all seriousness, this is literally so heartbreaking… Thank you Truth,' said Rhea Ripley. The now poignant tweets mourning R-Truth's departure are a necessary evil in this entire process, as Truth's character created a 'Boy who cried wolf' complex on social media where WWE Superstars are usually in character. Dominik Mysterio, Nia Jax, Pat McAfee, Shotzi and countless wrestlers from across the industry posted about their love and support for one of the most beloved WWE Superstars of all time. In fact, the nature of Truth's release is sure to stir up chaos backstage, as Truth's release is another reminder that very few job feel safe in the TKO Era. 'The unfortunate news of R-Truth's release is, at the very least, eye-opening. He's one of the most well-liked individuals to ever work for the company. I'm sure there'll be plenty of questions backstage tomorrow…' wrote WWE insider account WrestleVotes. 'I am heartbroken. It's the nature of the beast; the part of business that no one likes but the bean counters. I love Ron the Truth Killings and I don't care who knows it. WHAT A RUN! [sic],' wrote WWE lead writer and Truth's former tag team partner Brian 'Road Dogg" James. James curiously deleted the post moments later. Given how popular he was in WWE's locker room, expect R-Truth tributes and easter eggs in wrestling matches throughout Monday's Raw on Netflix from the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.
