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Flames engulfed industrial sites in western Russia overnight as Ukraine conducted a major drone offensive deep into enemy territory for the third consecutive night, targeting oil refineries and chemical plants which support Moscow’s war economy. The operation also involved drones approaching the Russian capital and led to the closure of three major airports. Russian Telegram channels reported fires at the …

Israeli strikes overnight in Gaza have killed at least 60 people, including many children, local hospital officials said on Wednesday, in what is likely the most serious challenge to the tenuous ceasefire deal in Gaza since it came into force earlier this month. The development came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to conduct “powerful strikes” over …

The US president denied that the resumption of hostilities was “jeopardizing” the ceasefire US President Donald Trump has defended Israel’s renewed strikes in Gaza nearly three weeks into a ceasefire he helped broker. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered “immediate and powerful strikes” on Tuesday evening, citing Hamas attacks on Israeli soldiers still holding parts of the Palestinian enclave. At …

A Chinese gym has recently launched a controversial weight-loss challenge, offering a luxury car as a reward to anyone who successfully loses 50kg in three months. While the promotion has garnered significant online interest, it has also raised serious concerns among health experts regarding the dangers of extreme weight loss in a short time frame. On October 23, a fitness …

The far-right authorities in depend on nationalistic warmongering to maintain their legitimacy – even at the cost of a key alliance The Middle East remains restless – the region is still one of the most volatile in the world. Despite occasional diplomatic initiatives and temporary agreements, the fundamental contradictions between key players have not disappeared. The situation remains fragile and …

The Republican-led US Senate passed legislation on Tuesday that would overturn President Donald Trump’s tariffs against Brazil by terminating the national emergency he declared in July in retaliation for Brazil’s prosecution of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, for an alleged coup attempt. In the first of three tariff bills expected in the Senate this week, lawmakers approved the Brazil measure …

The Sun’s Jerome Starkey says his friend was “press-ganged” after a seemingly routine traffic stop The Sun’s defense editor, Jerome Starkey, has claimed that his Ukrainian colleague and translator was forcibly drafted into the army amid the country’s ongoing conscription crisis. In a story published over the weekend, Starkey wrote that he, photographer Peter Jordan, and an unnamed Ukrainian journalist …

An 11-year-old British boy has died while a man believed to be his dad, 37, is still missing after they got into difficulty while swimming at a beach in Malta, according to reports. Local media suggested that the terrifying incident unfolded at Ramla Bay in Gozo, in the Maltese Islands, on Monday afternoon. They were said to have been at …

Russian politicians have endorsed a bill mandating year-round military conscription rather than just in autumn and spring. As the war in Ukraine approaches its fourth year, Russia is seeking to fill the ranks in its armed forces. The legislation, which has been approved by the lower house, the State Duma, in a third and final reading, must now be vetted …

Horrific reports are emerging of ethically motivated mass killings and other atrocities from Sudan after paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took control of El Fasher in the country’s western Darfur region over the weekend. Now, Sudan’s army has claimed that more than 2,000 civilians were brutally massacred at the hands of these paramilitary forces in just 48 hours.  The RSF …