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HMS Dragon heads to Middle East for ‘potential Strait of Hormuz mission’ amid Trump’s fragile ceasefire with Iran

9 May 2026 at 15:15
ROYAL navy warship HMS Dragon is being deployed to the Middle East to prepare for a "potential" mission in the Strait of Hormuz. Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon will “pre-position” in the region and could play a key role in guarding commercial vessels from Iranian airstrikes. Today’s announcement comes amid a fragile ceasefire between the...

Pro-Putin blogger missing after being ‘sent to his death’ on frontline mission as ‘punishment’ for turning on tyrant

9 May 2026 at 15:01
A POPULAR pro-Putin blogger sent on a "meat assault" mission has gone missing - just days after he attacked the tyrant for spewing "lies". Yegor Guzenko, 31, has not made contact since being deployed on what comrades called a “cannon fodder” campaign in late April. The blogger and long-time soldier was sent to the front...

‘Patient zero’ of deadly rat virus outbreak revealed as bird watcher who visited landfill branded ‘the end of the world’

9 May 2026 at 12:48
PATIENT zero of the deadly cruise ship rat virus outbreak has been identified as a Dutch bird watcher. Ornithologist Leo Schilperoord, 70, boarded the MV Hondius with his wife after making a fateful trip to a landfill site in Argentina. Leo was the first patient to die of the virus on board the ship. His...

Inside the ‘kingdom of women’ where marriage doesn’t exist & mothers raise ‘fatherless’ kids 

9 May 2026 at 11:40
WOMEN in a remote tribe in China view men as “non-essential” and “dispensable” as their children are raised without dads. The Mosuo people, dubbed the “Kingdom of Women”, have kids who do not know their biological fathers - and women are deemed the “head of the household”. Men almost function as bonus extras, "useful only...

War chief ‘plotting coup against Putin’ frowns as he watches paranoid tyrant’s drastically scaled-back flagship parade

9 May 2026 at 10:06
THE top Russian security official suspected of a coup plot against Vladimir Putin was seen frowning as he watched the paranoid tyrant's scaled back military parade. Ex-defence minister Sergei Shoigu, 70, had pride of place on the platform watching the Victory Day showpiece in Moscow's Red Square on Saturday. He sat a yards from Putin, 73, despite...

Another ‘rat virus’ case confirmed as Brits trapped on cruise ship to be flown back to UK and put in hotels to isolate

9 May 2026 at 07:42
ANOTHER rat virus case has been confirmed as Britons trapped on the infected cruise prepare to be flown home to isolate. The number of hantavirus cases linked to the outbreak on MV Hondius has risen to six, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. On Friday, UK health authorities said a third Brit who had been...

More than 100 passengers struck down by vomiting bug amid norovirus outbreak on Caribbean Princess cruise ship

9 May 2026 at 07:21
A NOROVIRUS outbreak on a cruise ship has left more than 100 passengers struggling with gruelling symptoms. Around 102 passengers and 13 crew members on board the Caribbean Princess were taken ill with the highly contagious stomach bug. The ship, run by Princess Cruises, set off on April 28 and is currently in the northwest...

Mystery surrounds sea drone ‘packed with explosives’ found by fisherman on Brit holiday island cave

8 May 2026 at 22:43
A MYSTERIOUS sea drone was found by local fishermen off the Greek coast, baffling authorities. The unmanned naval drone that was reportedly packed with explosives was towed into the port of the island of Lefkada as authorities launched an investigation. The group came across the device in a remote cave near Lefkada and towed it...

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Paranoid Putin forces officials to REMOVE their watches in meetings ‘amid fears of 007-style assassination bid’

8 May 2026 at 21:45
PARANOID Vladimir Putin has forced his own officials to remove their wrist watches after summoning them for one-on-one meetings amid fears of an assassination attempt. Top functionaries have all been seen without watches during recent audiences with the Russian dictator. Reportedly fearing a James Bond-esque assassination or a coup from within his own regime, 73-year-old...

Ukraine set to unleash 25,000 robots to the battlefield as ‘frontline cavalry’ in war with Putin

8 May 2026 at 21:45
UKRAINE is set to unleash 25,000 robots as front-line "cavalry" in a dramatic boom of unmanned warfare. Kyiv is on course to manufacture 25,000 unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) in the first half of 2026 alone as commanders increasingly rely on robots. These futuristic machines are capable of laying mines, evacuating wounded troops, delivering supplies and...

Trump announces three-day ceasefire in Ukraine and prisoner swap as he says end to ‘major conflict’ is near

8 May 2026 at 18:12
DONALD Trump has declared a three-day ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia to commemorate Victory Day - as he claimed the brutal four-year conflict is nearing its end. The US president revealed that he requested the pause in fighting from May 9 until May 11 and thanked leaders Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky for accepting. Announcing...

Giant 11,000 carat ruby that weighs as much as a dog is unearthed – and it’s likely worth MILLIONS

8 May 2026 at 17:18
A GIGANTIC gem that weighs as much as a dog has been unearthed in Myanmar with authorities reporting it could be worth millions. Myanmar miners discovered the enormous rare stone, slated to be the second-largest by weight ever found in the war-stricken nation. The massive 11,000-carat ruby was found in the Mogok area - renowned...

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