Russia continues to adapt and evolve its copies of the Shahed-136 long-range one-way attack drone, known locally as the Geran, which is now armed with a man-portable air defense system (MANPADS). These are more often called shoulder-fired heat-seeking missiles. The development follows an earlier version of the R-60 air-to-air missile-carrying drone, which you can read … Read more
YOU NEED TO KNOW The Department of Homeland Security is accusing a Hilton hotel of canceling reservations for a group of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minnesota “When officials attempted to book rooms using official government emails and rates, Hilton Hotels maliciously canceled their reservations,” DHS alleged. A Hilton spokesman said the specific … Read more
(Center Square) – The Seattle Police Department clarified that officers will continue to make arrests for drug-related charges when probable cause exists, with the City Attorney’s Office then determining next steps, including diversion to the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion, or LEAD, program. The Seattle City Attorney is Erika Evans, who officially took office on January … Read more
YOU NEED TO KNOW The bodies of Alain Noël, 56, and Christine Sauvé, 55, of Quebec, were found by their son at the couple’s vacation home in the Dominican Republic on December 26. Her brother tells PEOPLE that the couple had not been feeling well before their deaths and appeared “exhausted” when they last spoke … Read more
CES took over Las Vegas this week, which means a flood of flashy – and usually expensive – tech show announcements. Think 200-inch 16K TVs that only a billionaire could love (or have in their home), and maybe the occasional genuinely useful gadget that normal people can afford. What you almost never see is one … Read more
Early Monday morning, Ed Yardeni, the president of Yardeni Research, wrote in a note to clients that he was adding Venezuela “to our list of troubling developments” that could make for a volatile start to 2026. By late morning, Yardeni — like others — was watching the stock market largely shrug off the weekend’s developments … Read more
Stocks of the world’s biggest energy operators gained on Monday as traders priced in a potential new market for the companies after the US impeached Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Shares in major U.S. oil companies ExxonMobil ( XOM ) and ConocoPhillips ( COP ) both gained 2% and 3%, respectively, while Chevron ( CVX ), … Read more
A teacher has been banned from the profession after being released from prison for having sex with two teenage students, including one who gave birth to his child. Rebecca Joynes, 31, is serving a six-and-a-half-year sentence after being found guilty of six counts of sexual activity with a child related to the two boys. Now … Read more
YOU NEED TO KNOW British boxer Anthony Joshua made his first public comments since the fatal crash on December 29 that killed two of his best friends and sent him to hospital. The crash killed Sina Ghami, who was Joshua’s strength and conditioning coach, and Latif ‘Latz’ Ayodele, one of his personal trainers. The clash … Read more
The attackers posed for selfies after the attack on a homeless man – Met Police/Central News Three teenagers laughed as they posed for selfies after killing a homeless man near London’s King’s Cross station. Anthony Marks, 51, was hit with a car bonnet before being chased, stamped on and beaten with a gin bottle by … Read more