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Russian general 'blown up on mine in Ukraine' - BBC News

Several pro-Kremlin sources reported Maj-Gen Vladimir Zavadsky's death, but his location is unclear.

Russian Troops Say They’re Starving, Sent to Slaughter – New Video

Recent estimates suggest that, particularly resulting from so-called “meat assaults” on the Ukrainian stronghold of Avdiivka, Russian troops are now being killed at rates comparable to World War I.

Golden mole not seen for 80 years and presumed extinct is found again in South Africa

Researchers in South Africa say they have rediscovered a mole species that has an iridescent golden coat and the ability to “swim” through sand dunes after it hadn't been seen for more than 80 years and was thought to be extinct.

Japan has no plans to recognize Palestine as a state

Swiss have frozen $8.8 billion of Russian assets

Switzerland has frozen an estimated 7.7 billion Swiss francs ($8.81 billion) in financial assets belonging to Russians, the government said on Friday, under sanctions designed to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.

SBU Strikes Again: Another Train Blown Up On Critical Russia-China Railway

The attack marks the second phase of a special operation conducted by the Security Service of Ukraine to disrupt the crucial railway line, sources have told Kyiv Post.

Ukrainian Marines Hacked A Russian Drone To Locate Its Base—Then Blew Up The Base With Artillery

Ukrainian commander Robert Brovdi detailed one example of this kill-chain. The sequence began when a Russian first-person-view drone launched somewhere in Kherson.

Palestinians say IDF drops flyers in Khan Younis telling residents to move out

Israel intercepts rocket as gunfire, explosions in north Gaza reported

Israeli warplanes resumed pounding Gaza, Palestinian civilians fled for shelter and rocket sirens blared in southern Israel on Friday as war resumed after a week-old truce ran out with no deal to extend it.

Russian forces killed 2000 Ukrainian civilians in 2023

More than 2,000 Ukrainian civilians have been killed and 11,000 injured as a result of Russian shelling in 2023, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko reported on Nov. 30.

Russian Orthodox Church forces parishioners to pray to ‘Saint Putin’ on giant screen

Truce ends, fighting in Gaza resumes; IDF says Hamas violates terms after rocket fire

Just over an hour ahead of Deadline, rockets launched at Gaza border area, IDF strikes northern areas and Rafah, Khan Yunis in south from air and with artillery fire

Not so dead as a dodo: ‘De-extinction’ plan to reintroduce bird to Mauritius

Israel Knew Hamas’s Attack Plan More Than a Year Ago

New report says the IDF's elite intelligence unit saw signs Hamas was preparing a terror attack

An officer warned of extensive Hamas exercises, including storming a kibbutz and shooting at aircraft, according to Israel's Channel 12.

US military in Guyana to boost capability in response to security threats - Guyana Times

– as Venezuelan Govt MP says, “We will not go to war with Guyana” The top brass from the United States Army’s 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) have been engaged in talks since Monday, as a specialised unit of the US Army is currently in Guyana to conduct […]

Canada’s homicide rate is at the highest level in 30 years

Statistics Canada data from 2022 shows that the national homicide rate and the number of homicide victims increased in the country for the fourth consecutive year.

Argentina's incoming foreign minister says country will not join BRICS bloc

Argentina's incoming Foreign Minister Diana Mondino says the country will not join the BRICS grouping of developing nations in a post on social media X on Thursday.

Hamas drugged children; burned legs with exhaust for identification

Each child seized by Hamas was placed on a motorcycle. They positioned the child's leg against the bike's exhaust pipe, causing burns.