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The hypersonic missiles race is heating up but the West is behind
Frank GardnerSecurity correspondent
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Glinting in the autumn sun on a parade ground in Beijing, the People’s Liberation Army missiles moved slowly past the crowd on a fleet of giant camouflaged lorries.
Needle-sharp in profile, measuring 11 metres long…
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How to participate NOW in Pope Leo’s global day of prayer & fasting for peace
Pope Leo this week issued a dramatic worldwide call for all Catholics to dedicate Friday, Aug. 22 to prayer and fasting for peace. On the Feast of the Queenship of Mary, he said, every Catholic should implore “the Lord to grant us peace and…
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Photos this week: August 14-21, 2025
As US President Donald Trump seeks to negotiate an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and seven other European leaders made a short-notice visit to the White House on Monday.
The United States’ role…
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Russian drone strike injures paramedic en route to help child in Kherson region
In the village of Molodizhne, part of the Kherson community, Russian forces attacked a team of medics with a drone as they were heading to assist a child in Bohdanivka. A paramedic was injured in the attack.
This was reported on Telegram by the Kherson Regional…
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Israel begins major offensive in Gaza City – DW – 08/22/2025
August 21, 2025
Palestinian NGO chief says Gaza City residents ordered to evacuate to ‘unsafe area’
Israel’s new ground offensive in Gaza City threatens to displace Palestinians to areas that are unsafe, overcrowded and lack adequate…
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Holiday home prices rise, but still lag Europe’s
Commenting on this year’s increase in holiday homes’ sales prices, George Gavriilidis, CEO of Elxis-At Home Greece, notes: “Newly built villas with a private pool and proximity to or view of the sea, which do not exceed…
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Korean war POW, 95, fails at attempt to return to North
Yuna KuBBC Korean, in Paju
Jungmin Choi/BBCAfter decades in the South, Ahn Hak-sop was hoping to go home to the North On a blistering morning earlier this week, an unusually large crowd had gathered at Imjingang Station – the last stop on Seoul’s…
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This Deadly Velociraptor Cousin Brandished Giant Razors For Its Thumbs : ScienceAlert
Velociraptor has a new cousin, which may have been even more deadly. The new species has been named Shri rapax, and unlike its famous relative it appears to have brandished killer claws on its oversized hands.
The movies may have vastly exaggerated Velociraptor‘s size – it was closer to a…
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Russia Dangles Discounts to Keep Indian Oil Trade Alive
Russia and India are looking for ways to continue trading oil, and Russia has offered what it calls a special mechanism to the India side to ensure this—despite U.S. President Trump’s threat to impose an additional tariff of 25% on…
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