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Satellite imagery analysed by the United Nations Satellite Centre shows that 30 per cent of Gaza Strip’s buildings have been destroyed or damaged in the Israel offensive in the densely populated Palestinian enclave. Israel’s assault has killed more than 27,000 Palestinians, according to health authorities in the Hamas-run territory. Airstrikes, shelling and demolitions have razed entire city districts, including much civilian infrastructure. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. “In total, a staggering 69,147 structures, equivalent to approximately 30 per cent of the Gaza Strip’s total structures, are affected,” the United Nations Satellite Centre,…

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton is about to make a surprise switch to Ferrari for the 2025 Formula One season, according to reports on Thursday. The Italian team want the 39-year-old Briton to partner their current driver Charles Leclerc, according to a number of reports in Britain and Italy. The BBC reported that Mercedes team staff were called to a meeting with boss Toto Wolff at their UK headquarters on Thursday to be told Hamilton will leave at the end of the 2024 season and head to one of Formula One’s most storied names. Reports in Italy say the move…

Anyone in the market for a reasonably priced smart display has probably stumbled across the Echo Show 8 and Nest Hub. Both clock in at under $150 (often less when on sale) yet provide homes with many of the same features found on premium alternatives like the Nest Hub Max and Echo Show 10. But is the Echo Show 8 better than the Nest Hub? And what exactly is the difference between these two smart displays? Here’s a comprehensive look at both to help you decide which one to bring into your smart home. Pricing and design The Echo Show…

The United States on Friday imposed sanctions targeting Iran’s ballistic missile and drone procurement programmes as well as officials it said were involved in hacking US infrastructure, as Washington looks to increase pressure on Tehran. The US Treasury Department said in a statement on Friday it had imposed sanctions on four Iran- and Hong Kong-based companies involved in providing materials and technology to Iran’s ballistic missile and drone programmes as well as a Hong Kong-based firm for selling Iranian commodities to Chinese entities. The Treasury also said it placed sanctions on six officials of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp’s Cyber…

Arsenal must stop a Liverpool juggernaut, inspired by the impending departure of Jurgen Klopp, if the Gunners are to maintain Premier League title aspirations at the Emirates on Sunday. Liverpool restored a five-point lead over Arsenal and Manchester City, who have a game in hand, with a dominant 4-1 destruction of Chelsea on Wednesday despite missing Mohamed Salah due to injury. The Egyptian will again be absent, but Klopp’s men have shown no sign of missing their top goalscorer since he departed to represent his country at the Africa Cup of Nations. Diogo Jota opened the scoring against Chelsea to…

The defending champ Denver Nuggets (33-16) look for their fourth straight win tonight as the Portland Trail Blazers (15-33) come to town. Portland stunned us with a win over the Bucks the other night, but they still sit 8.5 games outside of the top 10 rankings in the west. Their struggle are still apparent as they still have the second lowest offensive rating at 109.1 points per 100 possessions. The Nuggets more recently have had big wins over the 76ers and the Bucks and trail the number one seed in the west by a game and a half. This Western…

Multiple roads are set to be closed on February 3 in Abu Dhabi due to a cycling event, as per the Integrated Transport Centre in the emirate. Taking to X, the authority announced the closures on Abu Dhabi and Al Ain roads, from 6am to 2pm. The closures will begin from Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan St in Abu Dhabi near Khalifa University and move onto Channel St. near Khalifa City and Al Raha Beach. Sweihan Road and Al Taf Road leading up to Jebel Hafeet will also be closed. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on…

Vikram Kaul, one of the pioneers of cricket in the UAE, passed away in Delhi, India, on Friday. Kaul was the captain of the Air India cricket team and later the honorary secretary and driving force of the Dubai Cricket Council (DCC). He was reportedly in his mid-seventies at the time of his passing. Cricket patron Shyam Bhatia led the tributes for the popular administrator saying the impact he had on the development of the game in Dubai was ‘undeniable.’ “Vikram was one of a kind,” said cricket connoisseur Bhatia who was closely associated with Kaul for many years. “Nothing…

Intel’s next-generation Arrow Lake chips are said to be coming out later this year, but we don’t know much about them just yet. However, a new leak shows us that two crucial features may be missing from the next-gen CPU lineup: hyperthreading and support for the AVX-512 extension. If Intel is ditching hyperthreading, it’s not entirely unexpected, but it might make it trickier for even its best processors to beat AMD. Hyperthreading allows physical cores in Intel processors to perform two tasks simultaneously, improving efficiency and performance in multi-threaded applications. Intel first introduced it in 2002, but it hasn’t used…

Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired a ballistic missile on Thursday at a Liberian-flagged container ship in the Red Sea, US defence officials said, the latest attack by the rebels as America launches airstrikes targeting them. The attack happened west of Hodeida, a port city in Yemen long held by the rebels, said the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, a British military group overseeing Mideast waterways. It said the crew and the vessel were safe and the blast came far off the vessel’s starboard side. The US defence officials identified the targeted container ship as the Koi, a Bermuda-owned vessel. Its management…