BBC Three people have been killed in a Russian air strike on Kyiv overnight, Ukrainian officials have said. Residents in the city first heard two loud explosions and only then the wail of the air raid siren, around 06:00 (04:00 GMT). The missiles had already hit by the time the ballistic threat warning was issued

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The World Health Organization (WHO) could see lean years ahead if the US withdraws membership under the new Trump administration. Such a withdrawal, promised on the first day of Donald Trump’s new administration, would in effect cut the multilateral agency’s funding by one-fifth. The severe cut would be uncharted territory for the WHO, potentially curtailing

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New Social Security retirement checks are coming The moment a United States citizen applies for one of the Social Security checks, he/she can know at what time of the month he/she will get his/her benefit. For pre-1997 retirees, the day of collection is very clear, since, with few exceptions, it is always the same. And

A widely followed analyst and trader is leaning bullish on a top-30 altcoin by market cap while outlining the path forward for three other crypto assets. The analyst pseudonymously known as Sherpa tells his 239,700 followers on the social media platform X that the utility token of the decentralized open financial system, Hyperliquid (HYPE), is

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year]   DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A man fatally shot two prominent hard-line judges in Iran’s capital Saturday, officials said, both of whom allegedly took part in the mass execution of dissidents in 1988. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the shootings of the judges, clerics Mohammad

400M in total are expected at India’s Maha Kumbh festival, held every 12 years By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Jan 18, 2025 6:30 AM CST Tens of thousands of Hindu ascetics and millions of pilgrims took dips in freezing water at the confluence of sacred rivers in northern India this week—the first of