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Ukraine war: The US will back Ukraine’s purchase of F1-6 fighter fighters.

The US says it will support sending modern fighter jets to Ukraine, including US-made F-16s, as well as training Ukrainian pilots to fly them. According to a senior White House official, President Biden informed G7 leaders in Japan of the…

Wales flanker Justin Tipuric has announced his surprise retirement from Test rugby.

Justin Tipuric of Wales has announced his retirement from international rugby just four months before the World Cup. Tipuric has been nominated to Warren Gatland’s 54-man training squad for the competition in France in September. The Ospreys flanker, 33, has…

Ken Elliott, an 88-year-old Australian hostage, has been released by al-Qaeda extremists.

An 88-year-old Australian doctor who had been kept captive by al-Qaeda extremists in West Africa for more than seven years has been freed. Dr. Kenneth Elliott is safe and healthy, having been reunited with his family, according to Australia’s foreign…

Russian scientists object to the ‘talented’ hypersonic researchers who were detained on treasonous grounds.

Members of a Russian scientific center have protested the arrest of three Russian scientists on treason charges and warned that the action has chilling effects on the community. According to an open letter issued this week by colleagues of the…

Disney foregoes $867 million In the midst of the Florida plan rift between Ron DeSantis

The Walt Disney Company announced the cancellation of a proposal to invest over $1 billion (£806 million) in a new corporate campus in Florida. The decision comes amid an escalating rivalry between the entertainment mogul and the state’s Republican-led administration,…

Rishi Sunak wishes to strengthen ties with Japan ahead of the G7 summit.

During a visit to Tokyo ahead of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Rishi Sunak struck new defense and economic ties with Japan. The Prime Minister proposed a collaboration involving stronger UK-Japanese cooperation between armed forces, cyber-agencies, and semiconductor businesses while…

The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II cost the government £162 million.

The funeral and subsequent celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II cost the government an estimated £162 million, according to the Treasury. The state funeral took place on September 19, 2022, following a period of national mourning. Hundreds of thousands of people…

The FBI has charged a man with stealing Dorothy’s Wizard of Oz slippers.

A guy has been prosecuted in the United States with stealing the famed red slippers worn by Judy Garland’s character Dorothy in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. The priceless shoes were discovered in an FBI operation in 2018…

Ukraine war: Russian missile bombardment on Kyiv continues, according to the mayor

Russia is attacking Ukraine’s capital from the air, according to the mayor of Kyiv, the ninth attack this month. As reports of multiple explosions in the city came in, Vitali Klitschko stated that a fire in one sector had been…

A five-year-old boy was among the civilians killed in shelling during the Ukraine war.

At least eight people have reportedly been killed and 17 injured in Ukraine as both sides accuse the other of targeting residential areas. Russia shelled a village in Kherson area, killing three people and injuring two, according to Governor Oleksandr…