58 m. ago General Hospital star Kirsten Storms undergoing brain surgery for aneurysm

The actor’s surgery is being scheduled for sometime in the ‘next two weeks’

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74 m. ago Russian drone incursion ‘tactically stupid and counterproductive’ says Polish minister

Radosław Sikorski says Putin consolidated western opinion against him with the incursion into PolandEurope live – latest updatesPoland’s foreign minister has accused Russia of a “tactically stupid and counterproductive” escalation of the war in Ukraine, saying its drone incursion into Poland last month appeared to be deliberate.Radosław Sikorski, on a visit to London, said all Vladimir Putin had achieved with the incursion was a consolidation of western opinion against him. He also dismissed Russian concerns that supplying US Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine would be unnecessarily provocative. Continue reading...

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74 m. ago Horror moment huge waves wipe out tourists as Brits run to avoid being sucked in

A giant wave submerged the shocked tourists on the Tenerife beach as authorities in the Canary Islands again warn of the danger of ignoring the red flag warnings

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80 m. ago Russia admits Alexander Litvinenko 'poisoner' was 'crippled' by cancer as he died

Dmitry Kovtun has been linked to the killing of former Russian intelligence agent Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006, with Russia now admitting he was 'crippled' with cancer when he died

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1 hour ago BREAKING: UK strikes 'heart' of Putin's war machine with major sanctions against Russian oil

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper told MPs the government was directly targeting Rosneft and Lukoil - two of the world’s biggest energy companies - to ramp up pressure on Moscow

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2 h. ago Gaza ceasefire live: Israel says body handed over by Hamas is not one of the hostages

Four bodies were handed over by Hamas on Tuesday to ease pressure on the fragile ceasefire, after the first four on Monday Israel reportedly pulls back from threat to slash humanitarian aid entering GazaThe Israeli military said on Wednesday that one of the bodies handed over by Hamas the previous day as part of the ceasefire deal is not that of one of the hostages who was held in Gaza. Four bodies were handed over by Hamas on Tuesday to ease pressure on the fragile ceasefire, after the first four on Monday – when the last 20 living hostages were released. The military said that “following the completion of examinations at the National Institute of Forensic Medicine, the fourth body handed over to Israel by Hamas does not match any of the hostages”.In the north of the territory, as Israeli forces withdrew from Gaza City, the Hamas government’s black-masked armed police resumed street patrols, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP).Our message is clear: There will be no place for outlaws...

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3 h. ago Lib Dems call for national security services to ‘assess threat’ Elon Musk poses to British democracy

The Liberal Democrats have called for national security services to “assess the threat” that Elon Musk poses to British democracy, after Tommy Robinson claimed that the billionaire was paying his legal costs.

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3 h. ago Liverpool hit with immediate Alexander Isak transfer threat despite £125million deal

Despite only just arriving at Liverpool for a Premier League record fee, Alexander Isak has been tipped to leave the club for another European giant in the future

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3 h. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Will Reform UK win the next General Election?

Cast your vote on what you think will happen in the next General Election after an explosive megapoll found Nigel Farage is set for the biggest Commons majority in modern political history.

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3 h. ago Sweden, Estonia, and Finland pledge to increase spending on weapons purchases from US – Europe live

Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte said he expected further pledges, noting that $2bn already had been committed through the mechanismSergiy Petrovich Lysak has been appointed as the head of the Odesa city military administration, as confirmed by an order on the website for the president of Ukraine on Wednesday, after the dismissal of the city’s former mayor.Lysak was previously tasked with leading the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration.Odesa deserves greater protection and greater support.This can be done in the format of a military administration – too many security issues in Odesa have remained without an adequate response for far too long. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Iran gives lengthy jail sentences to two French citizens for ‘spying’ for France and Israel

Their sentencing comes just days after Tehran suggested the pair could be released in a prisoner swap

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4 h. ago 'Russia can take Kyiv in 3 days' as calls for 'tactical nuclear weapons' will clear path

Propaganda tsar Vladimir Solovyov chillingly warned that Russian troops could take Ukraine's capital city in just three days, using nuclear weapons that would leave the land uninhabitable

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4 h. ago Nato will meet Russian escalation with strength, Healey says before meeting

Nato defence ministers are gathering for the first time since a series of drones violated European airspace in recent weeks.

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4 h. ago R360 dealt fresh blow as NRL threatens rebel players with 10

The breakaway rugby union venture is due to launch next year and is reportedly targeting top rugby league stars

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4 h. ago Millionaires' row at war in 'bitter' battle over country lane: Pensioner, 84, claims she was 'attacked by her crippled neighbour' and 'threatened with a shotgun' in nine

Wealthy pensioners living on a leafy 'millionaires' row' in Hampshire are locked in a nine-year feud featuring allegations of assault, harassment and even gunfire across a quiet country lane.

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5 h. ago Panic as US federal workers scramble to find out if they’ve been fired: ‘I don’t have email access’

Education department staff say they can’t access work emails amid the shutdown to check for layoff noticesFederal workers are scrambling to figure out if they still have a job after the Trump administration launched a fresh wave of layoffs amid a federal government shutdown, prompting widespread confusion and panic.A hearing is scheduled to take place today after labor unions sued to block the latest firings, setting the stage for another legal battle over Donald Trump’s efforts to drastically cut back the federal workforce. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Zelensky revokes citizenship of Odesa mayor accused of holding Russian passport

President moves to take direct control of strategic Black Sea port city deeply shaped by Russian cultural influence

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6 h. ago Gaza latest: Israel says body returned by Hamas is not a hostage after closing Rafah Crossing to aid

Hamas returns four more bodies of deceased hostages after Israel threatens aid cuts

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6 h. ago Trump threatens vulnerable countries before key shipping emissions vote

American officials have threatened supporters of measure to reduce emissions with tariffs and other retaliatory actionDonald Trump’s government is putting intense pressure on vulnerable countries to vote against measures that would force shipping companies to pay for their carbon emissions.US officials have written to countries that support the measure and besieged them with phone calls threatening to impose tariffs, withdraw visa rights and take other retaliatory action. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago London, Ont., teens hope to 'make board games great again,' creating one in face of Trump's 51st

London, Ont., teens hope to 'make board games great again,' creating one in face of Trump's 51st-state threats  CBC

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