Stalin-like Putin could very quickly launch an invasion of the Baltics and bring a new war to Europe, warns ambassadors
Leaders of NATO’s Baltic trio have claimed that Putin’s destruction of Ukraine is evoking their “darkest memories” of occupation under the former Soviet revolutionary.Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania joined NATO in 2004 to ensure they received the formal security guarantees needed to withstand future Russian threats.
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Mike Tyson, 57, suffers medical emergency on flight as medics race onto jet on runway just weeks before Jake Paul fight
MIKE TYSON suffered a medical emergency when flying from Miami to LA.
Paramedics rushed to the plane to provide medical assistance to Tyson while an announcement calling for a doctor was made in the plane, according to an eyewitness.
The former boxer is believed to have become nauseous and dizzy on board the flight because of an ulcer flare up.
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Middle East CrisisAmid Condemnation, Netanyahu Calls Civilian Deaths in Rafah Strike ‘Tragic Accident’
Charred bodies and screams: Witnesses describe scenes of horror after an airstrike at a camp.
Witnesses and survivors described a terrifying scene of tents in flames and burn victims after what the Gaza Health Ministry said was an Israeli strike on a tent camp housing displaced Palestinians in Rafah, Gaza.
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Drones Have Offered Last Line of Defense for a Strategic Ukrainian Town
Short of troops and artillery, soldiers increasingly have been relying on pilotless drones to drop explosives and supplies to hold Chasiv Yar. But how long can they slow the Russian advance?
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10 Nutrition Myths Experts Wish Would Die
We surveyed some of the country’s leading authorities to reveal the truth about fat, dairy, soy and more.
Soy milk can raise the risk of breast cancer. Fat-free foods are healthier than high-fat foods. Vegans and vegetarians are deficient in protein. Some false ideas about nutrition seem to linger in American culture like a terrible song stuck in your head.
So to set the record straight, we asked 10 of the top nutrition experts in the United States a simple question: What is one nutrition myth you wish would go away — and why? Here’s what they said.
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Eyewitnesses describe horrific scenes after Israeli strike on Rafah camp
JERUSALEM — A deadly Israeli airstrike on a tent camp in Rafah late Sunday drew widespread international condemnation Monday — focusing further scrutiny on Israel’s controversial offensive against Hamas in the south and the desperate plight of Gaza’s civilians.
Witnesses described a horrific scene late Sunday as fires tore through the makeshift encampment in the Tal al-Sultan neighborhood, killing at least 45 people, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. Parents were burned alive in their tents while children screamed for help.
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Trump told donors he will crush pro-Palestinian protests, deport demonstrators
Former president Donald Trump promised to crush pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses, telling a roomful of donors — a group that he joked included “98 percent of my Jewish friends” — that he would expel student demonstrators from the United States, according to participants in the roundtable event with him in New York.
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In two years, police killed 86 people brandishing guns that look real — but aren’t
On a warm September evening in Columbus, Ohio, panicked witnesses called police to report that a group of boys had robbed a man at gunpoint and fled into a maze of alleys and fences on the city’s east side.
In the fading light, Officer Bryan Mason cornered two of the boys in an alley, where, according to police, 13-year-old Tyre King pulled a gun from his waistband. Mason fired three rounds, striking the teen in the head, chest and torso.
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Cringe didn’t kill off the flash mob – Boris Johnson did
The sight of throngs of people coming together in public to dance or freeze or do something silly was once ubiquitous, if always soundtracked by snide remarks about their pointlessness.
But Oliver Keens is eager for their return, particularly because he blames the former PM for sounding their death knell.
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How many sexual partners is too many sexual partners?
Numbers define our lives. How many bedrooms we have in our homes. How many times it took us to pass our driving test. How many husbands we’ve had. And so on. One stat apparently means far more than any other, though: how many people we’ve slept with. To many, this may seem like a juvenile figure to monitor (even though plenty of grown adults keep a list on their phones). But regardless of whether it’s something you officially track, I’ll bet you’re familiar with your number. Because for many of us it’s a number to which we still attach a substantial degree of meaning.
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Sister of Israeli teen hostage kidnapped by Hamas reveals devastating last message
The sister of a teenager being held hostage by Hamas has revealed the last text message she sent to her concerned relatives, moments before being taken into Gaza during the 7 October attack.
Karina Ariev, 19, was last seen in a terrifying video released this week, which showed her wearing her Snoopy pyjamas as she was threatened with rape, before being taken from her bed.
Just minutes before she was kidnapped, she sent a final text message to her older sister Sasha, urging her to remain strong.
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