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Here are the main developments on the 1,038th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This is the situation on Saturday, December 28: Fighting: Russia’s Federal Security Service said on Saturday that it had foiled a plot by Ukrainian intelligence services to kill a high-ranking Russian officer and a war blogger, Interfax news agency reported….

A bewildered mother had her infant son attacked by a raccoon that had crept into her Idaho home and successfully fended off the unexpected visitor while on vacation. The mother called the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) and the Cassia County Sheriff’s Office on Dec. 23, after hearing a “loud noise in the…

Indian youngster hits maiden Test century to equalize third Test in Australia. India appear to have unearthed a new gem in Nitish Kumar Reddy, who conjured up a sensational maiden Test hundred to keep his team alive in the fourth Test against Australia. The No. 8’s in-form batting 105 not out was the centerpiece of…

The United Nations Children’s Fund estimates that about 473 million children, or more than one in six, live in conflict zones around the world. UNICEF’s statement on Saturday came as conflicts continued around the world, including in Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine, among other places. In Israel’s devastating war on Gaza in particular, at least 17,492…

Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, widely considered the architect of the country’s economic reform program, was cremated after a state funeral on Saturday, with politicians and the public mourning his death. The veteran leader, who was also credited with reaching a landmark nuclear agreement with the United States, died late Thursday at the age…

The attacks come days after the Taliban pledged to respond to Pakistani air strikes inside Afghanistan. The Afghan Ministry of Defense said that Afghan Taliban forces targeted “several points” in neighboring Pakistan, days after Pakistani aircraft carried out aerial bombardments inside the country. The Defense Department statement on Saturday did not directly specify that Pakistan…

Jennifer Lopez hired Bruno Mars for his multi-million dollar performance fees. During a podcast interview, celebrity wedding planner Marcy Bloom shared Lopez’s reaction when she found out how much it would cost to book a show with the “24K Magic” singer. “We were working with J.Lo and A-Rod before they broke up, and they were…

While serving as a contractor and senior advisor for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Alex Smith had wide-ranging powers. It is commissioned to provide insight into issues related to gender, infectious diseases, nutrition and maternal and child health. All of these issues converged in Gaza with the emergence of the Israeli blockade….

Trump urges SCOTUS to delay TikTok ruling Silicon Valley tech pioneer Alison Huynh joined “Fox & Friends Weekend” to comment on President-elect Trump’s decision to ask the Supreme Court to delay a decision on the future of the social media platform TikTok. Republican attorneys general in Virginia and Montana recently filed an amicus brief asking…

Vladimir Putin says the incident occurred in Russian airspace, but does not acknowledge any possible Russian involvement. Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev for what he described as a “tragic accident” following this week’s fatal Azerbaijani Airlines plane crash in Kazakhstan. On Wednesday, the plane was on its way from…