Residents walk past the tail section of a rocket embedded in the ground in Kramatorsk, the day after a Russian rocket attack – GENYA SAVILOV/AFP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his armed forces were undeterred in their efforts to “break” Moscow’s will to pursue a nearly five-month war. It […]
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Highland Park shooting person of interest left online trail of violent imagery
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, the person of interest identified by police after Monday’s shooting in a Chicago suburb that killed six people and wounded 38 others, left a long trail of tributes to mass shootings and public killings on social media platforms, according to numerous […]
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Iran TV: Sandstorm shuts offices, schools in Tehran, region
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Schools and government offices closed in Iran’s capital and several other cities in the country on Monday, after yet another sandstorm blanketed Tehran and the surrounding region. State-run TV warned of poor air quality and advised the elderly, those sick and children to take precautions. Banks […]
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Ukrainians taken captive by Russia say they were held in brutal conditions: ‘Everyone was beaten’
ODESA, Ukraine — Torture, beatings and neglect: Ukrainian service members captured during Russia’s invasion may be lucky to be back home alive, but their physical and emotional scars could plague them for years. One such soldier is Mykhaylo, 20, who said he hadn’t finished his military training when attack helicopters […]
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Ukrainians taken captive by Russia say they were held in brutal conditions: ‘Everyone was beaten’
ODESA, Ukraine — Torture, beatings and neglect: Ukrainian service members captured during Russia’s invasion may be lucky to be back home alive, but their physical and emotional scars could plague them for years. One such soldier is Mykhaylo, 20, who said he hadn’t finished his military training when attack helicopters […]
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Politics latest news: Sturgeon’s independence plan descends into chaos over majority vote claim
Queen Elizabeth II receives First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon during an audience at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh today – Jane Barlow/PA Nicola Sturgeon’s renewed push for Scottish independence descended into confusion today after her deputy suggested the First Minister could demand breakaway talks with Boris Johnson even […]
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Jan. 6 hearing takeaways: Trump raged at aides as riot unfolded, unfazed by warnings of violence, according to testimony
WASHINGTON — It was well known before the House Jan. 6 committee hearing Tuesday that Donald Trump has a temper. Nor was it a state secret that the ex-president berates aides and fumes when things don’t go his way. What wasn’t known is the full extent of Trump’s rage as […]
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Politics latest news: ‘Very unlikely’ Boris Johnson will serve three terms, says William Hague
Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister, is pictured at the G7 summit in southern Germany today – Getty Images Europe Lord Hague said Boris Johnson is “very unlikely” to serve three terms as Prime Minister as he labelled the premier a “limping duck”. The former Tory leader said he would not […]
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There’s another War Between the States coming over abortion
The Supreme Court’s abortion decision is likely to set off a wave of legal and political disputes among states and the federal government unlike anything seen since the years before the Civil War, legal experts say. With some states allowing private lawsuits against out-of-state abortion providers — and other states […]
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Russia ‘pouring fire’ on Ukrainian city as offensive mounts
SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russia was mounting an all-out assault on the last Ukrainian stronghold in the eastern Luhansk region, “pouring fire” on the city of Lysychansk from the ground and air, the local governor said Monday, as Western leaders met to discuss ways of bolstering support for Kyiv. Luhansk […]