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Back to the front: Ukrainian troops return to the battlefield – photo essay
1+ min ago (1060+ words) It is just before dawn, the December temperature a couple of degrees above freezing; time for troop rotations to start across Ukraine's 750 mile front. A crew of four from Da Vinci Wolves battalion are loading up into an M113 armoured personnel…...
Tributes paid to 'warm-hearted and ever-present' Freeman of Haltwhistle
1+ min ago (634+ words) TRIBUTES have been paid to a "warm-hearted, kind, and ever-present" Haltwhistle man who passed away before Christmas. Lawrence Thompson, who died on 21 December aged 87, was known across Haltwhistle and wider Northumberland for his enduring presence in local life. "Regarded as…...
Newtown dad who'd taken cocaine was nearly TWENTY times over drug drive limit
1+ min ago (342+ words) A NEWTOWN father has been banned from the roads for three years after he was found by police to be nearly 20 times over the legal drug driving limit. Mark Jones, 33, was stopped by police as he was emerging from his…...
Thousands of widows in western Kenya face losing their land after their husbands die - The Korea Times
3+ min ago (904+ words) Widows Rebecca Anyango, 70 years old, right, and Marie Owino, 87 years old, a former teacher, left, walk outside Marie's compound home in Siaya, Kenya, Nov. 27, 2025. AP-Yonhap SIAYA, Kenya " Rebecca Anyango stood outside the house she has called home for 26 years, wondering…...
Last Kurdish forces leave Aleppo after ceasefire deal reached
9+ min ago (390+ words) The final Kurdish fighters have withdrawn from the Syrian city of Aleppo, after the announcement of a ceasefire deal in the early hours of Sunday morning. Mazloum Abdi, leader of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), said an agreement had…...
Border Patrol Says Mission Continues Despite Running 'Street Battles' in Minneapolis [WATCH]
9+ min ago (800+ words) By LifeZette News Staff January 11, 2026 Chief Border Patrol Agent Greg Bovino said federal immigration agents are facing daily danger from aggressive agitators while carrying out large-scale enforcement operations in Minneapolis and across Minnesota, stressing that despite mounting hostility, the mission…...
Rockord community honors Jaimie Cox through memorial blood drive
10+ min ago (501+ words) ROCKTON, Ill. (WIFR) - Community members rolled up their sleeves Saturday to honor fallen Rockford Police officer Jaimie Cox while helping address a critical blood shortage across the region. The Jaimie Cox Memorial Blood Drive, hosted by the Rock River Valley Blood…...
Police say medical issue likely factor in three-vehicle crash in Jamestown
11+ min ago (225+ words) Jan. 10JAMESTOWN One person was transported to Jamestown Regional Medical Center Saturday, Jan. 10, after the vehicle she was driving crashed into a parked vehicle, according to Lt. Nick Hardy with the Jamestown Police Department. Hardy said a 62-year-old woman from Streeter,…...
Fundraiser held for local veteran killed at Savannah bar
12+ min ago (344+ words) SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) -Friends gathered Saturday night at Rachael's Sports Bar to honor a veteran who was shot and killed on Veterans Day while working as a DJ and bouncer at Lucky's Pub in Savannah. D'Angelo Shaw, a regular at…...
Geo-synthetic tube to combat soil erosion wall set on fire by miscreants in Odisha
13+ min ago (318+ words) KENDRAPARA: A portion of the geo-synthetic tube wall installed along the coast off Pentha village to combat sea erosion was damaged after being reportedly set afire by miscreants on Thursday night. Assistant engineer of saline embankment division in Aul Nityananda…...