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30 Killed After Russian Strike Hits Two Buses In Ukrainian Frontline City
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed that the attack "will not go unanswered" after photos posted by local authorities showed the burnt-out metal shell of the vehicles, with bodies and debris strewn across the road.
Shinzo Abe Believed India Would Overtake China Economically, Says Ex-Aide Tomohiko Taniguchi
Taniguchi mentioned that Abe believed India would one day overtake China in the size of its economy.
US Woman Marries 14 Men To Fuel Her Rs 3 Crore Gambling Habit
Las Vegas woman jailed for marrying multiple men to fund gambling addiction and ordered to pay $280,000 restitution.
7 Things Nobel Laureates Get Besides Medal And Money
While the medal and money may be the most visible rewards, the Nobel Prize offers something considerably harder to measure: A permanent place in history.
"There Was So Much Blood, Pulse Was Low": Dentist Who Treated Smit Machchhar
Gripped by intense emotions, Musaev said he would like to meet Captain Machchhar soon and said the traumatic incident has bonded the passengers for life.
The Relentless 45-Minute Fight By Dentist To Save flydubai's Hero Pilot
Musaev, who was the only doctor on the plane, said he used makeshift pressure dressings and ice packs to stabilise Machchhar, whose pulse had dropped dangerously low.
Canadian Poet Anne Carson Awarded Nobel Prize In Literature 2026
Anne Carson is widely known for her translations of classical Greek literature, which heavily influences her work, which ranges from opera libretti to literary criticism and verse novels such as "Autobiography of Red" from 1998.
US Man Pleads Guilty To Buying Plutonium From Russia, Selling It Online To Customers
A US man admitted to illegally importing and selling radioactive plutonium and possessing child porn.
What would make your life easier? Martin Lewis asks public for ‘small ideas’ to improve UK
Finance expert launches Small Ideas Initiative to gather ‘practical, low-cost’ ideas to put before cross-party panelEvery day, people run into what the finance expert Martin Lewis calls “the life-potholes of unintended consequences” – clunky systems and poorly conceived rules that make things harder than they should be. His latest project, the Small Ideas Initiative, will attempt to address that, with a cross-party panel of politicians and policymakers crowdsourcing ideas for everyday fixes to take to government.The ideas could cover anything, from health and schools to policing, tech and money. Lewis is encouraging people to submit ideas for “practical, low-cost, non-controversial ways to improve the UK” before 12 November. Continue reading...
British consulate in East Jerusalem will stay open as UK mission, says Ed Miliband
UK and Israel back away from full diplomatic confrontation, though British presence in Palestine will be much reducedUK politics live – latest updatesIsrael and the UK have backed away from a full-scale diplomatic confrontation, with Britain announcing it is rebranding its consulate general building in East Jerusalem as a UK mission, a move that will result in UK diplomats leaving Israel, with only seven to remain in the building. Among those leaving is the consul general, Helen Winterton.The change was forced on the UK by the Israeli government as punishment for the decision by the foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, last month to ban trade with illegal settlements and introduce a tougher sanctions regime against those who aided the building of settlements. The UK is seeking to protect the two-state solution as the best means of ending the Israel-Palestine conflict. Continue reading...
Marco Rubio brushes off questions about Kimberly Guilfoyle pressing donor to pay credit card
US ambassador to Greece allegedly asked Trump donor to pay $100,000 American Express billMarco Rubio, the US secretary of state, brushed off reporters’ questions about recent reports that Kimberly Guilfoyle, the US ambassador to Greece and Trump family ally, used her position to advance personal interests.Rubio refused to respond to the latest allegations against Guilfoyle, raised in a Wall Street Journal report, claiming she asked a Trump donor to pay her $100,000 American Express bill in exchange for access to the administration, before her US Senate confirmation hearing. Continue reading...
Microsoft suspended from applying for green cards for H-1B workers, JD Vance says
Vice-president also says Adobe is barred from visa program that allows high-skilled workers to apply for US residencyMicrosoft is suspended from applying for permanent residency for workers employed through a US visa program for high-skilled workers, JD Vance announced on Thursday.The US vice-president accused the tech company of abusing the H-1B system, which allows those on the visa to work while they apply and are in process for a green card. Continue reading...
