Edwina Brahms 
THE US Embassy in Kyiv has shut down as Ukraine braces for a huge airstrike. It comes a day after Ukraine used US-supplied ATACMS missiles to strike Russian territory for the first time – and Moscow warned it would “react accordingly”. 2 Ukraine searches for drones over Kyiv during a Russian drone strikeCredit: Reuters 2 … Read more
A general view of the gate of the Thyssenkrupp industrial area in Duisburg, Germany, on August 29, 2024. (Photo by Ying Tang/NurPhoto via Getty Images). Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of Germany’s Thyssenkrupp jumped on Tuesday after the company posted a narrowed net loss and a 1-billion-euro ($1.06 billion) impairment on the firm’s … Read more
BRITISH troops were warned “If you sweat, you die” as NATO soldiers braved extreme cold in Finnish fighting simulations. Artillery squaddies revealed how they coped living in outdoor tents in -8c conditions during the alliance’s biggest-ever artillery drill in Lapland, North Finland. 10 British and NATO allies took part in live fire exercises using the … Read more
In this image provided by the U.S. Army, soldiers, from the 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment of the 18th Field Artillery Brigade out of Fort Bragg N.C., conduct live fire testing at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., on Dec. 14, 2021, of early versions of the Army Tactical Missile System. John Hamilton | U.S. … Read more
It was “nasty” for Scotland’s First Minister to endorse Donald Trump’s rival in the US presidential election, the president-elect’s son has said. Eric Trump told the PA news agency that his father, Donald Trump, “is not going to lose any sleep over” John Swinney’s remarks – and said “I’m not sure it bothers him one … Read more
If you are one of the many Americans planning an escape next year, this unique adventure might be exactly what you’re looking for. Residential cruise line Villa Vie Residences announced the Tour La Vie program which offers passengers the opportunity to live aboard its ship, the Villa Vie Odyssey, for up to four years. Villa … Read more
A WOMAN abandoned a terrified boy in desolate woods – then tried to cover her tracks by claiming the child had gone missing. Ashley McGovern drove to the dark countryside near her then home in East Lothian where she callously left the nine year-old youngster to his fate. 4 Ashley McGovern at the High Court … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a plenary session of the Valdai Club on Nov. 7, 2024 in Moscow, Russia. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Global stocks fell and investors fled to safe-haven assets on Tuesday, as global markets reacted to escalating tensions between the world’s two largest nuclear powers: Russia and … Read more
A MODEL was caught illegally driving her Olympian boyfriend’s £80,000 Porsche on the motorway – but has escaped a ban. Serena Stregapede, 37, claimed she had to swap seats with Anthony Fowler, 33, suddenly fell ill as they drove on the M56 to Birmingham. 7 Serena Stregapede was caught illegally driving her boyfriend’s PorscheCredit: Cavendish … Read more
Hiroki Takeuchi, co-founder and CEO of GoCardless. Zed Jameson | Bloomberg | Getty Images LISBON, Portugal — Financial technology unicorns aren’t in a rush to go public after buy now, pay later firm Klarna filed for a U.S. IPO — but they’re keeping a watchful eye on it for signs of when the market will … Read more
