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Thick fog has enabled Russian troops to move further into the key strategic city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine’s 7th Airborne Assault Corps says weather conditions, particularly dense fog, have prompted Moscow to intensify its bid to get increasing numbers into the ruined city and then encircle Ukrainian forces.Russian forces have spent more than a year trying to capture the city, and Ukrainian President Voloydymyr Zelensky says the fog has favoured Russian attacks and the situation remains difficult.A video that has gone viral on social media shows Russian soldiers openly driving through a hazy road on civilian cars and…

A US naval strike force centred around the world’s largest warship, the USS Gerald R Ford, has arrived in the Caribbean, the US Navy has confirmed. The arrival of the strike group, which was ordered to the region by President Donald Trump last month, comes amid ongoing strikes against alleged drug boats and tensions with Venezuela. The US has so far carried out at least 19 strikes against boats in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific, killing at least 76 people. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and other Venezuelan officials have accused the US of “fabricating” a crisis and seeking to…

A Turkish military cargo plane carrying at least 20 people has crashed near the Azerbaijan-Georgia border, Turkey’s defence ministry has said. Officials have not confirmed the number of casualties, but Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan earlier offered his condolences to “our martyrs”.Search and rescue efforts have begun at the scene. The number on board included flight crew, officials said.The defence ministry said the C-130 cargo plane had been travelling from Azerbaijan to Turkey. Images from the scene show emergency services on site and what appears to be wreckage from the plane. According to BBC Turkish, Georgia’s aviation authority said the…

Prosecutors accused Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, of leading a criminal organization. The opposition called the case politically motivated. Source link

The Damascus museum theft set off an official investigation in what may be one of Syria’s largest losses of antiquities in recent years. Source link

Most of those people died “as a result of lack of medical care, unsanitary cells, insufficient food, and limited access to drinking water,” according to the latest UN human rights report about the situation in the Caribbean island nation.Haiti is facing a dire humanitarian, political and security crisis due to gang violence, compounded by deep-rooted poverty and a series of devastating natural disasters, including most recently Hurricane Melissa.The country’s justice system has struggled to function effectively amidst these crises. Cases are not being tried quickly enough and 82 per cent of prisoners are being held in detention while they await…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As the nation honors veterans for their service, the Department of Veterans Affairs is reminding the community to stay alert to a growing threat, the VA overpayment scam.Reports show that fraudsters are contacting veterans through text, email and phone calls, pretending to be VA employees. They claim you were overpaid on your benefits and must send money or banking details to correct the issue.These criminals often make their messages look official with VA logos, formal wording and even fake caller IDs. Once they gain your trust, they push for quick payment, hoping…

Seizing Panama’s leader was relatively easy. But the similarities between Panama and Venezuela are dangerously misleading, some analysts warn. Source link

Butternut squash and pumpkin are both types of winter squash that are sweet and nutritious. But if you’re looking for more fiber and vitamin A, butternut squash is the clear winner One cup of cooked butternut squash provides 6.6 grams of fiber, which is more than double the amount found in an equal serving of cooked pumpkin, at about 2.7 grams per cup. Adults should aim to take in at least 28 grams of fiber per day to support health and prevent issues like constipation.  In addition to encouraging regular bowel movements and fueling the growth of beneficial bacteria in…

An attack on a courthouse in Islamabad was the first to hit Islamabad in more than a decade. Source link

Even though it might sound surprising, doing light activity can actually help ease exercise-related soreness and speed up your recovery. Engaging in light to moderate activity when sore can actually help your body flush out lactic acid and improve circulation, bringing fresh oxygen and nutrients to muscle tissue. This increased blood flow supports repair and recovery, reduces lingering soreness, and prepares your muscles to perform more efficiently in future workouts. When you work out while your muscles are still sore, you stimulate increased blood flow to areas that are already in the process of healing and rebuilding. This surge in…

The prosecutor in Turkey’s biggest city has accused popular mayor Ekrem Imamoglu of 142 corruption offences that command jail terms ranging from 828 to 2,352 years.Imamoglu, considered the main political rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has been in pre-trial custody since March on suspicion of corruption.The Istanbul mayor and his opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deny any wrongdoing and accuse the president and his allies of launching a crackdown in response to Erdogan’s decline in popularity.However, the city’s chief prosecutor has targeted not just Imamoglu but 401 others, with allegations of running a criminal corruption network with the mayor…

