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UK’s safest places to be in a nuclear attack as Russia makes terrifying threat | UK | News

UK’s safest places to be in a nuclear attack as Russia makes terrifying threat | UK | News

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Bombs fall on Kyiv in Ukraine (Image: Libkos, Getty Images) Vladimir Putin unleashing nuclear weapons “is not a scare tactic, it is a reality” a close ally of the Russian leader has warned. Former President Dmitry Medvedev has claimed if Russia does not win the war in Ukraine “on our terms” it could trigger World War Three. Medvedev is the leader of the main pro-Putin political party United Russia, has told the West Moscow’s threats about a nuclear attack should be taken seriously. The deputy head of the Kremlin security council said in an interview with Vedomosti newspaper: “These are not hints,” he said in an interview with Vedomosti newspaper. “Everyone needs to understand nuclear weapons could be used in certain circumstances. “This is not a scare tactic – it is reality. Russia’s nuclear doctrine under which our country reserves the right to use such weapons in the event of a threat to our state’s security can hardly be described as a mere hint. The list of military threats requiring nuclear deterrence measures has also …

Netanyahu to sue Haaretz over claims UAE warned him before October 7 attack | Benjamin Netanyahu News

Netanyahu to sue Haaretz over claims UAE warned him before October 7 attack | Benjamin Netanyahu News

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Israeli prime minister denies claim that UAE president warned him of Hamas plans before the 2023 attacks. Published On 10 Sep 202610 Sep 2026 Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will sue the Haaretz newspaper over a report that claimed he was warned of Hamas’s plans for an offensive days before the attacks of October 7, 2023. In a statement on X on Wednesday, Netanyahu called the report “fabricated” and “false” and said he had instructed his lawyers to also sue Haaretz and the authors of the report, Shlomi Eldar and Ruth Yaval. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list The report, published on Tuesday, claimed that the president of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed bin Zayed had warned Netanyahu about a possible attack by Hamas 10 days before the events of October 7, 2023. Palestinian fighters killed at least 1,195 people in southern Israel on that day, and took some 251 others captive. The attacks prompted Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, in which at least 73,669 Palestinians have been killed. The Haaretz …

Former Texas attorney general aide, Paxton whistleblower backs Talarico in attack ad

Former Texas attorney general aide, Paxton whistleblower backs Talarico in attack ad

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Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico released a new advertisement with a former aide to his Republican rival, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. According to The Texas Tribune, David Maxwell spent close to 10 years as the Texas attorney general’s director of law enforcement. Six years ago, Paxton was reported to the FBI by Maxwell and… Source link

Germany’s 2016 Christmas Market Attack

Germany’s 2016 Christmas Market Attack

Published by Daniella Wilson

German producer NEUESUPER and Beta Film have unveiled the trailer for Blindspot Berlin, a six-part drama that reconstructs the failed police operation to infiltrate an Islamic extremist network in the months before the 2016 Berlin Christmas market attack. The series bows at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Primetime strand next week, with Beta Film handling international sales. The footage, which THR is debuting exclusively, sets out the case as investigators built it: surveillance on the circle around the Salafist preacher Abu Walaa, the running of an informant sent inside the group, and a string of internal warnings about a young man on the network’s fringes that went nowhere. That man was Anis Amri, the Tunisian who drove a truck into a crowd at the Breitscheidplatz market on Dec. 19, 2016, killing 13 people and injuring dozens. The attack triggered parliamentary inquiries in Berlin and at the federal level into how a suspect known to police and intelligence services slipped through, and remains one of the most politically sensitive cases in modern German security history. …

NATO scrambles war planes during ferocious Russian attack as WW3 fears explode | World | News

NATO scrambles war planes during ferocious Russian attack as WW3 fears explode | World | News

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NATO war planes were forced to scramble overnight as Russia hit Kyiv with brutal missile and drone strikes. At least two people were killed and seven wounded, signalling the end of a three-day ceasefire coinciding with US peace negotiators visiting Kyiv. Russia staged new strikes involving drones, followed by fearsome Tu-95MS and Tu-160 strategic bombers, which targeted civilians. The upper floors of a 26-storey tower block in Holosiivskyi district were hit, and ten residents were trapped in a five-story building in Solomianskyi. A major fire also ignited at the Tetra Pak multinational food packaging and processing factory in northern Kyiv following overnight Russian Iskander-M/Kn-23 ballistic missile strikes. Mr Zelensky said: “The attack was complex, and the Russians deliberately planned it to cause as much damage as possible to people’s lives, using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, anti-ship missiles, and Shahed drones. “There is significant damage to residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure in the capital.” The Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces said: “Due to the activity of long-range Russian air forces conducting strikes on …

