12 h. ago The US drew up a plan to invade Canada in 1930. Now Trump is reviving old fears

Now the US is vying regional dominance, experts point to War Plan Red as proof its Canadian allyship has always been flimsyFirst, American forces would strike with poison gas munitions, seizing a strategically valuable port city. Soldiers would sever undersea cables, destroy bridges and rail lines to paralyze infrastructure. Major cities on the shores of lakes and rivers would be captured in order to blunt any civilian resistance.The multipronged invasion would rely on ground forces, amphibious landing and then mass internments. According to the architects of the plan, the attack would be short-lived and the besieged country would fall within days. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Why visiting one of Japan's most popular tourist sights could be even cheaper this year

Cherry blossom is a popular sight to witness in the Asian country, and the flowering season brings in lots of visitors from March to April. But it could be cheaper this year.

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13 h. ago Fitness influencer dubbed 'perfect woman' sells bottles of her own sweat for £200

Karol Rosalin, 29, is a model and fitness influencer from Brazil who has started flogging bottles of her sweat to blokes online. She is using the proceeds to fund her Carnival parade role

Economics

13 h. ago Grizzly Night review – animals attack in campsite thriller of rogue bears and wayward teens

The terrifying animal at the centre of Burke Doeren’s thriller is convincingly ferocious but the supporting humans don’t match its powerDespite its lurid poster art, as an ursine rampage film this falls closer to the serious Grizzly Man/Timothy Treadwell end of the scale, rather than the Cocaine Bear one. Based on a freak August 1967 tragedy in which two women were separately mauled to death by grizzlies in Montana’s Glacier National Park (described here as a “trillion to one” occurrence), Burke Doeren’s debut grips in tooth’n’claw terms, but is considerably less sure-footed when it comes to people.Down at the park, fire season is all the rangers think they have on their plate, but they’re not reckoning with wayward teenagers and rogue bears. At the giftshop, Michele (Ali Skovbye) leans on Paul (Jacob Buster) to join her posse and help her shoo off an unwanted suitor at Trout Lake. So he leaves colleague Julie (Brec Bassinger) to a sexy bivouac with boyfriend Roy (Matt Lintz) in a s...

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14 h. ago Historic village calls for Unesco status to be revoked after tourist influx

Up to 100,000 visitors travel to the medieval settlement each year

Science

14 h. ago Russian drones injure Ukrainian children and a pregnant woman as Zelenskyy urges swifter diplomacy

A heavy Russian drone attack on Odesa has injured 23 people, including children and a pregnant woman

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15 h. ago Tourist mauled at Chinese ski resort after trying to take selfie with wild snow leopard

Authorities ask visitors to strictly follow safety instructions and avoid approaching wild animals

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15 h. ago Piranha attack leaves ten people injured and forces Brazil tourist spot to ban swimming

Dramatic pictures showed victims with blood-covered bandages over wounds to their feet after the incident on Sunday in the Paraguacu River in Brazil.

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15 h. ago Mayor survives after assassins blast his vehicle with an RPG and machinegun in third attempt on his life in the Philippines

Dramatic CCTV footage in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur, shows the rocket attack on the vehicle of Mayor Akmad Mitra Ampatuan, who was travelling with several security personnel.

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15 h. ago Fury after judge ordered jury not to be told fiend who raped girl, 18, in horrifying park attack was an asylum seeker

AN MP who exposed a rapist asylum seeker has slammed a judge who ordered a jury not to be told about the fiend's immigration status. Sheraz Malik, 28, carried out the terrifying attack at a park in Sutton-in-Ashfield in Nottinghamshire as the victim shouted “no, no, no”. It was yesterday reported that Malik is an asylum seeker...

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15 h. ago Lanarkshire crime: Man ‘seriously injured’ after balaclava gang attack in Lesmahagow

Enquiries are ongoing.

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15 h. ago Balaclava thugs batter man in street attack as emergency crews race to scene

Four men wearing balaclavas are said to have attacked a 37-year-old man in Lesmahagow on Saturday evening.

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15 h. ago Moment police reveal bid to dig up back garden amid fears 'Luton's Jimmy Savile' buried abuse victims under the rubble

Carson Grimes, 69, was jailed for at least 22 years in October 2021 for a campaign of abuse which saw him attack nine young people at his home in Luton, Bedfordshire.

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16 h. ago Huge £365m mansion is one of the world's biggest but is shrouded in secrecy

The secretive Mansao Safra in Sao Paulo, Brazil, boasts over 11,000 square metres of built-up area, 130 rooms, a helipad and is the 11th largest residence in the world

Economics

16 h. ago Cruz Beckham's girlfriend Jackie Apostel piles VERY pointed praise on 'resilient, respectful and kind' Victoria

Cruz Beckham's girlfriend has praised his mother Victoria in a pointed statement amid the famous family's shocking feud with son Brookly and his wife Nicola Peltz. 

Politics

17 h. ago Piranha attack bloodbath with at least 10 casualties in Brazil tourist hotspot

The horror attack unfolded in the Paraguacu River in the municipality of Iacu in Brazil’s northeast state of Bahia when piranhas ravaged people's feet as they took a dip

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18 h. ago Man Utd news: Michael Carrick eyes £43m Brazil striker as transfer 'hijack' discussed

Manchester United are monitoring striker targets in the January transfer window, as Michael Carrick looks to build on a brilliant start to his managerial reign at Old Trafford

Economics

18 h. ago Rare snow leopard attack at China’s Xinjiang ski destination leaves tourist injured

Authorities ask visitors to strictly follow safety instructions and avoid approaching wild animals

Events

22 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Nato chief warns of ‘harshest winter’ in a decade as Russian attacks cut power in Kharkiv

Strikes knock out electricity to 80% of Ukraine’s second-largest city and surrounding region and damage 11th-century Kyiv monastery. What we know on day 1,434Russian drones and missile strikes hit Kharkiv on Monday, knocking out power to 80% of Ukraine’s second-largest city and the surrounding region and striking apartment buildings, a school and a kindergarten, local officials said. Two people were injured, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said in a video posted on Telegram. Mayor Ihor Terekhov said an “energy site” had been targeted in the city as night-time temperatures dipped to -14C. The capital, Kyiv, has been hit by three massive air attacks since the New Year, knocking out power and heating to hundreds of buildings. The war correspondent and executive director of war crimes unit the Reckoning Project, Janine di Giovanni, has suggested Russian president Vladimir Putin is intentionally “weaponising the savage eastern European winter”.In Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian president Volodym...

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24 h. ago Suella Braverman launches attack on the Tories for lacking 'courage and backbones' after their deleted statement about her mental health

The Conservatives were forced to retract a statement attacking their former home secretary following a backlash.

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