Screams as Russian singer left ‘fearing for life’ after bear charges at picnic
Russian singer Gulnaz Asaeva, 27, has told how a bear, thought to be tame, was brought to a birthday picnic as a prank but then it became aggressive and attacked…
Donald Trump to meet Putin with Zelensky for face to face Ukraine peace talks
Donald Trump could hold an in-person meeting with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky after branding Russia an “extraordinary threat” to the US and slapping sanctions on India. Putin held talks…
A zoo in Denmark asked patrons to donate their pets. Not as attractions, but for food
Gara, a Siberian tiger, cares for her newborn cubs at the Aalborg Zoo in Denmark in 2008. Henning Bagger/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Henning Bagger/AFP via Getty…
Nigeria’s Chronic Electricity Problems
A broken transformer in Badagry, Nigeria that hasn’t worked for over 5 years. Local residents say electricity officials have never been sent to repair it. Emmanuel Akinwotu/NPR hide caption toggle…
The Only Good Sydney Sweeney Take
This essay was reprinted from Brian Beutler’s site Off Message. Subscribe here. Most Democrats don’t know how to fight culture wars, let alone win them. Their instinct when confronted with…
Brit, 54, has legs amputated in Thailand after ‘hit and run’ leaves him needing 24/7 care
WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: An alleged it and run in Thailand left a British man requiring surgery to amputate both of his legs. Willie Braid is still recovering in a Bangkok…
We’ve Officially Entered Kafka’s America
Politics / Hiding in Plain Sight / August 6, 2025 Stephen Miller’s dystopian immigrant-hunting system is picking up pace, and asylum seekers like Mohamed Naser are increasingly vulnerable. Ad Policy…
With Alligator Alcatraz, Empire’s Tyranny Has Come Home
Politics / August 6, 2025 The Florida migrant gulag is what happens when the depravities of colonialist foreign policy are turned inward. Ad Policy A Florida Highway Patrol officer looks…
Journalist says greed, nihilism and transnationalism are fueling Sudan’s conflict
Journalist says greed, nihilism and transnationalism are fueling Sudan’s conflict Fourteen million people in Sudan have been displaced by war and famine. The Atlantic‘s Anne Applebaum writes about the scale…
Mirror’s Daily Digest – top five stories you need to read tonight
In this Wednesday’s Mirror Daily Digest, we’ve pulled together the biggest stories of the day from Sarah Ferguson’s extravagant demands to today’s round-up of unhinged Trump moments 17:00, 06 Aug…