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General : Russian Deputy PMOverchuk Arrives In Malaysia For 20th EAS
SUBANG, Oct 26 (Bernama) -- Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk arrived in Malaysia today to attend the 20th East Asia Summit (EAS) on Monday, held in conjunction with the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits. The special aircraft...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin bombards Kyiv after ‘invincible’ nuclear-capable missile test
Ukraine ready to fight for another two to three years, says Tusk Polish prime minister Donald Tusk has said that Ukraine is concerned about the toll the war could take on its population and economy if it were to stretch on for longer than a few...
Oil slides as sanctions doubts and OPEC+ outlook weigh on market
2025-10-29T05:34:44+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday, extending a three-day slide, as doubts about the effectiveness of Russia sanctions and a potential OPEC+ output increase put pressure on...
Is it cheaper to pay for medical care without health insurance?
With the cost of health insurance set to rise, some Americans are asking a surprising question: Is it actually cheaper to get medical care without it? The short answer: Sometimes. But not often. And it may require a little — or a lot — of...
Number of casualties in Russian attack on Kyiv rises to 33
The aftermath of a Russian attack on Kyiv. Photo: Kyiv City Military Administration Thirty-three people, including seven children, have been injured and three killed in a Russian attack on Kyiv on the night of 25-26 October. Source: Kyiv City...
Michael Cole announces WWE star is not medically cleared to return to in-ring action
The injury bug continues to plague the WWE locker room this year. Michael Cole recently provided a disappointing update on Sami Zayn's in-ring status. The Underdog from the Underground has been a regular fixture on SmackDown for months. His United...
Ancient DNA Reveals the Deadly Diseases Behind Napoleon’s Defeat
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur have conducted a genetic analysis of the remains of soldiers who retreated from Russia in 1812. Their work uncovered traces of two disease-causing pathogens -- those behind paratyphoid fever and relapsing fever...
Elderly woman injured as Russians attack Nikopol district
Russian forces attacked Nikopol district in Dnipropetrovsk region, where an elderly woman was injured. This was reported on Telegram by Acting Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Vladyslav Haivonenko, according to...
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of St. Petersburg Opens
This marks the opening of Encompass’ twenty-fifth location in Florida. Encompass Health has announced the opening of its 25th location in the state of Florida: Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of St. Petersburg. The 57,000-square-foot...
Three killed in Russian strikes on Kyiv, officials say
Three people have been killed and at least 29 others injured in an overnight Russian air attack on Ukraine's capital Kyiv, the city's mayor has said. Two high-rise residential buildings were hit in the strikes, Vitali Klitschko said, adding in a...
Children injured in Russian strikes on Kyiv, says Ukraine
Russian strikes on Kyiv this week have injured dozens of people./SCREENGRAB Four children were among at least 14 people injured in an overnight Russian air attack on the capital Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said. Two high-rise residential buildings...
Russian Defence Ministry hospital opens in Makhachkala
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Ukrainian Partisans “Atesh” Sabotage Railway Near Armyansk, Disrupt Russian Logistics
Sabotage on the railway near Armyansk, occupied Crimea. Telegram/Atesh As reported by the Atesh movement on Telegram The armed partisan movement “Atesh” announced that its agents carried out sabotage on railway infrastructure near Armyansk in the...
Russia sentences 21-year-old admin of 'Melitopol is Ukraine' Telegram channel to 14 years in prison
A Ukrainian woman who ran a Telegram called "Melitopol is Ukraine" in the Russian-occupied city has been sentenced to 14 years in jail, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don said on Oct. 23. Twenty-one-year-old Yana Suvorova was...
Three killed in Russian strikes on Kyiv, officials say
Three people have been killed and at least 32 others injured in an overnight Russian air attack on Ukraine's capital Kyiv, the city's mayor has said. Two high-rise residential buildings were hit in the strikes, Vitali Klitschko said, adding in a...
Is Germany's far-right populist AfD spying for Russia?
Allegations of espionage against the Alternative for Germany (AfD) have been raised by the interior minister of the state of Thuringia. In an interview with Handelsblatt, Social Democrat (SPD) Georg Maier expressed concern that the AfD is abusing...
State Emergency Service reports three killed, 29 injured in Russian attack on Kyiv
As a result of the enemy attack on the capital, three people were killed and 29 injured, including seven children. This was reported by the State Emergency Service (SES) on Telegram, as cited by Ukrinform. “The capital has been attacked by the...
Emergency contraception is now free in the UK — finally, a win for women
The morning after pill just got that whole lot more accessible (Picture: Metro/Getty) The girlies have gathered together, we’ve compared notes, we’ve swapped stories, and we’ve come to the conclusion that 2025 so far has been a total flop. From...
How Russia’s shrinking and aging population poses security threat
For a quarter century, President Vladimir Putin has faced the specter of Russia’s shrinking and aging population. In 1999, a year before he came to power, the number of babies born in Russia plunged to its lowest recorded level. In 2005, Putin...
26 injured in Russian drone attack on Kyiv
On the night of October 26, the Russian army carried out a massive drone attack on Kyiv, APA reports, citing the RBK Ukraine. The attack resulted in a fire in the capital, injuring a total of 26 people, including six children. According to the...