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Russia carried out one of its largest aerial assaults on Ukraine in recent months, unleashing more than 650 drones and 51 missiles overnight on Saturday. The strikes came as American and Ukrainian officials met in Miami for continued negotiations aimed at ending the nearly four-year-old conflict. Ukraine’s armed forces reported that the attacks targeted locations across the country, including western regions far from the frontlines. Air raid sirens also sounded in parts of eastern Poland, raising concerns about spillover effects of the war into NATO territory. Authorities in Kyiv confirmed that at least three people were injured in the capital…

PengMore than 60,000 African penguins have starved to death off the coast of South Africa due to the disappearance of sardines, a new study has revealed. The paper, published in Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology, found that over 95% of penguins in two key breeding colonies on Dassen Island and Robben Island died between 2004 and 2012. Researchers concluded that the birds likely starved during their annual moulting period, when they are confined to land for about three weeks and rely on fat reserves built up beforehand. Dr Richard Sherley of the University of Exeter said the losses were not…

The Pentagon announced Thursday that the US military carried out another deadly strike on a boat suspected of transporting illegal narcotics in the eastern Pacific, killing four men. The operation has intensified questions over the legality of the campaign, which has now claimed at least 87 lives since September. Video of the strike was released by US Southern Command, based in Florida. The footage showed a sudden explosion engulfing a small vessel, followed by images of flames and thick smoke. In its statement, the command said that, under the direction of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, “Joint Task Force Southern Spear…

President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned that any country he believes is producing drugs destined illegally for the United States could face military attack. Speaking during a question-and-answer session at the White House, Trump said strikes on land targets inside Venezuela would begin “very soon.” He has repeatedly accused the country of engaging in narco-terrorism. The remarks followed a lengthy cabinet meeting in which Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth discussed responsibility for the killing of two survivors of an alleged drug smuggling boat attack in September. Responsibility for the second strike, which killed the survivors, was placed on a…

Spanish authorities have launched a large-scale operation to contain an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) detected outside Barcelona, fearing it could threaten the country’s €8.8bn pork export industry. The virus was identified in the municipality of Bellaterra after two wild boars were found dead last week. Officials suspect the disease may have spread after a boar consumed contaminated food brought in from outside Spain. Òscar Ordeig, Catalonia’s agriculture minister, said the origin could have been “cold meat, a sandwich or a contaminated product that arrived by road,” though this has not yet been confirmed. A four-mile exclusion zone was…

United States President Donald Trump reportedly delivered a stark ultimatum to Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro during a recent phone call, demanding that the embattled president relinquish power immediately. According to sources cited by the Miami Herald, Trump offered Maduro and his family safe passage out of Venezuela if he agreed to resign without delay. Maduro, however, refused the demand, instead insisting on sweeping concessions, including global immunity from prosecution and continued control of the armed forces. Trump confirmed to reporters on Sunday that the call had taken place but declined to characterize its outcome. “I wouldn’t say it went well…

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WThe White House has unveiled a new section of its official website that directly criticises and catalogues media organisations and journalists it claims have distorted coverage of President Donald Trump. The page, introduced on Friday, opens with the headline: “Misleading. Biased. Exposed.” It identifies the Boston Globe, CBS News and the Independent as “media offenders of the week”, accusing them of misrepresenting Trump’s remarks about six Democratic lawmakers. Those lawmakers had released a video urging military personnel not to follow unlawful orders. The controversy stems from Trump’s own social media posts, in which he accused Democrats of “seditious behaviour, punishable…