A 20-year-old Dutch man solved the Rubik's Cube in just 4.74 seconds creating a new world record. The video, filmed in Indonesia yesterday, shows Mats Valk breaking the record during the second round of the Jawa Timur Open. The previous record was 4.90 seconds, set by Lucas Etter.
8:5A Haaretz investigation alleges that UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu roughly 10 days before the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack, warning that Yahya Sinwar was planning a major operation.
8:7German police launched a major security operation after suspected improvised rocket-launch devices were reportedly discovered near a power substation close to the Weisweiler power plant in western Germany.