Iran slams ‘provocative’ act by US after drone incident

    Iran on Thursday insisted that a US drone had entered its airspace in “full stealth mode,” calling the flight “provocative” and “very dangerous” as it justified its decision to shoot the aircraft down. ### Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, Majid Takht Ravanchi, said in a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the Security…

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      Massive data breach at Canada credit union giant Desjardins

      Montreal: Canada’s Desjardins credit union announced Thursday that the personal banking information of 2.9 million customers had been stolen by an employee and distributed to outside parties. ### The nation’s largest credit union and fifth-largest in the world, with 304 billion Canadian dollars (Dh846 billion) in assets under its management, had noted unauthorized access to…

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        Boxing: Dubai awaits Manny Pacquiao’s return

        Dubai: Eight-division boxing world champion and reigning WBA Welterweight world champion Manny ‘Pac-Man’ Pacquiao’s presence will have the most dynamic footprint on the UAE sporting calendar this year, according to promoters who are planning the Filipino boxer’s second visit to the country later this summer. ### Pacquiao, who landed in Los Angeles earlier this week…

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          ‘Kabir Singh’ movie review: A warped love story

          Strapping surgeon Kabir Singh, an emotionally damaged and cocky man-child, isn’t instantly adorable. This bitter human pill is domineering and a paragon of toxic masculinity. ### The woman of his dreams, the absolutely virginal Preeti (Kiara Advani), is suitably submissive and passive. Both have this crazy emotional and physical codependence that could decimate this warped…

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