Residents evacuated from the devastated Russian-occupied city of Oleshky have arrived in Belarus and are expected back in Ukraine later on Saturday, authorities have said. They were taken out on Friday during a local ceasefire brokered by US First Lady Melania Trump. Planes carrying Oleshky residents landed in the city of Gomel on Saturday morning, […]
Continue ReadingAhead of the US midterm elections on 3 November, President Trump continues to make unsubstantiated claims that mail-in voting leads to widespread fraud. US states have different voting rules and regulations – but every state allows some postal voting, a method the president says he has used in the past. BBC Verify visited an election […]
Continue ReadingAs you cross the Ottawa river into Témiscaming, Quebec, the paper mill takes up much of the horizon. The town itself was built over a century ago, around the mill and the region’s forests filled with pine, birch, spruce and fir. Now, the main employer and economic anchor sits idle after trade talks broke down […]
Continue ReadingOmar Khayyam, Smile’s Indian restaurant, opened in late 1901 at 325 Fifth Avenue. This was prime real estate, a block away from the original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel where, 29 years later, the Empire State Building would rise. Smile adorned the restaurant with Indian draperies and hanging lanterns. As the New York Herald reported, a fleet of […]
Continue ReadingDan C, a physiotherapist in Maryland, started his emergency supply after becoming a father. So far, he has spent about $6,000 (£4,470), storing it on shelves in his basement. “It’s part of my responsibility as a parent,” says Dan, 38, who has two children under 10. A few years ago his house was cut off […]
Continue ReadingSome candidates, like Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, who represents Washington’s 3rd Congressional District, are embracing a relaxed, outdoorsy image. The former car repair shop owner is up for re-election on a platform focused on support for small businesses and working families, after capturing a Republican-held seat in her state in 2022. She favours low fuss, […]
Continue ReadingThe past six years have seen the most extensive use of lèse majesté in Thai history, in response to unprecedented student protests in 2020 which for the first time called for a public discussion of the role of the monarchy. Two hundred and ninety-four people, including 20 under the age of 18, have been prosecuted, […]
Continue ReadingHundreds of residents of the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky were evacuated and driven to safety on Friday, following a humanitarian ceasefire brokered by US First Lady Melania Trump. Residents had a four-hour window to leave the city. Some people are understood to have stayed despite the lack of power and water in the area. The […]
Continue ReadingThe US has approved the sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine, a critically-needed munition for defence against escalating Russian aerial attacks, after Kyiv said deliveries had been delayed in recent months. The US State Department said the advanced PAC-3 interceptor missiles would cost $2.1bn (£1.6bn) and would be “funded entirely” by Kyiv’s allies in […]
Continue ReadingBinance, which was founded in China in 2017, allows users to trade digital assets and is estimated to have more than 300 million registered users worldwide. The company said in 2024 that it had more than $160bn in assets under its custody. A lot of the fear right now from Binance users – and the […]
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