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Miracle turns to horror as Alaska teen, 15, lost at sea for three days is found alive clinging to capsized boat in freezing water drifting toward Russia border… before rescuers discover the bodies of his brother and cousin
A 15-year-old boy from Savoonga, Alaska, was found alive after spending days clinging to his family’s capsized fishing boat as it drifted through the freezing Bering Sea towards the Russian border, in a rescue that turned to tragedy when his brother and cousin were found dead. Derek Parker Aghnaanga had been out fishing for halibut…
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Europe must prepare for hard winter to keep up economic pressure on Russia, UK national security adviser warns
UK national security adviser Jonathan Powell has warned that Europe must brace for a difficult winter to sustain economic pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, telling an audience of Ukrainian officials and international backers in Kyiv that the pain from sanctions must be “swallowed” rather than eased. His comments, made at the Yalta…
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The remote French beach where allied troops began the liberation of Europe in D-Day landings now being used as a mega dinghy launch pad bringing migrants to Britain
A migrant dinghy carrying an estimated 130 people launched from Utah Beach in Normandy, the site of the D-Day landings, and was escorted across the Channel before being brought ashore near Portsmouth by RNLI lifeboats. The incident highlights how the same stretch of French coastline once used to liberate Europe from Nazi occupation is now…
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Boris Johnson survives Russian drone strike on Ukraine train
Boris Johnson narrowly avoided a Russian drone strike after the train carrying him from Kyiv sped up to cross the Ukrainian-Polish border ahead of an incoming drone, with a following train hit shortly afterwards once evacuated and empty. The former prime minister, who had been attending the Yalta European Strategy security conference in Kyiv, was…
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America’s women’s basketball epic reaches its climax with national unity on the line in FIBA World Cup final
The United States women’s basketball team will contest the FIBA World Cup final against France in Berlin on Sunday, aiming to extend a 35-game World Cup winning streak. Head coach Kara Lawson has framed the occasion, which falls on the 25th anniversary weekend of the September 11 attacks, as an opportunity for the team to…
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George Osborne calls for UK to rejoin EU customs union and boost trade
George Osborne, the former Conservative chancellor, has said the UK economy has “fallen off a cliff” since Brexit and urged the country to rejoin the EU’s customs union as the quickest way to boost growth. Speaking a decade after the 2016 referendum he campaigned against, Osborne argued that leaving the customs union caused significant damage…
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Feature: Box Art Brawl – Duel: Professor Layton And The Spectre’s Call
Nintendo Life’s Box Art Brawl feature returns to compare regional box art for Professor Layton and the Spectre’s Call (known as The Last Specter in North America), the first game in the series’ prequel trilogy. The feature ties in with the recent announcement of a release date for The New World of Steam, and revisits…
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Ukraine’s Koval joins new team after Russia controversy
Ukrainian basketball player Kate Koval has transferred to Baylor University after leaving Louisiana State University (LSU) in protest at the signing of a Russian player. The 20-year-old, whose father serves in the Ukrainian military, said the presence of a Russian teammate at LSU had become impossible to reconcile given the ongoing war and its personal…
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Support for rejoining EU after Brexit at an all-time high, says leading pollster
Sir John Curtice, the UK’s leading polling expert, says support for rejoining the European Union has reached its highest level since the 2016 Brexit referendum, but he warns that politicians must actively make the case for closer EU ties or the shift in public opinion could stall. Speaking exclusively to The Independent as part of…