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Putin ‘could use NUCLEAR weapons in Ukraine if Zelensky retakes Crimea’: Military expert warns Vladimir will dismiss the consequences of exploding a nuke if he faces humiliation

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Putin ‘could use NUCLEAR weapons in Ukraine if Zelensky retakes Crimea’: Military expert warns Vladimir will dismiss the consequences of exploding a nuke if he faces humiliation

Vladimir Putin could resort to deploying nuclear weapons in his war against Ukraine if the Russian despot feels his forces face defeat on the battlefield, a retired US Army Brigadier General has warned. Kevin Ryan, who served as Chief of Staff for the Army’s Space and Missile Defence Command, said nuclear war is an ‘entirely … Read more

US seeks extradition of Bosnian man for helping son of Russian governor close to Putin escape house arrest in Italy days before he was to be flown to the US for stealing military technology

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US seeks extradition of Bosnian man for helping son of Russian governor close to Putin escape house arrest in Italy days before he was to be flown to the US for stealing military technology

The United States is demanding a man from Bosnia and Herzegovina be extradited on the basis he helped the indicted son of a Russian governor close to Vladimir Putin escape house arrest earlier this year. The alleged prison-break happened in Italy in March, after an Italian judge ruled to extradite Artem Uss, 40, to the US to be prosecuted … Read more

Female air passenger ‘who forcibly performed oral sex on man sitting next to her before he “stopped resisting” is escorted off jet to cheers from fellow travellers after flight lands in Moscow

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Female air passenger ‘who forcibly performed oral sex on man sitting next to her before he “stopped resisting” is escorted off jet to cheers from fellow travellers after flight lands in Moscow

The alleged encounter involved a 29-year-old woman named Valeria By Will Stewart Published: 16:36 GMT, 28 November 2023 | Updated: 17:36 GMT, 28 November 2023 A woman has been detained in Moscow after allegedly giving oral sex to a male stranger sitting next to her on a tourist flight from Antalya. Passengers and crew clapped … Read more

Ukraine launches intense kamikaze drone attack on Russia in heaviest bombardment by Kyiv for months as three of Moscow’s international airports are forced to shut down

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Ukraine launches intense kamikaze drone attack on Russia in heaviest bombardment by Kyiv for months as three of Moscow’s international airports are forced to shut down

Ukraine has launched a major kamikaze drone attack on Russia in their heaviest onslaught for months.   Three of Moscow‘s international airports – Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky – were closed with flights suspended or cancelled due to the attack.  The city’s mayor Sergei Sobyanin complained of a ‘mass attack’ on the Russian capital. The attacks come one … Read more

Idaho murders victims’ roommate Dylan Mortensen is seen in costume dancing and partying with friends just weeks after her family revealed she suffers from ‘survivor’s guilt’ over her brush with accused killer Bryan Kohberger

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Idaho murders victims’ roommate Dylan Mortensen is seen in costume dancing and partying with friends just weeks after her family revealed she suffers from ‘survivor’s guilt’ over her brush with accused killer Bryan Kohberger

One of two Idaho students who survived the massacre at their shared house is emerging from her self-imposed isolation, new photos show, a year after the attack. Dylan Mortensen, 21, has been wracked with ‘survivor’s guilt’,  according to her stepmother and turned into a recluse, staying at home and playing video games, according to her father. … Read more

The unpalatable truth is that Ukraine’s counter-offensive has reached a dead end – and its casualties are mounting. DAVID PATRIKARAKOS argues the future of the West now rests on us helping them win

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The unpalatable truth is that Ukraine’s counter-offensive has reached a dead end – and its casualties are mounting. DAVID PATRIKARAKOS argues the future of the West now rests on us helping them win

Sweat stings my eyes. It pours down my face and gathers in the crook of my shoulder. I have just run into a trench on the frontlines of eastern Ukraine. As I enter, an odour hits me: a combination of cheap deodorant, unwashed bodies and burning debris that has become so familiar. The smell of … Read more

Inside the 654-acre California estate with ‘5 distinct ecosystems’ and a 56-room mansion built by a mining and gas baron where Biden and Xi will try to get U.S.-China relations back on track

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Inside the 654-acre California estate with ‘5 distinct ecosystems’ and a 56-room mansion built by a mining and gas baron where Biden and Xi will try to get U.S.-China relations back on track

President Joe Biden plans to rely on some historic California luxury for his clutch meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, set to be held at an extravagant estate that might even impress a leader with no term limits on his rule.  Biden says he hopes his talks with his Chinese counterpart Wednesday will ‘change the relationship … Read more

The Hamas terrorist billionaires who live in marble-floored mansions and luxury hotels as they decry Gaza poverty after profiting from misery and terror

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The Hamas terrorist billionaires who live in marble-floored mansions and luxury hotels as they decry Gaza poverty after profiting from misery and terror

Conditions in the Gaza Strip have long been dire, with the territory referred to by some as the world’s ‘largest open air prison’. Even before the outbreak of war in the wake of Hamas’s October 7 terror attack on Israel, half of Palestinians living in Gaza depended on food supplied by the United Nations. Those conditions … Read more

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN’S NOTEBOOK: Binge-drink tequila? I’ll just stick to wine o’clock

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ALEXANDRA SHULMAN’S NOTEBOOK: Binge-drink tequila? I’ll just stick to wine o’clock

When I read that British women are, alongside the Danes, the world’s greatest binge-drinkers, my first thought was hurrah, that’s an issue I could write about. There are many subjects on which I don’t feel I have anything to contribute, but alcohol consumption is where I have some skin in the game. But then, considering … Read more

FBI is spotted outside home where four Idaho University students were massacred as they do 3D imaging of the crime scene for suspect Bryan Kohberger’s eventual trial

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FBI is spotted outside home where four Idaho University students were massacred as they do 3D imaging of the crime scene for suspect Bryan Kohberger’s eventual trial

FBI agents have returned to collect more evidence from the house where Bryan Kohberger allegedly murdered four University of Idaho students after an order for its demolition was delayed. Investigators descended on the house in Moscow last week to take precise measurements of each room for 3D modeling that can be presented to the jury when … Read more