Russia is reported to have held drills this week simulating “nuclear-capable strikes”. According to a statement by Russia’s ministry of defence, forces of the Baltic Fleet in the Kaliningrad region, conducted training sessions to “deliver mock missile strikes with the crews of the Iskander operational-tactical missile systems”. The Iskander hasContinue Reading
Review at a glance U nnecessary Drama, Scottish indie darlings Belle and Sebastian’s comeback single, was an apt title. What’s this? A crunching guitar riff, pacey beats and a wild squall of harmonica? Seven years since their last album, have the world’s meekest band finally acquired some teeth? Yes andContinue Reading
The upcoming election in the Philippines presents the country with a stark choice to set its political course for the next six years. Outgoing authoritarian president Rodrigo Duterte leaves behind a country much damaged by his time in office. Economic decline, a brutal “war on drugs” – for which heContinue Reading
Aleksandr Podgorchuk/Kommersant/Sipa USA The Russian Baltic Fleet has announced that it carried out a series of simulated missile strikes of its nuclear-capable Iskander system. This is not the first time that the Russian exclave – roughly the size of Northern Ireland and wedged between Nato and EU members Poland andContinue Reading
Many thousands of women are struggling to obtain drugs. VH-Studio Thousands of women in the UK who use hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to manage menopause symptoms may have trouble accessing these products due to supply shortages. Oestrogel, in particular, is facing the biggest supply shortages as a result of aContinue Reading
Most of us struggle to think straight after a poor night's sleep. Hank Grebe/Shutterstock Most of us struggle to think well after a poor night’s sleep – feeling foggy and failing to perform at our usual standard at school, university or work. You may notice that you’re not concentrating asContinue Reading
Two months into the war the temperature of the rhetoric on both sides is warming considerably, exacerbating the conflict between Washington and Moscow, despite the US not being directly involved in the fighting. Russia has tested both intermediate-range and intercontinental ballistic missiles, the latter with a sufficient range to reachContinue Reading
The country has ordered companies operating VPNs to collect user data and hand it over to officials—but they’re refusing to do so.Continue Reading
LEWIS HAMILTON and Tom Brady gushed over each other on social media to spark a new bromance between the two sporting legends. The Mercedes driver and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback joined forces on the golf course on Wednesday ahead of Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix. 2 Lewis Hamilton shared thisContinue Reading
Recent video footage showing British aid worker Paul Urey wearing handcuffs has sparked outrage in the UK. The 45-year-old from Warrington in Cheshire made several comments critical of the UK media’s reporting of the invasion, which his mother dismissed as her son “not acting in his natural way”, implying someContinue Reading
