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The Russian Army may have defeated Ukraine — if it had followed its own manual
Russia's army in Ukraine lacks the huge size its warfighting doctrine demands, and it's been too rigid to readily adapt new tactics.
6 min read - WorldBBC
'I had a pee and saw a lioness peering at me'
Hugh Cran worked as a vet in Kenya for 55 years treating wild animals like lions and cheetahs.
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Chinese President Xi sets off on diplomatic trip to Europe
Chinese President Xi Jinping was set to arrive in Europe on Sunday, on a trip that will take him to France, Hungary and Serbia. French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal was set to receive Xi in Paris on Sunday afternoon. Talks with French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are then scheduled for Monday. According to reports from the Élysée Palace, the talks will focus on the war in Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East, economic cooperation and climate prot
1 min read - WorldAssociated Press
A Holocaust survivor will mark that history differently after the horrors of Oct. 7
When Hamas fighters invaded southern Israel on Oct. 7, the militant group that rules the Gaza Strip perpetrated the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust. For Judith Tzamir, a Holocaust survivor from Germany who moved to Israel in 1964, the horrors of Oct. 7 prompted her to mark the somber holiday by making a pilgrimage she has long avoided: She will visit Auschwitz, the Nazi concentration camp in Poland.
5 min read - WorldAssociated Press
They study next to one of Africa's largest trash dumps. They're planting bamboo to try to cope
Armed with gardening hoes while others cradled bamboo seedlings, students gathered outside their school in Kenya's capital. More than 100 bamboo plantings dot the ground around Dandora secondary school, which shares a name with the dumpsite that was declared full 23 years ago. Allan Sila, 17, said sitting in his classroom is like studying in a smelly latrine.
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GSU pro-Palestinian protesters demand Israel-Hamas ceasefire
Pro-Palestinian protesters took over Georgia State University this week as the Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is close.
1 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Orthodox Russians mark Easter with nighttime service in Moscow cathedral
Worshippers including President Vladimir Putin packed Moscow’s landmark Christ the Savior Cathedral for a nighttime Easter service led by Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church and an outspoken supporter of the Kremlin. The traditional sung service begun late Saturday, with Kirill delivering well-wishes to Orthodox believers which were broadcast on Russian TV. Most Western churches observed Easter on March 31, but the Russian Orthodox Church follows a different calendar.
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‘Full-blown famine’ in northern Gaza, World Food Programme director says
"Full-blown famine" is present in the northern part of Gaza and is spreading south, Cindy McCain, the executive director of the World Food Programme, said.
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Thousands of Israelis protest to demand hostage return
Thousands of Israelis protested on Saturday, demanding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accept a ceasefire agreement with the Islamist movement Hamas that would see the remaining Israeli hostages brought home from Gaza. At a rally in Tel Aviv that took place as Hamas officials were meeting Egyptian and Qatari mediators in Cairo, relatives and supporters of the more than 130 hostages still in captivity said anything possible had to be done to bring them home. "I'm here today to support a deal
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Thousands demonstrate in Israel for hostage agreement with Hamas
Several thousand people demonstrated in Tel Aviv on Saturday evening in favour of a negotiated solution for the release of Israeli hostages held by the militant Islamist group Hamas. There was also loud criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and calls for new elections. Protesters held banners and signs aloft reading "Negotiate now, resign later." The father of one of the Israeli hostages criticised that the government's own survival seemed more important than the hostages. He ca
2 min read - LifestyleTasting Table
One Of Kim Jong Un's Favorite Foods Is Simply Cheese
While other political leaders have their own favorite foods, North Korea's Kim Jong Un's love of cheese may be the most passionate.
3 min read - USFox Weather
Watch: Boat slams into bridge, capsizes as death toll rises amid catastrophic flooding in southern Brazil
The death toll rose to 56 in southern Brazil Saturday with dozens still missing as historic floods continue to cause region-wide devastation.
