One million people across Ukraine have been left without power after Russian missiles targeted energy infrastructure. President Volodymyr Zelensky said the latest wave of attacks showed that Western allies should provide Ukraine with more military aid, including additional air defense systems. About 90 missiles and 60 Shahed drones were launched into Ukraine during the overnight…
The UK’s Defense Intelligence reports that the loss of three Russian Su-34 fighter jets over southern Ukraine on December 22 has significantly halted Russian tactical aviation in Kherson Oblast. Russian air power, crucial in attacking Ukraine’s bridgehead on the Dnipro River’s eastern bank, faced a setback due to the lack of air support after the…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the worst militant attack in decades in Iran. Two suicide bombings targeted a ceremony in Kerman commemorating Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, who was slain in a 2020 U.S. drone strike. The attacks, which killed at least 84 people and wounded 284, aimed…
One Bollywood star is making obscene gestures to the camera, another is posing while scantily clad. Except neither of those things actually happened. They are the latest in a string of deepfake videos which have gone viral in recent weeks. Rashmika Mandanna, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Alia Bhatt are among the stars who have been…
Colorado Republicans have appealed to the US Supreme Court after the state’s top court ruled that Donald Trump was ineligible to run for president. The appeal means he will remain for now on the ballot for the Colorado primary. Last week, the ex-president was disqualified from running in the state for his alleged role in…
The White House approved another tranche of US military aid to Ukraine worth some $250m (£195m) on Wednesday. US officials said that the latest package included air defence, artillery and small arms ammunition, and anti-tank weapons. But the package marked the last funding available without fresh approval from Congress, where talks have stalled. Ukraine has…