Saudi Arabia says 73 wounded as Houthis attack civilian and energy sites | News

Saudi Arabia says 73 wounded as Houthis attack civilian and energy sites | News

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Spokesman for Saudi-led coalition says Yemen’s Houthis have hit civilian sites in Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jizan and Najran. Saudi Arabia has accused Yemen’s Houthi rebels of launching attacks on civilian and economic sites in the kingdom, wounding at least 73 civilians, including women and children. The accusation came on Tuesday as fighting intensified in Yemen, where the Saudi-backed, internationally recognised government has launched a counteroffensive to retake territory from the Iran-backed Houthis. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list Major-General Turki al-Maliki, the spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, said in a statement that the Houthi attacks had hit civilian and economic sites in the provinces of Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jizan and Najran. He did not specify when the attacks took place. Al-Maliki described the attacks as a “dangerous escalation” and a “blatant violation” of Saudi Arabia’s sovereignty, warning that they posed a direct threat to the kingdom’s citizens and residents. He said the coalition would take “all necessary operational measures” to confront the attacks and act against the sources of the …

Laughter therapy offers new hope for millions in UK with common lung condition

Laughter therapy offers new hope for millions in UK with common lung condition

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Get the Well Enough newsletter with Harry Bullmore for tips on living a healthier, happier and longer life Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Incorporating laughter therapy into treatment plans could help ease respiratory difficulties in patients suffering from a widespread lung condition, new research indicates. Scientists behind the study suggest that the “simple, low-cost” intervention performs on par with conventional breathing drills and may work to “complement existing care” for individuals living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In the UK alone, an estimated 1.7 million people suffer from COPD, including roughly 600,000 who remain undiagnosed. The clinical trial evaluated 63 patients diagnosed with COPD who were receiving care at Ankara Bilkent City Hospital in Turkey. Researchers assigned a third of the group to laughter therapy sessions, while the remaining participants were guided through pursed-lip breathing routines or received no specialised exercises. Rather than relying on an inhaler, people could turn to laughter therapy (PA) After being shown how to perform the techniques, patients …

'Straight-Up Racism': Minister Slams Zia Yusuf Over Attack On Labour Council Leader

'Straight-Up Racism': Minister Slams Zia Yusuf Over Attack On Labour Council Leader

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Reform UK Shadow Home Secretary Zia Yusuf delivers a speech during Reform UK’s annual conference at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on September 4, 2026. Zia Yusuf was accused of “straight-up racism” by a Labour cabinet minister over the Reform politician’s criticism of a Somali-born council leader. Sagal Abdi-Wali is among those in the running to stand for the party in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election triggered by Keir Starmer’s resignation as an MP last week. She is a former child refugee who came to this country 30 years ago.  She became a Labour councillor in 2022, and has been leader of Camden Council in north London since May. Abdi-Wali is also a close ally to the seat’s last MP, former prime minister Keir Starmer, who resigned last week. Reform’s home affairs spokesperson Yusuf – whose parents came to the UK from Sri Lanka – hit out at the potential candidate, writing on X: “The front runner being foisted on the people of Holborn by Labour to replace the former Prime Minister Keir Starmer in …

Russia burns as oil refinery on fire after drone attack and explosions heard in major city | World | News

Russia burns as oil refinery on fire after drone attack and explosions heard in major city | World | News

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A huge fire erupted overnight at the oil refinery in Ryazan, as reports of drone strikes emerged across Russia overnight. Residents reported hearing explosions as a fire broke out at one of Russia’s largest oil-processing facilities following an attack that Ryazan Region Governor Pavel Malkov attributed to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Malkov said: “Debris caused a fire at one of the facilities; preliminarily, there are no casualties. Emergency services are on the scene.” The facility is of critical strategic importance to Russia, with the capacity to process 17 million tonnes of oil annually, accounting for approximately 4.9% of the country’s total oil refining capacity. Following the strikes numerous operations at the facility were suspended. The facility has been repeatedly hit by Ukrainian strikes and drone attacks, including in May, July and September 2026. Earlier attacks caused significant damage to processing units, forcing prolonged shutdowns of both primary and secondary refining operations and triggering fires across the plant. Explosions were also recorded in Rostov-on-Don is a city in southern Russia where eyewitnesses say drones circled for …