Jerry West, basketball legend and the NBA’s logo silhouette, dead at 86 | Basketball News

Jerry West, basketball legend and the NBA’s logo silhouette, dead at 86 | Basketball News

West was one of the greatest players in NBA history, redefining the modern day shooting guard position in basketball. Jerry West, an iconic 1960s star guard for the Los Angeles Lakers who inspired the NBA logo, died Wednesday at age 86, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. West played for the…

Johnson & Johnson to pay $700m to settle claims it misled consumers | Health

Johnson & Johnson to pay $700m to settle claims it misled consumers | Health

Pharmaceutical giant’s payout settles allegations it misled consumers about safety of its talcum-based powder products. Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $700m to settle lawsuits in the United States that accused the pharmaceutical giant of deceiving customers about the safety of its talcum-based powder products. J&J’s payout resolves an…

US lifts ban on sending weapons to Ukraine’s controversial Azov brigade | Russia-Ukraine war News

US lifts ban on sending weapons to Ukraine’s controversial Azov brigade | Russia-Ukraine war News

Washington says ‘no evidence’ of abuses in unit, which was originally set up as a volunteer force in 2014. The United States has lifted a ban on providing weapons and training to the Azov brigade, a controversial Ukrainian military unit that played a central role in the 2022 defence of…

Will Israel accept the new UN Gaza ceasefire resolution? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Will Israel accept the new UN Gaza ceasefire resolution? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) endorsed a United States-backed ceasefire resolution on Monday in the latest diplomatic effort to end eight months of Israel’s devastating military offensive in the Gaza Strip. The resolution, which calls for a comprehensive three-phase ceasefire deal, was adopted by 14 members of the UNSC,…

Why ‘All Eyes on Rafah’ viral campaign did nothing to stop Gaza massacres | Israel-Palestine conflict

Why ‘All Eyes on Rafah’ viral campaign did nothing to stop Gaza massacres | Israel-Palestine conflict

A viral AI-generated image shared more than 50 million times sparks a discussion about solidarity and depiction of reality. After a deadly Israeli air strike on Rafah, an AI-generated image circulating on Instagram aimed to generate global solidarity for Palestinians in Gaza. Despite controversy over its sanitised portrayal, the “All…

US stock market hits new record ahead of interest rates decision | Financial Markets

US stock market hits new record ahead of interest rates decision | Financial Markets

S&P 500 gains 0.3 percent ahead of US Federal Reserve’s latest decision on interest rates. The US stock market has hit record highs ahead of the Federal Reserve’s latest decision on interest rates. The S&P 500, which tracks the stock performance of 500 of the largest publicly traded companies, gained…