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Donald Trump threatened Iran with ?obliteration? after the country?s president questioned his mental health for imposing sanctions against the Islamic Republic?s supreme leader. The exchange of insults came as Britain ruled itself out of a potential war between the two sides. Jeremy Hunt, the foreign secretary, told the Commons on Tuesday: "The US is our closest ally, we talk to them the whole time, we consider any requests that they say carefully, but I cannot envisage any situation where they request or we agree to any moves to go to war. "The message we are sending with our partners in the European Union particularly the French and the Germans is that with respect to Iran's nuclear programme, this is a crucial week.? Mr Trump signed an executive order imposing financial sanctions on Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's head of state, and several senior military commanders on Monday in retaliation for the downing of a US surveillance drone last week. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ws placed under fresh US sanctions on Monday US officials said they expected to sanction Javad Zarif, the foreign minister, in the near future. Mike Pompeo, the US Secretary of State, simultaneously said the US was ready for talks with Iran without pre-conditions. Hassan Rouhani, the president of Iran, said in a televised address on Tuesday that the mixed messages showed the White House had ?lost its mind.? "You sanction the foreign minister simultaneously with a request for talks," he said in a televised address. "The White House is afflicted by mental disability and does not know what to do." There was debate about whether the Persian word used by Mr Rouhani was better rendered as "retardation". An Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said separately that the sanctions against Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran?s head of state, breached international practice and meant ?closing the door to diplomacy.? In an apparent response to Mr Rouhani, Mr Trump tweeted on Tuesday afternoon: ?Iran leadership doesn?t understand the words ?nice? or ?compassion,? they never have.? The US has blamed Iran for attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman on June 13 and May 12 Credit: Iranian Students' News Agency, ISNA He went on: ?Iran?s very ignorant and insulting statement, put out today, only shows that they do not understand reality. Any attack by Iran on anything American will be met with great and overwhelming force. In some areas, overwhelming will mean obliteration. No more John Kerry & Obama!? The sanctions were the latest measure in a campaign of ?maximum pressure? that US officials say is designed to force Iran to accept re-writing the 2015 nuclear deal with more restrictive terms. Mr Trump pulled the United States out of the deal, which offered Iran sanctions relief in exchange for restrictions on its nuclear program, in May 2018. Iran's economy has been hit hard by renewed US sanctions, but it has ruled out revisiting the 2015 agreement. Iran has said it expects its low enriched uranium stocks to exceed the limit set by a 2015 nuclear deal by Friday because the US is no longer buying the excess. It has also said it will incrementally relinquish other commitments under deal from July 7 unless the EU, Britain, France, and Germany - the European signatories to the agreement - find a way to allow it to sell oil and access the revenues. Over the past two months tensions have led to military confrontation, with the US and its allies blaming Iran for mysterious attacks on oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz, mortar attacks on US facilities in Iraq, and missile strikes against Saudi Arabia by Yemeni Houthi rebels. Last week Mr Trump said he ordered but then cancelled military strikes on Iran after it shot down a US surveillance drone last. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 27th June 2019 at 01:16 (about 7 hours ago)
Robert Wadlow could?ve told you that bigger is not always better, but this BMW sedan's grille begs to differ. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 27th June 2019 at 01:16 (about 7 hours ago)
After weeks of hinting and teasing, Oppo has now showed off its under-display selfie camera. And it seems to be living up to Oppo?s promises.Credit: OppoMWC Shanghai, the cousin of the Barcelona-based MWC, is the place where Oppo finally unveiled its new tech, officially called ?under-screen camera? (via TechRadar). When you?re not using the camera, the screen just acts as a screen, although the image quality in the area surrounding the camera is noticeably worse, due to the different structure that?s required to have both the camera and the display on top of each other.The camera concealed beneath the display has been fitted with a particularly wide aperture and large sensor, in order to still get bright enough images despite the screen being in its way.MORE: Samsung Will Release Foldable Galaxy Clamshell Just Like The Razr (Report)In terms of image quality, it?s apparently not great, losing out on resolution and clarity compared to normal cameras. But it?s still got some time before it?s added to production phones. The aim is to have it on users? devices ?in the near future?, according to a quote given to Engadget.Credit: OppoOppo has been experimenting with front camera locations for a while, even skipping over the punch-hole to try a pop-up mechanism on the Find X, and a pivoting pop-up version on the newly released Reno. This is just the next step.Oppo already has competition, though. Xiaomi has also been working on under-display camera tech, announcing it on the same day as Oppo. So while Oppo has the honor of taking first place in the battle to make an under-display camera, the contest for the best one is still to be fought. * Galaxy Fold 2 Will Reportedly Have 8-inch Screen and S Pen * FedEx Sues Trump Administration Over Huawei Shipping Fiasco * Galaxy Note 10 5G Looks Gorgeous In New Renders #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 27th June 2019 at 01:16 (about 7 hours ago)
