A 10-year-old girl and her mother were among four civilians killed in a Russian airstrike on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's hometown on Monday, officials said, while his forces reported new incremental gains along the front line. Targets include buildings in Zelenskyy's hometown of Kryvyi Rih A 10-year-old girl and her …
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Niger’s pro-junta protesters attack French Embassy
Supporters of the junta that took over Niger in a coup last week marched through the capital and attacked the French Embassy on Sunday, as a regional bloc raised the possibility of military intervention if the president of the West African country was not reinstated soon. Coup supporters denounce former …
Read More »Overnight drone attack on Moscow injures 1
Three Ukrainian drones have attacked Moscow, injuring one person and prompting a temporary closure for traffic of one of four airports around the Russian capital, authorities say. 3rd attempt to strike capital region this week Three Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow in the early hours on Sunday, Russian authorities said, injuring …
Read More »So, about that UFO testimony … how seriously is Congress taking it? And should we?
That the House Oversight Committee would take the time to listen to allegations of dead aliens, crashed spacecraft and a secret government program to retrieve such technology, signifies just how seriously some U.S. politicians are treating the subject of UFOs, but a lack of evidence leaves many skeptical. Committee hearing …
Read More »The Odyssey, but make it an airport. New play turns Homer’s poem into a modern epic
A new version of Homer’s Odyssey called Ulysses, The Last Odyssey, a spoken-word and dance show with a hauntingly powerful soundtrack by Calgary folk-rock band Reuben and the Dark, ran in June and July at an open-air amphitheater in Sicily. Calgary band Reuben and the Dark provides soundtrack to Ulysses, …
Read More »Here’s the story not told in Nolan’s Oppenheimer about those forced off their land in New Mexico
In 1942, the U.S. army gave 32 Hispano families on the Pajarito Plateau 48 hours to leave their homes and land, in some cases at gunpoint, to build the lab that would create the world's first atomic bombs, according to relatives of those removed and a former lab employee. 32 …
Read More »The U.S. Senate is steadily aging — but members leave on their own terms
Recent events involving some of the oldest and most senior-ranking U.S. senators have renewed questions about whether an age limit would be appropriate. Nearly one-fifth of this group will soon be older than every member of Canada's own Senate. Nearly 20% of U.S. senators will soon be older than every …
Read More »Ukraine is moving its Christmas Day holiday to Dec. 25 in defiance of Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday signed a law moving the official Christmas Day holiday to Dec. 25 from Jan. 7, the day it's observed by the Russian Orthodox Church. Holiday previously observed on Jan. 7 in line with Russian Orthodox Church Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday signed a …
Read More »With an election looming, tensions in Mexico’s relationship with U.S., Canada are running high
The Mexican election campaign is suddenly (and unlawfully) underway, as tensions with the U.S. and Canada over fentanyl, Ukraine, democratic backsliding and Mexico's failure to control all of its territory bubble under the surface. President Lopez Obrador's impending departure could blow the lid off simmering disputes over drugs and Ukraine …
Read More »Mutinous soldiers declare their general Niger’s new head of state
Mutinous soldiers who staged a coup in Niger declared their leader the new head of state on Friday, hours after the general asked for national and international support despite rising concerns that the political crisis could hinder the nation's fight against jihadists and boost Russia's influence in West Africa. Crisis …
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