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Nine Months of Hell in Mariupol: How This Real-Life Rambo Survived, Resisted, and Escaped Captivity

By John Spencer As I sat in a clean, elegant café in downtown Kyiv it was nearly impossible for me to comprehend the story I was being told. My interviewee was a quiet, humble former active-duty Ukrainian Marine from Mariupol named Gennadiy (or Gena for short). But while Gena was …

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Escape From Kherson: A Journey Through Bombs and Anarchy

by Aleksander Palikot DUDCHANY, Ukraine — A group of people rushed down a dusty road toward a worn-out white minibus parked by a bombed-out school in this Kherson region village, split in half between Ukrainian and Russian Army control. “Women and children get in; men will need to wait,” Serhiy …

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‘I’m Coming’: Father Races to Save Daughter Who Was Bleeding to Death After Being Shot by Hamas

When Neta Portal’s parents divorced six years ago, she stopped speaking to her father. But when Hamas terrorists shot her repeatedly, the 22-year-old turned to the only person she knew would save her life: her estranged father, Shimon Portal. He responded as only a father would. He raced to find …

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Afghan Soldier Who Was Arrested in Texas While Fleeing Taliban is Granted Asylum

An Afghan soldier who fled the Taliban and trekked through nearly a dozen countries before being arrested at the Texas-Mexico border has been granted asylum, allowing him to remain in the United States, his brother said. READ MORE about Abdul Wasi Safi and his long ordeal. Abdul Wasi Safi, 27, …

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Russian Millionaire Found Dead in Moscow; Was Sanctioned by US

Millionaire Russian businessman Anton Cherepennikov, 40, founder of the ICS Holding technology conglomerate and who was subject to U.S. sanctions, was found dead in his Moscow office, Russian media reported on July 22, in the latest mysterious death of a prominent individual. The preliminary cause of death was listed as …

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Russian Su-25 Crashes Into Sea of Azov During Training Flight

A Russian Su-25 “Frogfoot” military jet fell into the Sea of Azov on July 17 while performing a training flight, according to officials in Russia’s South Military District. The fall might have been caused by an engine’s malfunction, officials said. The pilot ejected, according to reports on the Mash and …

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Virginia Police Officer Nearly Crushed By Runaway Car

A Virginia police officer narrowly escaped death when a vehicle traveling 120 mph slammed into a car the officer had pulled over for a traffic stop. As the runaway BMW M3, driven by a teenager, screeched out of control from the opposite side of the road, the Fairfax County Police …

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As Famine Looms in Horn of Africa, Desperate Communities Pray for Rain

by Joseph Hammond ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — As another year of drought looms in Somalia and famine stalks many rural communities, the prayers for rain have already begun. Horn of Africa faith-based organizations are increasingly playing a prominent role in responding to a potentially massive famine that has received little …

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Health Officials Hold Urgent Meeting to Address Deadly Marburg Virus Outbreak

Equatorial Guinea announced its first outbreak of the Marburg virus, a deadly and highly infectious disease similar to Ebola, the World Health Organization said.  World health officials on Tuesday convened an urgent meeting to address the Marburg outbreak. The small central African nation of about 1.6 million people reported nine …

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