Two Steregushchiy-class ships of the Russian Baltic Fleet have been launched from their home port of Baltiysk to take part in large-scale navy exercises that are scheduled to last through February. The two vessels are the Soobrazitelnyy and the Stoikiy advanced multipurpose corvettes, the fleet’s press service said on Monday. …
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The US Navy staged a drill with Japanese allies in the Philippine Sea, showing off two aircraft carriers, two amphibious ships, and dozens of fighter jets, amid persistent regional tensions with China. Supercarriers USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) led the drill, flanked by amphibious assault ships …
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Lucas Digne, who joined Aston Villa from Everton earlier this month, and his colleague Matty Cash were hit with the object thrown from the Everton supporters section as they celebrated what proved to be the only goal of the game from Emiliano Buendia just before the half-time break. Digne and Cash appeared …
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The Pentagon has released surveillance videos showing a US air strike that killed 10 civilians in the Afghan capital last year, one of the final American combat missions in the country as Washington ended its two-decade war. Published by the New York Times on Wednesday, the declassified 25-minute video shows …
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Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Petrenko said the new weapons “will be used exclusively for defense purposes,” to protect troops and civilians against “any actions that could lead to escalation.” Petrenko thanked London for the shipment. Ukrainian media reported that the shipment contained shoulder-fired missile systems known as the NLAW. They …
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A man pushed a woman in front of an oncoming train in the Belgian capital, with the driver coming to a halt inches from her body. The incident was captured on video and the man arrested shortly afterwards. Video captured at Rogier metro station on Friday evening shows the man …
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An account linked to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been permanently suspended by Twitter after posting an animated video pledging revenge against the US and depicting an attack on former president Donald Trump. The controversial clip had earlier won the contest “on the topic of revenge on Trump, …
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The Australian Open is far more important than any one player, according to Novak Djokovic’s Spanish rival Rafael Nadal, who has spoken out against the world number one’s handling of his highly contentious visa affair. Djokovic has been central to a scandal which has reached the highest level of the …
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Aslan Karatsev breezed past three-time major winner Andy Murray to win the Sydney Tennis Classic – giving the Russian a huge boost ahead of a Grand Slam at which he was only beaten by champ Novak Djokovic in the 2021 semifinals. In a triumphant first meeting with Murray, world number …
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Catchy kids’ song ‘Baby Shark’, which was already the most-viewed clip on YouTube, has conquered another milestone by becoming the first video on the platform to garner 10 billion views. The South Korean educational company behind the viral sensation, Pinkfong, celebrated the record on Thursday, calling on kids worldwide to …
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