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The shattered landscape of Syria is a living museum, bearing the scars of wars past and present.In January, I travelled to Rojava – the autonomous Kurdish-led region in northeast Syria – to visit Kobane and Raqqa, two cities once overrun by ISIS that played host to some of the most brutal and consequential urban battles in modern history.There I saw how communities devastated by jihadist rule and the fight to defeat ISIS were trying to rebuild.Huge swathes of the cities remain in ruins, the buildings still standing pockmarked by bullet holes. Unexploded ordnance and countless skeletons lurk beneath the mounds…
Kim Kardashian took down a YouTube channel belonging to her eldest son with Kanye West on Wednesday after two posts critical of Vice President Kamala Harris were posted on the account.The YouTube account for the 8-year-old Saint West – which was under the handle @TheGoatSaint – was ‘allegedly taken down’ by Kardashian, 44, in the wake of the politically-charged posts, according to The Daily Beast.’This page isn’t available. Sorry about that. Try searching for something else,’ a message from YouTube read when clicking on the page. Social media posts claimed Saint posted a meme of Kamala’s picture on the bottom of a shoe worn by a cartoon character who…
By KINTA WALSH-COTTON FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 07:53, 11 February 2025 | Updated: 07:53, 11 February 2025 Hannah Dal Sasso showed ex Thanasi Kokkinakis what he’s missing on Monday as she bared her chest in a completely sheer top for a Drake concert in Melbourne.The former tennis WAG, who split from the athlete in September after 18 months together, flaunted her lithe figure in a very daring look this week. Going completely braless in a racy chain-link top, Hannah risked a major wardrobe malfunction as she rubbed elbows with Melbourne’s hottest socialites.She showed off her toned tummy in a pair…
Brandon Wakeham was arrested in May All drug charges were dropped in NovemberSea Eagles have offered an NRL lifelineBy ANDREW PRENTICE AND JOSH ALSTON FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 23:44 EST, 19 December 2024 | Updated: 00:37 EST, 20 December 2024 Following his arrest outside Brookvale Oval on Sydney’s northern beaches in May, footy star Brandon Wakeham was facing life behind bars for alleged drug supply.The charges were serious – taking part in the supply of a prohibited drug in greater than a large commercial quantity, taking part in the supply of a prohibited drug in greater than an indictable amount and…
President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is nominating Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary.Hegseth deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan and unsuccessfully ran for Senate in Minnesota in 2012 before joining Fox News.’Pete is tough, smart and a true believer in America First,’ Trump said in a statement, as he spent much of Tuesday adding to his cabinet. The appointment comes just hours after former Democrat Congresswoman and Trump ally Tulsi Gabbard said she’d wanted the job. ‘With Pete at the helm, America´s enemies are on notice – Our Military will be Great Again, and…
Health chiefs today questioned the safety of festive gatherings amid an alarming upsurge in winter illnesses. Rates of the vomiting bug norovirus — which can also cause diarrhoea — have hit a decade-high for this time of year, fresh figures show. Separate flu figures also released today by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) show cases and hospitalisations have continued to rise. Experts fear the outbreak will continue to pick up pace in the coming weeks as a result of more people socialising indoors over Christmas and the New Year. They urged people with symptoms to limit contact with vulnerable groups — such as the elderly,…
By JAKE NISSE Published: 16:32 EST, 24 November 2024 | Updated: 17:24 EST, 24 November 2024 Austin Ekeler suffered a scary hit towards the end of the Commanders’ loss to the Cowboys on Sunday, as the Washington running back laid motionless afterwards on the field.Ekeler was returning a kickoff late in the fourth quarter when he was hit by Dallas’ Damone Clark in the head – before hitting his head hard on the ground as well.Ekeler laid flat on the ground afterwards on his belly as his teammates signaled for medical attention. Players on both teams also kneeled while the…
Sadie Dingfelder was in the grocery store when she first realized her occasional difficulty recognizing people was more a problem than a quirk.Trailing behind her husband Steve through the aisles of a Safeway, she noticed he picked up a jar of store-brand peanut butter from the shelf, to which she asked: ‘Since when do you buy generic?’ In answer, the man she thought was Steve jumped, his face contorted in a mixture of confusion and horror. It was not her husband.Blaming the embarrassing mix-up on the fact that Steve and the stranger were wearing the same coat, she had a disturbing…
By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 06:43 EST, 11 December 2024 Moonpig has sounded the alarm over Royal Mail deliveries ahead of Christmas.Moonpig’s chief executive Nickyl Raithatha has said he is in talks with the delivery company about service levels as many areas of the country are ‘struggling’ with the reliability of deliveries.His remarks come as billionaire Daniel Kretinsky – known as the Czech Sphinx – closes in on a £3.6billion deal to buy Royal Mail through the takeover of its parent company International Distribution Services.Raithatha said: ‘We are working with [Royal Mail] to make sure they do continue to improve those…
US president Donald Trump will try to force Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to agree to a ceasefire with Russia by Easter under a peace plan, according to a report. Trump, who has long claimed that he would be able to negotiate an ending to the brutal invasion of Ukraine in a single day, is said to be working to end the war within 100 days. The unconfirmed plans, reported by Ukrainian outlet Strana, have been doing the rounds in ‘political and diplomatic circles’ in Ukraine, and will include a ceasefire by April 20 that would freeze Russia’s steady advance, a ban on Ukraine from joining…