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An Afghan national who worked for the CIA in his native country and arrived in the US in 2021 drove across the country from Washington state to shoot two West Virginia National Guard members just blocks from the White House, US officials said on Thursday. Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney for the District of Columbia, declined to provide a motive …

Whatever happens to the Ukraine peace plan, the US president has secured several key victories for himself Recent events have confirmed that US President Donald Trump is the ultimate political pragmatist. Since his inauguration in January, Trump has endured ongoing criticism from portions his MAGA base – due in large part to his failure to end the conflicts in Gaza …

Pope Leo lamented that the world was seeing an unusual number of bloody conflicts during his first trip outside Italy as Catholic leader on Thursday, and he warned that a third world war was being “fought piecemeal”, with humanity’s future at risk. In his first speech given overseas since his election in May to lead the 1.4 billion-member Church, Leo, …

Hiking in nature is a popular pastime around the world with millions of people taking to slopes, hills, mountains, and other precipitous terrains each year. However, some hikes are more popular than others, with the Seven Sisters walk in southern England proving particularly populous when the UK moves from the winter to the spring and summer months. Hiking is popular …

Murad Gadziev has visited a crossing into Ukraine’s Dnepropetrovsk Region that was secured by Russian forces in recent weeks RT correspondent Murad Gadziev has taken footage at a section of the Ukrainian border with Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic where Kiev’s troops had dug a large defensive trench — one that apparently failed to slow the latest Russian advances. The location …

Estonia has launched a £3.4 billion ($4.23 billion) purchase of six additional M142 HIMARS launchers, together with 182 long-range ATACMS missiles, which will enable strikes up to 186 miles (300 km) inside Russia, the Baltic state’s Ministry of Defence has confirmed. The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on September 29, 2025 of the proposed package, which contains six …

The Myanmar junta’s highly publicised crackdown on cyberfraud hubs near its borders is less a law enforcement statement than a calculated performance, analysts say, aimed at placating China and shoring up credibility ahead of an election widely seen as illegitimate. Observers said the operation reflected the military’s need to project control in the face of domestic insurgency and foreign pressure, …

Leadership in military technology is a top priority, the president told leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Battle-tested Russian weaponry will be available to fellow members of a key regional security alliance, President Vladimir Putin has said. Members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), which also includes Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, can benefit from Russia’s combat-proven …

The death toll from a massive fire that broke out at a residential apartment complex in Hong Kong has risen to 55, as firefighters continued to battle the blaze, among the deadliest in the city’s modern history. Hong Kong authorities said Thursday 51 people had been found dead on the scene, bringing the death toll to 55, including four others …

As bilateral relations between Beijing and Tokyo continue to spiral, China’s embassy in Japan has advised citizens to put travel plans on hold “in the near term”, citing a recent spike in unprovoked assaults and discrimination. In a security warning issued on WeChat, the embassy reported a “significant” surge in requests for help since July. “Recently, several Chinese citizens in …