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Zac Howells will receive the Child of Courage Award at London’s Pride of Britain Awards, honouring his extraordinary bravery. For most children, a car journey with a parent is an ordinary part of the day. For Zac Howells, one December drive suddenly became a test of instinct, courage and extraordinary composure. At just 12, he…

San Diego is weighing a $4.2 billion redevelopment of 48.5 city-owned acres with 4,254 homes, a $526.4 million arena and $460.3 million in infrastructure and park improvements (Image Credit: City of San Diego) San Diego is advancing a proposed $4.2 billion redevelopment of 48.5 acres of city-owned land around the Pechanga Arena, with plans for…

Ukraine depends on Starshield to help its air defences intercept jet-powered drones that Russia is firing at Kyiv and other cities, as well as to target artillery strikes Restrictions on Ukraine’s military use of SpaceX’s Starshield, a militarised version of Starlink, appear to be deliberate and not the result of any technical problems, President Volodymyr…

On the Changala family farm in Tulare County, California, a dirt road and a barbed-wire fence separate two very different ways of using the same land. On one side, wheat grows with little irrigation. On the other, rows of solar panels turn sunlight into electricity for thousands of Southern California homes. For Alan Changala, the…

Looters target luxury brands Hermès and Apple as cost-of-living protests turn violent across France. Looters ransacked luxury boutiques, electronics outlets, supermarkets and other businesses across several French cities on Saturday as protests against the rising cost of living descended into widespread violence, with authorities reporting mass arrests, injured police officers and fires.In Marseille, protesters vandalised…

In 1968, Cassandra Henderson graduated from a North Carolina school; 58 years later, she returned to its restored building, now 53 senior apartments (Image Credit: The Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition) Nearly six decades after graduating from Dillard Junior High School in Yanceyville, North Carolina, Cassandra Henderson has returned to the same building, this time…

The origins of the load and the tanker’s flag were not immediately disclosed. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Saturday said two oil tankers were on fire in Strait of Hormuz after hitting mines in the waterway at the heart of the Middle East war. Tehran seized control over Hormuz after the start of the war in…

As crypto use has become more widespread, the global crypto fraud economy has exploded in size By the time Alona Katz hurried home from her office in downtown Brooklyn late on Oct 6, the trap was already set. After months of planning, the chief of Brooklyn’s crypto fraud unit was about to orchestrate one of…

Russian President Putin and US President Trump US President Donald Trump’s decision to waive a new package of sanctions on Russia is a “historic moment”, a Russian presidential envoy said Saturday. Trump signed an executive order Friday that waived sweeping US sanctions and tariffs targeting Russia’s energy revenues, two days before they were due to…

Italian police clash with protesters in Milan and Bologna Police fired tear gas in Milan and deployed water cannons in Bologna on Saturday as demonstrations against the rising cost of living turned violent in several Italian cities. Protesters threw stones at security forces, prompting arrests and emergency measures, while Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned the…