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Waves of drone and missile attacks targeted Kyiv overnight into Friday in the largest aerial assault since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began more than three years ago, officials said, amid a renewed Russian push to capture more of its neighbor’s land. The barrage injured at least 23 people and inflicted severe damage across multiple districts … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Iran, Ukraine and other issues on Thursday in a “frank and constructive” phone call, the Kremlin said, in their sixth publicly disclosed chat since Trump returned to the White House. While discussing the situation around Iran and in the broader Middle East, Putin emphasized the … Read more
Residents living along a sparsely populated string of islands in Japan have become increasingly weary, after hundreds of earthquakes in the span of a couple weeks have made many afraid to go to sleep. Since June 21, the Tokara Islands have experienced more than 1,000 earthquakes, with a magnitude 5.5 quake being recorded on Wednesday. … Read more
Israeli airstrikes and shootings killed 94 Palestinians in Gaza late Wednesday and Thursday, including 45 who were attempting to get much-needed humanitarian aid, hospitals and the Health Ministry said Thursday. Families wept over the bodies from a strike that hit a tent camp during the night as displaced people slept in southern Gaza. At least … Read more
A Chinese-American man attempting to fly solo to all seven continents was detained by authorities after reportedly landing without permission in Antarctica. Ethan Guo, 19, is trying to set a record as the youngest person to fly solo to all seven continents in a small aircraft in a quest to drum up donations for research … Read more
NOTE: This story contains disturbing details. Please read at your own discretion. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a 29-year-old Salvadoran man residing in Maryland who was wrongly deported to CECOT, a mega-jail in El Salvador whose name translates roughly as the Terrorism Confinement Centre, says he was subjected to severe physical and psychological torture while detained. According … Read more
Liverpool soccer player Diogo Jota was killed in a car crash in Spain when the Lamborghini he was in veered off a road and burst into flames, police said Thursday. He was 28. The Portuguese soccer star’s 25-year-old brother, André Silva, also died in the car crash near the northwestern city of Zamora, authorities said. … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size An 18-year-old French man who claimed affiliation with the misogynist “incel” (involuntary celibate) movement has been arrested and placed under formal investigation on suspicion of planning attacks targeting women, France’s National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor’s Office (PNAT) said on Wednesday. This is the first time PNAT has taken on a … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Vietnam Wednesday that would allow U.S. goods to enter the country duty-free. Vietnamese exports to the United States, by contrast, would face a 20% levy. On his Truth Social platform, Trump declared the pact “a Great Deal of Cooperation between our two Countries.” The deal helps … Read more
An American tourist has vanished in Turks and Caicos after he left his Airbnb in the early morning, walking toward the downtown area of the popular tourist destination. Brian Tarrance, 51, was last seen on security footage leaving his rental home in Grace Bay, Providenciales, and walking toward the downtown area around 3:30 a.m. on … Read more