2 min read - WorldBloomberg
Sadiq Khan Vows More Climate Action After London Mayor Win
(Bloomberg) -- London Mayor Sadiq Khan pledged to press ahead with “world-leading green action” after comfortably winning a historic third term, a result that will bolster expectations for a Labour Party victory in a general election later this year. Most Read from BloombergEverything Apple Plans to Show at May 7 ‘Let Loose’ iPad EventFrance’s Macron Calls for Reset of Economic Ties With ChinaBerkshire Cash Hoard Scores Another Record as Earnings GainThe World’s Hunger for Salmon Is Linked to an
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Cindy McCain: There is ‘full-blown famine’ in northern Gaza
World Food Programme Director Cindy McCain sat down for an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, saying there’s ‘full-blown famine’ in northern Gaza. “Whenever you have conflicts like this, and emotions rage high, and things happen in a war, famine happens. And so, what I…
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2012 Lexus LFA Is Our Bring a Trailer Auction Pick of the Day
This is one of the greatest cars to come out of Japan, with a 4.8-liter V-10 that is one of the best-sounding engines ever made, and it's up for auction now.
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Hundreds demonstrate in Hamburg against Islamism and anti-Semitism
Hundreds of people took to the streets in Hamburg on Saturday to protest against Islamism and anti-Semitism and in support of the liberal values of Germany's democratic constitutional order. The demonstration in Hamburg was planned as a counter-rally to a march organized by Islamists last week which caused nationwide outrage. Participants in the Islamist march had made calls for a caliphate. The caliphate as a form of rule originated after the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632 AD and refers t
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Russia issues arrest warrant for Ukrainian President Zelensky
Russian news agencies reported on Saturday that Moscow has issued an alert for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, citing a wanted list from the Interior Ministry in Moscow. According to the wanted list, a criminal case has been opened against Zelensky. However, the ministry did not specify the supposed charges. Russia has already placed other high-ranking politicians on the wanted list, including Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. The measure has no direct impact on Zelensky, as the Ukrai
1 min read - WorldINSIDER
Ukraine highlights Russia's 'line of hell.' Claim of dozens of tanks and military vehicles destroyed on one sector of the Donetsk front.
Fighting has intensified in the Donetsk region in recent months as Russia pushes to take more ground around Avdiivka.
2 min read - ScienceFuturism
Physicists Say They May Have Found a Powerful Glitch in the Universe
A team of researchers has stumbled upon a mysterious "cosmic glitch" in gravity, which could potentially help explain the universe's strange behavior. As detailed in a new paper published in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, the team from the University of Waterloo and the University of British Columbia in Canada posit that Albert Einstein's […]
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Death toll in southern Brazil flood rises to 56
The death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by torrential storms in southern Brazil has climbed to 56 people, with another 67 missing, the country's civil defense agency said Saturday.At least 265 municipalities have suffered storm damage in Rio Grande do Sul since Monday, according to local officials, injuring dozens people and displacing more than 24,000 -- a third of whom have been brought to shelters.
1 min read - WorldINSIDER
A Ukrainian war reporter's story: Why I refused to make a 'deal with the devil' and leave my homeland
Illia Ponomarenko, a renowned Ukrainian journalist, reports from the front lines of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
6 min read - BusinessAutoblog
Some intriguing showstoppers from Auto China 2024
China’s vision of the electric mobility future is on full display during the ten-day Auto China 2024 event, which ends this weekend.
5 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Pakistan records its wettest April since 1961 with above average rainfall
Pakistan has recorded its wettest April since 1961, with more than double the usual rainfall for the month, the national weather center said. The country experienced days of extreme weather in April that killed scores of people and destroyed property and farmland. Experts said Pakistan witnessed heavier rains because of climate change.
1 min read - WorldBBC
Labour must rebuild trust with Muslim voters, says senior MP
The party's Gaza stance appears to have dented its support in Muslim areas at the local elections.
3 min read - WorldAssociated Press
A Chinese driver is praised for helping reduce casualties in a highway collapse that killed 48
A Chinese truck driver was praised in local media Saturday for parking his vehicle across a highway and preventing more cars from tumbling down a slope after a section of the road in the country’s mountainous south collapsed and killed at least 48 people. Wang Xiangnan was driving Wednesday along the highway in Guangdong province, a vital economic hub in southern China. At around 2 a.m., Wang saw several vehicles moving in the opposite direction of the four-lane highway and a fellow driver soo
2 min read - WorldBBC
Kenya floods: Nairobi homes demolished as Cyclone Hidaya approaches
Residents of a slum say the destruction of their homes caught them by surprise and they have nowhere to stay.
