Ukraine is preparing to launch a “devastating” operation on Russia during the winter months, a leading member of the country’s military said. During the colder months of 2022, the war in Ukraine saw a slowdown, with fewer clashes and offensives from both sides. But this year will be different, Brigadier General Serhiy Baranov, the chief of the military unit overseeing […]

A new white paper published by Japan’s health ministry has brought to light the grim connection between the nation’s gruelling working hours and the alarming rise of depression and deaths attributed to overwork, known as “karoshi”. The disturbing trend has raised concerns among critics, who argue that reported cases to health authorities represent only a fraction of the true numbers, […]

The secret to humans becoming immortal could be unlocked this century – but only if it benefits “all of humanity”. The claim has come from Google's Artificial Intelligence-powered language model software called Bard. The newly-updated tech went into very specific detail about how and when humans could become immortal, when asked by the Daily Star. We asked it if humans […]

A mysterious circular temple has been found that may have been dedicated to honouring a serpent god. The circular place of worship was uncovered in Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula. Experts reckon it may have been constructed to honour of the Maya serpent deity Kukulcán. It was found in the archaeological site of El Tigre and is thought to be roughly 1,000 […]

A 16-year-old beauty queen who married a 66-year-old politician has shared a snap of a romantic date night together. The Mayor of Araucaria, a municipality in the Brazilian state of Paraná, Hissam Hussein Dehaini, 65, reportedly wed his teen bride Kauane Rode Camargo earlier this year in April. It’s thought that they met when Camargo competed in a local beauty […]

Israeli Air Force target Hamas commander Several Hamas terrorists have been killed in a tunnel raid in Gaza, the Israel Defense Force (IDF) has claimed. The IDF has said that infantry and tank forces engaged in combat with Hamas militants who were coming out of their complex tunnel network to ambush Israeli troops. Israeli forces took out several Hamas gunmen and […]

Drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has escaped maximum security prisons on two occasions – but for the past four years he has been caged in a federal jail known as the Alcatraz of the Rockies. No man has ever managed to break free from ADX Florence, also known as Supermax, in Colorado, and an ex-warden described it as being […]

Elon Musk has issued a terrifying warning that humanoid robots could “chase you anywhere”. Founder and CEO of SpaceX, Musk, made the remarks to UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. It was during a conversation to close out the Government's artificial intelligence (AI) safety summit. The billionaire spoke to politicians and experts from around the world at the two-day conference at […]

A British grandmother may have been stabbed seven times in Italy, as she slept. Michele Faiers was reportedly found dead by Italian police, the carabinieri, with seven stab wounds to her neck. The 66-year-old reportedly shared the house with Michael Whitbread, 74, in Verratti, a small town in eastern Italy. According to reports Ms Faiers’ body was found covered with […]

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