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Ukrainian commandos have got Russian villain Vladimir Putin running scared after revealing their new long-distance Kamikaze drones capable of infiltrating the motherland and causing chaos. Last week (June 22), plucky Ukrainian defenders attached a warhead to a small drone and flew it into an oil refinery in the Russian city of Rostov. The resultant explosion caused a large fire that burned at insane temperatures for hours. READ MORE: Russian missile strike kills at least 14 after attack on apartment building in Ukraine The drones used in this new form of warfare have more range than the typical wares supplied to Ukraine by the US and seem to be more effective. The new Kamikaze drones can fly for hundreds of miles with no operator and are so small they are able to bypass Russian air defences. In fact, due to their inbuilt GPS systems, all the Ukrainians need to do is set the target and let them go. It's thought that the drones will be capable of causing millions … [Read more...] about Putin worried after Ukraine’s new long-distance Kamikaze drones cause chaos

Russian missile attacks on residential buildings near Odesa have killed at least 19 people, including two children. The strikes hit the small town of Serhiivka, about 30 miles (50km) southwest of the Ukrainian port city, before dawn on Friday. Pictures show smoke rising from the charred remains of flats as emergency workers search through debris for survivors trapped under the rubble after part of the building collapsed. So far 41 people have been rescued. Moscow insists it only hits military infrastructure, but thousands of civilians have been killed since the war began in February. A Ukrainian army general says Russia is often using inaccurate Soviet missiles, and this is causing significant loss of civilian life. Putin 'may now become more dangerous' - live updates on Ukraine war Another 30 people were injured in the assault, according to Odesa officials. A multistorey apartment building and two holiday camps were hit, local reports claimed. Sixteen of … [Read more...] about Ukraine war: Two children among 19 killed as Russian missiles hit apartment block near Odesa

Written down, the words “you want it darker” could read like a question or an accusation. From Leonard Cohen, they’re a simple statement of fact, no judgement implied. You might say he delivers the title of his album and its opening track in a mutter if Cohen’s voice were capable of a mutter—82 years of living have weathered his instrument into something wholly unique and whose low, low rumble makes every word into a pronouncement. The “you” who wants it darker is God, and Cohen’s figured out his plan. This feeling of certainty, of total unwavering authority, makes Cohen’s You Want It Darker , out on Friday but streaming at NPR now , a riveting experience. When it comes to the weightiest issues of human existence, he’s past the point of questioning, and whether any listener is equipped to fully understand or accept the answers Cohen’s armed with is not his concern. The bulk of pre-release publicity around Cohen’s 14th album has come from a lengthy New Yorker profile by … [Read more...] about Leonard Cohen’s ‘You Want It Darker’ Is Riveting

Kesha on Late Night. Photo: YouTube The first post- Roe reversal week of late night is in the books, and — shock of all shocks — it was a huge bummer. A lot of people I know feel emotionally tapped out. Whether they’re getting through this time by dissociating, or raging, or that one guy DIY-ing a guillotine Mythbusters style, we’re seeing a wide array of coping behaviors. These behaviors were on full display on late night. Jimmy Kimmel Live! guest host Chelsea Handler seemed brimming with almost uncontainable rage during her opening monologues . Stephen Colbert’s commentary was the most granular, coming to grips with the text in a way others did not. Seth Meyers gave the floor to three of his women staffers and the CEO of Planned Parenthood. And Trevor Noah called for a more nuanced conversation. Again, shocking, I know. But beyond the attempts to joke through yet another week of shock and national mourning, the guests were on one. Capitalism doesn’t stop, so … [Read more...] about The Biggest and Quirkiest Personalities in Late Night This Week

How to revive Britain’s struggling towns? Investment in property or infrastructure? Some urban beautification, perhaps? No. The answer has been under our feet all along, covered in sticky carpet. That is what Lisa Nandy thinks, anyway. Yesterday, the shadow secretary of state for levelling up suggested that the key to unlocking the country’s economic potential could be reopening its nightclubs. “Every town has lost a nightclub that they feel strongly about, that was part of our history and our heritage,” Nandy, 42, told Times Radio. These are the engines of culture, she said. Without the music clubs in Wigan, where she is MP, bands like the Verve might never have got started. Nandy does these venues a disservice. As Matt Hancock – recently spotted cavorting with university friends in an Oxford nightclub – knows, the Bad Provincial Nightclub is a cornerstone of British identity. And according to the ONS, more than 30 per cent of Britain’s registered clubs have shut since 2010, … [Read more...] about The provincial nightclub is vital in learning how to be an adult

Unremarked upon so far has been the fact that Nicola Sturgeon is taking an enormous gamble in seeking to win the Supreme Court’s approval for what most observers reckon is her plan for an unlawful referendum on Scottish independence. No, not because it is a certainty that she’ll lose, although again that's the smart bet, but because since the SNP took a firm grip on the Scottish government 15 years ago, the relationship between its ministers and the Supreme Court has, to say the least, been extremely fraught. From its very foundation in 2009, nationalist ministers have taken great exception to what they’ve seen as the UK Court’s “interference” in the jealously guarded and unique Scottish legal system. This reached a head two years later when the then SNP justice minister Kenny MacAskill launched a scathing attack on the judges over their, in his view, ignorance of Scots law. He accused them of “ambulance chasing” and said the most they knew of Scotland was what they picked … [Read more...] about Cochrane’s Scotland: Sturgeon’s Nats will be hoping for a collective memory loss among the Supreme Court

A SHARK warning has been issued at a Long Island beach ahead of the Fourth of July weekend following a possible attack involving an apex predator. A 57-year-old man claims he suffered a laceration on his right foot caused by a shark bite on Thursday afternoon in the waters off Jones Beach, New York . Nassau County Police said EMS officials responded and identified the nature of the injury as a "possible shark bite". However, park officials told NBC4NY that they were unaware of a shark incident and never suspended swimming. The incident has prompted authorities to increase patrols at all Nassau County beaches over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. The added measures include marine patrols on boats, helicopters and drone surveillance. Read more shark stories HORROR ENCOUNTER Girl loses her LEG after 9ft shark attacks her at popular US beach spot WATCH OUT Great white shark warning for US beaches ahead of July … [Read more...] about Shark warning ahead of July 4 after possible attack off Long Island beach in predator danger zone

This past April in Quetta, the bleached-gray, drought-stricken capital of the Pakistani border province of Baluchistan, I awoke to explosions and gunfire. In search of the violence, my translator, Jamil, and I jumped into a four-wheel-drive Toyota and raced through the section of town inhabited by Pashtoon tribesmen. Suddenly we were surrounded by Pakistani soldiers, who forced us out of the car and pointed assault rifles in our faces. While they searched us, I saw two other soldiers with automatic weapons run along a high wall a few feet from where we stood. Shots rang out from inside the adjacent compound. By 11:00 a.m. five people had been killed and twenty wounded, and a large cache of weapons had been confiscated in a raid on the Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami (Pashtoon National People's Party), a group supporting an independent "Pashtoonistan" created out of Pakistani territory. The party stood accused of murders and kidnapping. Security forces claimed victory, but reports later … [Read more...] about The Lawless Frontier