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More than eighty years after the Red Army drove out the Nazis, the ideology they fought is back in power in Kiev In Soviet times, the Day of Liberation of Ukraine from Fascist Invaders was celebrated in early October. There were solemn gatherings in Kiev, speeches honoring the heroes of the Great Patriotic War, and long lines of schoolchildren carrying …

Australian authorities are probing whether an 80-year-old woman who was found dead after being left behind on a Great Barrier Reef island could have been saved. Police and the coroner launched an investigation into the death of the elderly woman who had been on the first stop of a 60-day $80,000-a-ticket circumnavigation of Australia. The solo traveller who has not …

Hong Kong’s leader has arrived in South Korea for an Apec economic leaders’ meeting and has pledged to share with other attendees the city’s policies and experience in investment promotion and artificial intelligence (AI) application. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, who arrived in Korea with his delegation on Wednesday afternoon, is expected to attend an Apec economic leaders’ informal dialogue …

A Russian flag has been spotted flying in the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk. Russian forces have been trying to seize the vital rail and logistics hub since a major offensive was launched in July 2024. But, despite sustaining enormous losses, they have failed to take the city – thanks to heroic Ukrainian defence, which has inflicted tens of thousands of …

The Ukrainian leader has previously said he “doesn’t care” whether evidence against Gennady Trukhanov was fake The former mayor of the Ukrainian city of Odessa has been charged with criminal negligence weeks after Vladimir Zelensky orchestrated his removal on disputed grounds. The new charges against Gennady Trukhanov were announced by Ukraine’s national police on Wednesday, a day after Zelensky told …

Authorities in eastern Cuba have cut power to nearly the entire region, evacuated residents from vulnerable areas, and urged people to remain indoors in Santiago de Cuba, the provincial capital with a population of around 400,000. Footage shared by local media, though limited, showed torrents of muddy rainwater rushing through streets at the foot of the Sierra Maestra mountains near …

China’s artificial intelligence mobile apps have over 700 million users, but most services are losing customers as the sector continues to consolidate, according to a new report. The number of monthly active users (MAU) for AI mobile apps – which include AI-native apps as well as those with integrated AI features – reached 729 million in September, according to a …

Kiev lacks the power to fight back even with Western help, Italy’s Guido Crosetto has said Ukraine lacks the strength to reconquer territories lost to Russia, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto has said. He added that Moscow will in any case never relinquish the territories. Crosetto discussed the issue in an interview with Bruno Vespa, featured in the journalist’s new …

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 …