Flying Cars Are Finally Here: Elon Musk Just Made One Fly Tesla has unveiled a SpaceX-powered Roadster that can briefly lift off the ground, maneuver in the air and land using rocket-style thrusters and high-powered fans.
IMF Forecasts Middle East Economy Will Contract 1.3% in 2026 The IMF now expects the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan region to contract by 1.3% in 2026, reversing 3.3% growth last year as war disrupts energy production, shipping and investment.
Qatar’s Prime Minister Visits Beirut With Reported Plan to Address Electricity Crisis Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has arrived in Beirut with a reported plan to support Lebanon’s electricity sector, including possible assistance with power generation and fuel supplies.
Rubio Warns Aoun: Hezbollah’s Seized Explosives Must Not Be Returned Marco Rubio has told President Joseph Aoun that returning hundreds of kilograms of confiscated explosives to Hezbollah should be “out of the question,” while demanding accountability for those who ordered and financed the shipment.
Hezbollah MP Admits the Explosives Were Theirs, and Threatens the State for Confiscating Them Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah has admitted that the vehicle and hundreds of kilograms of explosives seized at Dahr al-Baidar belonged to Hezbollah. He demanded the release of the detainees, the return of the vehicle and the return of the explosives.
Does UNIFIL Leaving Actually Make a Difference? UNIFIL has been deployed in southern Lebanon since 1978, yet Israel invaded again, Hezbollah built an enormous independent arsenal and repeated wars continued.
U.S. Inflation Jumps to 3.7% as Energy Shock Reaches American Consumers U.S. inflation jumped to 3.7% in September, up from 3.4% in August, after gasoline prices surged 9.1% in a single month and accounted for more than half of the monthly increase.