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Russia offers cash bonuses, frees prisoners and lures foreigners to replenish its troops in Ukraine

For average wage earners in Russia, it's a big payday. For criminals seeking to escape the harsh conditions and abuse in prison, it's a chance at freedom. For immigrants hoping for a better life, it's a simplified path to citizenship.
All they have to do is sign a contract to fight in Ukraine.
As Russia seeks to replenish its forces in nearly four years of war — and avoid an unpopular nationwide mobilization — it's pulling out all the stops to find new troops to send into the battlefield.

Takeaways from AP's report on how Bangladeshi workers were tricked into fighting in the Ukraine war

LAKSHMIPUR, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladeshi workers were lured to Russia under the false promise of civilian work and then forced to fight in the Ukraine war, an ******* ociated Press investigation has found.
In interviews with three men who escaped Russia, and the families of three others who are missing, the AP documented a pattern of deception by labor recruiters who enticed workers with promises of lucrative job opportunities, only for them to unknowingly sign contracts for military servic

Bitcoin’s network hit an unusual speed **** p over the weekend, not because of code, markets or a Fed policy change, but because the physical world intervened.
A sprawling winter storm strained regional power grids and knocked out electricity for hundreds of thousands of households.
The disruption briefly spilled into crypto infrastructure, as some US-based Bitcoin miners cut power use and the network’s block production slowed, without sparking market panic.
Related: U.S. Government Targets Russia’s Crypto Mining Industry for Sanctions Amid Ukraine War
Winter Storm Fern swept across a wide

Rift grows between Trump and European far-right over Greenland plan

BRUSSELS (AP) — Tensions over U.S. President Donald Trump's plans to take control of Greenland have driven a wedge in the once iron-clad link between MAGA and Europe's far-right.
The rift seems to signal that ideological alignment alone may not be enough to temper worries among European nationalists over Trump's interventionism abroad.
Far-right leaders in Germany, Italy and France have strongly criticized Trump's Greenland plans. Even Nigel Farage, a longtime ally of Trump and head of the Reform UK nationalist party, cal

Ukraine's grid operator says energy situation has 'significantly' worsened

KYIV, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Ukraine's energy situation "significantly" worsened on Friday after recent Russian air attacks, triggering emergency power outages in most regions, Kyiv's grid operator said.
The grim ***** sment followed a remark by Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal on Thursday that Ukraine's energy system had endured its most difficult day ‌since a widespread blackout in November 2022, when Russia began bombing the power grid.
In new comments on Friday, Shmyhal said the situation with ‌the grid remained diffi

U.S. vaccine panel chair questions polio recommendation for children

By Leah Douglas
WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The chair of a U.S. government vaccine advisory panel questioned broad vaccine recommendations for polio and other childhood diseases and said promoting individual choice, not public health, is the key aim of the panel, drawing a rebuke ‌on Friday from the nation's top doctors group.
Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who was named chair of the Centers for Disease ‌Control and Prevention's outside Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices in December, made the comment

Harry says sacrifices by Nato troops in Afghanistan deserve 'respect'

The Duke of Sussex has called for the sacrifices of Nato troops to be "spoken about truthfully and with respect", after the US president claimed allies stayed "a little back" from the front lines in Afghanistan.
"I served there. I made lifelong friends there. And I lost friends there," Prince Harry, who was twice deployed to the country, said on Friday as he paid tribute to Nato troops killed in the conflict, including 457 UK service personnel.
The prince was reacting to controversial comments made by Donald Trump in an

Transcript of emergency call made by Barron Trump read aloud in U.K. ******* ault case

Barron Trump, the teenage son of President Donald Trump, called police to report an alleged ******* ault in the United Kingdom last year, according to multiple reports.
In January 2025, Barron Trump made an emergency call to UK authorities to report that a woman he had met on social media was being ******* aulted. He told a dispatcher that he saw the woman being attacked when he video-called her, according to local reports from The London Standard, The Times, Sky News, Metro and other outlets.
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Trump says progress made in Ukraine talks but 'thorny issues' remain

Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky said progress had been made to end the Ukraine war during Florida talks but the US leader added "one or two very thorny issues" remained.
While both the US and Ukrainian presidents described the talks as "great", Trump reiterated that a key sticking point was the question of territory. Russia has previously demanded that Ukraine hand over more land.
Addressing reporters at Mar-a-Lago, Zelensky said they had come to an agreement on "90%" of a 20-point peace plan, while Trump said a secu

