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Zelenskyy fires top aide amid graft probe as ex-defense minister demands vote

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Ukraine's Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov speaks to journalists during a joint press conference with Sweden's Defense

Ukrainian anti-corruption investigators launched probes into senior officials within President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office, prompting the dismissal of a top aide. The political disarray follows the recent ouster of the defense minister, who countered by demanding national elections despite martial law. Graft Probes and Presidential Office Dismissals in Kyiv Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies announced an investigation into … Read more

Israeli Military Launches Criminal Probes Into Killings of Hind Rajab and Paramedics

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This undated photograph courtesy of the family and made available on Feb. 11, 2024, shows Palestinian girl Hind Rajab who

Israel’s military announced on August 19, 2026, its first criminal investigations into troop conduct during the war in Gaza, focusing on the 2024 killing of 5-year-old Hind Rajab and her family alongside the 2025 deaths of 15 Palestinian paramedics in Rafah. The Israel Defense Forces released the update after completing internal reviews of approximately 150 … Read more

Six-Year-Old Girl Spots Stolen Family Jeep on Way to Daycare in Cologne

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Six-Year-Old Girl Spots Stolen Family Jeep on Way to Daycare in Cologne

A six-year-old girl in Cologne successfully spotted her family’s stolen SUV on the way to daycare in August 2026, two days after thieves snatched the keys from a swimming pool locker. Police used security footage to identify suspects following the child’s precise tip regarding the vehicle’s license plate. Car thefts happen in bulk, but finding … Read more

Israel’s deadly Gaza strikes cast doubt on ceasefire progress days after Kushner visit

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Deadly airstrikes killed at least 10 people in Gaza on Wednesday, casting doubt on U.S. efforts to advance a tenuous ceasefire. Deadly airstrikes in Gaza on Wednesday cast a sharp shadow over fragile ceasefire negotiations, just two days after U.S. negotiators reportedly asked Israel to draw down attacks in the Palestinian territory. Local hospitals and … Read more

Gosport man, 81, stabbed nephew 11 times, murder trial told

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An 81-year-old man stabbed his nephew 11 times and started a house fire in Gosport on November 29, 2024, Portsmouth Crown Court heard during a murder trial. Defendant Alan Wotton, now 83, denies the murder of Andrew Avery, claiming self-defense after a bitter dispute over an inheritance. Emergency services arrived at the blazing property on … Read more

National security question trips up Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina debate

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Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., speaks during a debate ahead of the special GOP Senate runoff election to replace the late Sen

U.S. Sen. Darline Graham stumbled during a Tuesday night debate in Newberry, South Carolina, when moderators asked whether Taiwan and the South China Sea represent national security issues for the United States, according to Apnews reports. The debate at the historic Newberry Opera House took place exactly one week before South Carolina Republican primary voters … Read more

Francis Clifford Smith, Oldest US Inmate, Dies at 101 After 76 Years

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Francis Clifford Smith, Oldest US Inmate, Dies at 101 After 76 Years

Francis Clifford Smith, the oldest inmate in the United States, died at age 101 in June after spending 76 years behind bars following an eight-time overturning of a death sentence and a life marked by maintained innocence claims, prison bird-feeding routines, and late-life placement in a Connecticut nursing care facility. A Century Behind Bars and … Read more

Live updates: UAE halts trade with Iran after accusing Tehran of firing ballistic missiles

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Live updates: UAE halts trade with Iran after accusing Tehran of firing ballistic missiles

The United Arab Emirates suspended all trade, commercial exchanges, and financial transactions with Iran, citing two ballistic missiles launched toward its territorial waters. While Iranian officials rejected the accusation, the abrupt economic freeze shatters months of fragile diplomatic thawing between Abu Dhabi and Tehran. The latest confrontation shatters more than two months of diplomatic and … Read more

Women leaders begin drive to transform West Africa health systems

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Women leaders begin drive to transform West Africa health systems

Thirty women leaders from Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal launched a 12-month midwifery leadership program in Lagos. The initiative, backed by WomenLift Health and WILAN Global, aims to boost maternal and newborn health outcomes by tackling the underrepresentation of women in leadership and decision-making positions in the health sector. A cohort of thirty professionals … Read more

Oil prices spike as ships in Strait of Hormuz hit by fresh strikes

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A drone view of vessles anchored in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Musandam, Oman

Commercial shipping in the vital Middle Eastern waterway faces mounting peril as maritime authorities log multiple strikes on vessels navigating the chokepoint. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency reported that recent attacks involving unknown projectiles resulted in two casualties among merchant crews. INTERCARGO identified one of the victims as a sailor aboard the Liberian-flagged … Read more