Since the Rapid Support Forces militia – which has been battling the military government – captured El Fasher after more than 500 days of siege in late October, nearly 89,000 people have fled from Tawila, Melit, Saraf Omra, and other localities.Some families have sought refuge in Tina, near the Sudan-Chad border, where already overwhelmed host communities and UN partners are preparing for new arrivals, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq told correspondents in New York.Meanwhile, violence is increasing in the Kordofan region, resulting in mounting civilian casualties and new waves of displacement. The UN called for an “immediate cessation of hostilities”…

“Women speaking to us from El Fasher, the heart of Sudan’s latest catastrophe, tell us that they’ve endured starvation…displacement, rape and bombardment,” Anna Mutavati, UN Women Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, told reporters in Geneva. “Pregnant women have given birth in the streets as the last remaining maternity hospitals were looted and destroyed.”The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia captured North Darfur state capital El Fasher after more than 500 days of siege in late October, amid reports of widespread atrocities including summary executions and sexual violence.Fighting erupted in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary RSF…

Rafael AbuchaibeBBC News MundoMauricio HoyosMauricio Hoyos has spent 30 years studying the behaviour of different shark speciesMauricio Hoyos still remembers the pressure that the jaws of a female Galapagos shark, over 3m (10ft) in length, exerted on his skull.The animal had lunged at him with astonishing speed, giving him barely enough time to duck his head in a last ditch effort to protect his jugular vein.”When it closed its jaw, I felt the pressure of the bite, and then, after what I think was a second, it opened it again and it let me go,” Hoyos told BBC Mundo from…

Michelino Sunseri broke a record running up and down the Wyoming peak, but was convicted of using a restricted path. Source link

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The dream of personal flight has always felt just out of reach, until now. A company called AltoVolo has unveiled something that might make it real: the world’s first eVTOL configurator.That might sound technical, but it’s actually simple. “eVTOL” stands for electric vertical takeoff and landing. Think of a small, quiet aircraft that lifts off like a helicopter but flies forward like a plane, all powered by electric or hybrid engines instead of noisy fuel-burning ones. And a configurator? It’s a tool that lets you design your own version online, choosing colors, materials…

People who sleep on their left side tend to experience less heartburn pain and fewer reflux episodes. Sleeping on your left side may help ease acid reflux, while other positions may make it worse. Design by Health The benefit of left-side sleeping comes down to your body’s anatomy. Because of how your stomach curves, most of your stomach contents sit below your esophagus when you lie on your left side. Gravity helps keep stomach acid below the opening of your esophagus when you sleep in this position, preventing it from flowing backward. This position also helps with acid clearance. If…

The Oura Ring 4.Courtesy: OuraThe chief executive of Finland’s Oura told CNBC on Tuesday that he expects the wearable tech company to generate close to $2 billion in sales next year.The smart ring maker has upped its forecast as it invests in artificial intelligence and international expansion, hot on the heels of a $900 million funding round in October. Oura is on track to secure $1 billion in sales in 2025, doubling its 2024 revenue, CEO Tom Hale told CNBC’s Arjun Kharpal from Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal.  Next year is “certainly going to be a lot more,” Hale said in an…

Oh Young-soo played a contestant in the first season of the Netflix drama. Prosecutors have a week to appeal to the country’s Supreme Court. Source link

Millennium Wheel And Skyline At Sunset. London, England. Design Pics Editorial | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesU.K. assets were volatile in morning trade on Tuesday, as investors weighed the economic impact of a weakening labor market ahead of a critical budget and the final interest rate decision of the year.Data released by Britain’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Tuesday showed that the country’s unemployment rate rose to a higher-than-expected 5% in the three months to September. Meanwhile, the estimated number of payrolled employees in the U.K. fell by 32,000 between August and September.By 11:20 a.m. in London (6:20…

A Ukrainian former military officer is on the 10th day of a hunger strike in an Italian prison, where he has accused the authorities of mistreating him to make him confess to blowing up Russia’s Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea in 2022.Serhiy Kuznetsov was detained in Italy in August on an arrest warrant from Germany.In a letter shown to the BBC by his lawyer, Mr Kuznetsov says he is being treated as “criminal no.1”, held in a high-security facility alongside suspected members of so-called Islamic State (IS or Isis). The BBC has contacted the prison, but it…

In 2019, President Trump sent U.S. commandos to a small village in Syria to kill the leader of Islamic State. On Monday, Syria’s president, a former associate of that leader, will take another step to strengthen his alliance with the White House. Source link

A military official accused the Pakistani Taliban of staging the attack, which took place near a courthouse in Islamabad. Source link