- Insurgent Reform U.K. party tallies victories in British local elections The Washington Post
- ‘Not Labour enough’: MPs’ despair at voters’ verdict on government BBC
- ‘They really are all horrible’: displeasure in Runcorn despite Reform’s…
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Chile issues tsunami warning after powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake
Chile has issued a tsunami warning after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off its southern coast on Friday.
The epicentre was under the sea 219km south of the Argentinian border town of Ushuaia, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Chilean authorities issued an…
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Why I Left Navy SEALs: I Wanted More Action and to Avoid Loneliness
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Shawn Ryan, a retired Navy SEAL and former CIA contractor and the host of the “Shawn Ryan Show,” a podcast sharing uncensored first-person stories from military…
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JD Vance finally admits Russia’s war in Ukraine won’t end soon
On 2 May, after months of insisting that US President Donald Trump would soon end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Vice President JD Vance finally acknowledged that the war is unlikely to end anytime soon, stating that a peace settlement now rests entirely with Russia and Ukraine.
During his…Continue Reading
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This man has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times – his blood could be the antivenom
Tim Friede, a Wisconsin resident with a long-standing fascination for venomous creatures, has endured hundreds of snake bites, many…
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Soviet-era spacecraft from aborted Venus mission set to plummet to Earth
The Soviet Union launched the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 in 1972, one of a series of Venus missions.
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Soviet-era spacecraft from aborted Venus mission due to crash to Earth next week
A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s is expected to plunge uncontrolled back to Earth, possibly within the first two weeks of May.
It’s too early to know where the half-tonne mass of metal might come down or how much of it will survive re-entry, according…
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The U.S. is leading an effort to end the war in Ukraine. Talks looks favorable to Russia, but mixed signals emerge
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The discussions have taken place in an ornate Kremlin hall, on the polished marble of St. Peter’s Basilica and in a famously contentious session in the Oval Office of the White House.
What’s…
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Poland criticizes Germany’s plan for tougher border controls – POLITICO
“Anyone who tries to enter Germany illegally must expect to be stopped at the German border from May 6,” Thorsten Frei, the incoming head of the Chancellery, a powerful role akin to a chief of staff, reinforced earlier this week.
When asked whether Poland would accept the return of…
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