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A former British officer criticized Prince Harry’s characterization of his time with the military as “ill-judged” and said it “doesn’t reflect reality.”  “That’s not the case at all, and it’s not the way the British Army trains people as he claims,” Col. Richard Kemp, former British Army officer, said during …

Upon rejecting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ceasefire proposal this week, Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelenskyy instead made a direct appeal to Russian citizen to oppose the war.  “To end the war…end your state’s aggression,” he said in an overnight address Thursday. Zelenskyy’s comments came just hours after Putin called on his Defense …

Russia’s war effort in Ukraine has persisted at a “routine level” despite Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order for a ceasefire over Jan. 6 and 7 in recognition of Orthodox Christmas, the U.K. defense ministry assessed Saturday. Fighting in the Luhansk region around the city of Kreminna has ramped up over the …

The state of Sinaloa, Mexico, is being hit with a wave of violence, officials say, following the arrest of the son of jailed drug cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán in the days leading up to President Biden’s visit to the country.  Sinaloa state governor Ruben Rocha told Reuters that so far …

Authorities in Mexico on Friday released more details about the violent takedown of the son of notorious Mexican drug cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán. In a blow-by-blow description of the battles that killed 10 military personnel and 19 suspected members of the Sinaloa drug cartel on Thursday as authorities …

Israel’s ambassador to the U.N. lambasted the organization for calling a meeting to discuss an Israeli official’s visit to a Jerusalem holy site.  “Minister Ben-Gvir’s recent visit to the Temple Mount was not an incursion into al-Aqsa or any other fabrication that the Palestinians branded his visit as,” Israeli Ambassador …

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Friday that he believes a war with China over Taiwan can be avoided even as tensions over the island remain high.  Tense relations with China peaked in August 2022 after then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi visited the island to show solidarity …

Greeks celebrated Epiphany Friday with blessing of the waters ceremonies across the country. The holiday is known as Three Kings Day for Catholics and the Baptism of Christ for the Orthodox. Greece is predominantly Orthodox. Unseasonably warm weather helped bring out the crowds for the outdoor celebrations, with swimmers competing …

A building under construction collapsed in Iraq’s northern city of Mosul, killing three people and injuring nine others, police said Friday. The Thursday afternoon collapse occurred in a western neighborhood of Mosul when workers were casting the roof of the building with cement. The police command in Ninevah province said …

Chad’s government has foiled an attempt to destabilize the country and undermine the constitution, a government spokesman said in a statement. Eleven people conspired in the plot, including soldiers and a human rights activist, said Aziz Mahamat Saleh on Thursday. They were arrested last month and transferred to the high …