The eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka is increasingly becoming a flashpoint in the conflict, where fighting remains intense even when the front lines have barely moved for months. Russia appears to have made tactical advances in the …
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Surrounded by Russians and ready to die, this Ukrainian soldier called in an artillery strike – on his own position
by adminUkrainian soldier Serhii sits on his hospital bed in a public clinic in central Ukraine. There are small pieces of shrapnel embedded in his legs that the doctors can’t retrieve. Despite the pain, he says he is feeling good. “I can’t believe that …
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‘A hero every day’: He joined Ukraine’s Maidan protests at 16. At 24, he died fighting Russia
by adminTaras Ratushnyy remembers receiving a phone call from his son Roman during Ukraine’s deadly 2013 Maidan Revolution. “I’m okay, we are coming back home with my friends from (Kyiv’s Maidan Square). Don’t worry and good …
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Israeli authorities recalled their team of negotiators from Qatar after reaching a “dead end” in talks to release hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, according to a statement released by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office. …
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‘Bone biographies’ reveal what life was like for Black Death survivors in medieval England
by adminScientists have used the remains of some 500 people to create a series of “bone biographies” that provide a glimpse inside the ordinary lives of plague survivors of the English city of Cambridge. The skeletons, …
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King Charles says world heading for ‘dangerous uncharted territory’ at global leaders summit
by adminKing Charles III told world leaders Friday that the warning signs of the climate crisis are being ignored and that the world is heading for “dangerous uncharted territory,” with devastating consequences for lives and livelihoods. …
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Little food, a beating and lice: What freed Israeli hostages are saying about being held by Hamas
by adminKept in the dark. Forced to sit in silence. Fed only meager rations. These and even more chilling scraps of information are beginning to show how hostages survived in Hamas captivity. Around 240 people, from …
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A blind golden mole that glides through sand has been rediscovered in South Africa, 87 years after wildlife experts feared it had gone extinct. After a two-year search relying on DNA samples and a sniffer …
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‘We owe it to them’: Families of Israelis killed in war find new hope through sperm extraction
by adminAs a medical social worker at Israel’s Kaplan Hospital, Prof. Shir Daphna-Tekoah is no stranger to trauma. But when she was drafted in to work on October 7, the day Hamas attacked Israeli farms, villages and …
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Hamas’ surprise attack on October 7 left Israel flat-footed, sparking a backlash that is still rippling through the country. The operation saw at least 1,500 Hamas fighters pour across the border into Israel, in an …