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Military & police on high alert in Oman’s capital after death of Sultan Qaboos who left no heir to throne (VIDEO) Dozens of armored vehicles and soldiers were seen dotting the streets of Muscat following the death of Omani Sultan Qaboos bin Said al-Said, with the military on “high alert” amid uncertainties about the monarch’s successor. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Omani capital #Muscat tonight. Army and security forces are on high alert according to source. No more details. pic.twitter.com/HfEa0yOtyc— ZaidBenjamin (@ZaidBenjamin5) January 10, 2020 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Military & police on high alert in Oman’s capital after death of Sultan Qaboos who left no heir to throne (VIDEO)

Sultan of Oman Qaboos bin Said al-Said dies aged 79, after 50 years in power Oman’s monarch, Sultan Qaboos bin Said al-Said, has passed away at the age of 79 after a lengthy battle with illness, according to Omani state media. Qaboos has ruled the Gulf Arab state since 1970, when he led the bloodless overthrow of Sultan Said bin Taimur with backing from Britain, formerly a colonial power in Oman. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Sultan of Oman Qaboos bin Said al-Said dies aged 79, after 50 years in power

‘Iranian with MACHETE & knives’ arrested near Trump resort of Mar-a-Lago, US media report Palm Beach, Florida police said they arrested a man armed with a number of knives on a bridge just north of President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. Local media report he is an Iranian national. The man had no known address and was detained on the Flagler Memorial Bridge on Friday morning. He had “several knives” and an undisclosed amount of cash on him, according to WPTV. Other local outlets claimed the man’s arsenal included a machete, two knives, a pick axe and $2,200 in cash, and that a bomb squad was searching his vehicle, found at the Palm Beach International Airport. BREAKING: Palm Beach PD confirm authorities searched car at Palm Bea...

‘HOLY S**T’: Deepfake YouTuber ‘embarasses’ Netflix & Scorsese by de-aging ‘The Irishman’ better than they ever could An anonymous YouTuber spent far less time and money than Martin Scorsese and Netflix to de-age actors in ‘The Irishman’ using the deepfake technology – and the results are rapidly winning fans over. Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’ may be an awards favorite at the moment, but a spotlight was just blasted onto one of the movie’s most glaring flaws: the de-aging of its star cast. Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Al Pacino, and others are de-aged throughout the film, which tells a story that spans three decades. Even positive reviews of the Netflix feature, which debuted in November, pointed out that the de-aging CGI effects were lacking ...

Iran to announce cause of Ukrainian Boeing crash on Saturday – report The cause of the deadly crash of Ukrainian International Airlines flight PS752 in Iran will be given on Saturday, following a meeting of the commission investigating the incident, which will be attended by “domestic and foreign parties,” Iran’s Fars News Agency said, citing “an informed source.” The meeting will hear a “preliminary report” on the circumstances of the catastrophe that claimed lives of all 176 people on board of the Ukrainian Boeing. The investigation into the crash is ongoing, and Iran is cooperating with Ukrainian specialists who’ve arrived in Tehran. Iran has also unveiled the recovered black boxes after requesting help from French and Canadian experts with deciphering the “damaged” recorde...