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A man with suspected ties to the Islamic State terror group who was allegedly planning a firearms attack on the Israeli embassy in Berlin has been arrested.Police and other security forces detained the man on Saturday in the town of Bernau, just outside the German capital, and conducted a search of his home there, the Federal Prosector's Office said in a statement. It said the suspect is a Libyan national whom officials identified only as Omar A."He intended to carry out a high-profile attack with firearms on the Israeli embassy in Berlin," the statement said.In his planning, the statement added, "the accused exchanged information with a member of IS in a messenger chat". Another search was carried out in the home of a person who is considered a witness and not a suspect, the prosecutor of...

SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk participates in a town hall-style meeting to promote early and absentee voting at Ridley High School on October 17, 2024 in Folsom, Pennsylvania. Anna Moneymaker | Getty ImagesBillionaire Elon Musk promised on Saturday to give away $1 million each day until November's election to someone who signs his online petition supporting the U.S. Constitution.And he wasted no time, awarding a $1 million check to an attendee of his event in Pennsylvania aimed at rallying supporters behind Republican Donald Trump. The winner was a man named John Dreher, according to event staff."By the way, John had no idea. So anyway, you're welcome," the Tesla founder said as he handed Dreher the check.The money is the latest example of Musk using his extraordinary wealth to influe...

A view of damaged buildings following Israeli attacks on Laylaki and Haret Hireyk neighborhood of Dahieh region in Beirut, Lebanon on October 1, 2024. Houssam Shbaro | Anadolu | Getty ImagesIsrael struck what it said were Hezbollah arms facilities in southern Beirut on Saturday after the Lebanese armed group fired rockets into northern Israel and a spokesman said a drone was launched at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's holiday home.Netanyahu was not there at the time, and it was not immediately clear if the building was hit. But he described it as an assassination attempt by "Iran's proxy Hezbollah" and called it a "grave mistake", as Israel prepares to retaliate for an Iranian missile barrage earlier this month.The strikes came as medics and Hamas media in Gaza, where Israel has been f...

SpaceX logo is screened on a mobile phone for illustration photo. Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesEutelsat, the world's third-biggest satellite operator by revenue, launched 20 satellites for its communications network on Sunday, using Elon Musk's SpaceX in its first move since the merger of two European companies last year.A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took off, with Eutelsat satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base at 0513 GMT."This is the first OneWeb launch of the satellites since the merger," CEO Eva Berneke told Reuters in an interview. "We will be launching more satellites over the coming years."The Paris-based group formed by the merger in September last year of France's Eutelsat and Britain's OneWeb has a constellation of over 600 low earth orbit satellites that ...

A man has been arrested in Tokyo after firebombs were thrown at the headquarters of Japan's ruling party and a car crashed into the security fence around the prime minister's office.Police arrested Atsunobu Usuda after the incident on Saturday morning - which took place less than 10 days before a parliamentary election in Japan. The 49-year-old was charged with obstructing the performance of official duties - but additional charges can be added later. Image: The scene in the aftermath of the incident. Pic: AP Image: The vehicle which crashed into the perimeter of the prime minister's office. Pic: AP No injuries were reported after the alleged attack, which...

An Israeli airstrike that hit several houses and a multi-storey residential building in the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya has killed at least 73 people, according to medics and Hamas-run media outlets.However, the Israeli military accused Hamas-affiliated organisations of "exaggerating" the number of dead, adding that the strike was directed at a Hamas target."This is a war of genocide and ethnic cleansing," the Hamas media office said. "The occupation has conducted a horrifying massacre in Beit Lahiya." Image: Medics and Hamas-run media outlets say at least 73 people were killed Image: Dozens were also injured in the strike Health officials said ongoi...

The father of a baby girl killed in the English Channel says he fought desperately to hold on to her, but she slipped from his hands as people piled on to him and into the water when their dinghy capsized.Maryam Bahez is thought to have been born on her family's journey from Iraqi Kurdistan, as they travelled through Europe in the hope of making it to Britain.She was just 40 days old when her parents and their two older sons climbed into an overcrowded vessel in Wissant, France on Thursday night and set off for England.They wrapped the infant in a black bin bag, to try to keep her dry. But, barely 100m into the journey, the dinghy started to take on water, her father Aras told Sky News. Image: Maryam was just 40 days old "Our...

CNBC introduces you to the characters driving billions of dollars in deals off the F1 circuit, in the first of episode of this season of 'Inside Track: The Business of Formula 1.'In the high-octane world of Formula One, success is driven by more than just talented drivers and engineers. F1's dealmakers have brokered billions of dollars in revenue off the circuit, generating cash from several places, including media rights, ticket sales, merchandising and sponsorship."Racing today is not enough. Our main source of success is because we are able to connect with our fans, understanding that we are a worldwide business," said Stefano Domenicali, Formula One Group CEO, in an interview with CNBC's Inside Track: The Business of Formula 1.In fact, it was a major deal — Liberty Media's acquisition ...

A funeral home in Poland has apologised after a corpse fell out of a hearse and into traffic. Hades Funeral Service, the company transporting the body in Stalowa Wola, southeastern Poland, blamed the incident on "an unexpected technical failure" of the vehicle's lock. They apologised to "all those who were disappointed and upset by this event"."It is with deep regret that we inform you that as a result of an unexpected technical failure of the electric tailgate lock in the hearse, during the transport of the body of the deceased, an unfortunate event occurred which does not reflect the high standards of our company," the company wrote in a statement posted on its website."Our deep empathy towards the families of the deceased, and the respect we always show to the deceased." Polish media re...

Moldovans head to the polls today in a vote which could decide if the country moves closer to Europe or back towards Russia.Just over a million people are eligible to participate in both a presidential election and a referendum on joining the EU. The referendum asks people to vote yes or no on enshrining the aim of EU membership in the country's constitution.One of the poorest countries in Europe, Moldova applied to join the EU after Russia invaded Ukraine.Moscow isn't keen to give up influence in the former soviet state strategically positioned next to Ukraine and the Black Sea. Russia has nearly 1,500 troops stationed in Transnistria, a region run by pro-Russian separatists who broke away from the control of the Chisinau government in a brief war in the 1990s.Read more: Moldovans divided...