South Korean President Lee returns to presidential palace avoided by predecessor

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday commuted to Cheong Wa Dae, the country’s traditional presidential palace, for the first time since taking office in June, more than three years after his ousted predecessor Yoon Suk Yeol moved the presidential office to the Defense Ministry compound.
It was the first time a president had commuted to Cheong Wa Dae since May 9, 2022, the final day of former President Moon Jae-in’s term, before Yoon began his presidency working out of a conv

The New Year's Eve ball: When it began, who built it and the 2 years it didn't drop

For millions of people, the year 2026 will begin once a crystal-covered ball, 12.5 feet in diameter, makes its descent in New York City's Times Square.
New York Times owner Adolph Ochs organized the first New York City ball drop, which occurred on December 31, 1907.
The original ball was made by Jacob Starr, a Ukrainian immigrant metalworker.
The event has taken place every year since, except in 1942 and 1943, when revelers welcomed the New Year with a minute of silence.
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An international team of scientists is into some seedy business — but with ****** le intent.
The research group has been co-led by the University of Kentucky and China's Northwest A&F University. It says it has found a genetic on/off switch of sorts in corn seeds that could be used to help them last longer, thereby reducing waste, according to a UK news release.
The group's findings were published in October in the journal The Plant Cell.
This genetic knowledge about a seldom-considered part of a seed's journey could be transformational for many parts of everyday life, study co-author and U

Russia launches largest strike on Kyiv in months before Zelensky-Trump peace talks

KYIV and LONDON -- Russia has carried out one of the biggest attacks on Kyiv in months, using an estimated 500 drones and 40 missiles, including powerful Kinzhal missiles, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The strikes began early Saturday morning and appeared to target power stations and residential area buildings in Kyiv as officials said at least 22 people have been injured, including two children, with 12 being taken to hospital.
In the wider Kyiv oblast, at least one woman has been k

Week 14 in the NFL continues on Sunday, and the NFL DFS player pool is loaded with plenty of intriguing options as there are 11 games on the main slate, which consists of all the afternoon games. The most expensive players to use for NFL DFS lineups are Jonathan Taylor, De'Von Achane, Bijan Robinson, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Puka Nacua and Ja'Marr Chase.
Are those NFL DFS picks worth paying up for, and which daily Fantasy football sleepers should you consider? Before setting any NFL DFS lineups on sites like FanDuel or DraftKings, be sure to check out the NFL DFS advice, strategy, and stacks from

Scottish Conservative peer defects to Reform UK

The former Conservative business and Scotland Office Minister, Lord Malcolm Offord, has defected to Reform UK.
He was unveiled by Nigel Farage at a rally at the Macdonald Inchyra hotel in Falkirk on Saturday.
Lord Offord was the serving Treasurer of the Scottish Conservatives and served on the Lords front bench from 2021 until 2024.
He told the rally he planned to stand down from the Lords and campaign as a candidate for Reform in the 2026 Holyrood elections.
Announcing his defection, Lord Offord accused the Conservatives of "giving up" on

Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine as diplomatic talks continue

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, after U.S. and Ukrainian officials said they’ll meet on Saturday for a third day of talks aimed at ending the nearly 4-year-old war,
Following talks that made progress on a security framework for postwar Ukraine, the two sides also offered the sober ****** sment that any “real progress toward any agreement” ultimately will depend “on Russia’s readiness to show serious commitment to long-term pea

Carnival has bounced back from COVID-era challenges.
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Long-term investing is the key to sustainable returns in the stock market, but sometimes it can backfire spectacularly. For example, if you purchased $1,000 of Carnival Corp. (NYSE: CCL) (NYSE: CUK) stock 10 years ago, you would have just over $500 today -- a loss of around 50%. That means more than a decade of growth and billions in stock buybacks essentially evaporated during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Farmers sound the alarm as staple crops become nearly impossible to grow: 'Enough to ... lose the entire harvest'

Farmers across Eastern Europe are facing mounting challenges as ongoing droughts threaten agricultural systems and water supplies.
Per Rubryka, rising temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns have created conditions that could lead to widespread land degradation in regions once considered safe from such threats.
Ukraine's Kharkiv region has experienced three consecutive years of declining crop yields, despite farmers maintaining or increasing their investments in the l

Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. Credit - Prakash Singh—Bloomberg via Getty Images
Even as Russia once again made clear this week that it had no intention of pursuing genuine peace negotiations on Ukraine, Vladimir Putin landed in New Delhi to a red carpet treatment. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the Russian leader on Thursday with a handshake and hug on the tarmac, breaking diplomatic protocol. The sight was a reminder that Russia is far from a geopolitical pariah in important parts of the world, and

The origins of complex, nucleated cellular life – everything from amoebas to humans – may date back a lot further in Earth's history than we thought.
A new study tracing the earliest steps toward complex life suggests that this transformation from simpler ancestors began almost 3 billion years ago – long before our planet had the oxygen levels needed to support a thriving eukaryotic biosphere.
That's almost a billion years earlier than some estimates place the rise of complex cells, pointing to a surprisingly long, drawn-out evolutionary buildup rather than a rapid leap in complexity.
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Pandas and ping-pong: Macron ending China visit on lighter note

An ancient dam, pandas and ping-pong: French leader Emmanuel Macron concluded his fourth state visit to China on Friday, striking a more relaxed note in the city of Chengdu after tough discussions on Ukraine and trade with his counterpart Xi Jinping a day earlier.
Far from the imposing Great Hall of the People in Beijing where the two leaders held talks, Xi and First Lady Peng Liyuan showed Macron and his wife Brigitte around the centuries-old Dujiangyan Dam, a World Heritage Site set against the mountainous landscape of Sichu

The UK is deporting 60 delivery riders found to be working illegally after an immigration crackdown.
Targeted action against workers in the so-called gig economy led to 171 arrests nationwide last month, the Home Office said.
Those arrested included Chinese nationals working in a restaurant in Solihull, Bangladeshi and Indian riders in east London, and Indian delivery riders in Norwich.
The drive comes as ministers try to crack down on illegal working in the UK, as part of efforts to deter those coming to the country illegally.
Home Office figures show there were 8,232 arrests of illegal w

Trump administration orders enhanced vetting for applicants of H-1B visa

By Humeyra Pamuk
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Wednesday announced increased vetting of applicants for H-1B visas for highly skilled workers, with an internal State Department memo saying that anyone involved in "censorship" of free speech be considered for rejection.
H-1B visas, which allow U.S. employers to hire foreign workers in specialty fields, are crucial for U.S. tech ‌companies which recruit heavily from countries including India and China. Many of those companies' leaders threw t

Exclusive drone footage shows devastated Ukrainian town almost encircled by Russian forces

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Exclusive drone footage obtained by The **** ociated Press on Wednesday shows a devastated Ukrainian town nearly encircled by Russian forces near the city that Moscow this week claimed to now control.
Barely a street appears to be untouched in Myrnohrad in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, 12 kilometers (7 miles) from the key logistics hub of Pokrovsk. Some destruction is so fresh that smoke was still rising in the footage shot in the past few days.
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A new study is flipping the script on how we think about renewable energy, and it is revealing a surprising flaw in the way a major industry is funded.
UK researchers Colm O'Shea, Piers Horne, and Mark Maslin found that wind power has delivered more than $132.4 billion in total savings for consumers since 2010. Besides the work wind power has done to clean up the UK's electricity grid, this is also a major win for families and the economy.
Plus, it is a reminder that clean energy is more than just an environmental upgrade.
From 2010 to 2023, wind generation cut costs by $195.2 billion, incl

UK approves development of 190MW Helios solar project

Enso Energy has announced that the 190MW Helios renewable energy project has secured consent from the UK's Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
The Helios solar farm project consent allows for the installation of ground-mounted solar arrays and energy storage infrastructure, supporting the generation of more than 50MW of electricity.
The project, jointly developed by Enso and Cero Generation, is situated west of Camblesforth and north of Hirst Courtney in North Yorkshire.
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Source: Mets agree to 3-year contract with former Yankees closer, 2-time All-Star Devin Williams

The New York Mets have agreed to a three-year contract with former Yankees closer and two-time All-Star reliever Devin Williams, Yahoo Sports' Russell Dorsey confirms.
The Athletic and ESPN first reported the news. Per ESPN's Jeff Passan, the contract is worth more than $50 million in guaranteed money.
Williams, 30, was one of baseball's best relievers during a six-year stint with the Milwaukee Brewers. He made two All-Star teams in Milwaukee while posting a 1.83 ERA with 375 strikeouts and 11