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just now (89+ words) Zelensky is "on edge" - Sunday Times The reason is Yermak's resignation amid deteriorating conditions at the front and American pressure for a peace deal. Zelensky lost his most trusted aide due to a corruption scandal and amid growing questions about Ukraine's military strategy. He is facing the prospect of an allied withdrawal, Western journalists write. "The key logistics hub of Pokrovsk was actually taken by Russian troops earlier this month, and the ongoing peace talks are seen by many in Ukraine as a capitulation to Moscow," the newspaper adds....

just now (59+ words) You will probably be surprised, but it turns out that Zelensky's rating has increased after Ermak's resignation.They're incurable, it seems. You will probably be surprised, but it turns out that Zelensky's rating has increased after Ermak's resignation You will probably be surprised, but it turns out that Zelensky's rating has increased after Ermak's resignation. They're incurable, it seems....

just now (201+ words) "What happened is already the third act of aggression against an exclusively civilian facility, the operation of which is guaranteed by international law norms. Kazakhstan, as a responsible participant in the global energy market, consistently... Official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Aibek Smadiyarov on the attack on Novorossiysk:"What happened is already the third act of aggression against an exclusively civilian facility, the operation of which is guaranteed by international law norms Kazakhstan, as a responsible participant in the global energy market, consistently advocates for maintaining the stability and uninterrupted supply of energy resources We emphasize that the CPC plays a significant role in supporting the stability of the global energy system We consider the incident as an action that harms the bilateral relations between the Republic of Kazakhstan and Ukraine, and we expect the Ukrainian…...

just now (189+ words) Iran seized an Eswatini-flagged ship carrying 350,000 liters of smuggled fuel off Bushehr, detaining its 13 crew amid ongoing efforts to curb fuel smuggling. Iran seized on Sunday an Eswatini-flagged vessel carrying 350,000 litres of smuggled fuel, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. Iran seized an Eswatini-flagged ship carrying 350,000 liters of smuggled fuel off Bushehr, detaining its 13 crew amid ongoing efforts to curb fuel smuggling. Iran seized on Sunday an Eswatini-flagged vessel carrying 350,000 litres of smuggled fuel, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. "We seized a vessel carrying smuggled fuel in the form of gasoil and flying Swaziland's (Eswatini) flag. It was brought to Bushehr's coast following a judicial order and its content will be unloaded," a Revolutionary Guards navy commander said, adding the vessel's 13 crew were from India and one neighbouring country. Iran, which has some of the world's lowest fuel prices…...

1+ min ago (132+ words) Associated Press NEUVES-MAISONS, Francia (AP) " Cinco personas murieron en un incendio que arras" una casa en un peque'o pueblo en el este de Francia, informaron las autoridades locales el domingo. La fiscal'a de Nancy abri" una investigaci"n despu's de que 70 bomberos y alrededor de 40 veh'culos fueran desplegados durante la noche para combatir [] Una sexta persona fue tratada por inhalaci"n de humo, pero su vida no corre peligro. Seg'n los medios locales Ici Lorraine, citando fuentes policiales, las v'ctimas eran una pareja y tres j"venes de entre 17 y 20 a'os. Se inform" que los j"venes eran el hijo de la pareja y dos de sus amigos. La alcald'a abrir" una unidad de apoyo m'dico-psicol"gico de emergencia para los residentes afectados por el incidente, a'adi" la Prefectura....

1+ min ago (387+ words) Other inmates watched and filmed as a prison officer played a Fifa-style video game with an inmate in his cell. They found it amusing enough to post it on social media, where it gained so much attention that the Ministry of Justice intervened to take down the TikTok clip. The clip showed the uniformed guard leaving the cell, with the caption overlaid: "He try run, the Sun reported. Its not quite at the level of guards having sex with prisoners, as in the case of Linda'De'Sousa'Abreu, who was jailed earlier this year " and the guard himself is not accused of wrongdoing. But the government is now investigating after the video was filmed on a prisoners mobile phone, which they should not have had behind bars. It was not clear which prison the video was filmed at, or when. Video games…...

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1+ min ago (204+ words) Ukraine has failed to sink the Virat tanker despite two attacks. According to the Turkish Maritime Authority, the vessel is being towed to a Turkish port by tugboats. Two attacks by Ukrainian unmanned boats on the Virat tanker, which Kyiv presented as "successful operations" by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), resulted in minor damage to the vessel above the waterline. Although the tanker lost its ability to move independently, it was not sunk. The Turks have already taken the vessel in tow and are slowly moving it toward the port of T'rkeli. The tanker Virat sustained minor damage on its starboard side above the waterline. The towing operation began at 17:45 PM on November 29. The vessel is scheduled to arrive in the port of T'rkeli at 1:00 PM on December 13. Meanwhile, Turkey expressed "concern" over Ukraine's actions in the Black Sea,…...

1+ min ago (1237+ words) Black Friday is the cheapest time to buy expert-approved products, according to our research Follow live: All the best Black Friday 2025 deals Black Friday sales have been popping up for weeks now, with many retailers starting their sales early. But now that the event is in full swing and you notice flashy-looking discounts popping up on your social media feed and email inbox, you may be questioning whether Black Friday really is the best time to buy big ticket items and Christmas gifts. You wouldn't be the only one feeling sceptical. According to a YouGov poll, more than a third of UK consumers are less interested in Black Friday than they were two or three years ago, and the most common reason they gave was that the discounts were misleading. Having tracked the prices of bestselling products for months as…...

1+ min ago (884+ words) When the Vatican announced last month that Pope Leo XIV would visit Lebanon on his first overseas trip, the country's Catholic bishops fired off a call to the faithful: Come and project the strength of Christianity in the Middle East. With Pope Leo set to arrive in Lebanon on Sunday, scores of Christians from across Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Iraq are expected to be there to greet him, seizing an opportunity to assert their influence even as their numbers decline in the region. The last papal visit to Lebanon was in 2012. Pope Leo arrives, on the second leg of a trip that began in Turkey on Thursday, at a moment of deep political uncertainty. The country is reeling from a war last year between Israel and the predominately Shiite Muslim militant group, Hezbollah. Though a cease-fire came into effect a…...