Is the price of potatoes still burning a hole in your pocket? Are staples like bread and milk eating into your budget? Prepare to eat cake: relentless weather extremes worldwide threaten a basket load of basic foods. Turbulent rains and drought are hammering crops in many parts of the world.Continue Reading
KYIV: Ukraine struck the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in a missile attack Friday that left a serviceman missing and the main building smoldering, according to military officials on both sides of the war and images from the scene in Crimea. The Russian defense ministry initially said one servicememberContinue Reading
Western countries have not only lost the industrial capacity required to fight a war, but they’re rapidly forgetting how to make the things they used to — and should consider bringing retired workers back to pass on their knowledge to the next generation, defence experts say. While recent headlines haveContinue Reading
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will visit Canada to meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and address the Canadian parliament in Ottawa, Trudeau’s office said in a statement late on Thursday, after Zelenskiy’s US visit wrapped up. “The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, willContinue Reading
Debris from a stealth jet that went missing after the pilot ejected has been found, according to the US military, after a day in which failure to track the $80 million aircraft drew amazement and ridicule in equal measure. The debris field from the F-35 was found in Williamsburg County,Continue Reading
WASHINGTON: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy returned to Washington on Thursday for a whirlwind one-day visit, this time facing the Republicans now questioning the flow of American dollars that for 19 months has helped keep his troops in the fight against Russian forces. Zelenskyy arrived at the Capitol to talk privatelyContinue Reading
UNITED NATIONS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday confronted Russia directly at the UN Security Council, denouncing the Kremlin’s invasion of his country as “criminal” and urging the United Nations to strip Moscow of its veto power.Clad in his trademark military fatigues, Zelenskyy for the first time since the FebruaryContinue Reading
A boutique Australian hotel has been named one of the best hotels in the world, placed on a respected top 50 list among some of the most famous global luxury hotel brands. The founders of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants and Bars lists have just released their inaugural World’s 50Continue Reading
A taxi driver whose cab was allegedly stolen by a high-flying real estate executive from Sydney’s CBD has told a court another driver shouted “chase him” as the man fled. Brett Henson, 42, fronted Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday charged with a range of driving offences, including stealing aContinue Reading
Russell Brand’s father, Ron Brand, is supporting the comedian amid a slew of new sexual abuse allegations. The 80-year-old alleged via Facebook that the recent claims against his son are “unproven”, per the Daily Mail. In his post, which appears to have either been deleted or just shared with friends,Continue Reading