Ukraine’s allies in disarray as Trump-led diplomacy nears
A thousand days into Europe’s most grueling war since the Nazis, the starting gun appears to have been fired for peace talks in Ukraine. Friday’s unilateral move by German Chancellor…
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Burglars break into Windsor Castle estate and steal farm vehicles
Thieves broke into the grounds of Windsor Castle and stole two vehicles from royal land, police said, in a major breach of security. Police said the burglary was reported at…
Australia police charge former radio show host Alan Jones with assault
Australian police on Monday charged former radio show host Alan Jones with 24 assault and sexual touching offenses, indictments that followed accusations in a newspaper that Jones had assaulted young…
India’s successful test of hypersonic missile puts it among elite group
India has successfully tested a domestically developed long-range hypersonic missile, it said on Sunday, attaining a key milestone in military development that puts it in a small group of nations…
Biden’s green light for Ukraine to use ATACMS in Russia just raised the stakes in a war Trump will inherit
The decision by US President Joe Biden to allow Ukraine to use long-range American missiles in Russia follows a familiar pattern. The White House refuses for months to grant a…
Netanyahu aide leaked classified document to influence public opinion on hostage negotiations, court says
An aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is alleged to have leaked classified information to foreign press in the hopes of influencing public opinion on hostage negotiations, according to…
Israeli strike reportedly kills Hezbollah spokesperson as group prepares response to fresh ceasefire proposal
The spokesperson of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, Mohammed Afif, was reportedly killed in an Israeli strike on Beirut on Sunday. The attack was just the fourth Israeli strike inside…
Court orders South Africa police to end standoff with illegal miners
A South African court ordered police to end a standoff with illegal miners and allow emergency workers to gain access to a shaft where hundreds are believed to be holed…
AP photographer captures moment bomb hits apartment building in Lebanon
As a bomb descended on a multi-story apartment building in Beirut’s Tayouneh area Friday, hundreds of onlookers gathered in the street at a traffic roundabout several hundred meters (yards) away.…
Russia hits power grid with one of its largest-ever attacks on Ukraine, foreign minister says
Russia has launched one of the largest aerial attacks on Ukraine, Ukraine’s foreign minister said, hitting energy infrastructure across the country, killing at least two people, and causing widespread damage.…