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called the sanctions against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 'outrageous and idiotic.' #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 27th June 2019 at 01:16 (about 7 hours ago)
SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket in the early hours of Tuesday morning, delivering 24 satellites into orbit and making many of its clients very happy in the process. The company nailed the landing of both side boosters, but the center core booster narrowly missed its landing and splashed down in the ocean instead.In the hours following the launch, SpaceX boss Elon Musk weighed in on the unfortunate fate of the core booster, offering a bit of an explanation as to why it missed its mark.In a response to a question on Twitter, Musk explained that the booster was likely damaged early in its descent back to Earth, and that this damage ultimately caused a failure and prevented the booster from being able to control itself enough to make a safe landing.https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1143690145255841797If the booster was indeed damaged as it began to head back towards Earth, it's actually rather impressive that it managed to make it as close to the drone ship as it did. At one point it appeared that it might come down perfectly, only to drift off to the side at the very last moment.SpaceX has now failed to stick the core booster landing with all three of its Falcon Heavy launches. It's not the end of the world, but securing that component could save the company a lot of cash in the long run and they'd like to be able to pull off the landing consistently.It's hardly a worst-case scenario for SpaceX if it has to spend a few boosters while it perfects its technique, especially since the rockets are consistently delivering their payloads as planned. If nothing else, it's something SpaceX can continue to work on over the next year as it prepares for its next scheduled Falcon Heavy launch in late 2020. #
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A man who had just been fired from a Northern California Ford dealership shot and killed two employees and then killed himself Tuesday evening, police and witnesses said. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 27th June 2019 at 01:16 (about 7 hours ago)
Two US service members were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday, NATO said, the latest international casualties as the US and the Taliban prepare for a new round of talks. NATO's Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan gave no further details, but the deaths came less than 24 hours after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made an unannounced visit to Kabul and said he hopes for a peace deal with the Taliban "before September 1". #
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"We were about 90% of the way there (with a deal) and I think there's a path to complete this," Mnuchin said in an interview to the news channel. U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will meet this week at the G20 summit in Japan hoping to calm their 11-month trade war. Separately, in comments on recent U.S. sanctions on Iran, Mnuchin said he believes the sanctions "are working". #
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Watson joined American Voices in Israel for their annual trip to Israel. While there, he visited several biblical sites and was baptized. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 27th June 2019 at 01:16 (about 7 hours ago)
Apple is expected to replace Intel chips that typically power MacBooks with ARM-based creations of its own, and we keep seeing rumors pointing in that direction. But while Apple hasn't confirmed that it's working on A-series processors that could deliver desktop-grade performance, its partner (and rival) Qualcomm has already launched a bunch of ARM processors that can run Windows.The latest one is the Snapdragon 8cx that has been engineered specifically for notebook use. And that's the platform Microsoft might use on an upcoming Surface laptop.Windows Central's Zac Bowden said on Twitter that the latest Surface codename to keep an eye out for is "Excalibur," which is reportedly powered by an 8cx processor:https://twitter.com/zacbowden/status/1143220716273356801Just a couple of months ago, we saw a Snapdragon 8cx laptop at Computex 2019, meant to demo 5G connectivity on notebooks. Qualcomm, of course, is also pushing its 5G chips, which power several of the 5G smartphones that are available in stores, including the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G and the OnePlus 7 Pro 5G.At the time, Qualcomm partnered with Lenovo on the "Project Limitless" device, although we have no idea when this laptop will launch. Microsoft, on the other hand, is already rumored to be working on dual-display and foldable devices, with a foldable Surface tablet/laptop expected in the first half of 2020. It's unclear whether the Excalibur is related to any of these products. However, using a Snapdragon 8cx platform, complete with 5G connectivity on a foldable device, makes a great deal of sense.Intel chips have powered all of Microsoft's Surface models to date. Many future Surface laptops will likely continue to rely on Intel chips, but having Microsoft launch an ARM-based Surface would put even more pressure on Intel, as well as signal to other vendors that Windows on ARM is a real alternative.As for Apple, the company is expected to deliver a novel 16-inch MacBook Pro this fall, although the laptop will probably run on Intel chips. Other MacBook lines will also see refreshes, but there's no indication that an ARM-based MacBook will launch this year. #