4 min read - WorldSalon
May Fourth and China's legacy of revolution
On May 4, 1919, 3,000 university students started China's May Fourth movement
7 min read - WorldINSIDER
Armies need their own drone air force flown by specialist soldiers, study says
The air war over Ukraine has become a cat-and-mouse game where drones must constantly evolve to survive.
5 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Cyclone Hidaya weakens as it moves toward Tanzania's coastline, officials say
Cyclone Hidaya significantly weakened as it approached Tanzania's coastline, the country's meteorology department said Saturday. Officials warned residents to remain cautious, however, as the cyclone brings heavy rain and strong winds to the country through Sunday. The meteorology department did not say what the cyclone's updated maximum wind speeds were.
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New Zealand and Germany agree to Antarctica cooperation
New Zealand signed a memorandum of understanding with Germany's Alfred Wegener Institute on Saturday to foster cooperation in Antarctica, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said. Peters met with his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock in New Zealand's largest city, Auckland, where they witnessed the signing of an agreement between Antarctica New Zealand and the Alfred Wegener Institute. "Antarctica is of increasing geostrategic and scientific interest, and this arrangement will broaden connections
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Baerbock does not rule out German frigate in Taiwan Strait
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock did not rule out a German frigate crossing the Taiwan Strait, during her visit to New Zealand on Saturday. On Tuesday, the German frigate Baden-Württemberg and a supply ship will set off on a training mission to the Pacific lasting several months. The vessels will enter the Pacific Ocean through the Panama Canal and later also cross the South China Sea. The route the ships would take would not be announced in advance, Baerbock said during a press confere
1 min read - WorldBBC
Leicestershire adventurer's trek after mountain mission abandoned
Michael McCorkindale will walk along sections of the Great Wall of China during the challenge.
2 min read - WorldBloomberg
UK, Ireland Leaders on Collision Course Over Migration Surge
(Bloomberg) -- A dispute between the UK and Ireland over a surge in asylum-seekers is threatening to upend their already fragile relationship. With elections on the horizon for the leaders of both countries, neither side appears likely to back down. Most Read from BloombergEverything Apple Plans to Show at May 7 ‘Let Loose’ iPad EventFrance’s Macron Calls for Reset of Economic Ties With ChinaBerkshire Cash Hoard Scores Another Record as Earnings GainThe World’s Hunger for Salmon Is Linked to an
4 min read - WorldAssociated Press
The UN warns Sudan's warring parties that Darfur risks starvation and death if aid isn't allowed in
The United Nations food agency warned Sudan’s warring parties Friday that there is a serious risk of widespread starvation and death in Darfur and elsewhere in Sudan if they don’t allow humanitarian aid into the vast western region. Leni Kinzli, the World Food Program’s regional spokesperson, said at least 1.7 million people in Darfur were experiencing emergency levels of hunger in December, and the number “is expected to be much higher today.” “Our calls for humanitarian access to conflict ho
4 min read - WorldReuters
New Zealand signs MOU with German institute on Antarctica cooperation
"Antarctica is of increasing geostrategic and scientific interest, and this arrangement will broaden connections between our marine and polar science institutes," New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said in a press release. Peters and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, in Auckland on an official visit to New Zealand, witnessed the MOU's signing, according to the release.
1 min read - WorldBBC
Fear and prayers in Sudan city under siege
People in the last major holdout of the army in the west of Sudan nervously await an assault.
6 min read - USAFP
In southern Brazil, flood victims cope with total loss
When Claudio Almiro finally abandoned his ruined home in flood-ravaged southern Brazil, he found himself slogging through waist-deep water.Almiro, who is unemployed, says the disaster took his home and all his possessions.
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Denver police chief: ‘No legal way’ to sweep Auraria Campus protesters
Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas was grilled by members of the Citizen Oversight Board on Friday morning, resulting in the chief telling the board he refused to sweep the pro-Palestine protest encampment from the Auraria Campus a second time.
3 min read - WorldBBC
Foreign meddling a 'stain' on Canada's elections, public inquiry report says
A report investigating Canada's elections found evidence of foreign meddling and possible 'covert influence'.
3 min read - WorldPolitico
Canada arrests 3 in killing of Sikh separatist that caused diplomatic spat with India
Prime Minister Trudeau had said there were 'credible allegations' of Indian involvement in slaying.
