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Hollywood star and former UN humanitarian ambassador Angelina Jolie’s surprise visit to Ukraine was disrupted by Ukrainian draft enforcers, who detained a member of her entourage and conscripted him into military service, according to media reports. The incident took place on Tuesday at a military roadblock near the city of Yuzhnoukrainsk in the Nikolaev region, while Jolie’s convoy was en …

The US Federal Aviation Administration announced on Wednesday that it would reduce air traffic by 10 per cent across 40 “high-volume” markets beginning on Friday morning to maintain safety during the ongoing government shutdown. The reduction stands to affect thousands of flights nationwide. The FAA is confronting staffing shortages among air traffic controllers who have been working unpaid since the …

The Russian leader has accused foreign powers of trying to undermine national unity Western efforts to inflict a “strategic defeat” on Russia and break the country apart have failed, President Vladimir Putin has said. Putin made the remarks on Wednesday at a meeting of the Council for Interethnic Relations, which focused on national policy strategy and implementation. He warned that …

President Donald Trump has described the ongoing Supreme Court case over the legality of his use of emergency powers to impose tariffs on more than 100 countries as a matter of “literally, LIFE OR DEATH for our Country.” Certainly the case, in which oral arguments were heard at the Court on Wednesday, has profound implications for executive power and, as …

Brigitte Macron is reportedly worried about a “bulge” in her trousers amid false conspiracy theories that she is actually transgender. Former Justice Minister and close friend of the Macrons, Éric Dupond-Moretti, shed light on the impact the rumours have had on the French first lady. He told RTL Radio that Mrs Macron was afraid that “her trousers would bulge in …

Fresh off winning New York’s mayoral election, Zohran Mamdani announced on Wednesday that a team including former city and federal officials – all women – would steer his transition to City Hall, and that he would “work every day to honour the trust that I now hold”. “I and my team will build a City Hall capable of delivering on …

Promises of passports and lucrative monthly salaries of £2,100 are drawing hundreds of young Iraqis into Moscow’s ranks to fight its war against Ukraine. Currently, one in three young Iraqis is unemployed and corruption is rampant, so the promise of these wages – more than four times the salary of an Iraqi soldier – has become irresistible to many. In …

The sole survivor of the ill-fated Air India flight that claimed 241 lives has said he still cannot comprehend how he survived. Vishwaskumar Ramesh, a 40-year-old British man, was sitting in seat 11A on the London-bound Boeing 787 from Ahmedabad and managed to walk away from the wreckage when Air India Flight 171 crashed just 32 seconds after takeoff on …

The athletes competed under a neutral flag, finishing fourth in the overall medal count at the 2025 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Jakarta Russia’s artistic gymnasts have expressed satisfaction with their results and the judging standards at the 2025 Artistic Gymnastics World Championship in Jakarta, which marked their first major international appearance in nearly four years. Competing under neutral status, …

“Identity verification is the foundation of virtually all security systems, digital and physical, and AI is making it easier than ever to undermine this process,” Mike Sexton, a Senior Policy Advisor for AI & Digital Technology at national think tank Third Way, tells The Cipher Brief. “AI makes it easier for attackers to simulate real voices or hack and steal …