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A woman in Ukraine is being applauded for her bravery after a video appearing to show her confronting an armed Russian soldier and offering him sunflower seeds - so that they can grow when he dies - went viral on social media, per The Independent. In a video shared online,…
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Sean Penn is on the ground in Ukraine filming a documentary about Russia’s invasion, Vice Studios have confirmed to Variety. This week, Vladimir Putin announced that his "special military operation" is underway, as Russian forces crossed the border into Ukraine. As Russia continues ahead with its invasion of Ukraine, the Oscar-winning…
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Former heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko says he will take up arms along with his brother, Wladimir, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Reuters reports. Russia began its invasion on Thursday, February 24, and the country's forces are now closing in on Kyiv, with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky confirming reports of…
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Excess levels of radiation have been detected at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant after Russian forces took over the city, Ukraine has claimed, per Reuters. Data taken from the automated radiation monitoring system of the exclusion zone, which is available on the web, shows that the control levels of gamma…
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The international hacking group, Anonymous, appears to have declared a "cyber war" against Vladimir Putin's government after he launched an invasion of Ukraine, Fox News reports. The group, which has conducted cyberattacks against both governments and corporations, made the announcement on their Twitter account on Thursday, February 24. The "Anons" all…
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President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukrainian forces are fighting to stop Russian troops from taking control of the former nuclear power plant at Chernobyl. In a tweet on Thursday afternoon, Zelensky confirmed that fighting had broken out. "Russian occupation forces are trying to seize the #Chornobyl_NPP. Our defenders are…
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A number of eastern European NATO countries have triggered Article 4 in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared in an early morning televised address to the people of Russia, President Vladimir Putin has announced a military operation in Ukraine. In the national address,…
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In an early morning televised address to the people of Russia, President Vladimir Putin has announced a military operation in Ukraine. As reported by CNN, Putin announced that the "special military operation" is aimed at the "demilitarisation and denazification" of Ukraine. The statement refers to the Kremlin's claims that Ukraine’s…
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Johnny Depp has been awarded a Gold Medal of Merit by Serbia's controversial President Aleksandar Vucic. Per Daily Mail, the 58-year-old actor was presented with the medal during a ceremony honoring Serbian Statehood Day, which took place in the nation's capital Belgrade on Tuesday, February 15. Since domestic violence accusations…
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Earlier this month, the U.N's World Food Programme (WFP) reported that the number of people living in near-famine conditions in Afghanistan had risen to 8.7 million — a growth of three million since earlier this year. The situation, which was already bleak, has been wildly exacerbated since the Taliban took…
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Brian Laundrie conspiracy theorists believe his dad Chris was spotted planting his son's notebook at the reserve where the 24-year-old's body was found. Unverified claims from online sleuths say the now-deceased fugitive's dad had something to do with the finding of Brian's notebook - a damning claim that has not…
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Brian Laundrie conspiracy theorists believe a leg found floating in Tampa possibly belonged to the now-deceased 23-year-old fugitive. WFLA reports that a human leg has been found in McKay Bay by a kayaker. A dive team has entered the scene to find more remains as police have confirmed this is…
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Vladimir Putin believes that Joe Biden was right to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan, Reuters reported. The Russian president's remarks on Thursday, October 21, were directed at reporters and were made in the same week that his country hosted talks with senior spokespeople from the Taliban in Moscow. The Taliban…
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Dozens of people have been killed in a suicide bombing at a Shia mosque in Kunduz, Afghanistan during Friday prayers, the Taliban has said. This is the country's worst attack since the Taliban took over control in August. [caption id="attachment_1263129043" align="aligncenter" width="534"] Credit: Xinhua / Alamy[/caption] Per AP News, the…
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Female students and educators have been barred from Kabul University until the institution provides "a real Islamic environment", the Taliban's new chancellor for the university has announced. In the wake of the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, there were concerns that under its new regime, women's rights in the country would…
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The chief spokesman for the Taliban has said that music will be forbidden in public and that women will need to be accompanied by a chaperone during trips that last three days or more. Zabiullah Mujahid announced the rules in an interview with the New York Times, during which he…
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Spike Lee has revealed what he thinks actually happened on September 11, 2001. The acclaimed Hollywood director spoke on the subject of 9/11 while promoting his documentary series NYC Epicenters 9/11-> 2021½ - set to be released on Sunday, August 22. But the most recent episode of the series focuses…
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UPDATE: Despite multiple reports from multiple news outlets, the image and accompanying story circulating social media claiming that members of the Taliban killed a woman on August 17 for not wearing a burqa is mostly false. TMZ has since confirmed that the image was from February 2019. Per TMZ News:…