2 min read - WorldSemafor
EU targets Chinese EVs ahead of Xi Jinping's visit
The EU is continuing its probe into whether to impose tariffs against Chinese EVs as Chinese leader Xi Jinping visits Europe next week.
3 min read - WorldThe Hill
GOP senator blasts UAW’s call for release of arrested protesters
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Friday slammed the United Auto Workers (UAW) union’s call for the release of students and university employees arrested as part of pro-Palestine protests at campuses across the country. “They’re demanding the release of their criminal members who broke the law & threatened the safety of students,” Cassidy said in a…
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‘Encampment cannot continue’: UChicago issues letter, asks community to avoid Main Quad
CHICAGO — The University of Chicago sent an alert Friday afternoon asking people to avoid the Main Quad due to “physical altercations.” SkyCam9 over the scene showed hundreds of people at the Main Quad with what appeared to be pro-Palestine protesters and pro-Israel protesters. The encampment began on Monday by pro-Palestine protesters. It’s one of several around the […]
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17 Roman Gods and Goddesses Everyone Should Know
Roman gods and goddesses reflected the diverse Roman people who worshipped them. Since Roman civilization was built on top of the ruins of Greek influence in Europe, Northern Africa and the Middle East, Greek mythology became the foundation of ancient Roman religion.
9 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Sudanese military leader's son dies of injuries following a motorcycle crash in Turkey
The son of Sudan’s army chief, Abdel Fattah Burhan, has died in hospital on Friday two months after he was severely injured in a motorcycle accident in the Turkish capital, Ankara, Turkey's state-run news agency reported. Mohammed Fattah Burhan Rahman was being treated at an Ankara hospital since the March 6 accident in which his motorbike crashed into a vehicle in the outskirts of the city, Anadolu Agency said. Burhan, Sudan’s de-facto leader, and other family members were informed about the
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China Launches Mission to Return First Samples From Moon's Elusive Far Side
A Chinese probe is on its way to the far side of the Moon to collect samples and drop them off at Earth in what would be a historic first. The Chang’e-6 mission launched from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center at 5:30 a.m. ET on Friday. The lunar probe was riding on board China’s largest rocket, the 57-meter-tall Long March-5.
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German-Russian pair on trial in Germany over sanctions violations
The trial of two German-Russian dual nationals accused of illegally delivering electronic components to Russia for use in the construction of military drones started on Friday in the south-western German city of Stuttgart. In the opening hearing in Stuttgart's Higher Regional Court, a federal prosecutor said the Orlan 10 drones the pair allegedly indirectly helped to build were of "utmost importance" to the Russian war effort in Ukraine. The prosecution accused the main defendant, a 59-year-old
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Posts claiming to show flooding in Kenya and China use digitally manipulated image
Many countries in different parts of the world are experiencing torrential rains that have caused severe flooding, leading to the deaths and displacement of thousands. An image of submerged buildings is circulating in online posts with some claiming the location is in Kenya while others say it is China. While both countries are experiencing extreme weather conditions, AFP Fact Check found that the image has been digitally manipulated to combine a flood scene in Greece captured in 2023 and a land
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Central and Eastern Europe marks 20 years in the European Union
On Wednesday, ten countries celebrated 20 years in the European Union. Poland had found its place "among friends, among allies, in Europe, at home: This is what generations of Poles have fought for," said Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski in a ceremony at the Polish-German border, on the bridge over the Oder river that joins the cities of Słubice and Frankfurt an der Oder. May 1, 2004 was the largest single expansion in the history of the EU. Of the ten countries that joined that day, ei
5 min read - WorldBloomberg
Foreign Meddling Didn’t Impact Canada Election Outcome: Inquiry
(Bloomberg) -- China made some attempts to interfere in the last two Canadian elections but did not affect the overall result or undermine the integrity of the elections, a public inquiry concluded.Most Read from BloombergEverything Apple Plans to Show at May 7 ‘Let Loose’ iPad EventFrance’s Macron Calls for Reset of Economic Ties With ChinaBerkshire Cash Hoard Scores Another Record as Earnings GainThe World’s Hunger for Salmon Is Linked to an Ecological DisasterBuffett and Berkshire’s Entertain
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