Ukrainian defense minister says attacks on Crimea will continue, predicts NATO entry early next year
Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov says that Ukraine will continue carrying out attacks on Russian-occupied Crimea and the Kerch Bridge that connects it to the Russian mainland, while also admitting that Ukraine's plan for its sluggish counteroffensive is behind schedule.
2023-07-25 08:26
US attorney who has led Hunter Biden probe offers to publicly testify to Congress this fall
US attorney David Weiss, who has led the Hunter Biden criminal probe, has offered to testify at a public congressional hearing this fall, according to a letter sent to lawmakers on Monday.
2023-07-25 08:24
Carlee Russell – latest: 'Kidnap victim' admits to lying about abduction and toddler in distress
Carlee Russell’s story about being abducted after stopping at the side of a road to help a distressed toddler was a lie, her lawyer has said in a statement. The 25-year-old from Alabama told police she was kidnapped after stopping to help a toddler in diapers who was walking alone on Interstate 459 on the evening of 13 July. She came back home two days after the alleged abduction. Her family had stuck by her story, even after police publicly expressed scepticism. However, Hoover Police Department Chief Nicholas Derzis on Monday said Ms Russell’s attorney, Emory Anthony, had now provided a statement on Monday saying there was no kidnapping The statement in part read: “There was no kidnapping on Thursday July 13. My client did not see a baby on the side on the road.” Earlier CrimeStoppers walked back a pledge to return almost $63,000 in donations to help find Carlee Russell after the 25-year-old’s kidnapping story fell under suspicion. More than $63,000 was raised during the two-day search for the Alabama woman. But the organisation that offers anonymous tips about criminal activity now said the money will not be returned after initially making the promise. Read More Carlee Russell admits she was never kidnapped, Alabama police say Carlee Russell sent several bizarre tweets before disappearing Boyfriend of Carlee Russell deletes social media posts after police cast doubt over her kidnapping story Police doubt Carlee Russell’s kidnapping claims. Could she face consequences?
2023-07-25 08:23
Oil Holds Near Three-Month High as China Moves to Bolster Growth
Oil traded near the highest level in three months as China announced another raft of measures to support
2023-07-25 08:21
Iraq and others condemn Quran-burning in Denmark
Large crowds protest in Iraq and Yemen after the acts of a far-right group in Copenhagen.
2023-07-25 08:17
Binance and CEO Zhao Plan to Seek Dismissal of CFTC Complaint
Binance Holdings Ltd., its founder Changpeng Zhao and the crypto exchange’s former Chief Compliance Officer Samuel Lim plan
2023-07-25 08:16
Paris to bring back swimming in Seine after 100 years
Banned for a century because of filthy water, bathing is to resume in parts of the river in Paris.
2023-07-25 08:16
3M Open picks 2023: Expert picks, best bets for PGA Tour golf this week
3M Open picks and best bets at TPC Twin Cities this week as we have an outright, Top 10, One and Done, and more PGA Tour expert picks for golf.Coming from Royal Liverpool to TPC Twin Cities is definitely quite the shock to the golf fan's system, but that's where we're heading this...
2023-07-25 07:56
Carlee Russell sent several bizarre tweets before fake ‘disappearance’
Before 25-year-old Carlee Russell went missing for a mysterious 49 hours – a disappearance, she admitted on Monday, that was staged – she posted a series of bizarre tweets. On the day she went “missing” on 13 July, she tweeted at 8.55pm: “today was a GREAT day God be looking out im telling you!!” One minute later, Ms Russell wrote: “someone to tell you ‘i love you’ and don’t got a reason.” Finally, she tweeted, “yeah i want a family now” at 9.19pm. Just moments later, around 9.30pm, the Alabama woman called 911 and told detectives that she was following a lost toddler along the interstate. After she returned home, Ms Russell claimed was abducted by a man with “orange hair,” before escaping. She later turned up on foot at her parent’s home with $107 tucked in her right sock, and alleged she had barely survived the encounter. Her tweets, in combination with her search history prior to her vanishing, raised doubts about the Alabama woman’s story. Police revealed that Ms Russell’s internet search history gave hints she could have staged her own kidnapping, as she looked up Amber Alerts, the movie Taken, booking a bus ticket from Birmingham to Nashville and “how to take money from a register without being caught.” A tweet on 10 July adds colour to this complicated picture, and indicates potential problems in her relationship. Ms Russell wrote, “I always say one thing i WONT do is stay with someone who cheated on me like you went and had sex with someone else and think it’ll be sweet one day?? hellll no.” Days earlier, she also tweeted: “everyone wants to feel wanted.” Her boyfriend, Thomar Latrell Simmons, had posted on Facebook upon Ms Russell’s miraculous return, and supported her story that she had been abducted. She had been “fighting for her life for 48 hours,” he wrote, but has since taken down the post. Two days earlier, her tweet revealed she may have been unhappy at work: “my job is really starting to get on my dang nerves.” She worked at Woodhouse Spa, the owner of which said on Thursday that he provided the police with “everything we uncovered.” According to the New York Post, Ms Russell tweeted on 19 July, “I’m thankful I know how to identify when the enemy coming for me now, makes life a lot easier.” But the post has been taken down. Police began expressing their doubts last week, saying Wednesday they were “unable to verify” most of Ms Russell’s claims regarding the events leading up to and during her disappearance. Read More Carlee Russell – latest: Confusion reigns over ‘kidnapping’ case after missing woman’s search history revealed Carlee Russell claimed she was kidnapped by a man with orange hair. Police say they can’t verify any of it Carlee Russell’s internet searches suggest she staged her own kidnapping, Alabama police say
2023-07-25 07:52
Raiders sign 2-time All-Pro cornerback Marcus Peters
The Las Vegas Raiders have signed two-time All-Pro cornerback Marcus Peters in an effort to address one of their most pressing needs
2023-07-25 07:51
College football analyst warns Oklahoma that Texas is doing better prep for SEC
One college football analyst things Texas is doing a better job of preparing for the SEC than Oklahoma and warned the Sooners of a rude awakening.Oklahoma and Texas may be focused on getting ready for the 2023 college football season but this whole season carries with it an undercurrent of chang...
2023-07-25 07:45
North Korea fires two missiles after US submarine arrives in South
SEOUL North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast late on Monday, South
2023-07-25 07:28
