Key points After Vladimir Putin announced a mobilisation last week, Russians have lined the highways to Georgia to exit the country. Moscow has set up draft offices at the borders of Georgia and Finland to conscript some of those fleeing. European leaders vowed a “robust” response after underwater pipelines in the Baltic Sea burst, in a likely act of sabotage. […]
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Kate Middleton has been praised for her "dignified" response to paparazzi hounding her and calling her a "w****" and a "s**g" in a resurfaced clip. The clip is from just before Kate became engaged to Prince William in November 2010 and shows her alone in an airport when some paps make a disgusting attempt to get her attention. "There were […]
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It was a frigid Sunday evening at the Catholic Newman Center in Salt Lake City when the priest warned parishioners who had gathered after Mass that their right to private confessions was in jeopardy. A new law would break that sacred bond, the priest said, and directed the parishioners to sign a one-page form letter on their way out. “I/We […]
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A HORRIFIED father found his young daughters poisoned, drowned and stabbed to death after returning home to bring them sweets. The unnamed man from Brazil was on a lunch break at work when he discovered the tiny lifeless bodies of six-year-old Maria Alice and ten-year-old Lavinia. The woman responsible was allegedly wife Isadora Alves de Faria, 30 who reportedly confessed […]
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A single mum-of-two could be disabled for life after a tragic "dune buggy accident" sent her tumbling off a Turkish cliff. The British holiday-maker was left in a coma after suffering horrific injuries, leaving her requiring round-the-clock care. Rebekka Kelly was left with a broken back, pelvis and permanent nerve damage after the holiday horror crash in Antalya. READ MORE: […]
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Russia: Regiment commander greets mobilised troops We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Vladimir Putin has ordered the mobilisation of 300,000 reserve troops in a bid to […]
Read moreIran’s anti-government protests, which were sparked by the death of a young woman in police custody, have gone viral, and then some. The internet is an essential tool for these demonstrators. For more than a week, millions have shared wrenching videos and vivid online images of confrontations between protesters and Iranian authorities. They’ve topped news broadcasts and ricocheted across the […]
Read moreKATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The body of a famed U.S. extreme skier who went missing this week after falling from the world’s eighth-highest mountain was recovered Wednesday and transported to Nepal's capital. Hilaree Nelson, 49, was skiing down from the 8,163-meter (26,775-foot) summit of Mount Manaslu with her partner, Jim Morrison, on Monday when she fell off the mountain. Her […]
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Lions have been flown around the world to new 'havens' after being locked up in war-torn Ukraine. Since Vladimir Putin's Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, efforts have been made to safely secure 11 lions from artillery and air strikes. In what has been dubbed the "biggest ever warzone rescue", the big cats have now finally been flown around the […]
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